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System Test
The system test is used to determine the cause of system problems that
have not been addressed elsewhere in this guide. You will need a piece of
boundary wire greater than 15 ft. long with
3
⁄
8
in. of insulation removed from
each end to use as a test loop wire. Make a note of your boundary width dial
setting, and receiver collar setting before beginning the system test.
Follow the steps below to perform the system test:
1. Remove the receiver collar from your pet and make sure it is fully charged.
2. Set the receiver collar static correction level to 6.
3. Disconnect the twisted boundary wire from the boundary wire terminals on
the fence transmitter by pressing the red release levers on the connector
and pulling the wires free (
14A
).
4. Insert the 2 ends of the test loop wire into the boundary wire terminals on
the transmitter.
5. Set the transmitter to Traditional mode (B) and turn it on.
6. Turn the boundary width dial to 5.
7. Place the test light tool contacts on the contact points of the receiver collar.
While holding the receiver collar with the test light tool in place, approach
the wire from the outside loop 2 inches off the ground. Make a mental note
of the distance where the receiver collar activates from the wire.
8. Turn the boundary width dial to 10 and repeat step 7. The distance where
the receiver collar activates should be greater than the previous result.
9. If more than one receiver collar is used on the system, repeat the above
test on each collar.
10. Interpreting the Results:
a. If the power light or the loop indicator light are not both lit on the fence
transmitter, or the alarm is on, for any of the above tests, there is a
problem with the transmitter. Contact the Customer Care Center.
b. If both the power and loop indicator lights are on, but the receiver
collar does not activate on the test loop wire, the receiver collar is not
working. Contact the Customer Care Center.
c. If the transmitter power and loop indicator lights are on and the
receiver collar is activating at different distances on the test loop wire,
the problem is most likely in the containment boundary wire or surge
protector. Reconnect the transmitter wires to the surge protector and
connect the test loop to the surge protector loop terminals (
14B
).
Repeat steps 6–9.
11. Interpreting the Results with the surge protector:
a. If both the power and loop indicator lights are on and the receiver
collar is activating at different distances on the test loop wire, the
problem is in the containment boundary wire. Perform the wire break
location test.
b. If the loop indicator light is off with an alarm on the fence transmitter,
there is a problem with the surge protector. Contact the Customer
Care Center.
12. When testing is complete reconnect and verify that the boundary wire is
plugged into the loop terminals on the surge protector and the transmitter is
connected to the surge protector.
13. Return the boundary width dial and receiver collar settings to the position
noted earlier.
14. Set the transmitter mode switch to your original setting—YardMax
®
mode
(A) or Traditional mode (B).
15. Repeat testing in Step 9 for YardMax mode (page 17) or for Traditional
mode (page 18).
1
A
B
10
2
5
6
7
8
9
4
3
System Test Surge Protector
Unconnected
14A
1
A
B
10
2
5
6
7
8
9
4
3
System Test Surge Protector
Connected
14B