TypicalYardGardQuestionsandAnswers
WhereshouldIsettheprogrammingknob?
Setitatthefarend(clockwise)fortheanimalthatyouaretargeting.Theotherpests
belowthatlevelwillbeaffectedaswell.
Iseesquirrelsontheboxbutnotonthedial.WhatsettingshouldIuseforsquirrels,
rabbitsandotheranimalsnotlistedontheunit?
Beginbyturningthefrequencyknoballthewayclockwise.Adjustasneededeveryfew
days,basedonresults.
Ipointedtheproductatananimalanditdidn’tmove?
Ittakesafewdaysandevenacoupleofweekstowork,behavioralmodificationisa
gradualandincrementalprocess!
Howlongdothebatterieslast?
Thebatterieslastabout1monthwhileontheMSmode.
TheunitwillnotturnOFFwhileontheMSmode.Whatcanbewrong?
TheunitstaysONifthebatteriesarelowandneedtobechanged.
WhereshouldImounttheunit?
Itshouldbefacingtheareawiththeproblem,mountedattheheightoftheanimal.
Whatsizeareawilloneunitcover?
Itdependsonthesetting.Typicalcoverageis50’forwardand30’wide(1,500Sqft,
higherfrequency)whichincreasesupto80’forwardby50’wideatthestrongestsetting
(lowerfrequency)
Whycansomepeoplehearit?
Soundsaregenerallyaudibletothehumaneariftheirfrequency(numberofvibrations
persecond)liesbetween20and18,000vibrationspersecond,buttherangevaries
considerablywiththeindividual.However,somemammalscanhearwellabovethis
(batscanhearover100,000vibrationspersecond).TheYardGardoperatesat15,000
to25,000vibrationspersecond.
HowdoIchangethelightbulbinthemotionsensor?
Youcan’t.Youwillhavetopurchaseanewunitifitispastthe6monthwarranty.
Canmydog/cathearthis?
Yes,butitwillnotharmthemorbotherthemifitisnotfacingthem.
HowdoIknowit’sworking?
Inthe“ContACOnly”setting,theredlightshouldbeon.Inthe“MSACorBattery”
setting,theredlightshouldcomeonwhensomethingpassesinfrontoftheunit.Also,
theunitshouldmakeachirpingnoisewhenturnedonand/orwhentheredlight(see
above)firstcomeson.
WhydoesitmakeachirpingnoiseIthoughtitwassupposedtobesilenttohumans?
Thechirpingsoundistheunitpoweringuporwhenyouusethemotionsensoreither
withbatteriesorelectric.Itneedstotravelthroughtheaudiblesoundlevelsbeforeit
reachestheultrasonicfrequency.Thechirpisnormal.
Acoupleofhints
1. Turningthefrequencydialallthewayclockwise(11o’clock)isthestrongest
setting,lowestfrequency.
2. Thelowestfrequencygivesyouthemostcoverageontheultrasonics….does
thatmeanit’s“stronger”?
Hardtosaywhatismostintensetoananimal.11O'clockisthelowestfrequency,
inhumanrangetosome.It'sprobablybeststrengthlevelforallproblems.
3. ConstantOnisamoreeffectivedeterrent.
4. Theunitworksonalineofsight.
5. Thesoundcannotpenetratesolidobjects.