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Mobile V iew Sof tware User ’ s Manual V ersion 3.7.7 / 3.7.8[...]

1 T able of Content s 1. Overview ....................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 System Requi rement ........................................................................................... 2 1.2 Limitati on ............................................................[...]

2 1. Overview The Mobile V iew Software is develope d as an extraordinary feature to the DVR, which enables easy monitoring anyti me at anywhere as long as mobile devices with internet connection are available. Users can perform live monitoring, normal/event playback, DVR menu configuration, or even dome camera PTZ control via cellular phones or PD[...]

3 2. Install the Mobile View Software The installation procedures for JA V A mobile devices, Android platform devices and Black Berry phones are diff erent from one another . Refer to the corresponding subsections as follow . 2 .1 Inst allation on a JA V A Mobile Device For JA V A mobile devices users, acce ss the java installation menu on a JA V A[...]

4 2 .2 Inst allation on an Android Plat form Device For Android platform devices users, a free application “ASTRO File Manager” must be installed before hand. It will he lp users to locate the inst allation files of the Mobile View Sof tware. ASTRO File Manager can be downloaded from An droid Mar ket. After it is installed, ac cess the menu and[...]

5 The summary of the ap plication will be listed as show n below on the left. Select “Install” and a confirmation me ssage will be displayed as be low in the middle. Select “Install” again to st art the inst allation. When the installation is co mpleted, the screen will display as below on the ri ght. Select “Done” to retu rn to the lis[...]

6 2 .3 Inst allation on a Black Berry Phone For Black Berry phones users, the Mobile V iew Software has to be installed via using the BlackBerry Deskt op Manager . Refer to the following subsections for i nstruction of new installation or upgrade. 2.3.1 Inst all the Mobile View Sof tware Follow steps below to comp le te the installation . Setp 1. F[...]

7 Setp 4. Click on <Browse> to find the file “DVRMobileView .alx” and open it. The DVRMobileView will be added to the list. Click on <N ext> to continue. Setp 5. A summary window will be displayed for confirmation. Click on <Finish> to star t the inst allation. Wh en the installation is completed, a message wi ll be displayed [...]

8 2.3.2 Upgrade the Mobile V iew Sof tware If users have an older versio n of the Mobile V iew Soft ware and wish to upgrade to the new version, re fer to the following step s. Setp 1. Launch the BlackBerry Desktop Manager and select “Application Loader”. Setp 2. Click on <S tart> under “Update Applications”.[...]

9 Setp 3. Click on <Advance>. A li st of inst alled prog rams will be di splayed. Setp 4. Select “DVRMobileView” and click on <B rowse> to find th e upgrade file and open it. The status under “Action” co lumn will be changed from “None” to “Upgrade”. Cli ck on <Next> to continue. Setp 5. A summary window will be di[...]

10 3. Basic Functions Locate the installed Mobile Vi ew Softwa re and launch it. The main p age will be shown as below . The first step is to create bookmarks. The creation and maintenance of bookmarks and basic f unctions will be described as follows. 3.1 Create/Edit Bookmarks As shown above, select <Connect to dev ice…> in the main menu a[...]

11 3.2 Connect to device A DVR support s various functions such as Live Monitoring, Normal Playback, Event Playback, and Menu Configuration. Alternatively , an IP camera will be directly connected for Live Monitoring function only . Refer to the following sections for de scription of Live Monitoring, Normal Playback, and Event Playback. Menu C onfi[...]

12 Switch to a different channel (DVR only): Press <Menu> and select <Channel>. T hen press <Menu> again and select any channel (or press 0~9 keys for channels 1~10) to be displayed on the screen. Press <Main menu> to exit without switchin g to any other channel. V iew zoomed image: Press <Menu> and select <Zoom>[...]

13 Dome Camera PTZ control (dome camera only): If the viewing channel is a dome camera , the PTZ control function will be available. Press <Menu> and select <PTZ>. Then press <Menu> again to select action items: Auto Focus, Iris Open/Close, Focus Near/Far , or Zoom Near/Far . Press the direction keys to p an/tilt the camera lens. [...]

14 3.2.2 Normal Playback “Normal Playback” allows users to playback normally recorded videos of a DVR. From the function list of the DV R menu, select <Normal Playback> and press <OK>. When the DVR is connected, the “Normal Playback” window will be displayed as below on the right. Press “DOWN” key to move selecti on box to t[...]

