Front-end Setup

User Preferences

In User Preferences from the Left menu, you can configure the Seek-bar scale, change the login password and additional parameters as shown below:

Figure: User Preferences Window

Figure: User Preferences Window

Preference Option

Definition

Seek-bar duration

Seek-bar duration time in minutes

Time zone

Specifies user player display and clip date/time. System Time zone Settings – sourced from user’s Web client machine time zone (default). For the Observer Pro (Silverlight) the default is the only time zone setting available – change through Web client machine time zone

Default audio language

Configured for the encoder servers in audio profile

Timestamp on CC export

Enables timestamps on CC being exported

Play live last selected channels

Play-live on channels selected last time just before logout rather than continue playing from when last left off

Show frame in live mode

Enable frame control in live mode

Limited results of CC search

Limit the maximum number of clips from CC searches

Select default CC state

CC “On”, “Off” or “Remember last state “

Select default XDS state

XDS “On”, “Off” or “Remember last state “

Select default Loudness meter state

Loudness “On”, “Off” or “Remember last state “

Change Password

Ability to change your login password

Observer Theme

Background, color and display schemes

Keyword Alerts

Enable alerts of CC for configured keywords “Enable”, “Disable” or “Delete”

Use slider players control

Checkbox (Check/Uncheck)

User Management

See the Observer Admin Guide.

Alert Notification, Emails and SNMP Notification

See the Observer Admin Guide.

Scheduled Recording Module

This is an optional module:

  • Channel/service recording specified periods

  • Channel/service and verification during the scheduled periods

  • Dwelling on a stream (instead of scanning) for an extended period

Recorded Events

To enter this page select Central Config → Scheduled Recording

  • Click on an event line below to view your event details. The Event Details window will appear at the right of the display.

Figure: Schedules

Figure: Schedules

Use the Search icon to search for events.

Figure: Search Icon

Figure: Search Icon

Use the Export icon to export the list of all the events.

Figure: Export Icon

Figure: Export Icon

To schedule your recording events, click on the Manual Recordings tab.

Figure: Manual Recordings Tab

Figure: Manual Recordings Tab

Click Create to open your Event Details window.

Figure: Create Button

Figure: Create Button

Figure: Even Details Window

Figure: Even Details Window

Select you Parameters:

  • Encoder/stream

  • Service - Channel dialed in an Encoder/stream

  • Start and End - Time

  • Category

Then press the <Save> button to schedule the recording event.