Manual
HD Panther Type 3

Version 2020.05.06

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0) Welcome

Thank you for purchasing the Panther Type 3 Ambulance.
This is a collaboration project between Seba Serpente - S2 and Lares Carter - HD.
If you are experiencing any problems with your product, please be sure that you have read this manual in its entirety and you fully understand its contents.
If at any point this manual does not help you please join the HD Emergency Equipment and supplies group and ask your question within the group chat.
Alternatively you can also join the HD Discord Server and ask your question in the #helpdesk channel.

We hope you enjoy your product from HD Emergency & S2! Thank you for the support!


1) Specifications

General

- Full Mesh Build
- Seats up to Six Avatars + One Patient
- Working Park Lights, Headlights, High Beams, Taillights, Turn Signals and Hazard Lights
- HD Automatic Transmission with simulated Acceleration Model
- Parking Brake and Park Gear to switch Physics on or off
- Opening Doors with realistic Latch Feature
- Working Power Windows
- Compatible with the NTBI Global Fuel System
40.0 Gallon Diesel Fuel Tank
Maximum 130.0 miles to a tank
3.25 Miles Per Gallon
- Compatible with the HD Exhaust Removal System
- Compatible with the HD Electric Charging System

Emergency Lights System

- optional HD Slim Lightbar
- Wig-Wag Front Flashers
- Flashers on all sides
- optional front HD Stick Lightbar
- optional front Flasher Array
- rear HD Stick Lightbar with integrated scene lights
- customizable with RGB color input option
- with changeable light patterns
- Side Scene Lights
- Traffic Director Lightbar

Sound Setup

- stock horn, electrical horn and airhorn
- primary, secondary and manual siren
- with option for custom Sound UUIDs

Equipment

- 3 Medical Jump Bags
- Oxygen Bottles
- Fire Extinguisher
- Medical Jump Bag
- Traffic Pylons
- Caution Tape and Duct Tape
- Handheld Lights
- Hard Case Box
- Spineboard
- Hand Tools
- Road Flares
- 2 SCBA Refills
- Tool Box
- Oxygen Mask
- Defibrillation Pads

Health Pack 21 ECG

- movable to Action Area or Stretcher
- can be placed on the Ground
- Seven different Heart Rate options
- with Audible Warnings
- AED Mode for Defibrillation

Medical Stretcher

- Linked and Unlinked Mode
- Incline for Headrest
- Spineboard and Immobilizer
- IV Bag and Oxygen Bottle
- adjustable Patient Offset

Customization

- user-friendly Customize HUD - Twenty-Four Paintjobs included
- Full Paintjob Templates
- Fourteen Decal Texture Spots
- Twelve Rear Chevron Patterns with 2 selectable areas
- Optional Ambulance Box Roof Color Overwrite
- Truck Unit Number 1 to 9999
- Wheel Cap Color
- License Plates
- Support for HD ThemeBox3
- Support for Emergency Light Configuration (ELC) DataBox
- Cab & Rear Interior Color Options
- Linoleum, Rubber or Diamond Plate Floor
- Stock, Diamond Plate or Chevron Pattern Door Panels
- Changeable Cushion and Handrail Colors
- with easy to use interior presets
- Changeable Equipment Colors
- Optional Front Push Bar
- Optional Rubber Seal for Cab


2) Main Menu

2.1 Kick

This button allows you to eject a passenger out of the vehicle.

2.2 Manual

This button will give you a link to the online Manual, which you are reading right now.

2.3 Report

This will send a text report to your local chat in regards to the vehicle's status.
The report shows you who last drove the vehicle and the time at which they sat down.
It also shows the same information for the last passenger, medic and patient.
It will also display the vehicle's fuel status and total driven miles.

2.4 Restock All

This will restock all equipment of the vehicle in case any of it was lost.
It will also replace the stretcher in the patient area of the Ambulance.

2.5 Modular HUD

This vehicle is compatible with the HD Modular HUD, which is distributed by a centralized server within Second Life.
To receive a copy of the latest version simply select 'Modular HUD' in the main menu of your vehicle.
Alternatively you can click on the Vehicle Manual in the glove box of the cab.
The Modular HUD allows you to control all of the functions of your vehicle.
It will display different buttons and controls based on which spot you are sitting on.
An automatic sync to your vehicle is performed when attaching the HUD or sitting down.

2.6 Gear HUD

This vehicle is compatible with the HD Gear HUD, which is distributed by a centralized server within Second Life.
To get a copy of the latest version simply select 'Gear HUD' in the main menu of your vehicle.
The Gear HUD handles most of the equipment on the HD Vehicles.
You will not be able to use the compatible equipment without having the Gear HUD attached.
For more information on the features of the Gear HUD please consult the HD Fire System 2 Manual.

