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SAGA “ST” Series

4.4.1 SINGLE SCREEN VIEW MODE.............................................................. 37

4.4.2 MULTI SCREEN VIEW MODE ................................................................ 37

4.5 ZOOM ............................................................................................................... 38

4.6 PICTURE-IN-PICTURE..................................................................................... 39

4.7 SPOT MONITOR .............................................................................................. 40

4.8 BASIC RECORDING ........................................................................................ 41

4.9 BASIC PLAYBACK ........................................................................................... 42

4.9.1 PLAY / REVERSE PLAY / PAUSE / STOP ............................................. 42

4.9.2 FAST FORWARD / REWIND .................................................................. 43

4.9.3 PICTURE-BY-PICTURE .......................................................................... 43

4.9.4 SLOW ...................................................................................................... 44

4.9.5 LOOP PLAYBACK................................................................................... 44

4.9.6 BOOKMARK ............................................................................................ 45

4.9.7 AUDIO PLAYBACK ................................................................................. 46

V. ADVANCED OPERATION ....................................................................................... 47

5.1 BACKUP ........................................................................................................... 47

5.1.1 CD-RW / DVD-RW................................................................................... 47

5.1.2 CD-R........................................................................................................ 50

5.1.3 USB FLASH MEMORY............................................................................ 52

5.1.4 EXTERNAL HARD DISK DRIVE ............................................................. 54

5.1.5 COPY STATUS ....................................................................................... 54

5.1.6 COPY STOP............................................................................................ 55

5.2 PAN / TILT / ZOOM CAMERA CONTROL........................................................ 56

5.2.1 BASIC PAN / TILT / ZOOM CONTROL ................................................... 56

5.2.2 CREATING AND MOVING TO PRESET POINTS................................... 56

5.3 ADVANCED RECORDING ............................................................................... 57

5.3.1 ALARM RECORDING ............................................................................. 57

5.3.2 VIDEO LOSS RECORDING .................................................................... 58

5.3.3 MOTION RECORDING ........................................................................... 58

5.4 ADVANCED PLAYBACK .................................................................................. 59

5.4.1 CALENDAR SEARCH ............................................................................. 59

5.4.2 SEARCH & COPY ................................................................................... 60

5.4.3 TIME SEARCH ........................................................................................ 63

5.4.4 EVENT SEARCH..................................................................................... 64

5.4.5 BLOCK SEARCH..................................................................................... 66

5.4.6 FILE SEARCH ......................................................................................... 68

5.4.7 BOOKMARK SEARCH ............................................................................ 69

5.4.8 TEXT SEARCH........................................................................................ 70

5.4.9 LOG FILE SEARCH................................................................................. 72

VI. DVR MENU.............................................................................................................. 75

6.1 QUICK SETUP.................................................................................................. 76

6.1.1 QUICK SETUP ........................................................................................ 76

6.1.2 IMAGE SIZE ............................................................................................ 76

6.1.3 RECORD FRAME.................................................................................... 77

6.1.4 EVENT..................................................................................................... 77

6.1.5 PRE-RECORD TIME ............................................................................... 77

Summary of Contents for SAGA "ST" Series

Page 1: ...lient 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 30 ips Half D1 720 x 240 60 ips and CIF 360 x 240 120 ips recording Maximum File Size of 5K CIF 7K Half D1 10K D1 Continuous Motion Alarm V Loss Scheduled record...

Page 2: ...ing contains the following contents 1 One SAGA ST series DVR 2 One AC Adaptor 3 One Power Cable 4 One Remote Controller 5 DVR Viewer Program CD 6 This Instruction Manual 7 Two AAA batteries 8 Rack Mount Ears and screws If any of the contents are missing please contact the Vitek Customer Help Desk immediately ...

Page 3: ...ightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenanc...

Page 4: ...nslated into any language in any form by any means without prior written permission of 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 Trademark Acknowledgements Saga Series Dig...

Page 5: ...a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by on or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an out...

Page 6: ...se note that the Digital Video Recorders are intended for surveillance use and should never be used in a manner that invades other people s privacy or contravenes international or domestic privacy act and its regulations Please be advised that in certain cases the monitoring of individuals private properties or commercial properties may contravene legal rights of such individuals even if the image...

Page 7: ...or unplug the power cord from the power outlet 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 Disassembly or alteration may result in high voltage electric shock Internal inspections alterations and repairs should be conducted b...

Page 8: ...ower cord Any of these actions may cause an electrical short circuit which may lead to fire or electrical shock Do not handle the device or power cord with wet hands Handling it with wet hands may lead to electrical shock When unplugging the cord ensure that you hold the solid portion of the plug Pulling on the flexible portion of the cord may damage or expose the wire and insulation creating the ...

Page 9: ...tween hot and cold temperatures may cause condensation water droplets to form on its external and internal surfaces You can avoid this by placing the equipment in an airtight re sealable plastic bag and letting it adjust to temperature changes slowly before removing it from the bag If Condensation forms inside the Digital Video Recorder Stop using the equipment immediately if you detect condensati...

Page 10: ...16 II SAGA ST SERIES DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER LAYOUT 17 2 1 FRONT PANEL LAYOUT 17 2 2 REAR PANEL LAYOUT 20 2 3 IR REMOTE CONTROLLER 23 2 4 MOUSE CONTROL 25 III INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 26 3 1 CONNECTIONS LAYOUT 26 3 2 VT XHD10U 27 3 3 EXTERNAL TERMINAL CONNECTION 28 3 3 1 TIME ADJUST 28 3 3 2 RELAY OUTPUT 28 3 3 3 ALARM SENSOR INPUT 29 3 3 4 VGA PIN LAYOUT 30 3 3 5 RS 232C PIN LAYOUT 30 IV BASIC...

Page 11: ... 1 4 EXTERNAL HARD DISK DRIVE 54 5 1 5 COPY STATUS 54 5 1 6 COPY STOP 55 5 2 PAN TILT ZOOM CAMERA CONTROL 56 5 2 1 BASIC PAN TILT ZOOM CONTROL 56 5 2 2 CREATING AND MOVING TO PRESET POINTS 56 5 3 ADVANCED RECORDING 57 5 3 1 ALARM RECORDING 57 5 3 2 VIDEO LOSS RECORDING 58 5 3 3 MOTION RECORDING 58 5 4 ADVANCED PLAYBACK 59 5 4 1 CALENDAR SEARCH 59 5 4 2 SEARCH COPY 60 5 4 3 TIME SEARCH 63 5 4 4 EVE...

Page 12: ...IDAY 93 6 4 EVENT 94 6 4 1 MOTION DETECTION 94 6 4 2 EVENT SCREEN MODE 96 6 4 3 EVENT CHECK 96 6 4 4 EVENT MESSAGE 96 6 4 5 EVENT MESSAGE RESET 97 6 4 6 EVENT BUZZER 97 6 4 7 SENSOR INPUT 97 6 4 8 RELAY OUTPUT 98 6 5 SYSTEM 99 6 5 1 HARD DISK DRIVE 99 6 5 1 1 HDD configuration 99 6 5 1 2 Rec HDD initialize 100 6 5 1 3 Backup HDD initialize 101 6 5 2 CLOCK 101 6 5 2 1 Date Time 101 6 5 2 2 Time Adj...

