MSA ICM TxR Unit, ICM TxR Base Station Operation Instructions Manual

ICM

TxR Unit ICM TxR Base Station Incident Command Module and PC Software

OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

THIS MANUAL MUST BE CAREFULLY READ AND FOLLOWED BY ALL PERSONS WHO HAVE OR WILL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSTALLING OR USING THIS EQUIPMENT. This equipment will perform as designed only if installed and used according to the instructions. OTHERWISE IT COULD FAIL TO PERFORM AS DESIGNED, AND PERSONS WHO RELY ON THE AIR MASK COULD SUSTAIN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.

The warranties made by MSA with respect to the product are voided if the product is not installed, used and serviced in accordance with the instructions in this manual. Please protect yourself and your employees by following the instructions. Please read and observe the WARNINGS and CAUTIONS inside. For any additional information relative to use or repair, write or call 1-800-MSA-2222 during regular working hours.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi-

tal device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio fr with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by tur interfer

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a cir

• er is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Modifications not expressly approved by MSA could void the user's authority to operate the equipment

ning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

ence by one or more of the following measures:

equency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance

ferent from that to which the receiv-

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DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS

Description of ICM TxR Unit and Base

Station Interface...............................................................2

PC System Requirements..................................................3

Installing the Software........................................................5

Installing the Hardware ......................................................5

Using the ICM TxR Accountability Software .....................7

Starting the MSA ICM TxR Accountability Software .........7

Configuring the SCBA Monitoring Settings .......................7

Monitoring SCBA Using the Base Station .........................9

Getting Started...................................................................9

Using Teams.....................................................................10

SCBA Statistics Display ...................................................10

ICM TXR BASE STATION INCIDENT COMMAND MODULE (BASE STATION):

This device contains FCC ID:RPN-10069330. This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed in this manual. These antennas have a maximum gain of 3dBi. Antennas not included in this list, or those having a gain greater than 3dBi, are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. The external antennas used for this mobile transmitter must provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

ICM TXR UNIT

Antenna care

Use only the supplied integral antenna. Unauthorized antenna modifications, or attachments, could damage the ICM TxR Unit and may violate U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) r internal antenna used for this portable transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

RF Exposure

Tests for SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) are conducted using standard operating positions specified by the FCC with the ICM TxR Unit transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the ICM TxR Unit during operation may be well below the maximum value. The ICM TxR Unit is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the network. In general, the closer the ICM TxR Unit is to a wireless base station antenna, the lower the power output. Before an ICM TxR Unit is available for sale to the pr be tested and certified by the FCC to ensure that it does not exceed the limit established by the government adopted requirement for safe exposure. The tests are performed in positions and locations (e.g., at the ear) as

egulations. The

ofessional, it must

The Evacuation Command...............................................11

PAR Timer ........................................................................12

Loss of Radio Communication.........................................12

Using Multiple Base Stations...........................................12

Incident Report Generation..............................................13

Accountability of Firefighters without Telemetry..............17

ID Tag Writer Function......................................................19

Caring for the Base Station..............................................21

Warranty ...........................................................................25

Quick Reference for the ICM TxR System.......................25

For the Firefighter.............................................................25

For the Incident Commander...........................................25

required by the FCC for each model. While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various ICM TxR Units and at various positions, they all meet the government requirement for safe exposure.

HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION FCC

Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals The wireless ICM TxR Unit is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S. Government. These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and established permitted levels of RF energy for the general population. The guidelines are based on the safety standards previously set by both U.S. and international standards bodies:

This EUT (Equipment Under Test) has been shown to be capable of compliance for localized SAR uncontr environment/general population exposure limits specified in ANSI/IEEE Std. C95.1-1992 and has been tested in accordance with the measurement procedures specified in FCC/OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C (2001) and IEEE Std. 1528-2003 December 2003.

The highest SAR values for the ICM TxR Unit worn on the body is outlined below:

SAR (1g) = 0.072 W/Kg device with zero Inches (cm) distance

The standards include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health. The exposure standard for the wireless ICM TxR Unit employs a unit of measur the SAR (Specific Absorption Rate). In the U.S. and Canada, the SAR limit for ICM TxR Unit used by the public is 1.6 watts/kg (W/kg) averaged over one gram of tis sue. The standard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional protection for the public and to account for any variations within the population.

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INTERFERENCE WITH ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from RF signals. However, certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against the RF signals from the ICM TxR Unit.

acemakers

onsult a physician or the pacemaker manufacturer with

ny questions regarding the effect of RF signals on a spe-

a cific pacemaker. When using a pacemaker, verify that the device is being used in accordance with the safety requirements associated with the pacemaker, which might include the following:

• Always keep the device more than 7 inches (20 cm)

from the pacemaker when the device is turned on.

• Do not carry the device in a breast pocket.

• If any interference is suspected to be taking place, turn

the ICM TxR Unit off immediately.

Hearing aids

Some digital wireless devices may interfere with select hearing aids. In the event of such interference, consult the service provider or contact the manufacturer of the hearing aid to discuss alternatives.

Other medical devices

If the user of the ICM TxR Unit is using any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of the device to determine if the device is adequately shielded from external RF energy. A physician may be able to assist in obtaining this information.

When an SCBA is pressurized, the ICM TxR Unit is automatically activated. It then waits to receive a signal from the base station to begin the log-on process. After all of the initial information has been obtained by the base station from the ICM TxR Unit, the PC software will serve as a communication link to the firefighter.

D Tags are used with the ICM TxR Units to assign names

nd teams to the SCBA. By utilizing ID tags, each fire-

ighter can be identified on the PC software screen by

f name and team assignment.

PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Operating System: Windows XP Service Pack 1 or higher or Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 3 or higher.

Minimum Hardware Requirements:

1 GHz Pentium III processor or equivalent / 256 MB RAM / USB 1.1 / 16 MB graphic card (resolution 1024x768 pixel, 256 colors) / 200 MB free disk space.

Optimum Hardware Requirements (Preferred):

1.8 GHz Pentium IV processor or greater / 512 MB RAM / 32 MB AGP graphic card (resolution 1024x768 pixel or greater, 16.7 Mio colors, 2 RGB or DVI) / 1.5 GB free disk space.

