VAC
User’s
Guide
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Critical OSHA Shutdown (Optional)
When a user replies with a critical response to an OSHA question, and upon the completion of the entire
checklist, the user is logged off immediately and the VAC remains disabled for standard users. Only
Master and Maintenance users will be able to log on until the vehicle is reactivated from the WAN
Console by an authorized person. As a result of this feature, users are required to complete their safety
checklists in a safe location, in case of a VAC deactivation.
Two-Way Text Paging (All Users)
A useful feature of the VAC is two-way text messaging (‘Pager’). Using the Console’s Paging Tool (See
Console User’s Guide), software users can send messages from their computer to operators or vehicles.
The messages will be stored in the VAC’s Pager Inbox (up to ten) for review by the driver. Messages sent
from the Paging Tool can be directed to drivers in several ways, including:
Vehicle Pages: The destination is a particular vehicle, identified by vehicle number. The page will
be in the Inbox of any driver operating the vehicle until it is deleted or expires.
Driver Pages: The destination is a particular driver; therefore, the page will be in the Inbox of the
VAC that the driver is assigned to, until the page is deleted or expires. If the driver logs off of a
vehicle with a Driver page without deleting it and before expiration, the page will ‘follow’ the
driver to the next vehicle he/she logs on to.
Group Pages: The destination is a group vehicles or drivers, identified by vehicle or driver group
(See the explanation of groups in Access Control Overview on page 18). The page will be sent
out to all vehicles or drivers in the group and behave the same as a Vehicle or Driver page,
respectively.
Broadcast Pages: The page will appear in every vehicle’s Inbox, regardless of the driver operating
the vehicle until it is deleted or expires.
When there are pages in the Inbox, the driver can enter Pager mode to review the pages. Pager mode
allows a driver to scan the Inbox and selectively read or delete pages. The driver may enter Pager mode
only when their vehicle is idle for safety reasons.
Pages are transmitted from the database to the Gateway nearest the destination VAC. If the VAC moves
to a new Gateway area prior to receiving the page, the page will be transmitted to new Gateway. If the
VAC confirms receipt of the page and if there is room in its Inbox, the page will be stored on the VAC
and the page indicator will blink. The new page will be identified with an ‘unread’ indicator. If a page
expires before being stored on the intended VAC (indicated in the Console’s Paging Tool), the sender
must resend the page.
