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In-Command
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Accountability System
User's Information
Grace Industries, Inc.
Patent Protected
US 7,538,666
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In-Command
3.05.0100

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  • Page 1 In-Command ® Accountability System User’s Information Grace Industries, Inc. Patent Protected US 7,538,666 ® In-Command 3.05.0100...
  • Page 2 Protecting Personnel With advanced hardware and software features, ® In-Command systems provide an unbeatable method of protecting your firefighters and personnel at any scene while simplifying the Accountability responsibilities of the Incident Commander. 04-2020...
  • Page 3 Important! *IMPORTANT* NFPA-1982, 2018 edition, RF PASS Requirements: The NFPA-1982, 2018 edition, includes minimum requirements for RF PASS systems. The ® use of the In-Command software under its default installed-configuration is compliant with NFPA requirements for RF PASS systems. ® The host PC running the In-Command software must have its speakers enabled and volume turned up to a level that can be heard in loud fire ground environments.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Getting Started Table of Contents Introduction Location Setup Minimum Computer Requirements GPS Device Mapping Installing USB Drivers from FTDI Setting Audio Alarms Connecting the MX900-H Configuring Notifications Installing System Software Save and Exit Configuration Operation Setup Start an Incident Setting the System ID Monitoring Screen System Settings User Status Images...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction MX900-H Transceiver Thank you for purchasing a Grace Industries Accountability System ® ® In-Command Accountability System uses In-Command Software and the components listed below to provide complete accountability for your firefighters during an incident. System Components  MX900-H Transceiver ...
  • Page 6 Safety Monitoring of Personnel Each Firefighter equipped with a SuperCELL or  TPASS telemetry device is monitored for PASS Status such as ON, OFF or ALARM. *PASS stands for Personal Alert Safety System Each worn device can be sent an Evacuation, PAR, or ...
  • Page 7 MX900-H Transceiver Receives and processes radio signals from  SuperCELL and TPASS devices and transmits Evacuation, PAR, and Roll Call signals to these firefighter worn devices Monitors PC communications through the  USB port and goes into Alarm if the communications fail at any time External Antennas may also be used as ...
  • Page 8 SuperCELL SC500-H Personnel Monitoring for Incident Commander 2-Way Emergency Signaling Excellent for Officers when not monitoring In-Command Computer  Small, Rechargeable, Lithium-ion Battery Powered Transceiver  Back Lit LCD Display Enhances Readability  Receives ALARM signals, Displays and Identifies other TPASS devices in ALARM ...
  • Page 9 TPASS-5 2-Way Emergency Signaling and Automated Accountability NFPA Compliant Two-way signaling TPASS transmits status  of firefighters to In-Command Receives: Evacuation, PAR and Roll Call Signals  ® Smart-Signal technology repeating function  Single button ALARM activation or automatic Lack-of-Motion ...

  • Page 10: Minimum Computer Requirements

    Minimum Computer Requirements for In-Command Systems Processor:  1 GHz 32-bit (x86) (2Ghz or faster processor recommended)  Operating Systems:  Windows 7, 8, 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)  Administrative rights required  RAM:   Monitor:  1024×768 (Touchscreen Recommended) ...

  • Page 11: Installing Usb Drivers From Ftdi

    Installing the USB Drivers from FTDI USB Drivers must be installed on your PC before MX900-H can be recognized on the PC. FTDI is the world leader in USB development and supplies robust USB communication and functionality in our product. ®...

  • Page 12: Connecting The Mx900-H

    Connecting the MX900-H Set the Laptop on a flat, level surface  Attach the MX900-H to Laptop using the  duallock Velcro. Plug the MX900-H USB cable into the Laptop  Computer This will connect and power up the MX900-H ...

  • Page 13: Installing System Software

    Installing Software for In-Command The install will not complete unless you have administrative rights. ® In-Command Installation Flash Drive: Insert the Installation USB flash drive.  When prompted, select Open folder to view files (or manually go to USB flash drive ...

  • Page 14: Operation Setup

    Starting the Software Locate the In-Command Icon on the Desktop and double click  The software will start up and the Operation Setup Screen will appear  Return to TOC...
  • Page 15 The Operation Setup Screen Incident Name, Incident Number, and Time/Date are auto-filled  Must Enter Incident Type and Position to Start an Incident  Location Files May be Pre-Loaded to fill in Location Fields Automatically  Utilities Bar Can be Shown or Hidden by Pressing Button ...
  • Page 16 The combobox drop down items can be customized in the configuration area so that easy entry is Use C:\Program Files (x86)\Grace Industries\In-Command\GBase.exe" –r available. Direct typing of the Incident Position is also permitted. as the target information for the windows shortcut.
  • Page 17 This field allows the loading of pre-configured Incident Locations LOCATION CITY such as Grace Industries, Mercy Hospital, etc., and is an optional This field contains the incident address city such as Hermitage, New setting. The combobox drop down items contain the location files York, etc., and is an optional setting.
  • Page 18 Operation Setup Definitions Continued… LOCATION STATE START INCIDENT BUTTON This field contains the incident address State such as PA, CO, OH, This button starts the incident and displays the main monitor screen etc., and is an optional setting. The combobox drop down items can of the In-Command Software.
  • Page 19 Utilities Bar Help Manual: Launches In-Command Help Manual  Program TPass: Program SuperCELL or TPASS ID Numbers  File Maintenance: Backup/Restore In-Command Settings, Import/Export Names, Messages, Etc.  Return to TOC...
  • Page 20 Program SuperCELL or TPASS ID Numbers Use the discover button while putting the device into alarm to learn the current  settings of the device you want to change. Once discovered, enter the new device ID in the TPASS ID Program section ...
  • Page 21 Configuration Enter the Configuration Area by pressing the Configure Button on Operation Setup Screen. There are 4 main areas as described below. INCIDENT SETUP  The Incident Setup section allows the configuration of the drop down boxes on the Operation Setup screen. USER SETUP ...
  • Page 22 Configuration Screen Return to TOC...