Remote PC speakers may be required to ensure that the incident commander is able to hear audible warnings from the PC.

Health care facilities

Turn the ICM TxR Unit off in health care facilities if any regulations are posted in these areas prohibiting the use of such electronic devices. Hospitals or health care facilities may use equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.

The base station is not intrinsically safe. DO NOT use in hazardous atmosphere environments. Failure to follow this warning can r or death.

DESCRIPTION OF ICM TXR UNIT AND BASE STATION INTERFACE

The ICM TxR Unit on the SCBA is designed to communicate with the base station and PC. This system pr the ability to monitor firefighters from a remote location.

esult in serious personal injur

ovides

Follow the PC or notebook computer manufacturer’s recommendations for exposure to environmental conditions to prevent damage to the system. Failure to do so may cause system failure and the loss of monitor ing capability on the PC.

This PC softwar and tested carefully and conscientiously. Because of the great variety of hardware and software that exists, it is not possible to check all applications.

e for the ICM TxR Unit was prepared

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INSTALLATION

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

1. Insert the MSA ICM TxR Accountability software into

the CD drive.

2. The program will begin to install automatically upon

insertion of the CD. If the program does not launch

utomatically, Locate the CD drive (Commonly D:

rive) and open the file titled “setup.exe”.

. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the

software installation process.

Note: The software can only be installed by the PC administrator or by a person that has full read/write access to the PC. Users of the software must be at least a “main user” registered with the PC. “Guest” users will not be able to access the MSA ICM TxR Accountability software.

INSTALLING THE HARDWARE

Installation of this device requires professional installation. Base station antenna attachment should only be performed after proper instruction. DO NOT operate the system without the antenna properly attached to the base station.

se only antennas provided by MSA for use with this

ase station. Failure to do so will be in violation of the

CC approval of this device. Antenna: P/N 10072527;

F Magnetic Base: P/N 10072528

3. Connect the USB cable to the port on the left side of the base station and to an empty USB port on the PC.

Note: Windows may prompt for driver installation when the base station is first connected to the USB port on the PC. If this occurs simply follow the steps on the screen. The drivers are located on the MSA ICM TxR Accountability software CD.

Note: If the message below appears while installing the drivers, click “Continue Anyway”. This only indicates that the drivers used in the MSA Accountability Software are not registered with Microsoft.

A broken or defective antenna must be replaced by

Note:

a professional installer only.

1. Connect power cord to the left side of the base station and plug it into a DC (12-24 V) vehicle power outlet. (An AC power adapter (P/N 10047342) is also available. This adapter is designed to connect to a standard 120V outlet.).

2. Connect the antenna to the base station by thr the TNC fitting on to the jack on the right side of the base station.

Note: The base of the antenna has a magnetic platform.

ecommended that it be placed in an area that is

It is r above the base station and is free from obstruction, such as the roof of a vehicle.

eading

Use only USB cables pr this base station. Failure to do so will be in violation of the FCC approval of this device.

4. The base station has two (2) holes in the housing that can be used to mount the base station to a wall or table top.

The base station is not waterproof. Do not mount base station to exterior of vehicle.

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Using the ICM TxR Accountability Software

Starting the MSA ICM TxR Accountability Software

1. Locate the icon on the desktop titled “MSA ICM TxR Accountability”, and open the software program. The program can also be found under Start /

rogram Files / MSA / MSA ICM TxR Accountability.

. The software will open to the main screen of the

ccountability software.

Note: Users of the software must be at least a “main user” registered with the PC. “Guest” users will not be able to access the MSA ICM TxR Accountability software. If the icon or the program cannot be located, contact the PC Administrator.

Configuring the SCBA Monitoring Settings

1. In the menus on the main screen, click SYSTEM, SETTINGS, SETTING SCBA MONITORING

2. The settings window will appear.

been chosen to remain consistent with that of the heads up display to build consistency within the fire scene.

• New Person – BLUE

• Cylinder Pressure above 50% - GREEN

• Cylinder Pressure between 25% and 50% ELLOW

Cylinder Pressure below 25% - RED

•

Allow single evacuation”permits a single fire-

“

fighter to be sent an evacuation command.

3. The default settings are shown in the image above. “Team strength” refers to the number of firefighters

allowed in a single team. The default is 6 firefight ers per team. “Pressure Unit” refers to the unit by which cylinder

pressur “Icon” allows the selection of the helmet icon that

will appear to r tored. The default is the “traditional helmet”.

d. The

the PAR (Personnel Accountability Report) reminder will be displayed during an incident. The default is 15 minutes. “Remaining time alert” determines the set point

for the r default is 10 minutes. “Color” r

fighter. By default, the following color scheme has

e will be displayed. The default is PSI.

epresent each fir

“PAR timer” setting is the time interval in which

emaining time alert pop-up window. The

efers to the cylinder pr

efighter being moni-

essure for each fire-

4. Under the “Alarms” tab, the alarms that will be displayed during an SCBA monitoring session can be changed. The default settings are shown above.

“Motion Alarm” will alert when the PASS alarm is

activated by a firefighter due to lack of motion. The default sound will be that of the ICM TxR Unit’s PASS alarm. “Temperature alert” refers to the thermal alarm

activated by a firefighter’s ICM Unit. A pop up warning window can be enabled or disabled by checking the box next to “Temperature alert”. A thermometer icon will be displayed in the SCBA

statistics window in the event of a thermal alar any firefighter regardless of this box being checked. “Low battery alert” will alert when a firefighter’s

ICM TxR Unit has a low battery condition. A pop up warning window can be enabled or disabled by checking the box next to “Low battery alert”. A battery icon will be displayed in the SCBA statistics window in the event of a low battery alarm for any firefighter regardless of this box being checked. “Pressure alarm” will alert when a firefighter has

reached approximately 25% of full cylinder pressure. The default sound is that of the Audi-Larm™ Audible Alarm ringing. “Manual alarm” will alert when the PASS alarm has

been activated manually by a firefighter. The default sound will be that of the ICM TxR Unit’s PASS alarm.

