iRobot Robotic FloorVac manual

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Con ten ts Important Safety Instructions Introducing Your Roomba Pro FloorVac Getting Started • U npacking the Bo x • FloorV ac Description • Ins talling the Batt er y • Rem oving the Ba tter y • Charging the Ba tter y - The Batt er y Indi cat or Ligh t Using Your Roomba • Pr eparing the Room f or Cleaning • Starting Roo mba • P aus[...]

Getting Started Unpacking the Box Rem ove t h e c ont e nt s o f the box, and unpack all items fr om the Styrof o am packing mat erial. Yo u w i l l h a v e a R o o m b a P r o | Pr o Elite R obotic FloorV ac pack ed for shi pping, as well as the f ollowing: 1. Rec harg eable N iMH Battery (packed insi de y our Room ba) 2. Charg er A C A dapter 3. [...]

Installing the Battery 1. Place R oomba upsi de do w n (w ith Cleaning Brushes show i ng ) on a fl at , pa dd ed su r f a ce su ch as on a towe l or bl a nke t. 2. I f yo u ar e using R oomba fo r the first time, remo ve the Batt er y fro m the Batt er y Com par t ment, and rem ove t h e p ro te c t i ve p l a s t i c b a g f rom a ro u n d t h e B[...]

Starting Roomba 1. Al wa ys em pty both sid es of the P art icle Bin b e fore u s e ( a si mple process; see Em pt y in g t h e Par t i c l e Bin on p ag e 16). 2. Place R oomba on th e floor in the middle o f an open ar ea in the room. If cleaning mul t iple roo ms w ith the MAX Cleaning C ycle, be gi n cleani ng i n t he most centr al room. 3. P [...]

The V ir tual W all U ni ts The V irtua l W al l U nit keeps R o omba i n t he ro om or a rea you wa nt cl e an e d . It u s e s a n in v isible beam of light t o bloc k 13+ foot-wide o pen door wa ys or to c lose of f other large ar eas. Us e t h e V i r t u a l W all U nit to block o p en doorway s or clean one por t ion of a l ar g e room. M ult[...]

Using the Roomba Remote Yo u r R o o m b a R e m o t e is d es ign ed t o b e e xtr em el y e as y t o u se . P o in t t he R oo mb a R em ot e a t R oo mb a P r o | P r o E li te fr om up to 20 feet aw ay . Below ar e some impo r tant funct ions o f the Remo te: 1. Powering Roomba Up and Down Remotely: Pres s t h e Power Butt on on t he Re m ote .[...]

2. Determine a s uitable loca tion f or the W all Mo unt U nit. B e sur e to le ave at least 10” of clearanc e abov e the W all Mo unt U nit (beneath an y shelving, for ins tance ) to lift y our Ro o mb a i n a n d out comfor tabl y . Al so, l eav e 10” of clearanc e b elow the W all Mo unt Un i t t o e m p t y R o o m b a’ s P a r t i c l e [...]

5. T o rein stall the P ar ticle Bin, slid e it back in to Roo mba. The P art icle Bin wi ll cl ick wh en it is pr op erly seat ed. NOTE: Alw a ys carr y Room ba by its handle and never tilt i t for ward, as de br i s m ay spi l l out of the particle bin. Re p l a c i n g t h e Ai r Filt er The Air Filter (locat ed in the F ilter Doo r underneath R[...]

Reassembling the Brushes 1. P ut the Self-A djusting Cleanin g Deck back tog ether by inserting the squar e ends of the two B rushes in to the squar e sock ets in the Cleaning Deck. 2. In sert the other ends of the B rushes in to the small holes in the B r ush Coup ler . 3. Lo wer the Brush Co upler in to its slo t and screw i t int o place. 4. S w[...]

Re fe re n c e I n fo r m a t i o n Tr oubleshooting T ips My Roomba turns on, beeps and shuts off. Ro om b a ’ s Ma i n C l e a n i n g B r ush axles may be clogged with hair or o ther debris. 1. Mak e sure R oomba is fully char ged and the Ba ttery is pro p erly seat ed. 2. I f Roomba is ch arged, then empty the P ar t icle Bin (see Empt y in g[...]

Fre q u e nt l y A s ke d Q u e s t i o n s Q: Wh y doesn ’ t my R oomba clean m y flo or in straight lines? A: R o omba uses an algo r ithm-based cleani ng pattern to clean your home most efficiently . For all clean ing c ycles except Spot Cl e a ni n g , whe n Room b a s t ar t s clean ing it t ravels ar ound the f loor i n a sp iral pattern (s[...]

Q: W ill Room ba fall down stair s or in to a step-d own room? A: R o omba a utoma t ically senses stairs and turns a wa y fro m them. Ho wever , if the ro om to b e cle aned contai ns a b al cony , a ph ysical barrier should b e us ed t o p r ev en t a cc es s t o t he bal co n y a nd en su re sa f e o per ati on . Q: I f Roomba g ets stuck, what [...]

Ra pi d C h ar g er Recharges Battery in about 2.5 hours! Part #02004 Extra B a t ter y Keep charged Batteries ready to go! Part #02002 Addit ional V i rtu a l W al l U nit Close off extra lar ge openings, or close off more than one opening at a time! Part #02003 Rep la ce men t Fi l ter 3-P ack Part #02005 Limited W arranty to Original Purchaser T[...]