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3.3 Presenting with Android tablet ..............61 3.3.1 Step 1: Connect to your NOVOPRO device ..............62 3.3.1.1 Connect to your NovoPRO device automatically via QR Code ............62 3.3.1.2 Connect to your NovoPRO device manually ..................64 3.3.2 Step 2: Make a presentation ..................66 3.3.2.1 My Note (Education Edition only) ......................
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4.2.2 Using File Sharing to share a file with participants ............ 112 4.2.3 Using File Sharing to share a desktop screenshot PC ..........114 4.2.4 Receiving a file to your PC with NovoPRO DesktopStreamer ........114 4.2.5 Troubleshooting and rules to remember with DesktopStreamer PC ......115 4.2.6 How to send and receive files using NovoPresenter ..........
3. At this stage the NovoPRO’s green LED power indicator should be illuminated. (See above illustration for Power LED location.) Note: In this manual, your NovoPRO will also be referred to as NovoPRO for short. Note: You may connect an optional USB mouse or a memory drive to the USB port.
1.2.2 The NovoPRO Home Screen The NovoPRO device will power up with the below display after the step 1 and 2 listed above. This display is referred to as “NovoPRO home screen” or just “home screen” in this document. The home screen is generated by the presentation management software, in the NovoPRO device, which is also known as remote viewer.
Select the Application Edition (optional) Connect a USB mouse to your NovoPRO. Click the on-screen edition display area to set your NovoPRO to either Corporate Edition or Education Edition. The main differences between these two editions are as follows:...
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Enable Wi-Fi on the computer, and click the wireless network icon . Select the NovoPRO SSID on the NovoPRO home screen (for example, NVC_4DF8F ) and click Connect or Join. Ignore all security warnings. Launch your preferred Web browser on your PC and enter the URL displayed on the NovoPRO home screen.
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The computer is now ready to make a wireless presentation with your NovoPRO. Downloading and installing the presentation software for Android and iOS tablet devices On iOS tablets, the iOS version of NovoPresenter is required. You can download and install it from the Apple App Store.
2.2 “Client Mode” in this chapter. 2.1 Hotspot mode Right out of the box, NovoPRO’s Wi-Fi is set to function as a Wi-Fi Hotspot and will stay in this configuration until you alter it. The default SSID for the Wi-Fi hotspot is “NVC_XXXXX”, where “XXXXX”...
For a tablet to connect to the NovoPRO hotspot, enable Wi-Fi and go to the Wi-Fi AP list. Select the SSID of the NovoPRO device shown on the home screen (for example, NVC_DC9AB). For a Chromebook to connect to the NOVOPRO hotspot, click the network icon Select the SSID of the NovoPRO device shown on the home screen (for example, NVC_DC9AB) and click Connect.
NovoPRO device is available to both your guest users and employees. Notes on Network Security: Inside the NovoPRO device, the WiFi section is completely separated from the Ethernet section, namely, there is no network routing between these two sections.
To make a presentation, each participant’s device will need to connect to the NovoPRO and join the presentation group hosted by the NovoPRO. There are four key features that help facilitate smooth collaboration and coordination of presentations using the NovoPRO: 1) A participant list is included with the individuals’...
The first popup window of Novo Desktop Streamer Application. Manually enter the IP address shown on the NovoPRO home screen, or select an IP address entry from the drop-down menu that matches the IP address shown on the NovoPRO home screen.
Click to check whether Novo Desktop Streamer is the latest. If not, initiate an upgrade process. 3.1.2 Step 2: Connect to your NovoPRO device Once you have setup presentation session parameters, you are ready to start or join a presentation group with your NovoPRO.
Please note that your PC screen resolutions may change to match projector resolution. After disconnecting from the NovoPRO device, the original screen resolution will be restored. This will occur for all PCs in the same presentation group.
2. Connect to your NovoPRO device manually. 3.2.1.1 Connect to your NovoPRO device automatically via QR Code This is the default NovoPRO connection option which allows you to connect to your NovoPRO automatically without any manual configurations. After launching the NovoPresenter app, tap the tab (as seen in the screenshot below) and access the connection options.
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Aim your tablet’s camera at the QR code containing login information, which can be found on your NovoPRO home screen or on the screen of the device connected to your NovoPRO. Under normal circumstances, NovoPresenter will automatically login to your NovoPRO.
3.2.1.2 Connect to your NovoPRO device manually If you need to configure login information manually before connecting to your NovoPRO, this is the preferred connection option. After launching the NovoPresenter app, tap the tab (as seen in the screenshot below) to access the configuration options.
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If a PIN code is required to connect to the NovoPRO, slide the PIN Required switch to the ON position and enter the PIN shown on the NovoPRO home screen. If the PIN code is not required, slide the PIN Required switch to the OFF position.
3.2.2.4 Presenting a document (with Dropbox) Function Description Set your NovoPRO to WiFi Mode: Set your NovoPRO’s Wi-Fi mode to WiFi Mode and connect to a Wi-Fi AP router with Internet access. Select Dropbox as the document source: Tap the folder tab .
