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Recording, Saving, and Clearing Dog Tracks on the Alpha 200 Plus and Alpha 300 Series
Alpha® 200 Plus, Alpha 300, and Alpha 300i dog tracking handhelds record and display different tracks on the map.
My Track is the light blue line left behind when traveling (the breadcrumb line on the map).
Dog Tracks show up as lines with corresponding dog colors and icons showing where they have been.
Dog track lines are primarily reset via the "Start New Hunt" tool on the Main Menu.
Other Handhelds (Contacts Tracks) show hunting partners track lines.
Managing various track functions can be different for each type of track. The information below is specific to Dog Tracks. See the Related Content for instructions on managing either of the other type of track.
Starting a New Hunt to Clear Dog Tracks
Starting a new hunt allows the option to clear all the previous dog tracks from the map screen and mark the Truck's location. New Hunt also prompts an option to individually Activate/Deactivate dogs, Contacts, or groups of Tracked Devices. During the Hunt, this tool gives a listed overview of accumulated time and distance for each tracked device and the handheld. This information is referred to as "Active Hunt Metrics."
From the Main Menu, tap New Hunt.
On "Clear device tracked statistics?", tap Yes.
"Mark the current location as Truck?" tap Yes to track the truck's location, tap No not to.
All Tracked devices (dog collar and other tracked handhelds) lines are reset.
Showing or Hiding Dog Tracks
This control can help with reducing track line clutter that can happen on the map. This does not reset any track information, but only effects how long the lines are displayed (or hidden).
From the Main Menu, tap the Map.
Tap the Menu.
Tap Tracked Devices Setup.
Tap Dog Tracks on Map.
Select a value for how long they will display, hide all, or Show All.
Hide All, 5 mins, 10 mins, 30 mins, 1 hour, 2 hours, or Show All.
Resetting a Single Dog Track
After a New Hunt has been started, the option to individually reset a dog's track is available. This can be helpful if one of the dogs is done running for the day and it's track line needs to be removed from the map view, but not reset other dogs still working.
From the Main Menu, tap Dog List.
Tap the name of the dog to adjust.
Tap the Statistic tab on top .
Tap Reset.
The dog's Distance Traveled, Average Speed, and Time will be reset. The "Distance" field will show the distance from the dog, this does not reset. No other active dog devices will be affected.
Saving a Dog Track
Save any dog's track for later review. A saved dog track can be set to always show on the map or can be hidden from the map.
From the Main Menu, tap Dog List.
Tap the name of the dog to adjust.
Tap the Map tab .
Tap the Menu.
Tap Save Track.
Enter a name for the saved track; then top check mark when done.
The track will confirm the file save/export, tap Done.
The saved dog track will show in the Track Manager on the Main Menu.
Deleting a Saved Dog Track
Go to the Main Menu.
Tap Track Manager.
Tap on the track to delete.
Tap on the Info tab .
Tap the Menu.
Tap Delete.
Tap Delete again to confirm.
Activate / Deactivate a Dog
Set the dog to not active, if there is no need to actively track any particular dog in your Dog List. This will retain the dog device pairing in the list, but remove it's entry from the tracking list, map, and the training key listings until reactivated.
From the Main Menu, tap Dog List.
Tap the name of the dog to adjust.
Tap the Dog Info tab .
Tap the Active slider pill.
If in right position, the dog is active.
Communications and state info will be present.
If in left position, the dog is not active.
Communications and state info will be hidden from the info window.
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