User Manual PT10U / PC10U
Pathfinder by Dogtra GPS Tracker for dog Please read this manual thoroughly before operating the Dogtra Pathfinder. Caution 1.The Dogtra Pathfinder is intended for the sole purpose of tracking and training dogs. The Pathfinder is NOT intended for human use or use on other animals. Dogtra does not assume any liability for the improper use of the Dogtra Pathfinder. 2. The Dogtra Pathfinder is meant for use in open outdoor areas.
the situation and distractions. Normally a distracted dog (chasing another dog, squirrel, etc.) will require a higher level of stimulation compared to when there is no distraction. 8. E-collars can be used with many different methods. If you have any concerns in the training methods provided by Dogtra, consult with a dog training professional. 1. First 1.1 Charging the Pathfinder 1.2 Power, 1.3 Operational buttons 1.3.1 Connector 1.3.2 Collar 1.4 About The LED 1.4.1 connector 1.4.2 collar 1.
.2 COMPASS 4.3 E-COLLAR 4.4 Device List 4.5 Options in Device List 4.6 Device Detail Info & Edit 4.7 Map Record 4.8 Map Select 4.9 Offline map 4.10 5. Geo-fence Pathfinder Setting 5.1 Screen Saver 5.2 Shake Control 5.3 Volume Button Control 5.4 Distance Unit 5.5 Speed Unit 5.6 GPS DATA 5.7 Tracking only mode 5.8 Offline map data usage 5.9 Always Fit boundary 6. 5.10 Alarm Setting – Settings for various alarms 5.
1. First 1.1 Charging the Pathfinder Charge the Pathfinder’s GPS Connector and GPS Collar before the first use. The Pathfinder uses Lithium Polymer batteries. -Fully charge the Pathfinder’s GPS Connector and GPS Collar before the first use. - Only use official Dogtra chargers with the Pathfinder. - Do not charge the Pathfinder in near flammable substances. - Fully charge the Pathfinder if storing for 1 month or longer.
will be played to o indicate th hat the GPS Collar is shu utting down. 1.3 Operrational Butttons 1.3.1 1 CONNEC CTOR SELECT – ON/O OFFOn/Off an nd pairing device selection ON:T To turn on, press p the sellect button until u the LED D turns on. OFF :To turn off,, press the select button n until the LE ED turns off.. While turned on, press the select s button n once to se et pairing to the GPS Co ollar, presss the select button a seccond time to o set pairing g to the sma artphone app p.
※Th he GPS Colla ar pairing mo ode is used to pair the GPS Collar a and the GPS Con nnector. The Pathfinder set s comes with w both parts paired to o each otherr. 1.4 Abou ut the LED 1.4.1 1 connecto or Pow wer :The pow wer LED blin nks every 2 seconds s whille turned on n. The LED co olor rep presents the battery life, with green (~50%), oran nge (~10%), and red (~0 0%). Wh hile charging and turned d on, the LED D will blink green.
The e LED on the e GPS Collarr blinks while e turned on, and the LED D color rep presents the battery life, with green (~50%), oran nge (~10%), and red (~0 0%). 1.5 Conn nector 1.5.1 1 Replacing the antenna Twiist the anten nna counter--clockwise to o remove. 1.5.2 2 To maxim mize the signal with the GPS Collar, hold the GP PS Connecto or with ante enna facing up. 1.6 Colla ar 1.6.1 1 Test Ligh ht 1. Turn T on the GPS G Collar and a place the e Ttest light over the co ontact pointss. 2.
ew holding the t antenna in place to replace the antenna. Remove the scre 3 1.6.3 How to find f the righ ht stimulation -.Op pen the Path hfinder app to the E-Colllar tab and select your dog and stim mulation leve el. - Th he stimulatio on levels are from 0 (low west) to 100 (highest). - Always start at a the lowestt level of stim mulation and d work your way up.
2. Installing the Pathfinder app 2.1 Compatible phones 1) iOS : iOS 8.1 and above iPhone 5, 5C, 5S, 6, 6+, 6S, 6S+, 7, 7+ iPad Generation 3 and above 2) Samsung Galaxy S4 and above, Note 2 and above, and LG G3 and above 2.2 iOS down Downloading from the App Store AppStore -> Pathfinder 검색 Search Pathfinder 2.
3. Pairing 3.1 Pairing a phone to the GPS Connector 3.1.1 Launch the Pathfinder app 3.1.2 On Turn on the GPS Connector 3.1.3 Select Pathfinder App Side Menu -> Function Setting -> Bluetooth Pairing 3.1.4 Set the GPS Connector to pairing mode and click search in the app. ※Once paired, launching the app when the GPS Connector is on will automatically connect them together ※ The GPS Connector should be within Bluetooth range (33 feet) of your phone to operate.
