The moment you connect to a LogSquare Recorder, and switch to the Control tab you see at least two buttons:
oStart - To start a recording session on the participant PC
oStop - To stop the currently running recording session
The moment you click Start a black lock screen appears on the LogSquare Recorder PC. The actual screen cast does not start until the participant presses a key or clicks its mouse.
As soon as the actual recording starts (and no task management is required), the Mangold Remote Observer switches to the tab Log.
Task Management
If you have selected a *.ScenarioFile that includes tasks for a structured test scenario, additional buttons will be available on the Control tab after starting the recording:
oStart Task - To manually start the next task.
To end the current task, you will need to click one of the following buttons:
oTask Succeeded - To indicate the participant has successfully managed the task.
oTask Failed - To indicate the participant has failed the task.
oTask Aborted - To indicate the participant has aborted the task.
| TIP: | If you have multiple participants performing the same tasks simultaneously, it is better to work with tasks that start automatically, so each participant can work at its own pace. In that case, allowing the user to start and stop tasks in the scenario settings might be a good idea. That way they can continue with the next task whenever they are done with one - unless you want all users to stay in a task for a predefined time, as specified in the scenario file. |