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How to Set the Activation Distance:
The radio antenna inside the collar “looks” for the radio signal through the front of the
case, basically in the same direction your dog looks. To set the Activation Distance:
•
Rotate the Correction Control knob to position TRAIN.
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Rotate the Distance Control knob to MIN.
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Hold the collar as follows:
o
At the desired Activation Distance.
o
At the same height as your dog’s neck.
o
With the front of the collar facing the
boundary wire.
o
With the collar controls uppermost.
o
With the collar tilted slightly forward like
your dog’s neck
angle.
•
Starting from distance-MIN,
slowly
rotate the Distance Control knob clockwise until
the warning sound starts. (
NOTE
: The control dial offers more precision for shorter
distances. Near the MAX setting the incremental change of distance is much more.)
•
To check this setting:
o
Move the collar away from the Boundary Wire until the sound stops.
o
Holding the collar as before, move
slowly
toward the boundary.
o
When the warning sound starts, this is the Activation Distance.
Activation Distance - Selection Guidelines:
Use the following as a guide. Keep the Activation Distance to less than 15% of your
minimum boundary dimension. For example, if your boundary is 20m by 100m then the
Activation Distance is best no more than 3m (15% of 20m).
•
Dog digging under a fence: 1m or less.
•
Dog walking into garden beds: 1-1.5m (depending on size of dog).
•
Dog jumping a fence from stationary: 1.5-2m (depending on size of dog).
•
Dog jumping a fence while running: 2-4m (depending on size & speed of dog).
•
No fence and dog runs: Set to MAX (about 4m).
•
No fence but dog doesn’t run:
Set to MAX or 1/8
th
turn back from MAX
To set or measure the Activation
Distance you
MUST
use the
TRAIN position (page 15).