(Note: For Education Edition all participants will automatically allow screen preview.) Function Description Set your NovoRO to WiFi Mode: Set your NovoPRO’s Wi-Fi mode to WiFi Mode and connect to a router with Internet access. Please refer to the Remote Viewer chapter for more details.
3.2.3.2 Role assignment There are three roles in a presentation group, the moderator, the presenter, and the participant. The first person to start a presentation group with a NovoPRO is assigned the moderator role. Subsequent joiners are assigned the participant role.
3.2.3.5 Reset Occasionally you may encounter problems with the network or the computer causing the presentation group to malfunction on your NovoPRO. One way to resolve this problem is to reset the presentation group. Function...
Tap the Quick Reset to reset the presentation group to allow a presentation group to start over again. Tap the Full Reset button to reset the NovoPRO device. The NovoPRO device will restart automatically. Conflicts may occur when multiple participants simultaneously attempt to reset the presentation group or the NovoPRO.
3.3 Presenting with Android tablet The Android version of the NovoPresenter app (pictured in the image below) enables an Android tablet device to connect to the NovoPRO and make a presentation. Launch Presentation Application Launch the NovoPresenter application by selecting the NovoPresenter app icon on your Android tablet.
2. Connect to your NovoPRO device manually. 3.3.1.1 Connect to your NovoPRO device automatically via QR Code This is the default NovoPRO connection option which allows you to connect to your NovoPRO automatically without any manual configurations. After launching the NovoPresenter app, tap the tab (as seen in the screenshot below) and access the connection options.
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Aim your tablet’s camera at the QR code containing login information, which can be found on your NovoPRO home screen or on the screen of the device connected to your NovoPRO. Under normal circumstances, NovoPresenter will automatically login to your NovoPRO.
2b. Larger QR Code 3.3.1.2 Connect to your NovoPRO device manually If you need to configure login information manually before connecting to your NovoPRO, this is the preferred connection option. After launching the NovoPresenter app, tap the tab (as seen in the screenshot below) and access the configuration options.
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PIN: If a PIN code is required to connect to the NovoPRO, check the PIN Required box and enter the PIN shown on the NovoPRO home screen. If a PIN code is not required, uncheck the PIN Required check box.
(Note: For Education Edition all participants will automatically allow screen preview.) Function Description Set Your NovoPRO to Client Mode: Set your NovoPRO’s Wi-Fi mode to Client Mode and connect to a router with Internet access. Please refer to the Remote Viewer chapter for more details.
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Note: If your Android tablet is disconnected from your NovoPRO during the Dropbox setup, simply reconnect to your NovoPRO using the procedures in “Step 2: Connect to your NovoPRO device”. Navigation: If you wish to sort the list into a desired order, tap the drop-down menu Sort by…, then select one of...
Function Description Set Your NovoPRO to Client Mode: Set your NovoPRO’s Wi-Fi mode to WiFi Mode and connect to a router with Internet access. Please refer to the Remote Viewer chapter for more details. Start browsing for a Web page: Tap the Internet tab .
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The first person to start the presentation group with a NovoPRO is assigned the moderator role. Subsequent joiners are assigned the participant role. The moderator is defaulted to assume the presenter role until he hands over the presenter role to another participant.
3.3.3.5 Reset and rename local device Occasionally you may encounter problems with the network or the computer, causing the presentation group to malfunction on your NovoPRO. One way to resolve this problem is to reset the presentation group. Function Description...
3.4 Presenting with Chromebook The Chromebook version Novo Desktop Streamer app enables a Chromebook device to connect to a NovoPRO device and join a presentation session, participate in voting and share videos. 3.4.1 Step1: Connect to your NovoPRO device After launching the Novo Desktop Streamer app, please follow the steps below to connect to your NovoPRO device.
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Confirm connection: After your Novo Desktop Streamer app on your Chromebook is connected successfully to your NovoPRO, you will see the connection tab light up blue If you are the first participant, you will see that your Chromebook's on-screen display is wirelessly mirrored on your projector or TV.
There are three roles in a presentation group: the moderator, the presenter, and the participant. The first person to start the presentation group with a NovoPRO device is assigned the moderator role. Subsequent joiners are assigned the participant role. The moderator is defaulted to assume the presenter role until he hands over the presenter role to another participant.
2) If your presentations are stored on a USB memory drive, please first connect a USB hub to your NovoPRO device, then connect a mouse and a USB memory drive to the USB hub. 3) You can also save your presentation files in the local storage of your NovoPRO or in your Dropbox online.
In the following figure, member’s “Device” fields are left empty. For a classroom teacher, she/he will ask students to use their name to connect to a NovoPRO session. In this case, only the students (Member name) in this group can connect to this NovoPRO session.
With this Group feature, the teacher will see “human-readable” names (Emily & Jerry) instead of Tablet-01 & Tablet-02 in the user list during a NovoPRO session. In this case, only the devices (Device name) in this group can connect to this NovoPRO session.
3.6.4 Installing and operating the User Group file (1) For PC/Mac 1. When you connect to a NovoPRO device, the Group will be displayed as “Not Selected”. 2. Click on “Not Selected” to display list of available groups, and then select the desired group and press button “OK”.
