# Single Touch streaming and recording control

*Applies to: Pearl-2, Pearl Mini*

You can easily control streaming and recording from the touch screen with just one touch of a button.

### About Single Touch streaming and recording

The Single Touch feature lets you control the recording and streaming of multiple channels and multi-track recorders with one touch of a button on the touch screen. A **Pause** button lets you pause and resume recording for all specified channels and multi-track recorders (firmware 4.24.6 or newer). Specify which channels and multi-track recorders to include for Single Touch control using the Admin panel.

To open the Single Touch control screen from the touch screen, tap the **Single Touch control** icon.

**Table — One Touch control screen components**

| **Label** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| 1 | **Start/stop button**: Press the Single Touch control button to start or stop streaming and recording for all specified channels and multi-track recorders. |
| 2 | The number of multi-track recorders and/or channels that are actively recording (the first number) over the total number of channels that are configured for one touch recording (the second number). |
| 3 | The number of channels that are actively streaming (the first number) over the total number of channels that are configured for one touch streaming (the second number). |
| 4 | **Pause button**: Press to pause the recording, then resume once ready. |

When you press the start button to activate Single Touch recording and streaming, a blue **Stop** button appears, the Recording values update to show the number of channels and multi-track recorders that are actively recording, and the Streaming values update to show the number of channels that are actively streaming.

In the example above, Single Touch control has been activated and both channels out of the two total channels and/or multi-track recorders are recording successfully. There is no streaming activity because there are no channels configured for Single Touch streaming. Also in this example the device is configured to automatically upload files to an external destination such as an attached USB drive or a network location. This screen shows that the device is uploading the file(s) to the destination.

An error icon displays if there's a problem with the streaming and/or recording settings for one or more of the channels and multi-track recorders. All other channels and multi-track recorders that are working correctly continue to stream and record normally.

In this example, after pressing **Start**, both multi-track recorders/channels are recording properly but the one channel configured for streaming is not streaming correctly. One or both channels was configured to automatically transfer recorded files to an external USB drive. But the device was not able to mount the USB drive or no USB was inserted.

To troubleshoot streaming error, investigate each channel's streaming configuration page using the Admin panel and identify which channel isn't streaming. Then correct any streaming configuration errors.

#### Customize the Single Touch control display

You can use the Admin panel to customize how Single Touch control is displayed on the touch screen. The start screen options for Single Touch control are:

- **Default**: The Single Touch control screen is accessed by tapping the **One Touch control icon** at the bottom of the touch screen.
- **Single touch control**: The Single Touch control start screen displays automatically on the touch screen when you power on the device. Operators can still navigate to other screens from the Single Touch control screen by tapping the Home icon in the top right corner of the screen.
- **Start screen locked mode**: The Single Touch control start screen is the only screen that displays on the touch screen. Operators cannot navigate to other screens from the Single Touch control screen.

If no 4-digit PIN set when the start screen is in locked mode, you can access the Single Touch control start screen right away to start/stop streaming and recording. However, you cannot access any other screens using the touch screen.

If you set a 4-digit PIN when the start screen is in locked mode, a lock appears in the top right of the start screen. You must enter the PIN to unlock the Single Touch control start screen and access the other screens using the touch screen. When you return to the Single Touch control start screen, the device automatically locks itself and you must re-enter the 4-digit PIN to unlock the touch screen.

**Configure how the Single Touch control screen displays on the touch screen using the Admin panel**

- Log in to the Admin panel as **admin**.
- From the Configuration menu, select **Touch Screen**. The Touch screen configuration page opens.
- From the **Start screen** drop-down menu, select **Single Touch control**.
- (Optional) Check **Start screen locked mode** and set a 4-digit PIN.
- Click **Apply**.

If you chose **Single Touch control**, the touch screen automatically refreshes to display the Single Touch control screen.

#### Specify channels and multi-track recorders for Single Touch recording

All channels and multi-track recorders are enabled for Single Touch recording control by default. You can enable and disable one touch recording for individual channels and multi-track recorders using the Admin panel.

**Enable or disable Single Touch control for a channel**

- Log in to the Admin panel as **admin**.
- From the Channels menu, select the channel you want and click **Recording**. The Recording page opens.
- Select **change**, and then check **Single touch control** on the options page to enable the channel for One Touch control. Uncheck the check box if you don't want to include that channel for One Touch control. Then click **Apply** when you're done.

**Enable Single Touch control for a recorder using the Admin panel**

- Log in to the Admin panel as **admin**.
- To enable or disable **Single touch control** for a recorder.
- From the Recorders menu, select the recorder you want. The Recorder Setup page opens.
- Select **change**, and then check **Single touch control** on the options page to enable the recorder for Single Touch control. Uncheck **Single touch control** if you don't want to include that recorder for Single Touch control. Then click **Apply** when you're done.

#### Specify channels for Single Touch streaming

Channels are not enabled for Single Touch streaming by default. You can enable and disable one touch streaming control for individual channels using the Admin panel.

**Specify channels for Single Touch streaming using the Admin panel**

- Log in to the Admin panel as **admin**.
- From the Channels menu, select a channel and click **Streaming**. The Streaming page opens.
- Click **New stream** and select a publishing method, for example, RTMP push.
- Check **Single touch control** to enable this channel's stream for Single Touch control. Uncheck **Single touch control** if you don't want to include this channel's stream for Single Touch control. Then click **Apply**.

> product: pearl-family · topic: streaming · source: pearl-family-common.md · updated: Oct 13, 2026