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Getting Started

Planning Your Wireless Fence Boundary:
The most important step in setting up your Radial-Shape Select Havahart
Dog Fence is determining the proper location to mount the Controller. Choose a
location inside the home on an exterior wall nearest the center of the desired circular
containment area (see Factors Affecting Signal Strength on Page 8).
The following are sample layouts for your reference:
Good Good
Trigger Zone
20 '
Controller
Trigger Zone
Dog has full access to house and yard within the Dog has full access to house and yard within the
Roaming Area. Controller on exterior wall. Roaming Area.
May Cause Problems May Cause Problems
Trigger Zone
Controller
Trigger Zone
Roaming Area contains part of neighbor' s property and Dog has limited access to house and yard within Roaming
extends onto the road. Consequences could be severe. Area. Collar should be removed upon entering house,
Controller on inner wall. otherwise your dog will be corrected inside the home.
Controller on inner wall.
QUICK CHECKLIST
Before you begin the installation process, be sure to check the following:
Make sure that you have all system components ready and available.
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Insert a fully charged Battery into the Collar.
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Commit to properly training your dog.
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Flag Calculator: You should have 1 flag for every foot of your fence radius distance. If you have a 90 foot
radius, you will need 90 flags to enclose your Roaming Area.
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE
Your Fence Boundary/ Trigger Zone should
NOT be closer than 20 feet to ANY ROAD,
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SIDEWALK OR THOROUGHFARE FOR
YOUR DOG'S SAFETY.
Trigger Zone
20 '
Controller
Trigger Zone
Controller on exterior wall.
Trigger Zone
Controller
Trigger Zone
Factors Affecting Signal Strength
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Various objects can interfere with the signal strength of your Wireless Fence. This can result in
a gradual loss in the measured distance of the radio signal from the Controller to the Trigger
Zone. The part of the Trigger Zone that is obstructed by an object may dip or bow inward
toward the Controller or create a criss-cross. The resulting shape of the Trigger Zone may be
slightly different than a perfect circle and the Roaming Area may be slightly reduced. When
this happens, the object between the Controller and the set Trigger Zone is said to attenuate
the radio signal or the Trigger Zone.
Obstacles that can slightly obstruct any wireless signal include: mirrors, microwaves, home appliances, electric power meters, air
conditioning units, metal screened porches, metal downspouts, trees, large bushes, above-ground pools, sheds and sloping hills.
Objects that will cause considerable obstruction are aluminum siding, densely wooded lots and heavily landscaped properties.
It can be very difficult to predict the exact amount of interference different objects can cause and how the Trigger Zone and Roaming
Area will be affected.
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Despite all of the measures Havahart
prevent for any Wireless Fence System. Similar to the way buildings attenuate cell phone reception, your home will likely attenuate your
dog' s Roaming Area. In most cases the resulting dipping should be a minor issue that may not even be noticed.
In the event that your System experiences severe interference or attenuation with which you are not comfortable, there are a few
things that you can try to counter or lessen the effects:
Place the Controller above or at least 3 feet away from appliances and other large metal objects like mirrors inside the home.
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Also make sure there are no obstructing objects, such as an electric power meter, near or immediately outside the wall
where your Controller is placed. The fewer the number of objects that the Controller' s signal has to go through to reach the
outside, the better.
It may be necessary to choose a different location within the home for the Controller. Raise the Controller to 6 ft off the
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ground, or to a higher floor of the home.
Expand the Fence Boundary by increasing the Fence radius on the Controller.
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Should you need additional help to minimize wireless signal interference for your Havahart
please call 1-800-800-1819, Option 453.
The closer an obstructing object is to the Trigger Zone
or the closer a metallic object (such as a mirror) is to the
Controller, the greater the interfering effect it can have on
the Trigger Zone. Likewise, the more dense an obstructing
object is, the more severe the dip or shaping effect of the
Trigger Zone.
Wireless has taken to boost the signal strength of the Controller, attenuation is difficult to totally
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Wireless Dog Fence,
1-800-800-1819, Option 453
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