ecollar ET-400 Educator E-Collar Owner’s Manual

ecollar ET-400 Educator E-Collar Owner’s Manual

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Caution
This product is intended to be used on DOGS ONLY.
E-Collar Technologies, Inc. is not responsible for any misuse of this product including damages from dog bites and lost items. Seek an evaluation by professional trainer before use on aggressive dogs. It is not uncommon for aggressive dogs to associate the stimulation with the handler and take action against the handler. Sometimes dogs put under e-collar pressure during a fight can exhibit redirected aggression and become more aggressive.
The use of high levels of stimulation should only be used as a last resort and in life-threatening situations.
To prevent giving stimulation to your dog by accident, keep the stimulation level below 5 while not in use.
The range of the 400/402 may vary according to terrain, weather conditions, foliage, and power lines as well as radio transmissions from other devices.

CHARACTERISTICS

• Range : % Mile

• Three Stimulation Modes Supported (Momentary, Continuous, and Combo Mode)

• Tapping Sensation or Tone Stimulation (Pavlovian Conditioning)
  Tapping Sensation: Alternative to Stimulation (give vibration similar to a Cell Phone) Tone Stimulation : After 1.2 seconds of tone, the collar will send stimulation as long as button is pressed (up to 10 seconds), leads to “Pavlovian Conditioning” whereby the dog responds to the tone.

• Quick Charge Li-Polymer Batteries

• Convenient Intensity Dial for Quick Adjustment

• Stimulation Levels Adjustable from 0 to 100 Collar Receiver Light for locating your dog at night Lock and Set Stimulation Safety Feature Stimulation Boosting Mode provides instant control when normal stimulation is ignored – great for emergency situations.

• User Adjustable Boosting Levels from 1 to 60 Levels

• Completely Waterproof

CONTENTS

DEVICE OPERATION

CHARGING THE BATTERIES

Indicator Light is blinking “Green” under normal operation. solid “Red” when stimulation is applied. blinking “Red” when recharging is required. Do not allow the batteries to get hot or be fully discharged, store at room temperature and 5o% capacity charge. Transmitter Battery Charging Collar Receiver Battery Charging Receptacle and Rubber Cover Receptacle and Rubber Cover

TURNING YOUR E-COLLAR ON AND OFF

To turn the Transmitter On or Off :
 
Press the “L” button for more than 1 second. If the Transmitter is turned on, a short press of the “L” button will activate the tracking light of the collar receiver. Press and hold for 2 seconds to turn Transmitter off.

Holding the Transmitter

To obtain the maximum range hold the transmitter like the torch on the Statue of Liberty. Keep the antenna away from your body or fingers at all times, touching the antenna will greatly reduce the range.

CORRECTLY FITTING COLLAR

The collar should be adjusted to allow the “contact points” to have direct contact with the skin. You should be able to fit a couple of fingers between the collar strap and your dog’s skin. Too tight poses the risk of skin irritation and discomfort. Too loose and the contact points will not be able to administer the stimulation reliably and can cause skin irritation due to chafing. Short hair breeds may need the 3/8″ microprobes offered as an accessory item, contact customer service for details. The optimal position for the collar receiver is on either side of the dog’s windpipe. If the factory installed 5/8″ contact points are not making good contact due to thick fur, see page 24 for changing contact points.

THE LCD DISPLAY DESCRIPTION

COMBO MODE

MOMENTARY MODE

CONTINUOUS MODE

BUTTON FUNCTIONS

Momentary Stimulation
Sends a single pulse of stimulation at the set level when you press stimulation button.
Continuous Stimulation
Sends pulses of stimulation for as long as the button is pressed, timing out after 10 seconds (this is a safety feature designed to prevent accidental over-stimulation of your dog). The stimulation can be increased or decreased while the button is being pressed. Tapping Sensation
Vibration specifically designed to distract your dog, great for deaf dogs and stimulation sensitive dogs.
Tone follwed by Stimulation (Pavlovian Conditioning)
After 1.2 seconds of tone, the collar will administer continuous stimulation for as long as the button is pressed (up to 10 seconds). Release before 1.2 seconds for tone only.