2.7 Floor Overlay

The Floor Overlay option allows you to dirty up the patient area.
The following selections are available: Blood, Vomit, Dirt, Rascals
None will remove any previously set floor overlay.

2.8 RestockSCBA

This option is only available if at least one of the SCBA Bottles has been used.
Restocking SCBA Bottles requires a nearby SCBA Station.

2.9 Drive Config

The Drive Configuration Menu offers various settings to adjust the driving behavior.
The owner of the vehicle can set his own preferences while everyone else shares their settings.
These three settings can be changed by anyone with access to the vehicle:

Speed Retain
This button activates or disables the Speed Retain Mode.
The Speed Retain Mode will retain the speed in MPH after the gas pedal / forward arrow key is no longer pressed.
To switch the vehicle to regular free rolling you can tap the brakes / down arrow key once.
This driving assistant can be very helpful to maintain a constant speed without tapping the forward arrow key.

Bad Road Fix
This button activates or disables the Bad Roads Fix overwrite setting.
The Bad Roads Fix will skip the ray-casting process for airborne detection.
Without airborne detection the driving experience will be less realistic.
The vehicle can now be controlled while the wheels do not touch any surfaces.
It might be necessary to activate the Bad Roads Fix for driving on Roads with a faulty Physics Shape.

Transmission
This button switches the Transmission between Realistic and NextGen Mode.
In realistic mode the transmission will switch in this order: P - R - N - D - 2 - 1.
This resembles a regular automatic transmission.
While in NextGen mode the gear order is changed to: R - N - 1 - 2 - D.
This is closer to the way the NextGen Trucks worked.
For both modes:
1st gear limits the speed to circa 15 MPH.
2nd gear limits the speed to circa 35 MPH.
Drive gear limits the speed to circa 80 MPH.
The Parking Mode can be activated on the Modular HUD to half the top speed.

The following settings can only be changed by the owner of the vehicle:

Fuel System
This button activates or disables the NTBI Global Fuel System (GFS).

Anti-Roll-Over (ARO) System
This button opens the menu for the Anti-Roll-Over (ARO) System.
The ARO System has 3 settings you can select: Full, Support, Off
Based on the active setting this assistant will help to prevent roll-over accidents.

Turn Radius
This button opens the menu to change the Turn Radius.
The Turn Radius has 5 possible settings: Very Tight, Tight, Moderate, Wide, Very Wide
By default the Turn Radius is set to Tight.

Brake Strength
This button opens the menu to change the Brake Strength.
The Brake Strength has 5 possible settings: Very Strong, Strong, Moderate, Weak, Very Weak
By default the Brake Strength is set to Moderate.


3) Owner Only


3.1 ThemeBox3

This option allows you to install a rezzed Panther Type 3 ThemeBox3.
For more information please check the ThemeBox3 manual section.

3.2 Access

This menu allows you to change the vehicle's permissions on who can operate it.
There are two levels of access: Crew and Passenger.
Crew includes the Driver, Front Passenger and Medic.
Passenger allows to sit in any of the passenger seats or lay on the stretcher.
You may set each to Owner, Group or Anyone.
Group includes all members of the group that the vehicle is set to.

To further restrict the access the truck supports the use of a whitelist.
With the whitelist you can add specific people to the Crew role.
Only usernames can be used for the whitelist.
For accounts without a last name you only have to enter the first name.
Display Names are not supported as they are subject to frequent changes.

3.3 Options

This menu allows you to change the vehicle's miscellaneous settings such as:
- Renaming the vehicle
- Installing Custom Sound UUIDs
- Setting a website URL for the Clipboard below the Action Area
- Setting up the Script API
- Changing the Odometer Reading
- Disabling the Health Pack ECG


