USER MANUAL - TerraMobilis
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1. It is possible to send screens in different sharing modes continuous interval or single mode and in a variety of qualities and formats High Text Pictures and Low set delay and interval times customize the notification message visual message and or tone configure the shortcut keys and specify memory location directory name and file name when saving a screen http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 SCREENSHARESOO 1 Mast Options Start bluet 2 Slave Options Connect 3 Slave Search select master a Options Start screensharing b Shortcut keys lt Edit lt gt F Bluetooth F t eT Ti My phone s visibility DP shown to all My phone s name EEE orca nao SCREENSHARES6O Cart hintaan eamm ab 4 Start bluetooth Change Settings Go to camera mode About Exit Page 3 of 24 1 Quick start guide ScreenShareS60 is easy to use This Quick start guide will get you up and running Go to the next chapters for more detailed and or reference information In order to avoid any confusion the following terminology will be used in the remainder of this manual Master phone sending screens to 2nd phone slave Slave phone receiving screen images from the master ScreenShareS60 for 3d edition has to be installed on both the master and the slave on w2. It is also important to know that Symbian phones may be limited to one active bluetooth connection at any one time So the connection will fail if the phone is e g already connected to your PC for use with PC Suite You will have to disconnect the phone before you can use ScreenShareS60 3 Starting up ScreenShareS60 When starting up ScreenShareS60 you are presented with a start up screen providing you with a summary of instructions to use ScreenShareS60 start the bluetooth connection start sharing screens 4 Starting the bluetooth connection The procedure to connect the master phone with the slave phone via bluetooth consists of 2 phases a Master start bluetooth The master is started by selecting Options Start Bluetooth A waiting dialog Waiting For Connection is displayed indicating that the master phone is now waiting for the Slave phone to connect http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 SCREENSHARES6O Start bluetooth Change Settings Go to camera mode About Exit SCREENSHARES6O Last devices used Nokia 6681 SCREENSHARES6O Searching Nokia 6681 E ubuntu 0 SCREENSHARES6O Devices found a a Nokia 6681 E ubuntu 0 Page 6 of 24 b Slave connect The slave is connected to the master by selecting Options Connect on the slave phone
3. a R Data chl Sync Conn mgr Tene Biuetioth EEA PTT Home metw Wireless Ke eF Modem TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 E 44 Page 4 of 24 IMPORTANT The E61 smartphone does not have an lt Edit gt key It is replaced by the lt Shift gt key located at the bottom right of the keypad next to the lt Ctrl gt key See picture on the left A second shift key is located at the bottom left next to the function key To go to camera mode select Options Go to camera mode before connecting the phones via bluetooth Select JPEG with quality 50 The default settings allow you to use ScreenShareS60 in Continuous mode and Text quality Select Options Change settings to choose different settings 2 Bluetooth settings visibility and pairing ScreenShareS60 is a bluetooth application sending information between two phones connected with each other via bluetooth a short range wireless communication method Before any bluetooth connection can be active the bluetooth settings on both phones have to be correct For increased ease of use it is recommended to pair the phones with each other in order for bluetooth connections to take place automatically without confirmation Also all information sent over the bluetooth link is encrypted and will only be able to reach devices that are authorized to do so by the pairing process Although pairing phones is a standard procedure which
4. If previously bluetooth devices have been found they are displayed Last devices found and can be selected for connection This speeds up the connection process as it avoids having to go through the bluetooth search process If the phone with which a connection has to be established is not listed select More devices to start a new bluetooth search process If previously no search process has taken place or no devices have been found the bluetooth search process starts immediately after selecting the Connect menu item Wait until the right device has been found You can stop the bluetooth search process by pressing the right selection key Stop as soon as your device has been found This avoids having to wait untill all bluetooth devices have been found which potentially can take a long time Select your device and press OK A Searching for service dialog is displayed When the master phone has not been properly set up a Service not found error message is displayed If the master and slave are paired and the bluetooth connection of the master is set as authorised the bluetooth connection is established automatically and the message Slave connected is displayed see below http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 SCREENSHARES6O Start bluetooth connection 1 Mast Options Start bluet 2 Slave Opt