15 3.2.3 Event Playback “Event Playback” allows users to play back event videos of a DVR. From the function list of the DVR menu, select <Event Playback> and press <OK>. When the DVR is connected, the “Event Playback” window will be displayed as below . On the screen is an index of lists, wh ich each contains 100 event s. If the[...]

16 4. Advanced Functions In addition to live monitoring and pl ayback functions, the Mobile View Software also provides some adv anced functions: “Menu Config” and “Snapshot V iewer”. These two functions will be described in this chapter . 4.1 Menu Config “Menu Config” enables users to connect to a DVR and configure its OSD settings. Fr[...]

17 >>Date/T ime >>Unit Name >>Show Unit Name Set Date/T ime display options. Enter name of the DVR. Select whether to show unit name of the DVR. >>Network Setup >>Email Address >>SMTP Setup Configure network setup of the DVR. Enter an email address for sending alerts. Configure SMTP settings. >>>DDNS Set[...]

18 Camera Setup: Menu Config >Camera Setup >>Analog Camera Main Menu Configure analog or IP camera settings. Select a channel. >>>CH 1 >>IP Camera >>>CH 4 Configure analog camera settings. Select a channel. Configure IP camera settings. Record Setup: Menu Config >Record Setup >>Record Mode Setup Main Menu C[...]

19 >>Schedule Setup >>Preset Config >>Circular Recording Setup day/ night/ weekend schedule. Select desired recording preset. Enable / disable circular recording. >> Audio Recording Enable / disable audio recording. Event Setup: Menu Config >Event Setup >>Internal Buzzer Main Menu Configure event setup of the DVR. E[...]

20 >>Event Icon >>Email Notice >>Email Att achment Enable / disable event icon. Enable / disable email notice. Enable / disable email attachment. >>Alert Notification Setup >>>Set 1 >>Event Full Screen Users can setup up to 3 sets of alert notification. Set 1. Enable / disable event full screen. >>Event [...]

21 >>>>V ideo Loss Detect >>>>Motion Detect >>>>Motion Detect Indicator Setup CH1 event settings. Enable / disable motion detection. Enable / disable motion detection indicator . >>>>Detection Config >>>>Ala rm In >>>>Alarm Out Setup motion detection configuration. Select type [...]

22 4.2 Snap shot Vi ewer The snapshot pictures can be viewed a nd edited in “Snapshot V iewer”. From the main page of the Mobile V iew So ftware, select <Snapshot V iewer> and press <S tart>. All snapshot pictures will be listed. Press <Menu> and the items are: Play : V iew the selected snapshot picture. Delete : Delete the se[...]

23 5. Help A simple usage description can be found in “Help”. From the main pa ge of the Mobile View Sof tware, select <Help> and press <S tart>. The description is as the following: Before connecting to any DVR or IP camera, a bookmark must be created first. The required information includes: 1. Bookmark Name 2. Device T ype 3. Dev[...]

24 Advanced operations for monitoring playback: The following operations are provided for monitoring playback. Y ou can choose any of them via pressing the menu button. 1. Zoom: Select 'Zoom' from the menu, then you can zoom-in / zoom-out via pressing the menu button or the navigation keys (up/down). Y ou can also move the zoomed image fr[...]

25 6. About From the main page of the Mobile V i ew Software, select <About> and press <S tart> to see releas e information of the Mobile V iew Software.[...]

26 Appendix A: Troubleshooting Refer to the following for soluti ons to some error situati ons. I. Error occurs while installing or when st arting up the Mobile View Software a. Please make sure that the old version of the Mobile View Sof tware on the mobile device is uninstalled. Then reinsta ll the Mobile View Software again. b. If the software?[...]

27 3. Errors regarding HTTP response: The target device must be upgraded to supp ort mobile surveillance. Please make sure that: i. For MPEG4 DVR Series: The second 4-digit set of the software version number must greater than xxxx-1698-xxxx-xxxx. It is suggested to update to the latest released version. ii. For H.264 DVR Series: The second 4-digit [...]

28 Appendix B: Fully Tested Compatible Devices The following is a list of fully te sted mobile devices that are co mpatible with the Mobile V iew Software. Brand Model K3 V3X Motorola V8 E65 N73 Nokia N95 k810i w580i w610i W880i Sony Ericsson P1I SamSung SGH-L768 RIM Black Berry Bold 9000 TyTNII/P4450 HTC T-Mobile Besides the above listed devices, [...]