Tri-tronics Sport junior User manual

Congratulations on your purchase!

All Tri-Tronics Remote Trainers are proudly made in the USA.

Tri-Tronics takes great pride in the design, manufacture,

service and safety of all our products.We always want to hear

from you, our customer. Please contact us to get the latest

information available regarding your product, our support

services, training information, or to purchase accessories

for your Tri-Tronics Remote Trainer.

We can be reached via email at support@tritronics.com

or by calling toll free 1-800-456-4343.

Visit our website at www.tritronics.com.

Thank you for choosing Tri-Tronics

First Edition, May, 2009

Published by Tri-Tronics®, Inc.,Tucson,Arizona

PROBLEM #1:

No stimulation or Remotely

Activated Collar Light when

the Transmitter button is

pressed.

• The Receiver has not been

switched on. The receiver must

be switched on or it won’t work

at all.

• The batteries in either the

Receiver or the Transmitter are

dead. Replace as needed.

• Make sure you are using

the correct button for the

desired function. See the

“Buttons” heading under the

TRANSMITTER section on the

other side

• You are using the wrong

Transmitter. If you own more

than one Tri-Tronics Transmitter

or train with someone who

has a Tri-Tronics product, check

that you have not accidentally

switched Transmitters.

PROBLEM #2:

The Remote Trainer doesn’t

have range, or the range has

been signicantly reduced.

• You are using the Transmitter

in a pocket or while wearing a

holster,orrestingyourngerson

the antenna while transmitting.

Remove the Transmitter and

hold it overhead for maximum

range.

• Eitheryouorthedogisshielded

by a metal structure. Metal

fences, chain link dog enclosures,

screen doors, buildings, and

other metal structures can affect

the radio signal. Operate the

Remote Trainer away from these

structures.

• The Receiver is on backwards.

For best range, position the

Receiver so that the Dog Collar

Light faces toward the dog’s

nose.

• You’re experiencing temporary

radio interference. Radio signals

from nearby CBs and walkie

talkies can reduce range. Wait

a short while then try again, or

move to another area.

PROBLEM #3:

The stimulation seems too

high, not high enough, or

the dog does not seem to

feel it at all.

• The collar strap is not tight

enough. The collar should be

snug. Contact points must press

against the dog’s skin to provide

efcient,consistentstimulation.

• Theintensitydialpositionisnot

correct. The ideal intensity level

depends on the dog and the

training situation. A dog’s physical

sensitivity can vary signicantly

under differing training situations.

Try a different level.

• YourReceiverbatteryispartially

depleted. As the battery

gradually depletes, stimulations

may become slightly milder. Turn

the intensity dial up, or change

the battery if your dog is already

using the highest number on the

dial.

• Also note that in very cold

weather, you may need to use

a higher setting to achieve the

same level of intensity.

• The batteries in either the

Receiver or the Transmitter are

dead. Replace as needed.

• A contact point has been lost.

Contact our Customer Service

Department for a replacement.

• Debris or contaminants are

interfering with electrical

stimulation. Clean the Receiver

and contact point area.

PROBLEM #4:

The batteries seem to run

down very quickly.

• Oneof theoperational buttons

has been pressed inadvertantly

between training sessions. Make

sure the transmitter is stored

ina way that the buttons are not

able to be pushed.

• The Dog Collar Light is left on

continuously. Only use the Dog

Collar light when needed.

• You are using long durations

of continuous stimulation. Try

training with shorter “taps”

when possible.

• You are training in very cold

weather. The low battery

indicator color change can occur

prematurely in very cold weather.

PROBLEM # 5:

Dog’s skin is irritated

or sores have appeared

underneath the Receiver.

Dogs with sensitive skin can

experience skin irritation if they

wear a Receiver too long at any

one time, particularly if the dog’s

coat is wet or the dog stays in a

small enclosed area such as a

plastic dog crate while wearing the

Receiver. Irritation is due to the

mechanical pressure of the contact

points, not to electrical stimulation.

