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Dedicated Micros NetVu Observer Owner's manual

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App for Android
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NetVu
Installation & Usage Guide
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Contents
Installation ...........................................................................................................3
Main Menu ...........................................................................................................4
Video Replay ........................................................................................................5
View a different camera .........................................................................6
Viewing Time and Date ..........................................................................7
Video Replay Controls ............................................................................8
Events .....................................................................................................9
Go to time ............................................................................................10
Telemetry .............................................................................................11
Creating, deleting, moving, editing and sending a server ............................ 12-13
Settings ........................................................................................................ 14-16
NetVu ObserVer App allows users to remotely monitor and control their
NetVu connected Dedicated Micros CCTV system. Whether working on
routine tasks or responding to a critical situation, you can now have up-to-the-
minute access control and video information.
NetVu ObserVer App for Android should run on all Android devices with
Android 2.1 ‘Eclair’ or newer operating system. The application can make use
of the 3D accelerated hardware for rendering purposes but it is not essential.
Please Note: The Android OS code names tend to apply to a family of OS
releases. ‘Eclair’ is used to refer to both 2.1 and 2.0 release of the OS. You
require version 2.1 or greater of Android.
Installation and Usage Guide
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The NetVu Observer Free App for Android and NetVu ObserVer Key is
available on Google Play
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Store.
Visit Google Play Store. Log in to your Google Account. Search for NetVu
ObserVer. Tap INSTALL. NetVu ObserVer Free App will now be installed on
your device.
To unlock advanced features of the App please repeat the same process by
searching for and installing NetVu ObserVer Key.
Installation
PLEASE UNINSTALL ANY PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE NETVU OBSERVER
APP BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO REINSTALL VERSION 1.1.11
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Main Menu
To access the Main Menu of the
NetVu ObserVer App, Tap the
‘NetVu’ icon
This will access the Main Menu
(Server List) of the App and display
a list of existing servers that have
been added.
There are some demonstration
servers already included in the
Server List on installation.
Getting Started
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Getting Started
Video Replay
Notes:
Only Live video can be seen with the free version of the application. To unlock
advanced features, please download NetVu ObserVer Key from Google Play
Store.
Viewing video will stream video over the network if there is no wifi network it
will use 3G and you may incur data charges.
Viewing video will prevent the screen from timing out and will run your
battery down quickly.
View video from an existing server
To view video from a server, tap
the name of the server (in the
Server List) you wish to view video
from.
You will see a progress indicator
while the camera list and other
data is retrieved from the server.
You will then be taken to the first
available camera on that server.
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View a different camera
Tap the video once to bring up the
UI overlay, then tap on the camera
drop down menu to display the
list of cameras available.
Tap the name of the camera (that
you wish to view) from the list.
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Viewing time and date
Tap the video once to bring up the
UI overlay.
View the video feed time.
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Video Replay controls
Tap the video once to bring up the
UI overlay.
Tap the video again to switch to
replay controls.
(Replay controls are only available
by installing NetVu ObserVer Key)
Getting Started
Minus Event - jumps one
event back in time from the
last video frame
Play - plays the video from the
last viewed frame
Plus Event - jumps one
event forward in time from
the last video frame
Goto Time - allows the user
to go directly to a time to
view video
Events List - displays a list of
events from the server
Live - gets the live cideo
from the selected camera
Pause - pauses the video at the
current frame
Fast Rewind - rewinds the video
from the last viewed frame
Fast Forward - forwards the
video from the last viewed
frame
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Getting Started
Events
Scroll the event list up or down
to find the required event. More
events are requested as required
from the server.
Tap the event you wish to view
video from.
1. Channel Identification
2. Date time
3. Event on disk
4. Event text
(Event features are only available
by installing NetVu ObserVer Key)
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Goto time
Enter the time you wish to replay
video from.
Tap GO to go to time.
CANCEL will take you back to the
video.
(Go to time features are only
available by installing NetVu
ObserVer Key)
Getting Started
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Telemetry
Tap the video until you see the
telemetry controls.
NOTE: Only available for
telemetry cameras.
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Start the NetVu ObserVer Free
App.
Tap and Hold on an existing
server.
Tap one of the options available:
Add Server, Delete Server Move
Server Up, or Move Server Down.
By tapping Send Server you can
send the server to any other de-
vice running NetVu Observer.
(The Send Server feature is only
available by installing NetVu Ob-
serVer Key)
Creating, deleting, moving and sending a server
Creating, deleting, moving and sending a server
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Creating, deleting, moving and sending a server
Editing a server
Tap and Hold on the server name
(within the Server List).
Tap ‘Edit Server’ then edit details
as appropriate.
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Settings
Servers:
Use mDNS
When enabled this allows servers
on the local network to be auto
detected.
Device Name
This is the name that other NetVu
ObserVer users see when they
look on the network to share site
or site lists with.
Settings
Renderer Settings
There are 3D rendering issues on some hardware, that is often caused by
devices incorrectly implementing or advertising the hardware accelerated
functions supported. Please try the folowing steps. The default is for all three
of the render settings boxes to be unchecked.
Force Power of Two textures -mark as checked and then retry. Force 2D
rendering - mark as checked and then retry
Force Power of Two textures
Used while in 3D rendering mode forces the hardware to use power of two
textures, even if the hardware reports NPOT extension is available.
Force 2D rendering
Force 2D rendering, forces the device to use a software render and scaling
functions even if the device has the required hardware for 3D rendering.
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Settings
Keep Aspect ratio
If this option is checked, the video is maintained at the aspect ratio that it was
sent from the server. This means that you are likely to get a black band at the
top and bottom or left and right of the video, depending on the source aspect
ratio and the screen size of your device. If this option is unchecked the video
will fill the display.
Events:
Event offset
The number of seconds before an event, that the video will jump to when
going to an event.
Live jump back
The number of seconds the video jumps back if you are in live and hit play
Server List
Import server list
Selecting this option allows you to import a sever list stored on the sdcard of
your android device. Selecting it will take you to a menu allowing you to select
the file you wish to import.
Note: Importing a server list will replace the current list of servers.
Files are imported from the flowing location:
/sdcard/NetVu
Export server list
Selecting this option will export your server database to file.
Files are exported to the flowing location.
/sdcard/NetVu/NetvuDB_YYYYMMDD.json
Key
YYYY - 4 digit Year
MM - 2 digit Month
DD - 2 digit Date
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Settings
Debug
If the application crashes it will e-mail debugging log to support to aid in
diagnosing the problem. If you are experiencing problems that don’t cause a
crash, you can also send a debug log to support at any time by enabling the
more detailed debug log and then selecting send debug log.
Send Errors to developers
Allows the device to post bug and crash reports to the development team
Debug Logging
This option is used to enable more verbose debug logging of the application.
Send debug log
If Debug Logging is enabled you can force the sending of a debug log at ant time
using this option
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Settings
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