GeoPro LBS GPM1000 GeoPro Messenger User Manual Quick Guide

GeoPro LBS Inc. GeoPro Messenger Quick Guide

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 GeoProMessengerQuickStartGuidev0.1PRE‐RELEASEPage109/07/2010GeoProMessengerQuickStartGuideThisreferenceguideisdesignedtoprovideyouwithclearinstructionsonhowtogetstartedusingtheGeoProMessengerinthefield.Foradditionalinformation,refertotheGeoProMessengerUserGuide.SatelliteReceptionTheGeoProMessengeroperatesmosteffectivelywithafullandclearvisibilityofthesky(asshown)toacquireaGPSfixandtransmityourmessagesovertheIridiumsatellitenetwork.Thisprocessshouldtakelessthan1minute,butmaytakeseveralminutesifthelineofsightisobstructedorthedevicehasmovedmorethan500milessinceitslastGPSfix.GeoProMessengerOverviewEmergencyRedLEDPowerGreenLEDMessageWaitingBlueLEDEmergencyButtonLiftcoverandpressfor3secondsLCDDisplayMonochrome,textonlyUSBPortChargebattery,syncwithDeviceManagerSoftkeys(Left/Right)AccessdevicefunctionsJoystickPoweron,navigatemenus,selectoptionsFigure1:GeoProMessengerMainFeaturesUsethesoftkeysandjoysticktonavigate.Thejoystickallowsscrollingthoughmenusandmakingselectionsasfollows: Movejoystickleft=Gobacktopreviousscreen Movejoystickdown/up=Scrollmenus;viewadditionalmenuoptions Pressjoystickstraightdown=SelectthehighlightedmenuoptionHome Screen TheHomescreenisyourentrypointtotheGeoProMessenger.Itconsistsofcommunicationandpowermanagementicons(seetablebelow)atthetop,timeanddate,andmenusforaccesstothedevicefunctionsatthebottom.IconDescriptionIridiumtransceiverisOFF.Thisisthedefaultdevicestateforpowermanagement.IridiumtransceiverisONwithreal‐timesignalstrengthrepresentedbythenumberofverticalbars.Thisisthedevicestatewhileactivelysendingandreceivingmessages.Thisprocessismanagedautomaticallybythedeviceandrequiresnouserintervention.GPSreceiverisOFF.Thisisthedefaultdevicestateforpowermanagement.GPSreceiverisONwithreal‐timesatelliteacquisitionstatusrepresentedbythenumberofverticalbars:1Bar=Time&Date2Bars=2DFix3Bars=3DFix;HDOPmorethan2.04Bars=3DFix;HDOPlessthan2.0Thereceiverisonlyturnedonwhenanewpositionisrequiredforamessage.ThedeviceisnottransmittingontheIridiumnetwork.Tomaximizepowermanagement,thereceiveristurnedonfortheminimumtimerequiredtogetavalidfix(3D).Thisprocessismanagedautomaticallybythedeviceandrequiresnouserintervention.TrackingisOFF.TrackingisON.AllaudioalertsareOFF.AudioalertsareON.NewmessagesinInbox.MessagesqueuedinOutbox.Batterypowerindicator:5bars=fullycharged.PowerOn/OffYourGeoProMessenger1. TopowerontheGeoProMessenger,pressthejoystickstraightdownandholdfor3seconds.ThegreenpowerlightilluminatestoindicatethatthedeviceisON.Ifunused,thedevicegoesintosleepmodeafterapresettimetoconservebatterypower.Whenthedeviceisinsleepmode,thegreenpowerlightflashes.Thedevicewillwakeupperiodicallytocheckformessages.Tobringthedeviceoutofsleepmode,pressandholdthejoystickfor3seconds.2. WhentheGeoProMessengerispoweredon,thefollowingmessagedisplays:WouldyouliketosetyourfieldstatustoIn?Formoreinformation,refertotheSetYourFieldStatussection.3. TopowerofftheGeoProMessenger,fromtheMainMenuselectPowerOffandthenpressthejoystick.Thefollowingmessagedisplays:WouldyouliketosetyourfieldstatustoOut?Formoreinformation,refertotheSetYourFieldStatussection.SetYourFieldStatusWhenyouarereadytostartorfinishusingyourGeoProMessenger,youmustsetyourfieldstatus.Whenyourfieldstatusissetto‘In’,thecheck‐inortrackingschedulesdefinedintheGeoProWebApplicationwillautomaticallybeapplied.YourfieldstatuscanbesetduringthepowercycleorviatheFieldStatusmenu.Tosetfieldstatusduringthepowercycle: WhenpoweringontheGeoProMessenger,youarepresentedwithanoptiontosetyourFieldStatus. IfyouselectYes,thedevicewillsetyourfieldstatusto‘In’andtransmitamessagetotheGeoProWebApplication. IfyouselectNo,thedevicewillnotsetyourFieldStatus(i.e.,applytheschedulesdefinedintheGeoProWebApplication),andwillloadtheHomescreen.