Stimulation Button S (Black)

• Sends momentary or continuous stimulation to the collar receiver based on the state of Momentary/Continuous Mode.

Stimulation Button S (Red)

• Sends momentary or continuous boosted stimulation.
• If stimulation level is 10, boosted stimulation sends [10 + boost level ]
• The default value of the boosted level is 5, it can be adjusted to any value between 1 and 60. Smaller and more sensitive breeds should use levels 1 through 20, larger and/or more stubborn breeds may need a higher boost.

BUTTON FUNCTIONS

Boosting Stimulation in Combo Mode
Momentary Boosting is accomplished by first sending a momentary stimulation pulse “S (Black)” to the dog and then pressing “S (Red)” button without releasing “S (Black)” button. (PLEASE PRACTICE) Continuous Boosting is accomplished by first administering continu-ous stimulation “S (Red)” to the dog and then pressing the “S (Black)” button without releasing the “S (Red)” button.

Tapping Sensation (Vibration) / Tone Stimulation ‘T’
Sends Tapping Sensation or Tone Stimulation to the collar receiver. (Default setting is tapping sensation). To toggle between tapping sensation and tone stimulation, press “L” and “T” buttons simultaneously when the intensity level is “0”. – Single beep and “A” icon indicates Tone followed by Stimulation. – Double beeps and “T” icon indicates Tapping Sensation (Vibration).
Tapping Sensation ; > Pavlovian Stimulation

HOW TO FIND THE FROPER STIMULATION LEVEL

Rotating clockwise increases the stimulation level, and rotating counter- clockwise lowers the stimulation level.
It is highly recommended that the user practices changing levels and modes before putting the collar receiver on a dog. Setting the correct stimulation level for your dog is very important. To set your “conditioning” stimulation level, correctly put the collar receiver on your dog (see page 9 for instructions). Let the dog get used to the collar receiver for a couple of hours.
While watching your dog, turn the level to “0” and press the continuous stimulation button. Slowly turn the stimulation up at a rate of approximately 2-3 levels per second. When your dog first perceives the stimulation, usually between 5 and 20, release the button. This is your “conditioning” stimulation level. You may need to increase the “conditioning” level a few levels to get your dog to respond at first, some dogs are more stubborn and need more stimulation. The boosted level is typically 5 to 20 levels higher than the “conditioning” level.

How to Lock/Unlock the Stimulation Level
Set the desired stimulation level and then press on the top of the stimulation dial until you see “1 D” light up on the top portion of the LCD display. Flashing “1 D” indicates unlocked stimulation and Solid “1 D” indicates locked stimulation.
If the stimulation level does not change when you rotate the stimulation knob, you have successfully locked the stimulation level.
To unlock the stimulation level simply press the stimulation knob again and it will unlock the stimulation level.

HOW TO SET THE BOOST

Boosted Stimulation adds the set boost level to the stimulation level, great for those situations when your dog does not respond to the “conditioning” level. Determining the Boosted stimulation level is a little more difficult than stimulation level setting due to the wide differences in temperaments and stimulation tolerance among the many breeds of dogs. On average, it is normally 5 to 20 levels higher than the “conditioning” level. It is important to have it set high enough to get the desired response from your dog.

1.  Change the mode to Momentary Mode. (Press M/C button until “M” is displayed)
2. Change the intensity level to “0”.
3. Press S(Black) button for more than 5 seconds.
4. The intensity level will change from “0” to a flashing “1”.
5. Rotate the dial to the desired boost level (1 to 60).
6. Press S(Black) button again to save and exit the boost level changing mode.