Page 13: ...ress 1 through 10 119 VII SEARCH 120 BACK 120 VIII COPY 120 IX EXIT 121 9 1 SAVE ONLY 121 9 2 SAVE AND EXIT 121 9 3 EXIT WITHOUT SAVE 122 X CLIENT PROGRAM 123 10 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT 123 10 2 INSTALLING THE DVR VIEWER 123 10 3 DVR VIEWER LAYOUT 125 10 4 DVR VIEWER LIVE MODE 142 10 5 DVR VIEWER PLAYBACK MODE 144 10 5 1 TIME SEARCH 145 10 5 2 CALENDAR SEARCH 146 10 5 3 EVENT 147 10 5 4 TEXT 148 10 5...

Page 14: ... 6 5 SYSTEM 160 10 6 5 1 System 160 10 6 5 2 HDD 160 10 6 5 3 CLOCK 160 10 6 5 3 PASSWORD 161 10 6 6 LINK 161 10 6 6 1 Network 161 10 6 6 2 RS 232C 161 10 6 6 3 RS 485 162 10 6 6 4 PTZ 162 10 6 6 5 E mail 162 10 6 7 DOWNLOAD 163 XI SPECIFICATIONS 165 11 1 VT ST420 165 11 2 VT ST820 167 11 3 VT ST1620 169 XII TECHNICAL SUPPORT 171 APPENDIX I 172 TIME ZONE LISTING 172 INDEX 174 NOTES 177 ...

Page 15: ...se F COVERT MODE Hide channels in live playback and network transmission 1 2 RECORDING A RECORDING Maximum recording speed of 120 pps in VT ST1620 VT ST820 and VT ST420 B MULTIPLE RECORDING OPTIONS Manual event and schedule recording C VERSATILE EVENT RECORDING Motion alarm and video loss recording option with dedicated pre and post recording per channel D AUDIO RECORDING 4 channel audio recording...

Page 16: ... DVD RW CD RW Built in DVD RW optical drive enables easy backup to DVD RW or CD RW Data retrieval is made simple with a mini viewer that application is automatically included on disks burned with a SAGA DVR B USB 2 0 Three available USB 2 0 ports allow the use of numerous USB 2 0 backup devices including VT XHD10U external HDD add on bays individual external hard drives external optical drives and...

Page 17: ...ta redundant or event copy only 1 7 SYSTEM A 2 INDEPENDENT WATCHDOGS Reliable hardware and software watchdogs that monitor the system stability at all times B EASY UPDATE Easy update upgrade via USB 2 0 compliant memory stick or through the client program C SIMULTANEOUS MULTIPLE VIDEO OUTPUT a Composite BNC main monitor output b VGA main monitor output c S Video Output d Single channel spot monito...

Page 18: ...ous function and menu screens 4 MENU UP DIRECTIONAL BUTTON a Accesses the main menu screen b Tilts up in PTZ mode c Navigates up in the menu screen d Moves the zoom box up in zoom mode 5 LIVE This button exits the playback mode and returns to the live monitoring mode Pressing this button once more will toggle between live and paused playback mode 6 RECORD This button starts and stops the recording...

Page 19: ...ternal hard drives external optical drives and USB memory sticks 12 DISPLAY This button is used to toggle between multiple display modes 16 channel 13 channel 10 channel 9 channel 7 channel 6 channel and 4 channel split screen display modes 13 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 ...

Page 20: ... a Enters the copy menu screen b Switches the PTZ camera to auto focus mode in PTZ mode 20 PTZ BOOKMARK a Enters PTZ control mode b Creates a bookmark during playback mode 21 SEARCH PRESET a Enters the search menu screen b Sets the preset positions in PTZ mode 22 FUNCTION a Used in conjunction with the USER option for Relay 4 of the alarm output b Controls PTZ movement speed in PTZ mode 23 STATUS ...

Page 21: ...SAGA ST Series 20 2 2 REAR PANEL LAYOUT VT ST420 VT ST820 VT ST1620 1 5 4 3 2 7 8 6 10 9 11 12 13 17 16 15 14 18 1 5 4 3 2 7 8 6 10 9 11 12 13 16 15 14 18 17 1 5 4 3 2 7 8 6 10 9 11 12 13 16 15 14 18 17 ...

Page 22: ... connector for audio channels 3 and 4 input 8 POWER SWITCH This switch turns the DVR on or off 9 CAMERA LOOP OUTPUT Self terminating BNC connectors for composite video signal loop output 10 MAIN MONITOR OUTPUT BNC connector for main monitor composite video signal output 11 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...

Page 23: ...ut 1 through 4 16 TIME SYNCHRONIZATION Input and Output terminal blocks for time synchronization between DVRs 17 ALARM INPUT Alarm input 1 through 4 on VT ST420 1 through 8 on VT ST820 and 1 through 16 on VT ST1620 18 POWER IN DC power socket for 12VDC 5 Amps ...

Page 24: ...23 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 1 4 3 8 10 11 14 13 19 18 22 23 2 5 6 9 12 15 16 17 20 21 25 24 7 ...

Page 25: ... DIGITAL ZOOM RIGHT DIRECTIONAL BUTTON 10 AUTOMATIC SEQUENCE FOCUS OUT DECREASE VALUE 11 FREEZE FOCUS IN INCREASE VALUE 12 SEARCH PRESET 13 COPY AUTOFOCUS 14 PTZ BOOKMARK 15 SLOW 16 PLAY PAUSE 17 FAST 18 LIVE 19 DIRECTION 20 RECORD 21 MULTI DISPLAY 22 TEXT 23 AUDIO SELECT 24 NUMERIC BUTTONS CHANNEL SELECT 25 FUNCTION ...

Page 26: ...n 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 RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON a Single click in the main window enter main menu b Double click in the menu screen exit to main screen 1 2 3 ...

Page 27: ...SAGA ST Series 26 III INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 3 1 CONNECTIONS LAYOUT ...

Page 28: ...SAGA ST Series 27 3 2 VT XHD10U ...

Page 29: ...E INPUT TTL 2 TIME REFERENCE OUTPUT NO DESCRIPTION NO DESCRIPTION 1 NO Normal Open 7 NO Normal Open 2 CM Common 8 CM Common 3 NC Normal Close ALARM 9 NC Normal Close MD 4 NO Normal Open 10 NO Normal Open 5 CM Common 11 CM Common 6 NC Normal Close V LOSS 12 NC Normal Close POWER USER NOT USED HDD ERROR To Other Time Adjust Terminals ...

Page 30: ... 5 EXTERNAL ALARM 5 INPUT 6 EXTERNAL ALARM 6 INPUT 7 EXTERNAL ALARM 7 INPUT 8 EXTERNAL ALARM 8 INPUT G ALARM IN COMMON GND 9 EXTERNAL ALARM 9 INPUT 10 EXTERNAL ALARM 10 INPUT 11 EXTERNAL ALARM 11 INPUT 12 EXTERNAL ALARM 12 INPUT G ALARM IN COMMON GND 13 EXTERNAL ALARM 13 INPUT 14 EXTERNAL ALARM 14 INPUT 15 EXTERNAL ALARM 15 INPUT 16 EXTERNAL ALARM 16 INPUT G ALARM IN COMMON GND ...

