INVISIBLE FENCE Outdoor Shields User manual

Outdoor Shields®
Owner’s Manual
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Important Precautions
•Invisible Fence® Brand systems have protected over two million pets. However, there are some precautions you should take.
•Read and retain manuals: Read the entire Owner’s Manual before using your new Outdoor Shields®solution. If you
have any questions after reading this manual, call your Invisible Fence®Brand dealer.
•Adhere to all warnings and cautions contained in any Invisible Fence® Brand manual.
WARNING
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious
injury.
CAUTION
CAUTION used without the safety alert symbol, indicates a hazardous situation, which, if not avoided,
could result in harm to your pet.
NOTICE
NOTICE is used to address safe use practices not related to personal injury.
WARNING
•Not every pet can be trained to avoid the established boundary. Sometimes even a properly trained pet may cross the
boundary. Therefore, Invisible Fence, Inc., as well as Invisible Fence®Distributors and Dealers cannot guarantee the
system will, in all cases, keep a customer’s pet within the established boundary. Accordingly, if a customer has reason
to believe that their pet may pose a danger to others, or harm itself, the customer should not rely solely upon the Invisible
Fence® Brand system to keep the pet from crossing the boundary.
•Do not install, connect, or remove your system during a lightning storm. If the storm is close enough for you to hear
thunder, it is close enough to create hazardous surges.
CAUTION
•Read and follow the important tips on how to avoid pressure necrosis in your Invisible Fence®Brand Computer Collar®
Unit manual.
•Train your pet according to the instructions in the Invisible Fence®Brand training manuals. Complete all steps
before allowing your pet to run free. Do not become overly confident if your pet has become conditioned to the
Invisible Fence®Brand system sooner than expected.
•Your Invisible Fence® Brand dealer has professionally installed your system and ensured it is working properly. You will
want to perform periodic maintenance checks to make sure the system is properly functioning for your pet’s safety.
•Check the Invisible Fence®Brand transmitter periodically to make sure it is operating properly. To do this, simply bring the
Computer Collar®Unit to the edge of the signal field to verify function.
•Do not attempt to service any Invisible Fence®Brand equipment. Refer all service to your authorized Invisible Fence®
Brand dealer. Only your authorized Invisible Fence®Brand dealer should make adjustments to your system.
•All Invisible Fence®Brand systems are designed for domesticated animal use only. Never attempt to use this product for
any purpose not specifically described in this manual.
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Outdoor Shields® Solution. Please read and review this entire manual to become
familiar with Outdoor Shields® Solution components and its operation. It is strongly recommended you review this
information before using the product.
Outdoor Shields® Solution gives you control over the areas a pet or pets have access to outside your home. It is designed
to work independently, or to complement your Invisible Fence®Brand Boundary Plus®or 800 Series electronic pet
containment system. It is not designed to operate as a containment transmitter.
Table of Contents
Important Precautions..................................................................................................................... 2
Components ................................................................................................................................... 4
How the Systems Works................................................................................................................... 4
Operating Guide........................................................................................................................... 5
Power up the Outdoor Shields® transmitter .................................................................................. 5
Adjust signal field range.............................................................................................................. 5
Verify signal field range .............................................................................................................. 5
Changing operating frequency .................................................................................................... 5
Checking for low battery............................................................................................................. 5
Training Guide ............................................................................................................................. 6
Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................ 7
Battery Disposal.............................................................................................................................. 8
Perchlorate Battery.......................................................................................................................... 8
Important Recycling Advice............................................................................................................. 8
Compliance .................................................................................................................................... 9

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Components
Owner’s Manual
Outdoor Shields®Transmitter
(4 “D” Size Batteries Not Included)
How the System Works
The Outdoor Shields®Transmitter
The transmitter is disguised as a rock and can be placed in your landscape or in areas you want to protect your pet from. It
sends a signal field up to 10 feet in diameter or a 5 foot radius.Your pet wears a Computer Collar®Unit that detects areas
you have protected and delivers a correction when your pet enters those areas.
The LCD display shows the signal field range, low battery and either 7K or 10K frequencies. The transmitter is powered by
4 alkaline D-batteries (not included). Under normal conditions, the batteries will operate the transmitter for up to one year.
Check the LCD display every month to see if the Low Battery indicator is displayed.
The transmitter is weather proof but cannot be submersed in water.
Definition: A correction is a training term used to describe an action taken to discourage unwanted pet behavior.The Computer Collar®
Unit delivers a correction when your pet enters a protected area or crosses the boundary of an Invisible Fence® Brand system.

