NAL SHOUT sp, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 SHOUT sp USER GUIDE Version B 1 May 24 2022 Copyright 2022 by NAL Research Corporation 11100 Endeavor Ct Suite 300 Manassas Virginia 20109 USA Phone 703 392 1136 E mail contact nalresearch com POWE...

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Page 3: ...the NAL Research website at http www nalresearch com Downloads html Reference Title Revision Date 1 Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules FIPS PUB 140 2 US Department of Commerce National In...

Page 4: ...t 14 SHOUT sp Display 15 Making a Phone Call 16 NAL SHOUT App 18 Texting Menu 18 Tracking Menu 25 Utilities Menu 29 Settings Menu 33 NAL Push to Talk PTT App 49 Launching and Unlocking the PTT App 50...

Page 5: ...HDOP Horizontal Dilution of Precision IC Industry Canada IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identification LBT L Band Transceiver LCD Liquid Crystal Display LED Light Emitting Diode LNA Low Noise Amp...

Page 6: ...enter using an Emergency button The monitoring center and the user may then communicate to define further specifics of the emergency Canned Text Messaging Allows the user to send canned pre defined me...

Page 7: ...of sending position reports and text messages in PECOS Message Structure PMS The PMS complies with the Blue Force Tracking Data Format Specification as defined in the document PECOS 200907 001 Version...

Page 8: ...button a status LED a guarded emergency button and a USB Micro B port The touchscreen allows easy access to the device features The USB Micro B port is for battery charging updating firmware and para...

Page 9: ...rs 12VDC and 115V AC chargers sold as separate items The SHOUT sp has a battery icon at the top right of its screen indicating the battery is being charged The device can be safely operated and does n...

Page 10: ...for approximately 1 second The SHOUT sp can be completely turned off with no tracking or text messaging at any time by pressing the Power Button for approximately 2 seconds and pressing the Power Off...

Page 11: ...can provide Server for Trackers software allowing user installation on their NOCs for the retrieval of NAL Research s formatted GPS reports from the remote SHOUT sp In addition the program will let a...

Page 12: ...set it should be 1111 Once the correct PIN is entered after device power up the home screen will appear Device status symbols will be shown at the top of the home screen Some symbols will not appear...

Page 13: ...om inside a building Clock The current time is displayed in formats set by the Settings Display Time Zone option The choices are UTC or Android Time Zone PTT The PTT indicator is present when the SHOU...

Page 14: ...utton for 2 to 3 seconds 2 The LED will blink rapidly for 10 seconds while the SHOUT sp initiates its boot sequence 3 Press the Power button to wake the SHOUT sp and display the home screen 4 Swipe Up...

Page 15: ...ations Menu icon highlighted with yellow located in the favorite bar at the bottom of the SHOUT sp home screen Figure 5 Android App Screen Button This following screen as shown in Figure 6 contains al...

Page 16: ...ort by dialing 888 SHOUT NR 888 746 8867 or emailing support nalresearch com Tapping the phone icon on the Android App Screen displays the Android phone keypad To make a call from the SHOUT sp the use...

Page 17: ...Figure 9 Create a New Contact Figure 10 Contact Info Figure 11 Contact Info Enter the Contact Name and Phone number and other details as needed To start the contact s phone number with a sign press a...

Page 18: ...ng the connection status of the application If it has successfully connected to the SHOUT sp the text will read Connected When not connected the text will read either Not Connected or Incompatible wit...

Page 19: ...the process of being sent has Sending on the right side of the list entry A message that has failed to send is marked with a red X symbol For each message queued in the Outbox waiting to be sent the d...

Page 20: ...l show the message details screen with the complete text of the message and a delete button Messages are shown in the Sent screen with the newest message displayed on top of the list Figure 18 Drafts...

Page 21: ...ed Message button takes the user to a canned message selection screen The Canned Messages appear in the index order Tap on a canned message to choose the message After a canned message has been chosen...

