Testing Your System; Burying The Boundary Wire - High Tech Pet HUMANE CONTAIN HC-7000 User Manual

Splicing the Boundary Wire: To join two lengths of boundary wire or
connect the loop to pre-twisted wire, use the included "no strip" splices as
follows.
1. Push the two ends of the insulated wires to be joined into the outer two
holes in the splice. View from the bottom to make sure the wires are fully
inserted.
2. Using pliers squeeze the top black button down solidly until it bottoms out.
Additional splices are available from www.hightechpet.com
STEP 7: Test Your System
Switch the Base Station Transmitter ON, and set the Field Width to maximum.
Power the collar by pressing the battery in flush. Buckle the collar strap
to itself forming a loop with the strap. Loosely grasp the strap with your
hand and let the collar hang down toward the ground. Now, walk the entire
boundary ensuring that the collar continues to beep along the entire perimeter.
Also check the lengths of twisted wire to make sure that the field is inactive in
the areas where they are used. If the collar picks up a signal from the twisted
length, the basic layout is probably incorrect -- review the discussion of single
and double loop layouts. If you are using a single loop layout, twisted wire
can only be used at the base station, or at the feed from the primary boundary
wire loop to another primary loop (example: small loop within a large loop).
STEP 8: Bury the Boundary Wire
You do not have to bury the wire for the Humane Contain System to operate
however, for protection of the wire, we recommend that you bury it at least 2
inches, and no more than 4 inches deep. Using a flat spade or rotary blade
power lawn edger, make a narrow trough around the path of the loop. Using
gradual turns at the corners will produce a more consistent signal field.
Because of its advanced digital electronics, stray radio signals are unlikely to
cause false activation of the collar. However, we recommend that you stay
at least six feet away from electrical, telephone, cable TV and other buried
wires. These can cause attenuation or dead spots in your field. Large metal
objects may create reflected signals from the boundary wire itself. 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.
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