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American Mine Research
12187 North Scenic Highway
Rocky Gap, VA 24366
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. There will be nine messages per page of the list.
To change pages press the page up or page down buttons (the buttons on the left side of the
keypad). To select a message, use the up/down buttons to move the red arrow to the desired
message and then press the bottom middle button, “Select to Send”. For detailed information on
how to set up the message and to send it, proceed to the following section, titled
Message Option
Screen
, on page thirteen.
Sending a Emergency Message
In the event that an emergency message is to be sent, from the main menu press the upper left
button, “EMRG HELP”
TWO
times. This will automatically send a hardcoded message with the
unit’s ID number and the message type will be set to Emergency. This message will act as a
global broadcast so every device will see it.
Message Option Screen
Once a custom message has been entered and the send msg button has been pressed, or a preset
message is selected the next screen is where messages can be configured to send to certain
groups, or sent to a person from the contact list. The next step would be to press the top right
button, “Send Message”, which will transmit the message. By default the message will be set up
to be sent to the surface system, or Mine Net, with a message type to Mine Net. The three
components of this menu are explained in detail below. The bottom right button, “Cancel
Message” is useful when it has been decided that the message is not needed any more. By
pressing this button the screen will return to the main menu and discard the message. If the
backlight on the screen should turn off while in this menu, it will restore back to the current view
with the message stored when the screen is awakened the next time.
Change Message Type
The first topic to examine in detail is the ability to change the message type by pressing the top
left button, “MSG Type”. This list will allow the user to select between nine different message
types. In
Table 6
, below, the message types are explained in detail. If the desired destination is to
Mine Net, then the message type does not need to be changed since it is always set as the default.
To return the destination address back to Mine Net’s address if it has been changed, enter the
change message type menu one more time and select to Mine Net.
