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

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

Use the Search icon to search for events.

Figure: Search Icon

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

Figure: Export Icon

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

Figure: Manual Recordings Tab

Click Create to open your Event Details window.

Figure: Create Button

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.