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Display: Output
The Camera: Output menu is where you can control how the DVR is going to deliver an image to your television, screen or monitor.
You’ll be able to adjust items such as:
• screen resolution and position on your monitor
• the audio output
• the appearance of the menus
• the
• the sensitivity of the USB mouse
Resolution: The number of “little dots” that make up an image. This should be set as high as possible, but equal to or lower than the maximum resolution your screen/monitor can display. Things change a little depending on what kind of monitor you’re using, and how it’s connected.
The DVR has many formats available, in four different aspect ratios:
Standard (4:3) - 1024 x 768
Standard (5:4) - 1280 x 1024, or 1400 x 1050
Widescreen (16:10)
Widescreen (16:9) - 1280 x 720 (720p), 1600 x 900,
or 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Note: 1280 x 1024 and 1400 x 1050 are considered standard aspect ratios, and are best displayed on monitors with anamorphic pixels. “Anamorphic” is a fancy term for “not quite square”.
Most televisions are 16:9 widescreen. Computer monitors are still commonly produced in multiple aspect ratios, with 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10 being the most popular aspects.
Standard Monitor via VGA: Use one of the 4:3 formats to correctly align the DVR’s output on your screen. Using a widescreen format will “stretch” the image vertically.
Widescreen Monitor via VGA: If possible, use the widescreen (16:9 or 16:10) format. If your monitor can’t display those resolutions, you might need to enable
PC Monitor via HMDI: Choose a format appropriate for your monitor. If it’s a widescreen, use a widescreen format. Set to the highest option that is equal to or less than the screen’s maximum resolution.
Widescreen Plasma/LCD HDTV via HDMI: The resolution should be set to the maximum your television can process not display. Typically, this will be 1080p, as even screens which don’t have that many pixels can still display the image, just with less detail. Check your television’s documentation to learn this value. If your television can’t display 1080p, then use 720p instead.
Transparency: You can set the DVR’s menus to be partially transparent
Mouse Sensitivity: How sensitive the mouse will be. On lowest, large and dramatic arm movements are required to move the mouse but a few inches onscreen. At the other end of the spectrum, a tiny bump or knock can send the cursor from one side of the screen to the other. Try somewhere around the lower end for starters, and then increase it little by little if it’s moving too slowly.
Dwell Time: How long channels will be displayed when using
Audio: Whether the DVR will output an audio signal. When checked, the DVR will output audio to a compatible device (via the HDMI [see note below] or the RCA Audio Output). When unchecked, the DVR will not output an audio signal at all.
Border Adjustment: Changes the size and position of the DVR’s images on the screen. Altering the border size can be useful if you’ve got parts of the DVR’s image extending beyond the part of the screen you can see.
The border adjustment is more likely to be required for older, CRT computer monitors connected via the VGA output. HDMI should (in theory) automatically adjust the DVR’s image to perfectly fit your screen.
Note: Audio via HDMI
If you want to send audio via the HDMI, then you’ll need to use a standard HD resolution. This is due to the way that HDMI embeds audio information around video information.
The two resolutions that will stream audio correctly are 720p (1280 x 720) and 1080p (1920 x 1080). Selecting any other resolution will prevent audio being sent via HDMI.
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