PMOB User Manuals
Version 1.0.0
Table of Contents
1 OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 General Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Features ........................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.3 Compatible Models .................................................................................................................................... 1
2 DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLATION .................................................................................................. 1
3 OPERATION ................................................................................................................................................... 2
3.1 Remote Monitoring .................................................................................................................................... 2
3.1.1 Main Menu ............................................................................................................................................. 2
3.1.2 Device Manager.................................................................................................................................... 3
3.1.3 Live Preview ......................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.4 Playback ............................................................................................................................................... 19
To playback picture: ...................................................................................................................................... 20
3.1.5 File Manager ....................................................................................................................................... 20
3.1.6 E-Map ................................................................................................................................................... 21
3.1.7 Favorites ............................................................................................................................................... 22
3.1.8 Alarm Manager ................................................................................................................................... 23
3.1.9 Local Config ........................................................................................................................................ 24
3.2 Visual Talk .................................................................................................................................................. 24
3.2.1 Live Preview ........................................................................................................................................ 24
3.2.2 Playback .............................................................................................................................................. 25
3.2.3 Event List ............................................................................................................................................. 25
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1 Overview
1.1 General Introduction
This manual is designed for smart phone to perform monitoring function. It is built on traits of
mobile device to include functions of multiple touch control, touch signal recognition, alarm
push, EZ Remote function, DDNS analysis and etc. User can preview, control PTZ, play video
and etc. from front-end camera, Pro-HD+, and speed dome under 3G, 4G WIFI environments.
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1.2 Features
This software has the following features:
Support multiple channels monitoring with a max of 16 windows.
Support instant playback in preview window.
Playback supports quick, slow and by frame modes.
Support local snapshot and recording. Corresponding files are stored locally.
Support PTZ control by slide on touch screen.
Support memory of previous channel viewed.
Support video window adjustment and bit stream adjustment.
Support alarm push.
Support alarm output control from smart phone for alarm push function.
Support bidirectional talk.
Support Smart Picture function which zooms in/out picture to view different parts of picture.
Support E-Map function, to show cameras on an electronic map of household or area.
Support channel resolution and frame config, and view of HDD info.
1.3 Compatible Models
Android 4.0 and higher Note:
Android To use the push function, you need to create a Google account
first.
IOS 7.0 or later
iPhone
Compatible with iPhone, iPad and IPod touch
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2 Downloading and Installation
The product has Android/iPhone versions.
Android:
Open Google Play app in your smart phone. Search PMOB, download it and install it.
iPhone:
Open apps store in your iPhone. Search PMOB, download it and install it.
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3 Operation
3.1 Remote Monitoring
3.1.1 Main Menu
Enter camera, you will see Live Preview interface in Figure 3- 1 by default.
Figure 3- 1
Click on , system displays main menu interface in Figure 3- 3.
Figure 3-2
User can click on function in main menu to enter corresponding function interface.
Main functions includes: Live Preview, Playback, Device Manager, Local Files, E-Map, Favorites,
Alarm and etc.
3.1.2 Device Manager
In Device Manager, you can add device, modify device info, remotely configure device, control
alarm output, view HDD and delete. You also can import device list on cloud-end. Click on added
device in the list, you can see its functional buttons.
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3.1.2.1 Add Device to
Add device:
Step1. In device manager interface, click on to enter add device interface, see Figure 3- 4.
Figure 3-3
Parameter Note
EZ Remote: for network environment, add device by scanning
two dimension code, inputting SN.
Register Mode
IP/Domain name: for normal environment, add device by inputting
its IP address or domain name.
Name Device name.
SN EZ Remote type: input SN.
Address IP/Domain name type: input IP address or complete third party
domain name.
Port By Default Device TCP Port are 37777. If change, please input
specified TCP port.
Username/Password By default Device username ADMIN and password 12345. If
changed, please input new username and password.
Live Preview / Select main stream or extra stream for live preview and playback.
Playback
Step2. Fill in parameter, and click on to save.
Tips:
You can click on Start Live Preview to view all channels of the device. System will go to
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monitoring page and save device info.
For device supporting EZ Remote, you can scan two-dimension code, input SN to add device.
3.1.2.2 Modify Device Info
To modify device information:
Step1. In device manager interface, click on device. System shows dropdown menu in Figure 3-4.
Figure 3-4
Step2. Click on in dropdown menu
Step3. Change device info, and click
ick on to save.
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3.1.2.3 Delete Option To delete device:
Step1. In device manager interface, click on device.
System shows dropdown menu in Figure 3-5.
Figure 3-5
Step2. Click on in dropdown menu. System asks if to delete the device.
Step3. Click OK.
3.1.2.4 Remote Configuration
Via remote configuration, you can perform function of motion detect, alarm setting, camera
setting, storage manager and user manager.
To configure:
Step1. In device manager interface, click on device. System shows dropdown menu.
Step2. Click on in dropdown list.
Step3. Select corresponding item to remotely configure.
3.1.2.5 View HDD Information
You can view HDD name, status, free capacity and total capacity.
