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 GeoProMessengerQuickStartGuidev0.1

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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.

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SatelliteReception

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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

Emergency

RedLED

Power

GreenLED

MessageWaiting

BlueLED

EmergencyButton

Liftcoverandpress

for3seconds

LCDDisplay

Monochrome,

textonly

USBPort

Chargebattery,sync

withDeviceManager

Softkeys

(Left/Right)

Accessdevicefunctions

Joystick

Poweron,navigate

menus,selectoptions

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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

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Home Screen

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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.

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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.

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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.

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TrackingisOFF.

TrackingisON.

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AllaudioalertsareOFF.

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AudioalertsareON.

NewmessagesinInbox.

MessagesqueuedinOutbox.

Batterypowerindicator:5bars=fullycharged.

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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.

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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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