Technical information

Contents:

General
Features for tracking the dog and for controlling the dog’s transmitter
GPS features
GSM features
Features for GSM/GPS co-functioning
Other features

General
Duration of the battery and the performance of the device

The Dog-GPS navigator

• Measurements: Weight: 174 g, lenght: 129 mm, widht: 49 mm, Thickness: 23 mm, volume: 138 cc
• Construction: A strong frame stregthened with rustproof steal, can take spatter.
• Screen: high contrast, lighted, fully graphic, gray tone display, resolution 100x600 pixels, 15 linesof text, graphic menus, symbols and maps.
• The possibility to have the backround light of the screen on constantly, handy for orienteering in the dark. In the Quick programme the going out of the background light has been installed to be delayed even a bit more, in order to have better time to watch the screen.
• Automatic or manual keypad lock. In the Quick programme the going on of the automatic keypad lock has been installed to be delayed even a bit more, in order to have better time to watch the screen.
• Several accessories, for instance cross country antenna, car charger, hands free, car rack etc., inquire from sales.
• The battery and its functions (the figures may vary according to circumstances):

Features for tracking the dog and for controlling the dog’s transmitter

• Several ways for tracking the dog
  • Request update
  • Request tracking
  • Request area tracking
• The possibility to adjust the power level and therefore influence the performance and use time of the battery from a separate menu.
• Simultaneous tracking of up to 30 dogs or other targets. The user may programme on his own the dog devices that should be tracked.
• The names of the dogs to be changed.
• Replaceable symbols for dogs, the car or other targets that are to be tracked.
• Quick button, getting the position of the dog pressing a single button.
• In the Quick programme the track of the dog is drawn between the last 4 positions.
• The direction and distance of the dog are shown immediately and in the Quick programme they are updated all the time.

GPS features

• One of the most sensitive and least energy consuming GPS modules on the market.
• A 12 channel GPS transceiver.
• GPS power can be adjusted. GPS ready time can be even several days. In the Quick programme the GPS is automatically turned on in the guide screen.
• Separate GPS antenna cabel, NMEA 0183 cabel.
• 300 waypoints with choice of name and symbol. 50 routes.
• Adjustable proximity alarm and deviation alarm.
• Several different navigation displays
• A versatile computer program with which it is possible to edit waypoints and routes.
• The possibility to download your route to the computer.
• The GPS calculates and shows the following information:
  • Speed
  • Avarage speed
  • Top speed
  • Travel meter
  • Travel time
  • Altitude
  • Distance between two points on the map
  • The lenght of the route you have on the map
  • Distance from the object to be followed
  • Distance to the end of the route
  • ETA to the next waypoint
  • Estimated travel time to the next waypoint
  • ETA to the end of the route
  • Estimated travel time to the end of the route
  • Deviation from the route
  • The difference between the direction of travel and the direction towards the next waypoint.
  • Dawn
  • Sunrise
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
• Several formats for co-ordinates:
  • Grids: HDDDºMM'SS.S", HDDDºMM.MMM', HDDD.DDDDDº , BRITISH GRID (BNG), FINNISH GRID (KKJ), GERMAN GRID (GK), IRISH GRID (ITM), NEW ZEALAND GRID (NZG), SWEDISH GRID (SG), SWISS GRID (SUI), TAIWAN GRID (TG), UTM, UTM GRID (USR) definierad av användaren
  • Datums: AIN EL ABD: Kuwait; Saudi Arabia AGD66, AGD84: Australia; Papua New Guinea ARC 1950, ARC 1960: Africa - south CAPE: South Africa CH 1903: Switzerland CORREGO ALEGRE: Brazil - NE coastal area between 45º W and 40º W EUROPEAN 1950: Austria; Belgium; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Gibraltar; Greece; Italy; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Spain, Sweden; Switzerland EUROPEAN 1979: Austria; Finland; Netherlands; Norway; Spain, Sweden; Switzerland FINLAND HAYFORD: Finland GD49: New Zealand HJORSEY 1955: Iceland HONG KONG 1963: Hong Kong INDIA BANGLADESH: Bangladesh, India, Nepal INDIA THAILAND: Thailand, Vietnam INDONESIA 1974: Indonesia IRELAND 1965: Ireland KERTAU: West Malaysia; Singapore LUZON MINDANAO: Mindanao Island LUZON PHILIPPINES: Philippines excl. Mindanao Island NAHRWN MASIRAH: Oman - Masirah Island NAHRWN SAUDI A: Saudi Arabia NAHRWN UAE: United Arabic Emirates OLD EGYPTIAN ´07: Egypt OSGB: England; Isle of Man; Scotland; Shetland Isles; Wales PROV SA ´56: South America PROV S CHILE ´63: South America RT90: Sweden STH AMERICA 1969: Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Ecuador; Guyana; Paraguay; Peru; Venezuela; Trinidad& Tobago SOUTH ASIA: Singapore WGS72, WGS84: World USER DATUM
  • More information: (www.benefon.fi/products/esc/grids_datums/index.htm)

