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Neato All-Floor Robotic Vacuum User’s Guide[...]

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THIS APPLIANCE. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. PLEASE REFER TO PAGE 10 FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. Neato Robotics, Inc. 1916 Old Middlefield Way Suite A Mountain View, CA 94043 p/n 500-0001 rev 3D-US Copyright © 2011 Neato Robo tics, Inc. All rights reserved. Neato Robotics is a registered tra demark of Neato R[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 3 Table of Contents Welcome!................... .................................................................................................... .................................. 5 Anatomy of Your Neato Vacuum ...... ..................................... ............................ 6 Important Safety Instructions .[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 4 Ideas for Scheduled Cleanings ................................... ..................................... 35 Removing a Scheduled Cleaning .... ............................. ..................................... 36 Changing the Language on the LCD Display ..... ..................................... ............... 38 Pau[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 5 Welcome! Thank you for purchasing your new Neato Vacuum. And welcome to the home robotic s revolution. This detailed user’s gui de will provid e all yo u need to know. It’s easy. If you are in a hurry, and want to learn the basics to get started right away, you can read the Quick Start Guide. It’s even easier. We[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 6 Anatomy of Your Neato Vacuum Top view Control panel dirt bin e ject Room Positioning System (RPS) dirt bin handle bumper (see next page) —the robot’s “eye” Start button (grasp in direction of arrow)[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 7 Control panel Buttons: Start button LCD screen Up Down Back softkey status light[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 8 Bottom view Back View sweeping brush wheel brush guard battery doors brush guard release drop sensor window drop sensor window brush guard release wheel informatio n label power port charging contact points[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 9 Charging base (external view) Charging base (internal view) charging contact points release button cable wrap pegs power cable[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 10 Important Safety Instructions Please read all instructions before using this appliance. Save these instructions for future reference. Refer all non-routine servicing to Neato Robotics. The robotic vacuum cleaner shall only be charged using the included power adapter or charging base. The robotic vacuum cleaner shall o[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 11 Likes and Dislikes There are just a few things to remember th at will keep your Ne ato Vacuum happy and successful in your home: Likes Dislikes POWER. Charge it wh en you aren't using it to ensure that every time you need it, it will be ready to roll. W A TER, CHEMICALS, or OTHER MOLD PRODUCING FLUIDS. Do not cle[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 12 BOUNDARIES. Your Neato Vacuum likes to clean everywhere it can reach. If you want to keep the ro bot from a certain area, just put out th e boundary markers (see page 43 ). The robot will clean up to the boundary markers but will not cross over the them. HANGING CABLES AND LOW T O THE GROUND T ABLECLOTHS. T o keep you[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 13 Neato Vacuum cleaning smarts 1 2 1 - Rectangular front design allows vacuuming clo se to walls and into corners. 2 - Low profile allows cleaning un der furniture. 3 - Always vacuums in straight lines. 4 & 5 - Cleans closely around obstacles. 6 - Automatic doorway recognition ensure s complete cleaning of room befo[...]

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Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 15 Using the Neato Vacuum The Neato Vacuum is ready to start cleanin g as soon as you ch arge up its battery. • To charge the battery, see Using the Chargi ng Base o n p a g e 1 6 or Charging without the Charging Base on page 20 . • To begin a quick-start cleaning, see Quick-Start Your Robotic Vacuum on page 24 . •[...]

Using the Charging Base Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 16 Using the Charging Base The Neato Vacuum has a preinstalled rechargeab le battery that has to be fully charged before you can use it for the first time. You can use the charging base to charge it as described in the steps below, or plug the charging cable into the vacuum’s power port as descr[...]

Using the Charging Base Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 17 Connecting th e Neato Vacuum to the c harging base[...]

Using the Charging Base Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 18 Giving the vacuum a clea r path to its charger[...]

Using the Charging Base Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 19 3 Place the Neato Vacuum’s curved edge up against the charging base so that the charging base's contact points make cont act with the vacuum’s charging contact points. The status light turns on to show you it is charging. Neato Vacuum in its charging base[...]

Charging without the Charging Base Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 20 Charging without the Charging Base If you’d rather not use the charging base, follow these steps to us e the provided power cable: 1 Press the orange release button on the ch arging base to open it and remove the power adapter and cables. Connect the round co nn ec to r i nt o th e[...]

Charging without the Charging Base Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 21 2 If you later decide to use the charging ba se, you can reinstall the power adapter into the charging base. Press the release button on top of the charging ba se to open the back of the unit. As shown in the illustrati on below, plug the round connector into the receptacle and wrap [...]

Charging Status Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 22 Charging Status Recharging the battery takes about 2 to 3 ho urs. The status light lets you know the current charging state of your Neato Vacuum: Optimal Charging For optimal performance, we recommend that you charge your Neato Vacuum on the charging base whenever it is not cleaning. No t only will thi[...]

