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Vitek VT-XL1680 User Manual

Saga “xl” series 8 and 16 channel digital video recorders
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• The Industry's only MPEG4 Compression with Non-Conditional Refresh
• Real-Time Recording and Display (VT-XL840: 240IPS / VT-XL1680: 480IPS)
• MPEG-4 Compression
• Up to 44 HDD support: 3.0 Terabytes Internal Storage (4x - 750GB HDD) and Up to 30
Terabytes External Storage (4x - 10 HDD Expansion bay units)
• 8 Channel audio
• 2-Way communication over the internet
• Multi-site remote client
• Built-in DVD/RW drive
• Accepts 4 External (VT-XHD10) HDD Bays for an Additional 40 Hard Drives
• Block Search Function Retrieves Lost Files, Even from Damaged Hard Drives
• Embedded Linux OS
• Dynamic IP support (DDNS)
• Simultaneous D1 (720 x 480 @ 60/120 ips), Half-D1 (720 x 240 @ 120/240 ips), and
CIF (360 x 240 @ 240/480 ips) recording
• Maximum File Size of 5.5K (CIF), 10K (Half D1), 18K (D1)
• Continuous, Motion, Alarm, V-Loss, Scheduled recording modes
• Numerous search modes: Calendar, Search & Copy, Time, Event, Block, File, Bookmark &
Log
• Multi-site Monitoring for a maximum of 16 Independent DVRs and a maximum of 256
Cameras
• Notification e-mail to up to 10 accounts on Motion, Alarm, V-Loss, HDD Fail
• Sextuplex: Record, Playback, Network Transmission, Mirror, Backup and Live Viewing
• Backup to External HDD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, USB Memory Stick
• Control up to 16 DVRs via Keyboard or IR Remote control
SAGA "XL" Series
8 and 16 Channel Digital
Video Recorders

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  • Page 1 Video Recorders • The Industry’s only MPEG4 Compression with Non-Conditional Refresh • Real-Time Recording and Display (VT-XL840: 240IPS / VT-XL1680: 480IPS) • MPEG-4 Compression • Up to 44 HDD support: 3.0 Terabytes Internal Storage (4x - 750GB HDD) and Up to 30 Terabytes External Storage (4x - 10 HDD Expansion bay units) •...

  • Page 2: Content Verification

    2. One Power Cable 3. One Remote Controller 4. DVR Viewer Program CD 5. This Instruction Manual 6. Two AAA batteries 7. Rack Mount Ears and screws If any of the contents are missing, please contact the Vitek Customer Help Desk immediately.

  • Page 3: Risk Of Electrick Shock Warning

    SAGA “XL” Series RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK WARNING WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT INSERT ANY METALLIC OBJECTS THROUGH THE VENTILATION GRILLS OR OTHER OPENINGS ON THE EQUIPMENT. CAUTION EXPLANATION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to...

  • Page 4: Disclaimer

    Vitek Industrial Video Products, Inc. Vitek makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost data due to a mistaken operation or malfunction of the Digital Video Recorders, the software, personal computers, peripheral devices, or unapproved/unsupported devices.

  • Page 5: Fcc Notice

    SAGA “XL” Series FCC NOTICE Saga Series Digital Video Recorders, VT-XL840, VT-XL1680 These devices comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions; 1. These devices may not cause harmful interference, and 2. These devices must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 6: Read This First

    This equipment’s warranty is only effective in the country of sale. If a problem arises while the Digital Video Recorder is in use abroad, please convey it back to the country of sale before proceeding with a warranty claim to Vitek customer help desk.

  • Page 7: Safety Precautions

    Contact a qualified service personnel authorized by the equipment distributor or a Vitek customer help desk. Do not attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the equipment that is not expressly described in this guide.
  • Page 8 Digital Video Recorder’s Power off or unplug the power cord from the power outlet. Continued use of the equipment may result in fire or electrical shock. Please consult the Digital Video Recorder reseller or the Vitek customer help desk. Do not use substances containing alcohol, benzene, thinners or other flammable substances to clean or maintain the equipment.

  • Page 9: Preventing Malfunction

    SAGA “XL” Series PREVENTING MALFUNCTION Avoid Strong Magnetic Fields. Never place the Digital Video Recorder in close proximity electric motors other equipment generating strong electromagnetic fields. Exposure to strong magnetic fields may cause malfunctions or corrupt image data. Avoid Condensation Related Problems. Moving the equipment rapidly between hot and cold temperatures may cause condensation (water droplets) to form on its external and internal surfaces.

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    4.1 MAIN SCREEN ....................31 4.2 STATUS SCREEN.................... 32 4.3 LIVE VIEW ......................35 4.3.1 LIVE MULTIPLE VIEW MODE SEQUENCE ........... 35 4.3.1.1 VT-XL1680 ..................35 4.3.1.2 VT-XL840 ..................36 4.3.2 FULL SCREEN DISPLAY................ 36 4.3.3 AUTOMATIC SEQUENCE ..............37...
  • Page 11 SAGA “XL” Series 4.4 FREEZE......................37 4.4.1 SINGLE SCREEN VIEW MODE.............. 38 4.4.2 MULTI SCREEN VIEW MODE ..............38 4.5 ZOOM ....................... 39 4.6 PICTURE-IN-PICTURE..................40 4.7 SPOT MONITOR ....................41 4.8 BASIC RECORDING ..................42 4.9 BASIC PLAYBACK ................... 43 4.9.1 PLAY / REVERSE PLAY / PAUSE / STOP ..........
  • Page 12 SAGA “XL” Series 6.1.3 RECORD FRAME..................79 6.1.4 EVENT..................... 79 6.1.5 PRE-RECORD TIME ................79 6.1.6 POST-RECORD TIME................80 6.1.7 IMAGE QUALITY..................80 6.1.8 AUDIO RECORD..................80 6.1.9 REMOTE CONTROL ID ................80 6.2 SCREEN SETUP ....................81 6.2.1 POSITION ....................81 6.2.2 AUTO SEQUENCE..................
  • Page 13 SAGA “XL” Series 6.5.4 VIDEO STANDARD................111 6.5.4 LANGUAGE................... 112 6.5.5 REMOTE CONTROL ID ................ 112 6.5.6 KEY ECHO .................... 112 6.5.7 ADVANCED SETUP................113 6.5.7.1 Password Check ................113 6.5.7.2 Set Password ................113 6.5.7.3 User Authority................114 6.5.7.4 DVR Menu Setup ................. 114 6.5.7.4.1 Menu Initialize .....................
  • Page 14 10.6.6.5 E-mail ..................171 10.6.7 DOWNLOAD ..................172 10.6.7.1 DVR Logo Select................ 172 10.6.7.2 Firmware Download ..............172 XI. SPECIFICATIONS....................174 11.1 VT-XL840...................... 174 11.2 VT-XL1680....................176 XII. TECHNICAL SUPPORT ..................178 APPENDIX I........................ 179 INDEX ......................... 181 NOTES........................184...

  • Page 15: Feature Highlights

    Hide channels in live, playback and network transmission. 1.2 RECORDING A. REAL-TIME RECORDING Maximum recording speed of 480PPS in VT-XL1680 and 240PPS in VT-XL840. B. MULTI-RESOLUTION / MULTI-QUALITY / MULTI-SPEED RECORDING Simultaneous recording in D1, Half D1 and CIF resolution in different recording qualities at different recording speeds.

  • Page 16: Playback

    SAGA “XL” Series 1.3 PLAYBACK A. MULTI-SCREEN Single, quad, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13 and 16 channel playback. B. VERSATILE SEARCH OPTIONS Calendar, search & copy, timeline, event, block, file and bookmark search. C. PREVIEW Snapshot of search date and time in search mode. 1.4 NETWORK A.

