Android User Manual

Ver 1.0
 Tables of Contents
1 PREFACE .............................................................................................................................................3
2 FUNCTION BRIEF ................................................................................................................................3
3 INSTALL AND UNINSTALL SOFTWARE .................................................................................................4
3.1 Operating Environment..............................................................................................................4
3.2 Install Method ............................................................................................................................4
3.3 Uninstall Method........................................................................................................................4
4 SYSTEM SETTING ...............................................................................................................................4
5 ABOUT................................................................................................................................................6
6 HELP ..................................................................................................................................................6
7 DEVICE MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................................7
7.1 Normal Mode Device Management............................................................................................7
7.2 Server Mode Device Management .............................................................................................9
8 REAL TIME PREVIEW ........................................................................................................................10
8.1 Preview.....................................................................................................................................10
8.2 Stop Preview.............................................................................................................................12
9 PLAY AUDIO AND TALKBACK WHILE REAL TIME PREVIEWING ........................................................12
9.1Play Audio.................................................................................................................................12
9.2Talkback ....................................................................................................................................13
10 PTZ CONTROL ...............................................................................................................................14
10.1 PTZ Button Control................................................................................................................14
10.2 Single Channel Sign Control..................................................................................................15
11 SNAPSHOT AND RECORD.................................................................................................................15
11.1 Snapshot .................................................................................................................................15
11.2 Record.....................................................................................................................................16
12 PREVIEW CHANNEL CONFIGURATION .........................................................................................16
13 SEARCH SNAPSHOT PICTURE ......................................................................................................18
14 SEARCH RECORD FILE ................................................................................................................18
15 SEARCH REMOTE RECORD ..........................................................................................................19
16 REMOTE CONFIGURATION ...........................................................................................................20
16.1 Remote System Configuration ................................................................................................20
16.2 Remote Network Configuration..............................................................................................20
17 EXIT............................................................................................................................................21
18 FAQ............................................................................................................................................21
1 Preface

Thank you for choosing our products, we will provide you the best service, if you have any
questions or need, please contact the technical support department at any time.
This manual apply to Android TSee mobile phone surveillance client, contents only for
reference, mainly to help user how to install on Android mobile phone and use mobile phone
surveillance software.
Product, updated from time to time, so a part of software screenshot may be have differences
with manual without prior notice, we will update it in newer version of manual.
This user manual may have technical inaccurate or literal error, we sincerely hope you can
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2 Function Brief

Use this mobile phone surveillance software, user can connect front-end surveillance device
through mobile wireless network and receive and preview surveillance video on mobile phone.

 Device Management
Support adding or deleting surveillance device through normal mode, get device list through
server mode;
Edit parameters of device in normal mode (such as device name, address, port, username,
password and channel quantity);
In normal mode, device information will automatically be saved in address book.

 Real Time Preview Surveillance Video

User can choose multiple devices’ multiple channels to preview real time surveillance video and
choose 1/4 split screen to view at the same time.

 Real Time Record Surveillance Video and Capture Video

User can real time record video or capture video; file will automatically be saved in mobile phone
memory card.

 Real Time Talkback with Front-end

While previewing video, user can talkback with front-end device.

 Remote Control PTZ and Camera

User can adjust surveillance position through PTZ remote control while previewing real time
surveillance video. Operation contains PTZ moving (up, down, left and right), adjust iris, zoom in,
 zoom out, focus near and focus far.

 Remote Configure Front-end Parameters

User can modify front-end video parameters through this software, including channel image
setting, system parameters configuration, network parameters configuration and etc.

 Landscape Mode and Vertical Screen Mode

User can choose landscape mode and vertical screen mode as needed.

3 Install and Uninstall Software

3.1 Operating Environment

TSee*.*.*.apk supports running on Android mobile phone and Android Pad 2.2 and upper
version.

3.2 Install Method

Download TSee*.*.*.apk through electronic market and install it.

