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Using the Main Menu
4 Click Apply to save your settings.
Configuring the Time and 
Recording Time Display
To add/remove the time stamp in the 
system display:
1 In the Liv
e Time
 and Record Time 
drop-down menu, select enable or 
disable.
2 Click Apply 
to save your settings.
Configuring Sequence Time
Sequence time refers to the amount of 
time a channel appears on the screen 
before changing to a different channel 
when the DVR is in Sequence Mode. For 
example, when Sequence Mode is on, 
channel 1 is shown for several seconds 
before switching to channel 2. 
To configure the sequence time:
1
SEQ Dwell time
Click the Output tab.
2 Click the SEQ Dwell time field and ent
er 
the time channels remains on-screen 
before changing to another channel.
3 Click Apply
 to save your settings.
Changing the Video-out Resolution
1 Click the Output tab.
2 Click the drop-down menu beside VGA 
Resolution and select the output 
resolution.
3 Click Appl
y
 to save your settings.
4 Right-click repeat
edly to exit all menus. 
The DVR prompts you to restart. Click OK.
5 The DVR restarts and asks you to confirm 
the ne
w resolution. Click Yes to confirm or 
No to revert to the old resolution. If you do 
nothing, the DVR will revert to the last 
selected resolution and restart.
NOTE: If you select a resolution that is 
gr
eater than what your monitor 
supports, you may see a blank 
screen when your DVR restarts. If 
this occurs, do not do anything and 
wait until the DVR restarts. If the 
screen remains blank, press and 
hold the Stop button on the remote 
control until the DVR restarts. Your 
system resolution will default to 
1024 x 768. 
Restoring the System’s Resolution 
if you see a Blank Screen
If you see a blank screen on your 
monitor after turning on your system, 
the DVR’s output resolution may be 
higher than what your monitor 
supports. Follow the steps below to 
restore the DVR’s default resolution to 
1024 x 768.
To restore the DVR’s default 
resolution:
1 Ensur
e the power and video cables are 
pr
operly connected.
2 Press and hold the Stop
 button on the 
remote control until the DVR restarts. The 
DVR will restart with the default resolution 
of 1024 x 768.
3 When the D
VR r
estarts, click Yes to 
confirm the default resolution.
NOTE: If your system resolution is already 
in 1024 x 768, pr
essing and holding 
the Stop button will not restart the 
system.
Adjusting Menu Transparency
You can increase or decrease the 
transparency of the on-screen menus.