How do you guys typically configure them for general outdoor use?

Also, what is the purpose of the F/L dip switch? I assume it has something to do with focal length but I can't make sense of it

Thanks from a CCTV noob

set ELC (electronic Shutter Control) on, BLC (back lighting control) on, L-Lock is AC only, AC phase correction.....only used to sync camera's with monitors/switchers.....F/L is flicker control for indoor lighting.off out doors, off is no problems in.

7706 seems to have a better picture if used in cover outdoor areas and indoors. IR fades quick if it has nothing to reflect off of so use this camera's strengths in positioning it.

Thanks

All but two of the outdoor cameras will be under porches/eaves and those two are flanked by solid rows of trees so I hope that will be enough. As for nighttime range, we'll just have to see how it does. Does water (e.g. pool) reflect IR light?
*edit* D'oh nevermind - I just found out the pool is always lit at night

Moving water tends to reflect it. Still water will absorb it.