Cleaning Mode Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 23 Cleaning Mode Your Neato Vacuum cleans using its powerful vacuum. Just press the START button and it will vacuum your floors, cleaning them on e room at a time and then moving on to clean the next room. It will clean as many rooms as it can on one battery charge. Suspended Cleaning Mode In suspended clea[...]

Quick-Start Your Robotic Vacuum Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 24 Started Manually wi thout Charging Base : If the Neato Vacuum was started manually off of its base and could not clean the space in one battery charge, it will go back to where it started and ask you to plug it in to recharge. It is in suspended cleaning mode while charging. When finish[...]

Quick-Start Your Robotic Vacuum Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 25 3 Place your Neato Vacuum on the floor. 4 Press the START button. If the vacuum is asleep, th at will wake it up! Then press the button once more to clean your entire house. 5 The Neato Vacuum maps the room and cleans it automatically. 6 When finished, the vacuum re turns to where it st[...]

Using the Control Center LCD screen Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 26 Using the Control Center LCD screen The Neato Vacuum’s LCD Control Center screen is your interface to communicate with the vacuum. This is where you give the va cuum its cleaning sche dule or pause it s cleaning cycle, and it’s also where the vac uum will give you information. F[...]

Using the Control Center LCD screen Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 27 Using this screen, you can: • Clean a smaller area using Spot mode (see page 28 ) • Set the clock of the Neato Vacuum (see page 30 ) • Program the Neato Vacuum to clean on a scheduled basis (see page 32 ) • Get feedback from the vacuum on how it is doing and where it might n[...]

Using Spot Mode for Cl eaning Smaller Areas Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 28 Using Spot Mode for Cleaning Smaller Areas Spot Mode will clean a small area approximately 4 feet by 6 feet. To use Spot Mode: 1 Place the Neato Vacuum on the ground, centered, and facing the area to be cleaned, and press MENU. 2 Press the arrow buttons to select Spot Clean [...]

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Setting the Clock Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 30 Setting the Clock Before you can schedule future cleanings, yo u must set the current day and time on the vacuum so it knows when to start the next cleaning. To set the date and time: 1 Press MENU . 2 Press the arrow buttons to select Set Clock and then press SELECT . 3 Use the arrow buttons to selec[...]

Setting the Clock Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 31 5 Use the arrow buttons to select the current hour and press ENTER . Cycle through the hours to select AM or PM. 6 Use the arrow buttons to select the current minute and press ENTER . 7 The current day and time are shown. Press the Back button to make corrections; otherwise press SAVE .[...]

Scheduling a Cleaning Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 32 Scheduling a Cleaning Before setting a schedule, set the clock as described in Setting the Clock on page 30 . To schedule a cleaning: 1 Press MENU . 2 Press the arrow buttons to select Schedule and then press SELECT . 3 Use the arrow buttons to select Set or Change and then press SELECT . 4 Use t[...]

Scheduling a Cleaning Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 33 Future cleanings will occur at the times and dates you selected. At each scheduled time, the Neato Vacuum will come off of the chargi ng base and start its scheduled cleaning. When finished cleaning, the va cuum returns to the charging base to recharge. If the battery runs low during the schedule[...]

To Get the Most of Scheduled Cleanings Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 34 If you are not using the charging base, you will need to put the Neato Vacuum out and it will start its scheduled cleaning when that is the actual time and day of the week. When you return, you will need to manually place the vacuum on its charging base or plug the charger direct[...]

Ideas for Scheduled Cleanings Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 35 Ideas for Scheduled Cleanings Some ways you can take advantage of scheduled cleanings include: • Clean a specific high-traffic area on a regular basis. For example, you could set up a schedule to clean your kitchen and family room everyday at 10 a.m. Locating your charging base in the k[...]

Removing a Scheduled Cleaning Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 36 Removing a Scheduled Cleaning If you need to remove a previously-sch eduled cleaning, follow these steps. 1 Press MENU . 2 Press the arrow buttons to select Schedule and then press SELECT .[...]

Removing a Scheduled Cleaning Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 37 3 Use the arrow buttons to select Remove Day and then press SELECT . 4 Use the arrow buttons to choose the cleaning event you want to remove and then press SELECT . 5 Press DELETE to confirm deletion. Use the Back button if you made a mistake. 6 A confirmation message verifies the schedul[...]

Changing the Language on the LCD Display Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 38 Changing the Language on the LCD Display If you want to use a different language on the LCD display, follow these steps: 1 Press MENU . 2 Press the arrow buttons to select Language and then press SELECT . 3 Use the arrow buttons to select the language you want to use then press[...]

Pausing a Cle aning Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 39 Pausing a Cleaning If at any time you want to pause a cleanin g, press any button on the Neato Vacuum and the vacuum will offer you a PAUSE menu. From the PAUS E menu, press the down arrows to make the vacuum: • Pause its current cleaning • Cancel its current cleaning • Cancel and return to i[...]

