MiraCheck CoPilot User Guide
Overview
Terms
Checklist - Used when referring to the entire checklist.
List - Tabs at bottom of screen. You put one-to-many Sections in a List.
Section - Vertical columns. You put one-to-many Items in a Section.
Item - Things you check. Label 1, Label 2 and Comments can be added as content.
Checkbar - A toolbar with the actions to control the checklist.
Selected Item - The currently selected item is highlighted with a green outline. The Locate button on the Checkbar will return you to the currently selected item.
Structure
The typical structure if a checklist.
- Checklist
- List
- Section
- Item
- Item
- Section
- Item
- Item
- Section
- List
- Section
- Item
- Item
- Section
- List
Example:
- Cessna 182
- Preflight
- Initial
- Weather & Density Altitude
- Weight & Balance
- Exterior
- Fuel Quanity
- Fuel Quality
- Initial
- Inflight
- Interior
- Hobbs & Tach Time
- Passenger Briefing
- Interior
- Preflight
Slide-Out Menu
Click on menu in top-left or slide finger from left-to-right at left edge of screen to reveal.
Home - Returns to the Home screen.
Toggle Birdseye View - Toggles a menu that displays sections in a birds-eye view where you can see all sections in one view and see the completion status of each section. Each section is represented as a large square button that you can click on to navigate to the section. If you tap it navigates you to the section. If you press-and-hold it will read each item in the section.
Audio - Toggles hearing Mira. Repeated for quick access.
Tracking - Toggles whether Geolocation tracking is on or off
Reset Current Checklist - Resets the current Checklist.
Reset Current List - Resets the current List.
Reset Current Section - Resets the current Section.
Big Check Overlay - Turns the entire screen into a checkbox. Click anywhere to check. Press-and-hold to skip an item.
MiraCheck Cloud - MiraCheck Cloud is where all of your content is stored. This is where you discover new content, create content, edit content and view history. When you login, it syncs whatever is in the cloud to your mobile device. NOTE: If you already have a checklist in progress, and you make edits to it, then you will need to perform the action Reset Current Checklist to see new content.
Quick Sync - If you are logged in, it syncs any new content edited in the cloud to the mobile device. NOTE: If you already have a checklist in progress, and you make edits to it, then you will need to perform the action Reset Current Checklist to see new content.
Checklists
Shows all checklists that you have added to My Checklists in MiraCheck Cloud and also you have made Visible.
Preferences
Show Label âCheckâ - If the value of Label 2 is the word Check this option determines if it should display the word or not. Since your co-pilot also announce CHECK when you check an item, it can be redundant for first Mira to say CHECK and the co-pilot to also say CHECK.
Store Cloud History - Determines if the history being stored on the local device should sync its data to the cloud. MiraCheck Cloud there is a panel where all history can be reviewed.
Show Local History - Shows details of each session of the checklist currently on the device. You can return to any prior checklist session by selecting it.
Focused Mode - Grays out all items except the selected one that you should be focusing on.
Always Move Forward - When set to ON, Mira will auto-advance to the next item regardless if all items are completed in the Section. When set to OFF, Mira will go back to any items that have not been checked in the Section.
Animated Scrolling - Determines if it should smoothly scroll to the next item.
Appearance
Checkbar - Allows you to configure if the Checkbar should be displayed on the right, bottom, left or not at all.
Checkbar Size - Allows you to configure the size of the Checkbar.
Horizontal - Show the Sections in a List horizontally where you scroll left-to-right to revel them.
Vertical - Show the Sections in a List vertically where you scroll up-and-down to reveal them.
Simple - Show the sections as collapsible containers with no checkboxes. In the MiraCheck Cloud Editor, you can also set for each list what the default should be for that last. The value checklistView will show checkboxes, and onePageView will show the collapsible containers. This is useful for sections like Emergency and Reference to have those default to collapsible views.
Item Alignment - Determines whether to left justify or center the columns in the screen.
Column Width - Determines the width of a column. For Single Line Item mode to work this must be set to a minimum of 360. You set Single Line Item mode in MiraCheck Cloud by opening a checklist and going to the Advanced panel on a checklist.
Items Font Size - Change the font size of items.
Checked Color - Change the color of items as they are checked.
Night Mode - Change the color of item to darker colors for viewing at night.
Mira
Audio - Toggles hearing Mira.
Say Check - If Challenge/Response mode is off then the secondary voice will say âCheckâ on each check of an item.
Mira is Cynical - Determines if Mira says cynical comments like WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY when you do things like check all items in a section.
Voice Speed - Changes the voice speed of Mira.
Read Section Item Delay - Mira can read an entire section by clicking the Section title or if using a headset, speaking READ SECTION.
Since she will be reading each item in the section, the delay allows you to pause for a period time between each item in the section.
Primary Voice - Changes the primary voice of Mira.
Secondary Voice - Changes the secondary voice of Mira.
Bluetooth Compatibility - There are thousands and thousands of Bluetooth devices. They all have different implementation of Bluetooth. Typically Compatibility 1 should work with most devices, but if you are having issues, this lets you try different compatibility modes that may work with your device.