  • Page 17: Storage

    SAGA “XL” Series 1.6 STORAGE A. GENEROUS STORAGE CAPACITY Four available internal hard drive bays allow up to three terabytes of storage and optional removable hard drive bay allows an additional 750 gigabytes of storage, for a maximum of 3.75 terabytes of storage. B.

  • Page 18: Saga "Xl" Series Digital Video Recorder Layout

    SAGA “XL” Series II. SAGA “XL” SERIES DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER LAYOUT 2.1 FRONT PANEL LAYOUT 1. POWER SWITCH This switch turns the DVR on or off. 2. IR RECEIVER Infrared signal receiver for the IR remote controller. Do not block the receiver as a clear line of sight is required for proper operation.
  • Page 19 SAGA “XL” Series 8. RECORD This button starts and stops the recording mode. 9. SLOW This button slows down the playback speed. Press this button repeatedly to toggle between ½ normal playback speed through 128 normal playback speed. 10. PLAY / PAUSE a) Starts the playback of recorded data.
  • Page 20 SAGA “XL” Series 19. ALARM RESET / LEFT DIRECTIONAL BUTTON a) Resets the alarm buzzer. b) Left pans in PTZ mode. c) Navigates left in the menu screen. d) Moves the zoom box left in zoom mode. 20. AUTOMATIC SEQUENCE / FOCUS OUT / DECREASE VALUE / SECTION A a) Activates and deactivates the automatic channel sequence.

  • Page 21: Rear Panel Layout

    Switches the PTZ camera to auto focus mode in PTZ mode. 28. JOG SHUTTLE a) Controls the playback speed. b) Advances picture by picture. c) Controls the zoom in / zoom out in PTZ mode. 2.2 REAR PANEL LAYOUT VT-XL840 12 13 VT-XL1680 11 12 13...
  • Page 22 Input and Output terminal blocks for time synchronization between DVRs. 8. RELAY OUT Terminal blocks for relay out 1 through 4. 9. ALARM INPUT Alarm input 1 through 16 on VT-XL1680, 1 through 8 on VT-XL840. 10. POWER IN AC power socket for 115/230VAC. 11. CAMERA LOOP OUTPUT Self-terminating BNC connectors for composite video signal loop output.
  • Page 23 SAGA “XL” Series 16. VGA OUTPUT D-sub 15-pin connector for PC monitor out. 17. RS-232C Reserved. The RS-232C port can be used to connect a variety of devices to control the DVR. 18. USB REAR 1 / USB REAR 2 The USB 2.0 ports can be used to connect to numerous USB 2.0 backup devices including VT-XHD10U external HDD add-on bays, individual external hard drives, external optical drives and USB memory sticks.

  • Page 24: Ir Remote Controller

    SAGA “XL” Series 2.3 IR REMOTE CONTROLLER 1. REMOTE CONTROLLER ID Select the remote controller ID. 2. IRIS CONTROL 3. ZOOM CONTROL 4. SPOT MONITOR / ESC 5. ENTER / STATUS / HOME...
  • Page 25 SAGA “XL” Series 6. ALARM RESET / LEFT DIRECTIONAL BUTTON 7. MENU / UP DIRECTIONAL BUTTON 8. PIP / DOWN DIRECTIONAL BUTTON 9. DIGITAL ZOOM / RIGHT DIRECTIONAL BUTTON 10. AUTOMATIC SEQUENCE / FOCUS OUT / DECREASE VALUE 11. FREEZE / FOCUS IN / INCREASE VALUE 12.

  • Page 26: Mouse Control

    SAGA “XL” Series 2.4 MOUSE CONTROL 1. LEFT MOUSE BUTTON a) Double-click in the main window: status display. b) Double-click in the menu screen: select item or icon. 2. SCROLL WHEEL Scroll up or down to change the value of the selected item. 3.

  • Page 27: Installation And Connections

    SAGA “XL” Series III. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 3.1 CONNECTIONS LAYOUT...

  • Page 28: Vt-Hxd10U

    SAGA “XL” Series 3.2 VT-XHD10U...

  • Page 29: External Terminal Connection

    SAGA “XL” Series 3.3 EXTERNAL TERMINAL CONNECTION 3.3.1 RS-422 / RS-485 DESCRIPTION TERM OFF TERM ON TX+(RS422:Transmit data+) RS485:Transmit data TX-(RS422:Transmit data-) RS485: Receive data RX+( RS422:Receive data+) RS485: Receive data RX-( RS422:Receive data-) RS485:Transmit data 3.3.2 TIME ADJUST DESCRIPTION FALLING EDGE TIME REFERENCE INPUT TIME REFERENCE OUTPUT...

  • Page 30: Relay Output

    SAGA “XL” Series 3.3.3 RELAY OUTPUT DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION NO(Normal Open) NO(Normal Open) CM(Common) CM(Common) ALARM NC(Normal Close) NC(Normal Close) POWER NO(Normal Open) NO(Normal Open) USER CM(Common) CM(Common) V-LOSS NOT USED HDD ERROR NC(Normal Close) NC(Normal Close) 3.3.4 ALARM SENSOR INPUT DESCRIPTION EXTERNAL ALARM 1 INPUT EXTERNAL ALARM 2 INPUT...

  • Page 31: Vga Pin Layout

    SAGA “XL” Series 3.3.5 VGA PIN LAYOUT DESCRIPTION RED(Red Video [75ohm, 0.7Vp-p] ) GREEN(Green Video [75ohm, 0.7Vp-p] ) BLUE(Blue Video [75ohm, 0.7Vp-p] ) 4~12 Reserved HSYNC or CSYNC(Horizontal or Composite Sync.) VSYNC(Vertical Sync.) Reserved 3.3.6 RS-232C PIN LAYOUT Description Description Data Carrier Detect Data Set Ready Receive data...

  • Page 32: Basic Operation

    SAGA “XL” Series IV. BASIC OPERATION This section will cover basic features of the DVR, including its main screen and the explanation of some of the alerts. It will also cover the DVR status, the view modes of the DVR, automatic sequence, digital zoom, basic playback modes and audio playback. 4.1 MAIN SCREEN 1.

  • Page 33: Status Screen

    SAGA “XL” Series 3. DATE AND TIME Current date and time is displayed when in live monitoring mode. Recorded date and time is displayed when in playback mode. 4. CHANNEL INFORMATION The channel information is displayed. When the channel is in normal recording mode, it will display the channel title as entered by the user.
  • Page 34 SAGA “XL” Series 5. RECORD PROGRAM Displays current recording program. 6. RECORD TYPE Displays current event recording mode. 7. CELSIUS TEMPERATURE Displays the internal temperature of the DVR in Celsius. 8. FAHRENHEIT TEMPERATURE Displays the internal temperature of the DVR in Fahrenheit. 9.
  • Page 35 SAGA “XL” Series 20. USB STORAGE Displays the size of the external hard drive or USB Flash Memory. 21. USB CD / DVD Displays the status of installed CD or DVD optical drive. 22. IP SERVER RESPONSE Indicates the connectivity status with the IP server.

  • Page 36: Live View

    4.3 LIVE VIEW The live view displays each channel at 30 frames per second, for the total of 240 frames per second for VT-XL840 and 480 frames per second for VT-XL1680. 4.3.1 LIVE VIEW MODE SEQUENCE Press the DISPLAY button to toggle between different view modes.