Do not use the Receiver until the

irritation is cleared up, and in the

future shorten the amount of time

that the Remote Trainer is on the

dog during the day. Contact your

veterinarian if the skin irritation is

especially severe.

Tracer, Sport Junior, Classic 70, Field 90, Flyway,Trashbreaker, Upland Special, Pro 100, Pro 200, and Pro 500 are all trademarks of Tri-Tronics, Inc.

Tri-Tronics, Remote Trainer, Sport, Sport Basic, Sport Combo, Sport Upland, G2, G3, and EXP are all registered trademarks of Tri-Tronics, Inc.

Product Specications

ProductspecicationsandfeaturesmaychangeatanytimewithoutnoticeorobligationsinceTri-Tronics®iscommittedtoapolicyofcontinuousimprovement.

Tri-Tronics Patents

Certain Tri-Tronics® products are covered by one or more of these U.S. patent numbers: 4794402, 4802482, 5054428, 5099797, 5193484, 4947795, D410206, 6170439B1,

D445706S, D446144S, 6549133, D445707S, 6750758, 6907844, 7000570, 6928958, 7187291, 7198009, 7252051, D520894, D531584, D553037, and patents pending.

Canada patent numbers: D 105795, 2456603, 2456431, 2456876, 2456852, 2456425, 2456433, 2456879

FCC COMPLIANCE

The manufacturing of Tri-Tronics remote trainers involves exacting production

methods, precise tuning, and stringent quality control tests. In addition,

these products are manufactured to operate within Federal Communication

Commission(FCC)specications.ItisaviolationofFCCrulestomodifyyour

equipment.Tri-Tronics veries its products to operate under Part 95 of FCC

regulations.Unauthorizedmodicationstoyourequipmentcouldresultinitsnot

meetingspecicationsandthusviolatingFCCregulations.Anyandalladjustments

shouldbeperformedonlybytechnicallyqualiedpersonnelauthorizedbyTri-

Tronics.TocontinuetomeetFCCoperatingspecications,anyreplacementof

circuit components including antennas must meet Tri-Tronics’ manufacturing

specications.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.

WARRANTY:

Tri-Tronics warrants the Sport Junior to be free from defects in materials and

workmanship for 2 years from the date of purchase.Tri-Tronics will, at its sole

option, repair or replace at no charge any components that fail in normal use

during the warranty period with new or reconditioned components.

(See Tri-Tronics’ Web Site or Owner’s Manual for complete conditions.)

Owner’s Registration

Please take a moment to register on

our website at www.tritronics.com.

Whenyoudo,you’llbe“onle”atTri-Tronics®.

This will help ensure timely warranty work should you need it.

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

Visit our website

www.tritronics.com

or contact

customer service

1-800-456-4343

Visit our website

www.tritronics.com

or contact

customer service

1-800-456-4343

REMOTEDOGTRAININGSYSTEMWITHLIGHTEDCOLLAR

REMOTEDOGTRAININGSYSTEM

WITHLIGHTEDCOLLAR

OWNERS MANUAL

INTRODUCTION

YourSportJuniorRemoteTrainer

means a safer and happier hunting

companion and family pet for you,

with a dog that is always under

control whether by your side or

up to a quarter mile away. What’s

more, now you can easily see your

dog in the dark with the super

brightashingRemotelyActivated

Collar Light that is built into the

dog collar!

Your Sport Junior consists of a

hand-held Transmitter that you

operate and a collar strap with an

attached Receiver that the dog

wears.The Sport JuniorTransmitter

is the ultimate in simplicity with a

separate button for each of three

functions. Use these buttons to:

1. Apply momentary stimulation

2. Apply continuous stimulation

3. Switch the Dog Collar light on

and off,

All functions operate up to a

quarter mile away.

Remotely Activated

Collar Safety Lights

Your Sport Junior is equipped

with remotely activated collar

lights. These lights are the perfect

safety feature allowing you to see

your dog during evening or early

morning walks or hunting. The

lights are easily activated using the

LIGHTbutton onthe transmitter

and can be activated at distances

up to 1/4 mile away.

