Our Instant Messenger lets you chat in real time with another member using text, audio or video. Here is a labelled diagram of the Instant Messenger.
You will need a connection to the internet, a web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Safari or Opera) and the Macromedia Flash Player 6.0+. The Macromedia Flash Player is a plugin for your web browser which allows you to view Flash content on the web. Most current web browsers come with the Flash Player plugin installed. If you receive a notice—when trying to connect to the Instant MessengerTM—that the Flash Player is not installed, you may download it and install it for free from Macromedia at:
http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash
Whenever you see the "Online now - connect!" icon (below) displayed on a persons profile or summary it means that this person is online. If you click on the icon it will open a pop up window and launch the Instant Messenger. You can then type a message to chat with the person, or open a video or audio chat session with them.
First open the Instant Messenger window by clicking on "online now -connect!" (image above) , then type your message and press send or hit enter. It may take a few seconds for the other person to open their window and respond at first, however once they have opened their window you can chat in real time.
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To send a virtual kiss, click on the kiss button (shown as a forward arrow) then select kiss.
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To send a virtual smack, click on the smack button (shown as a forward arrow) then select smack.
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Type your message. Select the part of your message you would like to format. You may click any one or more of the formatting buttons to apply that style to the text (B for bold, I for italic, U for underline).
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To block someone from contacting you click on the block button (shown as a circle with diagonal line across it). If you later change your mind, you can click one more time on the block button and it will unblock them.
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To add someone to your Online Friends List click on the "add buddy" button (shown as a + sign).
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First click on "open AV", to open a window which will say "allow vietnamhookup.com to access my video and microphone?" and then answer yes to this. Next check the "Video on" button located at the bottom of the Instant Messenger window, then ensure that your video button says "on".
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First click on open AV, to open a window which will say "allow vietnamhookup.com to access my video and microphone?" and then answer yes to this. Next check the "Mic on" button located at the bottom of the Instant Messenger window, then ensure that your mic button says "on".
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First ask them to open their their web cam and microphone. If they have done this you will see a live stream of the other person in the top right hand corner of the Instant Messenger. Check the video and microphone status of that person by viewing the a/v button located at the top of the Instant Messenger.
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First ask them to open their microphone. If they have done this you will hear them when they talk to you. Check the video and microphone status of that person by viewing the a/v button located at the top of the Instant Messenger (shown in picture above). Also check you have speakers attached to your PC and that they are switched on.
Click on the "Video On" button to turn your video off. The status should then change to display "Video off".
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Click on the "Mic On" button to turn your video off. The status should then change to display "Mic off" (shown in picture above).
How do I find out more about the person I am talking to on the Instant Messenger?
The photo of the member is displayed at the top right of the Instant Messenger. Click on the Members Name at the top of the Instant Messenger to launch their profile and find out more about them.
You can choose to have a text only conversation by disallowing vietnamhookup.com from accessing your web cam or microphone by answering "no" to the allow access question when ever you launch the Instant Messenger. You can also close your web cam at any time by clicking on the "video on/off" button or close your microphone at any time by clicking on the mic "on/off"button (shown in picture above).
You may set your status to ‘away’ by moving the slider from right to left. To do this, click and hold in your mouse button, slide acrosee, and the release. You will be notified that your status has been changed. You will become available again immediately if you send a message to another user. User’s will not know that you are away until an attempt has been made to send you a message. While your status is away, you may continue to receive messages in the message window.
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To close the Instant Messenger click on the 'x' in the top right hand corner
There are many possible reasons for this. For example, you need to have Flash Player installed, Javascript enabled and to have your 'pop-up stopper' disabled in order for the Instant Messenger to launch. Each of these is explained in detail below.
You must configure your pop-up blocker to allow popups from vietnamhookup.com. Please contact your popup stopper supplier for instructions on how to do so. If this option is unavailable, you must disable the pop-up window blocker. If it is not configured correctly, you will not be able to receive incoming messages from new users. If you use Windows XP Service Pack 2, Norton Internet Security, Yahoo Toolbar or many other popular programs you probably dont realize that you may have a pop-up blocker activated. See below for help to configure pop-up stoppers on these applications.