  • Page 37: Vt-Xl840

    SAGA “XL” Series 4.3.1.2 VT-XL840 8 Channel Mode A 7 Channel Mode 6 Channel Mode 4 Channel Mode C 4 Channel Mode A 4 Channel Mode B 4 Channel Mode D 4 Channel Mode E 4.3.2 FULL SCREEN DISPLAY Press the desired channel button to directly display the channel on the monitor. Press +10 then a secondary number for any channel numbers higher than 9.

  • Page 38: Automatic Sequence

    SAGA “XL” Series Press +10 button and then 2 button to display channel 4.3.3 AUTOMATIC SEQUENCE Press the SEQ button to activate the automatic sequence display. Please change “ADD AUTO SINGLE” option to ON to include single channel display into the automatic sequence.

  • Page 39: Single Screen View Mode

    SAGA “XL” Series 4.4.1 SINGLE SCREEN VIEW MODE In single screen view mode, press the FREEZE button to freeze the live screen. As the screen freezes, “FREEZE” will be displayed in the upper left corner of the screen. Press the FREEZE button once more to unfreeze the screen.

  • Page 40: Zoom

    SAGA “XL” Series 4.5 ZOOM During the live view mode or during the playback mode, it is possible to zoom into a section of the screen to get a digital close-up of up to 8 times the normal size. Press the numeric button to select the channel to zoom into.

  • Page 41: Picture-In-Picture

    SAGA “XL” Series Press the ESC button to exit out of the zoom mode. 4.6 PICTURE-IN-PICTURE Select the background channel by pressing the desired numeric button. Press the PIP button to activate the PIP mode. Pressing the numeric buttons will change the PIP window to change the channel to the desired channel.

  • Page 42: Spot Monitor

    Multi-channel spot monitor output is available for both VT-XL840 and VT-XL1680. The VT-XL840 is capable of displaying up to four cameras in quad mode, and the VT-XL1680 is capable of displaying the same multi-channel view modes as the main monitor.

  • Page 43: Basic Recording

    SAGA “XL” Series Press the DISPLAY button to toggle between different view modes. As the 4A quad mode is shown in the main monitor, the spot monitor displays the first quad view mode. Press the SPOT button to exit from Spot Monitor Mode.

  • Page 44: Basic Playback

    SAGA “XL” Series The factory default record programs are as follows: RECORD PROGRAM EVENT COMPLEX SINGLE SINGLE COMPLEX SINGLE SINGLE COMPLEX SINGLE SINGLE COMPLEX TYPE EVENT CH ONLY CH ONLY CH ONLY CH ONLY CH ONLY OPTION ONLY ONLY ONLY ONLY ONLY IMAGE SIZE...

  • Page 45: Fast Forward / Rewind

    SAGA “XL” Series Press the DIRECTION button to change the playback direction. Press the PLAY / PAUSE button during the playback to pause the playback. When the playback reaches the end of the recorded data, then the playback will pause automatically. Press the LIVE button to exit to the live view mode.

  • Page 46: Shuttle Ring

    SAGA “XL” Series 4.9.2.1 Shuttle Ring Turn the shuttle ring clockwise to fast forward to the desired location. Each increment on the shuttle ring represents the speed of fast forward on the screen. Starting with 2X speed, each additional increment represents twice the previous speed.

  • Page 47: Picture-By-Picture

    SAGA “XL” Series 4.9.3 PICTURE-BY-PICTURE Pause the playback by pressing the PLAY / PAUSE button. Turn the jog dial clockwise to review and to advance through the recorded data picture-by-picture. If the jog dial is stopped, the playback will return to paused playback mode.

  • Page 48: Loop Playback

    SAGA “XL” Series 4.9.5 LOOP PLAYBACK The playback can be marked in two different locations so that it can be looped repeatedly. During any playback mode, press the A button to mark the beginning of the loop, POSITION A. When the desired location is found, press the B button to mark the end of the loop, POSITION B.

  • Page 49: Bookmark

    SAGA “XL” Series Press the CLEAR button to exit from the loop playback mode. 4.9.6 BOOKMARK The bookmark provides a quick and easy way to mark the desired location during playback so that it can be easily retrieved for later playback. During the playback, pause by pressing the PLAY / PAUSE button when the desired location has been reached.

  • Page 50: Advanced Operation

    SAGA “XL” Series V. ADVANCED OPERATION This section will cover advanced features of the DVR such as backup (copy), pan tilt and zoom camera controls, alarm, video loss and motion recording, and various playback search options. 5.1 BACKUP The DVR is capable of backing up to various media, such as DVD-RW, CD-RW, USB Flash drives, and external hard drives.
  • Page 51 SAGA “XL” Series Select INTERNAL CD-RW/DVD by pressing the + or - buttons. Highlight MEDIA FORMAT, and then press the ENTER button to begin formatting. FORMATTING will be displayed during the process. The process may take up to approximately 20 minutes depending on the format of the backup disk.
  • Page 52 SAGA “XL” Series Select the location of the file to be backed up from. If the location is unknown, leave the HDD ID on NORMAL. Select the channels to be backed up. By default, all channels are selected. To exclude a channel, highlight a channel number and then switch them to “--“.

  • Page 53: Cd-R

    SAGA “XL” Series The backup progress is displayed on the right upper corner of the screen, and will disappear automatically when the backup process is finished. The backup disk can be reformatted and reused over and over. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM of a computer, and the small player will load automatically showing all available data for playback.
  • Page 54 SAGA “XL” Series The beginning and the end of the available files are listed automatically as shown on the left. Select the beginning time and the end time of the period to be backed up, and then press the ENTER button to start the backup.

  • Page 55: Usb Flash Memory

    – all capacities – all capacities As the compatibility is continuously being tested, please check with the Vitek Help Desk before using non-listed manufacturers’ models. Insert the flash memory into any available USB 2.0 port. The flash memory will light up as it draws power from the DVR.
  • Page 56 SAGA “XL” Series Select the location of the file to be backed up from. If the location is unknown, leave the HDD ID on NORMAL. Select the channels to be backed up. By default, all channels are selected. To exclude a channel, highlight a channel number and then switch them to “--“.

  • Page 57: External Hard Disk Drive

    SAGA “XL” Series The backup progress is displayed on the right upper corner of the screen, and will disappear automatically when the backup process is finished. The copied files are listed as “Dvr-20060503- 202016.dvr”. They can be retrieved and played back using the client software, or the embedded program –...

  • Page 58: Copy Stop

    SAGA “XL” Series Displays the current copy status. 5.1.6 COPY STOP The backup process can be interrupted at any time during the process. Press the COPY button to enter the COPY submenu. Highlight COPY and then press the ENTER button to access the copy submenu.

  • Page 59: Pan / Tilt / Zoom Camera Control

    SAGA “XL” Series Highlight YES and then press the ENTER button to stop the backup process. 5.2 PAN / TILT / ZOOM CAMERA CONTROL The SAGA series DVR comes with an extensive list of compatible PTZ cameras. Please read and follow the PTZ manufacturer’s instruction manual and understand its settings fully prior to proceeding to attempt to connect and control the PTZ camera through the DVR.

  • Page 60: Creating And Moving To Preset Points

    SAGA “XL” Series 5.2.2 CREATING AND MOVING TO PRESET POINTS During the PTZ control mode, press the PRESET button to activate the PTZ(PRESET)MOVE mode. If there are any preset points predefined, pressing a numeric button will move the PTZ camera to the preset points.

  • Page 61: Alarm Recording

    SAGA “XL” Series notification e-mails if the e-mail addresses have been defined. Please see 6.4.8 RELAY OUTPUT under 6.4 EVENT SETUP section on page 106 and 6.6.5 E-MAIL under 6.5 LINK SETUP on page 124. 5.3.1 ALARM RECORDING Alarm recording is a form of event recording that triggers off of the circuit lines connected to the terminal blocks in the rear of the DVR.

