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Table of Contents

Section 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3

Section 2 Theory of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Section 3 Using ATSFixes for Satellite Collars Software . . . 4

Section 4 Operating the GPS Collar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Section 5 Attaching the GPS Collar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Section 6 Downloading Data from the GPS Collar . . . . . . . 13

Section 7 Receiving Data via Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Section 8 Satellite Transmission Suppression . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Section 9 Remote Scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Section 10 Breaking-Off the Collar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Section 11 Power-On Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Section 12 Data Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Section 13 Warranty and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Summary of Contents for G2110E

Page 1: ...ollar User s Manual IMPORTANT Your G2110E Collar HAS NOT BEEN PROGRAMMED for operation You must program it in order for it to function In addition the Iridium data service for the collar is not active...

Page 2: ...ating the GPS Collar 7 Section 5 Attaching the GPS Collar 12 Section 6 Downloading Data from the GPS Collar 13 Section 7 Receiving Data via Email 15 Section 8 Satellite Transmission Suppression 16 Sec...

Page 3: ...ollar release mechanism 3 a VHF antenna 4 a GPS antenna and 5 an Iridium satellite modem antenna The electronics housing consists of two separate battery packs a primary battery and a backup battery T...

Page 4: ...ime you upload a program to a collar two files will be created and added to the folders These files contain all the information for the program you uploaded to the collar including the serial number o...

Page 5: ...GPS Collar than what is estimated you can go back and adjust the program to give your GPS Collar a longer life You might decide to take fewer fixes each day or you might program the VHF beacon to oper...

Page 6: ...lease mechanism To get to it remove the lock nuts and lift the collar s lift flap on that side Then remove the port cover with a screwdriver 3 Gently connect the supplied yellow cable GPS Offload Cabl...

Page 7: ...ne loading up the user s program there will be a beep and a message to the PC s screen 9 Disconnect the yellow cable from the collar and replace the port cover This connector is fully sealed and serve...

Page 8: ...hours each day in order to extend GPS Collar life The VHF transmitter also has some obligatory beep patterns which you will hear regardless of whether the transmitter was scheduled to be active or no...

Page 9: ...e GPS Operation During a GPS fix attempt the VHF transmitter will be silent A GPS attempt may last as long as the setting that was selected during programming but may also be shorter depending on the...

Page 10: ...intervals are every 4 6 8 12 24 48 72 96 120 144 or 168 hours For all remote requests the changes will take place after the next email transmission not when the remote command is issued See Section 9...

Page 11: ...roken off Battery Your GPS Collar has two batteries a main battery and a backup battery Once the GPS Collar has depleted the main battery it will switch to using the backup battery It is considered to...

Page 12: ...he collar attachment piece see drawing above To adjust the collar and or attach the collar to an animal the procedure is as follows 1 First remove the collar adjustment bracket nuts and plate from the...

Page 13: ...releasing the animal Section 6 Downloading Data from the GPS Collar Once GPS position data have been stored in the GPS Collar memory they can be downloaded to your computer Data is grouped into two ca...

Page 14: ...the 313th day of the year at 11 34 local computer time Data Block Formats Degrees Decimal Minutes ddmm mmmm N S dddmm mmm E W d deg m min Yr Day Hr Mn St Act T Blk Lat N S Long E W aa bbb cc dd e ff g...

Page 15: ...not modify this file i e manipulate or delete data Another file is a text file that contains the GPS fix locations acquired since the previous email This text file also contains information such as th...

Page 16: ...nd or the current environment In this case the collar will keep attempting a transmission every 12 minutes If a transmission cannot be completed for 10 consecutive attempts the collar will enter Satel...

Page 17: ...ion attempts 2 Follow the instructions on the following screen and click on the Done button to proceed Click on Cancel to cancel the request 3 Enter the serial number of the GPS Collar you wish to cha...

Page 18: ...ll not release immediately but rather when the next successful data transmission occurs Click on the Break Off Collar Via Satellite button of the ATSFixes for Satellite Collars Software to remotely co...

Page 19: ...firing squibs These tests will begin 2 minutes after the magnet is removed and take about 20 seconds to complete If any of the tests fail then the VHF beep pattern will be changed to a low battery pa...

Page 20: ...ilename of the data file you wish to convert 5 Click on Continue A new file will be generated with the filename described above under the C Advanced Telemetry Systems Inc GPS folder Section 13 Warrant...

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