Petsafe YardMax™ Rechargeable In-Ground Fence™ - Manual (Page 18)

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Test Receiver Collar in YardMax
®
Mode
• In YardMax ™ mode, excessive snowfall (>1.5 ft) may place your dog outside the signal field allowing your
dog to leave the Pet Area. You may need to switch to Traditional Mode or increase the boundary width until
the snow recedes.
Follow the steps below to set the appropriate level in YardMax ® mode. By setting the appropriate level, you will
improve Receiver Collar battery life. You will also minimize the chance for pet fencing signals to couple on to
buried wires or cables.
1. Verify that Fence Transmitter is set to Mode A, YardMax mode.
2. Power the Fence Transmitter ON.
3. Select a section of straight Boundary Wire that is at least 50 feet long.
4. Set the Receiver Collar to Level 6.
5. Place the Test Light Tool contacts on the Contact Points of the Receiver Collar (7A, 7B). Hold the Receiver
Collar with the Contact Points pointing up (7C), facing the Boundary Wire.
6. Hold the Receiver Collar 1 to 1 ½ feet above your dog’s neck height. If you have multiple dogs, use the neck
height of your tallest pet. Note: Minimum adjustment height is 30 inches. Toy breeds less than 15 inches in
height, set Boundary Width Dial on Fence Transmitter to #1 position.
7. Begin with the Boundary Width Dial on the Fence Transmitter set to the #1 position.
8. Start inside the Pet Area, slowly approach the Boundary Wire, when you cross the Boundary Wire, the
Receiver Collar should tone. If this is too low and you do not hear the tone or see the test light flash, increase
the transmitter dial setting by 1. Keep adjusting the transmitter dial until it is set where the Receiver Collar
tones only when it is within 1 to 1 ½ feet above your dog’s neck height at the boundary.
9. Once this setting is determined, set Fence Transmitter to Mode B, Traditional Mode. Hold Receiver Collar
as close to the ground as possible. Walk all over the Pet Area where the pet should be free to play. If you
come across areas where the Receiver Collar activates with tone and or Static Correction, you will need to
try adjusting your layout where the Boundary Wire crosses cable, telephone or power wires as shown in 5A.
If you still cannot correct this problem, you will need to use the Traditional Mode Transmitter setting for your
layout.
10. If your layout checks out well, and you plan to use YardMax ™ mode, slide Fence Transmitter switch back to
A, YardMax ™ mode.
11. Adjust your Receiver Collar setting to Level 1 for tone only training.
Once you are satisfied that your system is functioning properly, you are ready to start burying the Boundary Wire.
Test Receiver Collar in Traditional Mode
1. Power the Fence Transmitter ON.
2. Set Fence Transmitter Mode (A/B) Switch to B (Traditional Mode).
3. Set the Boundary Width Dial to the 7 as the starting position.
4. Test the Boundary Width by selecting a section of straight Boundary Wire that is at least 50 feet long. Start
inside the Pet Area.
5. Set the Receiver Collar to Level 6.
6. Place the Test Light Tool Contacts on the Contact Points of the Receiver Collar (7A, 7B). Hold the Receiver Collar
with the Contact Points pointing up (7C), at your dog’s height, and facing the Boundary Wire.
7. Starting inside the Pet Area, slowly approach the Boundary Wire until you hear the warning tone (8A). When you
hear the warning tone, you have identified the Boundary Width distance (Static Correction Zone). Two seconds
after the warning tone, the test light will begin to flash.
To avoid having the Receiver Collar go into Over Correction Protection mode, walk back into the Pet Area until
the beeping stops.
Step
8
A
Step
8
B