  • Page 62: Motion Recording

    SAGA “XL” Series 5.3.3 MOTION RECORDING Motion recording is yet another effective form of event recording that is triggered when a channel detects motion in its field of view as the MPEG compression algorithm allows for accurate and error-free motion detection. The channels which detect motion will display the “MOTION”...
  • Page 63 SAGA “XL” Series The dates that contain recorded data will be displayed in green, whereas dates without data will be in white. Select the desired date and then press the ENTER button. To change the month or the year, highlight the month or the year and then adjust the value by pressing the + and –...

  • Page 64: Search & Copy

    SAGA “XL” Series 5.4.2 SEARCH & COPY Search & copy allows a quick review of the recorded data and backup onto a medium, and thus minimizes the need to navigate through different screens to pinpoint the exact time and duration of the video. Press the SEARCH button to access the search screen.
  • Page 65 SAGA “XL” Series If any of the channels need to be viewed in full screen mode, highlight CHANNEL and then press the + or – button to view a specific channel. Press the ENTER button and the playback will begin. Maneuver through the playback as needed.

  • Page 66: Time Search

    SAGA “XL” Series When the password has been entered, “SAVE NEW COPY PASSWORD” will appear. The same message appears even if the ESC button has been pressed. The backup process will begin and the progress will be displayed in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

  • Page 67: Event Search

    SAGA “XL” Series Select which hard disk drive to retrieve the data from. If unknown, leave the HDD ID on “NORMAL”. Select the year, month, date, hour, minutes and seconds of the beginning of the data to retrieve. As the values change, the picture in the preview window will change accordingly.
  • Page 68 SAGA “XL” Series Press the SEARCH button to access the search screen. Highlight EVENT SEARCH and then press the ENTER button to access the EVENT SEARCH screen. Select which hard disk drive to retrieve the data from. If unknown, leave the HDD ID on “NORMAL”. if any of the channels need to be viewed in full screen mode, highlight CHANNEL and then press the + or –...

  • Page 69: Block Search

    SAGA “XL” Series Select the year, month, date, hour, minutes and seconds of the end of the data to retrieve. As the values change, the picture in the preview window will change accordingly. If all events need to be searched up to the present time, leave the time as is.
  • Page 70 SAGA “XL” Series Highlight BLOCK SEARCH and then press the ENTER button to access the BLOCK SEARCH screen. Select the hard disk drive to retrieve the data from. If unknown, leave the HDD ID on NORMAL. Select the year, month, date, hour, minutes and seconds of the end of the data to be retrieved.

  • Page 71: File Search

    SAGA “XL” Series Maneuver through the playback as needed. Please see BASIC PLAYBACK on page 43. 5.4.6 FILE SEARCH File search is capable of reading and playing back the data from the media used for backup. Insert the CD-RW or the DVD-RW into the DVD tray or connect the USB flash memory or the external hard disk drive into the USB port.

  • Page 72: Bookmark Search

    SAGA “XL” Series Press the ENTER button and the list of data will appear in chronological order, from the oldest to the most recent. Select the data and then press the ENTER button to start the playback. Maneuver through the playback as needed. Please see BASIC PLAYBACK on page 43.

  • Page 73: Text Search

    SAGA “XL” Series Press the ENTER button to search for the list of bookmarks. Select the bookmark, and then press the ENTER button to start the playback. Maneuver through the playback as needed. Please see BASIC PLAYBACK on page 43. 5.4.8 TEXT SEARCH Text search allows searching for Point Of Sales interface entries to bring up the specific time related to a transaction.
  • Page 74 SAGA “XL” Series Highlight TEXT SEARCH and then press the ENTER button to access Text Search submenu. Select the hard disk drive to retrieve the data from. If unknown, leave the HDD ID on NORMAL. Select the channel in which to search for the text string.

  • Page 75: Log File Search

    SAGA “XL” Series Enter the text to be searched. Leave black for a wild card (all item) search. Move the highlight to any location besides TEXT, and then press the enter button to list the results. Highlight an entry, and then press the ENTER button to start playback.
  • Page 76 SAGA “XL” Series Power on / off Power loss / DVR restart Changes in the menu DVR initialization HDD initialization Network connection / disconnection per user level Record start / stop Press the SEARCH button to access the search screen. Highlight LOG FILE SEARCH and then press the ENTER button to access the LOG FILE list.
  • Page 77 SAGA “XL” Series Press the ESC button and highlight SAVE LOG and then press the ENTER button to save the log file onto a USB flash memory. The USB flash memory must be in the front USB port. The log file will be saved as “DvrLog.log” file. Double-click the left mouse button to open and view the log file.

  • Page 78: Dvr Menu

    SAGA “XL” Series VI. DVR MENU Press the MENU button to access the main menu of the DVR. The DVR menu consists of the following categories: EXIT COPY SEARCH LINK SETUP SYSTEM SETUP EVENT SETUP RECORD SETUP SCREEN SETUP QUICK SETUP...

  • Page 79: Quick Setup

    SAGA “XL” Series 6.1 QUICK SETUP Quick setup enables the user to quickly setup major recording settings of the DVR. All changes made in quick setup are affected equally to all channels. This includes the image size, record speed, image quality, event options, pre and post recording time and audio record settings.

  • Page 80: Record Frame

    As an example, the 240 available recording speed is divided equally between 16 channels on the VT-XL1680. The default is 240 PPS and 120 PPS at half D1 resolution on VT-XL1680 and VT-XL840 respectively.

  • Page 81: Post-Record Time

    SAGA “XL” Series 6.1.6 POST-RECORD TIME Define the post-event recording time. Select from 0 to 60 seconds. The default is ten seconds. 6.1.7 IMAGE QUALITY Define the recording image quality. Available options are LOW, FINE and SUPERFINE. The default is SUPERFINE.

  • Page 82: Screen Setup

    SAGA “XL” Series For more information regarding the REMOTE CONTROL ID, please see 6.5.6 REMOTE CONTROLLER ID under SYSTEM menu on page 112. The default is ALL. 6.2 SCREEN SETUP Screen setup defines various screen related options. Any changes affect the main video as well as the spot monitor output of the DVR.

  • Page 83: Auto Sequence

    SAGA “XL” Series 6.2.2 AUTO SEQUENCE Highlight AUTO SEQUENCE and then press the ENTER button to access four pages of auto sequence submenu. Navigate between the pages using the left or right directional buttons. Define the display duration from 0 to 60 seconds. 0 seconds disables the specific display mode’s inclusion in the sequence.

  • Page 84: Display

    SAGA “XL” Series The fourth page lists the sequence display duration for channels 9 through 16 and the option to skip the channels with video loss. Select skipping the channels without video input on or off. The default is on. 6.2.3 DISPLAY Highlight DISPLAY and then press the ENTER button to access the display submenu.
  • Page 85 SAGA “XL” Series Select the display option for the recording status. The default is on. Select the display option for the date and the time. The default is on. Select the date format. The default is DD/MM/YY. Select the display option for the channel title. The default is on.

  • Page 86: Title

    SAGA “XL” Series Select the border color that divides the channels. The default is white. Select the display option for the remote controller ID. The default is OFF. Select the display option for the channel title for on the spot monitor. The default is on. 6.2.4 TITLE Highlight TITLE and then press the ENTER button to access the title submenu.

  • Page 87: Multiscreen

    SAGA “XL” Series Navigate through the characters by using the directional buttons, and advance through the characters using the + or – buttons. Press the ENTER button to select the characters. Up to eight characters can be entered for the channel title.

  • Page 88: Covert

    SAGA “XL” Series Highlight the channel to customize, and then press the + or – button to select the desired channel. 6.2.6 COVERT Highlight COVERT and then press the ENTER button to access the covert channel submenu. The first page lists the covert mode options for channels 1 through 8.

