Problems While Charging; Language Selection Mode; Setting The Language - iRobot Roomba Owner's Manual

Problems while running
Your Roomba Your Roomba
blinks... says...
Error 1. Move Roomba
to a new location then
press CLEAN to restart.
Error 2. Open Roomba's
brush cage and clean
brushes.
Error 5. Spin Roomba's
side wheels to clean.
Error 6. Move Roomba
to a new location then
press CLEAN to restart.
Error 7. Spin Roomba's
side wheels to clean.
1 blink
every
2 seconds
Error 9. Tap Roomba's
bumper to clean.
Error 10. Spin Roomba's
side wheels to clean.
Please charge
Roomba.
Likely cause What to do
Ensure your Roomba's
Your Roomba is stuck
with a wheel hanging wheels are firmly on
down. the floor. Start in a
new location.
Your Roomba's main Remove and clean your
brushes can't turn. Roomba's brushes.
Your Roomba's side Clean your Roomba's
wheel is stuck. side wheels. Push them
in and out and check
that they both turn freely.
Start in a new location.
Your Roomba's cliff Wipe your Roomba's
sensors are dirty or
cliff sensors with a dry
your Roomba is cloth. Start in a new
hanging over a drop. location.
Your Roomba's side Clean your Roomba's
wheel is stuck. side wheels of hair and
debris. Push them in
and out and check that
they both turn freely.
Start in a new location.
Your Roomba's bumper Briskly tap your Roomba's
is compressed or the bumper several times to
bumper sensor is dirty. dislodge any debris that
may be trapped
underneath.
Your Roomba's side If your Roomba is circling
wheel is stuck or its in one place, clean side
bumper isn't detecting wheels. Push them in and
obstacles. out and check that they
both turn. If it's not circling
in one place, Roomba may
be in a very large room.
Use a Virtual Wall to create
a smaller cleaning area.
Your Roomba's battery Plug your Roomba into the
is flat. charger or place it on the
Home Base to charge.
Problem solving |
When running or charging

Problems while charging

Your Roomba Your Roomba displays... Your Roomba
blinks... (models 6 50+)
1 blink
Err 1
2 blinks Err 2
3 blinks Err 3
5 blinks Err 5
6 blinks Err 6
7 blinks Err 7

Language selection mode

Your Roomba can provide troubleshooting messages in English, French, German, Span-
ish, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Russian,
Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. So if you've always wondered what
"Tap Roomba's bumper to clean" is in Finnish, now's your chance to find out.

Setting the language

The default language is English. To change this:
1. Turn off your Roomba.
2. Press and hold CLEAN until it beeps and says the current language.
3. Release CLEAN.
4. Now press CLEAN repeatedly until you hear the language you want.
5. Press and hold CLEAN to turn off your Roomba and confirm language choice.
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Likely cause What to do
says...
Charging error 1 Your Roomba's
Check that you
battery isn't
removed pull-tab
connected
from the battery.
Remove the bot-
tom cover of your
Roomba to remove
& reinstall battery.
Let your Roomba
Charging error 2 Your Roomba
cool down for at
has a charging
least an hour & try
error
charging again.
Reset Roomba's
Charging error 3 Your Roomba
software and try
has a charging
charging again.
error
Reset Roomba's
Charging error 5 Your Roomba
software and try
has a charging
charging again.
error
Let your Roomba
Charging error 6 Your Roomba
cool down for at
has a charging
least an hour & try
error
charging again.
Let your Roomba
Charging error 7 Your Roomba's
cool down for at
battery isn't
least an hour & try
cooling
charging again.
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