LOST TRANSMITTER MODE

Your 400/402 E-Collar transmitter allows the user to activate a 6 hour timer. After 6 hours, the transmitter will begin to beep providing the ability to locate the transmitter. The LCD displays “AL” during beeping. Lost transmitter mode is activated by simultaneously pressing the Light (L) button and the stimulation button (Black “S”) when the intensity level is set to zero. Three short beeps will sound confirming the activation of the locator timer. Lost transmitter mode is deactivated by simultaneously pressing the Light (L) button and the red stimulation button (Red “S”) when the intensity level is set to zero. Two short beeps will sound confirming the deactivation of the locator timer. Lost transmitter mode will be cancelled whenever the transmitter is turned off. Make sure to reactivate lost transmitter mode when you turn off transmitter.

REPLACE/ADD COLLAR

Occassionally, it is necessary to pair/sync a transmitter to a collar receiver, the following procedure will accomplish this:

1. Turn on the Transmitter
2. Turn intensity dial to “0”
3. Make sure the collar receiver is turned off.
4. Put the Transmitter’s Red Dot against the Collar Receiver’s Red Dot for more than 5 seconds, green light on Receiver will flash rapidly
5. Immediately after, press and hold Black “S” Button followed by the Red “5” Button until you hear confirmation sound from Collar Receiver.

HOW TO CHANGE THE TRANSMITTER TO A 2 DOG TRANSMITTER The button functions will change. The changes are described on pages 18 through 22. You can change the transmitter back to the 1 Dog system (400) at any time.

1. Turn on the Transmitter.
2. Press the Red “S” followed by the Black “S” followed by the “T” Button simultaneously for more than 2 seconds until you hear the confirmation beeps.
3. Repeat step 2 to return back to a 1 dog system.

ADD/REPLACE COLLAR FOR SECOND DOG

1. Tum on the Transmitter
2. Turn intensity dial to “0”
3. Make sure Receiver is turned off.
4. Put the Transmitter’s Red Dot against the Collar Receiver’s Red Dot for more than 5 seconds, green light on Receiver will flash rapidly.
5. Immediately after, press and hold Red “5” Button followed by the Black “S” Button until you hear confirmation sound from Collar Receiver.

LCD DESCRIPTION

BUTTON FUNCTIONS

Momentary stimulation
Sends a single pulse of stimulation at the set level when you press the stimulation button.
Continuous stimulation
Sends continuous pulses as long as the stimulation button is pressed. timing out after 10 seconds (this is a safety feature designed to prevent accidental over-stimulation of your dog). The stimulation can be increased or decreased while the button is being pressed.
Tapping Sensation
Vibration specifically designed to distract your dog, great for deaf dogs and stimulation sensitive dogs.
Tone followed by Stimulation (Pavlovian Conditioning)
After 1.2 seconds of tone, the collar will send continuous stimulation for as long as the button is pressed (up to 10 seconds). Release before 1.2 seconds for tone only.
Boosting Stimulation
Sends boosted stimulation until you release buttons.
To boost Dog 1, press “S” (Black) button followed by “S” (Red) button To boost Dog 2, press “5” (Red) button followed by “5” (Black) button

HOW TO LOCK AND UNLOCK

BOOST LEVEL SETUP

Boosted Stimulation adds the set boost level to the stimulation level, great for those situations when your dog does not respond to the “conditioning” level. Determining the Boosted stimulation level is a little more difficult than stimulation level setting due to the wide differences in temperaments and stimulation tolerance among the many breeds of dogs. On average, it is normally 5 to 20 levels higher than the “conditioning” level. It is important to have it set high enough to get the desired response from your dog.
How to Setup Boost Level for first dog 1. Change the mode to Momentary Mode (Press M/C button until “M” is displayed) 2. Change the intensity level to “0” 3. Press S(Black) button for more than 5 seconds 4. The intensity level will change 0 to 1 and start to blink. 5. Rotate the dial to change the boost level (up to 60). 6. Press S(Black) button again to save and exit from Boost Level Change Mode. If any other button is pressed or idle for 20 sec, Boost Level Change Mode will be cancelled.