Stimulation

You have your choice of seven

intensity levels for stimulation, and

you can change the level instantly,

right at the transmitter.

Youcontrolthetypeofstimulation

used with the Junior.

Momentary stimulation

The duration of momentary

stimulation is pre-set in the

transmitter.

Continuous stimulation

You control the timing of the

continuous stimulation up to an

automatic time-out of 8 seconds.

Both the transmitter and the

receiver are battery powered

and come with batteries already

installed. The batteries are easily

replaced by you, and convenient

battery indicators will let you know

when replacement is needed.

TRANSMITTER

Battery Life

The replaceable battery in your

Transmitter will last for many

months. The Transmitter is not

designed to be “turned off ” when

not in use, because the only

time power is pulled from the

Transmitter is when you press a

button. See the section “Battery

Replacement” for instructions

on replacing the battery when

needed.

Controls:

The Transmitter has three buttons,

one dial, and an indicator light next

to the dial.

Buttons:

• Bottom button: Press for

momentary stimulation*

• Middle button: Press for

continuous stimulation**

• Topbutton:Pressoncetoswitch

Dog Collar Light on, once to

switch off. (To save battery life,

leave the Dog Collar Light off

when not needed.)

* Momentary stimulation – The

duration of momentary stimulation

is pre-set in the transmitter.

Momentary stays on only very

briey no matter how long the

transmitter button is pressed.

**Continuous stimulation –

You control the timing of the

continuous stimulation up to an

automatic time-out of 8 seconds.

Continuous stays on as long as the

transmitter button is pressed up to

the 8 second time-out. In normal

use the time-out is never reached

since corrections are far shorter

than 8 seconds. By removing

your nger from the button the

stimulation is stopped immediately.

You can also tap the continuous

button repeatedly for a series of

corrections.

Dial:

• Line the dial number up with

the indicator light to determine

intensity level.

• Intensitylevels:1⁄2through6for

a total of seven levels.

• Position 1⁄2 is the lowest,

intensity increases with each

increase in dial number.

The training guide and training

DVD give more information on

what intensity level to use for

different training situations.

Indicator light:

When a Transmitter button is

pressed the light will:

• Glow red steadily when the

battery is good.

• Blinkrapidlywhenthebatteryis

dead and must be replaced.

See “Battery Replacement”

for replacement instructions.

Other Transmitter

Features

Antenna:

The Sport Junior has a xed,

integrated antenna that cannot fall

off and does not need tightening or

any maintenance.

Lanyard loop:

Clip your Sport Junior lanyard

(supplied) to this loop if desired.

RECEIVER

Your Sport Junior Receiver is

waterproof.

Battery Life

The replaceable battery in your

Sport Junior Receiver will give

you 600-700 hours of “on” time

(the hours that the Receiver is

switched on). Performance will be

less in ext r e mely c o ld weather.

The use of the Remotely Activated

Collar Light will reduce your battery

life somewhat, as will frequent use

of electrical stimulation. See the

section “Battery Replacement”

for instructions on replacing the

battery when needed.

For best battery life, always turn

the Receiver off when you take it

off the dog.

Collar Strap

Insert the collar strap through the

two collar strap retaining loops that

are built into the Receiver. Position

the buckle about 3 to 6 inches from

the Receiver, depending on your

dog’s neck size. Note: If the strap

is too long for your dog, you can

cut off the excess but leave it long

enough that there will be at least

4 inches of free strap extending

beyond the D ring.

Keep the collar and transmitter conveniently

together when not in use by running the

collar strap through the lanyard loop.

Contact Points

Your Sport Junior comes with

our patented insulated stainless

steel contact points already

installed. Check the contact points

occasionally for tightness, and

tighten rmly by hand if they

become loose.

YourSport Juniorissuppliedwith

“long” style contact points. These

are best for all coat types. If you

prefer “short” contact points for a

dog with very short hair, they are

available as an accessory directly

from our Customer Service

department.