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f. “Loss of radio link” will alert when a firefighter’s

ICM TxR Unit has lost radio communication with the base station. This will occur when the device is out of range or in an area of poor radio communication. A pop up warning window can be enabled or disabled by checking the box next to “Loss of radio

ink”. A red X over an antenna icon will be displayed

n the SCBA statistics window and next to the fire-

ighter’s helmet icon if the ICM TxR Unit loses com-

f munication with the base station regardless of this box being checked.

“Supply voltage alert” will alert when the power supply to the base station has been disconnected during a monitoring session.

“PAR alert” will alert when the specified PAR time

has been reached during a monitoring session. “Remaining time alert” will alert when a firefight-

er’s ICM TxR Unit has calculated the remaining time specified in the white textbox of this window. A pop up warning window can be enabled or disabled by checking the box next to “Remaining time alert”. The time remaining calculated by the ICM TxR Unit is always displayed in the SCBA statistics window regardless of this box being checked.

By default, the ICM TxR Unit calculates the remaining time based on the time to reach 0 PSI. In the ICM Tx Data Program software, ICM TxR Units can be configured to calculate remaining time based on the time to reach the low pressure alarm point. Before monitoring SCBA using this software, be sure of the time remaining calculation that the ICM TxR Unit is using.

a. To review/edit all of the cylinder types available,

double click the open file folder icon in the upper left portion of this window.

b. To search for a specific type of cylinder, single click

the open file folder . The data fields will highlight in yellow. Search criteria can be entered at this time. Click the open file folder icon again after search text has been entered and all cylinder types available that meet the search criteria will be displayed.

For example: To search for only 4500 psi cylinders:

1. Click the open file folder icon ONCE.

2. Type 4500 in the “Initial Pressure Field”.

3. Click the open file folder icon ONCE more.

4. A list off all 4500 psi cylinders available for selection will be displayed.

The sounds associated with each of these alarms

Note:

can be changed under this menu. To assign a new sound to any of the alarms shown, select an appropriate .wav file. The .wav file must be renamed to match the alarm file name specified as the default shown above. For example, to replace the alarm sound for the motion alarm, rename the desired .wav file to Sound1.wav before selecting. To replace other sound files, simply rename the desired .wav file so that it matches the default name shown for that alarm.

5. Under the “Default cylinder pr cylinder types and estimated service times can be edited. These default cylinder types ar firefighter’s without ICM TxR Units are being accounted for using this PC software. Refer to the Accountability of Firefighters without Telemetry section of this manual for additional infor

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e for use when

mation.

Standar

d cylinder options provided with the software:

c. Select a cylinder pressure rating and breathing rate

for use in estimating service time remaining for firefighters without ICM TxR Units. “Initial Pressure” describes the maximum working

e of the cylinder.

essur

pr “Decrease per minute” describes the rate of pres-

sure decrease per minute that the PC will simulate

efighter without and ICM TxR Unit. The

for a fir default rates are based on either the NFPA breathing rate (100 LPM) or the NIOSH br LPM).

“Pressure for 0 minute” describes the pressure that will be considered to be the end of service for a

efighter without an ICM TxR Unit.

fir

g. To make a particular cylinder type and breathing

eathing rate (40

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rate the default for firefighters without an ICM TxR Unit, check the box labeled “standard”.

6. After making settings changes, the SAVE icon in the upper left hand corner exiting the settings window.

Note: If the save icon is not clicked before closing the settings window, the changes will not take effect.

7. Close the settings window, the program will then return to the main screen.

MONITORING SCBA USING THE BASE STATION

Getting Started

1. To begin monitoring SCBAs using the base station software, click INCIDENT, SCBA MONITORING, SCBA MONITORING in the main screen of the base station software.

2. The SCBA monitoring window will appear.

3. Check the status of the base station.

a. The LED labeled “PC Link” will should begin to

alternate from RED to GREEN for approximately 20 seconds. When the “PC Link” LED stops flashing and remains GREEN, the base station is ready to begin logging firefighters on to the system.

b. The LED labeled “Power” should be GREEN. If the

“PC Link” light is not GREEN, verify that the base station is connected pr

4. As firefighters pressurize their SCBA and the ICM TxR Units are turned on, helmet icons (blue by default) will appear in the “holding bin” frame of the SCBA monitoring window. The “holding bin” is the white ar the upper left portion of the window. When the icon first appears, it displays “Activated” under the helmet icon. When the firefighter is fully logged on to the system, the helmet icon will change to the color corresponding to the cur the colors indicating cylinder pressure will correspond with the colors displayed in the NightFighter HeadsUp Display System receiver.

must be clicked before

operly.

ea in

ent cylinder pressure. By default,

Helmet icon in the “holding bin”

5. The full logon process for a given unit is less than 1 minute. a.

During the log-on process, the PC acquires data such as name ID, Team assignment, pressure type, and current pressure from the ICM TxR Unit.

b. During the log-on process the helmet icon may

jump from the “holding bin” into a team automatically if a team ID was assigned to the ICM TxR Unit using an ID Tag.

c. Refer to the ID Tag Writer Function of this manual

for additional information on team assignments.

6. When the helmet icon changes from blue to a color corresponding to the cylinder pressure (RED, YELLOW, GREEN by default), the ICM TxR Unit has fully logged on to the base station. The pressure reading is the last piece of information that the base station reads from the ICM TxR Unit before the log on process is complete. To confirm that a particular unit has completely logged on to the base station, verify that the antenna icon in the lower right corner of the SCBA statistics frame is present.

On the ICM TxR Unit, an antenna icon will be present in the upper right cor

Note: If the ICM TxR Unit is turned off before the full log in processes is completed, the cor remain in the “holding bin” until the SCBA monitoring window has been closed. For example, if an ICM TxR Unit is turned on and has begun to log on to the base station, if this ICM TxR Unit is then turned of on pr remain in the “holding bin” even though the ICM TxR Unit has been turned off. If that ICM TxR Unit is then turned on again, a new helmet icon will appear and the unit will begin the log on process again. In this case, even if the ICM TxR Unit completes the log in process, a “ghost” helmet icon for that unit may remain in the “holding bin” until

ocess has been completed, a “ghost” icon will

ner of the LCD display

esponding helmet icon will

f before the log

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the SCBA monitoring window. “Ghost” icons can be removed by right clicking the icon (or double left clicking) and selecting “remove person”.

