Operator View

Host is the full workspace. It can create and edit timers, change settings, send Display Messages, manage outputs, and still run the session. Operator View keeps only the live timing controls that a show caller needs under pressure: start and pause, reset, previous and next, remaining-time adjustments, appearance, and flash.

That smaller surface is the point. A tablet in the booth should not expose agenda editing, password settings, or message tools. If the person holding the device should not be able to change the clock, give them Display, Speaker, Moderator, or Agenda instead.

1. 01

   Keep the original Host link on the device that will edit the Room. In Host, choose Outputs.

2. 02

   Select Operator, then open the output or copy its link for the show caller or timekeeper.

3. 03

   Open that Operator link on a phone, tablet, or laptop. It follows the same Room as Host, so the live Timer, remaining time, and agenda position stay in sync.

The header stays on screen so the show caller does not leave the current Timer to check where they are. It shows the Room name, an Operator label, and the current agenda position, such as 1/4. The clock in the header is local time on that device, not remaining time.

Tap the agenda position to open the full list of timers. Use Flash when a presenter needs an immediate visual cue on connected displays. Use Fullscreen when the tablet should hide browser chrome. If the device supports it, Operator View also keeps the screen awake so the console does not dim mid-session.

The current Timer is the main surface. It shows the Timer name, then speaker, notes, and labels when those fields have been set in Host. The large number follows the display mode chosen for that Timer: countdown, count up, Room clock, or a combined view.

For countdown and count-up displays, the number color is the pacing cue: green while time is safe, amber at the warning stage, and red at danger or overtime. The progress bar uses the same thresholds and spans the width of the card.

Start and Pause sit under the bar. Reset returns the current Timer to its planned duration. If the Timer is running, hold Reset to confirm; a tap while running is ignored so an accidental touch does not clear a live segment.

Directly beside the current Timer, Operator View keeps the previous and next items visible. Tap a name to make that Timer active. The next item also has a play control that starts it immediately, which is the usual one-tap handoff when the current speaker is done.

When the session has more than a previous and next item, open the agenda list from the header. Each row shows the Timer name, speaker, notes, labels, and duration. Tap the row to select it, or use the play control on that row to start it.

Appearance updates connected displays without rewriting the Timer's planned length. Choose the mode that the room needs right now:

• CountdownRemaining time, such as 05:00 down to 00:00.
• Count upElapsed time from zero, useful when a segment should be tracked as it runs.
• ClockCurrent Room time of day.
• Down+clockRemaining time with Room time still visible.
• Up+clockElapsed time with Room time still visible.

Use the four quick keys when the change is obvious: +30s, +1m, +5m, or -1m. These change remaining time on the current Timer and take effect at once.

Use the numpad when the value must be exact. First choose the operation:

• SetReplace the Timer duration with the value you enter.
• SubtractMove remaining time backward by that amount.
• AddMove remaining time forward by that amount.

Enter time as hours, minutes, and seconds. For example, 130 is 1 minute 30 seconds. C clears the entry. Nothing changes until you tap Apply.

• Host remains open on the device that will edit timers, send messages, and manage outputs.
• The Operator link is open only on the phone or tablet that should control live timing.
• The Operator device appears under Host connected devices.
• The current Timer name, speaker, labels, and duration match the Host workspace.
• Start, Pause, Reset, previous, next, and a remaining-time adjustment have been rehearsed.
• Flash has been tested on the actual Display or Speaker screen.
• Presenters have Speaker or Display links, not the Operator link.