# Extend, pause, and resume CMS recordings and webcasts

*Applies to: Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, Pearl Nano, Pearl Nexus.*

You can extend an active scheduled or ad hoc event using the Pearl device's front screen or the Admin panel. The extend event button can be configured to add 5, 10, or 15 minutes to the event each time it is selected, or 6, 10, or 15 in the case of YuJa.
The option to extend the event appears on the Events screen while the event is in progress. Events cannot be extended beyond the start of the next scheduled event.
On Pearl-2 and Pearl Mini, tap the button on the touch screen to add the specified amount of time to the current event.

You can also pause and resume active event recordings on every CMS platform: EchoVideo, Kaltura, Opencast, Panopto, and YuJa. Pause from the Pearl device screen, the Admin panel, a programmable USB button, or Epiphan Edge. An extra pause button appears on the Events screen. Pausing and resuming Kaltura and EchoVideo events requires firmware 4.24.6 or newer. Panopto, Opencast, and YuJa pause and resume were available before 4.24.6.

**What happens to paused time depends on the CMS platform:**

- **Panopto and YuJa:** The Pearl device records and uploads the full event for processing. After the event is uploaded, the CMS platform removes the paused segments from the final recording. However, Panopto and YuJa do not remove paused segments from webcasts. The complete webcast recording, including the time the event was paused, is kept. You can set up the Pearl device to mute the audio and display an event paused image while the event is paused. If audio doesn't mute and an event paused screen doesn't appear, you must enable that feature using the Admin panel; see "Enable mute and display image on pause for Panopto and YuJa." If **mute on pause** and the on-screen **pause illustration** are not enabled, viewers watching the stream can see and hear the live webcast while the event is paused, as well as in the Panopto webcast recording.
- **Kaltura:** The Pearl device removes the paused section of the event before uploading.
- **Opencast:** Audio is muted and an event paused image is displayed to let viewers know that the event is paused. The duration for which the recording was paused is not edited out of the video.
- **EchoVideo (Echo360):** Nothing is recorded while the event is paused. For a live (webcast) event, the stream keeps sending while the event is paused: viewers see an event paused image with no audio until the event is resumed or ends.

Opencast and EchoVideo mute the audio and show a pause image by default, and this cannot be changed.

**Pause an event using a programmable USB attached button**
A CMS event recording in progress on the Pearl device can be paused and then resumed using a programmable USB attached button; see "Connect a USB control button to control CMS events." The following Delcom USB buttons are supported:
- Delcom USB HID Programmable Single Button Switch, part number 706501
- Delcom Products USB HID single color and multicolor signal indicators with button functionality

**Extend, pause, or resume an event using the Admin panel**
- From the Admin panel, select the Events menu and then click the button to extend the current event. In this example, the button adds **+5 minutes** each time it is pressed.
- Select **Pause** to pause the current event. When paused, the button changes to **Resume**. When you're ready to continue, select **Resume**.

**Extend, pause, or resume an event using the touch screen**
- From the touch screen, tap the calendar icon to display the Events screen.
- Tap the button to extend the current event. In this example, the button adds **+5 minutes** each time it is tapped.
- Tap **Pause** to pause the current event. When paused, the button changes to **Resume**. When you're ready to continue, tap **Resume**.

**Device differences**

- **Pearl Nano:** To extend the current event, use the arrow and check mark keys on the front panel control key interface to select the extend button. In this example, the button adds **+5 minutes** each time it is selected.
- **Pearl Nano:** To pause the current event, use the arrow and check mark keys to select **Pause**. When paused, the button changes to **Resume**. When you're ready to continue, select **Resume**. Pearl Nano does not support EchoVideo (Echo360).
- **Pearl Nexus:** Pearl Nexus has no touch screen; use the Admin panel to extend, pause, or resume events. Epiphan Edge can also extend, pause, and resume events.

> product: cms · topic: cms-integration · source: pearl-cms-common.md · updated: Sep 28, 2026