  • Page 89: Spot

    SAGA “XL” Series Select the covert mode application. By default, the live view, playback and network are affected by the covert mode. Available options are: LIVE ONLY PLAYBACK ONLY NETWORK ONLY LIVE AND PLAYBACK LIVE AND NETWORK PLAYBACK AND NETWORK Select the display of covert on or off.

  • Page 90: Camera

    60 seconds. The default is 3 seconds. Enable or disable the multi channel view mode for the spot monitor output. The VT-XL1680 offers identical multi channel options as the main video output whereas the VT-XL840 offers quad view mode only.
  • Page 91 SAGA “XL” Series Adjust the brightness. The default is 50%. Adjust the contrast. The default is 50%. Adjust the hue. The default is 50%. Adjust the saturation of the color. The default is 50%.

  • Page 92: Record

    SAGA “XL” Series 6.3 RECORD Record setup defines various recording options such as record schedule, record programs, recording time estimate, audio recording, repeat recording, play modes, backup mode and holiday recording schedules. 6.3.1 RECORD SETUP Record Setup allows arrangement of any of the ten Record Programs to be employed based on their needs and customization.
  • Page 93 SAGA “XL” Series 1. All Select the program for the whole day by changing the value in this section. 2. Current hour block Highlights the current program for the current time. 3. Schedule recording Displays the hour blocks with schedule recording. Schedule recording forces the DVR to record even when the REC button is off.

  • Page 94: Record Program

    SAGA “XL” Series Any of the record settings can be customized once in the record program mode. Any changes made will be effective only to the hour block. 6.3.2 RECORD PROGRAM Record Program allows the DVR’s record settings to be customized, allowing specific record parameters to be run, such the resolution of the pictures, normal and event recording speed, event recording modes, picture quality (compression ratio), pre and post record time, and the event options –...
  • Page 95 The maximum total recording rate per resolution is 480PPS in CIF, 240PPS in Half D1 and 120PPS for D1 for the VT-XL1680 and 240PPS in CIF, 120PPS for Half D1 and 60PPS in D1 for the VT-XL840.

  • Page 96: Single Mode

    SINGLE mode allows allocating recording rates to specific channels beyond what would normally be available. For example, the VT-XL1680 offers only 120 PPS of maximum recording rate in D1 resolution, but utilizing Single Mode will allow the DVR to be configured up to 480 PPS.

  • Page 97: Scenario 2

    The changes in Normal Record’s PPS will affect the PPS transmitted will affect the PPS transmitted over the network for VT-XL840, but would not affect VT-XL1680 as it has a separate dedicated network transmission codec. In other words, if the normal record rate was reduced to 5 PPS on all channels, then the VT-XL840 would only transmit maximum of 5 PPS per channel over the network.

  • Page 98: Complex Mode

    Select event option for each channel. 0 for on and – for off. 8. GROUP The group consists of four channels each, for a total of four groups for VT-XL1680 and two groups for VT-XL840. Each group can be configured independently, allowing the DVR to record with different image sizes.

  • Page 99: Image Quality

    SAGA “XL” Series 9. CHANNELS The channels can be swapped so that any combination of channels can be selected to be recorded within a group. The following example has channels 1, 5, 9 and 13 in group A, and the rest of the channels have replaced accordingly.

  • Page 100: Audio Record

    SAGA “XL” Series 6.3.4 AUDIO RECORD Highlight AUDIO RECORD and then press the ENTER button to access the audio record submenu. Enable or disable the audio recording option for channels 1 through 8. The default is off. 6.3.5 REPEAT RECORD Highlight REPEAT RECORD and then press the ENTER button to access the audio record submenu.

  • Page 101: Play Mode

    SAGA “XL” Series Select the threshold at which the alarm will sound. Select from 5% to 10%, or off. The default is 5%. 6.3.6 PLAY MODE Select the playback mode for the recorded data. Available options are: FRAME: for higher frame rate FIELD: for lower frame rate As the general rule of thumb, FRAME mode is recommended for playing back recording rates of 10...

  • Page 102: Holiday

    SAGA “XL” Series 6.3.8 HOLIDAY Highlight HOLIDAY and then press the ENTER button to access the holiday schedule screen. Select the holiday recording option on or off. The default is off. Define the holidays in MM/DD format. Adjust the values using the + or – buttons.

  • Page 103: Event

    SAGA “XL” Series 6.4 EVENT Event setup defines various event options such as the motion grid and the motion detection sensitivity, the main screen event response option, buzzer option, sensor input and relay output options. 6.4.1 MOTION DETECTION Highlight MOTION DETECTION and then press the ENTER button to access the motion detection submenu.
  • Page 104 SAGA “XL” Series Adjust the sensitivity of the motion detection from 1 to 5 by pressing the + or – buttons. The default is 5. Highlight AREA SETUP and then press the ENTER button to access the motion grid setup screen. Move the blue cursor around using the directional buttons, and then press the ENTER button to disable each grid.

  • Page 105: Event Screen Mode

    SAGA “XL” Series 6.4.2 EVENT SCREEN MODE Define how the main video output reacts when an event occurs. SCREEN HOLD: maintains the current view mode. EVENT FULL: the channel in which the event occurs is displayed in full screen. EVENT MULTI: regardless of which channel the event occurs in, the view mode is changed into multiple channel view mode.

  • Page 106: Event Message Reset

    SAGA “XL” Series 6.4.5 EVENT MESSAGE RESET Select the duration of the event message to be displayed from 1 to 30 seconds. The default is 5 seconds. 6.4.6 EVENT BUZZER Select the buzzer option on or off. The default is off. 6.4.7 SENSOR INPUT Highlight SENSOR INPUT and then press the ENTER button to access the sensor input submenu.

  • Page 107: Relay Output

    SAGA “XL” Series 6.4.8 RELAY OUTPUT Highlight RELAY OUTPUT and then press the ENTER button to access the relay output submenu. The first page lists relay output options for channels 1 through 8. For each channel, it is possible to customize relay 1 through 3 for each of the event options.

  • Page 108: System

    SAGA “XL” Series 6.5 SYSTEM System setup defines various system settings such as hard disk drive settings, system clock, password for multiple users, video standard, language, remote controller, and the key echo. Moreover the system settings can be reinitialized, saved or retrieved from the USB flash memory, as well as updating the DVR firmware.

  • Page 109: Rec Hdd Initialize

    SAGA “XL” Series The DVR detects installed hard disk drives automatically. Any hard disk drive can be defined to be a normal recording drive (REC drive) or a backup drive (BACKUP). Highlight a desired drive and then select the function for the hard disk drive by pressing the + or –...

  • Page 110: Backup Hdd Initialize

    SAGA “XL” Series 6.5.1.3 Backup HDD Initialize The backup hard disk drives can be initialized at any time by accessing this menu. Highlight BACKUP HDD INITIALIZE and then press the ENTER button to access the initialization screen. Select YES and then press the ENTER button to initialize the hard disk drives.

  • Page 111: Time Adjust

    SAGA “XL” Series Advance through the year, month, date and time by using the directional buttons, and use the + or – button to adjust the values. Once the value has been adjusted, press the ENTER button to make the new date and time effective.

  • Page 112: Video Standard

    SAGA “XL” Series Select the time zone for the local time. For the list of the time zone for your local area, please see Appendix I on page 179. Select the DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME option on or off. The default is off. Define the daylight savings time starting month, week, day and time.