Step1. In device manager interface, click on device. System shows dropdown menu..
Step2. In dropdown menu, click on to view HDD information.
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3.1.2.6 Alarm Out Control
You can enable and disable alarm output of channel.
To enable or disable alarm output:
Step1. In device manager interface, click on device. System shows dropdown menu.
Step2. In dropdown menu, click on .
Step3. Select alarm out channel, click on to enable or disable alarm out.
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3.1.3 Live Preview
Click on and click on Live Preview in main interface to enter live preview in. When you
click camera, you will enter see live preview interface by default.
Figure 3-6
1/4/9/16 Split
Open Channels, Close all channels
Favorites
Snapshot
Start/Stop Video Recording in local
Start/Stop playback
Turn ON/OFF PTZ control Panel
Turn ON/OFF bit stream control panel
Turn ON/OFF alarm out control panel
Turn ON/OFF Audio
Turn ON/OFF bidirectional talk
Turn ON/OFF image adjustment control panel
Fish-eye
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3.1.3.1 Enable Monitoring
The app supports 4 methods to open monitoring.
1. In corresponding window open monitoring video of a certain window.
Click on in window, select channel of device displayed as to monitor the selected
channel.
2. Open monitoring video of multiple windows.
Click on at the upper-right corner, and select one or more channels in displayed
device list. Click on Start Live Preview at the lower bottom. System will display monitoring
video from first window in sequence as in Figure 3-7.
Figure 3-7
3. Quick preview
After you add device, click on Start Live Preview to enable preview in Figure 3-8.
Figure 3-8
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4. Open last channel
Click on to open channel viewed last time
3.1.3.2 Close Monitoring
System supports two methods to close monitoring.
1. Close a single channel.
Long press monitoring window you want to close and drag it to the trashcan, it will be deleted.
See Figure 3-9.
Figure 3-9
2. Close all monitoring channels
Click on to close all monitoring channels.
3.1.3.3 Record
Select designated record channel and click on to start record. Record status on bar at the
bottom will show a red dot. Click this button again to stop recording of the channel.
3.1.3.4 Snapshot
Select channel to snapshot, click on to snapshot current channel.
You can view snapshots under local file path. Android/iPhone device can view snapshots directly
under app installation path.
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3.1.3.5 Favorites
System supports favorites.
In live preview interface, select a video window in preview, click on to add it to favorites, see
Figure 3-10.
Figure 3-10
Select Favorites and the process are completed.
3.1.3.6 Playback
In live preview, click , the selected channel will play video of the previous 30 seconds.
Note:
System default playback is 30 seconds. You can set playback time in local config.
Click on to end payback and return to monitoring mode.
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3.1.3.7 PTZ
3.1.3.7.1 Direction and Zooming
Click on to activate PTZ panel. The selected window will be maximized. When PTZ control is
activated, use hand to control PTZ direction by sliding touch screen:
PTZ rotation: slide the touch screen toward designated direction to rotate PTZ.
Focus control: Slide with two fingers to control focus. You also can:
Icon Note
Zoom control
Focus control
Iris control
3.1.3.7.2 Preset
On PTZ panel, click on , select preset no., and click on to adjust this preset point.
Note:
PTZ control is only supported by speed dome, camera, EPTZ with PTZ function. Zooming
is supported by all devices.
3.1.3.8 Bit Stream Switch
System switches live preview and bit stream switch.
Step1. Under live preview, select a preview window, click . System displays bit stream switch
panel as in Figure 3-11.
Figure 3-11
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Icon Note
Fluent mode
HD mode
Custom mode
Step2. You can switch between main and extra stream.
Click on , to switch to HD mode (main stream).
Click , to switch to fluent mode (extra stream).
Click , may customize
tomize main/extra stream.
3.1.3.9 Alarm Out Control
System supports to enable or disable device alarm output.
Step1. Under live preview, select a monitoring channel, click on button. Open
corresponding alarm output of channel, see Figure 3-12.
Figure 3-12
Step2. Click on enable button to enable or disable a certain alarm output.
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3.1.3.10 Image Adjustment
System supports image adjustment including brightness, contrast, saturation and etc.
Step1. In live preview, select a monitoring window, click on button, open image adjustment
control panel.
Icon Note
Adjust brightness
Adjust contrast
Adjust color
Adjust saturation
Reset
Step2. Click on functional icon to adjust corresponding effect. You can increase/decrease
parameter by clicking on +/- buttons in monitoring window.
3.1.3.11 Full Screen
In live preview, screen is rotated and enters full screen mode as in Figure 3-13.
Figure 3-13
Note:
If you cannot enter full screen mode, please check the settings of mobile phone.
3.1.3.12 Zoom In
Via touch signal to zoom in current video, and can drag zoomed video in order to view details in
video.
3.1.3.13 Window Position Switch
Select a window, drag the window to the target window, and the two windows will switch position.
