4.3.3.4 Using Sub-Zones as Remote Starting Points
There are cases when a Main Zone has two or more large
parts connected by a passage, more than 2 meters
wide, like a front and back yard.
In order to ensure proper coverage of all Main Zone
parts in such cases, you may want the mower to
occasionally start mowing at a specific point (other than
the Base Station) along the perimeter wire. We call
these points – Remote Starting Points.
Setting a Remote Starting Point can be done by
defining (adding) a Sub-Zone at the desired place (see
section 4.3.3.1).
Please note: during the Sub-Zone definition process you will be
asked to specify the area of a newly added sub-zone. In case
of a Remote Starting Point, this area should be the area of the
remote part of the Main Zone. Reduce the Main Zone area setting
accordingly (see section 4.3.3.3). See the example below.
This process actually defines the probability (or the frequency) of
departures from each starting point (while for the Main Zone the
Base Station itself is a starting point).
Example:
Let’s say your Main Zone is 1000m
2
. It includes a back yard
(400m
2
), where the Base Station is installed, and a front yard
(600m
2
).
In order to define a Remote Starting point for the front yard, follow
the instructions for adding a Sub-Zone.
Once well inside the front yard, set the area of the newly added
Sub-Zone to 600 and immediately reduce (see section 4.3.3.3) the
area of the Main Zone to 400m
2
.
There is now a 40% probability for the mower to start from the Base
Station to cover the back yard, and 60% probability to start from the
Remote Starting point in favor of the front yard.
4.3.4 Islands
In case there is a large perimeter island (a swimming pool, a pond,
a large flower bed, etc.) in a particular zone, it is recommended to
set this setting to On. This will prevent the mower from following
the wire around such island, while returning to the Base Station.
