Instructions

Testing Monitor Mode

Generally, the goal of testing the Monitor mode is to find the correct boundary

setting for your individual situation and verify that the alarm system is working

correctly. Here is some helpful information to make this test go more

smoothly:

1. Standing in a field while your partner walks away from you holding the

tag is not going to work. For all the reasons mentioned below, this will

not give you any useful information.

2. The boundary alarm is based on signal strength. Many factors can

influence the signal strength that the locator receives back from the tag

on your pet besides the distance. Walls, trees, the pet napping on top of

the tag, all have an impact on the received signal. The recommendations

for boundary settings are based on the locator being inside and the tag,

on the pet, being outside.

3. The right setting is one that doesn’t give false alarms. Recognize that

the appropriate boundary setting must allow the pet to go on about its

business anywhere in “safe area” without setting off the alarm and this

may mean a setting that is somewhat beyond the boundary of your

property when the pet is walking away.

4. The tag must be on the pet. Because the signal strength will be different

when the tag is on the pet vs in your pocket or holding it in your hand –

the only meaningful test is when the tag is on the pet and the pet is on

the ground.

5. There is a time element. The alarm on the locator sounds when the

signal strength from the tag on your pet is below the boundary limit for

2 consecutive checks. The locator checks on the tag once every 40

seconds. Depending on the timing of the checks the pet may need to be

out of the boundary area for 40 to 80 seconds for the alarm to sound. If

one measurement is below the limit and the next one is above the limit

the alarm will not sound – 2 consecutive measurements, taken 40

seconds apart in time, must be below the limit to activate the alarm.

6. Verify the limits using Track mode. The best way to get a starting point

for your boundary settings is to put the locator in track mode. With the

locator sitting where you normally plan to keep it, such as on the

kitchen counter, have a second person lead the pet away while you