Dedicated Micros NetVu Observer Owner's manual

Brand: Dedicated Micros

Model: NetVu Observer

Type: Owner's manual

Dedicated Micros NetVu Observer, the ultimate Android app for remote CCTV monitoring and control, empowers you with real-time access to your NetVu connected Dedicated Micros system. Experience the convenience of having your CCTV system at your fingertips, allowing you to respond swiftly to any situation.

App for Android

NetVu

Installation & Usage Guide

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

The NetVu Observer Free App for Android and NetVu ObserVer Key is

available on Google Play

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

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.

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.

Getting Started

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)

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.

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

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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.

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

Installation and Usage Guide

Settings

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