Note: Once a firefighter has been fully logged on to a base station, the ICM TxR Unit can not be monitored by

nother base station until the ICM TxR Unit has been

urned off and completely logged off of the current base

tation.

Using Teams

As firefighters appear in the “holding bin” as their

Note:

SCBAs are turned on, they can be monitored most effectively by creating teams and dragging the icons into the teams. Firefighters can be monitored individually by clicking on the icon while they are in the “holding bin”. The information for each highlighted firefighter will be displayed in the lower left frame of the screen.

Creating Teams

1. Click the NEW TEAM button at the top of the screen.

• A team window will appear in the column to the right.

• As many teams as needed can be created.

• Teams will be named in succession, i.e. Team 1, Team 2, Team 3, etc.

• Team order can be rearranged by RIGHT clicking and dragging the team to the desired location.

Adding “Comments” to a Team

1. Click in text box under the team name text box.

2. Type any additional team comments and press enter.

Note: To retrieve previously entered comments from past sessions, click the drop down menu arrow at the far right

ide of this text box. All past team comments will be dis-

layed for selection.

Using Team ID Tags

Team ID tags can be used to assign permanent team/truck assignment to a particular ICM TxR Unit. By scanning a Team ID tag into an ICM TxR Unit, teams will be created automatically when a firefighter pressurizes his SCBA. In this case, when a firefighter pressurizes his SCBA, the helmet icon associated with that firefighter will automatically move from the “holding bin” to the appropriate team and position assignment. For more information on programming and using Team ID tags, refer to the Using the ID Tag Writer Function section of this manual.

SCBA Statistics Display

Adding a Firefighter to a Team

Drag the icon from the “holding bin” to the appropriate team.

Note: To drag multiple firefighters into a team at once, click and hold the left mouse button and draw a box around the firefighters to be moved. Release the left mouse button. Select any of the highlighted firefighters with the left mouse button and drag them into the appropriate team.

Monitoring a Team

Click on the team of interest on the right side of the screen.

• All team members’ statistics will appear in the lower left portion of the screen.

o scroll between teams, the “page up” and “page

• down” keys can be used in addition to clicking the mouse.

Changing the Team Name

1. Click in the white text box in the upper left corner of the team window

2. Type a new name and press enter.

Note: T past sessions, click the drop down menu arrow at the far right side of this text box. All past team names will be displayed for selection.

o retrieve previously entered team names from

Examples of data displayed in SCBA

statistics windows.

SCBA statistics for each firefighter being monitored

Note:

appear in the lower left portion of the SCBA monitoring window.

1. Pressure

• Displayed graphically for each unit via the cylinder icon in each box

• The actual pressure reading is displayed as transmitted from the ICM TxR Unit

ime Remaining

2. T

• The estimated time remaining value is displayed as calculated by the ICM TxR Unit.

3. Radio Link Status

• The antenna icon at the lower right corner of the SCBA statistics window indicates that the base station/ICM connection is established.

• If the ICM TxR Unit is out of range, the antenna icon will turn gray and a red X will appear until the ICM TxR Unit r

• When an ICM TxR Unit loses communication with the base station longer than 1 minute, a timer with RED text will appear below the time remaining cal-

eturns within range of the base station.

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culation counter. This timer will keep track of the amount of time, in minutes, that a firefighter has been out of range and will disappear when the radio link is re-established.

4. Evacuation status

• The RED and YELLOW arrows and GREEN check ark display the status of an evacuation signal.

m When an evacuation signal is sent by the base sta-

•

ion, the “evacuate” or “running man” icon will turn

t RED and a black dot will appear next to the RED arrow.

• When the ICM TxR Unit has received the signal, the

running man icon will turn YELLOW and a black dot will appear next to the YELLOW arrow.

• When the firefighter manually confirms the evacua-

tion command, the running man icon will turn GREEN and a black dot will appear next to the GREEN check mark.

5. Alarms

• If an ICM TxR Unit goes into a motion alarm, manu-

al alarm, temperature alarm, 25% pressure alarm, or low battery alarm, a window will pop up displaying this warning.

• These alarms will also appear in the SCBA statistics

window as shown above.

• Thermometer icon – indicates thermal alarm

• Battery icon – indicates low battery warning

• Horizontal man down icon – indicates a PASS alarm

THE EVACUATION COMMAND

The SCBA monitoring software has the ability to send an evacuation command to firefighters that are logged on to the system. This command can only be sent to a firefighter once during a single SCBA monitoring session.

Three Types of Evacuations

1. Evacuate All o evacuate all firefighters logged on to

a. T

a base station; click the “Evacuate All” button in the upper por window.

• When the evacuation signal is sent to all SCBAs, the “Evacuate All” button will turn RED. When each ICM TxR Unit r

• command, the PASS device will begin to emit an audible evacuation alarm, display a flashing running man icon on the LCD, display alternating RED/ORANGE LEDs in the NightFighter® HeadsUp Display System r for that firefighter will turn RED on the PC screen.

• When an ICM TxR Unit successfully receives the evacuation signal, it automatically returns a signal to the base station to confir been received. If the signal is not received, the base station will continue to send a signal to that unit until the radio transmission is successful.

tion of the SCBA monitoring

eceives the evacuation

eceiver, and the evacuate icon

m that the signal has

• When the base station receives a confirmation signal from an ICM TxR Unit that the evacuation command has been received, the Evacuate icon for each firefighter will turn YELLOW on the PC screen.

b. The firefighter must then manually press the reset

button on the ICM TxR Unit twice in rapid succes-

ion in order to acknowledge the evacuation com-

and and silence the evacuation alarm.

As each firefighter manually acknowledges the

• evacuation command, the Evacuate icon for each firefighter will turn GREEN.

• When all firefighters have manually acknowledged the evacuation command, the “Evacuate all” button will turn GREEN.