  • Page 23: Setting The System Id

    Setting The System ID The first operation that should be performed is setting the proper  System ID for the In-Command System NOTE: System ID must match System ID of SuperCELL and  TPASS devices for units to be displayed and monitored Click the System Setup tab near the top of the screen to access ...
  • Page 24 System ID Explanation System ID = 51 most significant digit->5 1<-least significant digit The System ID of the In-Command Software sets the receive parameters for the MX900-H Unit  allowing reception of TPASS messages from users within a block of 16 groups, 1-99 users per group plus 9 Micro Repeaters per group.
  • Page 25 System ID Explanation Continued The least significant number in the System ID indicates the system  group, or the sub group within the system block with the highest priority. All IDs within the system group will be displayed before the other users in the remaining groups that have an equal priority.
  • Page 26 Aux ID Explanation You can set the system up to monitor additional ID blocks besides  the System block. Each additional block is referred to as an Aux ID and up to 14 of these can be added. Each Aux ID that you enable can allow for another 16 groups of 99 users and 9 Micro Repeaters per group, or 1728 additional users monitored.

  • Page 27: System Settings

    System Settings Dialog Return to TOC...
  • Page 28 System Settings On the System ID Tab, Set the System ID  Leave Groups To Monitor Checkbox Checked.  On the Aux IDs Tab, leave Enable Aux IDs unchecked.  Leave No-Signal Setting to 15 Minutes  Leave the Action and Clear Key Hold Times Set a .5 and 1 second ...
  • Page 29 System Settings Continued… The following are descriptions of each of the fields on the System Setup screen: SYSTEM ID TAB \ SYSTEM ID ACTION KEY HOLD TIME This field sets the System ID for the In-Command system. This field allows setting of the action key hold time required to perform a TPASS command from the monitor screen.

  • Page 30: Configure Connections

    Configure Connections RECEIVER TYPE  Dropdown used to select type of receiver for the connection.  BAUD RATE  Dropdown used to select baud rate.  Select 38400 when using the MXH.  COM Port  Dropdown used to select from available port numbers. ...

  • Page 31: User Setup

    User Setup Screen Press the User Setup Tab to Access the User Setup Area  Return to TOC...

  • Page 32: Create A Name File

    Creating a Name File Press the Create a Name File Button to Access the Name File Creator Wizard  Enter the File Name, e.g. NCFD01  Notice the System ID is set and cannot be changed from this screen  Select Groups to include in the Name File ...
  • Page 33 Name File Return to TOC...
  • Page 34 Setting the Active Name File The Name File just created must now be set to the Active Name File so  that it is loaded when an incident is started Press the Choose Active Name File Button and select the file just created ...
  • Page 35 Listing the Available User Titles Press the User Ranks Button to Edit User Title  Enter a Title into the Create New Box and  Press Add User Rank The Title Will Be Added to the Dialog Box on  the Right Highlight a Title and Press Remove button to ...
  • Page 36 Setting the User Divisions Press the User Divisions Button to Edit  User Divisions Enter a Division into the Create New Box  and Press Add User Division The Division Will Be Added to the Dialog  Box on the Right Highlight a Division and Press Remove to ...
  • Page 37 Setting the User Sub-Divisions Press the User Sub-Divisions Button to Edit  User Sub-Divisions Enter a Sub-Division into the Create New Box  and Press Add User Sub-Division The Entry Will Be Added to the Dialog Box on  the Right Highlight an Entry on the right and Press ...
  • Page 38 Setting the User Note Titles Press the Note Titles Button to Edit User  Note Titles Enter the Titles for Each User Notes Tab  to be displayed on the User Profile Screen Press Done when Finished  Return to TOC...
  • Page 39 Editing the Name File Information Press the Edit Name File Button from the User Setup Screen to Access  the Edit Names Dialog Double-Click a user name or Highlight the User and Press the Edit  Button to view the User Profile Dialog Enter Information and Press Save to Save the Changes ...
  • Page 40 Editing the User Profile Enter in User Name, Title, and Personal Information fields as needed  Select the device type to be displayed.  Add a User Picture if Desired - for best results use a picture size is 75 by 100 pixels ...
  • Page 41 Adding a User Picture Double-click the Picture image or press the Picture button from  the User Profile Screen Highlight the Picture Desired and press select Highlighted Picture  Press the Accept Button to load the picture into the profile ...
  • Page 42 Editing User Notes Click on Each Note Tab to Reveal the Memo Area  for Each User Note Memo Enter information into each note memo  Press Save when Complete  Return to TOC...
  • Page 43 Adding a User to a Name File Users May Be Added to the Name File from the Edit Name File  List screen by pressing Add User Enter the Group and User ID for the User desired  Press Default to automatically create a default name entry or ...
  • Page 44 Deleting a User from a Name File Users May Be deleted from the Name File from the Edit Name  File List screen by pressing Delete User A Confirmation Window will appear to insure deletion is desired  Press Yes to delete the Name ...
  • Page 45 Deleting a Name File Name Files May Be Deleted from the System using the Delete Name  File Button on the User Setup Screen Press the Delete File Button and select the file to be deleted  Press Yes to confirm and delete the file ...

