User manual for "Phantom ELD / Android"

Phantom ELD
USER GUIDE

For Android Devices

Table of contents
Log In 

2


Log Out

3


Team Driving

3


Home Screen


4


Connecting to Truck

5


Malfunctions and Data Diagnostics


6


Additional Menu


8


Rules

9


Fuel Recepts & IFTA

10


Settings

11


Status Switch

12


Yard Move


13


Personal Use

14


Logbook

15


DOT Inspection & Data Transfer


16


Driver Vehicle Inspection Report

17


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Log in
Firstly, you have to navigate to the Google Play Store or the App Store, depending on
whether your device is an Android or an Apple device, and you need to search for Phantom
ELD. Once you find the App, then you need to press the Install button and wait until the
software is downloaded to your device. 


You will be asked to accept the permissions of the app once you have opened it. You will
need to register a new account if this is your first time using the Phantom ELD app, or you
will need to log in using your personal user login and password if you are logging in with
your existing account. It is also possible for you to use your Face ID or Touch ID in order to
enter the app. 


During registration on our website, you will be asked to create a unique User Login and User
Password, which will be used to access your account. The motor carrier or fleet manager
should be contacted if you do not know or have forgotten your login data.


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Log Out
Whenever you need to log out of your Phantom ELD application, you will need to check if
the Upload Queue in the Settings menu is empty before you log out. Then recheck your
internet connection and wait until all the data has been transferred. This must be done
before you can log out of the app. 


When you want to use the same app on another device, you should also log out of the app
that is installed on your current device. There will be unavoidable data loss if you are logged
into two different devices at the same time.



Team Driving
If you drive in as a team-drivers, it is possible for you to
also access the Phantom ELD app to record your
working hours and duty statuses for the day. This means
that all drivers who use the same vehicle at the same
time must be logged in to the same app installed on the
same device simultaneously in order to use the device. 


If you are using two or more devices at the same time
(for either single or team drivers), please be aware that
this can cause unavoidable data loss if they are used
simultaneously. 


To begin with, the First driver should start by logging
into the app with his or her own User Login and User
Password that was described in the previous paragraph
in order to access the application. A second driver
should click on the "Menu" button on the main screen,
then click on the "Co-driver" field, then enter their User
Login and User Password into the Co-driver Login field,
after which the second driver will be able to proceed. 


Once this is done, both drivers will be able to use the
app by using the Co-drivers icon, which will allow them
to change their viewing perspective by using this
button.


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Home Screen

When you will logged in to the Phantom ELD app, you will see the main Hours of Service
screen with the following items:



1. Additional Menu button.


8. Truck icon shows track to PT30

2. Notifications.


connection.


3. Available driving time.


9. Co-driver icon allows to switch a

4. Current status.


driver.


5. Hos Statuses.


10. Name icon shows the name of

6. HOS counter.


the driver whose working hours are

7. Malfunctions and data

counting at the moment.


diagnostics icon shows if there are

11. Flag icon shows the rules of

any issues with a unit or ELD.


which country you are following at
the moment.

12. Track speed..

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Connecting to Truck
Depending on the ELD device that you have in your truck, you need to ensure that you have
plugged it in correctly as described in the User Hardware Manual in order to use your
Phantom ELD Application. 


Once the ELD Device is connected correctly, open the app, click the "Truck" icon on the
Home Screen, and turn on Bluetooth on your smartphone or tablet. App will scan nearby
trucks for ELD devices and display a list of them. Select your truck and the ELD from the list
by the serial number and set up a connection with just a click using the serial number from
the list. 


It is also possible to determine whether a truck is connected and in ELD mode based on the
green truck icon at the top of the app's screen. If you see the red truck icon, this means that
the connection has been lost, and it needs to be re-established as soon as possible.


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Malfunctions and Data Diagnostics
According to FMCSA requirements, each ELD device must monitor its compliance with the
ELD technical standards and detect malfunctions and data diagnostics. The ELD output will
identify these data diagnostic and malfunction events and their status as either "detected"
or "cleared."



If there are any malfunctions or data diagnostic issues detected, the M/D icon at the top of
the app screen will change its color from green to red. The red M letter will signal a
malfunction, and the red D letter will indicate a data diagnostic.



According to FMCSA requirements (49 CFR  395.34 ELD malfunctions and data diagnostic
events), in the case of an ELD malfunction, a driver must do the following:

1. Note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the
motor carrier within 24 hours.

2. Reconstruct the record of duty status for the current 24-hour period and the previous 7
consecutive days, and record the records of duty status on graph-grid paper logs that
comply with 395.8, unless the driver already possesses the records or the records are
retrievable from the ELD.

3. Continue to manually prepare a record of duty status in accordance with  395.8 until the
ELD is serviced and brought back into compliance with this subpart. 

Note: If you are facing any issues during the DOT inspection, please be ready to pr

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