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Rectangular, Flag, Tag or Battery Shaped Symbol on Map Page of Astro or Alpha

The Astro® 320, Astro® 430, Astro® 900 and Alpha® 100 handhelds have an option to show Offscreen Dogs. When the setting is enabled, the dog will appear as a small box on the side of the map screen.


Astro 320 and 430Alpha 100


To change the Offscreen Dogs setting on the Astro 320, and Astro 430:

  1. Power handheld on
  2. Press Map
  3. Press Menu
  4. Select Show/Hide Offscreen Dogs


To change the Offscreen Dogs setting on the Alpha 100:

  1. Power handheld on
  2. Press Map icon on the devices touchscreen
  3. Press 
  4. Select Show/Hide Offscreen Dogs


Once selected your dog’s direction will show when they go outside the zoom scale of your