The Vortex Launcher is a Vortex Studio tool that acts as a hub to start equipment simulator products. Vortex Launcher can be started using a shortcut on the desktop, added at installation.

Vortex Launcher and Simulator pages

This section describes each page and the function of the interface’s elements.

Login Page

The entry point of the Vortex Launcher. The user is invited to log in.

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Logging in

1. Launch the application.

2. Enter your name, then click Start.

• The name will appear on the generated report. Note that no authentication is done by the local machine.

• If no name is entered in the Login ID field, the generic name "Guest" will be used instead.

• The PIN field is not needed for operators.

The user will land on the equipment selection page.

Equipment Selection Page

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Changing the Screen Orientation

Some simulators can support different screen orientations to give a wider field of view on the horizontal side or the vertical side.

The current orientation is highlighted in grey.

1. On the equipment page, select the desired equipment.

2. Using the screen orientation button, select the desired orientation.
   The orientation will be highlighted in grey.
   The change will be saved until the user switches to another equipment.

3. Manually rotate the screens to the selected orientation.

Selecting equipment for an exercise

1. Select the desired equipment from the equipment list.

2. On supported simulators, ensure the screens are physically oriented to match the selected orientation.

3. Click Next.
   The simulator will launch.

Exercise Selection Page

Select the exercise for your training session.

Selecting an exercise

1. Select an exercise by clicking on the corresponding thumbnail. This will lead to the Exercise Options screen.

    

2. On the Exercise Options screen, choose the desired option.

3. Click Load to confirm the selection and start the exercise.
   It may take a moment for the exercise to load.

4. Cutscenes will play on the simulator to explain the nature of the exercise, and the Cutscene screen will appear on the touchscreen.

   1. Skip cutscenes by pressing Start Exercise (2) or Next Cutscene (3).

      1. The exercise begins once the cutscene ends.

   2. Click Cancel (1) to return to the exercise selection screen.
      
      

Once the exercise is started, the Exercise Running screen appears, displaying the Human-Machine Interface (HMI) for the equipment.
The operator may proceed with the exercise. 

Exercise Running Page

Pausing or ending an exercise

1. Press Pause Exercise.
   Once activated, the button turns to green and will say Resume. Press it again to resume the exercise.

2. Press Stop Exercise.

3. End the exercise by pressing Stop again.

Exercise Report Screen

Once the exercise is completed or stopped, the operator will land on the report page. Reports are generated at the end of an exercise with details about the user’s score, faults, and other information from the session.

The operator can redo the same exercise, go back to the exercise selection page, or log out and return to the login screen.

Administrator Settings

Logging in as the Local Administrator

The local administrator permits the user to change some settings of the simulator. Once modified, the settings are saved on the local computer.

1. Launch the application.

2. Enter your login ID and your PIN.

3. Click the login button.
   The user will land on the equipment selection page.

Equipment Selection Screen

Some simulators can support different screen orientations to give a wider field of view on the horizontal side or the vertical side. Each piece of equipment comes with a preferred orientation, but the administrator can permanently change it for each module.

In the top right corner, the current orientation is highlighted in grey.

Changing the Screen Orientation

1. On the equipment page, select the desired equipment.

2. Using the screen orientation button, select the desired orientation.
   The orientation will be highlighted in grey and saved for this equipment.

3. Repeat the process for other equipment.

Accessing the administrator settings

1. On the equipment selection page, click the gear icon.
   This will open the administrator settings screen.

Administrator Settings Screen

From the Vortex Launcher, administrators may change some simulator settings.

the system of unit measurement for the simulator.

Changing the administrator settings

1. On the left-hand side of the page, select the desired category.

2. Click on the setting to change and set the desired values.

Repeat these steps for all settings.

Administrator Settings Categories

Quitting the admin setting page

1. Press the Close button or the Exit Settings button.
   You will land on the previous page, such as the equipment selection page.

Logging Off

1. Click Log Out in the top right-hand corner.

You will land on the login page.