Page 31: ... Blue Video 75ohm 0 7Vp p 4 12 Reserved 13 HSYNC or CSYNC Horizontal or Composite Sync 14 VSYNC Vertical Sync 15 Reserved No Description No Description 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 6 DSR Data Set Ready 2 RxD Receive data 7 RTS RS232C RX TX data 3 TxD Transmit data 8 CTS RS232C RX TX data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 9 RI Ring Indicator 5 GND Signal Ground ...

Page 32: ...ayed either in percentage or in Gigabytes If the hard drive overwrite is set to on the counter will remain as 0 and the DVR will continue to write on to the hard drive from the beginning The counter will remain 0 as long as the hard drive is full with previously recorded data and will display its original size once the hard drive is formatted In playback mode it displays the direction and the spee...

Page 33: ...tion screen 1 FIXED HDD TOTAL SPACE Displays the total amount of installed hard drive space including the hard drive space in the expansion bays 2 FIXED HDD FREE SPACE Displays the available remaining hard drive space including the hard drive space in the expansion bays 3 BACKUP HDD TOTAL SPACE Displays the total amount of backup hard drive space including the hard drive space in the expansion bay...

Page 34: ...ys currently assigned IP address 11 SUBNET MASK Displays currently assigned subnet mask 12 GATEWAY Displays currently assigned gateway 13 DNS DOMAIN NAME SERVER Displays currently assigned DNS server information 14 PORT Displays currently assigned network port 15 DYNAMIC IP SERVER Displays currently assigned backup IP server 16 MAC ADDRESS Displays the DVR s MAC address Media Access Control addres...

Page 35: ...nd for VT ST820 and 480 frames per second for VT ST1620 4 3 1 LIVE VIEW MODE SEQUENCE Press the DISPLAY button to toggle between different view modes 4 3 1 1 VT ST1620 16 Channel Mode 13 Channel Mode 10 Channel Mode 9 Channel Mode A 9 Channel Mode B 7 Channel Mode 6 Channel Mode 4 Channel Mode A 4 Channel Mode B 4 Channel Mode D 4 Channel Mode E 4 Channel Mode C ...

Page 36: ...directly display the channel on the monitor Press 10 then a secondary number for any channel numbers higher than 9 Press channel 1 button to directly display channel 1 8 Channel Mode A 7 Channel Mode 6 Channel Mode 4 Channel Mode A 4 Channel Mode B 4 Channel Mode D 4 Channel Mode E 4 Channel Mode C ...

Page 37: ...nclude single channel display into the automatic sequence Any of the view modes can be skipped by selecting the dwell time to 0 4 4 FREEZE The freeze function allows the user to freeze the live view mode at any given time There are two modes in which the freeze function is effective single screen full screen mode and multi screen mode 16 Channel Mode 10 Channel Mode 7 Channel Mode 4 Channel Mode A...

Page 38: ... more to unfreeze the screen 4 4 2 MULTI SCREEN VIEW MODE In any multi screen view mode press the FREEZE button and FREEZE will be displayed in the upper left corner of the screen Please note that none of the channels will be frozen immediately Press the numeric buttons for the channels to be frozen In the example to the left channel 2 3 5 7 8 and 15 have been frozen Press the numeric buttons for ...

Page 39: ...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 Press the ZOOM button to enter the zoom mode The initial zoom ratio is 2X the normal size Use the directional buttons to move the zoom window to the desired location Press the ESC button to exit out of the zoom mode ...

Page 40: ...umeric 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 Use the directional buttons to place the PIP window to the desired location on the screen Press the ESC button to exit from the PIP mode ...

Page 41: ...fferent tasks such as playback The ST series offers a single channel spot output During any view modes press the SPOT button for Spot Monitor Mode Press any channel numbers to display the channel in full screen mode on the spot monitor The spot monitor will display the channel accordingly Press the SPOT button to exit from the Spot Monitor Mode ...

Page 42: ...CH ONLY CH ONLY CH ONLY CH ONLY CH ONLY CH ONLY CH ONLY IMAGE SIZE 720X240 360X240 360X24 0 360X240 720X24 0 720X24 0 720X240 720X48 0 720X48 0 720X480 NORMAL RECORD 0 4 3 7 2 1 3 1 1 1 EVENT SINGLE 15 30 15 30 3 10 EVENT COMPLEX 0 7 3 1 NORMAL QUALITY FINE LOW FINE SUPERFI NE LOW FINE SUPERFI NE LOW FINE SUPERFI NE EVENT QUALITY FINE LOW FINE SUPERFI NE LOW FINE SUPERFI NE LOW FINE SUPERFI NE PRE...

Page 43: ...k from the earliest recorded data if the playback mode is entered for the first time 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 44: ...t is 2X 4X 8X 16X 32X 64X and 128X Pressing the DIRECTION button will change the direction of fast forward to rewind while maintaining the same speed 4 9 3 PICTURE BY PICTURE Pause the playback by pressing the PLAY PAUSE button Press the FORWARD PICTURE BY PICTURE button to review and to advance through the recorded data picture by picture Press the REVERSE PICTURE BY PICTURE button to play in rev...

Page 45: ...TION button will change the direction of slow playback to the opposite direction while maintaining the same speed 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 POSIT...

Page 46: ...ck is repeated 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 Press the BOOKMARK button to mark the current location ...

Page 47: ...al time regardless of the recording speed To listen into the desired audio channel press the AUDIO SEL button and then channel 1 through 4 By default the audio will playback along with the equivalent video camera i e channel 1 audio will play back along with channel 1 video ...

Page 48: ...pied along with the content to facilitate viewing of the backup video on any Windows based personal computers All backup media will include a multi channel small viewer 5 1 1 CD RW DVD RW The SAGA Series DVR is equipped with a DVD RW CD RW drive for backups RW media was specifically chosen because of its unique ability to be used over and over Data backups can be written to the same RW disk until ...

Page 49: ...rocess The process may take up to approximately 20 minutes depending on the format of the backup disk When the process is completed SUCCESS will be displayed Press the ESC button to return to the previous menu Highlight COPY and then press the ENTER button to access the copy submenu Select INTERNAL CD RW DVD by pressing the or button ...

Page 50: ...he period to be backed up and then press the ENTER button to start the backup When prompted enter an eight digit numeric password to encrypt the backup This password will be needed to later retrieve the data Data encryption can be bypassed by pressing the ESC button The backup progress is displayed on the right upper corner of the screen and will disappear automatically when the backup process is ...

Page 51: ...ng all available data for playback 5 1 2 CD R Press the COPY button to enter the COPY screen Highlight COPY and then press the ENTER button to access the copy submenu Select INTERNAL CD RW DVD by pressing the or button Select the location of the file to be backed up from If the location is unknown leave the HDD ID on NORMAL ...

Page 52: ...git numeric password to encrypt the backup This password will be needed to later retrieve the data Data encryption can be bypassed by pressing the ESC button The DVR will start creating a buffer for the selected data to be backed up The status of the buffer being created will be displayed in the upper right corner of the screen The backup progress is displayed on the right upper corner of the scre...