3.2 Phon ne and GPS Connector range r ※ Th he maximum m communica ation range for the GPS Connector and phone is i 33 feet. 10m 1 3.3 Pairing the GPS Connector and a GPS Collar Pair the GPS Con nnector and GPS Collar in close pro oximity to ea ach other. Yo ou can use u the Path hfinder app to t check if the GPS Collar is properly paired. 3.3.1 1 on Turn the GPS Connector on. 3.3.2 2 Check th hat the GPS Collar is turn ned off. 3.3.
4. App Features 4.
Alarm Banner Selected Dog Dog Moving Path Dog state icon Collar Name Collar Distance Collar State icon Connector(Me) location 4.1.1 Position display. With the GPS Connector paired to a GPS Collar and phone or when receiving shared GPS Connector/GPS Collar devices, their positions will be displayed on the map.
※ Devices that are offline or hidden will not be displayed on the map. 4.1.2 Dog Alerts 4.1.2.1 Select a dog on the map to receive notification alerts for that dog. 4.1.2.2 Dog alerts are sent for the selected dog only. The current selected dog is displayed with an outline around their icon. 4.1.3 Map Gestures 4.1.4 Dog position display 4.1.4.1 Your dog’s location is viewed on the map along with the collar name and distance from your position. The dog icon displays your dog’s current action status. 4.
Resting Resting+ +Bark Running Running+Bark Pointing Pointing+Bark Treeding g Treeding g+Bark 4.1.1 11 Long pre essing the map m opens up the marke er/ruler menu.
4.1.11.1 Map Sticker :The markers can be used to mark important locations. Markers are also recorded onto history files and removed at the start of a new hunt. Text can be saved along with the markers. 4.1.11.2 Distance ruler :The distance ruler can measure the distance between multiple points. When finished, click x to exit out of the distance ruler.
4.2 COMPASS Direction faced North Dog direction 3.3.3 View All 3.3.2 Dog Selected 4.2.1 View the direction and distance of dogs and hunters at a glance. 4.2.2 Selecting dogs and hunters from the list will display them on the compass. ※ pairing with 1 device will display that device at all times. 4.2.3 Use the View All button to view all dogs and hunters at once. 4.2.4 Dogs and hunters are not displayed when hidden or offline.
4.3 E-COLLAR Selected Tone Nick↔Cont. Change Stimulation Level Send Nick or Constant 4.3.1 Nick or Constant stimulation or Tone can be sent to the selected dog. 4.3.2 Stimulation Level 4.3.2.1 Nick and Constant stimulation modes have stimulation levels from 1 to 100. 4.3.2.2 The stimulation level is controlled by the stimulation slider and stimulation increase/decrease buttons on the left and right of the slider. 4.3.2.3 The stimulation level can be set for individual dogs. 4.3.3 Dog selection 4.
modes. 4.3.5 The lock button disables training functions until unlocked. Use the lock feature so dogs are not accidentally stimulated. 4.3.6 Sending stimulation 4.3.6.1 Select a dog from list or map view. 4.3.6.2 Select the stimulation level using the stimulation slider or stimulation increase/decrease buttons. 4.3.6.3 Set the stimulation to Nick or Constant using the mode button. 4.3.6.4 Nick :Stimulation is sent when the stimulation button is pressed.
4.4 Device List 4.4.1 List of connected devices 4.4.1.1 Connected devices are displayed in Device List. 4.4.1.2 The dog icons display the dog’s current action. 4.4.1.3 Device battery life and distance from your location is displayed. 4.4.1.4 Selecting a device will display detailed information. 4.4.2 Device Sharing Press the share icon to share and receive GPS Connector/GPS Collar devices.
4.4.2.2 Rece eiving a Deviice As anoth her Pathfinde er user is sending a devvice, press th he share buttton and rece eive from the e pop up me enu. A pop up will appea ar when a de evice has been successfu ully received. Shared devices d are displayed d on n the Map an nd Compasss, along with h the tracks an nd dog statu uses as they update. E-collar and upd dating GPS settings are disabled d for received shared devicces. GPS settings are e disabled fo or offline devvices.
4.5 Options in Device List Press the more options button (…) to bring up the options to hide or reorder devices. 4.5.1 Hide 4.5.1.1 Hidden devices do not show up in the map, compass, and e-collar tabs. 4.5.1.2 Use the more options button in the Device List to unhide a device. 4.5.2 Reorder 4.5.2.1 Reorder how the devices show in the app. 4.5.2.2 Press reorder to place the device in sorting mode. 4.5.2.3 Hold down the sort button and place the device in the desired position. 4.5.2.
4.6 Device Detail Info & Edit 4.6.1 Device details 4.6.1.1 Press a device from the device list to go to the device details page. 4.6.1.2 The device details displays the total distance traveled, current speed, ID, GPS strength, Radio Frequency strength, and battery level, shared and hidden statuses. 4.6.1.3 Slide the device details page to view other devices. 4.6.
