User manual for "Amber ELD (iOS)"

APPLICATION GUIDE

For Apple Devices

Table of contents
Log in/Log out

2


Home Menu

3


Vehicle connection


4


Team Driving

5


Additional Menu


6


Rules

7


Fuel Receipts & IFTA

8


Settings

9


Status Switch

10


Personal Use


11


Yard Move

12


Logs

13


DOT Inspection & Data Transfer


14


Driver Vehicle Inspection Report


15


Malfunctions and Data Diagnostics


16


Contact information

19

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Log in/Log Out
To begin work with Amber ELD you
need to download the Application to
your device. If you are using Androidoperated Device - please visit the
Google Play Store and search for the
Amber ELD application. If you are
using an iOS-operated Device please visit the Apple App Store and
search for the Amber ELD
application.



Amber ELD requires from you to have
a user account (User Login and User
Password) to log in to the
application.

Once you will log in, you can use the
Face ID or Touch ID to log in to the
app.



Amber ELD does not have the option
to restore your User Password or User
Login. If you do not remember your
credentials - please contact your
Motor Carrier.
To Log Out from the Amber ELD, you need first to check if the Upload
Queue in the Settings Menu is empty.

When the Upload Queue is empty, you can Log Out from the
application. If its not, please recheck the internet connection on the
device and wait until the data will be transferred from your device. Once it
will be done - you can Log Out from the application. 



Warn you, that using two or more devices simultaneously is prohibited for
the Amber ELD application. Whenever you need to Log In from another
device - please Log Out from the previous device as it described in the
previous paragraph. Using two or more devices simultaneously may entail
an unavoidable data loss.

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Home Menu
Once you will Log In to the Amber
ELD app, you will see the main Hours
of Service screen with the following
items:
Malfunctions and data
diagnostics icon shows if there are
any issues with a unit or ELD.
Truck icon shows track to PT30
connection.
Flag icon shows the rules of which
country you are following at the
moment.
Notifications
Track speed
Available driving time
Current status
HOS counter
HOS menu button.
Log menu button.
DOT inspection menu button.
Co-driver icon allows to switch a
driver.
Name icon shows the name of the
driver whose working hours are
counting at the moment.
Expand button
Additional Menu button
DVIR menu button.




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Vehicle connection
In

order

to

Application,
your

ELD

use
you

the

Amber

ELD

must

ensure

that

device

is

plugged

in

correctly as described in the User
Hardware Manual. 



Connect the ELD Device and turn on
Bluetooth

on

your

smartphone

or

tablet, then open the app, and click
the "Truck" icon on the Home Screen.
The app will scan nearby trucks for
ELD devices and display a list of
them. With just a click, select your
truck and the ELD by their serial
numbers and set up a connection. 



The green truck icon at the top of the
app's

screen

indicates

whether

a

truck is connected and in ELD mode.
The red truck icon indicates that the
connection has been lost, and needs
to be re-established.


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Team Driving
It is also possible to record your time
and status as a team driver using the
Amber ELD app. The users of the
same vehicle must all be logged on to
the same app simultaneously in order
to use the vehicle. 



In order to access the app, the first
driver must log in with the User Login
and User Password as it described in
"Log In \ Log Out" paragraph.



On the main screen, click the "Menu"
button, then click on the "Co-driver"
field, then enter the User Login and
User Password into the Co-driver
Login field, and the second driver will
be able to proceed. 



By using the Co-drivers icon, both
drivers will be able to change their
viewing perspective using the button,
once this has been done.

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Additional Menu
To open the Additional Menu click
Additional Menu Button in the App.
Here you will find some extra options,
including: 



1. List of Drivers logged into the
device

2. Rules. Here you can select and
configure the HOS ruleset for the
country in which you are operating.

3. IFTA. Allows managing your fuel
purchases.

4. Truck. Allows to set and manage
truck to ELD connection. 

5. Truck Settings. Shows truck
odometer data.

6. Messages. Keeps you in contact
with other users from your Motor
Carrier. 

7. Contact Support. Opens a chat with
the  

Amber ELD support team. 

8.
Setting.
Contains
general
Application settings. 

9. FAQ.

10. Log Out.


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Rules
In the "Rules" menu, you will find
information about the rules of your
country and in addition, you will be
able to choose between the rules of
the USA or Canada. 



In addition to that, it provides you
with a schedule of your HOS time
based on the ruleset that you have
chosen.

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Fuel Receipts & IFTA
Amber ELD allows customers to store fuel receipts with detailed
information about them so that they can access them when they are
needed in the future. As an added benefit, this option allows drivers and
motor carriers to keep track of fuel purchases and to track data that
needs to be submitted for IFTA and IRP audits.

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Settings
On the "Settings" page of the app,
one can find a number of options for
adjusting the app's settings. 



A few of the options you can select
are Preferred Distance Units or Graph
Clock Displays, enabling or disabling
additional options such as Regain
Hours at Midnight. Also "Settings
Menu" includes a number of other
options. 



You can also update signatures here,
upload logs, change the app theme,
check the version of the app, set up
Face ID or Touch ID, log out of the
app, and others. In the app, you can
access this menu via the Additional
Menu.

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Status Switch
During a shift, drivers can change
their status using the Status Switch
interface. The list of drivers statuses
includes Driving, On Duty, Off Duty,
Sleeping Berth, Bor

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