Calibrating GPS
01 Confirm Firmware is Up-to-Date
Before calibrating your GPS, please
check your
Collars List
(found under Settings Collars) to
ensure your
firmware is up-to-date
. Tap on the
collar in your Collars List to expand that collar’s
details. Look for the section titled “Collar Update”
to see if your collar is using the latest firmware.
If it is not up-to-date, please double-check that
your collar is connected to WiFi and plug it back in
to charge. Your Halo Collar may need more time
to complete remaining updates, and will do this
automatically.
02 Calibrate Your Collar
Turn your Halo Collar ON and take it outside for at
least 15 minutes, so that it can auto-calibrate its
location accuracy. Please make sure you choose
an “open sky” (unobstructed) location—free of
trees or roofs—to ensure best accuracy during
this calibration process.
03 Periodic Recalibration
You may need to recalibrate your collar after
long
periods of indoor disuse
or after new
firmware
updates
. If this is required, your collar’s GPS LED
icon (located underneath the power button) will
BLINK RED.
04 Completing Calibration
After calibration is complete, the GPS LED icon will
switch to BLINKING BLUE. Once properly
calibrated, your GPS LED will blink BLUE while
outdoors, and will not blink while indoors. To learn
how to test your Halo Collar’s calibration, please
visit support.halocollar.com.
05 Your Phone’s Location
You may periodically see a BLUE dot on the My
Map screen. This is your phone’s location, and it
uses your phone’s internal GPS system. As a
result, it may jump around on your map, or report
your phone’s location with much less accuracy
than your Halo Collar.
06 Regular Location Updates
You will see your dog’s collar location accurately
update appx every 15-30 seconds
on the My
Map screen, in order to save battery life. However,
this
DOES NOT
mean that your dog’s Halo Collar
only connects to GPS every 15 seconds! Your
dog’s Halo Collar is constantly connected to GPS,
and will provide feedback at exactly the right time.
The Halo Collar uses additional battery to send
updates from the collar to your phone, because
this requires a network connection. This is why
location updates occur every 15-30 seconds on
your My Map screen.
07 Live Location Updates
If
a)
your phone and collar are in range and paired
via Bluetooth, and
b)
you are actively viewing your
dog’s Pet Card, then you will see this dog’s
location update in “real time”, every second. This is
because your phone is nearby, and can easily
receive Bluetooth location updates without
draining battery life.
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