Page 53: ...VRs z SANDISK Cruzer Mini all capacities z SANDISK Cruzer Micro all capacities z LEXAR JumpDrive Lightening all capacities z MEMOREX TravelDrive all capacities z I O MAGIC Giga Bank 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 memo...

Page 54: ...ing time and the end time of the period to be backed up and then press the ENTER button to start the backup When prompted enter an eight digit numeric password to encrypt the backup This password will be needed to later retrieve the data Data encryption can be bypassed by pressing the ESC button The backup progress is displayed on the right upper corner of the screen and will disappear automatical...

Page 55: ...rocedure as the USB flash memory in section 5 1 2 5 1 5 COPY STATUS During any backup process a detailed description of the copy process can be viewed Copy status will display the start and end of the data to be backed up and the current time of the data being copied Press the COPY button to enter the COPY submenu Highlight COPY STATUS and then press the ENTER button to see the copy status Display...

Page 56: ... process Press the COPY button to enter the COPY submenu Highlight COPY and then press the ENTER button to access the copy submenu Instead of the normal copy submenu the DVR will display an option to stop the backup process Highlight YES and then press the ENTER button to stop the backup process ...

Page 57: ...ric button for the full screen view Press the PTZ button to enter the PTZ camera control mode Use the directional buttons for the pan and tilt movement buttons to focus in out or AF button for auto focus and the shuttle ring to zoom in and out The movement speed of the PTZ camera can be changed by pressing the FUNCTION button and then the or button to increase or decrease the speed 5 2 2 CREATING ...

Page 58: ...y that the proper program number is being used under RECORD SETUP There are two methods for event recording The first method is recording events in addition to manual recording and the second method is event recording only The first method involves leaving the REC button on to start recording manually and combining event recording This would be useful in a scenario where a location needs to be rec...

Page 59: ... occurs on channel 1 then the DVR can start recording on channel 2 3 and 4 Moreover the channel which loses the video signal will retain the last five seconds of the video to retain what occurred before the video loss Verify that the video loss option has been selected in either QUICK SETUP or RECORD PROGRAM The channel on which the video loss occurred will display the VLOSS message The REC button...

Page 60: ...es various search modes calendar search search copy time search event search block search file search bookmark search and text search 5 4 1 CALENDAR SEARCH Calendar search provides a quick overview of the year month day and hours of the day so that the data can be accessed relatively quickly Press the SEARCH button to access the search screen Highlight CALENDAR SEARCH and press the ENTER button to...

Page 61: ...hour period for the date The hour blocks that contain data will be displayed in yellow Move the highlight to the desired hour block and then press the ENTER button to start the playback Maneuver through the playback as needed Please see BASIC PLAYBACK on page 42 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...

Page 62: ...sk drive to retrieve the data from If unknown leave the HDD ID to 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 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 ...

Page 63: ...hlighted automatically for the backup medium selection Select the desired backup medium by pressing the and button Highlight START COPY and then press the ENTER button to start the backup procedure When prompted enter an eight digit numeric password to encrypt the backup This password will be needed to later retrieve the data Data encryption can be bypassed by pressing the ESC button When the pass...

Page 64: ...search provides an overview of the recorded data from the earliest available recording to the latest available recording Press the SEARCH button to access the search screen Highlight TIME SEARCH and then press the ENTER button to access the TIME SEARCH screen Select which hard disk drive to retrieve the data from If unknown leave the HDD ID on NORMAL ...

Page 65: ...ed 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 Please see BASIC PLAYBACK on page 42 5 4 4 EVENT SEARCH Event search provides an overview of the all event related recordings so that a specific event can be quickly pinpointed and accessed Press the SEARCH butto...

Page 66: ... channels need to be viewed in full screen mode highlight CHANNEL and then press the or button to view a specific channel Select the event type by pressing the and button 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 ...

Page 67: ...OCK SEARCH Block search has the capability to retrieve the recorded data even from hard drives that may have failed during the operation Block search reads the logical block addressing LBA of the hard disk drives where the recorded data are associated chronologically with the actual location of the files In other words even if the hard drives are damaged it may be possible to retrieve data from th...

Page 68: ...f the data to be retrieved Press the ENTER button and the list of data will appear in chronological order from the most recent to the oldest The data is associated with the logical block address of the hard disk drives Select the date and time and then press the ENTER button to start the playback Maneuver through the playback as needed Please see BASIC PLAYBACK on page 42 ...

Page 69: ...e USB flash memory or the external hard disk drive into the USB port Press the SEARCH button to access the search screen Highlight FILE SEARCH and then press the ENTER button to access the FILE SEARCH screen Select which medium to retrieve the data from by using the or button Press the ENTER button and the list of data will appear in chronological order from the oldest to the most recent ...

Page 70: ...42 5 4 7 BOOKMARK SEARCH Bookmark search looks up any bookmarks that have been added by the user Please see 4 8 6 BOOKMARK under 4 8 BASIC PLAYBACK on page 45 Press the SEARCH button to access the search screen Highlight BOOKMARK SEARCH and then press the ENTER button to access the BOOKMARK SEARCH screen Press the ENTER button to search for the list of bookmarks ...

Page 71: ... as needed Please see BASIC PLAYBACK on page 42 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 Press the SEARCH button to access the search screen Highlight TEXT SEARCH and then press the ENTER button to access Text Search submenu ...

Page 72: ... NORMAL Select the channel in which to search for the text string Select the year month date hour minutes and seconds of the end of the search time Highlight TEXT and then press the ENTER button to enter the text string to search Enter the text to be searched Leave black for a wild card all item search ...

Page 73: ... PLAYBACK on page 42 5 4 9 LOG FILE SEARCH The log file keeps a list of the important events that happened to the DVR The log file can be saved to a USB flash memory as a text file so that it can be viewed and archived to a computer The following are what the DVR keeps in its log file z Power on off z Power loss DVR restart z Changes in the menu z DVR initialization z HDD initialization z Network ...

Page 74: ...e year month date hour minutes and seconds of the end of the log list to retrieve Press the ENTER button and the log list will be listed in chronological order from the most recent to the oldest 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 ...

Page 75: ...SAGA ST Series 74 The log file will be saved as DvrLog log file Double click the left mouse button to open and view the log file ...

Page 76: ...s 75 VI DVR MENU Press the MENU button to access the main menu of the DVR The DVR menu consists of the following categories QUICK SETUP SCREEN SETUP RECORD SETUP SYSTEM SETUP EVENT SETUP LINK SETUP SEARCH EXIT COPY ...

Page 77: ...s pre and post recording time and audio record settings Moreover the activation of quick setup overrides any other recording settings as the quick setup supersedes regular record setup 6 1 1 QUICK SETUP Quick setup enables or disables the use of the quick setup settings The default is off 6 1 2 IMAGE SIZE Image size determines the recording picture size Available sizes are z CIF 360 X 240 z Half D...

