The feeder can be powered by either battery or adapter and features a handy LED light to let you know if the batteries are running low. This feeder should easily last over 6 months without requiring a battery change but potentially far longer if you make use of the adapter. It is quite energy efficient with the LCD display turning off after 25 seconds of inactivity to conserve battery power. Unique feed mechanism ensures accurate and consistent meal sizes from 10g (2 teaspoons) upwards - for all popular dry cat/small dog foods An automatic feeder for dry food, ideal for both dogs and cats and with 3kg capacity. It provides individual portions at programmed times, thanks to the digital timer, and has a pet-safe cover catch.The Cat Mate C3000 Automatic Feeder is ideal for both dogs and cats, designed to ensure your pet receives the perfect amount of dry food at specifically chosen times. This helps to minimise health risks caused by over- or under-feeding. The Cat Mate C3000 Automatic Feeder has an extra-large capacity of 3kg of dry food. It can automatically deliver individually portioned food throughout a 24-hour period, thanks to an LCD programming system, which is easy to understand and use. The portion size for each meal can be for anything from 10g upwards, approximately 2 teaspoons.

The older style rotating cat feeders usually have up to 8 small compartments which you can program different times for. The automatic feeder is battery-operated, requiring 4 x C-batteries that are not included in delivery. The battery life level can be seen on the display. It runs using 4 C batteries which will last at least 6 month…and potentially up to a year depending on how much use it gets. It has a low battery indicator so that you won’t forget to change the batteries when they do eventually run out. Replace clips in holes with the flat side of the clip uppermost and screw to board at marked screw positions using suitable screws.The PetKit can be scheduled to dispense as many as 10 meals a day is necessary, each of these meals can be set to range in size from anywhere between 20-400 grams. Frequent feed (small feeds at regular intervals). This setting is perfect for cats with specific dietary requirements (e.g. example, diabetic cats). The “frequent feed” allows you to set a determined amount of food to be dispensed at regular intervals you define within 24 hours. You define the “start” and “end” of this 24-hour cycle. The intervals are defined by how many times you want the food to be dispensed during that cycle. Frequent – This function serves lots of very small meals, it is ideal for cats with very specific dietary needs such as diabetic cats who shouldn’t overeat in one sitting. You can set this function to dispense a set number of small meals over 24 hours. This feeder is not ideal for constant use but is great for ensuring your cat gets fed on an occasional weekend away. It is a simple feeder that is ideal for keeping your cat fed for a day or so, however you shouldn’t rely on it for more than a weekend as it simply doesn’t have sufficient capacity to feed a cat for very long.

The programming took me about half an hour to an hour I think, takes some getting used to but very doable nonetheless.If your cat has been put on a special diet which requires small but frequent portions of food then make sure you get a feeder than has the capacity to schedule regular small meals multiple times per day – these also allow for greater flexibility during the summer months when cats will eat less due to the hot weather. Voice Recording This feeder requires 4x D batteries (not supplied) to operate it can also run using an AC adapter (supplied). Press the ADJ/SET button and the minute figure will flash. Adjust using the UP or DOWN arrow buttons. Press ADJ/SET to save setting.