Petsafe Innotek Smart Dog® Rechargeable In-Ground Pet Fencing System - Manual (Page 12)

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1. Installing the Lightning Protector
If possible, avoid plugging the unit into an outlet that is pro-
tected by a ground fault current interrupter (GFCI). The GFCI
will not interfere with the normal operation of your system, but
in rare cases lightning strikes may cause a GFCI outlet to trip
(disconnect power), and you would need to reset the GFCI to
restore household power to the system. If you must use a
GFCI protected outlet, make sure you take advantage of the
system's battery backup feature. Plug the Lightning Protector
into a nearby standard, grounded 110-volt household outlet.
The green light on the Lightning Protector should illuminate,
indicating it is connected to household power. If the light does
not illuminate, check the fuse or circuit breaker that protects
the outlet.
2. Bringing the Outside Wire to the Lightning Protector
Place the twisted wire outside and push the twisted pair of
wires through the hole in the exterior wall. A small piece of
electrical tape wrapped around the end of the wire will keep it
from untwisting in the wall. Push a sufficient length of wire
through the wall to reach the Lightning Protector. Strip about
a 1/4 inch of insulation from each white wire and insert them
into the LOOP terminal on the Lightning Protector by depress-
ing the tabs on the terminals and inserting one wire in each
terminal. Position the wire along the wall as desired, and
push excess wire back out through the hole in the wall.
3. Splicing to the Boundary Wire
Pull the twisted pair wire to the perimeter location of the
boundary wire. Make sure that the wire length is adequate to
route wire along the outside wall and bury before cutting.
Splice the ends of the twisted wire to the ends of the bound-
ary wire with the supplied waterproof splices as described in
Section 4.D.2.. Do not untwist the wire any more than nec-
essary to splice the wires together.
4. Connecting the Lightning Protection Unit to the Transmitter
Cut a length of the supplied twisted pair wire long enough to
reach from the transmitter LOOP terminals to the Lightning
Protector TRANSMITTER terminals. Do not untwist the wire.
Strip about 1/4 to 3/8 inch of insulation from both ends of each
twisted wire. Connect the transmitter terminals labeled LOOP
to the Lightning Protector terminals labeled TRANSMITTER.
Push the orange release levers on the connector away from
the wire terminal holes to insert or release the wire. Depress
the tab on the Lightning Protector terminal to insert or release
the wire.
5. Plugging in the Power Adapter
Make sure the POWER switch on the transmitter is in the OFF
position. Plug the power adapter into the power outlet on the
right side of the Lightning Protector. Plug the other end of the
power adapter into the POWER jack on the transmitter. Place
the power cord wire under the wire retention tab on the hous-
ing.
6. Checking Out the Installation
Make sure your dog is not wearing the collar and no one is
touching the collar probes. Slide the transmitter POWER
switch to the ON position. A green indicator light should illu-
minate on the transmitter indicating a properly connected
boundary loop. If the green indicator light does not illuminate,
refer to the transmitter problems table in the Troubleshooting
Section (Section 8 pg 17).
7. Proceed to Section H. Testing the System–All Systems
below.
H. Testing the System–All Systems
With the boundary wire in place and properly connected and
the collar receiver fully charged, it is time to set the contain-
ment field and test the system.
Note: The collar receiver should NOT be on your dog when
the system is tested.
1. Setting the FIELD SIZE Switch
If you are using a total boundary wire length of 1000 feet or
less, set your FIELD SIZE switch to SM. Otherwise, set it to
LG.
12.
APPLICATION
Boundary Wire
Splice
To Lightning Protector