Vectronic Aerospace VERTEX Lite Collar, User Manual

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- UTC (universal time coordinated) date and time
- GPS coordinates (Latitude, Longitude and Height)
- Dilution of Precision (DOP) and navigation status as quality information as well as
number of satellites used for positioning.
GPS data can be exported via the user software GPS Plus X to ASCII, Spreadsheet,
DBase, GPS Exchange, Google Earth and BioTelemetry eXchange format. You can
easily import the data into Google Earth via kml.file to visualise GPS positions.
3.3 VHF Beacon
The collar is equipped with a powerful VHF beacon. The VHF Beacon transmits a signal
on Very High Frequency. It allows you to track the collar even if satellite or GSM
communication is down. The VHF Beacon is set for a certain range of frequencies and
you are able to change it within this range using GPS Plus X. You can program when the
VHF Beacon is on and also its signal pattern. The VERTEX Lite has three distinct signal
modes, the Standard Pattern the Mortality Pattern and the Emergency Pattern. There is
a backup battery for the beacon to ensure you do not loose your collar due to low battery
issues. The Mortality Pattern is active when a mortality event has been recorded
(
Mortality Sensor ). The default setting can be seen below but you are able to change the
Pulse Length and also Loop Length meaning the cycle in which the signal is repeated.
Figure 2: Beacon patterns (default setting): Standard Pattern, Mortality Pattern, Emergency
Pattern
The changes can be made in the GPS Plus X software:
Devices Remote Stick VERTEX Lite Configuration User
Configuration
Devices USB Bluetooth VERTEX Lite Configuration