How to use OSD Menu

❖XDR (eXtended Dynamic Range) [OFF, LOW, MID, HIGH]

Actively controls the gamma compensation in the way it operates the ambient luminance contrast in a certain pixel unit to determine the optimal visibility.

Select one from OFF, LOW, MID and HIGH. Closing to HIGH will increase the compensation level.

❖ DAY/NIGHT

[DAY,NIGHT,AUTO,EXT]

•DAY

If set to DAY, it will be fixed to DAY mode regardless of the ambient conditions.

•NIGHT

If set to NIGHT, it will be fixed to Black-and-White mode regardless of the ambient conditions.

If you press the SETUP switch with a NIGHT sub menu selected, you will see a menu where you can set Burst to OFF/ON.

If BURST is set to ON, the Burst signal will output together with the black-and-white composite video signal. If BURST is set to OFF, the Burst signal does not output.

You can set the BURST option to OFF/ON, or select to output the Burst signal in NIGHT mode.

•AUTO

The camera will automatically switch between DAY and NIGHT mode, according to the lighting condition.

If you press the SETUP switch with an AUTO- based sub menu selected, you will see the appropriate screen.

￿AUTO￿

BURST

 

OFF

DAY￿NIGHT

 

BRIGHTNESS

MID

DWELL TIME

2S

NIGHT￿DAY

 

BRIGHTNESS

MID

DWELL TIME

5S

MASK AREA

1 2

￿ ￿ ￿

You can set the BURST option to OFF/ON, or select to output the Burst signal in NIGHT mode.

You can select from LOW, MID and HIGH for the brightness of DAY￿NIGHT, which is a brightness level in switching from the color filter to Black-and-White. Closing to LOW from HIGH will switch the filter in a low contrast scene.

The DWELL TIME of DAY￿NIGHT is a time required to determine the need for switching the filter.

You can select from LOW, MID and HIGH for the brightness of NIGHT￿DAY, which is a brightness level in switching from the Black-and- White filter to color. Closing to LOW from HIGH will switch the filter in a low contrast scene.

The DWELL TIME of NIGHT￿DAY is a time required to determine the need for switching the filter.

The MASK menu is used to prevent a filter switch error or inability of determining the switch in existence of a high spot light source at night. If you press the SETUP switch in item 1 or 2 of the MASK menu, you will see a menu where you can specify an area to mask.

￿MASK AREA￿

<SIZE> ￿ <LOCATION>￿

￿ ￿ ￿ ￿

￿

You can specify Mask 1 and 2 simultaneously. The mask is used only for determining the filter switch and any excessive bright area at night will be masked.

Note :

–If BACKLIGHT is set to BLC, the MASK AREA function will be deactivated.

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