2. Evacuate Team a. To evacuate a single team of firefighters

logged on to a base station; click the “Evacuate” button in the team window.

• When the evacuation signal is sent to the entire team, the “Evacuate” button in the team window will turn RED.

• When each ICM TxR Unit receives the evacuation command, the PASS device will begin to emit an audible evacuation alarm, display a flashing running man icon on the LCD, display alternating RED/ORANGE LEDs in the NightFighter receiver, and the evacuate icon for that firefighter will turn RED on the PC screen .

• When an ICM TxR Unit successfully receives the evacuation signal, it automatically returns a signal to the base station to confirm that the signal has been received. If the signal is not received, the base station will continue to send a signal to that unit until the radio transmission is successful.

• When the base station receives a confirmation signal from an ICM TxR Unit that the evacuation command has been received, the Evacuate icon for each firefighter will turn YELLOW on the PC screen.

• When the base station has received a confirmation signal from all members of the evacuated team, the “Evacuate” button in the team window will turn YELLOW.

b. The firefighter must then manually pr

button on the ICM TxR Unit twice in rapid succession in order to acknowledge the evacuation command and silence the evacuation alarm.

• As each firefighter manually acknowledges the evacuation command, the Evacuate icon for each firefighter will turn GREEN.

• When all firefighters in the evacuated team have manually acknowledged the evacuation command, the “Evacuate” button in the team window will turn GREEN.

3. Evacuate Individual

Note: This function is available by default, but may be

f in the settings menu in order to prohibit the

ned of

tur evacuation of a single firefighter.

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a. To evacuate a single firefighter logged on to a base

station; click the Evacuate icon located in the firefighter’s SCBA statistics display window.

• When the evacuation signal is sent to a firefighter, the Evacuate icon in the firefighter’s SCBA statistics display window will turn RED. When the ICM TxR Unit receives the evacuation

•

ommand, the PASS device will begin to emit an

udible evacuation alarm, display a flashing run-

a ning man icon on the LCD, and display alternating RED/ORANGE LEDs in the NightFighter receiver.

• When an ICM TxR Unit successfully receives the evacuation signal, it will automatically return a signal to the base station to confirm that the signal has been received. If the signal is not received, the base station will continue to send a signal to that unit until the radio transmission is successful.

• When the base station receives a confirmation signal from the evacuated ICM TxR Unit, the Evacuate icon for that firefighter will turn YELLOW.

b. The firefighter must then manually press the reset

button on the ICM TxR Unit twice in rapid succession in order to acknowledge the evacuation command and silence the evacuation alarm.

• Once the firefighter manually acknowledges the evacuation command, the Evacuate icon will turn GREEN.

PAR TIMER

The ICM TxR Accountability Software provides a PAR (Personnel Accountability Report) Timer to serve as a reminder when the specified PAR time interval has been reached during an incident. By default, the PAR time increment is 15 minutes. This setting can be changed in the settings menu. Refer to the Configuring the SCBA Monitoring Settings section of this manual.

LOSS OF RADIO COMMUNICATION

If a firefighter travels out of the range of radio transmission, the PC software will display several indications that the radio link has been lost. These indications are described below. When a firefighter is out of range, any

ignals sent from ICM TxR Unit to the base station, or

rom the base station to the ICM TxR Unit, cannot be real-

zed until the radio link has been re-established. Both the

i ICM TxR Unit and the base station will repeatedly send a signal until the link has been regained.

Note: A loss of radio communication may occur when a firefighter is in an area of a structure that is not conducive to proper radio transmission. Structures that are underground or constructed of thick concrete and metal are not conducive to good radio signal transmission. Areas where traditional two way radio communication is difficult may induce a temporary loss of radio contact between the ICM TxR Unit and the base station.

Indications that a firefighter has lost radio communication with the base station

• The antenna icon in the firefighter’s SCBA statistics window will turn gray and a RED X will appear over the icon.

• A gray antenna icon with a RED X over it will appear next to the helmet icon for any firefighter that has lost radio communication.

• In the SCBA statistics display window, directly below the service time remaining display, a red text counter will appear when a firefighter is out of range of radio contact. This counter will continue to count the number of minute that a firefighter has been out of radio contact with the base station. The counter will disappear when the radio link has been regained.

• On the ICM TxR Unit, the radio link indicator (antenna icon) in the upper right portion of the LCD will begin to flash when the unit has lost radio communication.

Using the PAR Timer

1. Click the “Start” button in the upper right portion of the SCBA monitoring window.

2. The P

3. When the specified PAR time interval has been

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AR timer will then begin counting up fr

reached (every 15 minutes by default), a pop-up alarm window will be displayed and the PC will emit an audible tone. The PAR timer will continue and another PAR alarm will appear and sound when the next PAR time interval has been reached. For example, default the PAR alarm will occur at 15, 30, 45…..minutes.

om 00:00.

USING MULTIPLE BASE STATIONS

Two Base Stations on a Single PC

A single base station can monitor up to 50 firefighters at one time. If there is a need to monitor more than 50 firefighters at one time, an additional base station may be attached to the same PC to allow up to 100 firefighters to be monitored.

As the number of firefighters approaches 50 on a given base station, MSA recommends that the PC at least meet the optimum PC system requirements recommended in this manual. Failur the PC to loose its ability to effectively monitor all of the firefighters at the incident. It is up to the user to determine whether or not the PC being used is capa-

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ble of handling the appropriate number of firefighters at one time.

Two Base Stations and Two PCs in Use at the Same Incident

When two PCs are monitoring firefighters at the same

ustbe used to assign an

ncident, base station ID Tags

CM TxR to a specific base station. For instructions on

rogramming base station ID tags, refer to the Using the

p ID Tag Writer Function section of this manual. Base station IDs should be assigned to the ICM TxR Units prior to the incident.