5. The shortcut key is the default method enabling to conveniently start or stop screensharing using the phone while ScreenShareS60 is switched to the background The Shortcut setting allows to select one of 3 possible shortcut key combinations lt Edit gt lt gt lt Edit gt lt 0 gt lt Edit gt lt OK gt http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 SCREENSHARESOO Mast Options Start bluet 2 Save Options Connect 3 Slave Search select master L Options Start screensharing Shortcut keys lt Edit lt gt ig ScrnShares60 ct st sere Select delay 1 SCREENSHARES6O Start bluetooth connection 1 Mast Options Start bluet 2 Slave Options Connect 3 Save Search select master Start sharing screens master Exit E Gd Daj Scrnsnaps60 Send K View last saved shot Full screen mode Change Settings Deactivate Page 8 of 24 The shortcut keys are toggle keys allowing to consecutively start and stop screensharing by repeatedly pressing the shortcut key combination The selected shortcut key combination is displayed on the start up screen for easy reference The behaviour of ScreenShareS60 following the start up of screensharing depends on the mode In screen mode ScreenShareS60 is automatically switched to the background In camera mode ScreenShar
6. Settings JPG with quality 85 or BMP single mode interval delay http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006
7. Use the procedure described above to connect via bluetooth and start screensharing with another phone A replica of the viewfinder image will be displayed on the Slave phone Camera mode can be used either as a remote phonecam or to take and sent individual pictures In camera mode information is displayed about the status of the screensharing above the camera image and about the next menu item to choose below the camera image All functions and settings are available when in camera mode however the recommended settings for optimum camera phonecam use are mentioned below REMOTE PHONECAM Quality format Pictures JPG JPG Quality 50 Sharing mode continuous http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 Camera view finder Connect Start bluetooth Go to screen mode Second Camera High resolution T Fr i j SS i FL sm SCREENSHARES6O Start bluetooth connection 1 Mart fimntiane Chart hhoot Start screensharing View last sent scr Stop bluetooth Exit Page 15 of 24 These settings result in the rendering of moving images with an acceptable quality Even better rendering of moving images can be achieved with a JPG quality of 30 however with a lower quality High BMP quality in combination with Interval sharing mode can be used to watch high quality snapshots at r
8. Connect 3 Slave Search select master a Options Start screensharing b Shortcut keys lt Edit lt gt Saar E E ScrnSnaps60 4 Take screenshot Send R View last saved shot Full screen mode Change Settings Deactivate Camera image cursor Press Options Resume screensharing gt Scrnshares6o a larraMobilis caom OO lt teite lt gt keys 2 Quality Format BO Text png JPG Quality 0 100 Page 2 of 24 0 General description ScreenShareS60 for 3d edition works on all S60 3d edition phones Download and install ScreenShareS60 for 2nd edition when using one or more 2nd edition phones ScreenShareS60 for 2nd and 3d edition are compatible You can connect a 3d edition phone with a 2nd edition phone and share screens ScreenShareS60 is a tool which allows you to share the screen of your phone with other users who can connect to your phone via bluetooth and receive on their phone a copy of the screen image of your phone ScreenShareS60 is ideal for sharing pictures or showing a demo of the latest S60 software application you installed on your phone You can draw the attention to a particular detail by moving a special arrow pointer to it When enabling camera mode ScreenShareS60 allows you to take and share pictures of documents objects your computer screen or turns your phone into a genuine phonecam taking and displaying moving images remotely on a second phone
9. on during brief periods activated deactivated mode for shortcut keys The Deactivate shortcuts function is a toggle menu http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 Page 16 of 24 function between deactivating and activating the shortcut keys used to start stop screensharing Typically this would a 77 i be used to allow other applications to use a shortcut i JE Scrnshares60 4 combination in case of conflict Remark however that TerraMobilis com there is a choice of 3 different shortcuts in order to avoid Copyright 2006 this kind of conflicts TerraMobilis eenShareS60 version 1 1 This setting is not stored when exiting ScreenShareS60 Symbian 560 3d Edition When starting up the default setting is Activated User Maral at The options menu also features an About screen with essential information about ScreenShareS60 and MASTEBNTESUIE T PANAS registration information You will notice the options menu is a dynamic menu Menu items are only displayed when they are relevant and logical e g Connect and Start bluetooth menu items are not visible after the bluetooth connection is active the Start screensharing menu item is only visible after the bluetooth connection is active the Change settings menu item is not visible while screensharing is ongoing The soft back button at the right sends
