PetSafe PCF-1000-20 Operating Guide

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Locate the Fence Transmitter

Place the Fence Transmitter:

•฀In฀a฀dry,฀well฀ventilated,฀protected฀area฀(1A, 1B).

•฀In฀an฀area฀where฀temperatures฀do฀not฀fall฀below฀freezing฀(e.g.,฀garage,฀basement,฀shed).

•฀Secured฀to฀a฀stationary฀surface฀using฀appropriate฀mounting฀hardware฀(not฀included).฀A฀mounting฀template฀is฀

included in the back of this guide.

•฀

At฀least฀1฀m฀(3฀ft)฀from฀large฀metal฀objects฀or฀appliances,฀as฀these฀items฀may฀interfere฀with฀the฀signal฀consistency฀(1C).

Once you have mounted the Fence Transmitter, the Boundary Wire must exit the building. This can be

accomplished฀via฀a฀window฀or฀through฀a฀hole฀drilled฀through฀the฀wall.฀Ensure฀the฀drill฀path฀is฀clear฀of฀any฀utilities.฀

Make sure the Boundary Wire is not cut off or pinched by a window, door, or garage door, as this can damage it

over time.

To฀prevent฀res฀and฀electrical฀hazards,฀install฀the฀Fence฀Transmitter฀in฀buildings฀that฀are฀in฀accordance฀with฀state฀

and local electrical codes.

1 m

(3 ft)

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Lay Out the System

Basic Planning Tips

Warning: Before digging to bury the Boundary Wire of your In-Ground Cat Fence

™

, make sure that there are no buried

power, telephone, or other electrical cables in the vicinity. Many underground cables carry high voltage and digging into

them, or laying your Boundary Wire on them, may lead to hazard from shock or electrocution. Have the local utility

company mark your underground lines. In most communities this is a free service. For information regarding how these

underground wires can affect your system’s operation, see Step 3 Position the Boundary Wire.

•฀When฀planning฀your฀layout,฀take฀care฀to฀exclude฀

access to trees, sheds or other items your cat

can use to jump over the Boundary. The signal

from the Boundary Wire only extends the same

distance฀vertically฀as฀horizontally.฀If฀your฀cat฀

can take the Receiver Collar out of reach of

the signal, he can jump the Boundary without

receiving a Static Correction.

•

The Boundary Wire MUST start at the Fence

Transmitter and make฀a฀continuous฀loop฀back฀(2A).

•฀Twisting฀the฀Boundary฀Wire฀cancels฀the฀signal฀

and allows your cat to cross over that area safely.

Plastic or metal piping will not cancel the signal.

Twist฀the฀Boundary฀Wire฀30฀times฀per฀meter฀(10฀

times฀per฀foot)฀to฀cancel฀the฀signal฀

(2A)

• Design a layout that is suitable for your garden.

30 Twists/m

10 Twists/ft

Sample layouts are provided in this section, and a grid for designing your layout is provided in the back of this guide.

•฀Always฀use฀gradual฀turns฀at฀the฀corners฀with฀a฀minimum฀of฀1฀m฀(3฀ft)฀radius฀to฀produce฀a฀more฀consistent฀

boundary฀(2B).฀Do฀not฀use฀sharp฀turns,฀as฀this฀will฀cause฀gaps฀in฀your฀boundary.

•฀Avoid฀making฀passageways฀too฀narrow฀for฀your฀cat฀to฀move฀about฀freely฀(e.g.,฀along฀the฀sides฀of฀a฀house).

•฀The฀Receiver฀Collar฀can฀be฀activated฀inside฀the฀house฀if฀the฀Boundary฀Wire฀runs฀along฀the฀outside฀wall฀of฀the฀

house. If this occurs, remove your cat’s Receiver Collar before bringing him inside, decrease the range using the

Boundary Width Control, or consider an alternative layout.

Operating Guide

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