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General Training Tips

Before Training Your Dog with This Product:

You will have the most success using this remote trainer if you always remember to teach a command before trying to reinforce the command with a remote trainer. We recommend that you read the enclosed Training Guide and watch the enclosed DVD before training with this remote trainer. Your training will be easier and proceed faster if you follow the guidelines in these teaching assistants. In addition, always keep the following training tips in mind:

•Eliminate one misbehavior or teach one obedience command at a time. If you move too fast with the training, your dog may become confused.

•Be consistent. Give your dog a tone and/or stimulation with each misbehavior.

•Do not overcorrect your dog. Use as few stimulations as possible to train your dog.

•Restrict your dog from situations in which he has a history of misbehaving unless you can supervise him and use the FieldTrainer® 400 & 400S for applying tone or stimulation.

•If you notice one situation in which your dog misbehaves repeatedly, set up this situation as a training session. This will dramatically increase your chances of success.

•If your dog has a timid reaction to the tone or stimulation (especially the first couple of times), do not be alarmed. Redirect his attention to a simple and appropriate behavior (i.e. a known command, such as “Sit”).

•Never use the FieldTrainer 400 & 400S to correct or eliminate any form of aggressive behavior. If your dog exhibits such behavior, contact a professional trainer. Aggression in dogs is the result of many factors – it may be a learned behavior or it may be brought on as a result of fear. Another factor contributing to aggression in dogs is social dominance. Every dog is different.

At this point, your remote trainer is ready to use. The transmitter is factory set to mode 1, but you may wish to change the mode to fit your situation. See Step 5 for an explanation of mode options.

		Program the Remote Transmitter
	05
		Note: The Transmitter is factory set to mode 1. The mode of the Remote Transmitter can be
	::	changed to fit your type or style of training.
		To change the mode:
	STEP	1. Referring to the table on the following page, adjust
			the Intensity Dial to the mode you want to use.
		2.	Turn the Remote Transmitter over.
		3.	With a pen or the tine on the buckle of your collar strap,
			depress and release the mode button. When the mode
			button is pressed, the Transmitter Indicator Light will be
			solid in color. When it is released, it will flash the mode
			selected.
		For example, if mode 5 is desired, adjust the Intensity Dial to Level 5. Once the mode button
		has been depressed, the Transmitter Indicator Light will be solid, and once the mode button is
		released, the Transmitter Indicator Light will flash five times.
		Note: Continuous Stimulation will transmit for no more than 9 seconds no matter how long the
		button is pressed. To reactivate, release and repress the button.
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MODE	UPPER BUTTON	LOWER BUTTON	SIDE BUTTON	# OF
	FUNCTION	FUNCTION	FUNCTION	DOGS
1	Continuous Stimulation	Momentary (Nick)	Tone only	1
	(Level set by Intensity	Stimulation (Level set
	Dial)	by Intensity Dial)
2	Continuous Stimulation	Continuous Stimulation	Tone only	1
	(Level set by Intensity	with intensity level set
	Dial)	at the maximum (8)
3	Continuous Stimulation	Continuous Stimulation	Tone only	1
	(Level set by Intensity	two levels higher than
	Dial)	the setting on the
		Intensity Dial
4	DOG 1	DOG 2	DOG 3	3*
	Continuous Stimulation	Continuous Stimulation	Continuous Stimulation
	(Level set by Intensity	(Level set by Intensity	(Level set by Intensity
	Dial)	Dial)	Dial)
5	Continuous Stimulation	Continuous Stimulation	Tone only	1
	with intensity level set	with intensity level set
	to high end of reading	to low end of reading on
	on Intensity Dial	Intensity Dial
6	Continuous Stimulation	Continuous Stimulation	Momentary (Nick)	1
	with intensity level set	with intensity level set	Stimulation (Level set
	to high end of reading	to low end of reading on	by Intensity Dial)
	on Intensity Dial	Intensity Dial
7	Continuous Stimulation	Tone with one-second-	Tone only	1
	(Level set by Intensity	delayed Continuous
	Dial)	Stimulation (Level set
		by Intensity Dial)

Note: Modes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 provide 8 levels of stimulation, which correspond to the setting of the Intensity Dial. Modes 5 and 6 provide more “increments” to choose from -- a total of 16 levels of stimulation. For example, in mode 5 with the Intensity Dial set at 2, the bottom button provides level 3 of 16 and the top button provides level 4 of 16.

*For two or three-dog operation setup, refer to Step 7 on page 14.

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