10. ScreenShareS60 to the background ready to start stop screensharing using the shortcut keys Finally the exit menu item closes ScreenShareS60 13 Settings The settings dialog comprises 10 settings as outlined above Settings can be changed by selecting Options Change settings All settings are saved when exiting ScreenShareS60 Settings applying to the use of ScreenShareS60 as master Shortcut Quality Format JPG Quality 0 100 Sharing mode Delay first screen Interval delay Notification Settings applying to the use of ScreenShareS60 as slave Filename Location Directory http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 Ge scrnsnares6o0 E Te erraMobilis t r Copyright 2006 TerraMobilis Symbian 560 3d Edition User Marniial at IMEl mr J56361 00 1995 30 4 SCREENSHARES6O Cea debits esis 4 Connect Start bluetooth Change Settings Go to Camera mode About Ef Ta TT ar 1 a 5 SCREENSHARES6O Start bluetooth connection 1 Mast Options Start bluet 2 Save Options Connect Enter 5 digit registration code v 123 ScrnShares60 gt TerraMobilis corr Copyright 2006 TerraMobilis Symbian 60 3d Edition User Maral at Registration code 16935 Page 17 of 24 14 Registration The trial version of ScreenShareS60 is a
11. TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 lie Scrnshares60 lerraMobilis con F Copyright 2006 TerraMobilis Symbian 560 3d Edition User Martial at Registration code 16935 SCREENSHARESOO 1 Mast Options Start bluet 2 Save Options Connect 3 Slave Search select master a Options Start screensharing b Shortcut keys lt Edit lt gt Camera image cursor Press Options Resume screensharing Page 1 of 24 USER MANUAL SCREENSHARES60 FOR 3d EDITION Contents 0 General description 1 Quick start guide 2 Bluetooth settings visibility and pairing 3 Starting up ScreenShareS60 4 Starting the bluetooth connection 5 Start sharing screens 6 Stopping the screensharing and bluetooth 7 Saving a screen received on the slave to a file 8 Screensharing modes 9 Screen image quality and format 10 Support for 3 edition screen resolutions sizes and orientations 11 Camera mode 12 Other options menu items 13 Settings 14 Registration 15 Notifications 16 Other remarks 17 Differences between ScreenShareS60 for 3d Edition and ScreenShareS60 for 2nd edition Appendix 1 bluetooth pairing instructions Appendix 2 bluetooth communication Appendix 3 typical use cases http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 SCREENSHARESOO 1 Mast Options Start bluet 2 Save Options
12. and j should only be used when the other phone is a trusted device Pairing only has to be done once it remains valid after Switching the phone off and on the pass code does not have to be remembered As mentioned above it is possible to use ScreenShareS60 without pairing the phones but each time you try to connect the master will be prompted to manually accept the bluetooth connection Accept connection request from 2 http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 Page 22 of 24 Appendix 2 bluetooth communication Some technical details on bluetooth file sizes and speeds The theoretical speed of bluetooth is 721 kbps kilobits per second but in reality it is more likely to be around 200 kbps 25 kbyte per second of course dependent on the phone more recent phones featuring higher speeds Bluetooth 2 0 Image file sizes for an average 176 x 208 screen image Bmp true color 107 kbyte fixed size no compression PNG true color 5 to 15 kbyte depending on image JPEG with quality 85 20 kbyte depending on image PNG 8 bit less than 5 kbyte When taking into account the bluetooth speed and the delays caused by internal processing of files within ScreenShareS60 it becomes clear that sending speeds will at best be around one screen per second which is however sufficient for the purpose of sharing yo
13. comfortably following on the slave phone what is happening on the master phone In Interval mode the time between the sending of successive screen images can be specified in the Interval delay setting from 1 sec to 60 sec In Single mode individual screens are taken and sent at demand one at a time This can be useful to draw attention to specific information on certain screens freeze mode In this mode the shortcut keys do not work in toggle mode Each consecutive shortcut key press will result in the sending of one screen image 9 Screen image quality and format ScreenShareS60 supports a wide range of image qualities formats which can be chosen based on requirements of image quality and sending speed refresh rate Available qualities formats High BMP true color bitmap non compressed format Text PNG true color compressed for text based screens Pictures JPEG compressed ideal for photos Low PNG 8 bits The actual number of bits per pixel for true color depends on the phone model A screen image in PNG 8 bit format can be as small as 5 kbyte and still offers good quality for text based screens while allowing a high sending speed For the JPEG format the quality can be chossen on a continuous scale from 0 to 100 allowing fine tuning of the JPEG quality compared to the traditional high medium low quality scale For normal use in continuous mode it is recommended to