TESTING YOUR E-COLLAR

If you need to check your unit, hold the test light against the contact points on the collar receiver. This test will let you know that the collar receiver is generating the proper sensation to the dog, it should brighten in a smooth fashion as the dial is turned up. Some people find it easier to hold the collar receiver in the palm of their hand and slowly turn the stimulation up using the continuous mode, typical human feel it between 8 and 25 depending on the dryness of theit hande.
Feel free to contact us if you have need help, 1-855-326-5527.

REPLACING THE CONTACT POINTS

The standard 5/8″ contact points are used for most dogs. Thicker fur breeds require the longer 3/4″ contact points. Replace the 5/8″ contact points by following the instructions below using the enclosed contact point tool.

Loosen both contact points by rotating the contact point counter-clockwise using the contact point tool.

Install the 3/4″ contact points onto the bolt and tighten the contact points by rotating them clockwise with the contact point tool.
For short haired breeds such as boxers, dachshund, pit bulls, etc, and thick fur breeds please visit our website or contact us to inquire about special contact points for your dog.

TRAINING TIP

IMPORTANT TRAINING TIPS
E-Collars can be used to reinforce commands your dog already knows or as a learning sensation when paired with leash pressure. It is not a replacement for basic leash obedience training, but a tool to allow you to better communicate with your dog. For best results, use the least amount of stimulation required to get the attention of your dog. A calm and consistent approach to training will always produce better long term results. It is highly recommended that aggressive dogs be taken to a professional trainer for evaluation before e-collar use. There are many different e-collar training techniques recommended by a variety of professional trainers. We believe you, the owner of the dog, can best determine the most successful technique for your dog. We recommend first time users to emerse themselves in learning about the proper techniques or seek a professional e-collar trainer. The technique used in the initial introduction of the e-collar is very important to the success of e-collar training. Search E-Collar Technologies on youtube and subscribe to our channel, new training videos are posted weekly. Also “Like”and subscribe to our Facebook page to receive more training advice and connect with other e-collar users.

TROUBLESHOOTING

My Receiver / Transmitter is not turning on
Make sure the collar receiver is fully charged. Collar receiver light should turn green when the battery is connected to the charger.

My Receiver is not responding
Check Receiver’s indicator light is blinking green and Transmitter LCD is on. Check to make sure the collar receiver’s indicator light is red when the stimulation button is pressed. Try pairing / syncing the transmitter to the receiver. (Page 17)

The receiver doesn’t seem to provide stimulation to the dog
Remove Contact points from Receiver. Connect Test Light to the receiver and test for stimulation. If the test light is blinking, receiver is providing stimulation.

Max range of device has been decreased
Check Transmitter’s battery condition. Working range decreases when the battery level is low. Keep your fingers from touching the antenna. See the bottom of page 8 for the proper technique to maximize range.

You cannot change the stimulation level for of the remote
Make sure 1D or 2D on transmitter LCD is blinking. If 1D or 2D icons are solid, you cannot change stimulation. You can unlock the stimulation at any time by pressing the stimulation knob for 1 second.

TWO YEAR WARRANTY

To register your 400/402 product, please log onto our website at www.ecollar.com, click on the warranty registration link and fill out the required information. Please register your product within 30 days of your purchase. If you do not have access to a computer, please call our toll free number of 1-855-326-5527 and one of our customer service representatives will register your product for you. In the event the product is not properly registered proof of purchase is not required to obtain warranty, we will estimate your purchase date by the serial number. Misuse, improper maintenance, lost units are not covered by this warranty. Your complete satisfaction is our only concern. The 400/402 mini Educator you have is our most recent design, it is different from the previous 400 and 402, so please let us know that you have the new mini Educator design when communicatiog with us.

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