Page 78: ...wing chart shows the maximum recording speed for each resolution Resolution CIF Half D1 D1 VT ST420 120 60 30 Recording speed per channel 30 15 7 8 VT ST820 120 60 30 Recording speed per channel 15 7 8 3 4 VT 1620 120 60 30 Recording speed per channel 7 8 3 4 1 2 6 1 4 EVENT Select the event to be used along with the recording The default is ALL Available options are z Alarm z Video Loss z Motion ...

Page 79: ...AUDIO RECORD Select the audio recording on or off for all eight channels The default is off 6 1 9 REMOTE CONTROL ID Select the identification number of the DVR There are a total of 16 available numbers to choose from The following numbers may be used z 11 through 14 z 21 through 24 z 31 through 34 z 41 through 44 z ALL For more information regarding the REMOTE CONTROL ID please see 6 5 6 REMOTE CO...

Page 80: ...ss the ENTER button to access four pages of the 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 The default is 3 The first page lists the sequence display duration for the quad display mode A through E six channel display mode and se...

Page 81: ...ion to include single channels Select the inclusion of single channels in the automatic sequence The default is off The third page lists the sequence display duration for channels 1 through 8 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 ...

Page 82: ... display option for the remaining space on the hard disk drive The default is on Select the display mode for the remaining free space on the hard disk drive The default is in percentage 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 ...

Page 83: ...title The default is on Select the display mode for the channel title The default is in text mode The bitmap mode title can only be edited using the client software 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 ...

Page 84: ...ons Press the ENTER button to select the characters Up to eight characters can be entered for the channel title 6 2 4 MULTI SCREEN Several multi screen viewing modes can be customized using any combination of cameras These viewing modes can be disabled and excluded from the view mode sequence Customizable multi screens include MULTI 4E MULTI 6 MULTI 7 MULTI 9B MULTI 10 AND MULTI 13 Highlight MULTI...

Page 85: ...nnel to customize and then press the or button to select the desired channel 6 2 5 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 Highlight the desired channel and press the or button to activate the covert mode The default is off for all channels ...

Page 86: ...tion By default the live view playback and network are affected by the covert mode Available options are z LIVE ONLY z PLAYBACK ONLY z NETWORK ONLY z LIVE AND PLAYBACK z LIVE AND NETWORK z PLAYBACK AND NETWORK z ALL Select the display of covert on or off If activated then the covert channel will display COVERT 6 2 6 SPOT Highlight SPOT and then press the ENTER button to access the spot monitor sub...

Page 87: ...or display mode z Manual z Event z Sequenced The default is manual Define the spot monitor sequence mode time from 1 to 60 seconds The default is 3 seconds The channels without video signals can be skipped Select on or off The default is on ...

Page 88: ...rding play modes backup mode and holiday recording schedules 6 3 1 RECORD SETUP There are 10 customizable Record Programs arranged in hourly blocks that can be individually scheduled and adjusted Scheduling allows the DVR to record at specific times even when the REC button is not on Highlight RECORD SETUP and press the ENTER button to access the record setup submenu ...

Page 89: ...Displays the hour blocks with schedule recording Schedule recording forces the DVR to record even when the REC button is off 4 Daily overview Displays the recording program for each hour block of the day Each hour block can be programmed with different recording programs Any of the hour blocks including all block can be further customized by highlighting and pressing the ENTER button 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 90: ... PROGRAM and then press the ENTER button to access the record program submenu 1 RECORD PROGRAM There are 10 available record programs from program 0 through program 9 Each program can be customized and executed from RECORD SETUP Please see 4 7 BASIC RECORDING under IV BASIC OPERATION section on page 40 for the default settings for each program Program 0 reflects QUICK SETUP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 91: ...ictures per second regardless of the resolution When an event is triggered the event channel will record at the defined recording rate 2 ALL CHANNELS All Channels mode allows the DVR to record any channel with event with up to 30 pictures per second regardless of the resolution then divides the remaining record rate among the rest of the channels For example on a VT ST820 recording all channels at...

Page 92: ...ion for each camera 0 ON OFF 6 IMAGE SIZE The DVR is capable of recording in three different resolutions CIF 360 x 240 Half D1 720 x 240 and D1 720 x 480 IMAGE TOTAL displays the recording rate calculated in CIF resolution and represents twice the rate of Half D1 resolution and four times the rate of D1 6 3 3 IMAGE QUALITY Image quality predicts how much time the DVR will record based on the recor...

Page 93: ...ble the audio recording option for channels 1 through 4 The default is off 6 3 5 REPEAT RECORD Highlight REPEAT RECORD and then press the ENTER button to access the audio record submenu Select the repeat recording option on or off The default is on Select the threshold at which the alarm will sound Select from 5 to 10 or off The default is 5 ...

Page 94: ...lity of fast moving objects such as PTZ cameras or cars passing by whereas FIELD mode greatly improves the playback picture quality even at one picture per second The default is FRAME 6 3 7 BACKUP MODE Select the recording mode for the backup hard disk drives Available options are z MIRROR create a real time duplicate copy of the normal recording hard disk drives z EVENT create a backup hard disk ...

Page 95: ...t 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 96: ...A SETUP and then press the ENTER button to access the motion grid setup screen Move the grey cursor around using the directional buttons and then press the ENTER button to disable each grid Press the ESC button to return to motion menu z No tint motion detection on z Green tint motion detection off The default is on for all grids Highlight TEST MOTION and then press the ENTER button to access moti...

Page 97: ...ode is changed into multiple channel view mode z EVENT F RTN when an event occurs the view mode is changed to that of the channel with the event and then returns to the previous view mode z EVENT M RTN when an event occurs the view mode is changed to multi channel view mode and then returns to the previous view mode The default mode is SCREEN HOLD 6 4 3 EVENT CHECK Select the EVENT CHECK option on...

Page 98: ...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 Select the sensor input type or the type of the circuit to be used with each channel Available options are normally closed NC normally open NO and not used The default is NOT USED ...

Page 99: ...light the relay output and then press or buttons to change to the desired output number The second page lists relay output options for channels 9 through 16 The third page lists the relay output time for relay outputs 1 through 3 Select the relay output time from 1 to 30 seconds The default time is 1 second The fourth relay can be customized to be used with the following options z POWER LOSS relay...

Page 100: ...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 6 5 1 HARD DISK DRIVE Highlight HDD and then press the ENTER button to access the hard disk drive management submenu 6 5 1 1 HDD configuration Highlight the HDD CONFIGURATION and then press the ENTER button to access HDD configuration submenu ...

Page 101: ...utomatically detected just as in the main DVR HDD bays If any hard disk drives are installed then highlight the desired hard disk drive and then select the function by pressing the or button All hard drives in the expansion bays are set to REC by default 6 5 1 2 Rec HDD initialize The hard disk drives set for normal recording can be initialized at any time by accessing this menu Highlight REC HDD ...

Page 102: ...n to access the initialization screen Select YES and then press the ENTER button to initialize the hard disk drives Initialization is instantaneous Select NO to return to the previous menu screen 6 5 2 CLOCK Highlight CLOCK and then press the ENTER button to access the system clock submenu 6 5 2 1 Date Time Highlight DATE TIME and then press the ENTER button to adjust the system date and time ...