  • Page 46: Prepared To Monitor Users

    Prepared to Monitor Users After completing the above procedures, the system is able to monitor the  TPASS or SuperCELL devices assigned to users The five critical steps to prepare the software for use with SuperCELL or  TPASS devices and the MX900-H are: Set the System ID Set the Receiver Type to MX900-H Set the Com Port for the MX900-H Communications...

  • Page 47: Configuring Incident Settings

    Configuring Incident Settings Press the Incident Settings Tab from the Configuration Area  There are two basic sub-categories:   Incident Data Settings  Incident Location Settings Press Each Button to Access the area to configure  Return to TOC...
  • Page 48 Configuring Incident Types Press the Incident Types Button to Edit  Incident Types Enter a Type into the Create New box and  Press Add Incident Type. The Type Will Be Added to the Dialog Box on the Right Highlight a Type and Press Remove to ...
  • Page 49 Configuring Incident Positions Press the Incident Positions Button to Edit  Incident Positions Enter a Position into the Create New box and  Press Add Incident Position - The Position Will Be Added to the Dialog Box on the Right Highlight a Position and Press Remove to ...
  • Page 50 Configuring Incident Shifts Press the Incident Shifts Button to Edit  Incident Shifts Enter a Shift into the Create New box and  Press Add Incident Shift - The Shift Will Be Added to the Dialog Box on the Right Highlight a Shift and Press Remove to ...
  • Page 51 Configuring Incident Plan Numbers Press the Plan Numbers Button to Edit Plan  Numbers Enter a Plan Number into the Create New box  and Press Add Plan Number - The Entry Will Be Added to the Dialog Box on the Right Highlight an Entry and Press Remove to ...
  • Page 52 Configuring Incident Commanders Press the Commanders Button to Edit  Incident Commanders Enter a Commander into the Create New box  and Press Add Incident Commander - The Commander Will Be Added to the Dialog Box on the Right Highlight a Commander and Press Remove ...
  • Page 53 Configuring Incident Run Cards Press the Incident Run Cards Button to Edit  Incident Run Cards Enter a Run Card into the Create New box  and Press Add Incident Run Card - The Run Card Will Be Added to the Dialog Box on the Right Highlight a Run Card and Press Remove to ...

  • Page 54: Location Setup

    Configuring Incident Locations Press the Locations Button to Create Incident  Locations Location stores a Location’s Address  information and can be retrieved as a file Press Create new Location to Create a Location  File or Edit to Edit a Highlighted Location Highlight a Location and Press Remove to ...
  • Page 55 Creating a Location Enter all fields including name, description and address fields  Press Load Picture to add a picture of the location  Press Done when finished  *This Feature is NOT Available for International Use with MX900-H Transceiver Return to TOC...
  • Page 56 Adding a Location Picture Select The picture desired from the existing pictures box  Press Select Highlighted Picture  Press Accept to accept the picture  Press Cancel to cancel the action  Return to TOC...
  • Page 57 Editing an Existing Location Select a Location from the list on the Edit Locations  Dialog and press the Edit Location button Change any fields (except the name) and picture desired  Press Done when finished  Return to TOC...

