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. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. [. . . ] 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. A data entry screen for that field appears. The screen shown depends on the type of field you have selected. Examples of each screen type are shown on the following page. Field type List To enter information. . . Tap the appropriate value for the issue you are reporting. 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. The handheld's camera software opens. 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. When you are happy with the photo, tap Accept. · 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. [. . . ] To do this, tap the GPS button on the status bar. Note ­ Trimble recommends that you do not change any of the GPS settings, as the default settings are designed to balance accuracy with field worker productivity. Accessing support information To access support information, tap the Information button on the Home screen. The line at the top of the Information screen shows the version number of the Municipal Reporter field software you are running. Tap Check for updates to check for field software updates. [. . . ]