Talk to Mira
Talk to Mira - Toggles Mira to listen to your responses.
Limit Vocabulary - Single syllable commands can pose a problem for voice recognition engines. With this ON commands like CHECK and SKIP will not be allowed. Instead use CHECK ITEM and SKIP ITEM. Also, instead of just saying MIRA to summon her, say HEY MIRA, HELLO MIRA, MIRABEL, HEY MIRABEL or HELLO MIRABEL.
Listening Time - Determines how long Mira listens after she is done talking. The Mic turns red when she is listening and goes back to green when she is not listening. When she is not listening you have to speak the wake word (MIRA or HEY MIRA or HELLO MIRA) to have her listen for a command.
Listen in Background - Talk to Mira has to be ON for this to take effect. Turning this ON allows Mira to speak and listen to you when the app goes into the background. Turning this OFF will silence Mira and not listen to you when the app is in the background.
Challenge/Response - The Challenge/Response feature is an advanced feature that implements a true Challenge/Response system in MiraCheck. This option should be left off unless you fully understand how this mode works. The CheckMate content and current content in the system is not properly authored to effectively utilize this. You can start to explore this feature by creating your own checklist. The content you put in Label 1 is the Challenge. The content you put in Label 2 is the Response. An example would be to put in Label 1 âFlapsâ and put in Label 2 âDownâ.
The way it works is Mira will read Label 1 of an item, the Challenge. You then would respond with whatever you put in Label 2, the Response. For it to work effectively it is best to have short responses, and to also keep the total number of responses across the checklist to a small number, probably 20 or less for an entire checklist.\n\nBy default, this feature is not turned on. Also, turn Talk to Mira on so you can speak your responses.
Acoustic Model - The voice recognition engine supports different acoustic models. You can try different models which may provide better accuracy with your voice.
Show Commands - Show all of the voice commands the voice recognition engine is seeing.
Audio input - Status of audio input.
Audio output - Status of audio output.
Headset - Shows if a headset is connected.
Interrupt Mira - Typically the voice-recognition is paused when Mira is speaking because she trips herself up because the voice-recognition can hear what she says. If you are using a headset then this automatically turns on so you can interrupt her as she is speaking.
Restart Audio - If switching between audio sources, you may need to restart the audio. This attempts to recycle the audio. If it still doesnât work, try removing the app from the task manager and restarting it.
Checkbar
Skip - Skip the current item.
Check - Check the current item.
Toggle Birdseye View - Toggles between Birdseye View and the normal view.
Locate - Scroll to the currently selected item. If you get lost in your checklist click this.
Mic - Toggle Mira to listen. This effectively turns on the Talk to Mira switch.
Emergency - Only appears if you have a list named âEmergencyâ. Takes you to the Emergency List. - Only appears if you have a list named âEmergencyâ. Takes you to the Emergency List.
Completion Status
The background color of a sections title will initially be red showing that no items have yet been completed. As check items in a section, it will become yellow to show items in that sections are partially complete. Once all items are checked in a section, the background color will become green.
On the tabs at the bottom, there is a colored bar underneath each List. This is a rollup of the completion of all the Sections in a List. This will turn green when all Sections are complete for the entire List.
Miscellaneous
Items can be marked as Mandatory in the MiraCheck Cloud Editor. Any items after that will be disabled until the mandatory item is checked.
If you press-and-hold on an item, it will reveal Comments / Notes for an item.
You can scroll through sections by swiping left-and-right in Horizontal layout mode or up-and-down in Vertical and Simple layout mode.
Logbook - If you click on the clock in the top-right, it will overlay a Logbook / Flight Timer. Advanced Timers are also shown in this view.
Voice Commands
When the Mic has a slash through it listening is completely turned off.
When it is green, she is listening, but only for the wake word MIRA, HEY MIRA, HELLO MIRA, MIRABEL, HEY MIRABEL or HELLO MIRABEL.
The Mic turns red when she is listening for a command and goes back to green when she is not listening for a command. When she is not listening you have to speak the wake word to have her listen again for a command.
You can set how long she listens for commands in the menu Talk to Mira -> Listening Time.