Install successfully as shown below:

3.3 Uninstall Method

Look up TSee through mobile phone program management or mobile phone assistant, click
“Uninstall” to uninstall software.

4 System Setting

After clicking software, you will enter software main interface as shown below:
Click “System Settings” in software main interface to enter system settings interface, as shown
below:

Configuration Information:
PTZ Steps: Control PTZ rotates distance when previewing video, the bigger number PTZ rotate,
the further distance will move.
Display Views: Software play interface display views, you can choose single view or four views;
Mode: Normal mode or Server mode, select “Normal” will use normal mode to connect front-end
device, select “Server” will login server to get device.
5 About

In software main interface, click “About” to view version information and contact information, as
shown below:

6 Help

In software main interface, click “Help” to enter help interface, as shown below:
7 Device Management

7.1 Normal Mode Device Management

Choose “Normal” in “System Settings” to enter normal mode device management.

 Add Device
Click “Device List” to enter “Devices” interface then click “Add” to enter “Device Info” interface,
as shown below:

Device Name: Name of surveillance device, use to identify device;

Device IP: IP address or dynamic domain name of device.
Device Port: mobile access port of device(default is streaming media access port plus 2, if
streaming media is 554 then mobile access port is 556, pay attention not to conflict with common
port; if want to access through Internet, please map this port in router).
Username: User name of device (default is admin).
Password: Password of device (default is 123456).
Device Channel numbers: Channel numbers of device (IPC defaults only have one channel, choose
it according to device type).
Click “Save” after finishing editing device information and return to “Devices” interface.

Description: First time open “Device List” after installing will prompt if want to add device.
 Modify Device
If want to edit IPC information after finishing adding device, select the device you want to modify
in devices interface to switch to that device’s “Device Info” interface. In this interface, choose the
parameter you want to modify, click “Save” after finishing editing.

 Delete Device
If want to delete IPC device after finishing adding, select the device you want to delete in devices
interface to switch to that device’s “Device Info” interface. In this interface, click “Delete” to
delete that device.
7.2 Server Mode Device Management

Click “System Settings” and select “Server” to enter server mode device management.
 Login Server
After selecting server mode, click “Device list” to enter login interface, as shown below:

Server Address: Input the server address (IP or dynamic domain name) you need to login;
Server Port: Input the port of login server (default is 20001);
Login Username: Input server allocated username;
Password: Input password of the username you input.
Input correct server information and ensure mobile network can connect with server well, click
“Login” will login server successfully.
 Device List Information
After login server successfully, in “Devices” interface will display device list get from server, ●
means device online, ● means device is not online. As shown below:
 Logout server
If want to logout server or login other server, you need to logout current login server, click
“Logout” in “Devices” Interface to logout.

8 Real Time Preview

Note：Ensure mobile phone can communicate with device network (can test by using PC
Client software) and set up device’s sub stream as H.264 profile.

8.1 Preview

Click “Live View” in software main interface to enter video preview interface, you can choose
normal mode or server mode to preview video, as shown below:
Click “+” in play window to select the device you want to play, as shown below:

Wait for connection and play video, as shown below:

In four screens mode, repeat this operation can open multiple video preview windows.

8.2 Stop Preview

If want to stop preview, select the play window you want to stop and click “ ” to stop.

9 Play Audio and Talkback While Real Time Previewing

Note: If want to play audio and talkback in real time preview, device must support audio and
set “Audio Encode” as G.711; in server mode, audio and talkback has not yet been realized.

9.1Play Audio

Click while real time previewing will display audio play and talkback buttons, click “ ” to

“ ” to play preview audio, as shown below:

9.2Talkback

Click while real time previewing will display audio play and talkback buttons, click “ ” to

“ ”then you can talkback with front-end device, as shown below:

10 PTZ Control

Note: If want to control PTZ while real time previewing, device must supports PTZ and the
“PTZ Basic Configuration” must be configured correctly.

