Connect a USB status light
Applies to: Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, Pearl Nexus, Pearl Nano.
Pearl device support connection of an external USB status light to visually indicate the status of recording and streaming. You can connect a USB status light directly to a USB port on the Pearl device. The following USB status lights are supported:
- Kuando BusyLight models: UC Alpha and UC Omega
- Delcom Products USB HID single color and multicolor signal indicators
The status light is activated as soon as it is connected to a USB port on the Pearl device and flashes once.
Table 24 Status light indicator
Table 25 The default behavior of status lights is shown in the table below.
Light Description Solid off The Pearl device is not currently recording or streaming. Solid on Recording or streaming is in progress. Flashing Rapid flashing (approximately five blinks per second) commences five minutes before a scheduled event begins. Slow flashing (approximately two blinks per second) indicates that an error occurred during recording or live streaming. Starting in firmware version 4.23.1, for each state of Pearl, you will be able to select the color and status of light according to following table. Pearl state Selectable color --- --- Idle Red, green, yellow, or blue Recording Red (default), green, yellow, or blue Streaming Red (default), green, yellow, or blue CMS event is about to start Red (default), green, yellow, or blue CMS event is running Red (default), green, yellow, or blue CMS event is paused Red (default), green, yellow, or blue CMS event is about to end Red (default), green, yellow, or blue Error Red (default), green, yellow, or blue Select color for on-air light status - Log in to the Admin panel as admin
- From the Configuration menu, select USB Lights.
- Select the color and light status for each state of your Pearl