Page 22: ...itself They can reorder canned messages by dragging the hamburger icon to the right of each item or they can press the Add button to add a new canned message as shown in Figure 26 When adding a new ca...

Page 23: ...contact by pressing the ADD button Information about each contact is contained in six fields Code Name Group Email Phone and Location as seen in Figure 29 The code field is transmitted to the NOC for...

Page 24: ...disable mailbox checking The Mailbox Check Rate is used to schedule mailbox checks The user enters a Mailbox Check Rate in minutes between 0 10080 in the minutes field The selected rate will trigger t...

Page 25: ...ition report is sent automatically based on the reporting rate When waking up to transmit a location report the Iridium network is used so the device must have an unobstructed view of the sky otherwis...

Page 26: ...reporting formats please see the Settings Menu section on page 44 of this manual Encryption is also available for any of the supported formats With encryption enabled the minimum bytes for 10 byte for...

Page 27: ...ing reports These codes are represented by A B C and D and can be selected via checkboxes to select a specific Brevity Code Please see the Brevity section of the Settings Menu on page 43 of this manua...

Page 28: ...ring the user to confirm ending the emergency will display The End Emergency message is then queued in the Outbox to be transmitted Emergency mode can also be deactivated by pressing and holding the E...

Page 29: ...button is used to erase the saved ephemeris in its memory download a new set of ephemeris data and then reboot the GPS receiver The rebooting of the GPS receiver initiates a cold start which takes app...

Page 30: ...layed for the user to view or cancel the message Tap the Back Arrow to return to the Utilities menu Note Chk In messages with GPS locations take longer to complete since the device has to acquire a GP...

Page 31: ...at the NOC It can also be used to manage battery life by turning off tracking mode and strategically sending on demand location reports This is considered Manual Tracking Mode After pressing the SEND...

Page 32: ...he user can select it from the list and send it to a NOC server by pressing the SEND button The server differentiates a waypoint report from normal tracking report by their Short Code of 6 After press...

Page 33: ...allows configuration of the user s display preferences Position Format Choose one of four different GPS display formats when the app outputs GPS data Time Zone Determine the display of the local time...

Page 34: ...ne the course The value should be left at the default of zero unless a different value is required for server compatibility Position Model This model is used to formulate the static and dynamic charac...

Page 35: ...and low speed as a pedestrian would move 9 km 30 m sec 20 m sec ALT Velocity Small Automotive Dynamics of a passenger car Low vertical acceleration 6 km 84 m sec 15 m sec ALT Velocity Medium Sea Appli...

Page 36: ...Screen The LED is dark when the SHOUT app has the LED disabled or tracking mode is turned off The LED blinks once every second if the SHOUT app is in tracking mode The LED is on steadily if the SHOUT...

Page 37: ...he New Password and to confirm the password entry as seen in Figure 56 When the new password is confirmed press the OK button to allow entry of the Encryption Key Subsequent entry into the Security Se...

Page 38: ...ed to schedule mailbox checks Either the user enters a custom Mailbox Check Rate in minutes between 0 10080 or they may select from radio set options ranging from 1 minute to 7 Days The selected rate...

Page 39: ...Pt 1 Figure 64 Tracking Pt 2 Tracking This option enables disables tracking Tracking Profile Tapping this option accesses a submenu for configuring the tracking profiles There are twelve stored track...

Page 40: ...Time Between Reports Time To Keep Trying and Delayed First Report Time Between Reports This parameter sets the interval between tracking report cycles The interval can range from 0 and 10080 minutes...

Page 41: ...of frequent power cycling reports will be transmitted each time Enabling Delay First Report would delay that first report and reduce the airtime usage Figure 67 Time between Reports Figure 68 Time to...

Page 42: ...tationary cycles each time a new sphere is established Figure 70 Report Flood Figure 71 Skip Reporting When Stationary Menu Figure 72 Skip Reporting When Stationary Mode Block Invalid Reports The defa...