4) Operation


4.1 Cab Interior

The interior of the cab has several interactive control elements.
Those can be used by the Driver or anyone with Crew Access permission while the cab doors are open.
The following features are available:
Left Side
- Lights Switch to cycle between No Lights, Park Lights and Low Beams
- Parking Brake to set or release the Parking Brake
Releasing the Parking Brake will activate Physical Mode for the vehicle.
Setting the Transmission to Park Gear (P) will prevent the vehicle from becoming physical.
- Driver Side Door Window Switches to toggle the Driver Side or Passenger Side Power Windows
Steering Wheel Area
- Center of Steering Wheel to sound the Horn
If no sirens are active the stock car horn will sound.
If Siren Pri or Siren Sec are active the electronic horn will sound.
- Hazard Lights Switch on top of Steering Column to activate Hazard Lights
- Multilever on left side of Steering Column to toggle High Beams
If the Lights Switch is set to Low Beams then the Multilever will switch the High Beams On / Off.
If the Lights Switch is set to Off or Park Lights then the Multilever will activate the High Beams for as long as the Multilever is clicked.
- Gear Shifter on right side of Steering Column to quickly switch to Reverse Gear
If the Vehicle is not in the Reverse Gear (R) then the transmission will switch to R.
If the Vehicle is already in R then the transmission will switch back to the last active gear prior to R.
- Turn Signal Symbols on the Dashboard to activate the corresponding Turn Signal
- Engine Start / Stop button to start or stop the Vehicle Engine
Center Area
- Emergency Light Lever to cycle Emergency Lights between Off, Low and High
In most situations High can be used while responding to a call and Low while stationary at a scene.
You can also click on the labels 'Off', 'Low' or 'High' next to the lever to switch directly to the corresponding Lights Mode.
- Switch Panel to control Sirens, Airhorn and Scene Lights
The 'Siren Prim' switch controls the Primary Siren.
The 'Siren Sec' switch controls the Secondary Siren.
The 'Siren Man' switch controls the Manual Siren.
Right Side
- Glove Box to open or close it
Inside of the Glove Box you can find the Panther Cutaway Vehicle Manual and a small book labeled 'I need more HUDs in my life'.
Clicking on the Vehicle Manual will offer the URL to this manual.
Clicking on the HUD Book will offer you a copy of the latest version of the Modular HUD.
- Passenger Side Door Window Switch to toggle the Passenger Side Power Window
Ceiling
- Dome Light to switch the ceiling light On or Off
If either the Driver Side or Passenger Side Door are open then the ceiling light will always be on.

4.2 Direct Interaction

This vehicle supports Direct Interaction.
While driving the vehicle you can simply click on exterior elements to trigger certain functions.
The following features are available:
- Left or Right Turn Signal to activate corresponding Turn Signal
- Headlights or Brake Lights to cycle between No Lights, Park Lights and Low Beams
- High Beams below Headlights to toggle High Beams
- Flashers or Lightbars to cycle Emergency Lights between Off, Low and High
- Left, Right or Rear Scene Lights to switch them On or Off
- Traffic Director to toggle different Directional Patterns
Clicking on the two Outer Left Light Sections will activate the Left Directional Pattern.
Clicking on the four Center Light Sections will activate the Warning Pattern.
Clicking on the two Outer Right Light Sections will activate the Right Directional Pattern.
If the corresponding Pattern is already active then the Traffic Director will turn off instead.
- Reverse Lights to toggle Reverse Gear


5) Equipment

You need to wear the HD Gear HUD in order to use any of the equipment.
You can click on most of the items in the compartments to grab a copy.
The equipment will temp-attach directly to your avatar.
Some of the equipment can only be taken once and will restore to the vehicle when detached while in the same region.
If any of the equipment goes missing then you can select 'Options' > 'Restock' in the vehicle menu to restore it.

5.1 Available Equipment

- Medical Jump Bag Red
- Medical Jump Bag Green
- Small Medical Bag Blue
- Oxygen Bottles
- Fire Extinguisher
- Caution Tape
- Duct Tape
- Three Handheld Lights
- Tool Box
- Hard Case Box
- Spineboard
- Road Flares
- Traffic Pylons
- Two SCBA Refills
- Firefighter Hand Tools

5.2 HD Medical Stretcher

This vehicle is equipped with the HD Medical Stretcher.
Two modes of operation are available for the Stretcher: Linked and Unlinked.
For detailed information on how to operate the stretcher please read the Stretcher Manual.

5.3 S2 Health Pack 21

This vehicle is equipped with the S2 Health Pack 21.
It's an Electrocardiogram (ECG) with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) mode.
For detailed usage information please read the Health Pack Manual.


6) Chat Commands / Gestures

The vehicle listens on channel 2569 to the active driver and officer.
A pack of compatible gestures is available from the Modular HUD

The following commands are supported:
Signal Left [Ctrl+Left] = sigL
Signal Right [Ctrl+Right] = sigR
Hazard Lights [Ctrl+Up] = sigH
Camera [1-9] = cam1 - cam9
Next Camera [0] = cam0
Code 2 (lights) [F2] = code2
Code 3 (lights & siren) [F3] = code3
Code 4 (off) [F4] = code4
Park Brake [Space] = hb
Headlight [L] = headlight
Horn [H] = horntap
EM Master Switch [B] = light
Siren Primary [T] = siren1
Siren Secondary [G] = siren2
Siren Manual [Y] = sirentap
Lightbar [Shift+1] = lightbar
Strobes All [Shift+2] = strobe
Strobes Front [Shift+3] = strobeF
Strobes Side [Shift+4] = strobeS
Strobes Rear [Shift+5] = strobeR
Scenelight [Shift+6] = scene
Exit Vehicle [-] = exit


7) Textures

This vehicle comes with full templates for the body.
You can find them online: HD Templates
The body textures have to be saved as JPG in order to display properly.
To apply your custom paintjob textures please use the 'Paint' tab on the Customize HUD.