Page 103: ...enu 6 5 2 2 Time Adjust Highlight TIME ADJUST and then press the ENTER button to access time adjust submenu Select automatic time adjustment through internet time server on or off The default is off Highlight SELECT TIME SERVER and then press the ENTER button to add an internet time server Enter the IP address of the time server Some of the most of common time servers are z 207 46 232 189 time win...

Page 104: ...e Appendix I on page 172 Select the DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME option on or off The default is off Define the daylight savings time starting month week day and time Define the daylight savings time ending month week day and time 6 5 3 PASSWORD Highlight PASSWORD and then press the ENTER button to access the password submenu ...

Page 105: ...z PTZ control button z Power off switch 6 5 3 2 Set Password Highlight SET PASSWORD and then press the ENTER button to access the password submenu Select a desired user to modify the password and then press the ENTER button The default passwords are as follows Admin 11111111 User 1 22222222 User 2 33333333 User 3 44444444 User 4 55555555 Enter eight numbers for the new password and then re enter t...

Page 106: ...ng the or buttons 6 5 4 VIDEO STANDARD Select the video standard by pressing the or buttons Available standards are NTSC PAL and AUTO When set to AUTO the DVR automatically detects the video signal and display the main video output accordingly The default is AUTO 6 5 5 LANGUAGE Select from seven available language settings z English z Korean z Japanese z Polish z Spanish z Russian z Chinese ...

Page 107: ...the remote controller ID for the DVR Available options are z 11 through 14 z 21 through 24 z 31 through 34 z 41 through 44 z ALL 6 5 7 KEY ECHO Key echo is the audible tone heard when pressing and key Highlight and select KEY ECHO option on or off by pressing the or buttons The default is on 6 5 8 DVR MENU SETUP The DVR s menu settings and preferences can be saved or retrieved from the USB flash m...

Page 108: ...ault Select NO to exit without resetting 6 5 8 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 The USB flash memory with the DVR menu file must be inserted into the front USB port The DVR will attempt to read from the USB flash memory When a menu file is found it will load to the DVR and when successful it will dis...

Page 109: ...ings is successful the DVR will display ENV COPY SUCCESS 6 5 9 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 Select YES and then press the ENTER button to begin the firmware upgrade The USB flash memory with the upgrad...

Page 110: ... 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 Do not remove the USB flash memory from the USB port during the upgrade When the upgrade is finished the DVR will display COMPLETED RESTART DVR Power off and power on the DVR to apply the upgrade ...

Page 111: ...rollers 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 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is another word for Dynamic IP If enabled the DVR will obtain an IP address automatically from a router or from the Internet Service Provider ...

Page 112: ...so be provided along with the IP address and the subnet mask Define the DNS Domain Name Server If the internet time server and or the SMTP e mail server are to be setup using alphabet rather than numbers then the DNS must be defined in order for the DVR to locate the servers The DNS is usually provided from the Internet Service Provider Define the port that the DVR will communicate through Availab...

Page 113: ...P server s address if a proprietary server is to be setup and used in conjunction with the DVR 6 6 2 RS 232C The RS 232C port can be used with a variety of add on devices such as the Point of Sales POS boxes and third party controllers if they need to be connected through the RS 232C port Highlight RS232C and then press the ENTER button to access the serial port submenu Select the communication sp...

Page 114: ...Available options are 1 and 2 The default is 1 6 6 3 RS 485 Highlight RS422 485 and then press the ENTER button to access the RS 422 RS 485 submenu 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 115: ...re 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 The default is NONE Select the stop bit Available options are 1 and 2 The default is 1 ...

Page 116: ...sung Techwin SPD Samsung Techwin SRX 100B Canon VC C4R Smile Cam SD 290 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 JVC TK C655 C676 Sunkwang SK D106 Highlight PTZ and then press the ENTER button to access PTZ camera submenu Highlight the desired channel number whe...

Page 117: ...ng e mails when an event occurs to up to ten different e mail addresses Highlight E MAIL and then press the ENTER button to access the e mail submenu The first page consists of e mail notification option e mail server setup DVR s e mail address DVR s user name and password to access the mail server The second and third pages consist of e mail address 1 through 5 and 6 through 10 respectively 6 6 5...

Page 118: ...me com Press the ESC button to return to previous menu 6 6 5 3 DVR e mail address Highlight DVR E MAIL ADDRESS and then press the ENTER button to define the DVR s e mail address 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 ...

Page 119: ...ount Enter the user name to log into the DVR s e mail account Press the ESC button to return to previous menu 6 6 5 5 Password Highlight PASSWORD and then press the ENTER button to define the password for the DVR s e mail address Enter the password to log into the DVR s e mail account Press the ESC button to return to previous menu ...

Page 120: ...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 Enter the e mail address Press the ESC button to return to the previous menu ...

Page 121: ...SAGA ST Series 120 VII SEARCH Please see 5 4 ADVANCED PLAYBACK under section V ADVANCED OPERATION on page 59 VIII COPY Please see 5 1 BACKUP under section V ADVANCED OPERATION on page 47 ...

Page 122: ...essed several times until the EXIT screen is shown 9 1 SAVE ONLY SAVE ONLY will be automatically highlighted when the ESC button is pressed Press the ENTER button to save the settings and to return to any other menus for further modifications 9 2 SAVE AND EXIT Highlight and press the ENTER button to save any changes and exit to the live screen view mode ...

Page 123: ...SAGA ST Series 122 9 3 EXIT WITHOUT SAVE Highlight and press the ENTER button to disregard any changes and exit to the live screen view mode ...

Page 124: ... following is the minimum and recommended PC specification Minimum Recommended OS Windows 2000 Windows XP CPU Pentium III 1 Ghz Pentium IV 2 8 Ghz RAM 128MB 512MB Video Card 16MB 128MB Free Space 50MB 2GB Resolution 800x600x16 1024x768x32 DirectX DirectX 7 0 DirectX 9 0c Network Ethernet 10 100B TX Ethernet 10 100B TX Port Port 5400 5499 TCP Port 5400 5499 TCP 10 2 INSTALLING THE DVR VIEWER Insert...

Page 125: ...ed 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 Click on FINISH to complete the installation ...

Page 126: ... for the administrator s password Select and enter a password of up to 20 alphanumeric characters Click on OK to start the program The DVR Viewer has two display modes When the program is run for the first time it will be shown in the attached mode The DVR Viewer then can be switched into detached mode to view up to 16 DVR windows simultaneously 1 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20...

Page 127: ...ariety 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 DVR Name Enter the DVR name d IP Address and Port Enter the IP address and the port number for the DVR if known a b c d e f g h i j k l m n ...

Page 128: ... or RS 485 protocols are used to connect to the DVR h Password Enter the password to access the DVR remotely The password level entered will grant the access privileges assigned by the administrator i Description Add comments or notes to the DVR in this box j Add Once all the information for the DVR has been entered click on ADD to add to the DVR list k Change After changing the DVR information cl...

Page 129: ...le 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 Highlight a desired DVR to add to the DVR List and then click on ADD TO LIST DVR List Added Message will appear with a successful addition to the DVR list Click on CANCEL to exit from DVR Search ...

