Icons and Controls
OTNconnect uses various buttons and icons to either give you visual cues to access features or see at a glance the status of an OTNconnect system.
- Navigation controls appear in an action bar at the bottom of the Favourites, search results, and contact details screens.
- Contact type icons are associated with individual systems and appear in the contact details call settings screens and in system lists (favourites, search results).
- System status icons are associated with OTNconnect systems and appear in the contact details screen.
- Action buttons enable various OTNconnect features, such as starting a videoconference or managing your favourites.
- In-call video controls give you access to the camera, microphone, and self-view settings.
In the Favourites, Search results, and Contact Details screens, the bottom of the screen includes a control bar with navigation buttons.
When you view a main panel (Favourites, Search, or Contact Details), its control icon appears dark blue.
Navigation Controls
In the Favourites, list, search results list and contact details, the bottom of the panel includes a control bar with navigation buttons.
When you view a panel, its control icon appears dark blue.
When the control button is an active link to a different panel, the icon appears as a grey outline.
| Icon | Description |
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Favourites. A list of all personal and room-based systems that you have identified as a favourite. |
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Search. A search field and search results. |
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Settings. A list of links that enable you to access:
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Contact Type
In the Favourites list, search results list, contact details, and Call Settings screen, each contact appears with its system name and an associated icon.
The icon tells you whether the video system is a personal user or a room-based system.
| Icon | Description |
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Personal user: A person who videoconferences using their PC, Mac, or mobile-device. In the contact details panel, a system status indicator appears with along with this icon. |
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Room-based system: A wall-mounted or cart-based videoconferencing system that uses a codec. |
System Status
When viewing a contact's details, and in the Call Settings screen, the contact type icon appears with its videoconference system status.
| Icon | Description |
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Online and available. You can initiate a video call to this contact and they have the option of accepting or declining the call. |
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Busy (online but unavailable). The system is signed in to OTN's videoconferencing service but is involved in another call. Wait a few minutes and try again. |
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Offline. The system is not signed in to OTN's videoconferencing service. Contact them by phone or email to schedule a video call (i.e., find out when they are available and ask them to sign in via the OTNconnect app or at otnhub.ca). |
Action Buttons
These buttons appear with both personal systems and room-based systems.
| Icon | Description |
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Connect and start a video call. Appears in the contact details. Swipe-left on a name to view these buttons in the Favourites list or a search results list. |
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Manage Favourites: Add or remove a contact/system to/from your favourites list. Appears in the contact's details. |
In-call Video Controls
When you are in a video call, you can control your equipment and your view of the displayed video image.
Changing screen orientation
While in a video call, for optimum viewing, use a landscape orientation.
Selecting camera, microphone, and self-view
The Video Control bar contains the control buttons.
Tap a control button to toggle through its functions as listed below.
| Icon | Description |
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Front camera Rear camera. |
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Microphone on Microphone off (muted) |
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Webcam camera on Webcam camera off (privacy mode) |
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Self-view picture-in-picture Other video image only (no self-view picture-in-picture) |
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End call (disconnect) |
