What is a chat room?

A chat room is virtual space over the internet which allows up to 10 OMNIK users to text chat, talk, and see each other.

Do I have control over my own chat room?

OMNIK allows you to control your own chat room. You have control over your chat room and how you run it as long as you abide by OMNIKs Terms of Use.

How do I speak in my chat room?

You need a microphone or a headset with a microphone as the input device plugged into your computer if you wish to speak in a chat room. In the user function area, click on Request Mic button to obtain a virtual microphone before you can speak. Note that currently there are only four virtual microphones in each chat room.

How do I get a personal chat room?

Only Premium Members can have personal chat rooms, however Free Service users can use the open chat rooms.

How do I find a chat room?

On your contact list, click on Chat Room tab and double click on Chat Room Lobby link. The chat room lobby window provides different ways of finding a chat room. In the search area you may specify chat room ID, chat room name or the owner ID to search for a chat room. In the left column the subject tree area categorizes all the chat rooms for you to choose.

How can I join a chat room?

In the list of chat rooms, each entry indicates a chat room with name, ID, owner, subject and description. Click on the Enter link to enter the chat room.

How do I remove someone from my chat room?

In the user list area, right click on the users name and select Kick out user from the popup menu. You may also block the user from entering your own chat room if you want. Please refer to chat room management functions for details.

How do I play music in the chat room?

Click on Request Mic button in the user function area of the chat room window. Then, click on Sound Source button to bring up a menu for sound source. Select the source from which you are playing the music.

How do I invite a contact to a chat room?

In the user function area, click on Invite Contacts button to bring up the invite contacts window. From your contact list you may select one of the users to send the invitation message.

How do I send a file to people in the chat room?

OMNIK provides several ways of sending files. The easiest way is to drag the file from a file folder and drop into the chat window you are using.

Can I text chat with just one person in the chat room without anyone else seeing what I am writing?

Yes. You can do a private chat with another user in the chat room. In the user list area, click on the user name you intend to chat with privately. The user name, then, will appear in the To: field and check the whisper box in the text chat input area before sending the text message.

Can I talk privately with one person in a chat room?

No but if you want to talk privately you can leave the chat room and have a one on one conversation.

Can I control who enters my chat room?

Yes. There is a room block list that allows you to control who can enter your chat room.

Can I make my chat room private?

Yes. As a room manager you may close the door for other users or set a password to allow certain users to enter the room.

What are the buttons in my chat room?

In the user function area, these buttons are available for chat room operations: Request Mic/Cancel Mic.; Sound Source; Retry all Connections; Video On/Off; Picture Option; Invite Contacts; Add Favorite; Special Effect (Currently not support in this release); Manage Room.

How can I protect my Child from entering an adult chat room?

Child accounts are created by parents only. Each user account is assigned with a scope, which may contain one of these values: kids, teen, adult and adult-X with different viewing scopes. Only limited chat rooms are viewable to user accounts with limited scope.

What are the room ratings?

Chat rooms are rated with G, PG13, R, and X codes.

How do the room ratings work?

Each user account is assigned with a scope, which may contain one of these values: kids, teen, adult and adult-X. Each chat room is also rated with G, PG-13, R and X codes. R or X-rated chat rooms are not viewable in the chat room lobby by users with kids or teen scope.

How do I report misuses such as adult contents in a non-adult chat room?

Use OMNIK support chat room and tell our technical support staff or send an email to support@omnik.com.