Getting Started with Catlog Board

  1. Review "Catlog Series Owner’s Manual"
  2. Things needed for initial setup
  3. Decide who will manage the Catlog Series devices
  4. Install the Catlog app
  5. Prepare your smartphone
  6. Log into the Catlog app
  7. Set notification settings in the Catlog app
  8. Set up Catlog Board
  9. Register your cat
  10. Sign up for "Purrfect Cat Membership"
  11. Check the Catlog app

 

1. Review "Catlog Series Owner’s Manual"

Catlog Serie’s Owner’s Manual 

 

2. Things Needed for Initial Setup

  • Smartphone
  • Catlog Board
  • AA Battery x6
    • Please use alkaline batteries
    • Rechargeable batteries (lithium-ion batteries) can be used, but they may cause reduced performance
  • Name (SSID) and password for your wireless network
  • Your cat (please help with the setup process if possible🐈)

 

3. Decide who will manage the Catlog Series devices

The person who will be managing the Catlog series should set up the devices and cats using his/her Catlog ID (account). Changes to the account cannot be made after setup.

Reference: Settings to Add an Additional Parent (Co-Parent Feature)

 

 

4. Install the Catlog app

iOS: App Store

Android: Google Play

 

5. Prepare your smartphone

For iOS devices

  1. Go to Settings app > Turn on Bluetooth
  2. Go to Settings app > Catlog > Allow access to Bluetooth

For Android devices

The method will vary depending on the model of your device. For detailed instructions, please contact your carrier.

 

  1. Turn on your device's location services
  2. Go to Settings app > Allow Catlog app to use your location
    1. If you don't receive a request for permission, proceed to step 3. Some devices will not request this permission.
  3. Turn on your device's Bluetooth
  4. Go to Settings app > Allow Catlog app access to Bluetooth

 

6. Log into the Catlog app

For those with a Catlog ID

  1. Open the Catlog app
  2. Log in with your registered email address / password
    1. If you forgot your email address / password, please refer to How to change your registration information to reset your email address / password.

For those without a Catlog ID

  1. Open the Catlog app
  2. Tap "Create a new Catlog ID"
  3. Fill in the necessary information
  4. Tap "Agree and Create Account"
  5. Check for an email with the subject line: "[Catlog] Please confirm your email address (temporary registration)"

(This will be sent to the email address entered in step 3.)

 

7. Set notifications from the Catlog app

  1. Set the Catlog app notifications to "Allow"
    1. You will be notified of changes in your cat's condition, litter box usage, battery level of the Catlog Board, and more.
    2. You can choose which notifications you receive from Catlog app > My Page > Notification Settings.

 

8. Set up Catlog Board

  1. Once you have completed the "Create a new Catlog ID", choose "Catlog"
    1. Or, Catlog app > My Page > "Add a Catlog device" > press "Catlog Board"
  2. Insert 6 AA batteries into the Catlog Board
    1. Please thoroughly review “Safety Precautions, Package Contents, and Handling”
    2. Please slide the battery cover horizontally to open and close it. Applying force in other directions may cause damage
    3. Please use alkaline batteries
    4. Rechargeable batteries (lithium-ion batteries) can be used, but they may cause reduced performance
  3. Follow the instructions on the Catlog app screen to set it up

 

9. Register your cat

  1. After setting up the "Catlog Board", choose "Add a cat"
    1. Or, go to Catlog app > My Cat > Press the '≡' in the bottom left > tap 'Add a new cat'
  2. Follow the instructions on the Catlog app to complete the setup.

 

Note:  Please be careful not to register your cat more than once.

 

10. Sign up for "Purrfect Cat Membership"

  1. Catlog app > My Page > Tap "Membership Management"
  2. Enter the email address registered to your Catlog ID
  3. In the email with the subject line: "Guide to Purrfect Cat Membership Management Screen", click on the URL to access the Purrfect Cat Membership management screen

Note: This will be sent to the email address entered in step 2.

  1. Sign up for Purrfect Cat Membership for each cat.

 

11. Check the Catlog app

If the status of the Catlog Board is displayed under Catlog App > My Cat, then you're done!


Note: For those using Catlog, setup is complete if “Litter Box / Weight” is shown under “Today’s Data” on My Cat!