DogWatch BIGLEASH User manual

REMOTE TRAINER
Owner’s Guide
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Table of Contents
Important Safeguards .............................................................................2
Charging the Transmitter and Receiver Collar ....................................3
Turning the Transmitter and Receiver Collar On and Off ....................4
Transmitter Features ..............................................................................5
Switching from Audible to Vibration ......................................................9
Receiver Features ................................................................................10
Using the Remote Trainer ....................................................................11
Training Basics ......................................................................................14
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................20
Warranty & Service................................................................................22
Adding Collar reprogramming the Receiver Collar ............................24

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Important Safeguards
TO GET THE MOST FROM YOUR BIGLEASH®REMOTE TRAINER,
PLEASE FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES IN THIS MANUAL.
■It is important to un erstan the training process before using the trainer.
■Be consistent with your og. Inconsistent cues (verbal an non-verbal) will
confuse your og. A confuse og will have ifficulty figuring out what you
want him to learn.
■Attempting to service the system yourself may invali ate the warranty.
■Keep the transmitter an receiver collar out of reach of chil ren an others
unfamiliar with proper use of remote trainers.
■Perio ically inspect your og’s neck for irritation ue to rubbing.
■This pro uct is not recommen e for training aggressive ogs. Dog
aggression shoul be han le by a qualifie og training professional.
WARRANTY REGISTRATION
To activate Warranty, register online at either:
www.bigleash.com -or- www.dogwatch.com

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FULLY CHARGE THE TRANSMITTER AND THE RECEIVER BEFORE USING THE FIRST TIME.
■The batteries take approximately 3-4 hours to charge.
•We recommen charging your transmitter an receiver when not in
use. A protection circuit prevents overcharging.
Battery Status Indicators
■Transmitter screen: Battery icon
•Charged battery: No battery icon.
•Low battery: Battery icon comes on an flashes.
•Charging: Battery icon stays on in a stea y state.
•Charging complete: No battery icon.
When plugge -in: - The LCD screen backlight stays illuminate .
- The transmitter an receiver will not turn on.
■Receiver collar: Battery status light
•Charged battery: Light flashes green (unplugge , turne on.)
•Low battery: Light flashes re (unplugge , turne on.)
•Charging: Light turns stea y re (plugge -in.)
•Charging complete: Light turns stea y green (plugge in.)
Battery Replacement
Battery Icon
No icon = charged
Icon = low ba ery
For battery replacement, please contact Customer Service.
[phone] x622 M-F, 9am-5pm EST - or - Email: bigleash@ ogwatch.com
Using a battery c arger ot er t an t e one provided may damage your battery
and may invalidate your Warranty.
Charging the Transmitter and Receiver Collar

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Turning the Transmitter and Receiver On and Off
ON/OFF
Alignment Markers
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Hold he
Alignmen
Markers
Toge her
▲ ▲▲
▲ ▲▲
■When the transmitter an receiver collar turn on, you hear a low-to-hi
“beep” tone an the LCD screen turns on.
■Follow the same proce ure to turn off the receiver an the transmitter.
You will hear a hi-to-low “beep” tone an the screen will turn off. Turning
your system off when not in use will help preserve the battery life.
Using the Test Light to confirm the system is working properly.
A Test Light is inclu e with your BigLeash system.
■Turn both the transmitter an the receiver collar on.
Insert the contact posts on the receiver into the test light an hol .
■While hol ing the test light on the receiver, press the “B” or the “C” button
on the transmitter. The light on the testing evice shoul turn on.
- The higher the training level, the brighter the light.
- If the training level is set too low, the light may be ifficult to see.
- The light oes not illuminate at level 0 (zero).
Both the transmitter and receiver must be turned on to operate.
To turn the transmitter an receiver on or off,hold the transmitter and receiver
next to one another so the alignment markers (in icate below) on the transmitter
match the alignment markers on the receiver.
The ransmi er
and receiver will
no urn on or off
while charging.

