Abstract: A display system and method of using a display system for use with an overhead door opener system having a motor and a transmission configured to open and automatically close an overhead door, the display system having a first digital multi-character display unit, and a controller having an adjustable door-closing delay counter, the controller configured to activate a numerical countdown and an alpha-character door-closing warning at the first display unit, the controller configured to display the door-closing warning at the first display unit while the overhead door is closing and after display of the numerical countdown at the first display unit. In aspects the system includes a camera for capture of video images while a door is opening, waiting to close and closing.