Petsafe YardMax Cordless In-Ground Fence, Product Manual

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Mount the Transmitter (optional)
1. Now that the wires have been connected, it is safe to mount the transmitter
to a post or other secure surface.
2. Use the 2 mounting screws provided to attach the transmitter. We
recommend using a power drill with a Phillips drill bit.
Turn on the Transmitter
1. Press and hold down the power button firmly for 5 seconds to turn on the
transmitter. It will then go through a startup cycle. All the icons on the LED
will flash, the lights will flash red and the transmitter will emit a tone.
The first time you turn on the transmitter, the LED display will show 2 dashes,
indicating that a boundary range has not been set (
12A ). The default mode
setting is (A).
Test the Fence Direction
You must verify that your fence is transmitting in the correct direction to contain
your pet. You will need to do this test in mode (A), regardless of which final
mode you plan to use.
1. Set the mode setting to (A) if it is not already set to (A).
2. Press the select button on the transmitter; the 2 dashed lines will begin
to flash.
3. Use the up button to change the height to 3 ft.
4. Press the select button twice to save the setting and begin the
operational mode.
5. Make sure the receiver collar is turned on by holding the mode button
for 1 second.
Note:
When you remove the receiver collar from the charger, or first turn it
on, the receiver collar will automatically go into ReadyTest
®
startup mode.
6. Set the static correction on the receiver collar to level 6.
7. Place the test light tool contacts onto the contact points of the receiver
collar (
13A
).
8. Starting inside the pet area, hold the receiver collar about 1 ft. above the
ground with the contact points facing upwards and approach a straight
section of your boundary wire that is at least 50 ft. long.
9. As you cross the wire (
13B
), you will hear the warning tone and see the
test light flash as you walk through the correction zone.
If the test light tool does not flash:
• Turn around and walk back across the boundary wire into the pet area to
see if it illuminates the test light in that direction instead. If it does, reverse
the wires at the connector to the fence transmitter. Then repeat step 9.
• If it does not illuminate in either direction, move the receiver collar closer
to the ground and repeat step 9.
10. Once you have verified that things are working as they should be, use the
provided labels to identify the wires to the fence transmitter ( 13C ). Peel the
(+) label and wrap it around the wire going to the (+) connection. Do the
same for the (–) wire. If anything gets disconnected, you will be able to
reconnect easily.
Boundary
Wire
13B
13A
12A
After verifying that the receiver collar is operating
correctly at the boundary, fold each label in half
around the appropriate boundary wire that connects
into the transmitter. One sticker is for the positive
wire, and the other is for the negative wire. Labeling
the wires is convenient, should they both become
disconnected from the unit.
apply to the (+) wire
+
–
–
+
apply to the (–) wire
–
+
13C
B
m
A
ft
Initial Setup–LED Display
Test the Collar
YardMax
®
Mode (A) Installation
These steps are very similar to the ones used for testing the fence direction.
With YardMax
®
mode (A) the boundary setting is determined by the height of
your pet.
1. The mode setting should still set to (A) from the fence direction step.
2. Next you will enter a boundary height setting that is 1 ft. above your pet’s
neck. For example, if your dog’s neck is 2 ft. from the ground, set the height
to 3 ft. (
14A ). To do this, press the select button until the boundary height
setting flashes. Use the up or down buttons to adjust the height setting to
the appropriate value. Press the select button twice to save it and begin the
operational mode.
Note: The range for mode (A) is 2 ft. to 5 ft.
3. Make sure the static correction on the receiver collar is set to level 6.
4. Place the test light tool against the receiver collar contacts and hold the
contact points facing upwards.
5. Hold the receiver collar about 1 ft. above your pet’s neck height (
14B
).
Quick tip: See where this measurement relates to your body ( 14B ) . When you
walk over the boundary wire with the receiver collar at this height, you want the
receiver collar to tone and flash no higher than this. Adjust the boundary height
setting until this is accomplished.
6. Starting inside the pet area, slowly approach a straight section of your
boundary wire that is at least 50 ft. long. As you cross the wire, you will hear
the warning tone and see the test light flash as you continue to walk through
the correction zone. If you do not see the test light tool flash, increase the
boundary height by
1
⁄
2
ft. and retest.
7. Continue adjusting and retesting until the test light flashes at the boundary
1 ft. above the height where the receiver collar is positioned on your
pet’s neck.
8. Repeat this test at different places along the boundary wire to verify that it is
working everywhere. If you find an area where the collar activates less than
1 ft. above your pet’s neck, increase the height by ½ ft. and test again.
Note: To ensure that the signal is not coupled to any wires or other metallic
objects, we will do one more test inside the pet area with mode (B).
9. Use the select button to change the boundary width setting to 10 ft.
10. Switch the mode to (B).
11. With the test light tool and receiver collar contact points facing upward, walk
throughout the pet area with the receiver collar as close to the ground as
possible (
14C ).
Note: The collar will activate when within approximately 10 ft. of the boundary
wire. This is normal for this operation mode.
12. The collar should not activate within the pet area. If there is no activation
within the pet area, you can change the mode back to (A).
13. If however, the receiver collar does activate within the pet area, it means that
you need to adjust the boundary wire where it crosses a cable or electrical
wire (see figure
3A
on page 7) or where it approaches another metallic
object. Other options include reducing the boundary height setting or
switching to Traditional mode (B). After the adjustment, retest the system.
14. Once the boundary height setting is established, set the correction level on
the receiver collar to level 1 for training.
It is now time to bury your boundary wire!
1ft.
Pet Area
14C
14B
14A
B
m
ft
A
Boundary Height Setting
Select
Button
Height Above
Ground in ft.
YardMax
Mode (A)
• The receiver collar should NOT be on your pet when the system is tested. Your pet may receive an unintended correction.
• To prevent an unintended correction for your pet, test the boundary location and width after any change. Northern climates can affect the range of the signal. In mode (A), excessive snowfall (>1½ ft.) may place your pet outside
the signal field allowing your pet to leave the pet area. You may need to switch to mode (B) or increase the boundary
height setting until the snow recedes.