14. e the full directory paths File and directory names cannot contain special characters An error message will be displayed when attempting to use special characters A 4 digit serial number is appended at the end of the filename e g Screen0025 in order never to overscribe previously saved screen images The file is saved with the correct extension according to the selected screen quality format setting on the master When insufficient memory is available on the phone memory the screen will not be saved and a notification iva ScrnShares6o message will be displayed Select sharing mode 8 Screensharing modes Continuous mode ScreenShareS60 offers 3 different screensharing modes sval mode rene Continuous mode Interval mode Single mode http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 Scrnshares6o FOS LOT Interval delay im scree Quality Form fa Hi sak BMP a O Pictures JPG T O Low PNG 8 biy ife ScrnShares60 Select PG Quality Page 11 of 24 Continuous mode is the default sharing mode whereby screen images are taken repeatedly on the master and sent to the slave as fast as possible Due to the limitations of bluetooth transmission speeds sending speeds will not be much higher than about one screen per second still enough to
15. eS60 is automatically switched to the foreground in order to display the camera viewfinder The method using the options menu item can be used in combination with the setting Delay first screen allowing time to switch to the screens you want to share after selecting the Start screensharing menu item In single shot camera mode setting Delay first screen allows to keep the camera still while the picture is taken The master is notified when screensharing has started or stopped The notification can take the form of a visual message a tone camera click sound or both It is also possible to deactivate all notifications see the Notification setting item 6 Stopping the screensharing and bluetooth Similarly to starting the screensharing the screensharing can be stopped using either the shortcut keys or the Stop screensharing menu item of the Options menu on the master A notification message is displayed when screensharing has stopped Stopping the screensharing is only applicable in continuous or interval mode not in single mode Immediately following the stopping of screensharing both in screen mode and in camera mode ScreenShareS60 is automatically switched to the foreground and the last screen image sent to the slave is displayed An arrow pointer is also displayed on the master which can be moved around using the joystick to point to a specific part of the
16. egular intervals INDIVIDUAL PICTURES Quality format Pictures JPG JPG Quality 85 Sharing mode single High BMP quality can be used for images with a lot of detail When in camera mode an additional toggle menu item is available to switch between normal and night exposure mode Night exposure allows to use the camera mode when the light conditions are not optimal which is often the case when using a phone camera indoor However there is an additional delay to take pictures in night mode resulting in less fluent rendering of moving images Both the camera and bluetooth are quickly draining the battery so for extended use leave the master phone connected to the charger Typical use of ScreenShareS60 as a phonecam application involves leaving the screensharing session active in the background and regularly switching ScreenShareS60 to the foreground to check the camera images Switching ScreenShareS60 to the background also enables the standard screen light time out function Screen light stays on during screensharing when ScreenShareS60 is in the foreground see chapter 17 So don t leave ScreenShareS60 in the foreground while not using the phone in order to save battery time 12 Other options menu items Another setting is accessible via the options menu and not via the settings dialog as it has to be readily accessible from the main screen and typically is only switched
17. hich it respectively behaves as a server master and a client slave When sharing screens between a 3d edition phone and a second edition phone make sure you install ScreenShareS60 for 2nd edition on the 2nd edition phone a Install amp launch ScreenShareS60 on master amp slave b On both phones switch bluetooth on c On the slave set bluetooth visibility to Shown to all d On the master select Options Start Bluetooth e On the slave select Options Connect f On the slave select master on the Devices found list g On the master select Options Start screensharing h On the master navigate to screen to share i On the master press shortcut key combination to pause screensharing j On the master move arrow pointer with the joystick k On the slave image of the screen of the master and the arrow pointer are shown On the master select Options Resume scrnsharing to continue screensharing Shortcut key combinations default lt Edit gt lt gt allow you to start and stop screensharing when ScreenShareS60 is switched to the background The lt Edit gt key is the key with the pen symbol see picture on the left First press the lt Edit gt key then while keeping it pressed press the lt gt key http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 z Connectivity
