Axon Body 2, Body, Flex camera App Guide
Below you will find brief information for camera Axon Body 2, camera Axon Body, camera Axon Flex. This app guide describes the Axon View for iOS operating system. This guide will teach you how to install the app on an iOS mobile device, connect the mobile device with an Axon camera, and use the Axon View app.
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Axon View for iOS
App Guide
Axon View Release: 4.0
Release Date: January 2016
Document Version: 1
Axon View 4.0 for iOS App Guide
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
Axon View is an application (or app) that allows you to play video-evidence files that are currently stored on an Axon camera and to apply metadata tags (such as case ID) to videoevidence files.
Axon View protects the integrity of video evidence files:
Axon View never saves video evidence files on the mobile device.
Axon View cannot delete or alter original video evidence files that are stored on an Axon camera.
In order to play video from an Axon camera, Axon View relies on the mobile device to pair with the Axon camera by using Bluetooth technology. With Axon Body 2 cameras, the mobile device also relies on the mobile device to establish a Wi-Fi connection with the Axon Body 2 camera.
This guide is specific to the version of Axon View for the iOS operating system. This guide provides instructions for the following tasks:
Installing the app on an iOS mobile device
Connecting the mobile device with an Axon camera
Using the Axon View app
Note:
This guide refers to any Axon camera system that is supported by Axon View as an
“Axon camera”. For Axon Body and Axon Body 2, the actual camera is integrated with a controller in a single unit. For Axon Flex, the camera and controller are separate physical devices; therefore, if you are using an Axon Flex, “Axon camera” refers to the complete Axon Flex system.
For instructions on operating an Axon camera system, see the TASER Axon Flex System User
Manual, the TASER Axon Body Camera User Manual, and the TASER Axon Body 2 Camera User
Manual.
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Installing Axon View on an iOS Mobile Device
1. On the iOS mobile device, open the App Store app.
2. Tap the search box, type
Axon View
, and tap Search.
3. In the list of search results, tap Axon View.
4. Tap Get and then tap Install.
5. Tap Accept.
Axon View downloads and installs.
6. Tap Open.
Axon View opens.
A Notifications dialog box appears.
7. Tap OK.
Note:
You can change notification settings later, as needed. For more information, see
Connect Axon View with an Axon Device
Before you can access live or recorded video from an Axon camera, you must connect Axon
View with the camera.
The connection process differs slightly among different Axon camera models.
Axon Body and Axon Flex use only Bluetooth connections. The Bluetooth pairing process must start with the Axon Body or Axon Flex turned off.
Axon Body 2 uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections. Wi-Fi is required for viewing live video or recorded video from the Axon Body 2.
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Connecting to an Axon Body 2 with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
1. Ensure that the Axon Body 2 camera is turned on.
2. On the IOS mobile device, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen and verify that the (Bluetooth) is enabled. If not, tap .
3. Press the Home button.
4. Open the Axon View app.
The View screen appears.
5. In the upper left, tap
.
6. Under Camera, tap the Axon camera model shown.
The Select Your Camera screen shows Axon Body 2, Axon Body, and Axon Flex.
7. Tap Axon Body 2 and then in the upper left, tap
.
The View screen appears.
8. Tap Initiate Pairing.
The Choose Camera screen shows a list of Axon Body 2 cameras that are available for pairing. The list may be empty at this time.
9. On the Axon Body 2 camera, hold down the Function and Event buttons, until the
Function LED blinks green and the camera beeps four times.
On the mobile device, in Axon View, the camera name appears in the list of cameras available for pairing.
10. In Axon View, on the Choose Camera screen, tap the camera that you want to pair with.
The “Connecting to your Axon Camera” message appears while Axon View is pairing with the camera.
The “Your camera is ready to configure Wi-Fi” message appears.
11. Tap Continue.
An Evidence.com web page opens.
12. Tap Configure Wi-Fi.
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In the Settings app, the Install Profile screen appears.
13. Tap Install and then tap Install again.
The Profile Installed screen appears.
14. Tap Done.
The Evidence.com page opens again with a success message.
15. On the dialog box, tap Open.
In Axon View, the View page shows a message about the Wi-Fi network of the paired
Axon Body 2 camera. In order to view live video from the camera, you must connect to the Wi-Fi network of the camera.
16. Press the Home button.
17. Open the Settings app and tap Wi-Fi.
18. Under Choose a Network, tap the camera that you want to connect to.
19. Press the Home button again.
20. Open Axon View.
21. If the Location dialog box appears, tap Allow.
Note:
You can change location-tracking settings later, as needed. For more information,
see the Location Tracking section.
22. When live video appears, you can adjust the camera position as needed.
You are ready to use Axon View.
Reconnecting to an Axon Body 2 with Wi-Fi
If the View screen in Axon View shows the message “To enable streaming, connect to the
AXON-camera name Wi-Fi network”, perform these steps.
