PETLIBRO Cat Feeder Automatic with Timer, Pet Feeder with Desiccant Bag for Dry Food, Programmable Portion Control 1-4 Meals per Day & 10s Voice Recorder for Small / Medium Pets

J’aurai apprcier une prise adaptateur pour connecter sur une prise standard….
sinon, trs facile d’utilisatio

It’s good for the job. While the instructions only come in French and German, I still managed to figure out how to program and use it, after a little trial and error. (It’s not too complicated to set, once you figure it out).
and the voice feature is great! The portion sizes are done weirdly though: instead of 1 portion meaning 1 portion, it actually means 1 of 4 portions (so is referring to portion size rather than portion number. So you may want to experiment with the portion sizes when you set it, depending on how much you usually feed your pet, instead of going by the number of portions it says)

For those of you who only speak English, here is how to set it:

1) Hold down the padlock button for 3 seconds until the padlock icon on screen unlocks. (This initiates the process for setting it)

2) Use the gear icon button to toggle through the part you are setting. (The flashing part on screen is the item you are setting). The up and down buttons adjust the flashing section up or down.

3) When you first set it, it is the current time that you ate setting. (The main clock)

4) Then the next time you go through the cycle, it is how many meals per day you are setting (it will say Meal: 1234). PLEASE NOTE: It’s weird how they display this, but when you do this part:
MEAL 1 means 1 meal per day
MEAL 12 means 2 meals per day
MEAL 123 means 3 meals per day
MEAL 1234 means 4 meals per day

5) After that, you are setting what time you want meal 1 to be. Then you set the portion for that meal (PLEASE NOTE: The number next to portion, just means what size the portion is, not actually how many portions. They tend to make them way smaller than you expect, so think of Portion 1 meaning like a quarter of a portion, and Portion 4 to mean like a larger portion)

6) The next time you go through the cycle, it’s the same as in step 5, simply you are setting the time and portion size for MEAL 2. (Every time you go through the cycle after that, you are essentially setting the next meal’s details)

6) After you have set all the meals you want, you don’t need to press anything else. (the unlocked padlock icon eventually automatically self locks after a period of inactivity) So no need to do anything else, unless you want to also set the voice.

7) If you also want to set the voice greeting that would sound, for when it dispenses things, you simply hold down the padlock button for 3 seconds until it unlocks, then hold down the microphone button til it beeps once. (After it beeps once, it is recording. So say whatever you want). To stop recording, hold down the microphone button again, until it beeps twice.

The only other button (the bowl button) is for manual feeding. So if you want to dispense a portion manually, instead of waiting for the next scheduled time, that’s what that button does. (Just keep in mind that it will only work when the padlock is unlocked first, so that more cunning pets don’t figure out how to cheat and gobble the lot)

I hope this info has helped anyone that was struggling to figure this out. Once you know how, it’s a useful machine.

Very easy to use and set up. Holds a lot of food and a nice portion amounts come out. I have two cats that use this feeder. Also, not very noisy. But, I did have an initial problem with the first unit as the food was getting stuck at the lip where the two parts connect. Customer Service was excellent. I sent them a video of what was happening and they sent me another one right away. It works perfectly! I gave it some time to review just to make sure. Very happy overall.

The build quality is pretty nice and it stays very punctual. However, the location of the controls is very low so I have to kneel down in order to see/change the settings. The settings are also not very intuitively designed – it’s a bit confusing to set up if you don’t read the instructions. The portion sizes are quite small – about a quarter of a cup.

Also, they should add a way to lock down the lid. It’s very easy to open.

Works well for small food pellets. My dog has bigger food pellets and I’ve noticed because of the triangular shape they don’t flow easily through the machine resulting in a small variation in portion size. The largest portion available on the machine (portion #9) is about a half cup of food. My dog is 10 kilo and eats twice a day so the portion #9 for each feeding is perfect.
Programming instructions are a little tricky, so I followed another review’s post and had no problem. The machine is loud but that’s because the food falls into the metal dish.

Schnelle Lieferung. Wirklich leichte Eingabe und Programmierung. Die Bedienungsanleitung ist auch auf deutsch dabei, allerdings extrem sehr klein gedruckt. Wir fotografieren uns das in solchen Fllen mit dem IPad ab und ziehen es dann gro. Passt. Lesson learned: unbedingt Batterien einsetzen – sonst ist die Programmierung bei einem potentiellen Standortwechsel weg. Unsere Katze hat ihn sofort akzeptiert und ohne zu zgern daraus gefressen. Die Portionen sind fr uns perfekt. Auch sehr schn ist, dass einen Edelstahl- Schssel dabei ist, weswegen wir ihn auch ausgewhlt hatten. Sie lsst sich leicht rausnehmen und fix reinigen. Der Feeder steht gar nicht so weit weg vom Schlafzimmer und dennoch hren wir nichts. Wir knnen ihn empfehlen.