  • Page 113: Language

    SAGA “XL” Series 6.5.4 LANGUAGE Select from seven available language settings: English Korean Japanese Polish Spanish Russian Chinese 6.5.5 REMOTE CONTROL ID If there is more than one DVR present at the same location and each DVR needs to be controlled separately using a remote controller, then each DVR can be addressed differently so that all of them can be controlled using one remote controller.

  • Page 114: Advanced Setup

    SAGA “XL” Series 6.5.7 ADVANCED SETUP The DVR’s passwords and different access levels can be configured from the Advanced Menu, as well as saving and retrieving the DVR menu settings. 6.5.7.1 Password Check Select password check option on or off. When enabled, it will prompt for password on the following functions unless disabled individually under user settings:...

  • Page 115: User Authority

    SAGA “XL” Series Enter eight numbers for the new password, and then re-enter the same password under RE-TYPE section. The asterisks will advance automatically as the numbers are entered. 6.5.7.3 User Authority Highlight USER AUTHORITY and then press the ENTER button to access user authority screen. Highlight and modify each user’s level of authority by pressing the + or –...

  • Page 116: Load Menu From File

    SAGA “XL” Series Select YES and then press the ENTER button to reset back to factory default. Select NO to exit without resetting. 6.5.7.4.2 Load menu from file Highlight LOAD MENU FROM FILE and then press the ENTER button to load a DVR setting from the USB flash memory.

  • Page 117: Firmware Upgrade

    SAGA “XL” Series When saving the DVR menu settings is successful, the DVR will display “ENV COPY SUCCESS”. 6.5.8 FIRMWARE UPGRADE The DVR’s software can be upgraded for the latest feature updates, fixes and improvements via the USB flash memory. Highlight FIRMWARE UPGRADE and then press the ENTER button to access the firmware upgrade screen.
  • Page 118 SAGA “XL” Series Once the file is found, it will check for the integrity of the file. If the integrity of the file is intact, then it will start the upgrade process. The upgrade progress will be shown in percentages. The whole process should take approximately two minutes.

  • Page 119: Link

    SAGA “XL” Series 6.6 LINK Link setup defines various settings between the DVR and various devices such as internet connection, keyboard controllers, PTZ cameras and e-mails. 6.6.1 NETWORK Highlight NETWORK and then press the ENTER button to access the network setup submenu. Select DHCP option on or off.
  • Page 120 SAGA “XL” Series Define the IP address if the DHCP is set to off. The DVR should be provided with its own static IP address. Define the subnet mask. The subnet mask should also be provided along with the IP address. Define the gateway.

  • Page 121: Rs-232C

    DVR. Vitek provides a dynamic IP server to find the DVR even if it is connected on a dynamic IP service. Define the secondary dynamic IP server’s address if a proprietary server is to be setup and used in conjunction with the DVR.

  • Page 122: Rs-485

    SAGA “XL” Series Select the communication speed. Available speeds are from 1200 to 115200. The default speed is 115200. Select the data bit. Available options are 6 to 8. The default bit is 8. Select the parity bit. Available options are ODD, EVEN and NONE.
  • Page 123 SAGA “XL” Series Select the DVR’s system ID between 0 to 255. The system ID should be issued when controlling multiple DVRs with a keyboard controller such as VT-KBD1. The address should also be issued when controlling PTZ cameras from the DVR. The default ID is 1.

  • Page 124: Ptz

    Samsung Electronics SCC-643 Pelco Pelco D Pelco Pelco P Dongyang Unitech DSC-230S Panasonic WV-CS854A Daiwa DMP23 LG Electronics LPT-A100L Bosch TC8560/TC700 Vitek EZ (Xpress Dome) TK-C655/C676 Sunkwang SK-D106 Highlight PTZ and then press the ENTER button to access PTZ camera submenu.

  • Page 125: E-Mail

    SAGA “XL” Series Highlight the desired channel number where the PTZ camera is connected, then scroll through the list of PTZ cameras and select the appropriate protocol. Select the communication speed. Available speeds are from 1200 to 115200. The default is 9600. Select and match the PTZ camera address.

  • Page 126: Send E-Mail

    SAGA “XL” Series 6.6.5.1 Send e-mail Select the e-mail notification on or off. The default is off. 6.6.5.2 SMTP server Highlight SMTP SERVER and then press the ENTER button to define an e-mail server. Enter the e-mail server’s address. For example: mail.domainname.com Press the ESC button to return to previous menu.

  • Page 127: User Id

    SAGA “XL” Series Enter the DVR’s e-mail address as assigned by the network administrator, or create one that conforms with the specification of the Internet Service Provider. Press the ESC button to return to previous menu. 6.6.5.4 User ID Highlight USER ID and then press the ENTER button to define the user ID for the DVR’s e-mail account.

  • Page 128: E-Mail Address 1 Through 10

    SAGA “XL” Series Enter the password to log into the DVR’s e-mail account. Press the ESC button to return to previous menu. 6.6.5.6 E-mail address 1 through 10 Highlight a desired e-mail address to send the notifications to, and then press the ENTER button to define the e-mail address.

  • Page 129: Search

    SAGA “XL” Series VII. SEARCH Please see 5.4 ADVANCED PLAYBACK under section V. ADVANCED OPERATION on page 61. VIII. COPY Please see 5.1 BACKUP under section V. ADVANCED OPERATION on page 49.

  • Page 130: Exit

    SAGA “XL” Series IX. EXIT Any and all settings must be saved in order to be put into effect. After any setting has been modified, the ESC button can be pressed several times until the EXIT screen is shown. 9.1 SAVE ONLY SAVE ONLY will be automatically highlighted when the ESC button is pressed.

  • Page 131: Exit Without Save

    SAGA “XL” Series 9.3 EXIT WITHOUT SAVE Highlight and press the ENTER button to disregard any changes and exit to the live screen view mode.

  • Page 132: Client Program: Dvr Viewer

    SAGA “XL” Series X. CLIENT PROGRAM: DVR VIEWER The DVR Viewer is a dedicated client program that connects to, monitors and manages up to 16 DVRs simultaneously. 10.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT The DVR Viewer receives, decodes and displays data for up to 16 DVRs or up to 256 cameras simultaneously requiring a powerful personal computer to take full advantage of the program.
  • Page 133 SAGA “XL” Series Click on NEXT. The DVR viewer will be installed in its default folder of C:\Program Files\DVR\DVR-Viewer. If the folder needs to be changed, click on “BROWSE…” button and then select a different folder. The setup program will run through its series of installation process.

