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Getting Started...............................................................

1

Setting Up the Alpha System .....................................................

1

Device Overviews ......................................................................

1

Alpha 100 Handheld Device ..................................................

1

TT 10 Dog Collar Device .......................................................

1

Getting More Information ...........................................................

1

Registering Your Device ............................................................

1

Installing the Battery in the Handheld Device ............................

1

Charging the Handheld Device ..................................................

2

Charging the Dog Collar Device ................................................

2

Turning On the Devices .............................................................

2

Turning Off the Devices ........................................................

2

Acquiring Satellite Signals .........................................................

2

Using the Touchscreen ..............................................................

2

Locking the Touchscreen ...........................................................

2

Unlocking the Touchscreen ..................................................

2

Dog Collar Device Setup...............................................

3

Methods to Add a Dog to a Handheld Device ............................

3

Adding a Dog Over MURS/VHF ............................................

3

Adding a Dog Using the Track and Train Codes ...................

3

Finding the Dog ID and Track and Train Codes ...............

3

Sharing a Dog Wirelessly ......................................................

3

Editing Dog Information ............................................................

3

Resetting a Dog's Statistics and Track ..................................

3

Changing the Length of the Dog's Track ...............................

3

Changing the Dog Name .......................................................

3

Changing the Color of the Dog's Track .................................

3

Changing the Dog Type ........................................................

3

Changing the Dog ID ............................................................

4

Setting Dog Alerts .................................................................

4

Removing a Dog ...................................................................

4

Attaching the Collar on Your Dog ..............................................

4

Communication with the Collar ..................................................

4

Dog Tracking..................................................................

4

Tracking Your Dog on the Map ..................................................

5

Tracking and Training Multiple Dogs .........................................

5

Dog Status Icons ........................................................................

5

Dog Tracking Compass .............................................................

5

Navigating to Your Dog ..............................................................

5

Tracking with BaseCamp™ BaseStation ...................................

5

Pausing Dog Tracking ................................................................

5

Pausing All Dog Tracking ...........................................................

5

Location Alerts ...........................................................................

5

Setting a Geofence Alert .......................................................

5

Setting a Radius Alert ...........................................................

5

Editing Location Alerts ..........................................................

6

Dog Training...................................................................

6

Selecting and Installing the Contact Points ................................

6

Removing the Contact Points ................................................

6

Setting Up the Training Keys for One Intensity Level ................

6

Customizing the Training Keys ..................................................

6

Basic Training Commands .........................................................

6

Preventing Collar-Wise Behavior ..........................................

7

Training to Heel .....................................................................

7

Training to Sit and Stay .........................................................

7

Training to Come Here ..........................................................

7

Collar Training .......................................................................

7

Training Intensities and Methods .....................................

7

Training the Dog to Heel and Sit with the Collar ..............

8

Training the Dog to Come Here with the Collar ................

8

Contact Tracking............................................................

8

Adding a Contact Over MURS/VHF ...........................................

8

Adding a Contact Using the ID ...................................................

8

Sending a Message to Your Contacts .......................................

8

Tracking a Contact .....................................................................

8

Finding Your Contact ID .............................................................

8

Changing Your Contact ID .........................................................

9

Updating a Contact ID ................................................................

9

Hunting with the Alpha System....................................

9

Marking Your Truck Location .....................................................

9

Marking a Covey ........................................................................

9

Turning On the Collar Light ........................................................

9

Turning On Rescue Mode ..........................................................

9

Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks ...................................

9

Waypoints ..................................................................................

9

Marking Your Current Location .............................................

9

Marking a Waypoint Using the Map ......................................

9

Editing a Waypoint ................................................................

9

Repositioning a Waypoint to Your Current Location .............

9

Moving a Waypoint on the Map .............................................

9

Increasing the Accuracy of a Waypoint Location ..................

9

Projecting a Waypoint .........................................................

10

Deleting a Waypoint ............................................................

10

Routes ......................................................................................

10

Creating a Route .................................................................

10

Editing the Name of a Route ...............................................

10

Navigating a Saved Route ..................................................

10

Editing a Route ....................................................................

10

Reversing a Route ..............................................................

10

Viewing a Route on the Map ...............................................

10

Viewing the Active Route ....................................................

10

Deleting a Route .................................................................

10

Tracks ......................................................................................

10

Recording Track Logs .........................................................

10

Viewing Details about the Track ..........................................

10

Viewing the Elevation Plot of a Track ..................................

10

Navigating to the Start of a Track ........................................

10

Changing the Track Color ...................................................

11

Saving the Current Track ....................................................

11

Saving a Location on a Track .............................................

11

Clearing the Current Track .................................................

11

Deleting a Track .................................................................

11

Archiving a Saved Track ....................................................

11

Archiving Tracks Automatically ..........................................

11

Sending and Receiving Data Wirelessly ..................................

11

Navigation.....................................................................

11

Map ..........................................................................................

11

Measuring Distance on the Map ..............................................

11

Compass ..................................................................................

11

Calibrating the Compass .....................................................

11

Navigating with the Bearing Pointer ....................................

11

Course Pointer ....................................................................

11

Where To? Menu .....................................................................

12

Finding a Waypoint by Name ..............................................

12

Finding a Waypoint Near Another Waypoint .......................

12

Navigating with Sight 'N Go .....................................................

12

Elevation Plot ...........................................................................

12

Calibrating the Barometric Altimeter ...................................

12

Navigating to a Point on the Plot .........................................

12

Changing the Plot Type .......................................................

12

Resetting the Elevation Plot ................................................

12

Trip Computer ..........................................................................

12

Resetting the Trip Computer ...............................................

12

Applications.................................................................

12

Setting a Proximity Alarm .........................................................

12

Calculating the Size of an Area ................................................

12

Viewing the Calendar and Almanacs .......................................

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