Operation; Preparation For The Cleaning; Initial Operation; Turning The Robot Off - Kärcher RC 3000 Instruction Manual

Preparation for the Cleaning

• Please make sure that there are no obstacles on the floor while the robot is running.
Obstacles can be, for example:
– Newspapers, books, magazines, paper
– Clothes, toys, CDs
– Plastic bag
– Bottles, glasses
– Curtains hanging down on the floor
– Bathroom mats

Initial Operation

• Turn on the station (switch 4).
The permanent cleaning indicator lamp (G) lights up.
• Put the robot on the floor in front of the station.
• Turn on the robot (button 10).
The robot firstly goes to the station to empty the dirt receptacle
and to check the charging state of the batteries. If required, the
batteries are charged. Then, the robot starts its cleaning run.
Indicator lamps (12)
Green Permanent light
blinks slowly (on: 1 sec.; off: 4 sec.)
blinks rapidly (on: 0.5 sec.; off: 0.5 sec.)
Red See "Troubleshooting" section, page 28
Operation After a Long Rest Period
If the robot is turned on with completely empty batteries, the ap-
pliance is not operative. Perform the following steps to put the
appliance into operation:
• Place the robot near the station, and press the battery con-
tacts of the robot against the battery contacts of the station for
approximately 60 seconds (Figure 7).
In the course of this, the dirt receptacle is emptied.
• Place the robot at a distance of 50 cm in front of the station,
and turn it on (button 10).
The robot autonomously goes to the station and is charged.
The charging time is approximately 60 minutes.

Turning the Robot Off

If you want the robot to immediately interrupt the cleaning or if
you want to move the appliance to a different location, then...
• Turn off the robot (button 11).
• Then, turn off the station (switch 4).
Tip: If you do not want to use the RC 3000 for a longer period of
time, allow the appliance to charge completely.
RC 3000

Operation

The following objects are, for example,
not considered obstacles:
– Single cables in the room
– Door sills up to a height of 10 mm
– Carpet fringes that are shorter than 10 cm
Cleaning run
Robot searches station
Charge batteries!
Figure 5: Turning on the station
Figure 6: Turning on the robot
Figure 7: Operation after a long rest period
Figure 8: Turning off robot and station
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