18. ions Connect e Blacse Ba eoek sellout AT Accept connection request from Nokia b681 f Paired devices E 4 Fo Py Belkin Bluetooth Passcode for Nokia 6681 4123 SCREENSHARES6O Start bluetooth connection 1 Mart Pitiane Chart hh net View last sent scr Stop bluetooth Deactivate shortcuts Exit Ma ScrnShares6o F Lf Select Shortcut tits lt gt keys O lt Edite lt 0 gt keys O lt Edit lt 0K gt keys Page 7 of 24 When the master and slave are not paired with each other see Appendix 1 or when they are paired but the bluetooth connection is set as unauthorised the connection will have to be manually accepted by the master In some cases e g when 2 devices are connected for the first time pairing will be required if it has not yet been established and a passcode will have to be entered on both the master and the slave The device will appear in the list of paired devices When the confirmation dialog Slave connected is displayed on both the master and the slave the slave is connected to the master and is ready to receive screen images 5 Start sharing screens Starting the screensharing can only be done on the master which completely controls all screensharing aspects There are 2 methods to start sharing screens Press a shortcut key combination e g lt Edit gt lt gt Select the Start screensharing item on the options menu
19. ions or camera viewfinder screen This feature is also accessible via the View last sent scrn Options menu item The View last sent scrn menu item is only available when the bluetooth connection is active and no screensharing is taking place The arrow pointer is only available when the last sent screen is still being displayed on the slave When no screen image is available to view e g after start up before any screen images have been sent to the slave a No screen image available error message will be displayed After the screensharing has been stopped the bluetooth connection is still active To stop the bluetooth connection select Options Stop bluetooth The slave will be disconnected from the master and a Disconnected message will be displayed on the slave Stopping the bluetooth connection can be useful to connect to another device as only one bluetooth connection can be active The image on the slave is cleared when bluetooth is stopped 7 Saving a screen received on the slave to a file At any moment the slave can save a screen image to a file for future reference by selecting Options Save screen to file It is possible to specify exactly where and under which name the screen image is saved The Filename setting allows you to specify the filename The Location setting is a toggle function allowing to select either the phone memory or the memory card The Directory setti
20. is clearly described in any phone user manual it is also described in detail in Appendix 1 If you are familiar with bluetooth settings and pairing go to chapter 2 The bluetooth settings screen can be opened as follows a Press the menu key to open the menu b Open the Connectivity folder c Click the bluetooth icon In order for ScreenShareS60 to work the following minimum bluetooth settings are required http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 Bluetooth 4 i o My phone s visibility DY Shown to all My phone s name Nora nao SCREENSHARESOO 1 Mast Options Start bluet 2 Slave Options Connect 3 Save Search select master a Options Start screensharing b Shortcut keys lt Edit lt gt SCREENSHARES6O Cab pa eee eee ee tn a Connect Start bluetooth Change Settings Go to camera mode About Exit Page 5 of 24 ON YOUR PHONE MASTER a Bluetooth setting item set to On b My phone s visibility setting item set to Shown to all ON THE OTHER PHONE SLAVE a Bluetooth setting item set to On Remark when the Bluetooth setting item on the slave is set to Off the phone will prompt you to switch it to On when trying to connect by displaying the message Bluetooth is currently switched off Switch on
21. istered when used as a master A registered version of ScreenShareS60 on a master can share screens with any slave on which a trial version of ScreenShareS60 is installed It may be useful to store the ScreenShareS60 sis installation file on your phone in order to be able to transfer it to other phones with which you want to Share screens allowing quick installation and set up of ScreenShareS60 Unfortunately forwarding of sis files from one Nokia phone to another via bluetooth is blocked on some phones so you will have to swap memory cards to install ScreenShareS60 on the other phone http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 Page 18 of 24 15 Notifications At many moments notification messages are displayed Below an overview of all messages Screen saved in xxx Screensharing stopped Screensharing started Phone memory full Screen not saved Delete data before trying again ScreenShareS60 activated ScreenShareS60 deactivated Screen sent Invalid registration code ScreenShareS60 registered No screen image available Name cannot contain the special characters lt gt please enter a valid name Bluetooth connection notifications Service not found Slave connected Waiting for connection Disconnected Connection lost Could not connect Unknown error Ca
