MP70 MinePhone User Guide Revision D
Contents Revision History............................................................................................................................................5 Contact Information.......................................................................................................................................7 About this Guide............................................................................................................................................9 Chapter 1: Product Overview...
5.3 Viewing Network Details..........................................................................................................44 5.4 Locator App...............................................................................................................................45 Chapter 6: Call Logs.................................................................................47 6.1 Viewing Call Logs.........................................................................................................
Revision History Revision Change Date A User guide for MinePhone hardware Rev D (main PCB) May 2011 and firmware 1.4.0 B Updated to reflect the functionality of firmware 1.4.4.2. September 2011 C Updated version and formatting to MST standard November 2011 D Firmware 1.4.7.14, updated screenshots June 2012 Copyright © 2012 Mine Site Technologies Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.
Contact Information AUSTRALIA - Sydney 113 Wicks Road North Ryde NSW 2113 AUSTRALIA Tel: +61 2 9491 6500 CANADA - Sudbury 1085 Kelly Lake Road Sudbury Ontario P3E 5P5 CANADA Tel: +1 705-675 7468 CHINA - Hangzhou Building 5 1413 Moganshan Road Hangzhou CHINA 310011 Tel: +86 571 85803320x206 UNITED STATES - Denver 13301 W 43rd Drive Golden Colorado 80403 USA Tel: +1 303-951 0570 Revision D 7 MP70 MinePhone User Guide
About this Guide This manual describes the features and operation of the MP70 Minephone. The Table of Contents and Index will help find the information you need. You will get the most out of the MinePhone if you read each section. Conventions used in this manual This publication uses specific formatting for certain data types. These may differ or appear similar in certain languages.
About this Guide prior to use. Under no circumstances will MST be responsible for any damages whatsoever resulting from the use of, or reliance upon, the Information.
Chapter 1 Product Overview Topics: • • • • Inside the Box Hardware Features Display Charging the Phone This chapter describes the features of the MP70 MinePhone and the charging dock. The Mine Site Technologies’ MP70 MinePhone is a Voice over WLAN (VoWLAN) phone designed for use in hazardous mining environments. It provides two way voice and text communication over the underground wireless network.
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Product Overview 1.2 Hardware Features Key Description Function 1 Display TFT display. 2 Speaker Phone speaker. 3 Top microphone Microphone for Push To Talk (PTT) calls. 4 Lower microphone Microphone for phone calls. 5 Emergency / Man Down button Emergency override button broadcasting to all MinePhone users. 6 Push to talk (PTT) button Button for Push To Talk (PTT) communication. 7 PTT Channel Up Changes the PTT group channel. 8 PTT Channel Down Changes the PTT group channel.
Product Overview Key Description Function 11 Beltclip mounting hole Mounting hole for a attaching the included beltclip or optional metal beltclip. 12 Approvals label IEC / MSHA approvals label. 13 Left selection key / Call key Button to answer a call or left selection on the display. 14 Keypad Keypad for entering contact numbers and text messaging. 15 Navigation key Navigation key when accessing the phone menu.
Product Overview 1.4 Charging the Phone The MinePhone has an internal battery providing up to 48 hours standby and 4 hours talk time. It can be charged using the supplied charging dock and power adaptor, which can operate at 110-240v AC. The charger should be placed in a well ventilated, non-hazardous area with access to power. Caution: Use only charging docks and power adaptors approved by Mine Site Technologies.
Product Overview Step Procedure Picture 4 The charging indicator will be red if the battery is flat or less than fully charged. If the handset is flat, charging time will take about 3 hours. 5 The fully charged indicator will be green when the handset is fully charged.
Chapter 2 User Basics Topics: • • • • • • This chapter describes the most commonly used functions of the phone.
User Basics 2.1 Switching the MinePhone On and Off To turn on the phone: 1. Press and hold down the Power button for 3 seconds. A splash screen briefly displays the hardware (HW), firmware (FW) and resource file (RES) version. 2. The Home screen will then be displayed and the phone will connect to the network. To turn off the phone, press and hold down the Power button for 3 seconds. The phone will beep and turn off. 2.2 Accessing Menu Features To access the menu: 1.
