Pairing the Alpha 200/200i With the Garmin Explore App

Using an Alpha® 200 or Alpha® 200i and the Garmin Explore™ app, view your live hunting activity and dog tracking information right on a smartphone. The Garmin Explore app has many other helpful features, such as: downloading topography and satellite imagery maps to the smartphone, marking waypoints, reviewing previous activities, and creating routes. The following guide will show how to get started with pairing the Alpha 200 or Alpha 200i with the Garmin Explore app, and also gives links to helpful videos and FAQ tutorials. 

NOTE: The Alpha 200 and Alpha 200i do not pair with the Garmin Connect™ app.

Getting Started: Updating Software and Pairing to the Garmin Explore App

Before Beginning

• Update the software on the Alpha 200/200i to the latest version
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• Install the latest Garmin Explore app on a smartphone with either Google Play for Android or the App Store for iOS
  • After downloading the app, log in with the Garmin account credentials or create an account by selecting Create One and follow the prompts
• Ensure Bluetooth is enabled in the smartphone settings

Pairing Procedure

Activer Bluetooth sur appareil portable Alpha®

1. 1. Sélectionnez Paramètres.
   2. Sélectionnez Bluetooth.
   3. Sélectionnez Continuer.

Couplage avec l'application Garmin Explore™ App

1. Ouvrez et connectez-vous à l'application Garmin Explore sur l'appareil mobile :
   1. Sélectionnez Coupler l'appareil à la première fenêtre de l'écran.
      • REMARQUE : Si vous n'êtes pas invité à coupler l'appareil, appuyez sur Appareils en bas de l'écran, puis sur Coupler l'appareil ou +.
   2. Sélectionnez la catégorie Alpha.
   3. Sélectionnez le modèle de votre appareil portable Alpha.
   4. L'application présentera une liste d'appareils Bluetooth potentiels proches qui transmettent ou qui sont déjà dans la liste Bluetooth.
   5. Sélectionnez le modèle de votre Alpha.
   6. Après quelques instants, l'Alpha et le smartphone afficheront tous deux un mot de passe numérique pour vérifier que l'appareil apparié soit le bon.
   7. Une notification de demande de couplage Bluetooth apparaîtra sur l'application, appuyez sur Ok pour confirmer la demande de couplage.
   8. Sur le smartphone, appuyez sur Continuer pour terminer le processus de couplage.
   9. Sur le terminal Alpha, appuyez sur Terminer.

Overview of Features on the Garmin Explore App

• Create and edit waypoints and routes
• Review recorded tracks and/or activities
• Download maps
• Organize data into Collections
• Sync data to the Garmin Explore Website

New Features Enabled When Paired a Dog Tracking Device

• Shows Dog Status icon – treeing, pointing, sitting
• Shows Dog Name
• Dog Track Color matches the colors on handheld – red, blue, black
• Adjust how long the dog tracks show on the map
• Dog movement Speed Indicator
  • Any part of the track that shows a segment of the dog moving faster than a certain speed will show up as a thicker line on the map
  • Useful to know if the dog is chasing something at that part of the hunt
  • Choose either faster than 5 mph, 10 mph, 15 mph, or Off:
    1. Touch Map tab.
    2. Touch Map Settings top left of screen (layer icon).
    3. Touch Line Display Settings.
    4. Touch Speed Indicator.
    5. Select the desired speed threshold.
• Dog Hunts saved as an Activity
  • Play Back feature: Plays back the dog's hunting activity:
    1. Touch Library.
    2. Touch the name of the Hunt to review under Collections.
    3. Touch the Dog to review from the List.
    4. Touch the Play button.

For guidance on how to use many other features of the Garmin Explore app, see the following videos and the Related Content links below. 

Helpful Videos

The videos below are designed to give you information on: 

• Pairing an Alpha 200i with the Garmin Explore App
• Alpha 200i and inReach Technology
• InReach Satellite communication features that are enabled with the use of additional Garmin inReach devices