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Saving Energy While Charging the Device, Data Management

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1 Select Dog List. 2 Select a dog. 3 Select Show Info > > Change Update Rate. Changing Your Handheld Update Rate You can select a longer duration for the update rate to conserve battery power. 1 Select Setup > Contacts > Pairing Setup > Update Rate. 2 Select a new update rate. Turning On the Handheld Battery Save Mode You can use battery save mode to prolong the battery life. Select Setup > Display > Battery Save > On. When in battery save mode, the screen shuts off when the backlight times out. Adjusting the Map Drawing Speed You can reduce the map drawing speed to conserve battery power. Select Setup > Map > Map Speed > Normal. Turning On the Transmitter Before you can add a contact or initiate an emergency alert, you must ensure the transmitter is enabled. NOTE: In cold temperatures, if you transmit when the battery is low, the device may shut down. Select Setup > Contacts > Pairing Setup > Transmitting > On. Turning Off the Transmitter You can disable transmitting to conserve battery power on the handheld device when you are not communicating with contacts. NOTE: At cold temperatures, if you transmit when the battery is low, the device may shutdown. Select Setup > Contacts > Pairing Setup > Transmitting > Off. When the transmitter is off, you cannot send your location or messages to contacts. You can install a microSD memory card in the handheld device for additional storage or pre-loaded maps. 1 Turn the D-ring counter-clockwise, and pull up to remove the cover. 2 Remove the battery. 3 Slide the card holder to the left and lift up. 4 Place the memory card with the gold contacts facing down. 5 Close the card holder. 6 Slide the card holder to the right to lock it. 7 Replace the battery and cover. Connecting the Handheld Device to a Computer NOTICE To prevent corrosion, thoroughly dry the USB port, the weather cap, and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to a computer. 1 Lift the weather cap . Saving Energy While Charging the Device You can turn off the device display and all other features while charging. 1 Connect your device to an external power source. The remaining battery capacity appears. 2 Hold the power key for 4 to 5 seconds. The display turns off, and the device goes into a low power, battery charging mode. 3 Charge the device completely. Data Management You can store files on your device. The device has a memory card slot for additional data storage. NOTE: The device is not compatible with Windows® 95, 98, Me, Windows NT®, and Mac® OS 10.3 and earlier. File Types The handheld device supports these file types. • Files from BaseCamp. Go to www.garmin.com/trip_planning. • JPEG photo files. • GPX geocache files. Go to www.geocaching.com/play. • GPI custom POI files from the Garmin POI Loader. Go to www.garmin.com/products/poiloader. Installing a Memory Card WARNING Do not use a sharp object to remove user-replaceable batteries. 2 Plug the small end of the USB cable into the mini-USB connector on the device. 3 Plug the other end of the USB cable into an available USB port on the computer. Your device and memory card (optional) appear as removable drives in My Computer on Windows computers and as mounted volumes on Mac computers. Connecting the Collar to a Computer NOTICE To prevent corrosion, you should dry the contacts on the collar and the surrounding area before connecting the charging clip. You can connect the collar to your computer to use with programs like BaseCamp. The collar is not a mass storage device. 1 Snap the charging clip onto the collar. 2 Plug the small end of the USB cable into the mini-USB port on the charging clip cable. Device Information 15

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1
Select
Dog List
.
2
Select a dog.
3
Select
Show Info
>
>
Change Update Rate
.
Changing Your Handheld Update Rate
You can select a longer duration for the update rate to conserve
battery power.
1
Select
Setup
>
Contacts
>
Pairing Setup
>
Update Rate
.
2
Select a new update rate.
Turning On the Handheld Battery Save Mode
You can use battery save mode to prolong the battery life.
Select
Setup
>
Display
>
Battery Save
>
On
.
When in battery save mode, the screen shuts off when the
backlight times out.
Adjusting the Map Drawing Speed
You can reduce the map drawing speed to conserve battery
power.
Select
Setup
>
Map
>
Map Speed
>
Normal
.
Turning On the Transmitter
Before you can add a contact or initiate an emergency alert, you
must ensure the transmitter is enabled.
NOTE:
In cold temperatures, if you transmit when the battery is
low, the device may shut down.
Select
Setup
>
Contacts
>
Pairing Setup
>
Transmitting
>
On
.
Turning Off the Transmitter
You can disable transmitting to conserve battery power on the
handheld device when you are not communicating with contacts.
NOTE:
At cold temperatures, if you transmit when the battery is
low, the device may shutdown.
Select
Setup
>
Contacts
>
Pairing Setup
>
Transmitting
>
Off
.
When the transmitter is off, you cannot send your location or
messages to contacts.
Saving Energy While Charging the Device
You can turn off the device display and all other features while
charging.
1
Connect your device to an external power source.
The remaining battery capacity appears.
2
Hold the power key for 4 to 5 seconds.
The display turns off, and the device goes into a low power,
battery charging mode.
3
Charge the device completely.
Data Management
You can store files on your device. The device has a memory
card slot for additional data storage.
NOTE:
The device is not compatible with Windows
®
95, 98, Me,
Windows NT
®
, and Mac
®
OS 10.3 and earlier.
File Types
The handheld device supports these file types.
•
Files from BaseCamp. Go to
www.garmin.com/trip_planning
.
•
JPEG photo files.
•
GPX geocache files. Go to
www.geocaching.com/play
.
•
GPI custom POI files from the Garmin POI Loader. Go to
www.garmin.com/products/poiloader
.
Installing a Memory Card
WARNING
Do not use a sharp object to remove user-replaceable batteries.
You can install a microSD memory card in the handheld device
for additional storage or pre-loaded maps.
1
Turn the D-ring counter-clockwise, and pull up to remove the
cover.
2
Remove the battery.
3
Slide the card holder to the left and lift up.
4
Place the memory card with the gold contacts facing down.
5
Close the card holder.
6
Slide the card holder to the right to lock it.
7
Replace the battery and cover.
Connecting the Handheld Device to a Computer
NOTICE
To prevent corrosion, thoroughly dry the USB port, the weather
cap, and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to
a computer.
1
Lift the weather cap
.
2
Plug the small end of the USB cable into the mini-USB
connector
on the device.
3
Plug the other end of the USB cable into an available USB
port on the computer.
Your device and memory card (optional) appear as
removable drives in My Computer on Windows computers
and as mounted volumes on Mac computers.
Connecting the Collar to a Computer
NOTICE
To prevent corrosion, you should dry the contacts on the collar
and the surrounding area before connecting the charging clip.
You can connect the collar to your computer to use with
programs like BaseCamp. The collar is not a mass storage
device.
1
Snap the charging clip onto the collar.
2
Plug the small end of the USB cable into the mini-USB port
on the charging clip cable.
Device Information
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