22. me phones or even have it assigned to the left or right selection key 17 Differences between ScreenShareS60 for 3d Edition and ScreenShareS60 for 2nd edition The following changes have been implemented in ScreenShareS60 for 3d edition phones compared to the previous version ScreenShareS60 starts up in full screen mode displaying a summary of user instructions it also remains in full screen mode when switching to camera mode It is now possible to choose which camera to use in camera mode in case the phone has two camera s default camera at the back of the device second camera at the front e g N80 A menu selection item is availabe to use the camera in low or in high resolution mode Screens are always sent in the highest possible resolution supported by the slave phone the general screen resolution setting item has disappeared http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 Bluetooth t B o My phone s visibility BW Shown to ail My phone s name r Assign short name Set as authorised Delete Delete all Help Devices found a E a 5 2 Belkin Bluetooth Passcode for Nokia 6681 4123 Page 20 of 24 In camera mode information is displayed on the status of the screensharing above the camera image and on the next menu item to choose below the camera image Camera mode is als
23. mera mode notifications Camera mode activated Screen mode activated Camera in use by another application Please register ScreenShareS60 to enable camera mode http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 Page 19 of 24 16 Other remarks ScreenShareS60 for 3d edition is compatible with ScreenShareS60 for 2nd edition In some cases there may be a positioning mismatch of the cursor The display orientation of the phone should not be changed after starting up of ScreenShareS60 when used as a Slave e g E70 Each time a screen is received by the slave the light time out is reset in order to automatically keep the screen light on during screensharing avoiding to repeatedly have to press a key to switch the screen light back on This feature is only active when ScreenShareS60 is in the foreground When switching ScreenShareS60 to the background by pressing the back key the light time out will function as normal again So don t leave ScreenShareS60 in the foreground while not using the phone in order to save battery time Settings are not saved when upgrading The actual time it takes to take and send a screen image has to be added to the interval time in order to know the total interval time When frequently using ScreenShareS60 it may be a good idea to configure it as one of the 5 standby applications only on so
24. ng prompts you for a directory name If the directory path does not already exist it is automatically created for you http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 Page 10 of 24 A notification message is displayed when the file is saved Tomihinice showing the complete path under which the image file is eee saved erraMobilis com Filename Screen images can be saved while screensharing is taking place When no screen image is available to save e g after start up before any screen images have been sent a to the slave the No screen image available error Memory card message will be displayed 9 Directory sermnshare IMPORTANT screen The directory specified by you is created under the images directory in the root directory of the memory card E Images for Nokia phones when you choose the memory card as location and under the default phone memory images directory C Data Images for Nokia phones when you select the phone memory as location This is done as S60 phones only provide access through the default file manager to certain directories in order to prevent access and possible irreparable damage to system files So when using the default file manager you will see a directory Images both on the memory card and on the phone memory When using any of the freeware file managers e g SExplorer you can se
25. o available in the trial version though at low quality settings Appendix 1 bluetooth pairing instructions Make sure the bluetooth setting items Bluetooth and My Phone s visibility are respectively set to On and Shown to all on the phone with which you want to pair a Browse to the right tab on the bluetooth settings screen b Select Options New paired device c Wait while phone is searching for other phones d Select desired phone when devices are found e Enter pass code any 4 digit code f Enter the same pass code on the other phone http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 Page 21 of 24 phone gt complete Paired devices vt g Message Pairing with lt name other 4 Pry Belkin O Nokia 6681 i Nokia H 36W E PC_OFFICE The other phone now appears in the Paired devices ist i Select the other phone in the Paired devices list and select Options Set as authorised in order for connections to take place automatically without confirmation which New paired device greatly simplifies the use of ScreenShareS60 Assign short name x Paired devices Delete Delete all Help j Repeat i on the other phone Remarks The pairing process can be initiated from either phone For security reasons the Set as authorised settings in Steps i