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MIRA HEY MIRA HELLO MIRA MIRABEL HEY MIRABEL HELLO MIRABEL |
Wake word to have Mira start listening for commands. |
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CHECK |
Check an item. The next unchecked item will then be selected. |
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CHECK ITEM |
Alias for CHECK |
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CHECK IT |
Alias for CHECK |
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NEXT |
Alias for CHECK |
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NEXT ITEM |
Alias for CHECK |
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SKIP |
Skip an item. The next unchecked item will be selected. |
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SKIP ITEM |
Alias for SKIP |
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SKIP IT |
Alias for SKIP |
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LOCATE |
Scrolls the selected item into view. There is always one item selected in the checklist, denoted by a green border. |
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LOCATE ITEM |
ALIAS for LOCATE |
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READ ITEM |
Reads the selected item. |
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READ CURRENT ITEM |
Alias for READ ITEM |
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READ SECTION |
Reads the current section that the selected item is in. |
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READ CURRENT SECTION |
Alias for READ SECTION |
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CHECK SECTION |
Checks all items in the current section. |
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CHECK CURRENT SECTION |
Alias for CHECK SECTION |
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RESET CHECKLIST |
Resets the entire checklist. All items in the checklist will be unchecked. |
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RESET CURRENT CHECKLIST |
Alias for RESET CHECKLIST |
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RESET LIST |
Resets the current List. All items in the list will be unchecked. The Lists are the tabs at the bottom of the mobile user interface. |
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RESET CURRENT LIST |
Alias for RESET LIST |
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RESET SECTION |
Resets the current section. All items in the section will be unchecked. The Sections are the vertical columns that contain check items. |
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RESET CURRENT SECTION |
Alias for RESET SECTION |
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OPEN COMMENTS |
Opens detailed comments that are associated with a check item. |
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CLOSE COMMENTS |
Closes the comments. |
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SHOW COMMENTS |
Alias for OPEN COMMENTS |
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HIDE COMMENTS |
Alias for CLOSE COMMENTS |
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OPEN NOTES |
Opens notes so the user can type or dictate notes that will be associated with a check item. |
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CLOSE NOTES |
Closes the notes. |
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SHOW NOTES |
Alias for OPEN NOTES |
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HIDE NOTES |
Alias for CLOSE NOTES |
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OPEN LOGBOOK |
Opens logbook so the user can see more detail such a Timoe Out / Time In and Total Time. |
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CLOSE LOGBOOK |
Closes the logbook. |
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SHOW LOGBOOK |
Alias for OPEN LOGBOOK |
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HIDE LOGBOOK |
Alias for CLOSE LOGBOOK |
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OPEN CLOCK |
Alias for OPEN LOGBOOK |
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CLOSE CLOCK |
Alias for CLOSE LOGBOOK |
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SHOW CLOCK |
Alias for OPEN LOGBOOK |
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HIDE CLOCK |
Alias for CLOSE LOGBOOK |
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OPEN BIG CHECK OVERLAY |
Opens Big Check Overlay which turns entire screen into a checkbox. Click to check an item. Press-and-hold the screen to skip an item. |
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CLOSE BIG CHECK OVERLAY |
Close the Big Check Overlay. |
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SHOW BIG CHECK OVERLAY |
Alias for OPEN BIG CHECK OVERLAY |
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HIDE BIG CHECK OVERLAY |
Alias for CLOSE BIG CHECK OVERLAY |
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OPEN NAV OVERLAY |
Alias for OPEN BIG CHECK OVERLAY |
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CLOSE NAV OVERLAY |
Alias for CLOSE BIG CHECK OVERLAY |
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SHOW NAV OVERLAY |
Alias for OPEN BIG CHECK OVERLAY |
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HIDE NAV OVERLAY |
Alias for CLOSE BIG CHECK OVERLAY |
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EMERGENCY |
Navigates to the Emergency List. |
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EMERGENCY LIST |
Alias for EMERGENCY |
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GOTO {List Name} |
Navigates to whatever the name of the list is. You can also provide one to many keywords for the list name. In the editing tool, for the name, enter a list name separated by the vertical bar separator. (e.g. Emergency | Mayday | Help) |
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JUMP TO {List Name} |
Alias for GOTO {List Name} |
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NAVIGATE TO {List Name} |
Alias for GOTO {List Name} |
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GOTO {Section Name} |
Navigates to whatever the name of the section is. You can also provide one to many keywords for the section name. In the editing tool, for the name, enter a section name separated by the vertical bar separator. (e.g. Go-Around | Balked Landing) |
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JUMP TO {Section Name} |
Alias for GOTO {Section Name} |
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NAVIGATE TO {Section Name} |
Alias for GOTO {Section Name} |
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GOTO SKIPPED ITEMS |
Navigates to the first unchecked item in the current List. |
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GOTO UNCHECKED ITEMS |
Alias for GOTO SKIPPED ITEMS |
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PAUSE |
When Mira is reading a section, she can be paused by saying this command. This will only work if the Interrupt Mira switch is on which should only be turned on when utilizing a headset. |
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PLAY |
When Mira is reading a section, will begin playing from where Mira left if she was paused. This will only work if the Interrupt Mira switch is on which should only be turned on when utilizing a headset. |
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RESUME |
Alias for PLAY |
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STOP |
If Mira is speaking this will stop her. |
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SILENCE |
Alias for STOP |
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SHUT UP |
Alias for STOP |
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BE QUIET |
Alias for STOP |
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AFFIRMATIVE |
When a prompt is displayed, this affirms your response. |
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NEGATIVE |
When a prompt is displayed, this negates your response. |
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YES |
Alias for AFFIRMATIVE |
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NO |
Alias for NEGATIVE |
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GO BACK |
When a modal dialog is slid up such as Comments / Notes, Logbook, Big Check Overlay, Pause / Play this will close the modal dialog. |
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DISMISS |
When you link to another item this will dismiss the prompt that appears. |