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3.1.3.14 Fish-eye
Enter live preview interface, select one window, click fish-eye button , and the interface
shows fish-eye effect. In the fish--eye effect, you can slide to control the effect. Click fish-eye
button again to exit. (Or double click to exit)
3.1.4 Playback
System supports record playback and picture playback.
Record playback is to play record saved on device; picture playback is to play picture saved
on front-end device.
Click on button to view main menu. Click on playback on main menu to enter playback
interface. The default is to play record, but you can switch it to picture by clicking on tab
above.
3.1.4.1 Record
Playback To record:
Step1. Click on in window to open device list.
Step2. Select playback period.
Step3. Select record channel to view. System can play video of selected channel in selected
window as in Figure 3-14.
Figure 3-14
You can close playback by either of:
Close a single channel playback: long press video to close playback and drag it to the
trash can above.
Close all channels’ playback: click on to close all playbacks.
3.1.4.2 Picture Playback
To playback picture:
Step1. Click on button to open device list.
Step2. Select playback period.
Step3. Select picture channel to view. System will play picture of selected channel in selected
window.
Click on to close playback.
Smart mode: during picture playback, click on to enter smart mode. Window
becomes 4-split. You can zoom in/out in window 2/3/4.
3.1.5 File Manager
System supports viewing, editing, exporting of live preview and snapshot, record during playback.
3.1.5.1 View File
Click on record file to view. In the interface, you can play, pause, snapshot, play audio, quickly
play, slowly play and etc.
3.1.5.2 Share File
Step1. Click on or long press file to enter file manager mode.
Step2. Select file to share.
Step3. Click on to share file.
Note:
For Android/iPhone only.
3.1.5.3 Export File
Step1. Click on or long press local file to enter manager mode.
Step2. Select file to export.
Step3. Click on to export video as in Figure 3-15.
Figure 3-15
Note:
Android/iPhone OS do not need to export picture and user can find picture under
installation path.
3.1.6 E-Map
3.1.6.1 Create E-Map
Step1. Click on to add one picture as map.
Step2. Click on to add monitoring spot on map. Go to device list interface and select
channel.
Step3. Place added channel on appropriate location on map and click on to save.
3.1.6.2 Edit E-Map
Select added e-map, click on button to editing mode.
Click on to switch map.
Click on to add monitoring spot.
Click on to delete monitoring spot.
Click to rename map.
3.1.7 Favorites
System supports to create new favorites, or add monitoring spot to existing
favorites. Step1. Click on and input name. See Figure 3-16.
Figure 3-16
Step2. Enter a certain favorite group, click on at upper-right corner to enter device list.
Check designated channel and click on to add it into favorites. See Figure 3-17.
Figure 3-17
You can delete favorites:
Delete favorite (Android/iPhone): long press favorite to delete and click on delete in pop-
up box.
You can remove monitoring spot in favorites:
Delete video channel in favorites (Android/iPhone): enter favorites, long press channel to
delete. Click on OK to delete it.
3.1.8 Alarm Manager
Alarm push function is the function to push alarm info generated on device to mobile phone by
integrating device alarm module. User can view alarm record, preview and playback picture
according to push info.
3.1.8.1 Push Config
Step1. Select device to push.
Step2. Edit valid period and select push type.
Parameter Note
Valid period During valid period, you can receive alarm push. Range:
1～365.
Push Type In includes video and picture. If current device has record, and this
push type is video, so when you receive push info, you can play
the record. This is similar for the case of picture.
Step3. Select alarm info, and select channel to push. Click on to save.
3.1.8.2 Instant View of Alarm Push
After you have set push info, when front-end device generates alarm push, client-end will
receive alarm info from the device. You can click on info in notice bar to view detailed info.
System will open record/picture according to the priority set by you. If there is no record or
picture, system will go to live preview.
Note:
Android user need to login Google account.
iPhone user need to login Apple ID.
Video and picture push requires storage medium on front-end device and you
must set alarm record.
System supports to store up to 50 historical records in event list.
3.1.8.3 Alarm Push Event List
You can view historical record in event list. Click all alarms dropdown list, you can view: face
detection/moving detection/other alarm.
3.1.9 Local Config
System supports local configuration including PTZ step, capture mode, push duration, video
mode and etc.
Parameter Note
PTZ Step Used to set PTZ step during live preview.
The larger the step length, the higher the speed will be.
Range: 1～8。
Capture Mode Configure continuous snapshot quantity in live preview interface
and etc. There are three modes: 1, 3 and 5.
Push Duration Set corresponding playback duration of push info, including:
15s, 30s, 1min, 2min, 5min.
Video Mode Default is higher-performance mode.
If you encounter window split error or system crash, please
witch to compatible mode.
Real-time Set playback period, as 5s～60s adjustable.
Playback
Protection Set password protection of mobile monitoring app.
After you have set password, every time you login, you must
verify password for security purpose.
Note:
This user’s manual is for reference only. Slight difference may be found in user
Interface.
All the designs and software here are subject to change without prior written notice.
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If there is any uncertainty or controversy, please refer to the final explanation of us.
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