Summary of Contents for AMR MN-6210
- Page 1 Mine Net Text Messenger User Manual Model: MN-6210 AMR Part Number: 180-0621 Version I This user manual contains all the guidelines and steps in order to operate the Mine Net Text Messenger.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Cautions and Warnings ........................ 1 Basic Troubleshooting ........................1 Specifications ..........................2 Basic Overview ..........................3 Button Layout ..........................3 Figure 1. Button Layout ......................3 Table 1. Buttons versus Reference in Manual ................ 4 Signal Strength Meter ......................... 5 Table 2. - Page 3 Change Message Type ......................13 Table 6. Message Types ......................14 Select a Contact ........................14 Send the Message ........................15 Section Three: How to Receive a Message ................16 Message Indication ........................16 The Read Menu ......................... 16 Reading a Message ........................17 Section Four: How to Search for a Tag ..................
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Page 4: Cautions And Warnings
• The display is not a touch screen, avoid touching it with any type of tools. Basic Troubleshooting The MN-6210 Text Messenger is a sophisticated device that is designed to be repaired and serviced by the manufacturer or authorized agents only. If there are any reasons to believe the messenger has malfunctioned then contact AMR at (276)-928-1712 for repair. -
Page 5: Specifications
Specifications Batteries: Type: Nickel-Metal Hydride Rechargeable AA Manufacturer: Sanyo HR-3U Capacity: 2500 mAh Charge Time: 5 ½ Hours (Quick charge from discharged battery condition) Life Standby/Idle (no usage) 93.63 Hours Standard Usage (80/10/10) 59 hours (display at the lowest brightness setting) 56 Hours (display at the medium brightness setting) 51 Hours (display at the highest brightness setting) Range:... -
Page 6: Basic Overview
Basic Overview Button Layout The button layout on the messenger keypad is arranged in a 3 x 3 grid which offers nine different buttons. The keypad and messenger is designed so that buttons A,B,C,F,G,H, and I correspond to the boxes along the outer edge of the screen when in the menus, this allows for the buttons to be generic and have multiple uses in order to reduce key count and make it easier to use. - Page 7 Button Reference in Manual Upper left button Middle left button Bottom left button Up arrow – Used to navigate lists, moving the arrow Space – Used when writing messages to add a space Down arrow – Used to navigate lists, moving arrow the down Backspace –...
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Page 8: Signal Strength Meter
Signal Strength Meter The signal strength meter is shown with five different symbols, depending on the previous signal strength read. Table 2, below, lists the five different symbols that may appear while using the messenger. Unfortunately there isn’t a distance that can be placed with each tier except the highest value, if the messenger is showing the highest value then it is assured that it is within a close proximity to a Mine Net reader or a Mine Net wireless PAD device. -
Page 9: Battery Meter
Battery meter The battery meter symbol is located in the upper right corner of the screen when the menus are displayed. Each symbol is given a different color which is found in Table 3, which gives the user a quick and easy reference to the current battery condition. Each level is approximately a quarter of the total battery capacity. -
Page 10: Led Color Guide
LED Color Guide The LED found on the messenger is a single LED that can produce seven different unique colors including red, blue, green, teal, violet, yellow, and white. On boot up the messenger will go through the three main colors consisting of red, green, and blue as a test stage to make sure the LED is functioning. -
Page 11: Resetting The Messenger
presses while carrying the unit. When the button is pressed the unit will begin to boot up. While the messenger is initializing the screen will display: “American Mine Research Mine Net Text Messenger Rev: x” While the text is shown on the display the messenger will also flash the LED’s in a test cycle in the order of red, blue, green. -
Page 12: Date And Time
Figure 2. Image of the Main Menu Date and Time In Figure 2, above, the date and time is found at box two. The format of the date/time is as follows: Day of week, date, time. The time is display as a 24 hour clock which means the hour position continues to increment to 24 instead of rolling over at 12, this is often referred to as military time. -
Page 13: Section One: How To Use The Contact List
Section One: How to Use the Contact List In order to send messages to other messenger rather than to the surface or to a group, the user will have to utilize the contact list. There are two ways a user can access the contact list. The first way is through the main menu by pressing the bottom right button, “Contact List”. - Page 14 messenger. The list is also organized alphabetically by last name which will also speed up and make it possible to find names in a large list. To move the red arrow to a contact use the up/down buttons (when at the end of a page the user will have to press the page down button to move to the next page).
