hotComm User Guide

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Timed Recording, Timed Login, and Timed Room Moderation

You can set recording to start and end at specified times. With hotComm Standard/Pro, you can use the same timer settings to login automatically to a room for recording, moderating, or both.

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Timed Recording

You can make timed recordings with hotComm Standard/Pro, hotComm Lite or hotComm CL.

Join the room you want to record.
Click Session, then Session Record Setup.
Select the recording options you want.
Check Enable Time Recording, set the Start Time and End Time, and click OK.
- You can set one time period.
- The time is taken from your computer's time settings.
- The Start and End times must be within a 24-hour period running from midnight to midnight, based on your computer's time settings.
- You can not set the timer for a future date.
Leave hotComm running. The recording will start at the specified start time.

When timed recording is enabled, the color of the R-in-a-circle icon is green. When recording is in progress, the background is blue.

Recording every day
If you plan to record every day at the same time please note that although some people find that the recording starts automatically every day at the specified time, other people find that they must refresh the settings every day by opening the Session Recording Setting window and clicking OK.

Making recordings at other times
Even if Enable Timed Recording is set, you can make recordings at other times. Simply click the R-in-a-circle or A-in-a-circle icon to start or stop the recording. Note that recording will stop at the End Time regardless of whether it was started automatically or by you.

Recording Timed Recording Timed Login Timed Room Moderation FAQ

Timed Login and Record

You can set hotComm Standard/Pro to log into a room automatically at a specific time and start recording. It will start recording automatically 10 seconds after it logs into the room.

Start hotComm Standard/Pro, but do not join any rooms in Session 1. (Timed Login only works in Session 1.)
Click Session, then Session Record Setup.
Select the recording options you want.
Check Enable Time Recording
Set the Start Time and End Time
- You can set one time period.
- The time is taken from your computer's time settings.
- The Start and End times must be within a 24-hour period running from midnight to midnight, based on your computer's time settings.
- You can not set the timer for a future date.
Check Server/Room to Record
Type the name of the room in Find, and click Find Next. Wait until the roomname is found -- the address appears in Target in relayserver:roomname format.
If a password is required for the room, type it in Optional Room Password.
If you want to join with a different nickname, type it in Optional Nickname
Click Set Room.
Leave hotComm running, with Session 1 empty. This process joins you to the room but does not start the hotComm program.

Reset Daily
We recommend that you open Session Recording Setup and click Find Next and Set Room every day that you want to login and record automatically.

Recording Timed Recording Timed Login Timed Room Moderation FAQ

Timed Room Moderation

hotComm Standard/Pro can log into a room automatically at a specified time. If you are an authorized moderator, the automatic login can open a closed room. Optionally, you can set hotComm to start recording automatically after login (recording starts 10 seconds after you login).

One time setup: Click Options, then Mode/Identity, then check Panel User and click OK. If you expect to open a closed room, check with your room owner to make sure you are an authorized moderator.

To setup the automated login:

Start hotComm Standard/Pro, but do not join any rooms in Session 1. (Timed Login only works in Session 1.)
Click Session, then Session Record Setup.
If you want to record, select the recording options you want and check Enable Time Recording.
Check Enable Room Moderation
Set the Start Time and End Time for the login.
- You can set one time period.
- The time is taken from your computer's time settings.
- The Start and End times must be within a 24-hour period running from midnight to midnight, based on your computer's time settings.
- You can not set the timer for a future date.
Check Server/Room to Moderate or Record
Type the name of the room in Find, and click Find Next. Wait until the roomname is found -- the address appears in Target in relayserver:roomname format.
If a password is required for the room, type it in Optional Room Password.
If you want to join with a different nickname, type it in Optional Nickname
Click Set Room.
Leave hotComm running, with Session 1 empty. This process joins you to the room but does not start the hotComm program.

Reset Daily
We recommend that you open Session Recording Setup and click Find Next and Set Room every day that you want to login and record automatically.

Recording Timed Recording Timed Login Timed Room Moderation FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

I'm in Australia and I want to record between 10:00 PM at night and 3:00 AM in the morning. What do I do?
* Timed recording must stop by midnight your time. Some people change their computer clock time so that the recording time period is completely within a midnight-to-midnight period. To change your computer time, right-click the time in the lower right corner of your monitor, and select Adjust Date/Time.

Updated 1/16/2011

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