Optimal tracking Icare monitoring system User manual

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CONTENTS
1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS….….………..... 2
2 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY & GUARANTEE....4
3 PRESENTATION….……...…….…………………….…...… 6
4 THE VARIOUS USES OF ICARE….………………...……. 7
5 OPERATING PRINCIPLE…….………...…………………. 9
6 TIPS AND TRICKS FOR USES……………………………. 11
7 USING THE RECEIVER………..……………………..…… 15
8 USING THE TRANSMITTER………………..……………..40
9 CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER…...…………………...45
10 APPENDICES………………………...………….…………... 52
11 DETAILED SUMMARY………………...…...……………... 54

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1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Before using Icare, please read the following safety instructions:
The Icare system is no substitute for common sense and personal responsibility.
Its purpose is also not to be a substitute for the vigilance of parents and/or caretakers.
Consequently, even when using the Icare system, you should continue to:
 visually supervise your children.
 stay next to them if there is a body of water nearby.
Optimal Tracking accepts no liability for any direct or indirect harm, injury, drowning,
kidnapping, disappearance, or death of any individual, animal, or object.
Do not modify the strap closure system for the child version transmitter.
The strap closure system is designed to prevent strangulation if the transmitter wearer
becomes suspended by the strap. Any significant tension on the strap will cause the closure to
open.
Do not handle the Icare system while driving.
Park your vehicle before using the system.
Turn Icare off while on airplanes.
Icare can create interference for the airplanes electronic systems.
Turn Icare off when near any electronic medical equipment.
Electronic medical equipment is sensitive to radio waves.
Specific regulations
Comply with all specific regulations in effect wherever you are located. Make sure that the
use of Icare there is not prohibited.
Water-resistance
Only the Icare transmitter is water-resistant (splash-proof and resistant to short term surface
immersion in water). Keep the receiver dry.
Charging the batteries
Use only the supplied charger Ref. No. GFP051T-0510 equipped with the Icare connector
to recharge the transmitter and receiver batteries. Follow the connection instructions supplied
(see pages 15 and 40)
Opening the product
The Icare receiver and transmitter should not be opened, because any improper handling
could cause the battery to explode or any other hazard. Consequently, only an approved
technician may open the transmitter or receiver.

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Do not incinerate the device or use it in areas presenting risks of explosion.
The battery could explode.
Do not dispose of the device just anywhere.
If you wish to dispose of the device, you must:
 return it to your retailer, or
 drop it off at a waste-collection site, or
 return it to Optimal Tracking

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2 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY AND GUARANTEE
Declaration of conformity
We, Optimal Tracking, hereby declare under our sole responsibility that the Icare product conforms to the
following European standards:
Radio: EN 300 220-2 (V2.1.2)
Radio: EN 300 440-2 (V1.2.2)
E.M.C.: EN 301 489-3 (V1.4.1)
Electrical safety: EN 60950-1 (2006)
Health: EN 50371 (2002)
The radio receiver falls under Class 2 according to the EN 300 220-2 standard.
Conformity tests and reports were made by the following organization:
EMITECH
ZI Angers Beaucouzé
15 rue de la claie
49070 BEAUCOUZE - FRANCE
Tel. : [phone]
www.emitech.fr
Guarantee
The term, “Product,” refers to all products made by Optimal Tracking described in this document.
Optimal Tracking guarantees the Product against any material or construction defects under normal operating
conditions, for a period of 1 year starting from the date of purchase. The original purchase invoice or register
receipt, indicating the Product purchase date, constitutes proof of purchase date. All software supplied with the
Product, including firmware, are supplied “as-is.” Optimal Tracking does not guarantee that the function of these
software programs will be uninterrupted or free from errors, or that these software programs will meet your
needs.
If you make a claim under this Guarantee, Optimal Tracking may, at its discretion, repair or replace all or part of
the defective Product covered by the Guarantee with new or refurbished products or parts. If Optimal Tracking
decides to use refurbished parts or products, these will have the same characteristics or performance as new
products.
All parts removed or products replaced under the Guarantee become the property of Optimal Tracking.
This Guarantee does not apply:
 if the Product was damaged or rendered defective following a use of the Product not compliant with the
use for which it was designed, particularly including use not compliant with the user manual supplied
with the Product, or any other misuse or negligence by the Product user.
 if the Product was modified, notably through the use of products not manufactured or sold by Optimal
Tracking
 if the Product was repaired by someone not affiliated with Optimal Tracking, or a service provider
approved by Optimal Tracking.
 in the event an inappropriate shipping method or packaging is used when returning the Product to
Optimal Tracking or to a service provider approved by Optimal Tracking.