4.6.2.1 Press the edit button to change device settings. 4.6.2.2 Name Change :Edit the device name. 4.6.2.3 ID :The GPS Collar ID can be changed. Change the ID when the signal conflicts with another GPS Collar. The ID of devices that are shared with you cannot be changed. The first number in the ID is the Channel and the second number is the order. Do not use the same ID for additional GPS Collars. 4.6.2.
4.7 Map Record View history files and delete using the edit button. History files currently recording cannot be accessed until completed. Select completed history files to play back and view details. 3.7.3 delete 4.7.1 A history file begins recording when the GPS Connector is connected to the phone and the app is opened. 4.7.2 History files currently recording cannot be accessed until completed. 4.7.3 Use the edit button to delete history files. 4.7.
3.6.5.1 Show 3.6.5.2 3.6.5.3 3.6.5.4 KML Time 3.6.5.5 Play- 4.7.4.1 Play: The history file displays the track movement of dogs and people. Use the play button to view the movement from start to finish, or use the slider to jump to a specific time. 4.7.4.2 Show Devices: Select/deselect the devices you want to see/hide in the history file playback.
4.7.4.3 Send History File: Completed history files can be emailed as a KML file. iPhone users can download the KML file using iTunes. KML files can be viewed on a desktop computer using Google Earth. 4.8 Map Select A preferred map view can be selected. 4.8.1 Google Map – Normal 4.8.2 Google Map – Satellite 4.8.3 Google Map – Terrain 4.8.4 Outdoors MapDisplays outdoor points of interest. . 4.9 Offline Map Download offline areas and view areas downloaded for offline use.
4.9.1 Offline Maps 4.9.1.1 View offline map area and details. 4.9.1.2 Use the edit button to rename or delete the offline map. 4.9.2 Map Download 4.9.2.1 The offline map is displayed when cellular data/wifi is unavailable. 4.9.2.2 Offline maps should be downloaded before entering areas with limited data. 4.9.2.3 Navigate to the area you wish to download and use pinch and zoom to specify the area. 4.9.2.4 To use the offline map, you must select Outdoors from the Map Select menu.
4.10 Geo-fence 3.10.1 Tutorial A Geo-fence can be created for an area specified. The Geo-fence will be displayed on the Map tab. Dog alerts for the Geo-fence are turned on by default and a notification will appear when dogs exit and enter the Geo-Fence. ※ If the Geo-fence alerts do not go off, check the function settings to see if they are turned off. ※ The Geo-fence alerts can be turned off in the Function Settings. 4.10.
4.10.2.4 An invalid Geo-fence is displayed in red. 4.10.2.5 Once a valid Geo-fence is created, use the save button to the save the Geo-fence to the map. 4.10.2.6 An invalid Geo-fence cannot be saved. 4.10.3 : Geo-fence points can be edited before saving. 4.10.3.1 Hold and drag the Geo-fence points to edit its location. 4.10.4 Geo-fence reset 4.10.4.1 Use the reset button to start over.
5. Pathfinder Setting 5.1 Screen Saver 5.1.1 The phone screen turns off when covered or in a pocket and turns on when viewed. 5.1.2 On Android, the screen will turn off when the proximity sensor is covered and turns on when the sensor is exposed. 5.1.3 Turn this feature on and off using the On/Off button. 5.2 Shake Control 5.2.1 Shake your phone to jump between dogs or the main tabs. 5.2.2 Select between tabs, dogs and no action. 5.3 Volume Button Control 5.3.
5.9 Always Fit Boundary 5.9.1 Turn Always Fit Boundary on to view all dogs on the screen when returning to a map view. Turn Always Fit Boundary off to view where you left off when returning to a map view. 5.9.2 5.10 Alarm Setting –Settings for various alarms. 5.10.1 Selected Collar Status –Set the alert type for dog status changes.
5.10.1.1 Separate alert types can be set for each dog status. 5.10.1.2 Options for alerts are pop up, vibration and sound and can be turned on and off. 5.10.1.3 Sound alerts include 5 melody options and voice. 5.10.1.4 Allow Alerts –Turning off Allow Alerts disables all alerts for the dog status. 5.10.1.5 Pop Up Message –Pop Up Message displays a pop up notification alert. 5.10.1.6 Vibrate –Vibrate is a phone vibration alert. 5.10.1.7 Sound – Sound alerts include 5 melody options and voice.
6.1 The User Guide goes over the main features of the Pathfinder. 6.2 Review the User Guide when using the Pathfinder for the first time. Maintain - Be sure the rubber charging cap is securely in place on the GPS Connector/Collar when in use. - Carefully inspect the unit for any missing parts or damage to the casing after use. Damaged or broken casing may affect the waterproof guarantee on the unit. - The antenna must be securely in place for maximum range.
FCC Warning This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This is a sensitive radio device. Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this device that are not expressly approved by Dogtra Co.
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