Troubleshooting Guide; General Maintenance Tips - Dogtra Europe E-FENCE 3500 Manual De Instrucciones

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

1. Dog Does Not Respond to Stimulation
- Adjust the collar fit.
- Trim the dog's hair or use longer contact points to make better skin contact.
- Recharge the battery in the receiver/collar.
- Adjust the stimulation intensity level.
2. System Test Procedures:
Whenever you experience a malfunction, you will need to do a test loop to
determine which component - collar, wall transmitter or yard wire - is not
working. Follow these steps to perform the test loop procedure.
1. Make a test E-Fence using at least 3 m to 6 m of fencing wire (or use the
ground wire).
2. Remove the existing boundary wire from your wall transmitter.
3. Insert the two ends of the test E-Fence wire into the wall transmitter.
4. Turn the field width adjustment knob to the 9 o'clock position or a low setting.
5. Place the test light on the receiver/collar. With the receiver/collar, approach
the test loop and note the distance between you and the wire when the collar
activates the test lamp.
6. Turn the field width adjustment knob to the 12 o'clock position or a medium
setting.
7. Back away from the wire and approach it again. Determine the distance
between you and the wire when the collar activates. The distance should be
greater on the medium range setting.
If more than one collar receiver is used, repeat the above test on each collar. If
there is no red light on the wire indicator light of the wall transmitter with the test
loop wire in place, the wall transmitter is malfunctioning. If the red light is solid
on the wall transmitter, but the collar does not activate on the test loop wire, the
receiver/collar is not working. Recharge the battery in the receiver/collar and
repeat the test. If the collars are activating normally, there may be a wire break in
the fence wire.
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Finding a Wire Break Using an RF Choke
RF Choke
e-fence boundary wire
turned up. Walk slowly along the path of the boundary wire while holding the
radio directly over the boundary wire close to the ground as possible. You should
hear a whirling/static noise where the boundary wire is intact and no whirling
noise where the break is located.
Fixing the Break
Once you have found the break, cut out the damaged area and use a
weatherproof gel style wire splicer to reconnect the wires. If the break is large,
or if you cannot identify the break location, you may need to splice in some extra
wire to bypass the area that is damaged.

GENERAL MAINTENANCE TIPS

Your system requires very little maintenance. The receiver/collar for the E-Fence
3500 system is fully waterproof. To remove dirt, simply wipe with soap and
water. The wall transmitter is not waterproof and must be protected from the
elements in a shed, garage or carport. Do not attempt to dismantle or repair
the wall mount transmitter or receiver/collar : this will void the manufacturer's
warranty. These components contain computerized circuitry that should be
serviced only by an authorized expert.
Caution
Any changes or modifications of this device which are not specifically
approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's
authority to operate the equipment.
You will need a 100 μH RF Choke and
an AM radio tuned to AM530. Go to the
wall mount transmitter and disconnect
the two boundary wire leads from the
RED connector tabs. In place of each
boundary wire lead, connect one end
of the RF Choke. Next, take the two
boundary wire leads and reconnect
them into the RED connector tab. Turn
up the transmitter signal strength to
full (RED on the field width adjustment
knob). Take the radio (tuned to approx.
AM530 on the dial) with the volume
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