User manual IROBOT ROOMBA 400

[. . . ] Discovery/400 series Owner’s Manual Dear iRobot Roomba Owner, Thank you for purchasing an iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaning robot. You’ve joined the millions of people who clean with robots the smarter way to get it done. Please take a few moments to read this manual and get acquainted with your Roomba, to get the best performance from your robot. If you have any questions, visit our website at www. irobot. com for more information. [. . . ] Roomba needs to find the infrared signal of the Home Base in order to return. When Roomba is on the Home Base, the lights on the Home Base will be solid to indicate Roomba is connected to the Home Base. Home Base Location You should position the Home Base on a hard level surface and in an area where Roomba has a clear path to return to the dock at the end of a cleaning cycle. If Roomba is unable to dock on its first attempt, it will try again until it successfully docks. CHAIR TABLE STAIRS RUG The Roomba Remote, Virtual Wall and Home Base operate using an invisible  infrared beam. If they are all used in the same area, Roomba may see multiple infrared signals and will not operate. The Remote WILL NOT dock if you have a Virtual Wall near the Home Base. Fluorescent lights can also impact Virtual Wall and Home base performance. For more detailed information, visit: www. irobot. com 17 Remote Control (optional accessory for select models) The Remote Control lets you conveniently control Roomba’s functions. You can use it to turn Roomba on and off, and steer it around your room without bending down. It also gives you remote access to commands. Original Remote Control Spot Directional Buttons Power CLEAN Max Pause SPOT CLEAN MAX PAUSE Roomba focuses on intensely cleaning a local area. to navigate to the Once/Weekly field. Press Press to choose Once or Weekly. Choose 9  Weekly if you want Roomba to clean on the same day and time every week. 10  The LCD will flash three times to indicate that the schedule has been set. D  on’t forget to send the schedule to both Roomba and the scheduling Virtual Walls. 20 iRobot Roomba Owner’s Manual Sending Schedules After setting a cleaning time, you need to send the schedule to Roomba and the scheduling Virtual Walls. To send a schedule to your Roomba: 1  Power on Roomba with the Power button. Open the Scheduler Remote Control’s front 2  cover, point the remote at Roomba and press Send All. The display will flash to indicate the remote is sending the schedule. Roomba will play a song to indicate the schedule is received and the Status light will begin blinking. Make sure Roomba is on the Home Base or in 3  the center of the area you want to clean. Roomba’s Status light will blink amber to indicate that Roomba is scheduled to clean. To accept a schedule, Roomba must either be at least 8 feet from the Home  Base or charging on the Home Base and Roomba’s power must be on. iRobot Scheduler, Virtual Walls and Home Base all operate using invisible infrared beams. If used in the same area, Roomba may see multiple infrared signals and not respond to commands. Make sure all Virtual Walls are turned off when using Scheduler. For more detailed information, visit: www. irobot. com 21 Sending Schedules To send a schedule to the scheduling Virtual Walls: Press and hold the power button on each 1  scheduling Virtual Wall until the Scheduled light turns on. Scheduled light Point the Scheduler remote at each scheduling 2  Virtual Wall and press Send All to send the schedule. The display will flash, indicating that the remote is sending the schedule to the Virtual Wall. The Virtual Wall’s Scheduled light will blink to confirm that it is 3  scheduled to automatically turn on at the time you programmed. TIP: You can clear the schedule from the scheduling Virtual Wall and  Roomba by removing their batteries, or by deleting all cleaning times from the remote and re-sending the cleared schedule to the scheduling Virtual Walls. 22 iRobot Roomba Owner’s Manual Changing Schedules Open the Scheduler Remote’s cover. [. . . ] Charger is not plugged in Dirty cliff sensors Ensure that the charger is correctly connected to the wall and to Roomba. Roomba’s charger will illuminate a solid green light when plugged into a power source. Use compressed air to clean out Roomba’s cliff sensors. 26 iRobot Roomba Owner’s Manual Important Safety Instructions C  AUTION: DO NOT EXPOSE THE ELECTRONICS OF ROOMBA, ITS BATTERY, OR THE CHARGER. (120V AC) OUTLET ONLY. Always exercise caution when operating your Roomba. [. . . ]