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Y ou and you r pet were ma de for ea ch oth er. Our aim is to he lp you ha ve the b est co mpani onsh ip and t he most m emorab le mom ents
toget her. Y our new Y ardMa x® Rechar geable In- Ground F ence™ s yst em is des igne d to give you r pet ma xim um freed om wh ile keepi ng him
saf e. W e k now th at sa fe pet s make happy ow ners . Be fore get ti ng star t ed, ple ase h ave your ut ili ties m arked, an d take a momen t to read
through t he imp or tan t safe t y info rmat ion . If you ha ve any que sti ons, p leas e don’t hesita te to cont act us .
Herein af te r Radio System s Corp oratio n, Radio Syste ms P etSa fe Europe Ltd ., R adi o Systems A ust ralia Pt y Lt d. and a ny other a f f iliat e or brand o f
Radio Syste ms Cor porat ion ma y be referred to co llec ti vely a s “ W e” or “ Us. ”
Important Safet y Information
E xpl anat ion of a t tent ion words an d sym bols us ed in t his guid e:
This is t he sa fet y a ler t s ymb ol. It is u sed to a ler t you to po tent ial pe rsona l injur y hazards . Ob ey all sa fet y m ess age s tha t follow t his
sy mbol to a void p oss ible in jur y or d eat h.
WA R N I N G in dica tes a ha zardous sit uat ion w hich, if n ot avoid ed, cou ld result i n deat h or s erious i njur y.
C AU TI O N, used w ith t he s afet y a ler t s ymb ol, indi cate s a hazardous s itua tio n whic h, if not a voide d, could resu lt in min or
or mo derate inj ur y.
C AU TI O N, used w ith out th e saf et y al er t sy mbol, i ndica tes a ha zardous sit uat ion w hich, if n ot avoi ded, cou ld result i n
harm t o your pet.
NOTI C E is used to a ddres s pract ices n ot relate d to pers onal i njur y.
• Not for use w ith a ggres sive p ets . Do not us e this p roduct i f your pe t is prone to ag gressi ve beh av ior. Aggress ive pe ts
can caus e severe inju r y or d eath t o thei r owners a nd oth ers. I f you are not su re that t his produc t is rig ht for your p et,
ple ase ta lk to your vete rinar ian or a c er ti fie d trainer.
• Underground cab les can c arr y h igh volt age. H ave all u nderground ca bles m arked be fore you dig to bur y your w ire.
In mos t areas this i s a free se r vi ce. Avoid th ese ca bles w hen you d ig.
• F ollow a ll saf et y ins tru ct ions for you r power too ls . Be su re to always we ar your s afet y gogg les .
• Do not insta ll, conn ect o r remove your sys tem du ring a li ghtn ing sto rm. I f the s torm is c lose e nough fo r you to hea r
thun der, it is close e nough to c reate ha zardous surges .
• Risk of elec tr ic sho ck . Use t he fence t ransmi t ter an d surge protec tor in doors i n dr y lo cat ion onl y .
• T urn of f the p ower to th e outl et befo re you instal l or remove your surge p rotecto r .
• Risk of elec tr ical s hock o r fire. Use t he su rge protecto r onl y wit h a dupl ex outl et wit h a cent er sc rew . At t ach t he unit
using the long screw supplied.
• This devi ce cont ains Li thiu m- Io n (Li- I on) bat te ries; neve r incin erate, punc ture, defo rm, sho r t- circuit, or c harge wi th an
inap propri ate ch arger. F ire, explos ion, prope r t y da mage, or b odi ly har m may o ccur i f this war ning is no t followed .
• This sys tem is NOT a solid b arr ier. It is desi gned to a ct as a d eter rent to remind pe ts to remain w it hin th e esta blish ed
boun dar y by us e of st ati c correc tion . It is im por ta nt tha t you reinforce traini ng wi th your p et on a regul ar bas is. S ince
the to lerance l evel to sta tic c orrec tion va ries f rom pet to p et, Radio System s Corp oratio n CA NNOT guarantee t hat t he
sys tem wi ll, in all ca ses , keep a pet w ith in the e stab lish ed boun dar y . Not al l pets c an be t rained to a void cross ing t he
boun dar y! T herefore, if you ha ve reaso n to beli eve that yo ur pet m ay pos e a dan ger to ot hers or h arm him sel f if he is
not kept f rom crossin g the b ounda r y , yo u shoul d NOT r e ly so lel y upon t his sy stem to c onf ine your p et. Radio Syst ems
Corporation shall NO T be liable for an y pr oper t y damage, economic loss or a ny consequential damages sustained
as a result o f any anim al cross ing th e boun dar y.
• Risk of injur y . Wire on top o f the groun d may b e a tri p hazard; use care in how you p lace you r wires .
• This produc t is not a toy. K eep i t away f rom the rea ch of chi ldren.
• Do not insta ll the s urge protec tor if t here is not a t leas t 30 f t. ( 1 0 m) or mo re of wire bet ween t he ele ct rica l outl et and
electr ical ser vice panel.
