Tintag Electronics Tintag Manuel utilisateur
Tintag
Rechargeable Tracking Device
Tintag Team
http://thetintag.com/
2015
CONTENTS
Contents
1. What it does 1
2. The Device 2
3. Getting Started 3
4. Operation 8
5. Charger 9
6. Precautions 10
LIST OF FIGURES
List of Figures
1 TheTinTagDeviceandtheRechargingModule............................. 2
2 TinTagLEDsandButton......................................... 2
3 DownloadingtheMobileApp....................................... 3
4 LauncinghTintagApplication....................................... 3
5 Proceeding to Adding Tintags to Your Mobile App ........................... 4
6 Adding Name and Photo to Tintag .................................... 4
7 Selecting one Tintag in the Mobile App (Picture showing app and corresponding Tintag) ....... 5
8 SelectingtheDesiredTintaginyourlist ................................. 5
9 Find Your Tintag via Buzzer ....................................... 6
10 FindYourTintagviaLEDs ........................................ 6
11 MonitorDistancefromTintag ...................................... 7
12 MapofLastTintagLocations ...................................... 7
13 ButtononTintag ............................................. 8
14 DisconnectfromTintag.......................................... 8
15 TheTintagPlacedontheRechargingModule.............................. 9
1. What it does
Tintag is a rechargeable tracking device for your lost items. It helps you find your keys, bags, pets, you name it, so
that you never lose them again. TinTag connects via Bluetooth to an app running on your phone.The state of the
art technology,coupled with its original design, including a high-performance communication unit and antenna design
lead to a range of up to 50 meters (detection from 100 meters and connection from 50). Furthermore, the wireless
charging unit in the package and the high-capacity rechargeable battery eliminate the need for the upsetting action
of replacing batteries.
Basic TinTag functionalities:
−helps you find the objects to which it is attached and which you’ve lost through a phone application;
−alerts you through a selectable buzzer or flash of a LED when the object it is attached to gets further than a
distance limit you specify in the mobile application;
−helps you find phone running the application through an acoustic notification when pressing a button on the
device;
−allows the monitoring of an unlimited number of devices through the same application;
−saves the history of locations where the item was last seen;
−application running on Android and iOS;
−durable waterproof casing available in several colours;
−small and discrete, easy to attach to tracked items (26mm x 39.2 mm).
Supported devices:
−iPhone 4S, 5, 5s, 5c, 6, 6 Plus
−iPad 3rd Generation and later
−iPad Mini and later
–all with iOS 7 and upwards
−Android phones with Android 4.3 and upwards, with Bluetooth Low Energy
–Samsung Galaxy S3, S4, Note 3, Google Nexus 4, 5 and many more...
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2. The Device
Figure 1: The TinTag Device and the Recharging Module
The TinTag functionalities are achieved through the use of four LEDs, a buzzer, and one button.
Figure 2: TinTag LEDs and Button
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3. Getting Started
This section introduces the steps required for operating a device.
Step 1. Download Mobile Application
Download the appropriate application depending on your phone, Android-based or iPhone, from App Store or Google
Play.
Figure 3: Downloading the Mobile App
Step 2. Launch the TinTag App
Tap the TinTag icon on your phone to launch application.
Figure 4: Launcingh Tintag Application
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Step 3. Add a New Tintag
Swipe Down to add a new Tintag for connecting to the phone app.
Figure 5: Proceeding to Adding Tintags to Your Mobile App
Step 4. Add a Name and Photo to Your Tintag
When starting the application, you will be asked to add a name and a picture for the Tintag you will connect to.
Figure 6: Adding Name and Photo to Tintag
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Step 5. Detect Your Tintag
Wait until all the Tintags in the vicinity are detected and select one of them. You will note that the colour of the
icons is different for the devices, being the same as the casing of each one of them. When selected in the phone app,
the corresponding Tintag will start the buzzer and will flash the LEDs for a short period of time, so that you know
which one is it.
Figure 7: Selecting one Tintag in the Mobile App (Picture showing app and corresponding Tintag)
Step 6. Select Your Tintag from the Added Devices List
Select the Tintag you want to connect depending an name and photo in the list showing all the added devices.
Figure 8: Selecting the Desired Tintag in your list
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Step 7. Find Your Tintag via Buzzer
When the Tintag is in range and connected, you can start a buzzer alert from the mobile app. If the phone is out of
Tintag’s range, than the buzzer button is not visible, meaning that the devices are disconnected.
Figure 9: Find Your Tintag via Buzzer
Step 8. Find Your Tintag via LEDs
When the Tintag is in range and connected, you can flash the LEDs from the mobile app so that you can find it. If
the phone is out of Tintag’s range, than the LED button is not visible, meaning that the devices are disconnected.
Figure 10: Find Your Tintag via LEDs
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Step 9. Alert Depending on Distance
This feature in the app enables you to monitor a Tintagged item within a preferred distance and to be notified when
it gets further than the limits you set.
Figure 11: Monitor Distance from Tintag
Information
The preferred distance for alerting can be set to be one meter, more than 5 to 10 meters, more than 10 to 20 or
more than 20 to 30 meters.
Step 10. History of Tintag Locations
The application keeps track of the locations where your item to which it is attached was last seen so that you can
easily remember where you’ve left it. You can also cycle through all the locations where the Tintag was detected.
Figure 12: Map of Last Tintag Locations
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