training of dogs with MasterPlus
®
PRO occur
for two reasons:
1. Poor timing:
particularly the collar being set off too late
e.g. when the dog has already made contact
with the cyclist he is chasing. Fortunately,
disruptive stimuli like the MasterPlus
®
PRO
spray do not harm the dog, even when
they are used inappropriately.
2. Habituation:
e.g. when the MasterPlus
®
PRO is set off
repeatedly, in the wrong context. This
diminishes the surprise effect of the gas
release.
It is best to be able to know your dog’s
signals, so that you can interrupt bad
behaviour at the moment it occurs.
It is also advisable not to tackle all your
dog’s misbehaviours at the same time.
Rather, concentrate on one at a time, the
worst first.
II - User instructions
1- Getting started
with the spray collar
Before using MasterPlus
®
PRO
Your dog should not see you preparing
the MasterPlus
®
PRO for action, otherwise
he will become collar-cued. Exclude your
dog when practising with the collar and
remote control, when filling the spray
reservoir and when changing the battery.
1- Securing the strap
(see figure 2)
- Secure the strap around the MasterPlus
®
PRO by sliding it through the two lugs.
- Place the loop on the strap
- Slot the end of the strap in the black
buckle to form a collar
- Adjust the collar around your dog’s neck.
It should be possible to run your finger
between the dog’s neck and the strap.
- If you wish, cut the extra length of strap
with scissors and burn the cut edge to
prevent it from fraying.
- Push the rest of the strap through the
loop.
Caution:
do not do this while the dog is
wearing the collar or his hair might catch
fire!
2- Filling up the reservoir
(see figure 3)
- Place the unit upside down on a flat,
solid surface. The white part (with the
filling valve) must be uppermost and
facing you.
- Direct the refill so that the metal tip is
pointing downwards.
- Insert the tip into the filling valve (same
operation as for filling a lighter) while
maintaining the device
- Press canister firmly downwards for 10
seconds
- Release pressure
- Do this again for 10 seconds. This
operation must be repeated until the tank
is full.
- Check the level in the tank by tipping
the unit. The liquid level can be seen
against light.
Caution:
never fill the device while the
dog is wearing it as this will frighten the
dog and could damage the filling valve.
3- Inserting the battery
(see figure 4)
- Unscrew the battery cover, using the
token. Slide the battery into the slot, “-
“ (negative end first). The “+” (positive
end) should then be against the battery
cover (facing outwards).
- Screw the cover back on, using the token
and applying slight pressure on the
battery.
- For easy use of the collar, it is advised
to keep the token carefully by slipping
it onto the remote control strap.
4- Using the collar
- Switch the device on by putting the red
strip of the remote close to the one on
the collar for 4 to 5 seconds. A single
tone will then be emitted. If nothing
happens, it is possible that the strip may
not be positioned exactly over the
magnetic switch. Do not hesitate to try
a wider contact surface around the two
red strips until your hear the tone.
- Code the collar by pressing one of the
3 buttons shortly until you hear 3 short
successive tones.
- Your collar is now exclusively synchronized
with the remote used for its coding and
ready for use.
To switch the device off, put the
red strip of the remote close to the one
on the collar until you hear
2 successive tones. Do not hesitate to try
a wider contact surface around the two
red strips until your hear the
2 tones. The collar will memorise
the code. If you switch it back on, it is
ready for use immediately.
Switching it
off will save battery power. However
in order to optimise battery life, it is
advised to remove the battery in case
of prolonged inactivity.
Note: The collar-receiver will not remember
the code if the battery is removed for more
than 15 seconds. To re-synchronize the
collar again, just follow the above steps
5- Fitting the collar
(see figure 5)
- Secure the strap around the dog’s neck,
the nozzle directed upwards towards the
nose.
- Tighten the collar gently, leaving space
for two fingers between your dog’s neck
and the MasterPlus
®
PRO: the spray must
be directed forward, towards his neck.
- For dogs with long hair, the collar should
be lengthened so that the spray nozzle
is clear of the coat! Alternatively the hair
could be trimmed.
2 - Operating
the spray collar
The transmitter has three buttons:
- button
gives a tone
- button 1 gives a short pulse of spray,
- button 3 gives a long spray
Important:
never perform setting-up or
checking operations with the device either
on the dog or even in his presence, because
he may make an association between the
spray, remote control and you.
Saving the battery
If your remote control training collar (couple
remote control and receiver) isn’t activated
during more than 18 hours, it stops itself
to save the batteries. To switch your device
on, you have to put the red strip of the
remote close to the one on the collar for
4 or 5 seconds. A single tone will then
be emitted. When you use the device for
a long time, we recommend you to put
one time per hour on the bip button, to
maintain the device on.
III - Maintenance
- Changing the batteries on the remote
control
If the display light flashes, the batteries
are weak.
Batteries should be changed as follows:
- unscrew the battery cover
- insert 2 new batteries with the correct
orientation: markings on the bottom of
the cover indicate the correct polarity
- 7 -
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