  • Page 58: Gps Device Mapping

    GPS Device Mapping When using GPS Enabled TPASS 5 GPS devices, you can view the device’s actual location on a real-time map. Units that have acquired a GPS lock will appear on the main incident screen with the GPS symbol next to the device type. Double-clicking the GPS symbol will invoke the map.
  • Page 59 GPS Device Mapping Base Maps The mapping feature allows you to choose your map type. Several base map options are provided, including imagery and street views from Esri, OpenStreet Maps and Bing Maps. The mapping functions use caching so that previously loaded maps are also available offline. Caching an area can be achieved by viewing the location at various zoom levels or by using the built-in caching tool that works with the Esri style base maps.
  • Page 60 GPS Device Mapping Layer Management Screenshot Return to TOC...
  • Page 61 GPS Device Mapping Screenshot showing local lake marked with an imported Esri Shapefile layer Return to TOC...
  • Page 62 GPS Device Mapping Static Markers You can manually mark any location on the map using Static Markers. There are hundreds of predefined images included or you can import your own images to be used. Static Markers are saved when the program closes and will automatically be placed every time you start an incident and open the map tool.
  • Page 63 GPS Device Mapping Screenshot showing 2 static markers used to mark a parking area and wooded area. Return to TOC...
  • Page 64 GPS Device Mapping Incident Device Live Markers During an incident, GPS enabled devices will appear on the map using the symbols shown below and will depend on the status of the device. Non-Selected devices will display in the reverse colors of the selected device. The GPS fix quality will be seen as a semi-transparent radius around the marker that will vary in size depending on the quality of the signal.
  • Page 65 GPS Device Mapping Screenshot showing Selected and Non-Selected Device Markers. Notice the Selected Marker has the GPS Fix Radius. Return to TOC...
  • Page 66 GPS Device Mapping Configuration All of the features described above are also available in configuration mode before an Incident is started. Here you can preconfigure available maps, load layers and place static markers so they are available when an incident is started. You can also limit the functionality that will be available when an incident is started.
  • Page 67 GPS Device Mapping Offline Cache Button The offline cache button allows you to select an area and build an offline map tile cache for the current and higher zoom levels. The feature is only available at zoom levels showing an area approximately 250 square miles or less.
  • Page 68 GPS Device Mapping Configure / General The configuration general settings screen allows you to turn the Layer and Static Marker buttons on and off. This allows you to define these items in configuration mode so that layers and static markers are projected on to the map but the In-Command user cannot modify them.
  • Page 69 GPS Device Mapping Configure / Base Maps Here you can choose the Base Maps that will be available to the In-Command. When choosing any of the Bing map types, the Bing Maps API Key is required. The Clear Map Cache button is available so you can delete all of the map tiles that are currently downloaded and available to the application.
  • Page 70 Creating a Location Enter all fields including name, description and address fields  Press Load Picture to add a picture of the location  Press Done when finished  Manage Locators and Plot Locators To Maps are only used  when using Grace Locators.
  • Page 71 GPS Lookup Use the navigation tools to find the desired location on the map.  Use the mouse to choose the location on the map.  The latitude and longitude fields will be populated.  Press ok and the locator fields will be populated with these values. ...
  • Page 72 Configuring Incident Prefixes Press the Prefixes Button to Edit Incident  Prefixes Enter a Prefix into the Create New Box and  Press Add Incident Prefix The Prefix Will Be Added to the Dialog Box  on the Right Highlight a Prefix and Press Remove to ...
  • Page 73 Configuring Incident Streets Press the Streets Button to Edit Incident  Streets Enter a Street into the Create New Box and  Press Add Incident Street - The Street Will Be Added to the Dialog Box on the Right Highlight a Street and Press Remove to ...
  • Page 74 Configuring Incident Suffixes Press the Suffixes Button to Edit Incident  Suffixes Enter a Suffix into the Create New Box and  Press Add Incident Suffix - The Suffix Will Be Added to the Dialog Box on the Right Highlight a Suffix and Press Remove to ...
  • Page 75 Configuring Incident Cities Press the Cities Button to Edit Incident  Cities Enter a City into the Create New Box and  Press Add Incident City - The City Will Be Added to the Dialog Box on the Right Highlight a City and Press Remove to ...
  • Page 76 Configuring Incident States Press the States Button to Edit Incident  States Enter a State into the Create New Box and  Press Add Incident State - The State Will Be Added to the Dialog Box on the Right Highlight a State and Press Remove to ...
  • Page 77 Configuring Incident Zip Codes Press the Zip Codes Button to Edit Incident  Zip Codes Enter a Zip Code into the Create New Box  and Press Add Incident Zip Code - The Zip Code Will Be Added to the Dialog Box on the Right Highlight a Zip Code and Press Remove to ...
  • Page 78 Configuring Incident Countries Press the Countries Button to Edit Incident  Countries Enter a Country into the Create New Box  and Press Add Incident Country - The Country Will Be Added to the Dialog Box on the Right Highlight a Country and Press Remove to ...
  • Page 79 Configuring General Setup Return to TOC...
  • Page 80 Changing the Custom Logo Select Browse from the General settings Tab  Select a picture from the list and press Select Highlighted Picture  Logo graphic files must be placed in <Program Folder>\logos  Press Accept to Accept the new picture or Cancel to cancel the action ...

  • Page 81: Setting Audio Alarms

    Custom audio files can be used by creating a sound file in the .mid, .wav or  .mp3 format and placing a copy of it into the ‘Alarms’ folder in the user configuration folder where the application is installed. Ex: C:\ProgramData\Grace Industries\In-Command\Alarms  Return to TOC...
  • Page 82 Configuration Protection Check Show Warning Message on Entry to display a warning message  when entering the configuration screens. Check Log Date and Time to force the system to log a timestamp when  configuration changes are made. Located in Program Data/Logs. Check Password Protect and provide a password to force a login screen ...
  • Page 83 Adding Canned Messages for SuperCELL Add canned messages desired to all 120  locations The SuperCELL currently supports 16  canned messages In-Command supports 80 canned  messages to account for future SuperCELL Development Each canned message may contain 16 ...
  • Page 84 Email/SMS Notifications A notification is the ability of  the system to be configured to respond to a specific event by sending an email, text message or Grace system message to one or more recipients. Return to TOC...