  • Page 134: Dvr Viewer - Layout

    SAGA “XL” Series 10.3 DVR VIEWER - LAYOUT Locate the DvrViewer icon on the desktop and double-click on it to run the client software. The program can also be located in START – Programs – DVR – Viewer. When the DVR Viewer is run for the first time, it prompts for the administrator’s password.
  • Page 135 SAGA “XL” Series 1. DVR LIST The DVR List adds or removes individual DVRs and offers a variety of connection options. a. DVR List The DVRs that have been added are listed in this box. b. Connection Type Select the connection type to the DVR. c.
  • Page 136 SAGA “XL” Series e. Use IP Server The DVR can be located on the internet using the MAC address displayed in the status screen. If the MAC address is to be used, “Use IP Server” box must be checked. f. Domain Name / Use DDNS The DVR can be located on the internet using a domain name, or a web address.
  • Page 137 SAGA “XL” Series 2. DVR SEARCH Within a local area network environment (LAN), it is possible to automatically scan and list available DVRs to be added to the DVR list. Click on DVR SEARCH to open the DVR Search window. Click on SEARCH, and available DVRs will be listed.
  • Page 138 SAGA “XL” Series 3. HDD SEARCH The hard disk drive from the DVR can be directly connected to a PC, where the files can be searched and played back through the DVR Viewer. Click on HDD SEARCH to open the HDD Search window Select a hard disk drive, and then click on Recorded channels will be shown in the...
  • Page 139 SAGA “XL” Series If the desired file is not listed in the current folder, then select the folder in which the files are saved by clicking on FOLDER SELECT. Select a file to view, and then click on PLAY to begin the playback.
  • Page 140 SAGA “XL” Series 5 ~ 9 DVRS 10 ~ 16 DVRS 6. VIEWER OPTION Viewer option defines the administrative options for the DVR Viewer, such as display options and the IP address of the Dynamic IP Server, and user management to create user name and passwords for additional users to access the DVR Viewer.
  • Page 141 SAGA “XL” Series a. Display Check or uncheck various On Screen Display options as needed. By default, Channel Title, Event and Frame Rate are checked. b. Dynamic IP Server Modify the IP address for the Dynamic IP Servers as needed. The default IP addresses are: Primary Server: 211.174.251.155 Secondary Server: 211.174.251.160...
  • Page 142 SAGA “XL” Series Modify the administrator’s description and passwords as needed. Up to 20 alphanumeric characters can be entered for the password. Press CHANGE to save the modification. To add additional users, click on ADD. Enter the user name, description for the user, password and access privileges, and then click on SAVE to add the new user.
  • Page 143 SAGA “XL” Series 7. CHANNEL DISPLAY WINDOW Live or playback video from the DVR is transmitted and displayed up to 16 channels. Each channel displays information regarding the specific channel according to the settings in VIEWER OPTION. 8. DVR CLOSE The connected DVR can be disconnected by clicking on this button.
  • Page 144 SAGA “XL” Series and functions are identical to the front buttons of the SAGA “XL” series DVR. For more information on button functions, please see 2.1 FRONT PANEL LAYOUT under II. SAGA “XL” SERIES DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER LAYOUT on page 17. 16.
  • Page 145 SAGA “XL” Series 18. STATUS Displays the DVR’s current status on System, Record and Network. 18.1 System System status displays the following information: Video type Software version Hardware version Current temperature of the DVR in both Celsius and Fahrenheit Total number of hard disk drives Recording mode of the hard disk drives Total space of fixed hard disk drive Remaining free space of fixed hard disk drive...
  • Page 146 SAGA “XL” Series 19. PRINT In live or playback mode, select any of the channels and then click on PRINT to bring up the screen print window. a. Zoom in / out Click the + or – button to zoom in and out for the detailed view of the picture. b.
  • Page 147 SAGA “XL” Series 20. COPY The data on the DVR can be downloaded onto the PC using the COPY function. The data can also be backed up directly onto available backup media on the DVR. a. Available data Displays available data to be downloaded. b.
  • Page 148 SAGA “XL” Series h. DVR media Select the media on which the DVR will utilize for backup. All three USB ports and the internal DVD burner can be selected. Copy Click on copy after all parameters for downloading. DVR copy After selecting the media to be backed up on the DVR, click on DVR COPY to begin the backup process on the DVR.
  • Page 149 SAGA “XL” Series a. Log list window List of DVR logs from the most recent to the oldest. b. Search Click on search to view available log list. c. Search time Select the year, month, date, hour, minutes and seconds of the end of the log list to retrieve.
  • Page 150 SAGA “XL” Series b. Rewind This button can be toggled for rewind speed of 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x and 128x. c. Reverse slow This button can be toggled for a slow reverse playback speed of 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x, 1/16x, 1/32x, 1/64x and 1/128x.
  • Page 151 SAGA “XL” Series 34. LIVE / PLAYBACK BUTTON STATUS During live or playback, this window will display the direction and the speed of the playback direction. 35. RELAY 4 Manually trigger relay 4 on the DVR. The relay 4 option must be set to user option. 36.

  • Page 152: Dvr Viewer - Live Mode

    SAGA “XL” Series 10.4 DVR VIEWER - LIVE MODE Click on the DVR LIST, highlight a desired DVR and then click on CONNECT. a. DVR’s local time Displays the DVR’s local date and time b. Event message Displays the channel’s event messages, alarm and motion.
  • Page 153 SAGA “XL” Series c. Channel window The DVR channel window can be double-clicked for a full screen mode. The channel window can also be zoomed by dragging the left mouse button over the channel window. The size of the box created by dragging will be the outline of the channel window to be zoomed in.

  • Page 154: Dvr Viewer - Playback Mode

    SAGA “XL” Series 10.5 DVR VIEWER – PLAYBACK MODE Any DVRs that are connected online can be accessed to do data search remotely from the DVR and then transmit to the DVR viewer for remote playback. a. DVR’s playback time Displays the DVR’s playback date and time.

  • Page 155: Time Search

    SAGA “XL” Series d. DVR functions Some of the DVR functions may not be available depending on what user account the DVR Viewer has been signed on with, and also with what user level password the DVR has been connected to. e.

  • Page 156: Calendar Search

    SAGA “XL” Series Select the channel for playback. Select the year, month, day and time for the playback, or slide the time bar to the desired time. Click on PLAY to begin the remote playback. 10.5.2 CALENDAR SEARCH Click on CALENDAR to display the Calendar Search window.

  • Page 157: Event

    SAGA “XL” Series 10.5.3 EVENT Click on EVENT to display the Event Search window. The first 500 events are listed chronologically, from the most recent to the oldest. Select an event and then click on PLAY to begin remote playback. If the desired event is not listed in the current window, then follow the following steps.

  • Page 158: Text

    SAGA “XL” Series Select the year, month, day and time for the end of the event list for playback. The list can be advanced to the next 500 lists by clicking on NEXT. Highlight the desired event and then click on PLAY to begin the remote playback.
  • Page 159 SAGA “XL” Series Select the channel for the text string search. Enter the text string to search. Leave blank for a wild card (all items) search. Select the year, month, day and time for the end of the search time. Click on SEARCH to list data that match the text string.

  • Page 160: Block

    SAGA “XL” Series Highlight a text string, and then click on PLAY to begin the remote playback. The listing can be saved as a List file format. 10.5.5 BLOCK Click on BLOCK to display the Logical Block Address Search window. The first 500 data is displayed in chronological order, from the most recent to the oldest.
  • Page 161 SAGA “XL” Series Select the year, month, day and time for the end of the data. If the desired date and time is not found, then click on NEXT to display the next 500 Logical Block Addresses. Highlight a desired block time and then click on PLAY to begin the remote playback.

  • Page 162: Dvr Player - Setup

    SAGA “XL” Series 10.6 DVR PLAYER – SETUP The DVR Viewer can change the settings on the DVR remotely. The features and settings are identical to that of the DVR menu. For more information, please see V. DVR MENU on page 77. Click on SETUP and the password prompt will be displayed.

  • Page 163: Quick Setup

    SAGA “XL” Series 5. SYSTEM SETUP 6. LINK 7. DOWNLOAD Update the DVR’s firmware using the download menu. 8. READ FROM FILE Load DVR settings from a DVR setup file. 9. SAVE TO FILE Save DVR settings to a DVR setup file. 10.

  • Page 164: Screen

    SAGA “XL” Series 10.6.2 SCREEN 10.6.2.1 Position a. CRT: adjust the screen position for the main video output. b. VGA: adjust the screen position for the VGA video output. 10.6.2.2 Auto Sequence a. Auto-Single: select the single channel dwell time. b.

  • Page 165: Title

    SAGA “XL” Series 10.6.2.4 Title a. Channel Title (text mode) Enter up to eight alphanumeric characters for channel titles. b. Clear Clear the bitmap drawing. c. Move Move the bitmap drawing in the grids. d. Font Select the font for bitmap conversion. e.