Turning off Your Vacuum Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 40 Turning off Your Vacuum If you would like to turn off your vacuum fo r long term storage or if you are going away for vacation, you can turn off all power to your Neato Vacuum. Note that this will delete your clock settings. To turn off your vacuum: 1 Select MENU from the LCD screen. 2 Select S[...]

Emptying the Dirt Bin Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 41 Emptying the Dirt Bin For optimal performance, empty the Neato Vacuum’s dirt bin after every use. 1 Remove the dirt bin. 2 Remove the filter.[...]

Emptying the Dirt Bin Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 42 3 Empty the contents of the dirt bin into a garbage can. Tap the filter against the garbage can to get rid of any excess dirt. 4 Replace the filter cover, then replace the dirt bin into the top of the Neato Vacuum.[...]

Boundary Markers Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 43 Boundary Markers Boundary Markers are useful tools that tell your Neato Vacuum where not to clean. Boundary markers are most helpful when you want to: • Create a boundary where on e does not exist. You might have a large open plan house where you want to clean a subset of a large room like the shade[...]

Communicating with Your Neato Vacuum Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 44 When finished, the vacuum returns to its charging b a s e o r t o w h e r e i t s t a r t e d i f i t c a n n o t find its base. (In this case, you need to star t charging the vacuum as soon as you can.) Communicating with Your Neato Vacuum Communication is a two-way stre et, so be[...]

Getting the Best Performanc e from Your Neato Vacuum Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 45 Getting the Best Performance from Your Neato Vacuum 1 Empty your Dirt Bin after every cleaning 2 Clean your brush of debris frequently 3 Periodically dust off your drop sensors. Using a cotton swab, clean the two drop sensor windows on the bottom of your Neato Vacuu[...]

LCD Feedback Messages Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 46 LCD Feedback Messages Your vacuum is smart and will let you know when it needs he lp with anything. Just read the messages on the LCD to understand what it needs. Here are some specific tips. LCD Message Remedy Dirt Bin Full Empty dirt bin and replace into its slot. Brush Stuck Remove brush guard[...]

LCD Feedback Messages Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 47 Cannot Charge Make sure the charging cable is plugged into the base and wall. When vacuum is initially connected to the base, the status light will light up to let you know the power is on. V acuum W on’t Dock If your vacuum is having difficulty docking on its charging base, ensure that: • th[...]

Filters Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 48 Filters To get the best results, we recommend empt ying your dirt bin and cleaning the filter after every vacuum session as described in Emptying the Dirt Bin o n pa g e 41 . To clean your filter, just tap the filt er against a garbage can to lo osen the debris off of it. We also recommend changing your filter[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 49 Customer Support If you have any questions or comme nts, contact Neato Robotics, Inc. • Email customercare@neatorobotics.com • Visit www.NeatoRobotics.com for additional support, accessories, and frequently asked questions. • Call a customer care specialist : • United States: 1-877-29-NEATO[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 50 One Year Warranty (Domestic Use) Your Neato Vacuum is intended to be used in no rmal household cleaning, in accordance with the Neato Vacuum User’s Guide . Limited Warranty Neato Robotics, Inc. warrants to the original purchase r that your Neato Robotics hardware product shall be free from defects in material and wo[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 51 Compliance Information Room Positioning System: RPS Infrared Laser Distance Sensor This Laser Product is desig nated as Class 1 during all procedure s of operation. Human Accessible Laser Parameters: • Wavelength 785 nm • Pulse Rep Frequency 1.8 kHz • Pulse Duration 200 µsec •P e a k P o w e r 2 . 1 m W • B[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 52 Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer: Neato Robotics, Inc. 1916 Old Middlefield Way, Suite A Mountain View, California 94043 United States of America The directives covered by this declaration: • 200 4/108/EC - Electromagnetic Co mpatibility (EMC) Directive • 73/23/ EEC - Low Voltage Equipment Directive The prod[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 53 EMC Directive: • EN 55014-1:1997 w/A1:200 1 and A2:2002 • EN 5501 4-2:1997 • EN 61000-3-2:2006 (AC Charger) • EN 61000-3-3:2008 (AC Charger) The technical documentation required to demonstrate that the products meet the requirements of the Low Voltage Equipment directive has been compiled and is available for [...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 54 According to 47 CFR, Part 15 of the FCC Rules The following designated product: EQUIPMENT: Robotic Vacuum MODEL NO.: XV-11 is a Class B digital devic e that co mplies with 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, a[...]

Neato Vacuum User’s Guide 55 Disposal Notices Neato Vacuum If you ever dispose of your Neato Vacuum, follow these steps: 1 Unplug the Neato Vacuum fr om any power source, includ ing removing it from its charging base and removing the power ad apter plug from the Neato Vacuum power connector. 2 Unscrew the battery doors (shown in the bottom view i[...]

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