  • Page 85: Configuring Notifications

    Configuring Notifications Connections Choose Configuration/General Setup/Notifications.  The fourth tab over is where you will setup your connections to SMTP servers. There are two separate setups. One for Email and  one for SMS Messages. This is for flexibility. These setups could be the same.
  • Page 86 Configuring Notifications Triggers Return to TOC...
  • Page 87 Configuring Notifications Triggers Continued Select the fifth tab on the notification configuration Time Range  screen to setup triggers. Triggers are the events that Enter the time range that this trigger will be active.  take place to cause a notification. This is where you Providing the same time for upper and lower ranges will cause the trigger to always be active.
  • Page 88 Configuring Notifications Email Return to TOC...
  • Page 89 Configuring Notifications Email Continued Select the first tab on the notification configuration Subject  screen to setup an email. Enter a short generic description about the email.  This is the email template that is used when a Message  notification is triggered by the system.
  • Page 90 Configuring Notifications SMS Message Select the second tab on the notification configuration screen to setup an SMS Message The fields for an SMS Message are the same as the fields for an email with the exception of ‘Mobile #’ and ‘Carrier’.
  • Page 91 Configuring Notifications Grace Message Select the third tab on the notification configuration screen to setup a Grace Message notification. Field Descriptions Use Grace Message Notifications  You must check this box to activate canned message  notification. Log To Incident ...
  • Page 92 Incident and Data management Return to TOC...

  • Page 93: Save And Exit Configuration

    Done with Configuration EXIT CONFIGURATION BUTTON  This button prompts the user to save changes. The user will be prompted with yes, no and cancel options. Choose “yes” to save changes, “no” to discard changes and “cancel” to remain in the configuration screen. After choosing “yes” or “no” the user will be returned to the Operations screen.
  • Page 94 The Operation Setup Screen Return to TOC...

  • Page 95: Start An Incident

    Starting an Incident Once the Configuration is complete, you are ready to start an Incident  The only fields that need populated are the Incident Type and Position.  These fields MUST be populated to access the Start Incident Button and start an incident.

  • Page 96: Monitoring Screen

    The Monitoring Screen Return to TOC...
  • Page 97 The Monitoring Screen The Main Monitoring Screen has Four Major Areas:   The Main Bar (also contains the Alarm Box)  The Grace Messaging Bar  The Monitoring Window with users monitored, a Selection Bar and Navigation Bar  The Action Bar with action buttons and clear buttons Note that users are “grayed out”...
  • Page 98 Managing an Incident Incident Management from the Monitor Screen is right of the screen to move up and down the list of efficiently achieved using the In-Command users. System. If a user's TPASS device goes into alarm, an All users initially start out "grayed out" with gray immediate alarm status image will be displayed in letters on a light grey background.
  • Page 99 Managing an Incident Continued Canned or free form messages may be sent to button on the Main Monitor Bar. SuperCELL devices using the Grace messaging When an incident is complete, use the Operation screen accessed using the Send Button in the Setup button to return to the Operation setup Grace messaging box.
  • Page 100 Communications Fault If the MX900-H does not communicate at least once every 2 seconds with  the computer, a Communication Fault will appear in the Alarm Status Box. The Communication Fault will clear automatically when communication is  restored between the computer and the MX900-H. Return to TOC...
  • Page 101 Monitor Screen with Active Users Return to TOC...
  • Page 102 Monitor Screen with Active Users Users that are active will “light up” in the Status column shown on the right  Users are sorted real-time based on status  Alarm is the highest, followed by PAR, Roll Call, Auto PAR, No-Signal, PASS ...
  • Page 103 User Information Bar Each user present on the system has a user information bar displaying the user’s  Name, Group and User ID, Rank, Assignment, Online Time and status images User status images reflect the various functions of the user including Alarm, No ...
  • Page 104 Viewing a User Profile The User Profile may be quickly viewed from the monitor screen by  clicking on that user’s name column in the user’s information bar When complete, press the Done Button to close  Return to TOC...
  • Page 105 The User Assignment Dialog Select the Division/Group and Resource  for the individual When complete, press the Save button  Then select Previous or Next Button to  adjust another individual or Press Done to close the dialog Return to TOC...
  • Page 106 Assigning Users Users may be assigned to a Division and Sub-Division to help  track their location and assignment during a work operation Users may be assigned at any time by clicking on the User’s  Assignment column in the Information Bar in the Monitor Area Return to TOC...
  • Page 107 Navigating the Monitor Screen The Monitor Window may be navigated using the Navigation  Bar at the Right Use the Top Button to return quickly to top of the list  Use the Page Up button to move up ten users. ...
  • Page 108 Selecting a User or Users Users must be selected to perform an action such as Evacuation, PAR or  Roll Call, or clear a status condition such as Alarm, Report-In, Roll Call, or No-Signal Only Active Users Can Be Selected ...
  • Page 109 Selected Users will Turn Blue Note that users that are selected will show a blue background  Multiple Users may be selected or de-selected at any one time  Selection is used to perform actions on users  Once an action is performed, the users are automatically deselected ...

