- Set base on floor
- Place globe on base, making sure that the track on the globe engages with the gear in the base unit.
"Aha!" I thought, "a potential problem." On the contrary, it seems almost impossible to place the globe on the base incorrectly. The remaining instruction involved plugging the electrical connection into the back of the base, something even I could handle.
The drawer at the bottom of the unit was already set up with a disposable plastic liner.
The next choice is to fill the Litter-Robot with clumping litter or to just leave the unit unplugged until the cats in the house become acclimated to it. I chose to fill it immediately. Clumping clay is recommended by the manufacturer, but I used World's Best Cat Litter. Although the globe can be filled through the front portal, it is easier to rotate it so that one of the waste ports is at the top of the unit. A "fill" button at the front of the unit causes the globe to rotate to this position, then returns it to the "home" position after filling.
I then plugged the unit's cord into the receptacle and the Litter-Robot performed its initialization cyle, a fascinating process to watch, as my cats will attest to.