Proper f it of th e receiver c olla r is impo r tant. A recei ver coll ar wor n for too lo ng or ma de too t ight o n your pet ’ s n eck m ay
caus e ski n dama ge, ranging f rom rednes s to pres sure ulcers . Th is cond itio n is commo nly k nown a s bed s ores.
• A void l eav ing t he re cei ver col lar o n your pe t for m ore t han 1 2 ho urs pe r da y .
• When pos si ble repos itio n the c ollar o n your pe t’ s nec k ever y 1 to 2 ho urs.
• Check th e fit to p revent excess ive pres sure; follow t he inst ruc tio ns in th is manua l.
• When usi ng a sep arate co llar for a l eas h, do not pu t press ure on the recei ver col lar.
• W ash you r pet ’ s n eck area an d the co ntac t poi nts of t he receive r colla r week ly wi th a da mp clo th.
• Examin e the co ntac t area dai ly for s igns of a ras h or a sore.
• If a rash or so re is found, dis cont inue us e of the rece iver co llar un til t he sk in has h eale d.
• If the c ondition persists be yond 48 hours, see y our ve terinarian.
• F or additional information on bed sor es and pressur e necr osis, please visit ou r website.
• Pr o per t raining of you r pet is es se ntia l to succ ess ful ly usi ng the s yst em. Du ring t he f irst 2 week s of train ing, do n ot use
the s yste m wit hout d irect su per vis ion of your p et.
The se st eps wi ll help keep you r pet s ecure and co mfor tab le. Mil lions of p ets are com for tab le whi le th ey wear st ainle ss
ste el conta ct p oints . So me pe ts are sens iti ve to cont act p ressu re. Y o u may f ind a f ter s ome t ime th at your p et is ver y to lerant
of th e receiver co llar. If so, you ma y relax s ome o f thes e precau tion s. I t is impo r tant to co ntin ue dail y che cks of t he con tac t
area. I f rednes s or so res are found, dis cont inue us e until t he s kin ha s full y hea led.
• Y ou m ay ne ed to tr im th e hair in t he area of t he con tac t point s. N ever sh ave your p et ’ s nec k; t his ma y lead t o a rash
or infection.
• The rece iver co llar s hould n ot be on yo ur pet w hen t he sys tem is te sted . If it is , your pe t may rece ive an
unintended corr ect ion.
• The boun dar y w idt h of th e sys tem mus t be tes ted w heneve r an adjus tme nt is mad e to th e pet area to p revent
unintended corr ect ions t o your pet.
• Do not chan ge th e transmi t ter s et tin g from T radit ional m ode (B) to Y ardMa x® mo de (A) w itho ut veri f y ing th at th e
receiver c olla r will s till c ontai n your pet .
• If you use a col lar an d leas h for train ing, be s ure the ex tra col lar do es not pu t press ure on the co ntac t poi nts .
• If pos sibl e, DO NOT use an AC circuit protect ed wi th a Groun d Fault Circuit I nterr upte r (GFCI) or Res idual Cur rent
Devi ce (RCD) . I n rare cases, n ear by light ning s trikes m ay caus e the G FCI o r RCD to tr ip. Wit hout p ower your pe t may
be v ulnerabl e to esc ape. Y ou w ill ha ve to reset t he GF CI or RCD to res tore power to t he sys tem.
• If the recei ver col lar fai ls the Read y Test® s tar tu p, the receiver c ollar i s autom ati cally t urn ed of f. Y our p et wi ll not
be contained.
• T o prevent an uni ntend ed cor recti on, af t er the b ound ar y f lags h ave be en pl aced, b e sure to set t he st atic c orrec tion
on th e receiver c ollar b ack to l evel 1 , whi ch is ton e only.
• Plug the s urge protec tor into a g rounded (3- prong) outle t tha t is wit hin 5 f t. o f the fen ce trans mit te r . A L WA Y S use a
grounde d ( 3- prong) out let to ens ure max imum protec ti on.
• Do not remove the groun d prong from th e surge protec tor p lug. D o not use a 3 -p rong plug to 2-prong out let
conver te r . D oing s o will m ake the s urge protec tor inef fec ti ve agai nst surge s or spi kes.
• Use care when m owing o r tri mming you r grass no t to cut th e loop w ire.
• V erif y that the boundar y loop and transmitter wires connect to the pr oper surge pr otector terminals. Re versed
conn ect ions w ill resul t in an inc reased r isk of s urge relate d dama ge.
• F or ad ded p rotect ion, wh en unus ed for lo ng per iods o f time o r prio r to thu nders torms , unpl ug from th e wall out let an d
disc onnec t th e loop b ound ar y w ires. T his wi ll prevent da mage to t he t ransmit t er due to s urges .
• Charge your receive r colla r whe n the recei ver ind icato r light b links red . Do not ch arge your recei ver coll ar ever y ni ght.
Charging too of ten can r educe bat ter y life.
• Av oid d amag e to the j acket of th e loop w ire duri ng the i nstal l; damag e may c ause areas o f weak si gnal a nd lea d to
early failur e of the loop ( wire br eaks) .