1. Press the Home button.
2. Open the Settings app and tap Wi-Fi.
3. Under Choose a Network, tap the camera that you want to connect to.
4. Press the Home button again.
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5. Open Axon View.
6. When live video appears, you can adjust the camera position as needed.
You are ready to use Axon View.
App Guide
Pairing with an Axon Body or Axon Flex
1. Ensure that the Axon Body camera or Axon Flex controller is turned off.
If any red is showing at the power switch, the camera is on. Move the switch so the red portion is covered.
2. On the IOS mobile device, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen and verify that the (Bluetooth) is enabled. If not, tap .
3. Press the Home button.
4. Open the Axon View app.
The View screen appears.
5. In the upper left, tap
.
6. Under Camera, tap the Axon camera model shown.
The Select Your Camera screen shows Axon Body 2, Axon Body, and Axon Flex.
7. Tap the model of the camera that you want to pair with — Axon Body or Axon Flex — and then in the upper left, tap .
The View screen appears.
Note:
The Get Help With Pairing button, available when you have selected Axon Body or Axon Flex, provides a summary of the following steps. You can rely on the Get
Help With Pairing button when this guide is unavailable.
8. Press the Home button.
9. Open the Settings app and tap Bluetooth.
10. On the camera, tap and hold the volume/pairing button.
11. While holding the volume/pairing button, turn the Axon flex controller or Axon body camera ON.
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12. Continue holding the volume/pairing button on the camera until the LED on the camera starts blinking.
13. Release the volume/pairing button.
14. On the mobile device, under My Devices, tap the model of the Axon camera that you want to pair with.
A list of nearby devices that are in pairing mode appears.
15. In the list, tap the camera that you want to pair with.
The mobile device connects by Bluetooth to the Axon camera.
16. Press the Home button again.
17. Open Axon View.
18. If the Location dialog box appears, tap Allow.
Note:
You can change location-tracking settings later, as needed. For more information,
see the Location Tracking section.
19. When live video appears, you can adjust the camera position as needed.
You are ready to use Axon View.
Unpairing or Forgetting an Axon Camera
You can make Axon View unpair (or forget) an Axon camera that it is currently paired with.
The unpairing process differs by Axon camera model.
Unpairing from an Axon Body 2
1. On the iOS mobile device, open the Axon View app.
2. In the upper left, tap
.
3. Under Camera, tap Forget Current Camera.
Axon View unpairs from the Axon camera.
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Unpairing from an Axon Body or Axon Flex
1. On the iOS mobile device, open the Settings app and tap Bluetooth.
2. Under My Devices, to the right of the Axon camera, tap
.
3. Tap Forget This Device and then tap Forget This Device again.
Axon View unpairs from the Axon camera. The Select Your Camera screen appears.
Get Retention Categories from Your Evidence.com Agency
Before you can tag a recorded video-evidence file with a retention category, you must first retrieve your agency’s retention categories.
Note:
This procedure requires that Axon View can access the Internet. If a data connection is not available on the mobile device, Axon View cannot complete this procedure.
If you are using an Axon Body 2 and the mobile device is connected to the camera by
Wi-Fi, then Axon View can use cellular data connection. If the mobile device cannot provide a cellular data connection, in the Settings app, use the Wi-Fi screen to connect to a network that can provide an Internet connection.
1. Ensure that the Axon camera is turned on and connected to the mobile device.
2. On the IOS mobile device, open the Axon View app.
3. In the upper left, tap
.
The Settings screen appears.
4. Under Account Settings, tap Agency.
The Agency Lookup screen displays the Region list and the Email box.
5. If the Region list does not show your region, tap Region, and then on the Choose Region screen, tap your region.
6. Tap youragency and then type the unique, first part of your Evidence.com agency’s URL.
For example, if your agency URL were
example.evidence.com
, you would type
example
.
7. Tap Email and then type the email address that you use to access your Evidence.com agency.
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The Select Agency screen lists the Evidence.com agencies associated with the email address that you entered.
8. Tap the agency whose retention categories you want to use when you tag videoevidence files on a connected camera.
Axon View downloads the retention categories from the selected agency.
Checking Axon Camera Status
You can use Axon View to examine the status of a paired Axon camera. The information available through Axon View includes the following items:
Camera mode — Either Standby or Recording.
Battery remaining—The amount of battery power remaining is provided in two ways: o
Time remaining—The length of time, in hours and minutes, that the Axon device can remain powered on. o
Percentage remaining—Percent of battery power remaining.
1. Ensure that the Axon camera is turned on and connected to the mobile device.
2. On the IOS mobile device, open the Axon View app.
Axon View connects to the Axon camera. When a connection is established, Axon View shows live video from the camera.
The camera status information appears below the live video.