  • Page 166: Multiscreen

    SAGA “XL” Series 10.6.2.5 Multiscreen Customize the channels to be displayed in 4E, 6, 7, 9B, 10 and 13 channel view modes. 10.6.2.6 Covert a. Channels 1 through 16: on / off. b. Select: live, play, network, LV & PB, LV & NW, PB &...

  • Page 167: Record

    SAGA “XL” Series 10.6.3 RECORD 10.6.3.1 Record a. Schedule Record: click on a hour block and then click Schedule Record on / off. b. Monday through Sunday: select the record program. c. Repeat Record: on / off. d. Repeat Record Alarm: 5% through 10%, off. e.

  • Page 168: Holiday

    SAGA “XL” Series 10.6.3.3 Holiday a. Holiday Record: on / off. b. Holiday Setup: enter the holidays. 10.6.4 EVENT 10.6.4.1 Event a. Event Check: on / off. b. Event Screen Mode: screen hold, event full, event multi, event full return, event multi return. c.

  • Page 169: Sensor Input

    SAGA “XL” Series Select the grid size. Use the left mouse button to draw motion detection area and use the right mouse button to erase motion detection area. Use the buttons at the bottom of the screen to set or clear motion detection all area of the screen.

  • Page 170: System

    SAGA “XL” Series 10.6.5 SYSTEM 10.6.5.1 System a. Video Standard: PAL, NTSC, auto. b. Language: English, Korean, Japanese, Polish, Spanish, Russian and Chinese. c. Remote Control ID: All, 11 through 14, 21 through 24, 31 through 34 and 41 through 44. d.

  • Page 171: Password

    Dynamic IP Server: enter the Dynamic IP Server address. h. Backup IP Server: enter backup IP Server address. Network Live Image Size (VT-XL1680 only): select network transmission size. 10.6.6.2 RS-232C a. Baud Rate: select the communication speed. b. Data Bit: select the data bit.

  • Page 172: 171

    SAGA “XL” Series 10.6.6.3 RS-485 a. System ID: select the system ID. b. Output Mode: select the output mode. c. Baud Rate: select the communication speed. d. Data Bit: select the data bit. e. Parity Bit: select the parity bit. Stop Bit: select the stop bit.

  • Page 173: Download

    SAGA “XL” Series 10.6.7 DOWNLOAD The DVR’s firmware can be updated from the client software. Please remember that once the upgrade process begins, the connection must not be severed or interrupted. 10.6.7.1 DVR Logo Select Reserved. 10.6.7.2 Firmware Download Click on FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD, and the DVR firmware open window will open.
  • Page 174 SAGA “XL” Series The file will begin loading onto the DVR. Once the download is complete, the DVR will begin flashing the new firmware. Once the upgrade is finished and successful, the DVR viewer will display “DVR Upgraded Successfully!!” Restart the DVR, and the new firmware will be in effect.

  • Page 175: Specifications

    SAGA “XL” Series XI. SPECIFICATIONS 11.1 VT-XL840 Video Video Standard NTSC & PAL Standards, automatic configuration Video Input 8 Channels BNC Input Level 1.0 Vp-p ± 10% Composite, 75 Ohm Balanced. Loop Through Output 8 Channels BNC w/ Automatic Signal Boost Main Video Output 1.0 Vp-p Composite, 75 Ohm Balanced Spot Video Output...
  • Page 176 SAGA “XL” Series Storage Internal Storage 4 Hard Drives, 1 removable, 3.75 Terabytes Maximum External Storage 40 Hard Drives, 30 Terabytes Maximum Speed 5400 RPM Minimum, 7200 RPM Maximum 45Mhz DMA Hard Drive Type EIDE Compatible Seek Time Faster than 9.0ms average Expansion Bay Interface USB 2.0 Data Redundancy...

  • Page 177: Vt-Xl1680

    SAGA “XL” Series 11.2 VT-XL1680 Video Video Standard NTSC & PAL Standards, automatic configuration Video Input 16 Channels BNC Input Level 1.0 Vp-p ± 10% Composite, 75 Ohm Balanced. Loop Through Output 16 Channels BNC w/ Automatic Signal Boost Main Video Output 1.0 Vp-p Composite, 75 Ohm Balanced...
  • Page 178 SAGA “XL” Series Storage Internal Storage 4 Hard Drives, 1 removable, 3.75 Terabytes Maximum External Storage 40 Hard Drives, 30 Terabytes Maximum Speed 5400 RPM Minimum, 7200 RPM Maximum 45Mhz DMA Hard Drive Type EIDE Compatible Seek Time Faster than 9.0ms average Expansion Bay Interface USB 2.0 Data Redundancy...

  • Page 179: Technical Support

    XII. TECHNICAL SUPPORT Please read the manual thoroughly before contacting the vendor or the manufacturer. If you still have questions or problems operating the DVR correctly, then please contact: VITEK INDUSTRIAL VIDEO PRODUCTS, INC. 28492 Constellation Road Valencia, CA 91355...
  • Page 180 SAGA “XL” Series APPENDIX I TIME ZONE LISTING GMT-12:00 International Date Line West GMT-11:00 Midway Island, Samoa GMT-10:00 Hawaii GMT-09:00 Alaska GMT-08:00 Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana GMT-07:00 Arizona GMT-07:00 Chihuahua, La Paz, Mazatlan GMT-07:00 Mountain Time (US & Canada) GMT-06:00 Central America GMT-06:00...
  • Page 181 SAGA “XL” Series GMT+03:00 Nairobi GMT+03:30 Tehran GMT+04:00 Abu Dhabi, Muscat GMT+04:00 Baku, Tbilisi, Yeveran GMT+04:30 Kabul GMT+05:00 Ekaterinburg GMT+05:00 Islamabad, Karachi, Tashkent GMT+05:30 Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi GMT+05:45 Kathmandu GMT+06:00 Almaty, Novosibirsk GMT+06:00 Astana, Dhaka GMT+06:00 Sri Jayawardenepura GMT+06:30 Rangoon GMT+07:00...

  • Page 182: Index

    SAGA “XL” Series INDEX DISPLAY............18, 35, 83 DNS ........15, 33, 119, 135, 144, 170 Domain Name ..........119, 135 ADVANCED OPERATION .......49, 128 DOMAIN NAME SERVER........33 ADVANCED PLAYBACK .........61 DOWN DIRECTIONAL BUTTON ......19 ADVANCED RECORDING ........59 DOWNLOAD ............172 ALARM..........19, 21, 24, 43, 60 DVD-RW ..........15, 18, 49, 70 ALARM INPUT ............21 DVR ..
  • Page 183 SAGA “XL” Series FOCUS OUT ............19, 24 Motion Detection ............167 FRAMES PER SECOND ........149 MOTION RECORDING..........61 FREEZE..........19, 24, 37, 38 MOUSE..............25 FULL SCREEN DISPLAY ........36 Multiscreen.............165 FUNCTION MULTISCREEN ............86 button ............17, 24, 58 Network..............170 GATEWAY ...............33 NETWORK.............118 GROUND ..............22 NORMAL RECORD ..........94 normally closed circuit..........60 normally open circuit ..........60 NUMERIC BUTTONS ........17, 24...
  • Page 184 VIDEO LOSS RECORDING ........60 Spot................165 VIDEO STANDARD ..........111 SPOT ..........17, 21, 23, 88, 89 VT-XL1680..4, 14, 20, 21, 35, 79, 89, 97, 120, 170 SPOT INPUT............21 VT-XL840....4, 14, 20, 21, 35, 36, 79, 89, 97 SPOT MONITOR ..........17, 23 SPOT OUTPUT............21...

  • Page 185: Notes

    SAGA “XL” Series NOTES...
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