Switching the Receiver

On and Off

• Press the On/Off button once

to switch the unit on so that

it can receive signals from the

Transmitter. (You will hear a

conrming double beep and

both the green status light and

the bright red collar lights will

ashbriey.)

• Pressagaintoswitchtheunitoff.

(Youwillhearaconrminglong

tone and both the green status

light and the bright red collar

lightswillashbriey.)

Switch the unit off whenever not in

use to save battery life.

Indicator Light

• Flashing twice every 5 seconds

– Unit is switched on

• Lightisoncontinuously

– Transmission is occurring

This light is green when the battery

is fully charged, yellow when the

battery is partially depleted, and

red when the battery needs to be

changed. If the light does not light

at all, the receiver battery is totally

dead.

FITTING THE

COLLAR ON

THE DOG

Place the receiver on the underside

of the dog’s neck with the Dog

Collar Light facing forward so you

can see it. This also positions the

internal antenna for best range.

Place the receiver fairly high on the

dog’s neck (closer to his ears than

his shoulders) and tighten the strap

snugly (tighter than your dog’s

regular i.d. collar). Always run the

free end of the collar strap through

the D ring.

Tighten the buckle by holding it

with two ngers as you pull the

strap snug. Remote training collars

must be buckled quite snugly to

ensure consistent contact and

reliable stimulation. Do not put

anyngersunderthestrapasyou

tighten it.

Please note that Remote Trainers

are not designed to be worn

continuously by a dog. To prevent

irritation caused by rubbing,remove

the collar for at least eight hours

out of every 24-hour period.

RANGE

Your Sport Junior has a range

of up to one quarter mile in at

openterrain.Alwayskeepngers

off the antenna when transmitting,

or you’ll restrict your range

considerably. For better range hold

a Transmitter away from your body

when transmitting; for maximum

range hold it overhead.

MIX AND MATCH

FEATURE

Many Tri-Tronics remote trainers,

including the Sport Junior, can

be set to operate a different

Tri-Tronics transmitter or receiver

than the one they are sold with.

Because of this Tri-Tronics mix and

match feature, you can combine

your Sport Junior Transmitter or

Receiver with a differentTri-Tronics

receiver or transmitter style.

Tri-Tronics manufactures two re-

ceiver styles and several transmitter

styles.

To match the new part with

your Sport Junior Transmitter or

Receiver and create a combination

system, follow the easy directions

for “eld marrying” on our web

site or available with the new part

when purchased. The procedure

takes less than 10 seconds and no

tools are required.

By creating a combined system,

you can add such features as

more range, additional stimulation

choices, higher stimulation in-

tensities, rechargeable batteries,

or a fully waterproof transmitter.

Depending on your training needs

you might nd a combination

system helpful in your remote

training. Please contact our

Customer Service Department for

more details.

BATTERY

REPLACEMENT

One small Phillips head screwdriver

is needed to remove battery

covers on both the Transmitter

and Receiver

Transmitter

Uses one 9-volt alkaline battery

Remove the single screw on the

back of the transmitter and remove

the battery cover. Remove old

battery and install a new battery,

matching polarity. Be sure your

new battery is the same length as

the one you removed. Do not force

a battery into the compartment.

Press a Transmitter button before

replacing cover. If indicator light

does not light, you probably have

the battery in backwards; turn it

around and verify function again.

Replace battery cover, making sure

the gasket is in place, and tighten

screw.

Receiver

Uses one 3.0 volt type “CR2”

lithium battery

Remove strap from component

case. Unscrew the 2 screws on

the bottom of the case, alternating

between screws, until the two

halves of the component case can

be separated. Remove the old

battery and install a new battery,

matching polarity. Press the On/Off

button before replacing cover. If

unit does not turn on,you probably

have the battery in backwards;

turn it around and verify function

again. Replace battery cover gently,

making sure the gasket is in place,

and tighten screws, alternating

between screws. Replace strap.