 GeoProMessengerQuickStartGuidev0.1PRE‐RELEASEPage209/07/2010TosetfieldstatusfromtheFieldStatusmenu:1. SelectFieldStatusfromtheMainMenu.TheFieldStatusscreenappears. Tosetyourfieldstatusto‘In’,presstheInsoftkey. Tosetyourfieldstatusto‘Out’,presstheOutsoftkey.2. AmessageissenttotheGeoProWebApplicationindicatingyourfieldstatus.ClickOKtoexit.NOTE:Itisimportanttosetyourfieldstatusto‘Out’whenpoweringyourdeviceofftoensurethatyourcheck‐inscheduleissuspendedautomaticallyandtheGeoProWebApplicationdoesnotescalatemissedcheck‐ins.SettheEmergencyModeTheEmergencyserviceenablesapersoninthefieldtodeclareanemergencythattriggersanescalationprocessandresponsefromyourdesignatedcontacts.NOTE:Yourescalationprocesshasbeensetbyyourorganization’sAdministrator.1. LifttheEmergencybuttoncover(seeFigure1).2. PressandholdtheEmergencybuttonfor3seconds.3. TheEmergencyLEDwillstartflashingandthedevicewilltransmitamessagetotheGeoProWebApplication.4. TheGeoProWebApplicationwilltransmitaresponsetoconfirmyourEmergency.Followtheon‐screenpromptstoconfirmyourEmergency.5. Onceconfirmed,theEmergencyLEDwillturnsolidred.NOTE:WheninEmergencyMode,theGeoProMessengerwillautomaticallytransmitpositionupdatesevery5minutesuntiltheEmergencyiscancelled.CreateandSendaCheck‐inTheGeoProWebApplicationenablesCheck‐inrulestobeestablishedforGeoProMessengerusers.TorespondtoaCheck‐in,followthesesteps:1. PresstheMenusoftkey(seeFigure1).2. SelectCheck‐InfromtheMainMenu.TheCheck‐Inscreenappears.3. SelectSendCheck‐Infromthelist.4. PresstheYessoftkeytosendthecheck‐inmessage.NOTE:IfaCheck‐inreminderappearsonthescreen,presstheYessoftkeytosendtheCheck‐in. SuspendCheck‐inScheduleACheck‐inschedulerequirescheckinginperiodically.However,theremaybeoccasionswhenyoucannotrespondaccordingtotheschedule.Forthispurpose,youcanselectapredefinedCheck‐insuspensionperiod.1. PresstheMenusoftkey.2. SelectCheck‐InfromtheMainMenu.TheCheck‐Inscreenappears.3. SelectSetSuspension.TheSetSuspensionscreendisplays.4. Selectthesuspensiontimeintervalfromthelist(from30minsto12hours)andpressSetusingthejoystick.5. AmessageissenttotheGeoProWebApplicationsettingthesuspensiontime.PressOKtoexit.SelectorComposeaTextMessage1. PresstheMessagessoftkeyontheHomescreen,orselectMessagingfromtheMainMenu.TheMessagingscreenappears.2. SelectComposefromtheMessagingmenu.3. OntheSelecttheRecipientscreen: Toenteranewrecipientusingtheonscreenkeyboard,selectEnterAddress.PressDonewhenfinished. Tosendamessagetoanexistingrecipient,selecttherecipientfromthelist.Selectthemessagetype(Email,GeoPro,orSMS)thatyouwanttouse.4. OntheSendToscreen,selectarecipientfromthelistandpresstheMsgTextsoftkey.5. OntheMessagescreen: TosendapredefinedmessagecreatedinDeviceManager,selectChoosecannedmessages.SelectamessagefromtheCannedMessageslist. Totypeanewmessageusingtheon‐screenkeyboard,selectEnterText.Usethejoysticktoselectletters.PressDonewhenfinished.Messagesarelimitedto160characters.6. Tosendyourmessage,selectNext.TheOptionsscreenletsyousendthemessagedirectlyortosaveitasadraft.7. PressSendtosendthemessage,orpressSaveasDrafttocontinuecomposingitlater.8. Themessageisaddedtoyouroutbox.PressOKtoreturntotheHomescreen.CreateandSendaWaypointWaypointsenableyoutosavetheGPScoordinatesofaspecificfieldlocationandsharethisinformationwithcolleagues.1. PresstheMenusoftkey.2. SelectWaypointsfromtheMainMenu.TheWaypointsscreenappears. Tocreateanewwaypoint,selectNew.ThedevicedisplaystheGPSdata,ifavailable. Toselectanexistingwaypoint,selectList.SelectawaypointfromtheWaypointslist.3. Whenavalidfixisacquired,presstheNextsoftkey.4. Composeadescriptionforthewaypoint.5. PresstheAddsoftkey.6. PressYestosendthewaypoint,orpressNotostorethewaypointontheGeoProMessenger.7. AmessageissenttotheGeoProWebApplicationindicatingthenewwaypoint.PressOKtoreturntotheHomescreen.CreateandSendaSee‐MeSee‐MeenablesyoutoshareyourlocationviaemailorSMSwithpeoplewhodonothaveaccesstotheGeoProWebApplication.1. PresstheMenusoftkey.2. SelectSee‐MefromtheMainMenu.TheSelecttheRecipientscreenappears.3. SelectEnterAddresstoenteranewrecipientusingtheonscreenkeyboard,orselectanexistingrecipientfromthelist.4. OntheSelectAddressscreen,selectthemessagetype(EmailorSMS)thatyouwanttouse.5. OntheSendToscreen,selectarecipientfromthelistandpresstheMsgTextsoftkey.6. EnterthetextoftheSee‐MemessageandpresstheSendsoftkey.7. Themessageisaddedtoyouroutbox.PressOKtoreturntotheHomescreen.TrackingSelectTrackingfromtheMainMenu. Tosettrackingonoroff,ontheTrackingscreenselecttheOn/Offoption,andthenselecteithertheOnorOffoption. Tosetthereportinginterval,selectReportingRateoption,andthenselectoneoptionfromthelistofpredefinedintervals(from1minto1day).SelectYestoconfirmthereportingratechange.

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