Starting Point: Perimeter Wire at the Base Station area.
Place the Base Station, according to your plan, as
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shown in the figure to the right.
! Do not place the Base Station within 3m (10 ft.) of
a corner.
Select the roll of wire with a green plot connector
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attached to the end.
Pull the plot connector and some wire out of the
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plastic covering.
! Do not remove the spool of wire from its covering.
The plastic covering is the dispenser for the wire.
Peg the beginning of the wire to the ground, where
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the Base Station will be located. Pegs are supplied in
the unit's box.
Pull out 30 cm (12 inches) of wire and leave it loose
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near the Base Station location. Later, at the end of the
setup, this part of the wire will close the Perimeter Wire
loop.
Start laying the wire in an anticlockwise direction.
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Continue to pull the Perimeter Wire out of its covering,
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laying it loosely as you walk along the lawn edge.
! If you get to any area /object that needs care or
special boundaries, make sure you carefully lay the
Perimeter Wire as needed. The next sections deal
with such special cases.
4.2.1.
Laying the Perimeter Wire
The Perimeter Wire is secured to the ground by pegs
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supplied with the unit. Initially insert pegs every few
meters and at corners. At this early stage set a
minimum number of pegs. Later, after testing the
wire setup, you will insert all necessary pegs.
After uncoiling some wire, before inserting pegs, use
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the RoboRuler to determine the distance of the wire
from the lawn edge or obstacles.
• If the working area borders with a flat area, a flower
bed, a small cliff (not more than 1 cm / 0.4"), or a
small stair (up to 5 cm / 2"), the Perimeter Wire
should be laid 20 cm (8 inches) inside the working
area. This prevents the wheels from driving into a
ditch. Use the shorter distance of the RoboRuler to
set the distance of the wire from the lawn edge.
• If the edge is sloped (max 10% is allowed) or is
bordered with high obstacles such as a wall or
fence, the Perimeter Wire should be laid at a
distance of 28 cm (11 inches) from the obstacle.
Use the longer distance of the RoboRuler to set the
distance of the wire from a wall.
Perimeter Wire
Peg
Min. 3m (10ft )
from any corner
28cm from Wall (11'')