Usage Mode

jubileetv supports three usage modes interactive mode passive mode passive mode with 6 button remote usage mode is an membership wide setting, which means that the tv end user and all contacts will have the active usage mode applied to their jubileetv experience additionally, if you are using more than one console in your membership, the selected usage mode will apply to all consoles how to set usage mode to set the usage mode for jubileetv, navigate to the account menu in the jubileetv app to access the account menu, on web click on your profile picture or the human icon (if you don't have a profile picture) in the top right corner on mobile click on the three dots in the top right corner below are the permission requirements to set the usage mode in jubileetv based on jubileetv user types user type permission tv end user no no primary admin yes yes contact admin yes yes contact yes yes interactive mode interactive mode allows for the full suite of jubileetv features to be used by both the tv end user and contacts this is the default usage mode when you sign up and activate your jubileetv membership interactive mode is best for families where the tv end user uses the jubileetv remote and want access to all of the jubileetv features passive mode passive mode restricts specific parts of jubileetv with the goal of making it easy for the tv end user to maintain their current interaction with their tv and their tv watching passive mode is best for families where the tv end user wants to continue using the remote that is familiar to them jubileetv expectations the jubileetv remote cannot be used to control the tv or source devices in passive mode while in passive mode, the only time the tv end user sees the jubileetv interface is if a contact initiates an autoconnect video call passive mode can only be used with 1 source device per console the following features are fully functional in passive mode telescope app users with permission can continue controlling the tv from the app activity feed users continue having access to the activity feed, but remote button presses are not captured autoconnect video calling please note that the microphone in the console is used for autoconnect video calling the following features have limited functionality in passive mode tv favorites contacts can set tv favorites so specific channels/apps are easy to access while using telescope favorites are hidden from the tv end user contacts the primary admin and contact admins can manage contacts the contacts tile is hidden from the tv end user the following features are not available in passive mode regular video calling chat (messaging) video mail photo and video sharing daily check in stay in touch reminders slideshow jubileetv classic expectations the jubileetv remote cannot be used to control the tv or source devices in passive mode while in passive mode, the only time the tv end user sees the jubileetv interface is if a contact initiates an autoconnect video call passive mode can only be used with 1 source device per console the following features are fully functional in passive mode telescope app users with permission can continue controlling the tv from the app activity feed users continue having access to the activity feed, but remote button presses are not captured autoconnect video calling please note that the microphone in the jubileetv remote is still used for autoconnect video calling we recommend either placing it in a location where the tv end user can pick it up during calls, or securing it a place (such as a coffee table or side table) near the location where the tv end user sits while watching tv for best results, try a few calls to find a location to place the remote where you get the best audio quality the following features have limited functionality in passive mode tv favorites contacts can set tv favorites so specific channels/apps are easy to access while using telescope favorites are hidden from the tv end user contacts the primary admin and contact admins can manage contacts the contacts tile is hidden from the tv end user the following features are not available in passive mode regular video calling chat (messaging) video mail photo and video sharing daily check in stay in touch reminders slideshow passive mode with 6 button remote passive mode with 6 button remote restricts specific parts of jubileetv with the goal of making tv watching even easier for the tv user this passive mode uses a 6 button remote, which must be purchased from jubileetv the six buttons on the remote are power on/off, mute, volume up, volume down, channel up, channel down the jubileetv remote cannot be used to control the tv or source devices in passive mode with 6 button remote while in passive mode with 6 button remote, the only time the tv end user sees the jubileetv interface is if a contact initiates an autoconnect video call passive mode can only be used with 1 source device per console this source device must be a cable/satellite set top box streaming players, dvd players and other source devices are not supported with passive mode with 6 button remote all feature limitations that apply to passive mode also apply to passive mode with 6 button remote