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  • Page 1 Burlington, Ontario L 7L 6B2 info @ peoplenetonline.com Canada www.peoplenetonline.com PeopleNet BLU, eDriver Logs, PACOS, PerformX and OnBoard Event Recording are registered trademarks of PeopleNet Communications Corporation. Maptuit PeopleNet Customer Support is a registered trademark and NaviGo is a trademark of Maptuit Corporation.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW ................4 Status LEDS ................4 NAVIGATION ................5 Using Menus ................5 Using Soft Buttons ..............6 Using Short Cuts ..............6 Deleting a Short Cut ...............8 Adding a Short Cut ..............9 Returning Short Cuts to Default Settings ......9 SAFE MODE DRIVERS ............10 In-Cab Navigation ..............

  • Page 3: Overview

    (Delete) or a specific image (arrow). Navigation Buttons The dedicated navigation buttons For example, the Driver menu appears as “Home >> Driver” in along the right side of the BLU device are used to navigate the top row. within the menu hierarchy.

  • Page 4: Using Short Cuts

    NAVIGATION NAVIGATION Returning to the Home Menu Return to the Home screen from anywhere on BLU by pressing the UP ARROW navigation button until “Home” is the only menu name displayed in the top row of the menu bar. USING SOFT AND HARD BUTTONS Every screen will have a choice of actions, which are represented by soft buttons.

  • Page 5: Deleting A Short Cut

    NAVIGATION NAVIGATION DELETING A SHORT CUT ADDING A SHORT CUT 1. Press the DELETE button to view the list of short cuts NOTE: The ADD soft button is only available when space is currently configured on the device. available on the Home screen. 1.

  • Page 6: Safe Mode Drivers

    Safe Mode displays the instant fuel efficiency, which can be vehicle is moving. Safe Mode is activated by the fleet manager configured on BLU for Miles per Gallon (MI/GAL) or Liters per who configures the unit from the PeopleNet Fleet Manager 100 Kilometers (L/100KM) through the Settings screen.

  • Page 7: Brightness Control

    The brightness setting set from the Safe Mode screen holds as drivers logged in and you are a non-eDriver logs user. the setting in the BLU Settings screen once Safe Mode is no longer active. The Active User is considered the user interacting with the device.

  • Page 8: Changing Current Drivers

    1. Select Driver [ Change User on the menu bar to display MESSAGES the Switch Active User screen. READING A NEW MESSAGE BLU indicates a new message in four ways: • The 3rd LED flashes blue. • A “You have a new message” notification appears. • An audible chime is heard.
  • Page 9 • An exclamation point (!) next to a message indicates that the message only allows a reply option. The message reply must be sent before doing other tasks on BLU. 2. The Inbox lists messages in oldest-to-newest order. 4. To see the full text of a message: •...

  • Page 10: Sending A New Message

    MESSAGES MESSAGES SENDING A NEW MESSAGE SENDING A FORM 1. Create a new email by selecting either the 1. Create a new form by selecting either the CREATE EMAIL short cut on the Home screen or CREATE FORM short cut on the Home screen by selecting the CREATE EMAIL short cut on or by selecting the CREATE FORM short cut the Inbox screen.

  • Page 11: Using The Address Book

    MESSAGES MESSAGES 5. Press the SEND button. NOTE: The SEND button functions when all required fields have been completed. 6. Send options are determined by the form. A pop-up message appears showing what options are available. 4. Enter the CONTACT’S NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS, then press SUBMIT.

  • Page 12: Text To Speech

    MESSAGES PERFORMX – ENGINE DATA NOTE: The Hot Keys short cut will not appear if Hot Keys have View real-time engine performance information for a trip, leg or not been configured by the fleet administrator. any report duration from the In-Cab PerformX screen. 1.

  • Page 13: Onboard Event Recording (Oer)

    2. Select CLOSE to exit out of the Fault Codes screen. SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS System diagnostics displays the information relating to the OBC and BLU. 1. Select System [ Settings to display options for configuration for the system. 2. Press RECORD to manually trigger OER.

  • Page 14: Pacos

    BLU detects distance from the stop location as configured by dispatch. Arrived: BLU notifies the driver upon arrival at the stop (if you have reached the destination and have not been prompted to arrive, manually arrive the stop). Some dispatches may require confirmation of arrival;...

  • Page 15: Routing With In-Cab Navigation

    IN-CAB NAVIGATION As a subscriber to In-Cab Navigation in partnership with Maptuit ® NaviGo , PeopleNet provides routing functionality in PACOS. ™ This route functionality is made available once NaviGo is launched and running, and the NaviGo Liability Statement is accepted.

  • Page 16: Searching A Location

    IN-CAB NAVIGATION IN-CAB NAVIGATION In Partnership with Maptuit NaviGo In Partnership with Maptuit NaviGo ® ™ ® ™ 1. Select the NAVIGO option on the Home screen, or 3. Press SEARCH. A data call begins to confirm the location search. 4.

  • Page 17: Feedback For Locations

    IN-CAB NAVIGATION IN-CAB NAVIGATION In Partnership with Maptuit NaviGo In Partnership with Maptuit NaviGo ® ™ ® ™ EXIT 5. Select OK to save changes to the location. 1. Select EXIT to close NaviGo completely. NOTE: Once EXIT is selected, the “Route” option for PACOS will no longer be available.

  • Page 18: In-Cab Training

    3. A data call will be placed to validate login and receive lesson progression from Pro-TREAD’s web portal. 8. Once STOP is selected BLU will prompt with a confirmation “Are you sure you want to quit?” Select YES to exit Pro-TREAD.

  • Page 19: In-Cab Scanning

    ™ To access In-Cab Scanning: 1. Plug the TRIPPAK SCANNING SCANNER DEVICE in the USB port on BLU. 2. Select the TRIPPAK option on the Main Menu, or 3. Select the IN-CAB SCANNING short cut from the Home screen if configured.
  • Page 20 IN-CAB SCANNING IN-CAB SCANNING In Partnership with TripPak SCANNING In Partnership with TripPak SCANNING ™ ™ 11. The application will provide a PENDING status until TripPak confirms that the transaction has been successfully received, and a reference number provided. 7. Repeat STEPS #5 AND #6 for each document for the stop location.

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