User manual TRIMBLE MUNICIPAL REPORTER 1.10 FIELD GUIDE REV A

[. . . ] FIELD GUIDE Trimble® Municipal ReporterTM field software Introduction Connecting to a cellular network Opening and closing the Municipal Reporter field software Managing tasks Receiving messages sent from the office Reporting an issue Working from the map Updating issues Sending your location to the office Clearing data from the handheld Changing settings Accessing support information Viewing status Version 1. 10 Revision A December 2010 F Trimble Navigation Limited 10355 Westmoor Drive Suite #100 Westminster, CO 80021 USA www. trimble. com Legal Notices Copyright and Trademarks © 2010, Trimble Navigation Limited. Trimble, the Globe and Triangle logo, Juno, and Nomad are trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited, registered in the United States and in other countries. Municipal Reporter and TrimPix are trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. [. . . ] When you have finished filling out the form, tap Save. Municipal Reporter Field Software User Guide 11 Depending on the screen you were viewing when you recorded the issue, the Home screen or the Map screen appears. Filling out the issue form An issue report form always opens showing the first page. To close the form without saving any changes you have made, tap Cancel. If you are in the data entry screen for a field, click Cancel to return to the summary page and then click Cancel. You may need to tap Back to return to the first page of the form and then tap Cancel. Tap an empty field on the form to fill out the information for that field. Examples of each screen type are shown on the following page. Field type List To enter information. . . When you select a value in a list, the next field in the form automatically appears. Example Text Tap the keys on the onscreen keyboard to enter text. To delete any text you have entered, tap The number at the top right of the screen tells you how many of the available characters you have used. When you are done, tap Accept to move to the next field. 12 Municipal Reporter Field Software User Guide Field type Numeric To enter information. . . Tap the keys on the onscreen keyboard to enter the value and then tap Accept. The number at the top right of the screen tells you how many of the available characters you have used. Example Photo If you are using: · a handheld that has an integrated camera, tap the Take photo button. Use the software and the handheld's capture button to take a photo. When you have taken a photo, you are returned to the Municipal Reporter software where the photo you took appears. If you are not happy with the photo, tap Take photo again and then retake the image. · a handheld that has Trimble TrimPix Pro software installed with a separate digital camera, use the camera to take a photo. After a few seconds, the photo is shown on the screen of the handheld. Tap Accept. If you are need to retake the photo, you must retap the Photo field and repeat the steps above. Sketch or Signature Use the stylus to draw a sketch or write a signature on the screen and then tap Accept. Municipal Reporter Field Software User Guide 13 Reporting an issue when you have no GPS position If the Record Issue button on the Home screen shows No GPS Signal!or Waiting (GPS), then do one of the following: · If you are able to, move to a more open space, away from tall buildings and other objects such as parked cars and then report the issue. If the last issue you recorded was at the same location, tap Waiting (GPS) and then tap Use last GPS position. The default issue type is shown in the status line above the button bar. [. . . ] The text on the Locate Me button shows Sending and then Location Sent. The text changes back to Locate Me. Clearing data from the handheld Over time, issue reports and tracking messages will build up on the handheld, and the memory available on the handheld may start to run low. C CAUTION ­ Once you delete old issue reports and tasks you won't see them on the map and in the View Data screen. To remove old data from the handheld: 1. In the Task Manager screen, tap the Options button and then select Delete. A message asks you to select the data you want to delete. Do one of the following: ­ Tap All old tasks to delete all tasks, image files, and messages that are more than 30 days old. [. . . ]