Petsafe Wireless Pet Containment System PIF-300-21 - Manual (Page 3)

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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 fi nd 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 fi eld 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 30 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 specifi cations the following are typical
examples to guide your choice of UPS:
• Using a 400 VA UPS a consumer should expect 3 hours of backup time.
• Using a 900 VA UPS a consumer could expect 8 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 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 confi ned, unventilated area.