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Use iPhone to enter scores while Sightline records on your computer. Keep the desktop recorder open and the devices connected. To observe without a connected computer, use Record away from your computer.

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Connect and prepare

Companion requires Pro or an active Pro trial. Pair and connect your iPhone, then:
  1. On your computer, open the student and select Start Observation.
  2. Choose the method, behaviors, and timing. See Observation setup for these controls.
  3. Select Begin in the setup footer. The recorder opens, but the observation clock has not started.
  4. On iPhone, check that the method and behaviors match the observation you prepared.

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Start

When you are ready to observe, select Start on the computer or Begin on iPhone. Check that the desktop timer advances before entering scores.

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Enter scores on iPhone

Use the section for your method. Review recorded scores and make corrections on the computer; a phone interval button acts on the current interval, not an earlier cell selected on the desktop.

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Interval recording

For Partial and Whole Interval, watch throughout the interval and tap behaviors as you observe them. You can tap at any time, whether Pause to score each interval is on or off.
  • Partial Interval: tap a behavior when it happens. Leave it marked for the rest of the interval, even if it stops or happens again. When the interval is recorded, untouched behaviors count as not having happened.
  • Whole Interval: tap a behavior if it is absent or does not meet its definition at any point. Leave that mark in place for the rest of the interval, even if the behavior resumes. When the interval is recorded, untouched behaviors count as having happened throughout.
With Pause to score each interval on, the observation clock stops when the interval ends. Review your marks, make any corrections, then select Continue to record them and start the next interval. With the setting off, the marks are recorded and the next interval starts automatically. For Momentary time sampling, wait for At this moment. Select the behaviors happening at that moment, leave the others unselected, then select Continue. Use what you saw at the sampling moment, even if the behavior changes while you enter the marks. For peer comparison, check whether the current interval is for the student or peer before marking behaviors. If you missed an interval or sample, clear its score on the computer so it is left out of the results. See Interval Recording for measurement rules and corrections.

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Other methods

Use the computer for Pause, Resume, and earlier corrections. At an interval check or MTS prompt, select Continue instead. The linked method guides explain how pauses and ending affect an active episode, trial, or unfinished interval. If the timer stops when you switch desktop windows, check Pause when Sightline loses focus in settings. For activity changes, use the desktop Activity bar.

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Add a voice note

Follow Voice notes to prepare transcription and record. Keep the devices connected until transfer and processing finish, then check the text on your computer before ending. Sending… does not confirm that the note reached the desktop record.

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If the connection drops

Return to the computer and check the timer and recorded scores. Continue with its controls, or pause there while reconnecting. Keep both apps open, check Bluetooth, and bring the devices together. Before scoring on iPhone again, check that it shows the same observation and current interval or episode. Check existing scores before repeating a tap: an interval tap can reverse a mark, and a Frequency tap adds another event. The session still requires the computer; a lost connection does not make it an away observation. See Companion troubleshooting if the problem continues.

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End and save on your computer

  1. Select End on the computer and follow the method’s confirmation. A fixed-length observation may already have finished.
  2. Complete any remaining step, such as resolving a Latency trial or reviewing ABC tags, to reach Session complete.
  3. Add final context and select Review later. Wait for saving to finish. If Retry save appears, keep the screen open and retry. If it still fails, contact support before closing.
  4. Open the observation in the student’s Sessions on the computer. Check the timing, scores or entries, and any voice-note text.
Opening the saved observation confirms the save. The phone returning home does not. See Recording a Session for the method-specific completion steps.