Note: The user must determine if multiple PCs will be used to monitor firefighters within the range of the base station. If base station IDs are not assigned using base station ID Tags, there is no way to control which base station the ICM TxR Unit will log on to. ICM TxR Units will log on to the first base station found unless base station IDs are used. By using base station ID Tags to assign a base station ID to an ICM TxR Unit, the ICM TxR Unit will search for the preferred base station for the first 20 seconds after the SCBA has been pressurized. If the ICM TxR Unit does not find the preferred base station within the first 20 seconds, it will then search for the first available base station and log on to that system. Once an ICM TxR Unit has been logged on to a base station, it can not be monitored by another base station until the ICM TxR Unit has been turned off and on again. It is not possible for two PCs to monitor the same firefighter or team.

INCIDENT REPORT GENERATION

The ICM TxR Accountability Software automatically creates an incident report log for each SCBA monitoring session. Incident reports may be accessed in the main screen of the MSA ICM TxR Accountability software by selecting INCIDENT, SCBA MONITORING, INCIDENT REPORTS. T the SCBA monitoring window is open, click the “Incident

t” button at the top of the SCBA monitoring win-

Repor dow.

o access incident reports while

The Incident Window (during SCBA monitoring):

Before an SCBA monitoring session has ended, details of the incident may be entered to improve search ability of report files at a later date. DETAILS OF AN INCIDENT MUST BE ENTERED BEFORE CLOSING THE SCBA MONITORING WINDOW. If details are not entered at this time, reports can still be searched and viewed at a later date, but information such as Incident number, Dispatch number, Incident name, Address, and Comments will not be available.

Assigning details to an incident report (during SCBA monitoring):

1. Incident number: The incident number allows incident reports to be sorted by incident number. Only numbers can be entered (10 character maximum). Choose a number that provides some detail about the event. For example, for the first incident to occur on October 24, 2006, enter 102406001. Here, 10 r month, 24 represents the day, 06 represents the year, and 001 r day. It is up to the incident commander to determine what protocol works best for each department.

2. All of the remaining fields allow for additional data entr for Incident name, Street, and City. A maximum of 10 characters may be entered for zip code. The comments field allows for an unlimited number of charac ters to be entered.

epresents the first incident to occur on that

. A maximum of 50 characters may be entered

epresents the

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3. When all data has been entered, click the SAVE icon to assign the details.

Reviewing details of the current incident report (during SCBA monitoring):

o view and export report files using the MSA

ote:

ccountability software, a printer must be installed on the

C. The printer does not have to be connected to view

P reports but at least one (1) must be installed in the PC’s registry.

1. Click the “incident report” button while in the SCBA monitoring window.

2. Click the printer icon.

3. The “print out” window will appear.

4. Select one (1) of the four (4) options to determine how the report will be sorted.

Retrieving Incident reports (after an incident has ended):

1. Select Incident, SCBA monitoring, Incident reports in the main screen of the MSA ICM TxR Accountability Software.

2. The incident window will appear.

3. To view all reports available, DOUBLE click the open icon , to bring up the “print out” window.

a. To search or sort all of the available reports, click

the open icon , ONCE.

b. All fields in the incident will highlight, accepting text

entry.

c. Enter search criteria in the field in which the reports

should be sorted by. For example, to search for a specific incident number, enter that number in the “Incident number” field.

d. Once the search text has been entered, Click the

open icon , ONCE more to bring up the “print out” window.

The Print out window

4. Select one (1) of the four (4) options to determine how the report will be sorted by either DOUBLE clicking the type of report or by SINGLE clicking the type of report and then clicking Preview. The options are as follows:

orted by name:Displays all reports meeting the

earch criteria, sorted by each firefighter’s name in

lphabetical order. Under each Firefighter’s name is

a a list of all incidents participated in.

Sorted by ICM TxR: Displays all reports meeting the search criteria, sorted by the ICM TxR Unit serial number in ascending order. Details for firefighters without telemetry cannot be viewed under this report option. Sorted by incident number: Displays all reports

meeting the search criteria, sorted by the incident number in descending order. All reports with an incident number are displayed first, then any incident reports that do not have an incident number assigned are displayed based on date/time with most recent being first. Sorted by date/time: Displays all reports meeting

the search criteria, sorted by date/time with most recent being first.

5. Other options of the print out window include:

“Settings”: Controls printing options. Select

Settings before printing any of the reports to specify printer destination, number of copies, and other printing properties.

“Preview”: To preview a report before printing, click the report option ONCE and then select “Preview”. The report can also be viewed by simply DOUBLE clicking the report option. “Print out”: Each report can be printed directly

from the “Print out” window without viewing the report by clicking the report option ONCE and then selecting “Print out”.

Note: If no reports can be found that meet the search criteria, all reports will be blank. If this occurs, return to the incident window and enter new search criteria or simply view all available reports by DOUBLE clicking the open icon.

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6. To print the report, click the print icon at the top of the incident report window.

7. To save the report in an alternate format, click the export icon.

a. The “Export” window will appear. Select the

desired file format by selecting one of the options

nder the field labeled “Format”. Formats available

or export are .pdf, .rpt, .html, .xls, .rtf, .odbc, .rec,

txt, .csv, .ttx, and .xml. Click OK when finished.

b. The “Export Options” window will appear. Select

the pages of the report to be exported and click OK.

c. The “Choose export file” window will appear.

Select the name and directory to which the report should be saved.

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ACCOUNTABILITY OF FIREFIGHTERS WITHOUT TELEMETRY

The base station PC software allows for accountability of firefighters or other personnel that do not have ICM TxR Units installed on their SCBA. The software allows for

elmet icons to be created representing these firefighters

r personnel. These helmet icons can then be moved into

eams just like firefighters with ICM TxR Units.

There cannot be any radio communication between the base station and firefighters without ICM TxR Units installed on their SCBA, but this allows for such personnel to be accounted for. The software can simulate the breathing rate for a variety of cylinder types to help the user of the PC software keep track of these firefighters’ estimated time remaining.

Accountability of Firefighters without Telemetry

1. Click the “New Person” button on the SCBA monitoring window.

2. A window will appear.

7. To START to simulate breathing for this firefighter, click the GREEN “PLAY” icon in the firefighter’s SCBA statistics window. Notice that the black box on the helmet icon becomes a black triangle. When the GREEN arrow has been clicked, the starting pressure value will be written to the incident report.