(thumb drives). The teacher or members of the class (with moderator permission) can stream videos from YouTube video website. This function will only work if the NovoPRO unit is set to Wi-Fi mode and will not work in hotspot mode.
NovoPRO units. (Moderator Credentials are managed via software Remote Manager.) 2. When a user device connects to a NovoPRO unit, the user device send its moderator password (if any) to the NovoConenct unit. If the password matches the one stored on the NovoPRO unit, the user device will be assigned as the moderator, regardless it is the first device to connect or not.
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2. Make sure your NovoPRO device is online (the connection indicator is green). 3. Click the “Set Moderator” tab. 4. There are three ways to add data when setting up the moderator credentials: A. Click the “Load” tab to import data from an existing file.
Moderator can share files with all participants and participant can share with moderator. This NovoPRO DesktopStreamer and NovoPresenter feature is available in version 1.6 and above for both the Corporate and Education editions. It allows session hosts (moderators) and participants to share files and screenshots between their devices.
NovoPresenter or NovoPRO DesktopStreamer software for File Sharing to work properly. The NovoPRO device must also be upgraded to version 1.6 or later firmware. If this is not the case, you will receive an error message stating, “To enable this feature, upgrade your NovoPRO device firmware to version 1.6 or above.”...
Manage multiple NovoPRO devices from a single PC Remote manager is a stand-alone Windows/Mac application that allows the settings of multiple NovoPRO devices to be managed from a single PC, making it ideal for corporations, schools or other large institutions.
From here you will be able to remotely view and/or preset the settings for each NovoPRO device on your network. You will be able to edit settings for Device Name, Display Setting, Language, and Device Password. You can view setting/status for Model, Edition, App Version, Build Version, Wi-Fi Mode, SSID, Wi-Fi IP, and LAN IP.
4.3.7 Updating firmware 1. Remote Manager allows you to check and update the firmware of multiple NovoPRO devices on your network at once. 2. Click “Firmware Update” on the home screen to go the Firmware Update screen. 3. A list of connect devices will be displayed with check boxes in the left column. Select the device or devices you wish to check for updates, or click “Select All”...
NovoPro’s Airplay service. No App is required to use this function. 1. Connect your Apple iOS device to the same network where your NovoPro device stays. 2. Swipe up from the bottom of the iPad or iPhone to show the Control Center.
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4. Then you should switch on “Mirroring” option, and an “Airplay Password” prompt window pops up. Please enter 4-digit PIN code, which you can get from NovoPro’s home screen (illustrated below). After the correct PIN is entered, your iPad or iPhone’s whole screen will be mirrored to your projector or TV.
Android builds. The following steps are illustrated using Google’s Nexus 7 Android tablet. 1. Connect your Android iOS tablet or phone to the same network where your NovoPro device stays. 2. Swipe down from the top of the Android device to show the Control Center, and then tap Cast button.
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Setup Guide and QR Code: The NovoPRO connection setup guide is initially selected when NovoPRO is first powered on. To show or hide this guide, click . For quick connection with iPad or Android tablets, the NovoPRO connection QR code is continuously displayed and updated on the lower right corner of the NovoPRO home screen.
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Reset: To restart the NovoPRO: Press and hold on the Reset tab for two (2) seconds. The NovoPRO will restart. Presentation group name: Click on the presentation group name shown in the lower right corner of the NovoPRO home screen.
Supports all functions. 5.2 Configure NovoPRO system remotely You can remotely configure your NovoPRO device through Novo Desktop Streamer. Click the button after launching Novo Desktop Steamer, and select “Device Manager”. Please follow the steps below to access the functions described above.
Function Description Do quick or full reset to NovoPRO device. Remotely configure your NovoPRO parameters from your desktop including: WiFi network parameters; Display resolution; Room Name; Display language. Enable or disable setting protection. 5.3 Custom configuration file 5.3.1 Create and install custom configuration file...
5.3.2 Download and open NovoPROConfig.xml template file 1. Go the NovoPRO Web site and download the zip file “SD Configuration”. Extract the “NovoPROConfig.xml” file from the zip archive. 2. Using either WordPad or another XML editing program, open the file “NovoPROConfig.xml”.
5.4 Wi-Fi reconnection This feature allows tablet users to reconnect to NovoPRO after it has either powered down or lost its Wi-Fi connection. When the device is powered on again and reestablishes a Wi-Fi connection, a box will pop up asking if the user would like to reconnect to their last session.
You may be invited to be the host: 1) if the Reset button is clicked on the NovoPRO , 2) if the host explicitly hands over host control to you, or 3) if all other presenters have disconnected from NovoPRO.
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(e.g. your device’s screen has the 4:3 aspect ratio, and you have set NovoPRO’s output resolution to a 16:9 or 16:10 option). Try to set the display resolution on the NovoPRO so that it has an aspect ratio that either matches that of your device or is as close to your device’s screen aspect ratio as possible.
To prevent the risk of electric shock, do not operate this device near water or in environments of high moisture. Do not disassemble or try to repair this device by yourself. Contact your local Delta service center for assistance. ...
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