  • Page 110: User Status Images

    User Status Images User Status Images give a quick visual representation of a user’s  status during an incident Status Images for In-Command Systems are:  On, Off, None (Only when user is inactive)  Alarm, Alarm Cleared  No-Signal, No-Signal Cleared ...
  • Page 111 On, Off or No Status No Status – User Inactive, i.e. has not checked into the system  OFF Status – User’s SC500 OFF or TPASS-5 with Accountability Key in place and  turned OFF ON Status – User’s SC500 ON or TPASS-5 with Accountability Key removed and ON ...
  • Page 112 Alarm/Alarm Cleared Status Images Alarm Status Image – SC500 or TPASS-5 Device is in ALARM  Caused by Button Press on SC500 or TPASS-5 device or from a Lack of Motion  condition Alarm Cleared Status – Alarm has been cleared at Computer ...
  • Page 113 No-Signal / No-Signal Cleared Status No-Signal Status Image – Indicates In-Command has not received a Message from a  device within the No-Signal Time setting Default setting for No-Signal is 5 minutes  Automatically Clears when a Message is received from the device ...
  • Page 114 Abandon Command / Sent / Received / Acknowledge Status Abandon Command – Abandon has been commanded  Abandon Sent Status Image – Abandon Message has been sent to the worker worn device  Abandon Received Status Image – Abandon Received Message has been transmitted ...
  • Page 115 Evacuation Command / Sent / Received / Acknowledge Status Evacuation Command – An Evacuation has been commanded  Evacuation Sent Status Image – Evacuation Message has been sent to the TPASS-5 Device  Evacuation Received Status Image – Evacuation Received Message has been transmitted ...
  • Page 116 PAR Command / Sent / Received / Acknowledge Status PAR Command – A PAR has been commanded  PAR Sent Status Image –A PAR Message has been sent to the TPASS-5 Device  PAR Received Status Image – A PAR Received Message has been transmitted from ...
  • Page 117 Auto PAR Command / Sent / Acknowledge Status Auto PAR - Report Command – An Auto Report has been issued  Auto PAR - Report Sent Status – Auto PAR Message has been sent to the TPASS-5  Device Auto PAR – Report Received Status – A PAR Received Message has been ...
  • Page 118 Roll Call Command / Sent / Received / Acknowledge Status Roll Call Command – A Roll Call has been commanded  Roll Call Sent Status Image – A Roll Call Message has been sent to the TPASS-5 Device  Roll Call Received Status Image – A Roll Call Received Message has been transmitted from ...
  • Page 119 User Sort Priority All users monitored on the Monitor screen are sorted real-time in the user name list by status priority, i.e. users with the highest status priority are sorted to the top of the list. The following is an explanation of the various status priorities on the In-Command System sorted from highest priority to lowest priority: Alarm Status: Second highest priority.
  • Page 120 User Sort Priority Continued… Users with Equal Priority: If multiple users have the same priority scores based on the above statuses, then the users will be sorted within that score based on Group ID and User ID. System and Aux ID priority: The assigned ID adds another level to the sorting scheme. The highest priority would belong to the root System ID followed by the remaining System IDs and then the Auxiliary IDs would fall in line after that based on the order they are listed in system setups.
  • Page 121 Grouping Grouping is the ability to combine users into groups for display purposes in the incident  monitoring screen. In this example we have 3 users in a group called ‘INTERIOR’  Groups can be collapsed so that you only see the group as an item in the monitored list. ...
  • Page 122 Grouping Continued The order of users within the group is determined by the incident priority  configuration. This is the same ordering that the incident uses. The order of a group within the incident is determined by the groups status ...
  • Page 123 Managing Groups Return to TOC...
  • Page 124 Managing Groups Continued The Group Manager dialog is invoked by selecting a user, group or both within the incident  monitoring screen and then pressing the Manage Groups button. The available options are determined by what has been selected.  Options Add Selected Users to New Group.
  • Page 125 Group Configuration In Configuration/General Setup/Incident And Data Management Options, you can  turn the grouping feature on and off by checking the Enable Grouping Checkbox. The second checkbox is only enabled when grouping is enabled and lets you  choose whether changes made to grouping during and incident are retained. If this checkbox is not checked, you will have to pre configure your grouping.
  • Page 126 Group Configuration Continued Group Names can be pre-configured by going into Configuration/User Setup and  choosing the Groups button. Here you can add or remove groups from the list. Return to TOC...