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 to lost or damaged software, data, or removable storage media. Optimal Tracking may decide to replace
the Product sent in under the guarantee with a refurbished product of the same quality, resulting in your
inability to access the data stored in your original Product.
OPTIMAL TRACKING EXCLUDES ANY OTHER GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLICIT, AND
NOTABLY ANY IMPLICIT GUARANTEE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR SUITABILITY FOR A
PARTICULAR USE. IN NO CASE MAY OPTIMAL TRACKING BE HELD LIABLE FOR PARTICULAR
OR INDIRECT ANCILLARY DAMAGES, NOTABLY LOSS OF INCOME, PROFIT, OR DATA, OR
PERIODS OF IMMOBILIZATION, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE REQUEST FOR LIABILITY IS
CONTRACTUAL, CRIMINAL, OR FOUNDED ON A GUARANTEE, IF IT IS FOUNDED ON THE USE OF
FUNCTION OF THE PRODUCT OR ANY SOFTWARE SUPPLIED BY OPTIMAL TRACKING WITH THE
PRODUCT, EVEN IF OPTIMAL TRACKING HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES.
By making a claim under this Guarantee, you acknowledge that the distribution and, depending on availability,
the replacement of the Product in accordance with and within the limits of this Guarantee, constitute your sole
and unique recourse with regard to Optimal Tracking under this Guarantee in the event of a defect of the Product
covered by this Guarantee.
Optimal Tracking
360 chemin de Pauli
13760 Saint Cannat - France
Tel: [phone]
www.optimaltracking.com
The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Optimal Tracking reserves the
right to change or improve its products and to make modifications to this content without prior warning. To get
the latest updates of this document, please refer to www.optimaltracking.com.
The brand names mentioned in this manual are the property of their owners.
Manual version V1.00 ENG. June 2011

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3 PRESENTATION

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4 THE VARIOUS USES OF ICARE
Monitor or find your children, animals, etc.
Icare enables you at any time to find out the geographic location of your child or animal and
display it on the receiver screen. Thanks to the direction and distance indicator, you can
immediately find the person or animal wearing the transmitter.
You can quickly set up one or more alarms, informing you:
 that the child or animal is too far from you.
 that they are in an off-limits area.
 that they are close to a hazard.
If the child feels in danger, they can send you a distress message, just by pressing the single
button on the transmitter.
The receiver can simultaneously track up to 100 transmitters.
Monitoring around a body of water
In the event the transmitter is immersed in water, a “drowning” message is sent to the receiver.
Therefore, you can immediately go to the rescue of the drowning person.
Prepare your trips on your computer
You can prepare your trips on your computer and load them into Icare. Once out in the field,
you can follow the trajectories loaded and find your way easily.
You can view the profile of your trip and have access to all sorts of statistics as you move
around.
To go back, you can follow your old path that has been recorded, by retracing your steps in
the opposite direction.
View your trajectories in 3-D at the end of the day
Throughout the day, the receiver records its trajectory as well as the transmitters’ trajectories.
At the end of the day, you can use Google Earth to view in 3-D your trajectory, whether on
foot, cycling, skiing, boating, ultralighting etc. Throughout the trajectory, everything is
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Track model aircraft, paragliders, hot-air balloons, etc.
At any time, you can locate your model aircraft or friend in a paraglider, hot-air balloon, etc.
in real time. Their 3-D trajectory is recorded and you can find them instantaneously. Due to a
lack of obstacles between the transmitter and receiver during flight, the transmitter range is
greater than 10 kilometers.
Track the location of canoes, sailboats, etc.
You can track the position of a group of canoes, sailboats, pedal boats, etc. and make sure
they do not go too far.
Direct tracking on Google Earth
Connect the receiver to your computer and you can track the movement of all your
transmitters direct on Google Earth.
Alert in the event of the theft of a car, boat, etc.
Place a transmitter in your vehicle and trigger an alarm if the vehicle is moved. In this case,
you will receive an alarm message on the receiver.
And many more uses…
Finding your car in a parking lot by recording its position, etc.

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5 OPERATING PRINCIPLE

Regular position
updates
 SOS
 Drowning alert
 Etc.

Transmitter position
display
 Alerts
 Etc.

View on
GoogleEarth
 Loading maps
Receiver
Transmitter
position
sent by
radio
optional
USB cable
Operating Diagram
GPS signals
GPS satellites