8. The pressure value can be updated or changed manually by double clicking the text field titled “PSI” (These pressure changes will not be recorded in the incident report file).

9. To STOP simulated breathing for a firefighter without telemetry, click the BLUE “PAUSE” icon in the firefighter’s SCBA statistics window. When the “pause” icon has been clicked, the current simulated PSI value will be written to the incident report.

10. When the firefighter’s simulated cylinder pressure reaches the low pressure alarm point, a pop-up alarm window will appear.

3. Enter the name to be associated with this person in the “Name” field.

4. Select the appropriate cylinder type and simulated air usage rate.

a. Click the arrow at the far right side of the “Cylinder

Type” field.

b. A new window will appear with a list of default

cylinder pressures and pressure decay rates.

c. Refer to the Configuring SCBA Monitoring Settings

section of this manual for additional information on cylinder types and pressure decay rates.

5. Enter the starting pressure for the SCBA in the “Actual Pressur touch screen capability to enter a pressure value without using a keyboard.

6. Clicking “OK” will cr fighter. Notice that the helmet icon has a black box on it. This indicates that the simulated br this firefighter has not been started.

e” field. The “1 2 3 …” button allows PCs with

eate a helmet icon for this fire-

eathing for

The simulation is an estimate and not actual time or pressure. Failure to follow this warning can result in serious personal injury or death.

Removing firefighters or other personnel from the SCBA monitoring software

o remove a manually created firefighter from the

1. SCBA monitoring window, double left click or right click the appropriate helmet icon.

2. A menu will appear. Select “remove person”. This will remove the icon from the SCBA monitoring window.

Note: The “remove person” feature can only be used to remove icons corresponding to firefighters without telemetry. This feature will not remove firefighters with ICM TxR Units installed unless the ICM TxR Unit has lost radio contact with the base station.

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ID TAG WRITER FUNCTION

The MSA ICM TxR Accountability Software can also be used to program ID Tags for each ICM TxR Unit.

Three types of data that can be stored on an ID Tag: Name, Team and Special (base station ID)

ote:Only one data type per ID Tag can be stored.

he name ID is used to assign a firefighter name to an

T ICM TxR Unit. The name ID Tag must be scanned into the ICM TxR Unit at the start of each shift (every 24 hours by default). The ICM Link program can be used to change this default to allow a name ID to be permanently assigned to the ICM TxR Unit until a new name ID tag has been scanned. If a team ID tag has been scanned into the ICM TxR Unit but a name ID tag has not been scanned, the team ID will be displayed on the SCBA monitoring software to provide accountability even if the firefighter has forgotten to scan the name ID tag. If a team ID has not been assigned to the ICM TxR Unit, the ICM TxR Unit’s serial number will be displayed a the firefighter’s ID when logged on to the base station.

The team ID is used to assign a permanent team name and seat position to an ICM TxR Unit. When a team name has been assigned to an ICM TxR Unit, it will automatically create this team on the PC software and move that firefighter into the specified team and team position. Once a team ID tag has been scanned into an ICM TxR Unit, this team ID will remain with the ICM TxR Unit until another team ID tag has been scanned.

The Special ID is used to assign a specific base station ID to an ICM TxR Unit. When more than one (1) base station is present and actively monitoring at an incident, an ICM TxR Unit with an assigned base station will search for the preferred base station first to log on to, and if it does not find the assigned base station within 20 seconds, it will search for the first available base station and log on to it. Once a base station ID tag has been scanned into and ICM TxR Unit, this base station ID will remain with the ICM TxR Unit until another base station ID tag has been scanned (a base station of 00000000, eight (8) zeros can be scanned into the ICM to remove the base station pr erence).

The SCBA monitoring window must be closed befor the tag writer portion of the software can be used. Failure to close this window may cause the ID Tag Writer to not respond and may prevent the use of the

ag Writer feature until the SCBA monitoring window

T has been closed.

The ICM Tx / TxR Unit Data Program software must not be running while the base station software is running on the same PC. If both programs are open, the PC may not properly communicate with the base sta-

ion or ICM Tx Reader / ID Tag Writer.

rogramming and Reading ID Tags

1. Connect the ICM Tag writer to an open USB port on the PC.

2. Click INCIDENT, SCBA MONITORING, TAG WRITER in the main screen of the base station software to launch the Tag Writer interface window. The following window will appear:

Programming Name ID Tags:

1. Click the circle next to “Name”.

2. Enter the name or ID in the white text field. The name ID can be up to 18 characters in length.

3. Insert an ID tag into the open slot on the front of the ICM Tag Writer.

4. Click the “Write” button.

5. A small dialog box will appear to confirm that the data was programmed successfully.

Note: By default, the name ID will remain in the ICM TxR Unit for 24 hours before expiring. This setting can be changed to allow the name ID to r ID has been entered. To change this setting, the ICM Tx Unit Data Program software must be used. Refer to the ICM Tx Unit Data Pr

10067066) for additional instructions.

Programming Team/Seat Position ID Tags

1. Click the circle next to “Team”.

2. Enter the Team/Position ID in the white text field. To assign a seat position in addition to the team ID, type the team ID first, then type “/” and type a position number (1 through 6). The Team ID can be a maximum of ten (10) characters if a seat position is not specified. The Team ID can be a maximum of eight characters if a seat position is specified as the “/#” takes up the additional two characters.

ogram software instr

emain until a new name

uctions (P/N

For example, to enter a team ID of “Truck 1, Seat 2”,

uck1/2”. This will display as “T

type “T firefighter’s team ID during SCBA monitoring. Since only eight (8) characters will be displayed during

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ID TAG WRITER FUNCTION

SCBA monitoring, an entry of “Truck_1_/2” (where _ represents a space) will display as “Truck 1” and the position number will be hidden.

3. Insert an ID tag into the open slot on the front of the ICM Tag Writer.

4. Click the “Write” button.

. A small dialog box will appear to confirm that the data

as programmed successfully.

Note: The Team/Position ID will remain in the ICM TxR Unit until a new Team/Position ID has been entered.

