User manual for "Rand McNally Vehicle Link"
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DriverConnect Application User Manual Software Version 4.4.2 Table of Contents: How Do I? How Do I About DriverConnect ................................................. 5 Terminology ............................................................................ 6 Set Up DriverConnect ................................................ 7 Get Started with a New Account ................................................. 8 Connect a New Account to an ELD ............................................ 12 Get Started with an Existing Driver ID ....................................... 15 Connect to a New ELD............................................................. 18 Retrieve a Forgotten Password/Company ID ............................... 19 Update Device Firmware.......................................................... 20 Get Around the DriverConnect App .............................21 Use the Dashboard ................................................................. 21 Use the Main Menu ................................................................. 26 Change Views ........................................................................ 27 Download Buffered Data .......................................................... 28 Set My Status ..........................................................29 Go On Duty ........................................................................... 30 Log Driving Time .................................................................... 33 Log Sleeper Berth Time ........................................................... 34 Go Off Duty ........................................................................... 35 Complete a Yard Move ............................................................ 36 Use the Truck for Personal Conveyance ..................................... 38 Manage My Logbook .................................................39 View a Log ............................................................................ 40 Edit a Log ............................................................................. 41 DriverConnect User Guide 2017, Rand McNally, Inc. 2 Table of Contents: How Do I? Certify a Log.......................................................................... 43 Accept or Reject an Edited Log ................................................. 44 Send a Log ............................................................................ 46 Drive with a Co-Driver ............................................................ 48 Log Unassigned Driving Records ............................................... 53 Complete a DVIR .....................................................54 DVIR Home ........................................................................... 55 Create a New DVIR ................................................................. 56 View a DVIR .......................................................................... 59 Certify Defects ....................................................................... 60 Use Inspection Mode ................................................61 Start an Inspection ................................................................. 62 Generate a Report .................................................................. 63 View Vehicle Gauges ................................................65 Manage Fuel Purchases.............................................66 Add a Fuel Purchase ............................................................... 67 View and Edit a Fuel Purchase .................................................. 68 Delete a Fuel Purchase ............................................................ 69 Send Messages, Forms, and Workflows .......................70 Send and Receive Messages ..................................................... 71 View Contacts ........................................................................ 72 Set Up and Use a Message Group ............................................. 73 Edit a Message Group ............................................................. 75 Use Forms............................................................................. 77 Use Workflows ....................................................................... 79 View Alerts..............................................................82 DriverConnect User Guide 2017, Rand McNally, Inc. 3 Table of Contents: How Do I? View Driving Events ................................................................ 82 View Vehicle Faults ................................................................. 83 View ELD Information ............................................................. 84 Change My Settings .................................................85 Change My Rule Set and Exemptions ......................................... 86 Change My Trip Information..................................................... 91 View My Account Information ................................................... 92 Find Help ................................................................94 Troubleshoot Common Problems............................................... 94 Tell Rand .............................................................................. 96 Index .....................................................................97 DriverConnect User Guide 2017, Rand McNally, Inc. 4 About This Guide About DriverConnect DriverConnect is an integrated platform that consists of the DriverConnect app installed on an Android-based device (a tablet or a smartphone), a cloud-based web portal, and a Rand McNally ELD. The ELD automatically gathers data as you drive, and sends the data to your Android device or tablet over Bluetooth. DriverConnect uses an internet connection (cellular or Wi-Fi) from your Android device to store that data in a cloud-based online account. DriverConnect: Automatically calculates your Hours of Service (HOS). Displays work timers that tell you how mu