iRobot 530 manual

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    www .irobot.com 500 Series[...]

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    Dear iRobot Roomba owner , W elcome to the wor ld of iRobot! As an owner of an iRobot Roomba V acuum Cleaning Robot, you join a wor ld-wide community of people who enjoy more free time. Roomba cleans routinely , so you don’t ha ve to. Now you can spend your time on more enjoy able and impor tant tasks. The Roomba 500 series is the 5th generation [...]

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    4 iRobot Roomba 500 Series www .irobot.com 5 Impor tant Tips T able of Contents Anatom y ..................................................................... 6 Cleaning P attern .......................................................... 7 Cleaning System ......................................................... 8 Cleaning Modes ...................[...]

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    6 iRobot Roomba 500 Series www .irobot.com 7 iRobot Roomba Anatom y Cleaning P atter n Roomba is a robot that cleans differently than the wa y most people clean their floors. Roomba uses its robot intelligence to efficiently clean the whole floor , under and around fur niture and along walls. Roomba calculates the optimal cleaning path as it cle[...]

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    8 iRobot Roomba 500 Series www .irobot.com 9 Cleaning System Roomba features a patented 3-stage cleaning system. Floor Surfaces Roomba works on wood, carpet, tile, vinyl and linoleum, and will automatically adjust to different floor types. Cleaning Modes Roomba will clean based on the cleaning mode you select. Roomba has three cleaning modes. Clea[...]

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    10 iRobot Roomba 500 Series www .irobot.com 11 Batter y Storage and Charging Clean button light What it means Red Batter y empty Amber pulsing Charging Green solid Fully charged Amber flashing 16 hour refresh charge TIP: When Roomba is on the Home Base, alw ays mak e sure that the Home Base Pow er and Docked lights are on. Or TIP: For best perform[...]

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    12 iRobot Roomba 500 Series www .irobot.com 13 V ir tual W all Lighthouses ™ (models 535 and abo ve) Vir tual W all Lighthouses help Roomba navigate around your home, help Roomba find the Home Base, and allow Roomba to clean one room before star ting the next. In V ir tual W all mode, they simply keep Roomba cleaning where you want it and out of[...]

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    14 iRobot Roomba 500 Series www .irobot.com 15 V ir tual W all Lighthouses ™ (models 535 and abo ve) Lighthouse Mode In Lighthouse mode, the V ir tual W all Lighthouse helps Roomba navigate around your home and allows Roomba to clean room-to-room. Pla ce lig hth ous es in the do orw a y b etw een two r oom s. Roo mba wi ll cle an the roo m i t s [...]

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    16 iRobot Roomba 500 Series www .irobot.com 17 Scheduling Roomba (models 550 and above) Setting the T ime Y ou must set the time before scheduling Roomba to clean. 1 Press and hold CLOCK 2 While holding CLOCK , use the DA Y , HOUR , and MINUTE buttons to set the correct time. 3 Release CLOCK . Roomba will beep to indicate that the time has been set[...]

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    18 iRobot Roomba 500 Series www .irobot.com 19 Home Base ® Roomba returns to the Home Base at the end of a cleaning cycle or when its batter y is r unning low . Roomba needs to find the infrared signal of the Home Base in order to return. Alwa ys keep the Home Base plugged in. When Roomba is on the Home Base, the Pow er and Docked lights will be [...]

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    20 iRobot Roomba 500 Series www .irobot.com 21 1 Remove and empty Roomba’ s bin 2 Clean Roomba’ s filter compar tment 3 Clean Roomba’ s brushes A. Remove brush guard by pulling both yellow tabs Maintenance T o k eep Roomba r unning at peak performance, it is recommended that you perform the following maintenance regular ly: Press button and [...]

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    22 iRobot Roomba 500 Series www .irobot.com 23 T roubleshooting Roomba will tell you something is wrong with a two-tone “uh-oh” sound. A narrated voice will tell you there is an issue when you tr y to star t a cleaning cycle. Refer to the char t below to resolve Roomba’ s problem. If the problem is not resolved, visit www .irobot.com/suppor t[...]

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    24 iRobot Roomba 500 Series www .irobot.com 25 iRobot Customer Care If you have questions or comments about Roomba, please contact iRobot before contacting a retailer . Please visit our web site at www .irobot.com for suppor t tips, frequently asked questions, or information about accessories and other iRobot products. We would like to hear from yo[...]

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    © 2007 iRobot Corporation, 63 South A venue, Burlington, MA 01803. All rights reser ved. iRobot, Virtual Wall and Roomba are registered trademarks of iRobot Corporation. Home Base, Dirt Detect and Lighthouse are trademarks of iRobot Corporation. Get iRobot accessories at: 800.727.9077 or visit store.irobot.com *See registration card for details. P[...]