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My camera will not work if it is not plugged into the router with the Ethernet cable.

 

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Go to the Facebook application and click on Edit Wi-Fi button. Scan for your available Wi-Fi networks 
and choose one. Add your network password. Click Save. 

 

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Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the camera. Unplug the camera. Unplug the router. Wait 15 seconds. 

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Plug in the router and wait for Wi-Fi to come back online. 

 

 

My camera is not responding to the direction arrows. It moves too fast or slow, or moves when I have 
stopped pressing the arrow. 

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The pan/tilt of the camera and speed will depend on your internet speed. 

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You may also need to refresh your browser.  

 

 

Who can see my SocialPet camera?

 

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Only friends you invite to your 

Social

Pet application can see your camera stream. You may choose 

permissions for camera capabilities under the Invite Friends tab on the app.

 

 

 

Photos my friends take do not appear on my Facebook newsfeed.

 

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Only photos you take of your pet will directly appear on your newsfeed. Photos your friends take will appear 
on your timeline, and you can then choose to share those photos. Once you have done so, they will appear 
on your Facebook newsfeed.

 

 

 

 

The video feed page has television static where the video should be. 

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Click the “Turn On” button to turn on the video feed. 

 

 

My camera lost its settings. How do I prevent this from happening again? 

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Your camera may lose its settings if it is unplugged from the outlet. To turn your camera off, you should 
always do so via the 

Socia

lPet application. This will prevent your camera from losing its settings the next 

time it is turned off. 

 

 

My camera doesn’t have a Reset button. 

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The reset button in recessed in a small hole on the bottom of the camera. To press the reset button, push 
a pin or paper clip straight into the hole and hold it for 30 seconds. 
 

 

I don’t have an Ethernet connection. How do I connect my camera? 

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Make sure that you are using an actual, physical internet connection through a wireless internet router. 
The 

Social

Pet camera will NOT connect to a wireless hotspot or mobile hotspot. There must be a wireless 

internet router for the Ethernet cord to plug into for setup.  

 

 

My camera will not connect to my internet. How do I connect? 

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Make sure that you are using an actual, physical internet connection through a wireless internet router. 
The 

Social

Pet camera will NOT connect to a wireless hotspot or mobile hotspot. There must be a wireless 

internet router for the Ethernet cord to plug into for setup.  

 

 

My camera will not reset. 

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Push a pin or paper clip straight into the hole on the bottom of the camera and hold it for 30 seconds. 
After you have released the reset button, wait an additional 30 seconds and the camera will begin to spin. 
After the camera spins for a full cycle, the camera has been successfully reset. 

  

Summary of Contents for SocialPet

Page 1: ...1 SocialPetTM System Installation and Operations Guide Refer to the Quick Start Guide included with the system or read this entire guide before installation...

Page 2: ...Installer 6 Lanuch Setup 7 Connecting the Camera 8 Detecting theCamera 9 Name Your Camera 10 Setting Up Wi Fi 11 Advanced Router Setup 12 Testing the Port Forward 13 Exit Setup 14 SocialPet Applicati...

Page 3: ...igure Wi Fi Networks 10 Figure 12 List of Available Wi Fi Networks 11 Figure 13 Finalize Camera Setup 11 Figure 14 Advanced Camera Setup 12 FIgure 15 Advanced Setup Instructions 12 Figure 16 Test Your...

Page 4: ...ou acknowledge that you provide your personal information at your own risk Please help us protect your security by using a wireless router with WEP WPA or WPA2 configured for your SocialPet camera Not...

Page 5: ...ailure to setup through the setup wizard SocialPet Setup STEPS TO SET UP CAMERA Open Firefox or Google Chrome and go to https socialpet petsafe net From this page click the Get Started button Figure 1...

Page 6: ...Setup for either Windows or Mac Figure 3 Starting Setup An exe installer should begin to download Depending on your browser you may see the SPsetupinstaller exe in the lower left or top right corner...

Page 7: ...inished downloading the SocialPet Icon will appear on the installer Click the installer to launch setup Figure 5 Installer Download Complete The setup wizard will launch Click Let s get started Figure...

Page 8: ...wizard will walk you through those steps You will be redirected to the advanced setup instructions if your router does not support UPnP Click Connect Figure 7 Connecting your camera to router Note In...

Page 9: ...t unplug the camera close the browser or the exe window or it will cancel the setup Figure 8 Configuring Camera Live video from your camera should appear on the screen Click Next If you do not see liv...

Page 10: ...tend to unplug the camera from the router choose Skip Otherwise click on the Scan for Wi Fi networks button at the top of the page The camera will search for available Wi Fi access points in range You...

Page 11: ...s Fig 12 List of Available Wi Fi Networks Click on your Wi Fi network and enter your network password Click Save Wi Fi Settings Setup will now finalize The camera will determine your networks encrypti...

Page 12: ...lize Camera Setup Advanced Router Setup If your router is not detected as a UPnP router you will see the popup below Follow the directions provided to port forward your router Figure 14 Advanced Camer...

Page 13: ...the instructions click on your router number under Open Router You will be taken to your router where you will be able to set the IP address and port number noted in center of this screen into your po...

Page 14: ...t your Port Forward When your port forward was successful you will see the camera connection successful popup Click Ok Fig 17 Camera Connection Successful Follow the instructions on this page and clic...

Page 15: ...sting User OR you can go to your Facebook page search apps for SocialPet by PetSafe and start seeing treating and sharing for this application Fig 19 Welcome to SocialPet You can now see live video an...

Page 16: ...16 Fig 20 Video Displayed Giving Treats and Taking Photos Click Give Treat to operate the treat dispenser Fig 21 Give Treat...

Page 17: ...our photo will appear on the Comments section photo stream below the video screen as well as on your Facebook newsfeed Fig 23 SocialPet Comments Photo Stream Want to watch your pet play with toys You...

Page 18: ...l appear Fig 24 Invite Friends Click Invite for each friend Your friend will be sent a Facebook request to join your SocialPet camera Once your friends have accepted your request you can review their...

Page 19: ...fault settings are 0 Maximum Treats Start Time 12 00am and End Time 12 00pm Fig 25 Feeding Schedule To change your pet s feeding schedule click on the arrows next to Start Time End Time and Maximum Tr...

Page 20: ...low your camera stream you will find the options to Give a Treat Take Photo Buy Treats and Buy Toy o At the top right of the application you will find buttons to Turn On Off your camera You can also d...

Page 21: ...lost its settings How do I prevent this from happening again o Your camera may lose its settings if it is unplugged from the outlet To turn your camera off you should always do so via the SocialPet ap...

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