Windows XP Service Pack 2 contains a pop-up stopper that will prevent the Instant Messenger from working correctly unless you configure it to allow pop-ups from our website. To configure Windows XP see below:
1) Open Internet Explorer
2) Select 'Tools'
3) Select 'Internet options'
4) Select 'Privacy'
5) Go down to the 'Pop-up Blocker' heading
6) Now do either of the following:
The adblocking feature can prevent cookies and stop the Instant Messenger from working correctly. Please either disable addblocking OR change your Norton adblocking settings by opeing your Norton Internet Security (double click on icon) and doing the following:
1) click on Ad blocking, then configure
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2) click advanced
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3) click add site and type our site name prefixed by www.
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4) click on "add..." then click permit
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When accessing our site, you must make adjustments to your Internet Security Settings. To do this, open Zone Alarm, click Privacy, and put your settings the same as the image below. Cookie Control, Ad Blocking, and Mobile Code Control must all be set to off. Once you have finished at our site, you can restore these settings to the way you found them, to protect you at other sites.
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Our Instant Messenger uses Macromedia Flash Player. Errors and problems can occur if you do not have the latest version of Flash Player Installed in your web browser. To fix this, try downloading the latest version of Flash Player from here...
If you have trouble installing Flash Player, please check the Flash Player Support section at http://www.Macromedia.com or see this link...
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/playerfaq.htm#fixall
Yahoo toolbar comes with an optional pop-up stopper. You can see the automatic pop-up stopper in the image below.
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You may need to re-configure this to allow pop-ups from our website. Click on the box that says "Always allow pop-ups from this website..." then type vietnamhookup.com then OK.
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Google toolbar comes with an optional pop-up stopper. You can see the automatic pop-up stopper in the images below.
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You may need to re-configure this to allow pop-ups from our website. Untick the box that says "PopUp Blocker ..." then type vietnamhookup.com then OK.
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Be sure that your friend has connected his/her video camera correctly. Your friend will receive this error if his/her camera is not connected:
*** Could not connect to your camera. Either your camera is not installed properly or it is in use by another application.
Continue reading on how to configure your camera for the Instant MessengerTM. Once your friend has determined that his/her video is set up correctly, click on the ‘a/v’ button in the top-right pane of the message window. If video is set to ‘off’, click on it once to turn on your video.
Make sure that your camera is connected correctly. You will receive the following error if your camera is not connected:
*** Could not connect to your camera. Either your camera is not installed properly or it is in use by another application.
Continue reading on how to configure your camera for the Instant MessengerTM. Once you have determined that your video is set up correctly, click on the ‘a/v’ button in the top-right pane of the message window. If video is set to ‘off’, click on it once to turn on your video.
Make sure your speakers are connected correctly and that they are turned on. Check your volume levels to confirm that your are receiving sound. Be sure that your friend has connected his/her microphone correctly. Your friend will receive this error if his/her microphone is not connected:
*** Could not connect to your microphone. Either your microphone is not installed properly or it is in use by another application.
Continue reading on how to configure your microphone for the Instant MessengerTM. Once your friend has determined that his/her audio is set up correctly, he/she will be able to see the sound levels of his/her audio output in the lower pane of the message window. Click on the ‘a/v’ button in the top-right pane of the message window. If audio is set to ‘off’, click on it once to turn on your audio.
Make sure your friend’s speakers are connected correctly and that they are turned on. Have your friend check his/her volume levels to confirm that he/she is receiving sound. Be sure that you have connected your microphone correctly. You will receive this error if your microphone is not connected:
*** Could not connect to your microphone. Either your microphone is not installed properly or it is in use by another application.
Continue reading on how to configure your microphone for the Instant MessengerTM. Once you have determined that your audio is set up correctly, you will be able to see the sound levels of your audio output in the lower pane of the message window. Have your friend click on the ‘a/v’ button in the top-right pane of the message window. If audio is set to ‘off’, click on it once to turn on his/her audio.