1. You should join your Zoom® video hearing at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled hearing time to ensure your equipment and connection to Zoom® are operational.

2. There is more than one method to join your Zoom® video hearing.

a. The most common (and recommended) method is to enter the hearing URL into a web browser on your device or click on the hyperlink for the hearing. This will launch the Zoom® app (or browser plugin), automatically enter the Meeting ID and prompt you for the Password. The hearing URL/hyperlink and password can be found on the Judge's Daily Hearing Calendars webpage, or may be provided by your attorney.

i. If this is your first time using Zoom® on this device, you will be prompted to download the Zoom® app or browser plugin. Follow the instructions for downloading the Zoom® app or browser plugin, and then enter the Meeting ID and Password, as prompted.

b. Alternatively, you may join your Zoom® video hearing by opening the Zoom® app directly on your device, or by visiting join.zoom.us. In either case, you must (i) click the button labeled "Join" or "Join A Meeting", (ii) enter the Meeting ID, and (iii) enter the Password.

3. After entering the Meeting ID and/or Password, you may be given the option to "Test Computer Audio". If this option appears, click on the "Test Computer Audio" button to test your audio. Upon confirmation that your audio is working properly, click the button labeled "Join audio by computer" to complete your connection to the hearing.

4. The "Waiting Room" feature may be enabled when you join the hearing. If so, you will see a message stating "Waiting for the host to start this meeting" or "Please wait, the meeting host will let you in soon." As soon as your hearing is ready to begin, you will be placed into the hearing.

5. If you are connecting to your Zoom® video hearing using a computer, you have the option of running the audio portion of the hearing through a separate telephone. You may need to use this option if your computer doesn't have the necessary audio capabilities, or if your computer's audio isn't functioning as needed (i.e., audio quality is poor or you're hearing audio feedback).

Connect to audio via telephone by following these instructions:

a. Select phone audio in the Zoom® app.

i. If you enter the video hearing and you see a button labeled "Join Audio" in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen, the Zoom® app has not yet connected you to any audio source. Click on the "Join Audio" button and select "Phone Call". The Zoom® app will display the telephonic connection information.

ii. If the Zoom® app has already connected you to your computer's audio, you will not see a button labeled "Join Audio". Instead, the button will be labeled "Mute". Press the "Mute" button to mute your audio. (The same button will now display as "Unmute".) Press the upward arrow button just to the right of the "Unmute" button to display the audio options menu. Select "Switch to Phone Audio". The Zoom® app will now display the telephonic connection information.

b. Dial one of the telephone numbers provided by the Zoom® app. When prompted, enter the Meeting ID (followed by the # sign), and then the Participant ID (followed by the # sign).

c. It is important that you enter the correct Participant ID to ensure that your video and audio feeds are "synched".

d. When complete, the Zoom® app will indicate that you have successfully connected (or switched) to telephonic audio.