Viewing Live Video from an Axon Camera
You can use Axon View to watch video while the Axon camera is recording or buffering. This is useful for ensuring that the camera is pointing in the right direction or for using the camera to view difficult-to-reach spaces, such as a crawl space or attic.
The video streams at a rate of 30 frames per second; however, depending on a variety of factors, the video may appear choppy. Regardless of the live video quality shown on the mobile device, the Axon camera is recording at the full frame rate.
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For Axon Body 2, Axon View uses Wi-Fi for viewing live video. For Axon Body and Axon Flex,
Axon View uses Bluetooth for viewing live video.
1. Ensure that the Axon camera is turned on and paired to the mobile device.
2. On the IOS mobile device, open the Axon View app.
Axon View connects to the Axon camera.
3. Wait until Axon View shows live video from the camera.
4. If the “To enable streaming” message appears, perform the steps in Reconnecting to an
When a connection is established, Axon View shows live video from the camera.
5. Use the live video as needed to adjust the camera position as needed.
Viewing Recorded Video from an Axon Camera
This procedure does not store data on the mobile device. The mobile device can only view videos currently stored on the paired Axon camera. You cannot use Axon View or the mobile device to delete or alter original video files on the Axon camera.
1. Ensure that the Axon camera is turned on and paired to the mobile device.
2. On the IOS mobile device, open the Axon View app.
Axon View connects to the Axon camera.
3. Wait until Axon View shows live video from the camera.
4. If the “To enable streaming” message appears, perform the steps in Reconnecting to an
5. In the upper right of the screen, tap
(Evidence List).
The Evidence List screen shows a list of video thumbnails.
6. Scroll to the thumbnail of the video that you want to view and then tap it.
The Evidence Review screen shows the media player in addition to metadata about the video, such as recording date and time and the ID, Title, and Category fields.
7. Tap the video to play it.
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Tagging Recorded Video Evidence Files
You can use Axon View to tag the videos you record with metadata, such as ID, title, and retention category. Axon View transfers the tag information to the Axon camera. Tag information that you apply does not alter the original video evidence file.
When you place the Axon camera in an Axon Dock or connect the Axon camera to a computer that is running the Evidence Sync application, the videos on the camera automatically upload to your Evidence.com agency. The tag information that you apply to each video also uploads and can be viewed by anyone with permission to view the evidence.
1. Ensure that the Axon camera is turned on and paired to the mobile device.
2. On the IOS mobile device, open the Axon View app.
Axon View connects to the Axon camera.
3. Tap
(Evidence List).
The Evidence List screen shows a list of video thumbnails.
4. Scroll to the thumbnail of the video that you want to tag and then tap it.
The Evidence Review screen shows the media player in addition to metadata about the video, such as recording date and time and the ID, Title, and Category fields.
5. In the upper right, tap Edit.
6. For each metadata box, make the necessary edits.
ID — Tap the ID box and type the case ID that you want to apply to the videoevidence file.
Title — Tap the Title box and type the title that you want to apply to the videoevidence file.
Category —Tap Category and then, on the Select Category screen, tap the category that you want to apply to the video-evidence file.
7. When you have finished tagging the video-evidence file, in the upper left, tap Save.
The Evidence Review screen reappears.
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Settings
The Settings screen enables you to configure Axon View settings for the following subjects:
Agency
Camera
Adjusting Settings
This procedure provides the general steps for making changes on the Settings screen.
Additional information about each setting appears in the following sections.
1. Ensure that the Axon device is turned on and connected to the smart device.
2. On the IOS mobile device, open the Axon View app.
The View screen appears.
3. In the upper left, tap Settings.
The Settings screen appears. The settings that are available depend on whether the app is currently connected to an Axon camera and on the specific model of the Axon camera.
4. Adjust the settings as needed. For additional information about each setting, refer to the following sections as needed.
5. When you have finished adjusting settings, in the upper left, click
.
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Camera Settings
The settings in the Camera area affect pairing with an Axon camera and the lights, sounds, and vibrations of a paired camera.
Many settings in the Camera area are available only for Axon Body 2 cameras. The following table shows which settings are available for each of the supported Axon camera models.
Camera Setting
Camera Model
Forget Camera
Camera Volume
Vibration
Stealth Mode
Reconfigure Wi-Fi
Axon Flex
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Axon Body
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Axon Body 2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Camera Model
Under Camera, the first setting shows the camera model that the app is currently configured to pair with.
For more information about pairing, see the Connect Axon View with an Axon Device section.
Forget Camera
If the Forget Camera setting appears, the app is currently paired with an Axon Body 2
camera. For more information about using this setting, see the Unpairing from an Axon
Camera Volume
The Volume setting controls how loudly an Axon Body 2 beeps.
1. On the Settings screen, tap Volume.
2. Tap the volume at which you want the connected camera to beep.
The camera beeps once at the volume that you tapped, or if you tapped Off, the camera does not beep.