Page 130: ...hard disk drive and then click on OK Recorded channels will be shown in the main channel display window The content of the hard drive can be further searched and played back using any one of the search features or using the playback buttons to playback in slow fast or paused mode 4 FILE SEARCH Backed up files and files that have been downloaded can be searched and played back Click on FILE SEARCH ...

Page 131: ...ayed back by double clicking on it Once the playback starts it can be slowed paused and fast forwarded using the playback buttons The playback list can be viewed and selected again from the TIME search button once the playback starts 5 ARRANGE WINDOW Arrange window button works only in detached window mode See 9 When viewing multiple DVRs clicking on ARRANGE WINDOW sort and display all DVR connect...

Page 132: ...words for additional users to access the DVR Viewer 6 1 Viewer Option Click on VIEWER OPTION to open the Viewer Option window Check or uncheck various On Screen Display options as needed By default Channel Title Event and Frame Rate are checked Modify the IP address for the Dynamic IP Servers as needed The default IP addresses are z Primary Server 211 174 251 155 z Secondary Server 211 174 251 160...

Page 133: ...e 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 134: ...l time and current DVR Viewer version 11 CHANNEL DISPLAY SELECTION Any one of the single channels can be viewed in full screen mode by clicking on any channel numbers 12 DISPLAY MULTI CHANNEL VIEW MODE Depending on the model of the DVR the channel view modes can be changed by toggling on this button 16 channel view mode 13 channel view mode 10 channel view mode 9 channel view mode 8 channel view m...

Page 135: ...RONT PANEL LAYOUT under II SAGA ST SERIES DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER LAYOUT on page 17 16 PTZ CONTROLLER Pan Tilt and Zoom cameras can be controlled remotely through the DVR Viewer A Channel select Select the channel in which the PTZ camera is installed B Directional buttons Autofocus Move the PTZ camera using the directional buttons Toggle Autofocus on or off by clicking on AF C Set preset points Mov...

Page 136: ...ow Please see Section VI DVR Menu Page 75 18 STATUS Displays the current DVR status on System Record and Network 18 1 System System status displays the following information z Video type z Software version z Hardware version z Current temperature of the DVR in both Celsius and Fahrenheit z Total number of hard disk drives z Recording mode of the hard disk drives z Total space of fixed hard disk dr...

Page 137: ...he record hard disk drives z Number of backup hard disk drives z Logical Bock Address of the backup hard disk drives z Record status 18 3 Network Network status displays the following information z Mac address z IP address z Subnet mask z Gateway z DNS z Port 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 b e f g d c h i ...

Page 138: ... send the picture e Save as The picture can be saved as a JPEG or Bitmap format f Memo Add the memo for the picture to be printed g Font Select the font for the memo h Date print Select the date print option on or off i Preview window The picture to be printed is previewed in this section 20 COPY The data on the DVR can be downloaded onto the PC using the COPY function The data can also be backed ...

Page 139: ...mbers can be entered for the password g Channel Select the channels to be downloaded 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 i Copy Click on copy after all parameters for downloading j 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 k ...

Page 140: ...ote playback Please see 10 5 3 EVENT SEARCH under 10 5 DVR VIEWER PLAYBACK MODE on page 147 26 TEXT SEARCH Search for text strings or keywords for Point of Sales integrated DVRs Please see 10 5 4 TEXT SEARCH under 10 5 DVR VIEWER PLAYBACK MODE on page 148 27 BLOCK SEARCH Search on Logical Block Address for remote playback Please see 10 5 5 BLOCK SEARCH under 10 5 DVR VIEWER PLAYBACK MODE on page 1...

Page 141: ...ive a Record Click on the RECORD button to start recording on to the computer When recording the box below the main channel display window will be outlined in red 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 d Reverse play Normal speed ...

Page 142: ... as the PLAY button is pressed on the DVR When the PLAY button is clicked the remote playback will start with the oldest data on the DVR Next time PLAY button is clicked the playback will resume from where it was left off 33 FRAMES PER SECOND Displays the frame rate of incoming live stream or playback stream 34 LIVE PLAYBACK BUTTON STATUS During live or playback this window will display the direct...

Page 143: ...IEWER 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 f g a c b d e ...

Page 144: ...dow to be zoomed in 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 DVRs online If more than one DVR is connected then the live view of the DVRs can be selected by clicking on the desired DVR name f Remaining HDD space Displays remaining hard d...

Page 145: ...playback date and time Channels without recording show NO IMAGE b Event message Displays the channel s event messages at the time of the recording 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 chann...

Page 146: ...of different DVRs can be selected as well as the playback mode by clicking on the desired DVR name f Remaining HDD space Displays remaining hard disk drive space on the DVR g Channel status Displays the status of the live channels 10 5 1 TIME SEARCH Click on TIME to display the Time Search window The start and the end of the recorded data will be displayed Select the hard disk drive for the remote...

Page 147: ...de 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 Dates with recorded data will be highlighted in yellow Select the year month date and the hour block and then click on PLAY to begin the remote playback ...

Page 148: ... 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 Select the hard disk drive for the remote playback If unknown leave the selection to Normal Select the channel for playback Select the event categories ...

Page 149: ...k 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 10 5 4 TEXT Click on TEXT to display Text Search window Select the hard disk drive for the remote playback If unknown leave the selection to Normal ...

Page 150: ... 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 If the text string search was left blank then it will display all items Click on NEXT for the next 500 listing ...

Page 151: ...isting 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 Select the hard disk drive for the remote playback If unknown leave the selection to Normal ...

Page 152: ... 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 153: ...ngs are identical to that of the DVR menu For more information please see V DVR MENU on page 75 Click on SETUP and the password prompt will be displayed Enter the administrator s password and then click on OK to display the DVR setup menu 1 QUICK SETUP 2 SCREEN SETUP 3 RECORD SETUP 4 EVENT SETUP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ...

Page 154: ...E TO DVR Upload changed settings to DVR 12 CLOSE Close DVR Setup menu 10 6 1 QUICK SETUP a Quick Setup on off b Image Size 360 x 240 720 x 240 720 x 480 c Record Frame 16 through 480 depending on image size d Event off all alarm v loss motion alarm loss alarm motion loss motion e Pre Record Time 0 through 5 seconds f Pose Record Time 0 through 60 seconds g Image Quality low fine superfine h Audio ...

Page 155: ...ideo Loss Skip check uncheck d Add Auto Single check uncheck 10 6 2 2 Display a HDD Free Space on off b HDD Free Space Mode percent gigabyte c Record Status on off d Clock Display on off e Date Time Mode YY MM DD MM DD YY DD MM YY f Title Display on off g Title Mode text bitmap h Border Color white black i Remote Control ID on off j Spot Title Display on off ...

Page 156: ...ers 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 Download Download the bitmap to the DVR f Make Bitmap Enter the title to be converted into bitmap g Bitmap Grid The title can be drawn here a d b c f e g ...

Page 157: ...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 NW all c Title Display on off 10 6 2 6 Spot a Spot Mode manual event sequence b Spot Sequence Time 1 to 60 seconds c Add Spot Multi disabled d Video Loss Skip on off ...

Page 158: ...ard a Record Program 0 to 9 b Record Type single complex event channel only all channels c Image Size select the recording image size d Normal Record select the recording rate for manual recording e Event Record Single select the recording rate for single event recording f Event Record Complex select the recording rate for complex event recording g Quality Normal select the image quality for manua...

