FACE FENCE USER GUIDE
Product Overview
FaceFence™180 emits short beeps and red flash when another wearer approaches closer than approximately six feet from the front. The device is worn on a lanyard or chain around the neck.
FaceFence360 achieves front and back coverage when two devices are worn, one in front and one in back, as shown below on both sides of a lanyard.
Typical approximate activation areas indoors for FaceFence180 and FaceFence360 are depicted in Figure 2a and 2b respectively. Activation area automatically increases in confined spaces up to 20% to increase warning distance when avoiding others becomes more difficult.
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The typical approximate activation areas shown in Figures 2a and 2b depict FaceFence’s response when one wearer of the device walks directly towards another wearer of the device from the angles shown. When two people wearing the device pass each other walking in exactly opposite directions, the activation ranges will typically be 20-30% less than those shown in Figures 2a and 2b.
Depending on the relative orientation of FaceFence devices on two people approaching each other, the device on one wearer may signal activation before the device on the other wearer activates. In most environments, the sound from a single device can be heard from over 6 feet away, so that the activation of only one device will serve to notify both users that social distance limits have been breeched.
Devices perform normally outdoors in shade or at night, bu activation ranges decrease in strong sunlight.
FaceFence™ can also be fixed to the front and back of belt a hat or hardhat to achieve front-back coverage
Charging Battery
Remove the wrapping and plug in the micro USB charging, as shown below, then connect the USB to a 5 Volt USB power source, such as computer or charging supply.
The LED indicator should be blue, indicating that the battery is less than fully charged. After approximately 10-15 minutes, the blue indicator should turn green, indicating a full charge. During use, if the LED turns red and a tone of decreasing pitch sounds from the speaker, the battery is low and requires recharging. The first indication of a low battery is a rapidly flashing red light and low battery acoustic signal. These signals will repeat periodically for 5 minutes, then the units will automatically shut off to prevent unreliable operation. After automatic shutoff, turn the switch to “OFF”, and fully re-charge before using again.
Make sure the power switch is in the “OFF” position (switch slid all the way towards bottom of device, as shown here in Figure 4).
Figure 4 Back
Wear of the Device
Figure 5: Device on lanyard and device on badge
The device should be worn at the mid-line of the body, attached to a chain, lanyard or clipped to a badge, as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 6: Opening Clips
The clips on the back of the device are strongly spring-loaded to help keep the units firmly attached, and so may require use of a stiff, flat surface, such as credit card, to open before attaching to clothing, a badge of other item, as shown here in Figure 6.
FaceFence works best when the height at which it is worn varies less than 2 feet among different users. Thus, tall users should wear the device hanging as low as possible on their torso, while users of short stature will get best results by elevating the device near the base of the throat, as shown below in Figures 7, 8, and 9, by adjusting the elastic lanyard crimp provided with each lanyard.
Figure 10 shows how to wear the devices in the FaceFence™ 360 configuration.
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Figure 10: Wearing devices front and back for FaceFence™360
Operating the Device
When you slide the ON-OFF switch to the up position, the red light flashes once and a musical turn-on sequence will play. A different, shorter sound sequence plays if another device is within its activation zone. The proximity alert will also flash RED when activated.
FaceFence will emit sounds and flash RED at an increasing rate the closer another wearer gets within the approximate activation zones shown in Figure 2.
Outdoors in the daytime, the activation zone reduces several feet, depending upon the light level, but at night alerts in the same activation zone as indoors. FaceFence will not work and may “false alarm” when its front is pointed directly at the sun
With normal use, the device should operate without re-charging for approximately 10 hours. Slide the power switch to OFF when not in use. However, frequent activation of the device drains the battery and will therefore reduce battery life below 10 hours.
Safety
- Do not charge the device unattended.
- Do not get the device wet or immerse in water
- Keep the device from overheating in an unattended car during the day and keep away from heaters, stove burners and other hot surfaces
- Do not allow objects or food particles to enter the case beneath the clips on the back.
Terms of Use
1) Buyer understands and acknowledges that FaceFence™ is not guaranteed to prevent infection from COVID-19 or any other pathogen, and is not guaranteed to prevent another person from getting closer than desired, or staying closer than desired.
2) Buyer understands and acknowledges that the device only alerts when in proximity of other devices, and will not alert if another person approaches who is not also wearing the device
3) Buyer understands and acknowledges that FaceFence™ is a behavioral aid meant to remind users that they have gotten close to another user of the device. Seller makes no claims that the device always alarms under any arbitrary environmental conditions, such as user-to-user orientation, user-worn obstructions (such as long hair, jewelry scarves or outer garments), user body part obstructions (movement of hands or arms that prevent a devices from communicating with other devices) and user paths of travel.
4) Buyer understands and acknowledges that FaceFence will not always function properly when directly exposed to strong sunlight
5) Buyer understands and acknowledges that FaceFence™ alerts of the approach of another user only within the active field of view of the device, with typical approximate activation zones shown in this user manual
6) Buyer understands and acknowledges that the FaceFence180 activation zone extends approximately 7 feet in font of a user, decreasing gradually with increasing angle to approximately 5 feet at plus or minus 90 degrees horizontally (180 degrees total horizontally in the front).
