Home
Home is where you start meetings and check the current Lingo status.
Start of meeting
Choose a meeting type in the Start of meeting area at the top.
In-Person Meeting
Record a meeting using audio from the current device.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Audio Source | Choose Microphone, Screen Audio, or Mic + Screen. If the browser does not support screen audio sharing, screen-related options are not shown. |
| Microphone | When using a microphone, select one of the connected microphones. |
| Meeting Name | Enter a meeting title. If left blank, the name is created from the current date and time. |
| Source Language | Select up to three languages actually spoken in the meeting. |
| Enable Real-time Translation | Shows recognized speech in other selected languages. When enabled, you can view the original text and translated text together on the meeting screen. |
Click Create to move to the meeting screen. An in-person meeting starts only after you click Start Recording on the meeting screen.
Remote Meeting
Lingo joins a remote meeting URL and records the meeting.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Meeting URL | Enter a Zoom, Google Meet, or MS Teams URL. |
| Meeting Name | Enter a meeting title. If left blank, the name is created from the current date and time. |
| Source Language | Select up to three languages actually spoken in the meeting. |
| Enable Real-time Translation | Shows recognized speech in other selected languages. When enabled, you can view the original text and translated text together on the meeting screen. |
| Lingo Join Timing | Choose Join Now or Later. If you choose Join Now, Lingo joins the meeting immediately after you click Create. If you choose Later, the meeting is saved as scheduled and can be started later with Lingo Join Now. |
If Lingo is waiting before entering a remote meeting and the host has not admitted it yet, the status is shown as Awaiting host approval.
Real-time Interpreter
Real-time Interpreter is an interpretation mode where you hold the microphone button while speaking, then release it to hear translated speech right away.
Select the Real-time Interpreter card on Home to open the full-screen interpretation view. At the top of the screen, check You speak, They hear, Output voice, and Microphone & output, then hold the center microphone button while speaking.
Basic flow
- Select Real-time Interpreter from Home.
- If the browser asks for microphone permission the first time, allow it.
- Check You speak, They hear, Output voice, and Microphone & output in the settings area at the top.
- Hold the center microphone button and speak.
- Release the button when you finish speaking. Lingo creates the translation and plays it in the target language.
- To finish interpretation, select End in the top-right corner.
Language and voice settings
You can check the current language pair and devices in the settings area at the top of the Real-time Interpreter screen. Select Edit to change settings during the session.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| You speak | The language you speak. |
| They hear | The language for the interpreted result. |
| Swap languages | Switches You speak and They hear. |
| Output voice | Selects the voice used to play translated speech. Samples are available for some voices. |
| Microphone & output | Selects the microphone and output device. If microphone permission is allowed, you can also check the mic level. |
Interpretation states
| State | Description |
|---|---|
| Connecting… | The interpretation session is being prepared. |
| Hold to speak | You can hold the microphone button and speak. |
| Listening | You are speaking while holding the microphone button. Releasing it starts translation. |
| Translating… | The speech you entered is being translated. |
| Playing… | Translated speech is playing through the output device. |
| Didn’t catch that | No speech was detected. Hold the microphone a little longer, speak clearly, and try again. |
Select Cancel while translating or playing to stop the current playback and return to a state where you can speak again.
Reopen an ongoing interpretation
If you go back without ending the Real-time Interpreter screen, you temporarily leave the screen. The session remains active, so selecting the Real-time Interpreter card again shows a prompt where you can choose whether to continue the existing session or start a new one.
Review interpretation records
When you end Real-time Interpreter, the interpretation record is saved in Meetings. In Meetings, select the Live interpretation type filter to view only interpretation sessions.
In the interpretation record detail, you can review the saved original text and translations, and use sharing, download, and delete features just like regular meetings.
When an error appears
| Situation | What to check |
|---|---|
| Microphone access is blocked | Allow microphone permission in the browser or device settings, then try again. |
| Not enough credit | If the organization does not have enough credits, Real-time Interpreter cannot start. Add credits, then try again. |
| Connection lost | Check the network connection and select Try again, or exit the screen and start again. |
Ongoing meetings
Ongoing meetings shows meetings that are currently open, recording, or being transcribed. Select a card to move to the meeting screen.
Possible statuses include:
- Ongoing: The meeting is in progress.
- Paused: Recording is paused.
- Real-time Interpreter: An interpretation session is in progress. Select the card to return to the ongoing interpretation screen.
- Creating bot…, Bot ready, Bot joining meeting…, Awaiting host approval, Bot in meeting, Recording: Shows the Lingo join status for a remote meeting.
If there are no ongoing meetings, No meeting in progress. is shown.
Scheduled meetings
Upcoming scheduled meetings are shown at the bottom of Home. Select a card to move to the meeting screen.
Scheduled meetings show the meeting date and time, meeting name, in-person or remote type, selected languages, and Scheduled meeting or a failure status.
A failure status appears when Lingo could not start the meeting. For example, Insufficient credits appears if the organization does not have enough credits. Start failed or Join Failed can appear when the remote meeting URL has a problem or Lingo could not join the meeting.