All decal textures have to be saved as PNG with a full transparent background.
For the decals you can enter 'None' to display no texture.
To apply your custom decal textures please use the 'Decal' tab on the Customize HUD.


8) HD Theme Box 3

This vehicle is fully compatible with the HD Panther Type 3 ThemeBox3.
You can edit the basic HD ThemeBox3 that came packaged with this truck.

The following Parameters are supported by this vehicle:
ThemeBox = UUID of texture that should appear on side of the HD ThemeBox3
Texture Diffuse Cab = UUID of texture for Ambulance Cab Diffuse Channel (regular texture)
Texture Diffuse Box = UUID of texture for Ambulance Box Diffuse Channel (regular texture)
Texture BumpMap Cab = UUID of texture for Ambulance Cab Normal Channel (bump-map)
Texture BumpMap Box = UUID of texture for Ambulance Box Normal Channel (bump-map)
Texture Shine Cab = UUID of texture for Ambulance Cab Shine Channel (specular)
Texture Shine Box = UUID of texture for Ambulance Box Shine Channel (specular)
Color Base = RGB-Color of base coat for paintjob
Color Roof = RGB-Color of Ambulance Box Roof
Color Edge = RGB-Color of Ambulance Box Edge Liners
Color Wheel = RGB-Color of wheel hubs
Color Counter = RGB-Color of rear counter tops
Color Floor = RGB-Color of rear area floor (only applied if floor is not Metal)
Color Cushion = RGB-Color of rear area cushions
Color Handrail = RGB-Color of rear area hand-rails
Option Seal = (Yes or No) option to display rubber seal between cab and box
Option Pushbar = (Yes or No) option to attach push-bar to front bumper
Option Chevron = option for Ambulance Box rear chevron pattern
Available Colors:
Red-White, Red-Orange, Red-Neon, Red-Yellow
Blue-White, Blue-Orange, Blue-Neon, Blue-Yellow
Green-White, Green-Orange, Green-Neon, Green-Yellow
Option Chevron Rear = (Yes or No) option to apply chevron pattern to Ambulance Box Rear Area
Option Chevron Door = (Yes or No) option to apply chevron pattern to Rear Doors
Option Door Panel = (Plain, Metal, Chevron R/W or Chevron R/Y)
Option Floor = (Metal, Linoleum or Rubber)
Color Stretcher Frame = RGB-Color of stretcher frame rails
Color Stretcher Cushion = RGB-Color of stretcher cushions
Color Unit Number = RGB-Color of Unit Number
Decal DoorL = UUID of driver side door decal texture
Decal DoorR = UUID of passenger side door decal texture
Decal Box Roof = UUID of Ambulance Box roof decal
Decal Box SideL = UUID of Ambulance Box driver side decal
Decal Box SideR = UUID of Ambulance Box passenger side decal
Decal RearL = UUID of rear left door window decal texture
Decal RearR = UUID of rear right door window decal texture
Decal Cabinet FL = UUID of driver side front cabinet decal texture
Decal Cabinet RL = UUID of driver side rear cabinet decal texture
Decal Cabinet FR = UUID of passenger side front cabinet decal texture
Decal Cabinet RR = UUID of passenger side rear cabinet decal texture
Decal Rear TL = UUID of Ambulance Box rear top left (TL) decal texture
Decal Rear TR = UUID of Ambulance Box rear top right (TR) decal texture
Decal Rear BL = UUID of Ambulance Box rear bottom left (BL) decal texture
Decal Box = UUID of box sides and roof decal texture
Freebie = TRUE or FALSE. If set to TRUE then no next owner permission warnings are given.

All of those parameters are optional, you can leave any of them if you do not want to overwrite that particular setting.
The HD Texture Templates are available online: HD Templates


9) Script API

This vehicle comes with a simple Script API.
To activate it click on the body of the vehicle and select 'Options' > 'Script API'
Now enter the channel you want to use to send the commands.
Leave it blank to deactivate the Script API.
The owner of the sending object has to match the owner of the vehicle.

The following commands are supported:
DEREZ
the vehicle will derez
SET POS;(vector)
the vehicle will move to the given region position
SET ROT;(rotation)
the vehicle will change to the given global rotation
SET POS ROT;(vector) ; (rotation)
the vehicle will move to the given region position and global rotation

The vehicle will reply to each command by repeating it plus an integer for the execution status.

Example:
Object sends: SET POS ROT;<128.0, 128.0, 32.0>;<0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0>
Vehicle will reply:
SET POS ROT;1 when the move and rotate was possible
SET POS ROT;0 when something hindered the movement


10) Feedback

Please report all bugs, issues and feature suggestions via:
Instant Message or Notecard to Lares Carter or Seba Serpente.
Or the HD Website Forms for Suggestions and Bug Reports.

Thank you for your support.