7) Buyer understands and acknowledges that the FaceFence approximate activation 6 foot zone extends vertically plus and minus 30 degrees from the device. The front activation zone gradually decreases with increasing angle above and below level, decreasing to approximately 4 feet or less at plus and minus 60 degrees (120 degrees vertically).
8) Buyer understands and acknowledges that FaceFence360 features front and back approximate activation zones, where the added back activation zone extends approximately 7 feet directly behind a user, decreasing gradually with increasing angle to 5 feet or less at plus or minus 90 degrees horizontally (180 degrees total horizontally in the back). The back coverage of approximate 6 feet activation of FaceFence360 extends approximately plus and minus 30 degrees vertically from the device. The rear activation zone gradually decreases with increasing angle above and below level, decreasing to approximately 4 feet or less at plus and minus 60 degrees (120 degrees vertically).
9) Buyer understands and acknowledges that FaceFence activations zones described here in the disclaimers and depicted in the user manual only represent typical performance. Individual devices can and do have smaller or larger activation zones.
10) Buyer understands and acknowledges that the alert from the device may not be audible under all conditions of background noise
11) Buyer understands and acknowledges that the device may not function properly if not worn, used and re-charged as per instructions.
12) Buyer understands and acknowledges that safe ownership of the device depends upon following instructions for operation, re-charging and storage.
13) Buyer understands and acknowledges that battery life reduces significantly with frequent activation of the device, and that FaceFence™ devices can and will require re-charging more often than once per-work-shift to function properly when the device activate frequently.
14) Buyer understands and acknowledges that FaceFence should not be the only measure relied-upon in an environment to implement social distancing, and that other measures, including, but not limited to, wall and door signage, floor signage, in-person monitoring by personnel, physical barriers, counseling by management and other techniques can and should be employed.
15) Buyer understands and acknowledges that use of FaceFence™ does not remove the requirement for Personal Protective Equipment, including, but not limited to, face coverings, eye shields, ventilation systems and protective clothing and devices
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1) Buyer understands and acknowledges that FaceFence™ is not guaranteed to prevent infection from COVID-19 or any other pathogen, and is not guaranteed to prevent another person from getting closer than desired, or staying closer than desired.
2) Buyer understands and acknowledges that the device only alerts when in proximity of other devices, and will not alert if another person approaches who is not also wearing the device
3) Buyer understands and acknowledges that FaceFence™ is a behavioral aid meant to remind users that they have gotten close to another user of the device. Seller makes no claims that the device always alarms under any arbitrary environmental conditions, such as user-to-user orientation, user-worn obstructions (such as long hair, jewelry scarves or outer garments), user body part obstructions (movement of hands or arms that prevent a devices from communicating with other devices) and user paths of travel.
4) Buyer understands and acknowledges that FaceFence will not always function properly when directly exposed to strong sunlight
5) Buyer understands and acknowledges that FaceFence™ alerts of the approach of another user only within the active field of view of the device, with typical approximate activation zones shown in this user manual
6) Buyer understands and acknowledges that the FaceFence180 activation zone extends approximately 6 feet in font of a user, decreasing gradually with increasing angle to approximately 4 feet or less at plus or minus 90 degrees horizontally (180 degrees total horizontally in the front).
7) Buyer understands and acknowledges that the FaceFence approximate activation 6 foot zone extends vertically plus and minus 30 degrees from the device. The front activation zone gradually decreases with increasing angle above and below level, decreasing to approximately 4 feet or less at plus and minus 60 degrees (120 degrees vertically).
8) Buyer understands and acknowledges that FaceFence360 features front and back approximate activation zones, where the added back activation zone extends approximately 6 feet directly behind a user, decreasing gradually with increasing angle to 4 feet or less at plus or minus 90 degrees horizontally (180 degrees total horizontally in the back). The back coverage of approximate 6 feet activation of FaceFence360 extends approximately plus and minus 30 degrees vertically from the device. The rear activation zone gradually decreases with increasing angle above and below level, decreasing to approximately 4 feet or less at plus and minus 60 degrees (120 degrees vertically).
9) Buyer understands and acknowledges that FaceFence activations zones described here in the disclaimers and depicted in the user manual only represent typical performance. Individual devices can and do have smaller or larger activation zones.
10) Buyer understands and acknowledges that the alert from the device may not be audible under all conditions of background noise
11) Buyer understands and acknowledges that the device may not function properly if not worn, used and re-charged as per instructions.
12) Buyer understands and acknowledges that safe ownership of the device depends upon following instructions for operation, re-charging and storage.
13) Buyer understands and acknowledges that battery life reduces significantly with frequent activation of the device, and that FaceFence™ devices can and will require re-charging more often than once per-work-shift to function properly when the device activate frequently.
14) Buyer understands and acknowledges that FaceFence should not be the only measure relied-upon in an environment to implement social distancing, and that other measures, including, but not limited to, wall and door signage, floor signage, in-person monitoring by personnel, physical barriers, counseling by management and other techniques can and should be employed.
15) Buyer understands and acknowledges that use of FaceFence™ does not remove the requirement for Personal Protective Equipment, including, but not limited to, face coverings, eye shields, ventilation systems and protective clothing and devices