SHOUT ts User’s Manual Version 1.0.1
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without PMS features activated and can only be enabled by NAL Research at the
request of an authorized user. Functions related to PMS can be found in Appendix
A.
Brevity code is part of the PMS format. The ts will ignore the Brevity code settings
if PMS format is not activated. Functions related to Brevity code can be found in
Appendix A.
After the red emergency button on the back of the ts is pressed, user can
deactivate the emergency alert by selecting the Cancel 911 option. A screen will
appear with two options to choose from: (i) With Gateway Ack or (ii) Without
Gateway Ack.
When With Gateway Ack is selected and confirmed, the cancellation message is
queued in the Outbox to be transmitted. If the cancellation message is
successfully transmitted and acknowledged by the Iridium gateway, the
emergency mode ends, the emergency LED is turned off and the top bar turns
from red to black.
When Without Gateway Ack is selected and confirmed, the cancellation message
is queued in the Outbox to be transmitted. The emergency mode ends
immediately, the emergency LED is turned off and the top bar turn from red to
black.
Powering the ts off will not cancel the emergency mode. User MUST select Cancel
911 option to cancel emergency.
When Track On/Off is enabled, the SHOUT ts monitors useful statistics which are
displayed under the Statistics screen. Data are cumulative over all tracking cycles.
Displayed data can be manually reset at any time using the Clear Stats. A
countdown timer to the next report is shown beside Time to Next and is replaced
with Off when Track On/Off is disabled. The number of Successes represents the
total number of position reports successfully transmitted to the Iridium network
both with valid and invalid position fix. The number inside the parentheses next to
Successes represents the number of position reports successfully transmitted but
with invalid GPS fix. The number of Failures represents the total number of valid
position reports failed to send to the Iridium network.
Brevity
Cancel 911
Stats
