User Manual

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Congratulations and thank you for choosing the Custom-Shape Wireless
Dog Fence from Havahart
®
Wireless — the leading innovator
of digital wireless fence solutions.
Featuring breakthrough, patented, wireless technology, the Custom-Shape
Wireless Dog Fence is designed to maximize the freedom and safety of your
dog, with minimal effort, investment and impact on your property. It is the
industry’s most-advanced, wireless dog containment system.
The Custom-Shape Wireless Dog Fence gives you all the advantages of a
professionally-installed, underground wire fence system without all the hassles
and costs. Our revolutionary technology allows you to shape the wireless
fence to the specific configuration of your yard — maximizing the space for
your dog to roam. It also allows you to add Custom Exclusion Zones thereby
keeping your dog out of your garden or swimming pool. There are no wires to
bury or break, no back pains from digging, and no wasted money on trenching
— just a fast & easy setup that creates freedom for your dog to roam!
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Welcome
Havahart
®
Custom-Shape Wireless Dog Fence
www.HavahartWireless.com
Havahart
®
Custom-Shape Wireless Dog Fence
1-800-800-1819, Option 1
IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDERS .............................................................................................................................
SYSTEM COMPONENTS ...............................................................................................................................................
KEY DEFINITIONS, TECHNOLOGY & HOW IT WORKS ...........................................................................................
- Roaming Area
- Trigger Zone
- Exclusion Zone
- Controller
- Bases
- Havahart
®
Wireless Collar
- The Technology Behind the System
- How it Works
GETTING STARTED .......................................................................................................................................................................
- Quick Checklist
- Planning Your Fence Boundary & Exclusion Zones
INSTALLING THE CUSTOM-SHAPE WIRELESS DOG FENCE ..........................................................................................
Setting Up the Bases
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- Installing the Bases
- Accessing the Wireless Fence Tracker
- Activating the Bases
Setting Up the Fence Boundary/Trigger Zone ...................................................................................
- Placing Fence Boundary Training Flags
- Recording the Fence Boundary/Trigger Zone
- Removing the Fence Boundary/Trigger Zone
- Removing/Resetting System Bases
- Advanced Base Setup - Manual Distance Entry
Setting Up the Exclusion Zones (Optional) ............................................................................................
- What are Exclusion Zones (ExZones)?
- Placing Exclusion Zone Training Flags
- Recording an Exclusion Zone
- Naming an Exclusion Zone
- Removing an Exclusion Zone
- Deactivating /Reactivating an Exclusion Zone
Setting Up the Collar(s) .......................................................................................................................................
- Installing a Battery
- Activating a Collar
- Naming a Collar
- Adjusting the Correction Level of a Collar
- Testing the Trigger Zone
- Removing a Collar
- Recharging a Battery
- System Monitoring / Checking Battery Status
- Fitting a Collar
Wireless Fence Tracker Examples .......................................................................................................... 27
TRAINING YOUR DOG ..................................................................................................................................................................
FACTORS AFFECTING SIGNAL STRENGTH ...........................................................................................................................
TERMS OF USE AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ................................................................................................................
WARRANTY INFORMATION .....................................................................................................................................................
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE
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NOTE: To ensure your complete
satisfaction and your dog’s safety, please
read and follow all of these instructions
carefully. Should you need assistance, our
Consumer Care Specialists are ready to
help. Call 1-800-800-1819, and press “1”.
Register Your Havahart
®
Wireless
Fence at www.HavahartWireless.com/
customerservice/product-registration
to ACTIVATE YOUR WARRANTY.
Thank you for purchasing the Custom-
Shape Wireless Dog Fence from
Havahart
®
Wireless!
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Proper training of your dog is the most critical element in ensuring the
success of your wireless dog fence. Consult the training section of this
manual once you have set up your wireless dog fence.