User Basics 2.3 Changing the Speaker Volume There are three options for changing the speaker volume as described below. 1. Adjusting speaker volume during a call: a) Use the vertical Navigation keys to adjust the volume. 2. Changing the speaker volume for phone calls: a) Select Menu on the Home screen, scroll to the Sound option and press Select. b) Select Phone Call Volume. c) Adjust the volume level using the vertical Navigation keys, and select OK.
User Basics 3. Changing speaker volume for Push To Talk (PTT) calls: a) Select Menu on the Home screen, scroll to the Sound option and press Select. b) Select PTT Speaker Volume. c) Adjust the volume level with the vertical Navigation keys, and select OK. 2.4 Changing the Backlight Time and Brightness Context for the current task 1. To change the Backlight Time: a) Select Menu on the Home screen, scroll to the Settings option and press Select.
User Basics b) Scroll to Backlight Time with the Navigation keys and press Select. c) Use the Navigation keys to select the desired backlight time and press Select. 2. To change the Backlight Brightness: a) Select Menu on the Home screen, scroll to the Settings option and click Select. b) Scroll to Backlight Brightness and press Select. c) Adjust the brightness using the Navigation keys, and press OK.
User Basics Note: Lower screen brightness will reduce battery power consumption. 2.5 Writing a Text Message The MinePhone can use traditional or predictive text modes when writing text messages. When writing messages, press the * key to cycle between: • Numeric input displayed as a icon • Character input displayed as an icon • Predictive text messaging (English only) displayed as an icon. Traditional text input Press a number key between 2 and 9 repeatedly until the required character appears.
User Basics b) Use the Navigation keys to scroll to the contact, or use keypad to type the contact number and press Select. 2. Alternatively, messaging can be accessed via the Contact List: a) Select Contacts on the Home screen. b) Use the Navigation keys to scroll to the contact, or use keypad to type the contact number and press Select. c) If there are multiple numbers for the contact, select the correct one. Press Option.
User Basics d) Select Send Message and press Select. 3. Type the message using the keypad. 4. Select Option and press Send.
Chapter 3 Voice Communications Topics: • • Using Push To Talk Phone Calls Revision D This chapter describes how to use the Push To Talk and phone calling features of the MinePhone.
Voice Communications 3.1 Using Push To Talk The MinePhone's Push To Talk (PTT) feature is a "walkie talkie" style of communication using selectable PTT group channels. It can operate in three ways: Regular PTT Communication where one person talks and the other MinePhones in the same PTT group receive. Note that if a recipient MinePhone is already on a phone call, it will not receive the PTT call.
Voice Communications 3.1.2 Broadcast Push To Talk To make a Broadcast Push To Talk: call to all MinePhones on the network: 1. Change the PTT group channel to Channel: Broadcast using the left or right Navigation keys. 2. Press and hold the PTT button. Wait for the 2 short beeps before speaking. Your transmission will be broadcast to all MinePhones. Release the PTT button to stop broadcasting. 3.1.3 Emergency "Man Down" Call The MinePhone has an Emergency / Man Down button on the side of the phone.
Voice Communications 2. The emergency call is broadcast to all users for 30 seconds. To end the call, press and hold any key for 3 seconds. 3.2 Phone Calls Phone calls can be made to other MinePhones on the network and phones outside of the network (dependent upon the site network configuration). 3.2.1 Make a Call Calls can be made to other MinePhones on the same network. Calls made to phones outside of the network may require a prefix number to be entered before dialling the number, for example '0'.
Voice Communications 3. Select the contact using the Navigation keys and/or use the keypad to enter the first few letters of the contact name. Note: The Contacts list cannot be edited in the MinePhone. They are managed by the System Administrator on the server side. 4. Select Option. 5. Select Call to make the call. To end the call press the End key. 3.2.2 Receive a Call To answer a call press the Call button. To end the call, press the End button.
Voice Communications 3.2.3 Hold a Call To put a call on hold: 1. During a call, select Option. 2. Use the Navigation keys to select Hold and press Select. 3. Call will be put on hold. 4. To remove the call from hold, select Option and select Unhold.