GSM features

• Network standards:
  • GSM900
  • GSM1800
  • GSM900/1800 MHz Dual Band
• The possibility to turn of the GSM. Very useful for instance if using the device only as a navigator or in an airplane etc.
• Call control
  • A clear display with lines for current calls.
  • The standard call control features: conference call, silent, switch, knocking, DTMF etc.
• Quickmenu
• Answer by pressing any key
• The memmory for recent calls:
  • Unanswered 10
  • Answered 10
  • Calls 5
• 255 memmory spaces on the SIM
• Automatic and manual choice of network. More sensitive than usual in finding support stations.
• If desired, automatic answer with hands free or the car set.
• Messages
  • The standard message cababilities (160 symbols) T9 text input with SMS-messages.
  • Besides the latin alphabet, also included the russian and the greek alphabet.
  • The possibility to pick up co-ordinates from messages.
• SIM
  • Operator specific features
  • Support for ”Pre-paid” SIM cards and for all standard card features.
• GSM Phase 2+ and EFR support
• GSM Modem, direct contact to the computers searial port. Protocols: V.21, V.22, V.23, V.22bis, V.36ter, V.32, V.34, V.110 (ISDN), X.31 flag stuffing, V.42bis, AT commands
• other general security and calculator features, etc. for mobile phones.

Features for GSM/GPS co-functioning

• The possibility to track your friend and to send your position (in the Quick programme you can decide the format) and to relay waypoints and routes to your friend.
• Emmergency call key, that can be programmed (#). In case of emmergency you can press # and the mobile telephone will automatically call the first of the 5 numbers you have stipulated. If this doesn’t answer, the phone will try the next number. To make it easier to find you in case of emmergency, the phone will also send your location information.

Other features

• Calendar
  • The possibility to have repeating calendar postings
  • The possibility to adjust the alarm
  • Month display that shows all days with postings in a separate color
  • Day display that shows all postings in lines
  • Sunrise and sunset times for every day.
• Notepad
  • You can save notes in the memory of the telephone
• Time and date
  • The possibility to choose time zones
  • The device checks automatically the time and date from the GPS satellites, therefore the time is always correct
• Alarm clock
  • The possibility to choose the intervalls for the snooze
  • The possibility to choose on which days the alarm shall be on.
• The calculator
  • A handy calculator with several lines that show previous calculations.
• Automatic adjustable turn on and turn off times.
• Seven games
• Choise of ring tones. The possibility to create your own ring tones with the computer program that comes with the telephone.
• Vibration
• The Benewin Pro computer program
  • The serial cabel for between the computer and the telephone
  • With the program you can for instance
    • Edit the telephone book
    • Send and receive SMS messages with the computer
    • Edit ring tones and user profiles
    • Edit GSM och GPS settings
    • Edit and save waypoints and routes
    • Read the travel log of the device

Dog-GPS transmitter

General

• GSM/GPS transceiver/transmitter
• Data transfer through SMS-messages
• Microphone that can be used to listen to the dog by calling the dog device.
• Weight 159 g + middle sized harness 198 g
• Led light indicators that show the devices general functions
• Battery 1700 mAh
• Can take spatter
• Unlimited radius of operation
• Many features that improve the reliability: Reliability
• Has a very wide possibility of remote steering
• The Quick possibility of transferring the dogs route into the computer

The harness

• The transmitter is to be placed in the Pointer harness
• 2004 An even longer lasting and better fitting model
• 2004 On the back a belt buckle
• It is remarkably well seen in the terrain and on the road
• It is not a handicap to the dog
• 4 sizes:

Duration of the battery and the performance of the device

The information in the following tabel is not exact. The measurements were done during actual hunting.

See the table here!