Programming Base Station ID Tags

1. Click the circle next to “Special”

2. Click the circle next to “Base station”.

3. Locate the serial number for the base station to be associated with this ID Tag. The serial number is the eight (8) digit number located on the bottom of the base station. The base station serial number is also displayed at the top of the SCBA monitoring window of the MSA ICM TxR Accountability Software.

4. Type the base station serial number in the white textentry box.

5. Insert an ID tag into the open slot on the front of the ICM Tag Writer.

6. Click the “Write” button.

7. A small dialog box should appear to confirm that the

ata was programmed successfully.

ote: The base station ID will remain in the ICM TxR Unit

until a new base station ID has been entered.

Note: To remove a base station preference from an ICM TxR Unit, a base station ID Tag containing “00000000” (8 zeros) must be created and scanned into the ICM TxR Unit.

For additional information, refer to the ICM TxR Unit and NightFighter Heads-Up Display System operation and maintenance instructions (P/N 10068930).

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MAINTENANCE

CARING FOR THE BASE STATION

Cleaning

The base station may be cleaned by wiping surfaces with a damp cloth with mild soap and water. MSA Confidence

Plus

Cleaning Solution may be used for cleaning the

ase station but is not necessary.

The base station is not waterproof. Do not submerge in water.

Storage

The base station should be stored in a dry place, preferably inside of a vehicle.

The base station is not waterproof. Do not mount base station to exterior of vehicle.

When the base station is not monitoring SCBA, close the SCBA Monitoring window of the ICM TxR Accountability Software. The ICM TxR Accountability Software program may remain open while in storage but MSA recommends closing the SCBA monitoring portion of the program while in storage. Doing so will stop the base station from monitoring and will reduce the current consumption and eliminate unnecessary drain on the vehicle’s battery. The PCLink light on the base station will be RED when the SCBA monitoring window has been closed.

To decrease the start up time for the ICM TxR Accountability Software when arriving at an incident, store the PC and base station in a vehicle with power supply, antenna, and USB connections in place. Once the ICM TxR Accountability Software has been started, this program can remain open while in storage so that when arriv-

ng on the scene of an incident, only the SCBA monitoring

indow needs to be opened to begin monitoring SCBA.

Failure to close the SCBA monitoring window when the ICM TxR Accountability Software is not in use could cause unnecessary battery drain on the vehicle.

Service

The base station must not be opened. There are no customer serviceable parts inside. DO NOT open the large black plugs on located on both sides of the base station.

The base station does not contain batteries.

In the event that the label displaying the base station serial number becomes illegible, this serial number can be found by connecting the base station to the PC and opening the SCBA monitoring window. The base station ID will be displayed in the upper left portion of the SCBA monitoring window. This serial number is needed to assign a preferred base station to an ICM TxR Unit. Refer to the ID Tag Writer Function section of this manual for instructions on using base station ID Tags.

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WARRANTY

Warranty Information

The ICM TxR Unit and Base Station are warranted to be free from mechanical defects or faulty workmanship for two (2) years from first use or eighteen (18) months from the date code, whichever occurs first, provided it is maintained and used in accordance with MSA’s instructions

nd/or recommendations.

efer to MMR Air Mask with Firehawk operation and

R instructions manual PN 10023638 for additional warranty information. For a copy of the complete warranty or for information on submitting a warranty claim, write to MSA, Customer Service Department, P.O. Box 426, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0426 or call 1-800-MSA-2222.

For further information or training instructions contact your MSA representative or distributor.

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QUICK REFERENCE FOR THE ICM TXR SYSTEM

For the Firefighter

For a complete explanation of all of the ICM TxR Unit’s features and functions, refer to the ICM TxR Unit and Nightfighter Heads-Up Display System Operation and Maintenance instruction manual (P/N 10068930).

he ICM TxR Unit serves several primary functions:

ASS device:The ICM TxR uses a solid state

1. P ccelerometer to sense the motion to a firefighter. In

a the event that the firefighter is motionless for approximately 20 seconds, the PASS device will emit an audible and visual pre-alarm. Moving the ICM TxR Unit will cancel this pre-alarm. If the ICM TxR Unit remains motionless for more that approximately 30 seconds, a full PASS alarm will be emitted and can only be reset by depressing the reset button two times in rapid succession.

NightFighter Heads Up Display System transmitter:

The ICM TxR Unit contains a radio transmitter that communicates information to the Nightfighter HeadsUp Display Receiver. Information such as cylinder pressure, PASS pre-alarm, the evacuation command, and low battery indication is displayed in the HeadsUp Display receiver Pressure Gauge: The ICM TxR Unit contains a pres-

sure transducer that reads cylinder pressure and digital displays the pressure reading on the LCD screen of the device.

Base Station Interface: The LCD on the ICM TxR Unit serves as the firefighter’s interface with the incident command base station.

For the Incident Commander:

The MSA ICM TxR Accountability software serves 2 primary functions:

1. Monitoring SCBA:

DOUBLE CLICK the MSA ICM TxR Accountability

con on the desktop to begin.

In main screen of MSA ICM TxR Accountability,

• select INCIDENT, SCBA MONITORING, SCBA MONITORING.

Radio Link indication, shown in SCBA Statistics portion of SCBA monitoring window.

Evacuation Command (Sends an Evacuation command to all, to a team, or to an individual)

To assign incident number and details to incident report file during SCBA monitoring.

2. Programming ID Tags:

• In main screen of MSA ICM TxR Accountability, select INCIDENT, SCBA MONITORING, TAG WRITER.

Name ID Tags

Redundant Low Pr

cylinder pressure falls below 25 percent of the rated service pressure, a flashing RED light will appear in the Nightfighter Heads-Up Display Receiver. A RED LED will also flash on the ICM TxR Unit during this condition.

essure Alar

When the SCBA

• Used to assign a name to the ICM TxR Unit. (18 Character Maximum)

Team ID Tags

• Used to assign a permanent team to the ICM TxR Unit. (10 Character Max, 8 displayed)

Base Station ID Tags

Used to assign a base station assignment to the

• ICM TxR Unit. (Required when 2 incidents may occur within a close geographic proximity). This prevents an ICM TxR Unit fr neighboring incident command’s MSA ICM TxR Accountability system.

om logging on to a

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