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Page 15: Section Two: How To Send A Message
Section Two: How to Send a Message The Mine Net text messenger has the ability to send multiple types of messages. These include a custom keyed in message, selection of a preset message, or a quick emergency message. The custom message can contain up to 32 characters consisting of alphanumeric characters and symbols. -
Page 16: Selecting A Preset Message
Selecting a Preset Message Each Mine may create a total of xx preset messages and load them into the messenger. These preset messages offer a quick method of sending useful and often used messages. To send a preset message, at the main menu press the middle right button, “Preset Message”. The next screen will display the preset message list. -
Page 17: Select A Contact
Message Type Addressing Definition To a Messenger Select an address from This type will be set when a contact has contact list been selected from the contact list. To Mine Net Mine Net’s address This type will be set when sending to Mine Net. -
Page 18: Send The Message
Send the Message After the contact and message type has been configured press the upper right button to send the message. The display will go black and it will then display text showing how many times it has tried to send the message. If the messenger receives an acknowledgement from another device in the appropriate time frame then the screen will say “Message has been sent”. -
Page 19: Section Three: How To Receive A Message
Section Three: How to Receive a Message The reception of message requires no interaction by the user so this section mainly covers the procedure of knowing a message was received; how to read the message; and how to respond to the message. -
Page 20: Reading A Message
Reading a Message When reading a particular message that was selected, the user has the option to reply to the message with a custom message, reply to the message with a preset message, or to delete the current message. To delete the current message press the top left button, “Erase”, in order to delete the current message. -
Page 21: Section Four: How To Search For A Tag
Section Four: How to Search for a Tag The text messenger has a mode that will allow it to search for any of American Mine Research’s Mine Net tag in the surrounding area. To access this mode from the main menu press, the bottom middle button, “Settings and Tools”. -
Page 22: Section Five: How To Change The Messenger Identification Number
Section Five: How to Change the Messenger Identification Number The messenger can be addressed easily by one of two methods such as changing the identification number in the contact menu or by changing the number from the tag search. Steps to Change the Identification Number through the Tag Search Feature To change the messenger identification number through the search menu by scanning a tag, enter the search menu under the Settings and Tools menu (accessed from the main menu). -
Page 23: Section Six: How To Change User Options
Section Six: How to Change User Options The Mine Net text messenger offers several user changeable settings to allow customization between users. There are two options that control the timing for the display backlight and the time between entering like characters when writing custom messages. There is a user option for changing the brightness of the display and there is an option to change when the messenger replies with an auto acknowledge message To find the list of user options, first awaken the messenger. -
Page 24: Display Brightness Level
Display Brightness Level The messenger offers an option to choose between three brightness levels for display. The lowest brightness level is perfect for underground use while it may be difficult to see/operate outside or in a building. One word of warning, the higher the brightness setting, the more current the messenger will draw. -
Page 25: Section Seven: How To Use The Sent Menu
Section Seven: How to Use the Sent Menu The sent message menu is a location where the previously sent messages are stored for future use. For instance, if a message was sent but it never received an acknowledgement, the user could go to the sent menu to resend the message. -
Page 26: Section Eight: How To Charge The Messenger
Section Eight: How to Charge the Messenger To charge the messenger the user must have access to a powered charge rack offered by American Mine Research. Plug the messenger into the rack, making sure the power button is engaged and then pick one of the 10 existing cables and plug it into the charging slot located at the bottom of the messenger. -
Page 27: Section Nine: How To Update The User Information
Section Nine: How to Update the User Information Software setup on Computer Before running the program make sure there is a USB cable connecting the computer to the charge racks. Each individual rack of ten messengers has a circuit board inside that converts the USB communication to a usable signal by the messenger. -
Page 28: Update Contact List On The Messenger
Figure 3. Messenger Charge Comm Program Update Contact List on the Messenger The contact list is updated on the messengers that are connected to the charge rack when the All Contacts button is pressed in the MessengerData.exe program. The program will packetize the personnel database from MineNet and send it to the Messengers. -
Page 29: Update The Date/Time
Emergency information is updated in the same way as the preset messages but the user will click on the Emg Procedures button in the MessengerData.exe program. Upon successfully receiving the data, the messenger will blink the LED yellow. Update the Date/Time The date and time is easily updated by pressing the Sync Date button under Send Data. -
Page 30: Section Ten: Miscellaneous Items
Section Ten: Miscellaneous Items Emergency Procedures The messenger features a location for mine specific emergency procedures/emergency information such as emergency cache locations. The procedures are configured by the mine and then updated during charging. There is a maximum of xx procedures that can be stored. There is no user interaction here other than using the page up/page down buttons on the left side of the keypad. -
Page 31: Appendix A. Installing Drivers For Usb Charge Rack
Appendix A. Installing Drivers for USB Charge Rack 1) When the new device is found windows will display a message saying it found the new hardware device and the Found New Hardware Wizard will show up. Follow figures one through 13 for a visual step by step guide on installing the drivers. Figure 1 Click the circle pointed to by arrow A and then the Next button pointed to by arrow B. - Page 32 Figure 2 Click the circle pointed to by arrow A and then click the next button pointed to by arrow B. Figure 3 Click the box at arrow A, then browse to the desired driver folder located in the Mine Net installation folder\USB Driver\CDM 2.06.00 WHQL Certified.
- Page 33 named Charge_Comm DRIVERS. Once the driver location is found click the next button at arrow C. Figure 4 Click the Continue Anyway button to proceed. Figure 5 There will be a window that comes up aksing for more files which are in the same folder, you will need to browse back to folder within Mine Net’s Driver folder for the paticular device you are installing.
- Page 34 Figure 6 If everything went correctly the device is installed. Click the Finish Button. Figure 7 There is a second device that may need to be installed and the Hardware Wizard will come up as shown. As before click the circle at arrow A and then the Next button at arrow B. Page 31 of 34 American Mine Research 12187 North Scenic Highway...
- Page 35 Figure 8 Once again click the circle at arrow A and then the Next button at arrow B. Figure 9 Once again check the box at arrow A and then click on the Browse button at arrow B. You want to go back to the driver folder which is found in the Mine Net installation folder\USB Driver\CDM 2.06.00 WHQL Certified.
- Page 36 Figure 10 If the window in Figure 10 appears, click the Continue Anyway button to proceed. Figure 11 Once again, there will be a window that comes up aksing for more files which are in the same folder, you will need to browse back to folder within Mine Net’s Driver folder for the paticular device you are installing.
- Page 37 Figure 12 If everything went correctly the device is installed. Click the Finish Button. 2) Windows should display a Balloon pop up, as showin in figure 16, in the lower right corner of the monitor to alert you that the device is installed properly and is ready for use. Figure 13 Page 34 of 34 American Mine Research...
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