26. on is only available when the phone has two camera s e g Nokia N80 The first camera is the default high resolution camera at the back of the device The second camera is the low resolution camera at the front of the device for use as a video phone http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 Camera view finder Connect Start bluetooth Go to screen mode Second Camera Activate night mode Camera view finder Connect Start bluetooth i ee Second Camera High resolution Activate night mode Camera image cursor Press Options Resume screensharing Page 14 of 24 The low resolution high resolution is a toggle function between sending low resolution camera images and sending high resolution camera images Low resolution camera images are shot at a size of 160 x 120 When the high resolution setting is selected camera images are shot at the highest resolution supported by the screen of the Slave phone e g camera images are shot at a size of 320 x 160 when sent to a slave phone with a screen size of 352 x 416 e g Nokia N80 Select Options Go to screen mode to go back to screen mode As soon as camera mode is selected camera viewfinding is started Use the up and down keys of the joystick to respectively zoom in or out Zoom levels may vary between phones from 4 times to 20 times
27. re specific information slave not allowed to see certain information confidentiality Start Stop shortcut keys sent screen view arrow pointer Settings high quality BMP PNG true color single mode http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 Page 24 of 24 USE CASE 4 SINGLE CAMERA MODE In this mode individual camera pictures are taken and sent to the slave Application share pictures of documents objects persons Start Stop Start screensharing Options menu item in combination with Delay first screen sent screen view arrow pointer Settings JPG with quality 85 or BMP single mode delay first screen USE CASE 5 CONTINUOUS CAMERA MODE In this mode camera pictures are taken and sent repeatedly to the slave as fast as possible Application phonecam for moving images monitoring Start Start screensharing Options menu item Stop Stop screensharing Options menu item sent screen view arrow pointer Settings JPG with quality 50 continuous mode USE CASE 6 INTERVAL CAMERA MODE In this mode high quality individual camera pictures are taken and sent to the slave at regular time intervals Application phonecam for still images monitoring Start Start screensharing Options menu item Stop Stop screensharing Options menu item sent screen view arrow pointer
28. s the BMP format results in very high image file sizes 400 kbyte and would take very long to send maybe BMP could be used occasionally when sending a single screen image Scaling down images causes important quality loss hence using ScreenShareS60 between a high resolution phone master and a low resolution phone slave results in suboptimal operation When a high resolution phone used as a Slave receives low resolution images from a low resolution master screen images are scaled up before they are displayed This results in good quality display though at low resolution Limitation ScreenShareS60 will only work correctly as a slave when the orientation of the device is not changed after starting ScreenShareS60 e g on the Nokia E70 11 Camera mode Select Options Go to camera mode to activate camera mode This menu item is a toggle function between camera mode and screen mode This meu item is not displayed when the phone does not have a camera e g the Nokia E61 and Nokia E60 Camera mode needs to be selected before connecting the phones via bluetooth the camera mode menu item is not visible once the phones are connected After selecting camera mode two additional options menu items are available first camera second camera and low resolution high resolution The first camera second camera menu itemis a toggle function between the first and the second phone camera This opti
29. screen This arrow pointer is sent to and displayed on the slave the pointer only becomes visible on the slave after having been moved on the master hence not disturbing the slave screen image when no use is made of it This feature makes it possible to see the screen image exactly as it has been received by the slave http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 Back to normal view Exit SCREENSHARES6O Start bluetooth connection 1 Mart fimntinnc tart hhoot View last sent scrn Stop bluetooth Deactivate shortcuts Exit 4G ScmShareS6o avi as TerraMoabilis com Start Bluetooth connection 1 Mast Options Start bluet 2 Slave Options Connect 3 Slave Search select master Start sharing screens master Exit Page 9 of 24 allowing to check the quality and if needed adjust the quality settings avoiding having to verify the slave phone and allows to use the arrow pointer while discussing the screen image This feature is also available in single mode each screen image taken being displayed together with the arrow pointer When stopping ScreenShareS60 in screen mode via the Options menu item the last sent screen image is NOT displayed Screensharing can be resumed by selecting Options Resume scrnsharing Alternatively Back to normal view can be selected to go back to the default instruct