Very nice purchase! I never have to worry that my little friend will be hungry waiting for me

These automatic feeders are exactly what I needed. The portion control let’s me customize specifically for each pet. We have 2 cats, so the voice recording allows you to call the pet you want to the feeder as it dispenses the food. Makes feeding pets who are on medically prescribed different diets a dream, and stops them from eating from the wrong bowl. Would definitely recommend and purchase again.

I have been asked to review this product in exchange for a $20 Amazon Gift Card and my guess is that a lot of the other reviews have also received an incentive but they are not being transparent about it. Just something to keep in mind.

This product works well so far. We have only been using it for a couple days so I can’t speak to it’s efficacy long-term… hence the 4 stars.

The only feedback I have to offer is that for the price, it could include wifi connection or a camera to check in on your pet if you are not home.

Hace un mes aproximadamente compre la mquina que se debe programar manualmente. Tengo 2 cachorros y por lo tanto encargu 2 mquinas, primero la normal y despus la que tiene Wifi, Ayer me llego la maquina con wifi, duro un poco ms en llegar que la mquina normal. Haciendo una comparacin entre ambas, la verdad es que las 2 cumplen muy bien con su funcin , que es, alimentar a mis mascotas sin problema, sin embargo, a la hora de programar los horarios de las comidas, si es ms fcil hacerlo en la mquina con Wifi, pero creme, cualquiera de las 2 cumple con la funcin, as que si no te es posible comprar la de Wifi, compra la normal, no te decepcionar.

Dentro de la caja viene una tarjeta de regalo por 20 dlares, pero estos te los dan en moneda canadiense, en mi caso, soy mexicano, por lo tanto no me funcionaba que estuviera en esa moneda, sin embargo, por medio del correo electrnico que te proporcionan en la misma tarjeta, me brindaron ayuda con la tarjeta de regalo y me la cambiaron por dlares estadounidenses, con los cuales si pude comprar cosas. Muchas gracias a Tracy que me ayud en todo el proceso por medio de Email, fue muy amable

This feeder is pretty good. Not an eyesore and doesn’t look terrible in our kitchen. Easy enough to program. The speaker function work well too, the audio fidelity isn’t the greatest but it still accomplishes the job. The digital lock for the control panel is mildly annoying because you have to unlock it each time. I guess that’s a really useful feature if your cat is pretty intelligent.

Good functional design. The lid fits snugly and the base is sturdy enough that I’m not worried that my small-medium sized cat will break into the kibble reservoir for her ill-gotten spoils of war.

I’ve been using the 4L automatic feeder for a few weeks and I haven’t had any problems with it. It works really well! I know some people have had concerns about it being able to be knocked over or the food lid being taken off. I haven’t had those issues with my cat, but I also preemptively took some extra measures. Since I only need to refill it once every few weeks, I put a little bit of tape to make sure my cat won’t open it. I also put a strip of picture frame velcro behind the feeder so it’s touching the wall. My cat is quite smart and has even tried to stick his paw up the food chute. He got his arm in quite deep but wasn’t able to release any more food, just knocking one or two pebbles that didn’t fully drop (in my opinion that’s to be expected). I haven’t had any issues with it jamming!! I was quite impressed with the internal rotating paddle that dispenses the food, it seemed to be made of silicone and has just enough flexibility to not get jammed by the food. This device has definitely taken the worries and stress away from working around feeding scheduled meals! 🙂

It is a great product and has simplified our life. Our cat was overeating and we always had to measure and time his meal. This feeder has automated this job for us.

Pros:
– Menu and buttons are simple, setting up is easy. The guide coming with the product explains the process well enough.
– Voice recording feature helps you to train your cat to respond to your voice.

Cons:
– Top lid is very easy to open. We have just started using the product and our cat did not try to open it yet but I am concerned that our cat can open it if we are out for a long time. It does not have any lock mechanism and is just doesn’t feel safe.
– Screen and buttons are very hard to see and reach when the product is put on the floor because they are on the front side. An angled design would be better. This is not too bad because once it is set up, you will not need to look up the screen again.