Eureka Technology MARCO POLO User manual
Locator
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User Controls
Charging Jacks
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Batteries are fully charged in 3 hours.
•Tag battery will run 3 months in
monitor, 1 month in standby and 3 days
in track.
•Locator will run 8 hours in search, 3
days in track or 4 days in monitor.
•Locator may be kept connected to
charger for continuous monitoring.
Char
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Selec
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Power
Button
Status
Light
Pet
Buttons
1 2 3
Power
Button
Tag
Powering On the Locator
•Press and hold the power button until the display
comes on and the locator beeps twice.
•If the locator will not power on then connect the
charger and try again.
•Short presses of the power button turn the display
backlight on and off.
Powerin
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On the Ta
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•Press and hold the power button. The status light with
flash in 3 groups of 1 two or 3 flashes. 3 = Fully
charged battery; 2 = half charged; 1= needs charging.
•Press and hold the power button to turn off. 1 second
flash means tag is turning off. Short flash means tag
was busy communicating, try again.
Down
Searching for a Lost Pet
•Press the Pet button 1, 2
or 3 for the desired pet.
•“Track” will flash, press
Select to start searching.
•“Searching” will now
flash at the top of the
display.
•To stop the tracking
operation, press the Pet
button repeatedly until
the mode box is blank
and then press Select.
Searching Tips
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If the locator loses contact
with your pet’s tag then “No
Signal” will be displayed.
•If a direction can not be
computed “Change Location”
will be displayed.
•These messages may pop up
occasionally in normal
operation.
•If the signal is lost for 40 sec
then the searching mode will
restart automatically.
•
Always hold the locator
level to the ground, waist
high in front of you.
•To get a directional arrow,
move to an unobstructed area,
higher ground is better.
•When you first get a
directional arrow turn 90
degrees and see if the arrow
tracks.
•Always point the locator in
the direction of the tag while
moving, not away from it.
•If the arrow is lost or jumps in
direction continue on in the
last known direction.
•If no arrow is displayed, use
the distance indication in a
“warmer/colder” fashion until
the direction is shown.
•Search by driving or walking
when no signal is received.
•Pressing Down for 2 seconds
silences the bee
p
er.
Selecting the Pet
Mode Box
Flashing
Searching
Flashing
Range %
Range Bars
Direction
Arrow
•A single beep indicates the
tag has begun responding to
the locator’s searching
signals.
•If after 2 minutes the pet’s
tag has not responded a long
beep will sound and “No
Signal” will be displayed.
•Press Select to restart search
mode again, walk or drive
to likel
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Each time your pet’s tag
responds the locator will
beep, about every 4 seconds.
•1 beep = far, 2 beeps =
closer, 3 beeps = nearby
•The range bars and distance
percentage indicate the
proximity of the pet.
•More bars = closer
•Higher percentage = closer
•The directional arrow shows
the direction to your pet.
Quick Reference Guide
Tracking Error Messages
Monitorin
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Mode Setu
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Monitorin
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Multi
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Selecting the Pet
Entering Setup Selecting the Alarm Mode Selecting the Boundary Displaying Pet 1’s Status Displaying Pet 2’s Status
Monitoring Display Alarm Display
•Press and hold the Select
button until Setup is flashing.
•Press Select again to enter
setup, all 3 mode boxes will
now flash.
•Press the Pet button for the
pet you wish to setup.
•Press Down to select the
desired alarm mode and
then press select.
•
Press the Down button to
select the desired boundary
and press Select to exit
setup.
Alarm Modes:
•On - Beeper sounds
•Remote - Beeper sounds and the external
alarm output is activated.
•Off - No beeper, display only.
Boundary Settings:
•Near - Inside pets, small yard, RV, campsite.
•Med - Average backyard
•Far - Large property or many obstructions.
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Max - Must lose contact to activate alarm.
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The Marco Polo system can monitor up to 3 pets at one time.
•Simply repeat the process under “Monitoring a Single Pet”
for each pet to be monitored, wait for searching to complete
before going on to the next pet.
•Each pet’s location is checked once every 40 seconds.
•The display will switch once every 7 seconds to show the
most recent information for that pet.
•If any pet is outside its defined boundary an alarm will sound
and “Alarm” will be displayed for each wandering pet.
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Between Modes
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Each of the 3 pet channels can be switched between track,
monitor or idle (blank) modes by pressing the Pet button until
the desired mode is flashing and then by pressing Select.
•Mode switching can take up to 40 seconds depending on the
current mode and the new selected mode.
•Only one pet may be in track mode at a time.
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httime and Hands-Free Searchin
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A short press of the locator’s power button will turn the
backlight on or off for searching at night.
•When searching while driving the locator can be set to search
mode and placed on the seat, when the locator begins beeping
once every 4 seconds the pet is within range.
Contact Us
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Toll Free: (866) 825-4208
www.eurekaproducts.com
Copyright © 2012 Eureka Technology Partners, LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Protected under the following US and Foreign Patents: US 6,788,199 US 7,148,801 CA 2438172 AU 2002255750
Flashing
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If your pet is outside the
selected boundary on two
consecutive checks the
alarm is activated.
•Cancel by pressing the Pet
button to enter track or idle
or press Down to silence.
•Once every 40 seconds the
locator will compare your
pet’s location to the selected
boundary and update its
status on the display.
•Press the Pet button 1, 2 or 3
twice for the desired pet and
then press Select to enter
monitor mode.
•“Searching” will flash while
the locator establishes
communications with your
pet’s tag.
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