Page 159: ...heck on off b Event Screen Mode screen hold event full event multi event full return event multi return c Event Message on off d Event Message Reset 1 to 30 seconds e Event Buzzer on off 10 6 4 2 Motion Detection a Sensitivity select the motion detection sensitivity b Area Setup click on AREA SETUP to display the motion grid window ...

Page 160: ...area Use the buttons at the bottom of the screen to set or clear motion detection all area of the screen 10 6 4 3 Sensor Input Select the circuit type for the sensor input 10 6 4 4 Relay Output a Channel 1 through 16 select the relay output for the events b Relay 1 through 3 output time 1 to 30 seconds c Relay 4 mode select not used HDD error power user ...

Page 161: ...through 44 d Key Echo on off 10 6 5 2 HDD Select the recording mode for the HDD 10 6 5 3 CLOCK a Date Time the date and time is displayed here cannot be modified b Internet Time Server on off c Select Time Server enter the time server s IP address d Select Time Zone select the DVR s local time zone e Day Light Savings Time on off f Start Time select the month week day and time g End Time select th...

Page 162: ...n off b IP Address enter the IP address c Subnet Mask enter the subnet mask d Gateway enter the gateway e DNS enter the DNS address f Port define port number g Dynamic IP Server enter the Dynamic IP Server address h Backup IP Server enter backup IP Server address 10 6 6 2 RS 232C a Baud Rate select the communication speed b Data Bit select the data bit c Parity Bit select the parity bit d Stop Bit...

Page 163: ...6 4 PTZ a Model select the PTZ camera model b Speed select the communication speed c ID select the PTZ camera address 10 6 6 5 E mail a Send e mail on off b SMTP Server enter the SMTP server address c DVR e mail Address enter the DVR s e mail address d User ID enter the DVR s user name for the e mail account e Password enter the DVR s password for the e mail account f E mail addresses 1 through 10...

Page 164: ...re Please remember that once the upgrade process begins the connection must not be severed or interrupted Click on FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD and the DVR firmware open window will open Locate the upgrade file and then click on OPEN to begin the upgrade process The file will begin loading onto the DVR ...

Page 165: ...e 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 166: ...0 Half D1 720 X 240 CIF 360 X 240 Recording Resolution PAL D1 720 X 576 Half D1 720 X 288 CIF 360 X 288 NTSC Max 30 pps D1 Max 60 pps HD1 Max 120 pps CIF Recording Speed PAL Max 25 pps D1 Max 50 pps HD1 Max 100 pps CIF Recording Quality Low Fine Superfine Maximum Average File Size CIF 6K HD1 11K D1 20K Recording Modes Continuous Motion Alarm V Loss Schedule Search Modes Calendar Search Copy Time E...

Page 167: ... 000 Logs System Operating System Modified Embedded Linux Simultaneous Functions Quadruplex Record Playback Network Transmission and Backup Control Devices Front buttons IR Remote Controller Mouse Remote Client Software Multiple DVR Support Control up to 16 DVRs via Keyboard Controller or IR Remote Controller Matrix Cascade support Up to 16 DVRs with stacking channel numbers File Compatibility Com...

Page 168: ...alf D1 720 X 240 CIF 360 X 240 Recording Resolution PAL D1 720 X 576 Half D1 720 X 288 CIF 360 X 288 NTSC Max 30 pps D1 Max 60 pps HD1 Max 120 pps CIF Recording Speed PAL Max 25 pps D1 Max 50 pps HD1 Max 100 pps CIF Recording Quality Low Fine Superfine Maximum Average File Size CIF 6K HD1 11K D1 20K Recording Modes Continuous Motion Alarm V Loss Schedule Search Modes Calendar Search Copy Time Even...

Page 169: ... 000 Logs System Operating System Modified Embedded Linux Simultaneous Functions Quadruplex Record Playback Network Transmission and Backup Control Devices Front buttons IR Remote Controller Mouse Remote Client Software Multiple DVR Support Control up to 16 DVRs via Keyboard Controller or IR Remote Controller Matrix Cascade support Up to 16 DVRs with stacking channel numbers File Compatibility Com...

Page 170: ...0 X 480 Half D1 720 X 240 CIF 360 X 240 Recording Resolution PAL D1 720 X 576 Half D1 720 X 288 CIF 360 X 288 NTSC Max 30 pps D1 Max 60 pps HD1 Max 120 pps CIF Recording Speed PAL Max 25 pps D1 Max 50 pps HD1 Max 100 pps CIF Recording Quality Low Fine Superfine Maximum Average File Size CIF 6K HD1 11K D1 20K Recording Modes Continuous Motion Alarm V Loss Schedule Search Modes Calendar Search Copy ...

Page 171: ... 000 Logs System Operating System Modified Embedded Linux Simultaneous Functions Quadruplex Record Playback Network Transmission and Backup Control Devices Front buttons IR Remote Controller Mouse Remote Client Software Multiple DVR Support Control up to 16 DVRs via Keyboard Controller or IR Remote Controller Matrix Cascade support Up to 16 DVRs with stacking channel numbers File Compatibility Com...

Page 172: ...e 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 Toll Free 888 VITEK 70 E mail Sales vitekcctv com Support vitecctv com Customerservice vitekcctv com ...

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Page 175: ...127 136 161 Domain Name 111 127 DOMAIN NAME SERVER 33 DOWN DIRECTIONAL BUTTON 19 DOWNLOAD 163 DVD RW 15 19 47 68 DVR1 15 16 19 21 22 31 32 33 41 42 47 52 56 57 58 59 60 62 72 75 76 77 78 79 87 90 91 98 99 100 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 115 116 117 118 123 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 133 134 135 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 152 153 155 160 161 162 163 164 DVR e mail address 117 DVR ...

Page 176: ... 158 MOTION RECORDING 58 MOUSE 25 Multiscreen 156 MULTISCREEN 83 N Network 161 NETWORK 110 NORMAL RECORD 90 normally closed circuit 57 normally open circuit 57 NUMERIC BUTTONS 17 24 P PAN TILT ZOOM 56 PAN TILT ZOOM CAMERA CONTROL 56 Password 118 PASSWORD 62 103 104 118 161 Password Check 104 161 PAUSE 18 PICTURE BY PICTURE 43 PIP 19 24 39 PLAY 14 15 18 24 42 43 45 46 60 62 67 69 70 72 85 120 130 1...

Page 177: ...SOR INPUT 97 Set Password 104 SINGLE MODE 90 SLOW 17 24 44 SMTP server 117 Spot 156 SPOT 17 21 23 85 SPOT MONITOR 17 23 SPOT OUTPUT 21 STATUS 18 19 23 32 135 141 STATUS LED 19 SUBNET MASK 33 SUPERFINE 78 S VIDEO OUTPUT 21 SYSTEM 99 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT 123 T TEST MOTION 95 TEXT 148 Time Adjust 102 TIME SEARCH 63 145 TIME SYNCHRONIZATION 22 Title 155 TITLE 83 U UP DIRECTIONAL BUTTON 17 24 USB 2 0 14 ...

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