Telescope

overview telescope is a feature of the jubileetv app that allows app users to remotely control the jubileetv console from the jubileetv app any function or action that can be completed with the jubileetv remote can be done using telescope this includes powering on/off the tv navigating source devices using arrows permissions for telescope user permissions primary admin no restrictions no restrictions contact admin no restrictions no restrictions contact off by default off by default , but can be enabled for a specific contact by any admin can be enabled for a specific contact by any admin tv user no application tv power state jubileetv is able to detect the real time power state of the tv to which the jubileetv console is connected this is powered by the jubileetv smart plug when using telescope, you will see one of three state tv on tv off tv power state unknown if the state is tv power state unknown, see https //docs getjubileetv com/adjusting settings for console#p hyh for additional information communicate when telescope is active, the app user can turn on talk mode or listen mode both controls are found in the top right corner of the app, are off by default, and use the mic on the console talk mode talk mode creates a bi directional audio feed between the tv user and the app user during a telescope session, allowing for conversation while the app user is navigating the tv talk mode is turned on by the app user during a telescope session by tapping or clicking on the mic icon when talk mode is on, a small message appears on the top right corner of the tv informing the tv user that talk mode is active when talk mode is on, the source audio on the tv is muted so the tv user can hear the tv user speaking additional information and logic talk mode is not available when the telescope session is in fallback mode telescope fallback can occur when there is reduced internet bandwidth for the console or the app user listen mode listen mode streams audio from the console mic so the app user can hear the tv and any other noise in the room this is a great way to gauge tv volume listen mode is turned on by the app user during a telescope session by tapping or clicking on the listen icon (it looks like a person with audio waves coming from their head) when listen mode is on, a small message appears on the top right corner of the tv informing the tv user that listen mode is active comfortable audio level telescope visualizes a comfortable audio level in the jubileetv app the comfortable audio level is a measurement of the audio/noise being detected by the microphone in the jubileetv console please note that this will include all audio detection people speaking, background noise, a separate stereo playing music, etc comfortable volume level and listen mode can both be used to get a sense of how loud or quiet the tv is for the tv user need help setting up comfortable audio level? see https //docs getjubileetv com/how to calibrate comfortable volume for telescope why can't jubileetv just show me the actual tv volume? the jubileetv console can only "see" and report data from devices plugged into its hdmi inputs (like a roku, cable/satellite set top box, or dvd player) because these devices are upstream , they send their information directly through the console however, the tv is connected to the console’s hdmi output think of this as a one way street the console sends video and audio to the tv, but the tv doesn't send its system data back to the console the actual volume number (e g , "level 22") is generated by the tv itself, so the console can't read or display that specific number commands use the text based command box in telescope to send commands to the console common telescope commands command notes "settings" opens jubileetv console settings "3" tunes to the channel number for a cable/satellite set top box any channel number can be used "cnn" "hgtv" "tbs" "nbc" tunes to the channel name on the cable/satellite set top box any channel name can be used if favorited, you can also easily access channels through the favorites tab "contacts" "photos" "videos" loads the associated jubileetv feature on the tv for example, saying "photos" will show all of the photos that have been sent to the tv end user by contacts "netflix" "amazon prime video" "hulu" loads the named app on roku note that a roku must be configured as a source device for this to work if favorited, you can also easily access apps through the favorites tab "play" "pause" plays or pauses recordings (e g , from dvr) and streaming content compatibility depends on the source device and app "fast forward" "rewind" fast forwards or rewinds recordings (e g , from dvr) and streaming content compatibility depends on the source device and app "skip forward" "skip back" skips forward or skips back through recordings (e g , from dvr) and streaming content compatibility depends on the source device and app additionally, any voice command the tv user would normally speak while holding the orange microphone button on the jubileetv remote can be entered into the command field for a list of common voice commands, see the https //docs getjubileetv com/tv usage#wnmi6 youtube links copy and paste a youtube link into the type command field to play a youtube video on the tv if the following parameters are met the console has a roku configured as one of its source devices the youtube app has been added to roku note youtube playlists are currently not supported favorites easily tune the tv to any favorited channel or app by selecting tiles under the "favorites" tab for more information, see docid 05hmdmogl4tjcsrkuk9 x if you have more than 1 source device configured, they will also appear here actions the actions tab contains extra features and shortcuts photos & videos launch photos or videos on the tv this is the equivalent of selecting the photos or videos tile from the tv interface slideshow launch the slideshow on the tv once the slideshow is up, you can control it using the ok/select left/right arrows in telescope sleep timer start a countdown to power off the tv automatically