Basic Operation

LCD OSD Configuration

The LCD Buttons

The LCD OSD allows you to set up and configure the LCD display. Four buttons are used to perform the configuration, as described in the table, below:

Button

Function

MENU

M When you have not entered the LCD OSD Menu function, pressing

 

 

this button invokes the Menu function, and brings up the Main Menu.

 

 

M When you have entered the LCD OSD Menu function, and have

 

 

reached a setting choice with the navigation buttons, pressing this

 

 

button brings up its adjustment screen.

 

 

 

 

 

When navigating through the menus, this button moves you Right or

 

 

 

 

Up. When making an adjustment, it increases the value.

 

 

 

 

 

When navigating through the menus, this button moves you Left or

 

 

 

 

Down. When making an adjustment, it decreases the value.

 

 

 

EXIT

M When you have not entered the LCD OSD Menu function, pressing

 

 

this button performs an auto adjustment. An auto adjustment

 

 

automatically configures all the settings for the LCD panel to what

 

 

the OSD considers their optimum values to be.

 

 

M When you have entered the LCD OSD Menu function, pressing this

 

 

button exits the current menu and returns you to the previous

 

 

menu. Use it to leave an adjustment menu when you are satisfied

 

 

with the adjustment you made.

 

 

M When you are at the Main Menu, pressing this button exits the LCD

 

 

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ATEN Technology CL-1216, CL-1208 user manual LCD OSD Configuration, LCD Buttons, Button Function

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