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Operating Guide
Important: To ensure your pet does not receive an unintended correction, make sure your pet is not wearing
the Computer Collar®Unit when turning ON or adjusting the Outdoor Shields®transmitter.
1.
LCD
Display
Window
Up
Button
Down
Button
Power up the Outdoor Shields®transmitter
• Locate the battery door on the bottom of the Outdoor Shields® transmitter. Remove the battery
door by loosening the 4 Phillips head screws. Note: the screws are retained in the battery door lid.
• Place 4 “D” size alkaline batteries into the unit as illustrated inside the compartment.
• Ensure the o-ring is completely set in the slot and free of dirt.
• Replace the battery lid and tighten all 4 screws snug. A loose lid may allow moisture to enter the
unit resulting in product failure.
• Turn the Outdoor
Shields® transmitter upright and open the lid exposing the LCD display and
range buttons.
• Press the up (+) button once to turn ON the Outdoor
Shields® transmitter.
2.Adjust signal field range
• Determine the desired location and the signal field range required.The signal field range can be set to a minimum
radius of 1 foot (30 cm) and a maximum radius up to 5 feet (1.5 m).
• With the unit ON, press the RANGE UP (+) or the RANGE DOWN (-)
buttons to increase or decrease the signal field range. Each segment of
displayed bar represents approximately 1 foot (30 cm) radius of range.
• Once the range is set, place the Outdoor Shields® transmitter in the
desired area.
3. Verify signal field range
• Turn the Outdoor Shields® transmitter ON.
• Holding the Computer Collar®Unit , start outside the range and walk
slowly towards the Outdoor Shields® transmitter. Do not touch the
correction posts at this time.
• The Computer Collar®Unit will beep as it approaches the outer range of the signal field width set in Step 2. The
beeping will be followed by a correction.
• If the Computer Collar®Unit fails to beep, see the troubleshooting chart found on page 7.
• Adjust range and/or relocate the Outdoor Shields® transmitter until desired area is protected.
4. Changing operating frequency (Dealer use only)
• Open the lid exposing the LCD display and buttons.
• Press and release the RANGE DOWN (-) button until no bars appear on the LCD.
• Press the (-) down button and hold it for 5 seconds until a black segment appears in the display.
• Once the black segment appears you have 5 seconds to change between 7K or 10K.
• Press only the (+) button to change between 7K or 10K.
• A black segment displayed by the (-) button = 10K; by the (+) button = 7K.
• Once you have selected either 7K or 10K the display will go blank after 5 seconds.
• You are now ready to adjust the range to the desired area.
5. Checking for low battery
• Open the lid exposing the LCD display and buttons.
• If the LCD display is flashing with all six black segments showing it is time to replace the batteries.
• After replacing the batteries, verify that the range for the signal field is set to the desired area.
• Check the LCD display every month to see if the Low Battery indicator is displayed.

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Training Guide
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For pets trained to the Invisible Fence®Brand outdoor pet containment system
• Use Invisible Fence®Brand training flags to mark the outside
of the signal field range. This gives your pet a visual marker,
similar to how they learned the signal field range of the outdoor
pet containment system.
• Allow your pet to enter the protected area on their own. By
already being familiar with the training flags and the warning
beep, your pet should react immediately by moving away from
the protected area. It may take several times for your pet to
recognize and avoid the protected area.
• Praise your pet for leaving the protected area.
• You may need to adjust the signal field range so your pet receives
the warning beep earlier.
Computer
Collar® Unit
Correction
Post Covers
For pets new to Invisible Fence
®
Brand
• Use Invisible Fence®Brand training flags to mark the edge of the signal field
range. This gives your pet a visual marker.
• Use Invisible Fence®Brand correction post covers, or safety posts, on the
Computer Collar®Unit for the first training session. This will introduce your pet
to the idea of leaving the protected area when he hears the warning beep.
• Attach a long lead to your pet’s collar strap and show your pet how to avoid
the protected area by gently guiding the pet out of the range when the warning
beep sounds.
Note: Do not attach a lead to the Computer Collar®Unit strap. This can result in pulling
the Correction Posts too tightly against your pet’s neck. Attach a lead to a separate, non-
tmetallic collar or harness, making sure the extra collar strap does not put pressure on the
Correction Posts.
• Praise your pet for leaving the protected area.
• Repeat this process until your pet reacts to the warning beep on their own by moving away from the protected area.
• Remove the post covers, or safety posts, on the Computer Collar®Unit . Allow your pet to enter the protected
area on its own. Your pet should react immediately to the warning beep and correction by moving away from the
protected area. It may take several times for your pet to recognize and avoid the protected area.
• After training is complete, remove your pet’s Computer Collar®Unit each night to prevent irritation. However, if
this it not possible, please check the tightness of the collar each time you feed your pet by removing the collar and
then replacing it back on your pet.

