User Guide

PG 6
MyTana ACB18 MONITOR / CONTROL BOX User Manual
WORKING WITH CUSTOM TEXT
OVERLAY MENU
The Overlay menu lets you edit the text eld overlays that appear on your videos or images.
You can also change the time format of the time/date stamp. Most tasks require a USB Keyboard
Connect the keyboard to one of the USB ports on the front of the camera.
Adding Custom Text
Replaces date/time stamp at bottom of screen
– Push
MENU/OK on control panel to access the Main Screen
– Select Overlay , then MENU/OK
– Select Set Up Primary Overlay , then MENU/OK
– Select Custom Text , then MENU/OK
– 5 custom text lines appear, select one then push MENU/OK
Each selection allows 2 lines with 20 characters each
You can enter all 5 custom names while you are here, or just
one at a time
– Push STOP/BACK repeatedly to return to the Main Screen
Reposition Custom Text on the screen
– Push
MENU/OK on control panel to access the Main Screen
– Select Overlay , then MENU/OK
– Select Set Up Primary Overlay , then MENU/OK
– Select movement you need, then
press MENU/OK repeatedly until the title is in the
desired location.
Use the buttons to toggle between the movement choices
– Push STOP/BACK repeatedly to return to the Main Screen
Delete Custom Text on a job
– Push
MENU/OK on control panel to access the Main Screen
– Select Overlay , then MENU/OK
– Select Set Up Primary Overlay , then MENU/OK
– Select Custom Text , then MENU/OK
– Select custom text to remove,
then MENU/OK
– Use backspace or Delete/Back keys to delete the title, then
MENU/OK
– Push
STOP/BACK repeatedly to return to the Main Screen
Replace Custom Text with
the time/date stamp
– Push
MENU/OK on control panel to access the Main Screen
– Select Overlay , then MENU/OK
Check that
Primary Overlay at the top of the Overlays
menu has 16 x 16 showing.
16 x 16 is the
display size of
the time stamp
8 x 13 will also
show the stamp but very small
None will display nothing and the following
steps won’t work
Press the MENU/OK while the arrow is next to Primary
Overlay to toggle between these... once it says 16x16,
continue on.
– Select Set Up Primary Overlay (2nd menu item)
then MENU/OK
– Select Text , then MENU/OK
– Select ^ d ^ t , then MENU/OK
Time/date stamp will display with CURRENT time/date
– Push STOP/BACK repeatedly to return to the Main Screen
Find jobs with Custom Text
– Push MENU/OK on control panel to access
the Main Screen
– Select Overlay , then MENU/OK
– Select Set Up Primary Overlay ,
then MENU/OK
– Select Custom Text , then MENU/OK
– Choose the job you want to record that you have already
named, then
MENU/OK
To display text, push MENU/OK
– Push STOP/BACK repeatedly to return to the Main Screen
and continue with recording
= = Overlays = =
> PrimaryOverlay:16x16
Set Up Primary Overlay
Secondary Overlay
Tasks that do not
require a keyboard are
indicated >>
Screen Menus continued