Page 43: ...e stored tracking profile to be used in Emergency tracking mode Brevity Code The Brevity option selects which brevity code is included in PECOS formatted tracking reports see Appendix A PMS Features T...

Page 44: ...P3 PECOS P4 GPS Version 6 Used for NAL 30 byte message format Includes position velocity figures of merit motion and emergency flags messaging short code and text fields 10 Byte Version 0 Useful for m...

Page 45: ...re transmit This setting applies only if either Queue Failed Reports or Queue Restricted Reports are enabled Motion The SHOUT sp has a built in sensor that can reliably detect motion The Motion settin...

Page 46: ...s awake or sleeping While awake a single pulse will reset the calm timer whereas while sleeping the same algorithm used for detecting the start of motion is used to detect motion that will reset the c...

Page 47: ...ure 78 Motion Figure 79 Motion Detect Figure 80 Motion Sensor Reporting Remote Update Time Check This enables a time check for incoming remote updates When enabled remote updates with a timestamp less...

Page 48: ...the Menu Overflow Button three vertical dots on the Settings Menu 1 With a USB cable attached to a computer and the SHOUT sp copy the config file from the PC to the Downloads folder of the SHOUT sp 2...

Page 49: ...roup assigned for special communication activities When the PTT App is running the user may scan talkgroups listen to talkgroups and communicate to selected talkgroups with the push of a button The PT...

Page 50: ...rst time the app is run you will be required to unlock the app by entering a password The password is obtained by contacting NAL Research Corporation s customer support group Provide the IMEI number o...

Page 51: ...unctions will not function while the device is in PTT mode If The Emergency Button is pressed while in PTT Mode a screen notifying you that PTT mode has been interrupted and Emergency Tracking Mode ha...

Page 52: ...he active talkgroup name will appear under the menu button Press Join Group to stop scanning and join the current talkgroup Press Ignore to ignore the current talkgroup and continue to scan the remain...

Page 53: ...n microphone circular icon Your configurable talk time will count down the seconds left in your allotted time You may release the PTT button to stop talking at any time If the network denies you acces...

Page 54: ...er with a Switch Mode confirmation screen as seen in Figure 98 The latest preconfigured talkgroups are loaded onto the SHOUT sp each time the PTT App registers the device with the Iridium network If t...

Page 55: ...es the current talkgroup you have joined The exclamation point icon points to your Priority Talkgroup Scroll to the desired talkgroup you would like to join Press and hold long press the talkgroup in...

Page 56: ...elative location from SHOUT sp devices which are listening to you while you are talking Select the Scan Period for monitoring active talkgroups while scanning them The options are 10 15 or 20 seconds...

Page 57: ...UT sp or switch it off to have the audio be heard through the earpiece on the front of the device The audio output may be increased to seven my pressing the right arrow or decreased to zero by pressin...

Page 58: ...h 1111 to be included in the PMS tracking reports These codes are represented by A z B C z and D and can be selected via the touchscreen Each code will display as a green checkmark next to the Brevity...

Page 59: ...1 59 Appendix B Upgrading the Firmware The SHOUT sp firmware can be upgraded using a computer connected to the USB port of the device Contact NAL Research Tech Support by dialing 888 SHOUT NR 888 746...

Page 60: ...One status LED Screen 3 0 TFT 400 x 240 pixel capacitive LCD Audio Microphone earpiece speaker hands free loudspeaker Electrical Specifications Main Input Voltage 2 75V DC to 5 5V DC Peak Current 1 5...

Page 61: ...rating Temperature 4o F to 140o F 20o C to 60o C Operating Humidity 75 RH Storage Temperature 4o F to 140o F 20o C to 60o C Storage Humidity 93 RH Environmental Specifications Battery Operating Temper...

Page 62: ...17 v3 1 1 EMC EN60950 1 2006 A11 2009 A1 2010 A12 2011 A2 2013 MIC Japan Article 49 20 of ORRE 201 140447 NOTE Any changes or modifications to the SHOUT sp not expressly approved by the NAL Research...

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