Prepare The Transmitter; Prepare The Stakes; Ground The Stakes - Petsafe RFA-590 Manuel D'utilisation

Prepare the Transmitter

1. Place the wire break locator transmitter
in a convenient location near your
fence transmitter.
2. Unplug the power adaptor to the
fence transmitter.
3. Disconnect the twisted boundary wire from
your fence transmitter and connect it to the
wire break locator transmitter. Press the
red tabs on the bottom of the transmitter
labeled LOOP (1A) and insert the 2 twisted
boundary wires into the terminals (1B).

Prepare the Stakes

Note: The system requires 2 separate
grounding wires to be connected from the
transmitter to individual grounding stakes that
are placed in the ground.
1. Using the spool of wire supplied, strip
⁄ in. (1 cm) of insulation from one end
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of the spool. Press one of the black tabs
on the transmitter labeled GROUND
(1A) and insert the stripped end into the
terminal (2A).
2. Next, slip your finger through the wire spool
and unroll the wire by allowing the spool
to rotate on your finger as you walk away
from the transmitter.
3. Once you are outside, cut the wire from
the spool and strip 2 in. (5 cm) of insulation
from the end of the wire in order to connect
it to the grounding stake.
Note: It is recommended to keep the
ground wire as short as possible by
trimming off any excess wire between the
transmitter and the outside location of the
grounding stake.
4. Place the wire through the small hole in
the grounding stake and twist the wire
tightly (2B). Securely wrap the wire around
the stake so the copper makes a solid
connection with the metal (2C).
5. Place the stake on the ground for now
and repeat the steps above for the other
grounding stake.

Ground the Stakes

Note: For proper electrical grounding, the
ground must be wet. You may need to pour
several gallons/liters of water around the
grounding stakes in order to moisten dry
ground.
1. Position the 2 grounding stakes at least
2–3 ft. (0.6–1 m) apart from each other
and insert them into the ground about
8 in. deep (20 cm) with about 2 in. (5 cm)
remaining out of the ground.
2. Recheck the LOOP and GROUND wire
connections at the transmitter and verify
that they are securely installed.
3. Connect the power adaptor to the power
jack on the side of the transmitter and then
plug the power adaptor into a working
outlet. The green power light will turn on,
indicating that power is supplied.
1A
LOOP/
PÉRIMÈTRE
1B
Twisted
boundary
2A
2B
2C
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