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Troubleshooting
Outdoor
Shields®does
not appear to
work
•Check/replace the Power Cap
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Battery in the Computer Collar
®
Unit.
•Check low battery indicator on the Outdoor
Shields® transmitter – if indicator light is
flashing, replace the 4 alkaline D-batteries (Not Included).
•Check
Computer Collar®Unit fit to ensure posts have direct skin contact.
•Ensure the
Computer Collar®Unit is set to the same 7K or 10K frequency as the Outdoor
Shields® transmitter – See Step 4, Changing operating frequency, on page 5.
Range is too
low or too
high
•Check low battery indicator on the Outdoor Shields® transmitter – if indicator light is
flashing, replace the 4 alkaline D-batteries (Not Included).
•Adjust Outdoor
Shields® transmitter to increase/decrease signal field range – See Step 2,
Adjust signal field range, on page 5.
•Metal objects may distort the transmitter’s range. Consider alternate location for the
Outdoor
Shields® transmitter.
Pet seems to
receive no
correction
•Check/replace the Power Cap
®
Battery in the Computer Collar®Unit .
•Check the signal field range on the Outdoor
Shields® transmitter.
•Ensure correction post covers are removed from the
Computer Collar®Unit after training.
Computer
Collar®Unit
fails to sound
warning beep
•Check/replace the Power Cap
®
Battery in the Computer Collar®Unit .
•Ensure the
Computer Collar®Unit is set to the same 7K or 10K frequency as the Outdoor
Shields® transmitter – See Step 4, Changing operating frequency, on page 5.
Need additional help? Contact your local Invisible Fence® Brand dealer. Call 1-800-578-3647 or visit www.InvisibleFence.
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Battery Disposal
Separate collection of spent batteries is required in many regions; check the regulations in your area before discarding spent
batteries. The Computer Collar®Unit operates on one (1) Lithium (Li-MnO2) battery with a 3 Volt, 160 mAh capacity,
replace only with equivalent battery that may be obtained from your Invisible Fence
®
Brand Dealer.The Transmitter
operates on 4 Alkaline-Manganese Dioxide (Zn/MnO2) batteries with a 1.5 Volt, 12,000mAh capacity.
Perchlorate Battery
Perchlorate Material – special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.
Important Recycling Advice
Please respect the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment regulations in your country.This equipment must be recycled.
If you no longer require this equipment, do not place it in the normal municipal waste system. Please return it to where
it was purchased in order that it can be placed in our recycling system. If this is not possible, please contact your Invisible
Fence
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Compliance
US and Canada
FCC ID: KE3-300978
IC: 2721A-300978
This device complies with Industry Canada rules. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. Cet
appareil est conforme à la partie 15 des régles FCC. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1)
l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique
subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.
Modification or changes to this equipment not expressly approved by Radio Systems®Corporation may void
the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part
15 of the FCC Rules.These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation.This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a specific installation. If interference does occur to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•IncreasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandtheComputerCollar®Unit.
•ConnecttheequipmenttoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichtheComputerCollar®Unit is connected.
•Consultthedealer,oranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Australia
This device complies with the applicable EMC requirements specified by the ACMA (Australian Communications and
Media Authority).
European Union
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with relevant EU Electromagnetic Compatibility, Low Voltage and
R&TTE Directives. Before using this equipment outside the EU countries, check with the relevant local R&TTE authority.
Unauthorized changes or modifications to the equipment that are not approved by Radio Systems Corporation are in
violation of EU R&TTE regulations, could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment, and void the warranty.
This product is in full compliance with the provisions of the R&TTE - Directive 1999/05/EEC. The Declaration of
Conformity can be found at: http://www.invisiblefence.com/international/declarations-of-conformity.asp.

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Dealer Name:
Dealer Phone:
Notes:
800-578-3647 (USA)
[phone] (International)
400-1130/4
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All rights reserved.
Protected by Patents:
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