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VAC4 and VAC4S Hardware User’s Guide
085-00000700 Rev K
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SECTION 3: STANDARD OPERATORS
Logging into the VAC (to start the vehicle)
1.
If the VAC screen is blank, press the VAC’s
POWER button
and turn
the vehicle ignition key to the on position.
Note:
If the VAC is on an internal combustion (IC) vehicle that has not
been used for 35 minutes (configurable), the VAC will go into Power
Down Mode, and the VAC screen will be blank. If this is the case, the
VAC’s
POWER button
must be pressed or the vehicle’s ignition key
must be turned on to power the VAC back up.
2.
When the initial VAC login screen is displayed, touch a form of login
credential (iButton fob or Access ID) to the reader.
Note:
If a PIN password is also required for login, the VAC screen will
prompt the operator to enter the PIN number.
Press the numeric keys to enter the PIN (displayed as asterisk: **** for
security). Press ENTER.
3.
If the access ID is authorized for that vehicle, the vehicle will start and the
VAC’s green LED will turn on. If a safety checklist has not been completed
for the vehicle within the compliance period (default is set to 14 hours),
the checklist automatical
ly begins when the operator logs in. The VAC’s
yellow LED blinks and the operator has 20 minutes of login time to
complete the checklist. (The time left to complete the checklist is
displayed in the status header of the VAC screen). If the operator exits
the checklist without completing it, the operator is automatically logged
off the vehicle. If the 20-minute grace period expires, the operator is
prompted that a lockout will occur and the VAC displays a countdown to
the lockout.
For safety reasons, when an operator is logged into the VAC and the
vehicle is in motion, the keypad will be inoperative. Once the vehicle
comes to a complete stop, the VAC keypad will again be operable and the
screen will illuminate.
Note:
In “Any ID” mode the vehicle will NOT lock after the checklist grace
period if the checklist is not completed.