30. tations How to cope with the much higher files sizes and hence lower sending speeds of high resolution phone screen images These issues are solved by a combination of scaling and rotating so as to offer the slave device an image which it can display correctly Scaling is only done when the master phone has a higher resolution than the slave phone The slave phone may have to be turned 90 degrees to view a rotated screen e g landscape screens sent from a E61 to a N80 have to be viewed by holding the N80 sideways in landscape mode http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 SCREENSHARES60 Sr es Dy Le get Bee ae ee ee a ea Start bluetooth Change Settings About Exit Camera view finder Connect Start bluetooth Go to screen mode Re N if i High resolution Activate night mode Page 13 of 24 When used in screen mode screen images are always displayed in full screen When necessary images will be stretched to fill the screen when there is a difference in aspect ratio between the two phones e g Nokia N80 aspect ratio 1 18 and Nokia E61 aspect ratio 1 33 This may cause a slight distortion of the image but has the advantage of using the full screen space available When screen images are sent at high resolution e g between 2 high resolutions phones always use a compressed image format PNG or JPEG a
31. ur phone screen with others Different generations of bluetooth Bluetooth 1 2 e g Nokia N91 Bluetooth 2 0 e g Nokia N73 The speed of bluetooth 2 0 can be up to 100 higher than bluetooth 1 2 which unfortunately does not fully compensate for the 4 fold increase of screen image size 352 x 416 of high resolution screens e g E60 http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 Page 23 of 24 Appendix 3 typical use cases USE CASE 1 CONTINUOUS SCREEN MODE TEXT In this mode the screen images of the master are sent repeatedly to the slave as fast as possible in practice about 1 screen image every second Application software demo Start Start screensharing Options menu item Stop shortcut keys sent screen view arrow pointer Settings Text PNG 24 true color 8 bit continuous mode USE CASE 2 CONTINUOUS SCREEN MODE PICTURES In this mode the screen images of the master are sent repeatedly to the slave as fast as possible in practice about 1 screen image every second Application share pictures Start Start screensharing Options menu item Stop shortcut keys sent screen view arrow pointer Settings JPG with quality 85 continuous mode USE CASE 3 SINGLE SCREEN MODE In this mode individually selected screen images of the master are sent to the slave Application sha
32. use Text quality PNG true color as this is the best compromise between quality and speed approximately one screen per second http terramobilis com ScreenShareS60 3dEdition ScreenShareS60_3UserManualPDF ht 08 08 2006 TerraMobilis Software for Symbian S60 Page 12 of 24 When using Picture quality JPEG a JPEG quality of 85 is recommended which results in a picture quality which is not noticeable lower than the original image while still maintaing good response speeds one image per second When sending single screens e g when showing individual pictures High quality BMP can be used however with sending speeds going down to one image about every 5 seconds When the sending speed is very important e g when showing a demo of an application with primarily text based screens Low quality PNG 8 bits can be chosen 10 Support for 3d edition screen resolutions sizes and orientations From S60 2nd edition FP3 Nokia N90 a large range of screen sizes and orientations are supported but it is only in S60 3d edition that this variety is fully exploited Some devices can even adopt several different orientations N80 E70 The follwing screen resolutions are currently available 176 x 352 N91 3250 240 x 320 N71 N73 N93 E50 320 x 240 E61 N92 352 x 416 N80 E60 E70 416 x 352 E70 Two issues arise How to send screens between devices with different resolutions and or orien
33. vailable as a free download All functions and features are enabled without time limit However the screen image quality is fixed at JPEG with quality factor 15 quality format settings are disabled To unlock ScreenShareS60 a registration code needs to be purchased When purchasing ScreenShareS60 at Handangoa 5 digit registration code is made available During the on line purchasing process the IMEI number a unique 15 digit phone identification number has to be provided For your convenience The IMEI number of your phone is displayed at the bottom of the About screen Options About under the Trial version label The registration dialog is launched by selecting Options Register To register ScreenShareS60 you simply enter the 5 digit registration code in the input box When the correct registration code has been entered a confirmation dialog is displayed and ScreenShareS60 is registered Once registered the registration code is displayed under the Registered version label at the bottom of the About screen replacing the IMEI number An invalid registration code message will be displayed when entering a wrong code Registration has to be done only once The registration code is saved by ScreenShareS60 Only when reinstalling ScreenShareS60 on your phone you will need to re enter the registration code It is important to realise that ScreenShareS60 only needs to be reg
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