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2. Installing FM Professional
Please see the Installation Guide provided with the FM Professional CD.
3. Using FM Professional
The Fleet Manager Professional 9 splash screen will be displayed while the program is loading. Log in using your username and password.
3.2 Registration
As the Fleet Manager Professional application loads, a message may be displayed saying that the software is not registered. The Fleet
Manager Professional application must be registered on the FM Upgrade+ Programme before using it for the first time. If you require any
assistance with registering, contact the dealer who supplied the software.
NOTE: Access to these functions is role-based and depends on the extensions you have loaded. You may not be able to access all of
them.
The menu bar provides quick access to all main functions using sub-menus under each item. The tool bars provide access to the most
commonly used features of the software, with buttons for the following functions on the standard toolbar:
4.1 Menu
Clicking on an item opens a drop-down menu with access to further functions and reports.
File offers view selection, password change, properties of a selected item, print list and exit FM Professional.
Edit allows you to delete or rename an item, assign event definitions and trip categories, capture vehicle costs or
assign a cost category, set your currencies, manage locations, routes and contacts or find a driver or vehicle.
View enables or disables elements of the navigation on the main page, sets the size of icons for ease of use,
refreshes the current view or opens the map.
Code Plug enables management of your code plugs through quick upload or
download, normal download of all trips, plug initialization options, time /
odometer / engine hour values, upload of device drivers or a display of plug
information.
4.2 Toolbar
Toolbar icons provide easy graphical access to FM Professional functionality, which may also be found in the drop-down menus listed above.
Add Site - opens the Site Properties property page for a new site.
Add Vehicle - opens the Vehicle Properties property page for a new vehicle.
Add Driver - opens the Driver Properties property page for a new driver.
Add Passenger - opens the Passenger property page for a new passenger.
Add Vehicle Configuration Group - opens the Vehicle Configuration Group property page for a new vehicle configuration group.
Add Vehicle Reporting Group - opens the Vehicle Reporting Group property page for a new vehicle reporting group.
Add Driver Configuration Group - opens the Driver Configuration Group property page for a new driver configuration group.
Add Driver Reporting Group - opens the Driver Reporting Group property page for a new driver reporting group.
View - changes the manner that items are displayed in the list view.
Plot GPS Logs – opens the Plot GPS Logs wizard to report by Site, Reporting Groups or Vehicles
Vehicle Route Planner – opens the Route Planner window to plot a route per vehicle
Data Export Wizard – opens a wizard to guide you through the process of exporting data to a file on your computer
Plot GPS Log with Map Point – uses Map Point to plot the GPS log
FM Comms Scheduler – allows you to schedule regular communications with the FM unit
Fuel Consumption Settings – opens a list of snow ploughs and allows addition of average fuel consumption data
Blade Width Settings – opens a list of snow ploughs and allows you to set their blade width value
The folder list can be hidden by clicking on the in the bar above the folder list. When the folder list is hidden and you move your mouse
over the object title above the list view window it will become a raised button that you can click to redisplay the folder list. The folder list can
also be hidden and redisplayed with an option on the View menu.
4.8 System
Clicking on one of the icons in the column on the left of the main window will open a list in Folder View.
List your sites List your vehicles List your drivers List your passengers
List your vehicle configuration List your driver configuration List your driver reporting groups
groups List your vehicle reporting groups
groups
be shown using the Plot GPS Log or using the Plot GPS Log Criteria Wizard
accessed using the Plot GPS Log or using the Plot GPS Log Criteria Wizard
Designer or Wizard.
4.12 Communications
Access all your active messages for selected vehicles in the Active Messages window, and view their current location on
the Map Viewer.
NOTE: Access to this feature is role-dependant and requires an FM terminal in the vehicle.
Send a job or pre-defined message to a driver using pre-set messages via the Add New Job window.
Access and manage messages to drivers and vehicles using the Manage Jobs window options.
Send a free-text message to a vehicle using the Send Free-text Message window.
• As you move your mouse over the map, the latitude and longitude will be displayed in the lower left-hand corner of the screen.
• Use the values at the bottom of the map to view approximate distances.
• Click and drag a rectangle on the map viewer to zoom into a location.
• Click to the left, right, top or bottom of the screen to move the view in those directions
• Click to zoom out to the fullest extent, click to zoom in, click to zoom out, and click to zoom to street level.
• Use the drop-down menu just above the map to zoom to a defined location.
To the left of the Map Viewer screen is a map legend, a guide to visual elements on the map. Loading additional layers will add items to the
legend. You will be prompted to save any changes when exiting the program.
Vehicles you selected when the program opened are shown on the map. Placing your mouse over a vehicle location will produce an L icon
– double-click it for details of the vehicle in a pop-up window.
You may set the vehicle information you would like to show using the menu bar, using “View” and “Vehicle Options”. A red arrow indicates the
direction the vehicle is travelling.
Zooms in
Zooms out
Zooms to street level view – to center this view on a specific vehicle, double-click the vehicle in the Active Vehicles window
Previous view
Next view
Delete a location
Measure distance
Drop-down menus on the tool bar enable immediate zoom to location or vehicle
Click on a vehicle in the list to view further status and information. Double-click a vehicle to centre it on the the Map screen at right, then use
the Map controls to zoom from maximum expanded view to street level.
Request Current Position opens a Send Position window to access the current position of the vehicle
Centers the selected vehicles’ position on the Map Viewer (double-click vehicle)
Add a job
Double-clicking any event in the list will open a window giving details.
Place your mouse over the message icons to check priority , GPS status or type .
The Options button in the lower right-hand corner of the Active Vehicles screen opens an Active Tracking and Messaging Options window.
These settings are shared by the Active Vehicles window.
8.3 Measurements
Click on the Measurement tab. Choose the appropriate measurement units (Metric, Imperial or U.S.).
The Vehicle Properties dialog will be displayed. Enter the vehicle registration number and description. Do not alter the contents of the ID
number field. Click OK. Additional tabs will be added to the Vehicle Properties dialog. Click OK a second time to save the vehicle record in the
database with default configuration settings. You can customise the vehicle’s configuration settings at a later stage.
After clicking OK you will be returned to the Match Vehicle ID dialog. Click OK and ensure that the new vehicle you have just added is
selected by clicking on its description. Click OK to continue the downloading process.
The pre-processing phase of the download will begin and progress will be displayed.
Once the pre-processing phase of the download is completed, the processing phase will begin. Once again, progress will be displayed.
After a while, the Match Driver ID dialog will be displayed. Make a note of the date and time of the trip described in the label at the top of the
dialog. Click the Add Driver button.