  • Page 127: Performing Actions On Users

    Performing Actions on User(s) The Monitor Action Bar is located at the Bottom of the screen and allows Action to be  performed on Active User(s) in the list User(s) must be selected before an action can be performed  Actions Available are: ...
  • Page 128 Send Abandon to User(s) Select User(s) to send Abandon  Press and hold the Send Abandon Button for .5 seconds (or longer than the hold  time set in configuration) Watch as Abandon Commands are Initiated and Sent to the selected user(s) ...
  • Page 129 Clearing an Abandon Command Select User(s) to have their Abandon Status Images cleared  Press and hold the Clear Abandon Button for one second (or longer  than the hold time set in configuration) Watch as Abandon Status Images are Cleared from the Monitor Screen ...
  • Page 130 Evacuating a User(s) Select User(s) to be Evacuated  Press and hold the Send Evac Button for .5 seconds (or longer than the hold time set in  configuration) Watch as Evacuate Commands are Initiated and Sent to the selected user(s) ...
  • Page 131 Clearing an Evacuate Command Select User(s) to have their Evacuate Status Images cleared  Press and hold the Clear Evac Button for one second (or longer than  the hold time set in configuration) Watch as Evacuate Status Images are Cleared from the Monitor Screen ...
  • Page 132 Performing a Manual PAR Select user(s) to contact for Manual PAR  Press and hold the Call For PAR Button for .5 seconds (or longer than the hold time  set in configuration) Watch as PAR Commands are Initiated and Sent to the selected user(s) ...
  • Page 133 Clearing an Manual PAR Select User(s) to have their PAR Status Images cleared  Press and hold the Clear PAR Button for one second (or longer  than the hold time set in configuration) Watch as PAR Status Images are Cleared from the Monitor Screen ...
  • Page 134 Performing a Roll Call Select user(s) to contact for Roll Call  Press and hold the Roll Call Button for .5 seconds (or longer than the hold time  set in configuration) Watch as Roll Call Commands are Initiated and Sent to the selected user(s) ...
  • Page 135 Clearing a Roll Call Select user(s) to have their Roll Call Status Images cleared  Press and hold the Clear Roll Call Button for one second (or longer  than the hold time set in configuration) Watch as Roll Call Status Images are Cleared from the Monitor Screen ...
  • Page 136 ALARM Conditions  When a user goes into ALARM, that user will be immediately sorted to the top of the list, with it’s Alarm Status Image showing  The Alarm Status Box at the top of the screen will show a flashing red alarm active message Once a User has reset the ALARM condition at the TPASS device, you can clear the alarm condition on the screen by selecting that user(s) and holding the Clear...
  • Page 137 No Signal Condition When a message has not been received from a TPASS device within the No-Signal Timeout (default = 5 minutes), the No-Signal Status will appear and the user(s) will be sorted to the top of the list If a message from the TPASS device in No-Signal is received, the No-Signal Condition will be cleared automatically To Manually Clear the No Signal Condition, select the User(s) and hold the Clear No-Signal Button for 1 second...
  • Page 138 Monitor Main Bar The Monitor Main Bar located at the Top of the Screen contains the ALARM Status  Box along with functionality to Edit User(s), View Incident Log, View Data Log, System Info. and Location information, and to PAR Setup It also contains the Operation Setup button to return to operation setup and save or ...
  • Page 139 Auto PAR Setup Press the PAR Setup button on Main Bar (the above dialog will appear)  Automatic PAR must be enabled and setup before use  Return to TOC...
  • Page 140 Auto PAR Setup Set the Time Between PAR to the number of minutes between automatic  PAR checks (Typically 15 Minutes) Set the PAR Start Method to Prompt or Automatic, depending on preference  (Prompt will Prompt the user before Auto PAR starts) Set the PAR Check Time to the time limit that all PAR responses should be ...
  • Page 141 Automatic PAR Countdown Once the Auto PAR is enabled, notice that the Alarm Status Box  will display the remaining time before the PAR is initiated If an Alarm occurs, the Alarm Message will be displayed over top  of the Auto PAR Count Return to TOC...
  • Page 142 Automatic PAR Time Reached Once the PAR Time reaches zero, the PAR check will begin  automatically if the PAR start method is set to Automatic Otherwise the above message will appear  Selecting Yes will start the PAR check ...
  • Page 143 Automatic PAR Started Each Active User will be commanded for Auto PAR and a message will be sent to the  TPASS device Each TPASS device silently recognizes the Auto PAR signal and automatically  responds with an acknowledge signal Auto PAR commands will be sent until all users have responded with an Acknowledge ...
  • Page 144 Auto PAR Check Failure Should an Auto PAR check Fail, i.e., not all users have acknowledged  within the PAR check time, a Roll Call should be initiated, either using the PAR button on the Action Bar, or by setting up the Auto Roll call feature in the PAR setup area, which will display the above prompt before starting Auto Roll Call Return to TOC...
  • Page 145 Setting up Auto Roll Call Press the PAR Setup button on the Main Bar and the above Dialog will appear  Automatic Roll Call must be enabled and setup before use  Return to TOC...
  • Page 146 Automatic PAR Time Reached Once a PAR check has failed, the Auto Roll Call will begin  automatically if the Roll Call start method is set to Automatic Otherwise the above message will appear  Selecting Yes will start the Auto Roll Call ...
  • Page 147 Automatic Roll Call Started Each Active User will be commanded for Auto Roll Call and a message will be sent  to the TPASS device Each TPASS device silently recognizes the Auto Roll Call signal, goes into audible  alarm and automatically responds with a received signal As Each TPASS User acknowledges Roll Call, the Roll Call Ack will appear ...
  • Page 148 Auto Roll Call Failure Should the Roll Call check fail, it either means that the user(s) that  have not responded are either unable to or out of range In either case, an active check on that user(s) should be performed ...
  • Page 149 Viewing Location Information Location Information may be viewed for the incident at any  time by selecting the View Location Button from the Main Bar Note that Locations must have been created in Configuration  and loaded from the Operation Setup Screen to be Viewed Return to TOC...
  • Page 150 Location View Dialog Return to TOC...

