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HUMANE CONTAIN Model HC-8000 Super Electronic Dog Fence INSTALLATION, OPERATING AND TRAINING MANUAL Please read this entire manual and study all illustrations before you begin installing your system...
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Please read this manual thoroughly to learn how to most effectively, safely use this advanced system to create a safer, more secure environment for you, your family and your cherished pet. ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.hightechpet.com High Tech Pet Products, Inc.
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In other words, the closer your pet is to the boundary wire, the more sound and shock stimulus is applied. ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.hightechpet.com High Tech Pet Products, Inc.
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Progressive Training Tones: The use of progressively increasing sound pulses along with the shock pulses tends to psychologically intensify the perceived stimulus, more quickly teaching your dog that the irritating ___________________________________________________________________________________________ High Tech Pet Products, Inc. www.hightechpet.com...
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It does not produce enough energy to cause any damage to skin or muscle tissue. The stimulus affects nerve receptors only and simply can not cause physical damage regardless of your dog’s size. ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.hightechpet.com High Tech Pet Products, Inc.
The fully illuminated display panel gives you the complete status of your Base Station. On the display, the left column tells you the function being monitored. The middle and right columns tell you the status of that function. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ High Tech Pet Products, Inc. www.hightechpet.com...
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Typical installations yield a maximum possible field width of approximately 10 feet. We recommend that you set the Field Width of at least 5 feet. The wider your boundary field, the more time and ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.hightechpet.com High Tech Pet Products, Inc.
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If you choose not to purchase the Back-up Battery option your system will work perfectly with the AC adapter as long as you have uninterrupted household wall current available. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ High Tech Pet Products, Inc. www.hightechpet.com...
Test Lamp: This lamp illuminates whenever a shock pulse is being generated. Tone Speaker: Emits an audible training tone whenever a shock pulse is being generated. Shock Stimulus Probes: Contact the skin of the pet’s neck to administer the shock training stimulus. ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.hightechpet.com High Tech Pet Products, Inc.
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This is due to water on the outside of the speaker face. It does not mean that the inner works have gotten wet. Once the unit dries, the sound will return to normal. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ High Tech Pet Products, Inc. www.hightechpet.com...
Where to Purchase Replacement Batteries Extra battery packs may be purchased online at www.hightechpet.com To locate the item go to www.hightechpet.com and search on the key words “High Tech Battery”. ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.hightechpet.com High Tech Pet Products, Inc.
500 foot spool of wire, 50 extra boundary flags and 2 improved waterproof wire splices. To locate the item go to www.hightechpet. com and search on “Wire Flag Kit”. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ High Tech Pet Products, Inc. www.hightechpet.com...
Still, we recommend that you contact your utility companies to find out the location of all buried wires, mark them on your sketch and avoid running the boundary cable in these areas. ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.hightechpet.com High Tech Pet Products, Inc.
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TYPICAL LAYOUT FOR BOUNDARIES WITHIN BOUNDARY Twisted To Pond Twisted To Pool Pool Garage Boundary Wire Twisted Property Line Wire Transmitter Mounted in Garage Splice Splice Twisted Wire Cancels Field Figure 6 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ High Tech Pet Products, Inc. www.hightechpet.com...
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Length of Field Wire = 15’ + 85’ + 220’ + 100’ + 190’ + 30’ = 640’ Length of Twisted Wire = 8’ x 2 = 16’ Total Wire Required 656’ Figure 7 ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.hightechpet.com High Tech Pet Products, Inc.
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However it does work and the dog will learn that the sound of the alarm means the containment field is off. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ High Tech Pet Products, Inc. www.hightechpet.com...
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This concept, shown in Figure 10. TIP: The amount of twist and the direction of the twist is of little importance, as long as the wires are touching each other along the entire “gate” section. ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.hightechpet.com High Tech Pet Products, Inc.
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In order to create FIELD WILL CANCEL a gate, you must run a double loop as shown in Figures 9 and 10 above. SECTION 1 SECTION 2 Section 1 & 2 Twisted Together Figure 11 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ High Tech Pet Products, Inc. www.hightechpet.com...
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However, if your layout prohibits indoor mounting, it is acceptable to mount the TX-1 outdoors. Although the casing is water-sealed, you should still choose a location that is not directly exposed to rain, wind and other adverse weather. ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.hightechpet.com High Tech Pet Products, Inc.
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15 inch slack into a 5 inch diameter coil and bury it with the wire. Choose locations for the slack that are easily identified by a terrain feature and make a map of them. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ High Tech Pet Products, Inc. www.hightechpet.com...
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You should avoid running the wire near such structures. If your neighbor has an electronic dog fence you should bury the wire at least ten feet away. ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.hightechpet.com High Tech Pet Products, Inc.
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Place the wire in the slit and seal with outdoor silicone caulk of matching color. Use asphalt sealant for asphalt driveways. Another option is High Tech Pet’s new optional Driveway Traverse Strip, which easily crosses driveways and walks with your electronic fence wire.
B. The instant your dog reacts, utter the retreat command and escort your dog into the safe zone. Use encouraging words, praise and pet your dog and give the animal a treat as before. ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.hightechpet.com High Tech Pet Products, Inc.
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If your dog shows the slightest sign of confusion or stubborn behavior, continue the training program using the lead. It’s okay to return to Stage 1 training if you think it is appropriate. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ High Tech Pet Products, Inc. www.hightechpet.com...
Also, make sure that your dog does not suffer from heart disease or any other chronic condition and be assured that your pet is in generally good health before using this product. ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.hightechpet.com High Tech Pet Products, Inc.
For customer support, where you can get product information, warranty support, tech support and order accessories, visit: www.hightechpet.com ___________________________________________________________________________________________ High Tech Pet Products, Inc. www.hightechpet.com...
If any part of the system is not working use the following troubleshooting procedure to isolate the failed component. Then contact High Tech Pet Products Customer Support to get it repaired or replaced. 1) Test Base Station Transmitter a) First disconnect the boundary wire loop from the base station...
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• If you have a friend who also owns a High Tech Pet Humane Contain system that is working, test your collar(s) on their operating system by holding your collar next to their collar in the yard. As you move both collars toward the wire loop both collars should beep at about the same rate.
RC-8 collar at the touch of a paw to keep Fido off the couch, away from the trash or out of any off limits area. Measures 12.” X 60”. Made of durable, washable nylon. . ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.hightechpet.com High Tech Pet Products, Inc.
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2.476 Palma Drive, Suite A Ventura, CA 93003 info@hightechpet.com www.hightechpet.com See our complete line of ingenious pet products at Humane Contain is a trademark of High Tech Pet Products, Inc. Manufactured in China Engineered in the USA! ___________________________________________________________________________________________ High Tech Pet Products, Inc.
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High Tech Pet Products, Inc. 2.476 Palma Drive, Suite A Ventura, CA 93003 www.hightechpet.com Rev. VIII – 12./10/2.012. HC-8000-manual...
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