User manual for "Orion DriveSafe"

Orion DriveSafe - Hours of Service
Quick Reference Guide

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Logging on

Enter username and password and select the Login button, your logs will then be pulled through to the device. Logging into
the app for the first time will display the Select Equipment dialog. It will continue to display until the user chooses a specified
vehicle and trailer(s) to use. User can select option None to use the app without selecting a vehicle.
Note: App will automatically attempt a VBUS connection with the device that is associated to the selected vehicle.

If you are logging in to the device that has no internet connection, the driver can
login successfully to the app only if driver have logged in to the device before.
Tap 'Continue without syncing' button to login.
Logging into the app when app server is down will prompt a dialog stating,
'Unable to Communicate with HOS server. Check your internet connection.

If the Driver is an Exempt Driver or a driver that operates under the short-haul exemption (395.1 (e)), upon logging in a
dialog will display confirming whether the driver chooses to continue as an exempt driver. By selecting the OK button, the
No Logs for Non-CDL-Driver Short-Haul Drivers operating within 150 air-miles exception will be enabled.
Note: The Connection bar which appears below the application header, only displays when the vehicle is disconnected to
the device. Yet, it can be removed if the close button is tapped.
If the driver logged into the application without the Location Services turned on, a snackbar will display on the main
dashboard and to other screens except for the screens navigated through the Settings menu. However, when the Location
Services of the device is enabled then the snackbar will no longer display.

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Check Availability

Before setting your initial status, you should first check that you have availability, select the Options button and then
select the Gain Time button.

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Quick Reference Guide

Vehicle/Trailer

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To switch Vehicle or Trailer, select the Vehicle/Trailer option from within the Options screen, this will display the current
Vehicle and Trailer.
Switch Equipment by tapping the vehicle or trailer icon on the dashboard.
Vehicles and Trailers can also be filtered through text entry on the vehicle/trailer text fields. Text entry availability starts if
the total number of trailers/vehicles numbers 100 or more.
Switching or selecting a Vehicle with a preconfigured VBUS device enables the app to find and connect on the match
device.
Note: On the VBUS Settings, VBUS Data and Automatic Configuration should be enabled.

Change Status

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Set your Initial status by tapping the Duty Status button and select the appropriate driver duty status from the dialog. If the
device is out of GPS coverage, the Location field will be blank, you must manually input your current location. If the device is
within GPS coverage, the Location field will be automatically populated with your current location. Location will be displayed
as street address if driver is in Canadian cycle or vehicle used is in AOBRD mode and Display Street Address for AOBRD
Mode option is being enabled in Account Settings page > App Controls.
Also, the current status of the app is disabled to prevent adding the same status consecutively. Attempt to create a new event
such as Off Duty, On Duty, Sleeper Berth in the middle of an automatically Driving event is not allowed, instead an error dialog
is displayed stating "Error: shortening of prior driving event is not allowed. Select a time before or after the driving event."
The Time Remaining will be calculated and the countdown will commence from 8 hours, the time remaining panel is color
coded in the following formats:
Green: Between 8hrs and 3hrs; Amber: Between 3hrs and 1hr; Red: Less than 1hr remaining
 Personal Use  If this is enabled, the status will be set to Off Duty
automatically and will disable the other checkboxes. Selection of this
option will be recorded within the events history.
 If personal use is enabled, events except Off Duty will not be displayed
in the grid but is displayed in the event history list. Off duty will always be
the display in the grid and when the driver makes an automatic event, lock
screen will also be shown.
 Yard Moves  If this is enabled, the status will be set to On Duty
automatically and will disable the other checkboxes. Selection of this
option will be recorded within the events history.
 If yard moves is enabled, events except On Duty will not be displayed
in the grid but is displayed in the event history list. Off duty will always be
the display in the grid and when the driver makes an automatic event, lock
screen will also be shown.
Note: A static notification bar is visible when driver is currently in Personal
Use or Yard Moves.
Personal Use is mentioned in the FMCSAs Supplemental Proposal, which was published on March 28, 2014, that
mandates ELDs for most drivers of CMVs that currently log. The proposal says that ELDs may be set up to allow drivers
to put themselves in a special driving category called personal use. When a driver selects this option, the ELD will record
the time as off duty until the driver de-selects the option. Off Road, on the other hand, determines that the vehicle is
running on rough terrain. Lastly, Yard Moves,
z has been established under a mandate which allows a driver or another
personnel to perform duties like moving trucks around the home yard by establishing a single set of thresholds for all ELDs
in an On Duty, not Driving status without triggering the device by reaching the thresholds.

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Quick Reference Guide

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DVIR

Select the Vehicle DVIR button from the Main Menu. Select the appropriate DVIR Details and choose the appropriate DVIR
form from the options available.
Tap Inspect button in each equipment to start the DVIR, you will be redirected to the DVIR screen.
Note: However, a dialog will display

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