  • Page 151: Viewing System Information

    Viewing System Information System Information may be viewed at anytime for the incident by  Pressing the View System Info Button on the Main Bar System Information contains Incident Details, Active groups and user  count, System and Aux ID values and Options set on the system Return to TOC...
  • Page 152 System Information Dialog Return to TOC...
  • Page 153 Viewing the Incident Log A complete log of important incident events is kept with time and  date stamps and may be viewed at any time during the incident by pressing the View Incident Log Button on the Main Bar Important events during the incident are automatically logged ...
  • Page 154 The Incident Log Return to TOC...
  • Page 155 Adding Custom Notes to the Incident Log Custom Notes can be Added to the Incident Log at any time by pressing  the Add Note Button from the Incident Log Dialog Simply type the note on the line provided and press Add ...
  • Page 156 Viewing the Data Log – Radio Data A complete log of the SuperCELL or TPASS radio messages received  is kept with time and date stamp and may be viewed at anytime during the incident by pressing the View Incident Log Button on the Main Bar Radio messages are logged either by change messages only or all ...
  • Page 157 The Radio Data Log Return to TOC...
  • Page 158 Editing User Information During an Incident Users Information may be edited during an incident if necessary by pressing  the Edit Users Button on the Main Bar The Edit Users Dialog will appear as described in the configuration section  User Profiles are accessible from the Edit Dialog as described in the ...
  • Page 159 Edit Users Dialog Return to TOC...
  • Page 160 User Profile Dialog Return to TOC...
  • Page 161 Sending and Receiving Grace Messages from SuperCELL Devices The Canned Message area is located just beneath the  Action Bar on the Monitor screen When no messages are active, the message area will be  “grayed out” with the No Message status displayed Return to TOC...
  • Page 162 Receiving a Canned Message When a Grace Message is received, the message area will  “light up” with a green background and the Grace Message will be displayed along with a time and date stamp The red indicator square will flash on and off ...
  • Page 163 Viewing All Received Canned Messages To View All Canned Messages  received, press the View All button and the dialog at the right will appear listing all canned messages received with time and date stamp These messages are also stored in ...
  • Page 164 Sending a Canned Message To Send a Canned Message, press the Send  Button from the Grace message box The send Grace message dialog will appear  Select the Canned message tab.  Simply use the Prev and Next buttons or select ...
  • Page 165 Sending a Free Form Message To Send a Free form Message, press the Send  Button from the Grace message box The send Grace message dialog will appear.  Select the Free Form Tab.  Key in your message.  Select destination device IDs or select All.
  • Page 166 Returning to Operation Setup Screen When an incident has been complete, or even during an incident, you can return to the  Operation Setup Screen to save or cancel an incident by pressing the Operation Setup Button located in the upper right hand corner on the Main Bar Notice the incident name, number, and time/date fields have been auto-populated ...
  • Page 167 Auto-Filled Incident Fields Return to TOC...

  • Page 168: Saving The Incident

    Returning to the Current Incident To return to the current Incident from the Operation Setup Screen, simply press the Return To  Incident Button The Incident will not be saved and you will return to the Monitor screen with all incident data ...

  • Page 169: Using The Incident Viewer

    Using the Incident Viewer To View Saved Incident Data the Incident Viewer is installed along with  the In-Command Software Select the Incident Viewer Icon and double-click to start the program  Return to TOC...
  • Page 170 Incident Viewer Screen Return to TOC...
  • Page 171 Incident Viewer Description The Last Incident Viewed will be re-opened upon start up of the program. (On initial  startup, a default incident provided with installation will be opened) Select Open an Incident to view the saved incident files on the Hard Drive ...
  • Page 172 Users Present at the Incident Return to TOC...
  • Page 173 Viewing Users Present at the Incident Press the View Users button from the Main Bar to view the users that were  present at the scene of the Incident Only users with devices that checked into the In-Command System during ...
  • Page 174 Viewing User Profiles Return to TOC...
  • Page 175 Viewing The Logs and System Information of an Incident The Complete Incident Log and Radio Data log for an incident can  be viewed by pressing the View Incident Log Button and View Radio Data log Button from the Main Bar All Logs begin with an Incident Started Entry ...
  • Page 176 Viewing the Incident Log Return to TOC...
  • Page 177 Viewing the Radio Data Log Return to TOC...
  • Page 178 Viewing the System Information Return to TOC...
  • Page 179 Summary  ® The In-Command system utilizes a reliable two-way communication and monitoring solution to provide complete accountability for your firefighters and other personnel.  The system provides the necessary incident management features and documentation for tracking personnel on the scene. ...

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