CARE AND CLEANING

OF THE SPORT JUNIOR

• Check contact points regularly

for tightness, dirt or damage.

• If the Receiver has been used

in saltwater or brackish water

clean it with clean drinking

water.

• For best battery life, do not

store your Remote Trainer in

very warm areas such as the

dashboard of a closed vehicle or

in extremely cold areas.

RADIO SIGNAL ISSUES

Modern microprocessor tech-

nology virtually eliminates the

possibility that your unit could be

unintentionally set off by someone

else with a Tri-Tronics product.

Please contact our

Customer Service Department

at [email protected]

or 1-800-456-4343

with any questions.

continued on other side. >>>

STIM LEVEL

CONTROL BUTTON

COLLAR

LIGHTBUTTON

CONTINUOUS

BUTTON

MOMENTARY

BUTTON

INDICATORLIGHT

RECEIVER

GOES HERE

Congratulations on your purchase!

All Tri-Tronics Remote Trainers are proudly made in the USA.

Tri-Tronics takes great pride in the design, manufacture,

service and safety of all our products.We always want to hear

from you, our customer. Please contact us to get the latest

information available regarding your product, our support

services, training information, or to purchase accessories

for your Tri-Tronics Remote Trainer.

We can be reached via email at support@tritronics.com

or by calling toll free 1-800-456-4343.

Visit our website at www.tritronics.com.

Thank you for choosing Tri-Tronics

First Edition, May, 2009

Published by Tri-Tronics®, Inc.,Tucson,Arizona

PROBLEM #1:

No stimulation or Remotely

Activated Collar Light when

the Transmitter button is

pressed.

• The Receiver has not been

switched on. The receiver must

be switched on or it won’t work

at all.

• The batteries in either the

Receiver or the Transmitter are

dead. Replace as needed.

• Make sure you are using

the correct button for the

desired function. See the

“Buttons” heading under the

TRANSMITTER section on the

other side

• You are using the wrong

Transmitter. If you own more

than one Tri-Tronics Transmitter

or train with someone who

has a Tri-Tronics product, check

that you have not accidentally

switched Transmitters.

PROBLEM #2:

The Remote Trainer doesn’t

have range, or the range has

been signicantly reduced.

• You are using the Transmitter

in a pocket or while wearing a

holster,orrestingyourngerson

the antenna while transmitting.

Remove the Transmitter and

hold it overhead for maximum

range.

• Eitheryouorthedogisshielded

by a metal structure. Metal

fences, chain link dog enclosures,

screen doors, buildings, and

other metal structures can affect

the radio signal. Operate the

Remote Trainer away from these

structures.

• The Receiver is on backwards.

For best range, position the

Receiver so that the Dog Collar

Light faces toward the dog’s

nose.

• You’re experiencing temporary

radio interference. Radio signals

from nearby CBs and walkie

talkies can reduce range. Wait

a short while then try again, or

move to another area.

PROBLEM #3:

The stimulation seems too

high, not high enough, or

the dog does not seem to

feel it at all.

• The collar strap is not tight

enough. The collar should be

snug. Contact points must press

against the dog’s skin to provide

efcient,consistentstimulation.

• Theintensitydialpositionisnot

correct. The ideal intensity level

depends on the dog and the

training situation. A dog’s physical

sensitivity can vary signicantly

under differing training situations.

Try a different level.

• YourReceiverbatteryispartially

depleted. As the battery

gradually depletes, stimulations

may become slightly milder. Turn

the intensity dial up, or change

the battery if your dog is already

using the highest number on the

dial.

• Also note that in very cold

weather, you may need to use

a higher setting to achieve the

same level of intensity.

• The batteries in either the

Receiver or the Transmitter are

dead. Replace as needed.

• A contact point has been lost.

Contact our Customer Service

Department for a replacement.

• Debris or contaminants are

interfering with electrical

stimulation. Clean the Receiver

and contact point area.

PROBLEM #4:

The batteries seem to run

down very quickly.

• Oneof the operational buttons