The short loop test is a simple test to determine if each component (fence transmitter, receiver collar and boundary wire) is functioning properly.

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1. Remove the receive collar from your pet.
2. Disconnect the boundary wire.
3. Cut approximately 10 feet of unused boundary wire. Strip the coating from ½ an inch of each end of the wire and connect one end of the wire to each of the boundary wire terminals.
4. Ensure that your pet’s receiver collar is on and the battery is fresh.
5. Attach the test light which came with your original system to the receiver collar.
6. Spread the boundary wire out into a circle.
7. On the side of your transmitter you should see “A,B,C” or “high, low”. If you transmitter reads “A,B,C” set the boundary control switch to B, and high if it reads “high, low.”
8. Set the boundary width control knob to 10.
9. If the loop indicator light is not lit, then there is an issue with your fence transmitter. Please contact our Customer Care Center for replacement.
10. If the loop indicator light is lit, disconnect one end of the boundary wire from the boundary wire terminal.
11. If the loop alarm does not sound, then there is an issue with your fence transmitter. Please contact our Customer Care Center for replacement.
12. If the loop alarm does sound, plug the boundary wire back into the boundary wire terminal.
13. Hold the receiver collar with the test light tool next to the 10-foot length of boundary wire. The receiver collar should beep and the test light should illuminate about one foot to a few inches away from the boundary wire. The higher you have the correction level set on the collar with brighter the test light will shine. So if you can’t see with the light, you may need to increase the correction level on the receiver collar and check it again.
14. If receiver collar does not beep and the test light does not flash, replace the battery in the receiver collar and test the collar again. If it still does not beep and the test light does not flash, then there is an issue with your receiver collar. Please contact our Customer Care Center.
15. If the receiver collar beeps, there may be a complete or partial break in the boundary wire. See the What Is A Partial Wire Break and How Do I Locate It? section of this website or your consult your manual.

NOTE: Please note that some partial breaks do not cause the loop light to go out or the break alarm to activate, but can affect the signal. Be sure to check all splices as many breaks in the wire occur in the area of the splices. When checking splices, look for any moisture or corrosion due to water getting to the wire.