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Lee Shephard 

Almex Optima Driver Manual 

Drivers Menu 

– 

Accessed by pressing the ‘

F

’ Key

 

 
 

The Drivers menu consists of: 

 

 

 

 

End Session

 

– This will log the machine out to the ‘Start Screen’ 

ready for the next user. Should the machine be near a valid 
access point the machine will automatically download. 

 

 

 

Annul Ticket

 

– Brings up the annul menu. If you are working a 

vaulted system this will only allow the annulment of the last 
concessionary card transaction. Should you need to annul this 
transaction, press the left selection key next to the ticket listed 
and follow on screen prompts. On annulling this type of ticket, the 
machine will ask for the re-presentation of the smartcard. 
You must keep the original ticket with the annulment hand them in 
according to your company policy.

 

 

 

 

BCR Menu

 

– This brings up the BCR defect recording menu. This 

will allow the driver to add to the existing faults as required. From 
this page you can also print the existing faults. Press ESC at the 
main BCR menu to exit and return to the ‘main screen’. 

 

 

Service/Journey

 

– Will take you back to the service/journey 

detail page as per the logon sequence to change your route 
details. You cannot change your duty number from this screen.

 

 

Brightness

 

– This screen allows you to change the brightness of 

the backlight using the selection keys next to Darker, Brighter or 
Max. 
 

Inspectors

 

– If an Inspector boards the bus they can get an 

Inspect

or’s waybill from this function by entering an inspector 

number and PIN. 

 

 

 
BCR Print 

– 

This will give a print out of any defects as recorded 

in the BCR menu. This button just skips the process of entering 
the BCR menu. 

 
 

 

Summary of Contents for Optima

Page 1: ...Draft Page 1 of 10 03 11 08 Lee Shephard Almex Optima Driver Manual Almex Optima Drivers Guide Issue Draft Date 03 11 08 Author LS ...

Page 2: ...2 of 10 03 11 08 Lee Shephard Almex Optima Driver Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Optima Layout Explained 3 The Start Screen 4 Logon Sequence 5 6 The Main Screen 7 Driver Functions 8 9 Drivers Menu 10 ...

Page 3: ...rtCard reader is built in behind this part of the lid SmartCard Traffic Lights Selection Keys Quick Issues Menu Keys Numeric Keypad Multiply key Drivers Menu Function Issue Clear Cancel Destination List Caller on Main Screen Menu descriptions display toggle keys Boarding Stage Retard Destination Stage Change Stage Advance ...

Page 4: ...this has happened successfully then when back on the Start screen your status will have changed to OK Should the machine read overdue then the machine will refuse a driver logon until the machine has been downloaded to an access point Whilst the machine is near an access point and downloading please DO NOT switch off the machine Where applicable drivers should be aware of where the access points a...

Page 5: ...icle to be reported upon then machine being downloaded and for other drivers to read when logging onto the machine The BCR menus are used by selecting the appropriate section using the selection keys on either left or right sides If at any point you select the wrong option you can press ESC to go back one step except if you are selecting the last option for that defect If you are not the first use...

Page 6: ...e service number and press ISSUE Should you need to use letters as part of a route number keep pressing the number with the letter you require on it until displayed If a mistake is made during this entry press the C key to erase one character at a time You can then enter the journey number in the same way as the service number After entering these details the machine will proceed to the main scree...

Page 7: ...ction the menu will close and queue the ticket If you have entered the wrong menu just press ESC to come out BUT be careful by pressing ESC too many times to come out of a menu will also clear the ticket queue The menu guide for the bottom F keys are not shown until the left up scroll key is pressed Although this blocks the information of the lower selection keys this does not disable their use an...

Page 8: ... invalid destination Selecting Destination Stages There are three different methods that can be used 1 You can enter the destination number followed by the ISSUE key 2 Use the destination list caller Key This will bring a menu up listing all of the stages available Use the scrolling arrows to find the correct stage and then use the selection keys to depict the correct stage 3 Use the right hand se...

Page 9: ...ted and a destination list will be displayed on screen After selecting a destination stage in the normal way the machine will then automatically queue then issue the ticket whilst displaying a green SmartCard Traffic Light In some cases the machine may ask certain questions depending on the class of concessionary If the answer is yes press ISSUE if not then press ESC After this the machine will co...

Page 10: ...iginal ticket with the annulment hand them in according to your company policy BCR Menu This brings up the BCR defect recording menu This will allow the driver to add to the existing faults as required From this page you can also print the existing faults Press ESC at the main BCR menu to exit and return to the main screen Service Journey Will take you back to the service journey detail page as pe...

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