Petsafe PIF17-13478 Manuel D'utilisation Et De Dressage page 3

These steps will help keep your pet safe and comfortable. Millions of pets are comfortable
while they wear stainless steel contacts. Some pets are sensitive to contact pressure. You may
find after some time that your pet is very tolerant of the collar. If so, you may relax some of these
precautions. It is important to continue daily checks of the contact area. If redness or sores are
found, discontinue use until the skin has fully healed.
• You may need to trim the hair in the area of the Contact Points. Never shave the dog's neck;
this may lead to a rash or infection.
• Always remove your dog's Receiver Collar before performing any Transmitter testing.
• The Receiver Collar should not be on your dog when the system is tested. Your pet may
receive an unintended stimulation.
• The Boundary Width of the system must be tested whenever an adjustment is made to the
containment field to prevent unintended stimulations to your pet.
• If you use a collar and lead for training, be sure the extra collar does not put pressure on the
contact points.
• Never remove power from the system when the collar is on the pet. This may activate the
Receiver Collar.
• Radio Systems Corporation recommends the use of an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
for use with your wireless fence. Should the power go out at your home, your pet will be
unprotected. Power outages can be unpredictable, and the use of a UPS will provide you
with some time to properly restrain your pet.
In rare instances, if your pet is near the boundary at the time when the power fails, it is possible
that your pet will receive a stimulation. This stimulation will stop after a 15 second timeout
period has been reached. This is due to the operation of the collar: the collar is activated by the
absence of the containment signal.
While results will vary depending on the UPS manufacturer's specifications the following are
typical examples to guide your choice of UPS:
• Using a 400 VA UPS a consumer should expect 1 hours of backup time.
• Using a 900 VA UPS a consumer could expect 4 hours of backup time.
If settings below maximum fence size are used, additional backup time will result. At minimum
fence size settings backup time may be more than two times the backup time estimated at
maximum fence size.
• To prevent an unintended stimulation, after the Boundary Flags have been placed, be sure
to set the Static Stimulation on the Receiver Collar back to level 1 tone only.
• Do not charge your Receiver Collar every night. Charging too often can reduce battery life.
Charge your Receiver Collar when the Receiver Indicator Light blinks yellow; or when the
light blinks red.
• Do not place anything on the top of the Transmitter or cover any ventilation holes. This may
overheat the Transmitter and cause early transmit failure.
• Do not place Transmitter in a closet or any other confined, unventilated area.
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