Transmitter Features
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4
1
2
2
Collar 1/Collar 2
7On/Off Alignment Markers
Lanyard Loop
Antenna
3Training Level
Adjustment
0 No signal
1-5 Mild
6-10 Moderate
11-15 Strong
LCD Display
▲ ▲▲
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BigLeash®uses exclusive digital FM technology with two-way communication between
the transmitter and the receiver collar.
■Switches signal rom
Collar 1 to Collar 2
■Activates the Firefly®
nightlight eature.
Collar 1
Collar 2
Charging Port
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1
Training Buttons
A = Audible/Vibration
B = Brie
C = Continuous
Location where the
battery icon appears
when the battery is
low.
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Hold t e transmitter wit t e antenna up.
0(zero) = Safety Mode (no training signal, no audible, no vibration)
1. Lanyard Loop
A lanyar is supplie with each transmitter.
2. Antenna/Range Information
Your BigLeash Remote Trainer provi es up to a 1/4 mile range in optimal
con itions. Range will vary epen ing on environmental con itions such as
terrain, weather, vegetation, buil ings an other obstructions.
How you hol the transmitter may affect the
range. For maximum range, keep the antenna
pointe towar the sky. Pointing the transmitter
antenna toward yo r pet will red ce the range.
Keep your fingers off the antenna. Touching the antenna uring transmission will
greatly re uce the efficiency an the range of the signal.
3. Training Levels
Start at level 1 an increase the training level until you notice a reaction from
your og; a quick hea shake, looking own, even flicking an ear. You must be
focuse on your og when oing this. When you see the reaction, that is the
level to start training. The appropriate level varies from dog to dog.
✧We recommend using the lowest effective training level. ✧
Use the ▲an ▼buttons to the right of
the LCD screen to a just the training level.

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■Collar 1/Collar 2Icon
In icates which collar is receiving the signal when working with 2 ogs.
Collar 1
Receiver
Icon (Paw)
Example 1 Example 2
Transmitter Low Battery Icon
Signal
Strengt
Transmitter
Icon
Training Level
Collar 2
4. LCD Display
■Signal Strength
In icate by the lines between the
transmitter an the paw icons.
■Battery Icon
No icon = Charge
Icon = Low Battery
■Receiver Icon (Paw)
In icates that the receiver collar
is ‘on’ an functioning properly.
Paw blinks if signal is lost
( og out of range or collar
battery is eplete .)
■Transmitter Icon
In icates that the transmitter is
‘on’ an functioning properly.
Transmitter icon blinks to in icate
activation when any button is
pushe .
■Training Level
0 No Signal
1 - 5 Mil
6 -10 Mo erate
11 -15 Strong
Example 1: Strong signal, training level 3, collar 1, an low transmitter battery.
Example 2: Weak signal, training level 3, collar 2, an goo battery.
A weak signal usually indicates t e dog is moving out of range of t e transmitter.

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5. Collar 1/ Collar 2Feature
Your transmitter comes set for use with one og but can easily be programme
for two ogs.
■If you are working with two dogs, you will nee two receiver collars. See
page 24 for information about a ing the secon collar.
■The Collar 1 an Collar 2 buttons allow you to change comman s between
the two collars. The transmitter saves the settings for each collar. The
settings change automatically when you switch from Collar 1 to Collar 2.
■The LCD screen in icates if the transmitter is set to Collar 1 or Collar 2.
6. Training Buttons
Button A [Audible / Vibration]
■Pressing the ‘A’ button sen s either an audible
warning or a vibration warning to the og’s receiver
collar. The warning continues as long as you press the
button (up to 8 secon s.)
Button B [Brief]
■Pressing the ‘B’ button sen s a single brief correction (~1 secon ).
Button C [Continuous]
■Pressing the “C’ button sen s a continuous correction as long as you
hol the button own. If the button is not release , the correction will
automatically stop after 8 secon s.
To sen a itional training signals, release the button an press again. Only one
signal can be transmitte at a time.
Brie
Brie
Audible &
Audible &
Vibration
Vibration
Continuou
Continuous s