10.1 PTZ Button Control

Click while real time previewing to control PTZ, as shown below:

Control Button Description:

Function Button Icon Button Name Function Introduction

Up Adjust PTZ lens move up

Down Adjust PTZ lens move down

Right Adjust PTZ lens move right

Left Adjust PTZ lens move left

Zoom in Adjust focus at close distance

 Zoom out Adjust focus at far distance

Focus Far Adjust focus length at close distance

Focus Near Adjust focus length at far distance

Iris zoom in Zoom in iris

Iris zoom out Zoom out iris

10.2 Single Channel Sign Control

Click up/down/left/right while previewing video to realize PTZ move up/down/left/right.

11 Snapshot and Record

11.1 Snapshot

Click while previewing real time video will display snapshot and record buttons, click
to snapshoot preview video, as shown below:
11.2 Record

Click while previewing real time video will display snapshot and record buttons, click
to record video, as shown below:

12 Preview Channel Configuration

Click while real time video previewing to enter channel configuration interface, as shown

below:
Click “Color Config” in Channel Configuration interface will get that camera’s color
configuration, as shown below:

Description: This function only can get color configuration.

13 Search Snapshot Picture

Snapshot picture will prompt its saving path. If want to search snapshot picture, enter “Device

List” to select device and click “ ” then snapshot picture will be displayed in list. Click
snapshot picture name can zoom in display, click “Delete” can delete snapshot picture. As shown
below:

14 Search Record File

System will prompt storage path after stopping recording. If want to search record file, click

“Device List” in software main interface and click” ”. If record file exists, it will display on
list. Click its record name and choose corresponding record file system format player can play
record file, as shown below:
 Note: Record file only record video streaming.

15 Search Remote Record

If device supports front-end record, click “Device List” in software main interface and click

“ ” to search record file. Record file will be displayed according to search condition. Select
record file and record file system format player to play record file. As shown below:
 Note: The function has not yet been realized.

16 Remote Configuration

16.1 Remote System Configuration

In software main interface, click “Device List” and click “ ” to enter configuration interface.
Click “Remote Setting” to configure remote system parameters of device, as shown below:

Note: This function only can read parameters now.

16.2 Remote Network Configuration

In software main interface, click “Device List” and click “ ” to enter “Remote Network
Config” interface, in this page, you can set up network parameters of remote device, as shown
below:
 Description: This function only can read network parameters now.

17 Exit

If want to exit “TSee” software, click on mobile phone.

18 FAQ

1. Why can’t preview surveillance video after finishing inputting login information?
A. Check Setting interface, look up whether the server, port, username and password information
have been written correctly.
B. Check network, look up whether mobile phone has been connect with Internet.
C. If device connect with Internet, please check if you have been mapped the mobile port in router
(map setting please refer to user manual of router).
D. Check if the IP address you input is LAN IP (if you IP address is begin with 10.xx, 172.xx and
192.xx, it is LAN IP). If it is this kind of IP, your device and mobile phone must be in same
LAN.
E. Check the IP port, the port you input in TSee must be mobile phone port (some device also
called mobile port) and different with the port you use in PC.

2. Why sometimes video delay is bigger or is easy to disconnect?

A. Network condition is poor, wireless network is poor.
B. Video frame rate and resolution is too big, reduce them can improve video fluency and stability.
(Note: video encode setting has multiple parameters, please see if it is the video parameters of mobile
phone, different devices have different adjustment methods, please refer to user manual of
corresponding device to seek help. )

3. Why can’t control PTZ?

A. Check if video channel supports PTZ.
B. PTZ response may be delay, wait for a moment.

4. Why some multiple channels’ device only can play 3-channel at the same time?
A. Some types of surveillance devices may limit the max connection numbers, you can’t connect
exceed xx, if total connection number has up to maximum numbers, you can’t open more channel to
preview. If want to modify limitation connection numbers, please look up setting panel or user manual
of device or contact with the device manufacturer’s technical support department.

Before contact with the technical support department, please read user manual of product or
“online help” of mobile phone client first.