Basic Remote - User Guide

How do I use the Pet Tutor Basic Remote?

Use the Basic Remote to feed a Pet Tutor Mini or a Pet Tutor Generation 3 feeder. It eliminates the need for a phone or browser.

Warning The Basic Remote is not a toy. Keep it away from children. Small parts can be a choke hazard.
Caution Do not get the remote wet. Do not charge it with a damaged cable.

What is on the remote

Pet Tutor Basic Remote. Blue light on the round button means connected to the feeder by Bluetooth. Red light under the square button means power or battery.
Figure 1. Pet Tutor Basic Remote. Blue light on the round button = connected to the feeder by Bluetooth. Red light under the square button = power / battery.
Pet Tutor Basic Remote. Yellow light on the round button means feeder buzzer setting. Red light under the square button means power on.
Figure 2. Pet Tutor Basic Remote. Yellow light on the round button = feeder buzzer setting. Red light under the square button = power on.

Two buttons and two lights.

  • Round button (on top): connect, feed, and feeder buzzer.
  • Square button (below): power on and off, and the red battery light.

Charge

  • Plug a USB-C cable into the bottom of the remote.
  • You can use the remote while it charges.
  • The battery lasts about 1 hour between charges.

Red light on the square button:

  • Blinking red: battery is low. Charge it.
  • Solid red: fully charged.

Turn on

  1. Press the square button once, then let go.
  2. The round button light blinks blue while the remote looks for the feeder on Bluetooth.
  3. Wait for a solid blue light on the round button. Solid blue means it is connected. You can feed.

Feed

  1. When the round button is solid blue, press it once, then let go.
  2. The light turns green. That means the feed command was sent.

Turn the feeder buzzer off (disable)

  1. Hold the round button until the light turns yellow (2 to 4 seconds).
  2. Let go.
  3. The feeder buzzer is off (disabled).

Turn the feeder buzzer on (enable)

  1. Hold the round button until the light flashes yellow (over 4 seconds).
  2. Let go.
  3. The feeder buzzer is on (enabled). A feed press can then make the feeder beep.

Turn the remote off

  1. Press the square button twice, quickly.
  2. The remote powers off.

If it still will not work

  • Symptom: round button blinks blue Try: feeder plugged in and on, and the remote closer to it.
  • Symptom: blinking red on the square button Charge with USB-C.
  • Symptom: solid blue, but no treat Check the feeder has dry treats and the canister is seated. Press the round button once more.
  • Symptom: no light Charge with USB-C. Press the square button once.

When to email a person

Email pettutor@smartanimaltraining.com with your order number if the round button never goes solid blue, or a press never feeds, after you have charged the remote and the feeder is on.

Watch the short

https://youtube.com/shorts/GJReCGNsWL4

Drafted with AI assistance; reviewed by Pet Tutor.