Using the broadcast console

The broadcast console is the one screen the person at the booth uses to run a translated service. If you can run a Sunday, you can run this — most services are three taps. This guide walks through every control, in the order you'll meet them.

The fastest path: Start Now

If your service is on the schedule, the quickest start is a single tap:

1. Tap Start Now next to the countdown. (It runs Connect and Go Live for you in one step.)
2. Check the Microphone dropdown shows the right input, then tap Start mic and begin speaking.
3. People in the room scan the QR code or open the lobby link, pick a language, and follow along live — captions plus audio in their language.
4. Tap Disconnect when you're done. Scheduled services also end on their own at the set time.

Everything below explains the rest of the console for when you want more control.

The connection row

These run left to right. A session is created automatically when you connect — there's no password; the booth device is already trusted.

• Connect — signs the booth in and opens a session.
• Go Live — opens the service so listeners can join and hear it.
• Start mic — begins sending your audio. The Signal bar shows your mic level; "Microphone idle" means it isn't hearing you yet.
• Pause — sits in the control row and temporarily stops sending audio without ending the service. It's green while you're live and turns yellow while paused; tap again to resume.
• Disconnect — ends the service for everyone.
• +10 min — on its own row beneath the controls, extends a scheduled service past its planned end in 10-minute taps if you run long.

Scheduled services & the weekly schedule

The Next Service card counts down to your next scheduled time. When the booth is connected with the mic on, a scheduled service can start on its own and ends automatically at the window's end.

• Start Now — launches the upcoming service early in one tap; it still ends at the scheduled time, so you just get a head start.
• Manage — opens the weekly Schedule editor: add a service, set its day and start/end times, edit or remove existing ones, choose your Timezone, then Save schedule. This drives the countdown and the automatic start/stop.
• Skip next service — suspends just the next occurrence (for a holiday or cancellation); it auto-resumes the week after, and you can clear it to restore.

Voice & speech rate

• Female / Male (top right) — the synthesized voice your listeners hear.
• Speech Rate — how fast that voice speaks. Natural is normal pace; Brisk (recommended) speeds it up slightly so the audio keeps up over a long talk without sounding rushed; Quick is faster still for very fast speakers.
• Pacing — how patient the system is before it finishes a sentence and translates it. Quick for fast speakers, Standard for most, Careful for slow or deliberate speakers (it waits longer through pauses so thoughts aren't cut off).

Announcements & decision cards

Announcements put your slides, notes, and QR codes on every guest's phone — automatically translated into each person's language. Build a reusable package ahead of time, then show items when the moment comes.

• + New package, then add items: + Text announcement, + Image (upload a flyer), or + Card (pick a theme — Brand Dark, Cream Light, or Soft Gradient).
• ★ Lobby marks items to show on the pre-service lobby screen, where they rotate automatically before you go live.
• Show pushes an item to listeners' phones live during the service.
• Hand off to a phone (QR) lets a volunteer run announcements from their own phone — no booth training needed.
• The Decision card (a response/next-step moment) sits just above Announcements; tap Show decision card to push it to every language at once.

Glossary

Teach the translator your specific terms — names, ministries, theological phrases — per language, so they come out right every time instead of being guessed at. This is how "Yahweh" stays "Yahweh" and your pastor's name isn't mangled. (The faithful engine behind this is MODVoice, which delivers complete sentences without reinterpreting the speaker.)

Stats, health & the live transcript

• Listeners shows how many people are tuned in, broken out by language (with English names alongside).
• Finals (sentences delivered), Audio sent, and translation latency give you a live read on the service.
• Health is green when everything's flowing; if it flags an issue you can Report it.
• The Live English transcript shows what's being said in real time. You can download a TXT, view/print a clean copy, download the recording, or clear the on-screen view (which doesn't affect listeners).

If you need a second device: Take Over Live Controls

If the booth is already broadcasting from one device and you open the console on another, you'll see Take Over Live Controls. Use it to move control to the device in front of you — handy if you're switching from a back-room laptop to a tablet at the board. Only one device drives the live service at a time.

A normal service, start to finish

1. Before people arrive: open the console, confirm the schedule and your lobby announcements.
2. Tap Start Now (or Connect → Go Live if there's no scheduled service).
3. Confirm the microphone input, tap Start mic, and begin.
4. Show announcements or a decision card as the moment calls for it.
5. Tap Disconnect at the end — or let the scheduled window close it for you.

For what your guests see on the other side, read how guests join and listen.