3. To choose a different volume, repeat these steps.
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Vibration
The Vibration setting controls whether an Axon Body 2 uses vibrations to communicate camera operations to the camera user.
To control whether this feature is enabled, to the right of Vibration, tap the switch.
If the switch is toggled to the right, haptic feedback is enabled.
If the switch is toggled to the left, haptic feedback is disabled.
Stealth Mode
The Stealth Mode setting enables you to turn off the Axon Body 2 lights, sounds, and haptic feedback.
To control whether this feature is enabled, to the right of Stealth Mode, tap the switch.
If the switch is toggled to the right, stealth mode on the camera is enabled: the camera will not beep or vibrate, regardless of other settings. All camera lights are off.
If the switch is toggled to the left, stealth mode on the camera is disabled: the camera beeps and vibrates according to other, individual settings. Camera lights operate normally.
Reconfigure Wi-Fi
The Reconfigure Wi-Fi setting enables you to set up a Wi-Fi connection with an Axon Body 2 that is paired with the mobile device. If you attempt to open a Wi-Fi connection to the Axon
Body 2 and the mobile device prompts you for a password to the Axon Body 2, do not enter a password. Instead, perform this process to establish the Wi-Fi connection.
This setting appears only when you have previously configured Wi-Fi with an Axon Body 2.
1. On the Settings screen, under Camera, tap Reconfigure Wi-Fi.
The “Your camera is ready to configure Wi-Fi” message appears.
2. Tap Continue.
An Evidence.com web page opens.
In the Settings app, the Install Profile screen appears.
3. Tap Install and then tap Install again.
The Profile Installed screen appears.
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4. Tap Done.
The Evidence.com page opens again with a success message.
5. On the dialog box, tap Open.
In Axon View, the View page shows a message about the Wi-Fi network of the paired
Axon Body 2 camera. In order to view live video from the camera, you must connect to the Wi-Fi network of the camera.
6. Press the Home button.
7. Open the Settings app and tap Wi-Fi.
8. Under Choose a Network, tap the camera that the mobile device is paired with.
9. Press the Home button again.
10. Open Axon View.
11. When live video appears, you can adjust the camera position as needed.
You are ready to use Axon View.
Account Settings
The Account Settings area includes only the Agency setting. This setting enables Axon View to retrieve retention categories from your Evidence.com agency. For more information, see
the Get Retention Categories from Your Evidence.com Agency section.
Location Tracking
Axon View can provide location data from the mobile device and embed it in videos recorded by the Axon camera.
Note:
When an Axon camera is in offline mode, it cannot tag videos it is recording with location data.
When an evidence file that uploads to Evidence.com includes location metadata,
Evidence.com can use the information to show the evidence location on a map. For evidence recorded with an Axon Body or Axon Flex, Evidence.com derives the location of an evidence file by determining the median location of all location tags embedded in the file. For
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When you start recording on an Axon camera, Axon View begins requesting location data from the mobile device. Axon View does not need to be open in order to request location data, but the camera must have been previously paired with the mobile device running Axon
View and must be within Bluetooth range of the mobile device.
Axon View uses the highest level of location accuracy provided by the mobile device.
Generally, a mobile device relies on cellular, Wi-Fi, and GPS modules to determine the location of the device. Additionally, Axon View sends location data to the camera only if the accuracy is at least within 400 meters.
While the camera is recording, Axon View only sends updated location information when the change in location is greater than 20 meters from the previous location sent to the camera.
While the camera is recording, Axon View sends the camera a location tag every 15 seconds or less, as long as the GPS data is available from the mobile device.
Axon View optimizes mobile-device battery life by working with the operating-system GPS settings. When you stop recording on the Axon camera, Axon View stops requesting location data from the mobile device.
Allowing or Disallowing Location Tracking
You can allow or disallow location tracking. This feature is controlled by iOS.
1. On the iOS mobile device, open the Settings app
2. Scroll down until you find Axon View and then tap Axon View.
Below “Allow Axon View to Access”, the Location setting appears.
3. Tap Location.
4. Tap the setting that you want.
If you want to allow Axon View to embed location data in videos, tap Always.
If you do not want Axon View to embed location data in videos, tap Never.
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Notifications
Axon View supports notifications, such as sounds, banners, or notifications.
You can configure the notifications that Axon View is allowed to created. This feature is controlled by iOS.
1. On the iOS mobile device, open the Settings app
2. Scroll down until you find Axon View and then tap Axon View.
Below “Allow Axon View to Access”, the Notifications setting appears.
3. Tap Notifications.
4. Select the notification settings that you want.
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Key Features
- Live video viewing
- Recorded video viewing
- Video tagging
- Camera status check
- Integration with Evidence.com
- Bluetooth pairing
- Wi-Fi connection
