User's Manual Part 1a

Pre-Installation Tasks
G
ATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC.
2007
CART CONTAINMENT MANUAL
Page 10
Other Perimeter Antenna Considerations
Antenna on Slopes
Similar caution should be exercised when routing the antenna across any area that slopes downhill. If the
antenna path is routed across a sloped area, it should always be routed along the top portion of the slope. When
routing the antenna across rows of parking spaces, it is important to always place the antenna at the end of the
parking space (where the nose of the car would be located). As the GS
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locking signal will be transmitted
approximately three feet from the antenna path, the cart will actually begin locking at the middle portion of a
parked car, if the antenna is placed at the nose end of the parking space. Were the antenna to be routed across
the entry to the parking space, a shopper would not be able to push the cart to their car, as it would begin to lock.
This is both an inconvenience to the shopper, as well as to the store.
Antenna Across Driveways
The placement of the perimeter antenna when crossing driveways will vary depending on whether or not the
store is using a cart collection system. The two options are shown in the diagram below.