Troubleshooting - Makita DRC200 Instruction Manual

• Threads and hairs are tangled with the
drive wheels.
Remove them from the drive wheels
lamp flashes
(Fig. M-2).
4 times for each
• The Robotic Cleaner passed through
sequence
a confined area where its top surface
was pushed down.
This is not a malfunction.
• The Robotic Cleaner has overheated.
Turn the Robotic Cleaner OFF,
lamp flashes 5
remove the battery cartridge(s), and
or 7 times for each
wait for an hour. Use the Robotic
sequence
Cleaner only at room temperatures
not exceeding 40°C (104°F).
• The dust box or the filter has not been
and
installed.
lamps flash once
Install the dust box or the filter.
for each sequence
• The remaining battery charge was
and
not enough (
all lamps flash
cleaning.
once for each
Fully charge the battery cartridges.
sequence
• Threads and hairs are tangled in the
drive wheels.
Remove them from the drive wheels
(Fig. M-2).
and lamps
• The Robotic Cleaner passed through
light up
a confined area where its top surface
was pushed down.
This is not a malfunction.
• A sensor error has occurred.
and lamps
Turn the Robotic Cleaner OFF and
light up
then ON.
• An error has occurred in the Robotic
Cleaner.
and lamps
Turn the Robotic Cleaner OFF and
light up
then ON.
• Threads and hairs are tangled in the
lamp flashes
side brushes and main brush.
once for each
Remove them from the brushes (Figs.
sequence
A, N-3).
• The dust box is full of dust and dirt or
lamp the filter is clogged.
lights up Empty the dust box (Fig. K-2) and
clean the filter (Fig. K-5).
or ) to start
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TROUBLESHOOTING

NOTE: If the problem persists after the remedial
action is taken, consult your nearest Makita Service
Center.
Symptom
The lamps do
not light up
when you press
the button.
Install the battery cartridges correctly.
The Robotic
Fully charge the battery cartridges.
Cleaner does not
Press the
operate when you
Robotic Cleaner ON.
press the button
on the Robotic
Cleaner or the
remote control.
If the
lamp,
or
up or flashes, see "RESTORING THE
ROBOTIC CLEANER" to resolve the
The Robotic
problem.
Cleaner does not
If the pilot lamp flashes slowly, press
operate.
and hold the
the Robotic Cleaner until all indicators
go off, or press the
button on the remote control to clear
the timer.
The Robotic
Cleaner starts
• The auto-on timer has been activated.
operation
automatically.
Turn the Robotic Cleaner OFF, and
then remove any cords, strings, etc.
The Robotic
from the drive wheels.
Cleaner stops
If the Robotic Cleaner has gotten
operation during
stuck on a barrier or other obstacle,
cleaning.
move the Robotic Cleaner to a
different location.
• If an obstacle is detected, the Robotic
Cleaner will slow down as it takes time
The cruising speed
to calculate a traveling direction. This
is not constant.
is not a malfunction of the Robotic
Cleaner.
The Robotic Turn the Robotic Cleaner OFF, and
Cleaner does not then remove any foreign objects
travel straight tangled in the drive wheels.
forward. Clean the ultrasonic sensors.
The Robotic
Cleaner is hitting
obstacles more Clean the ultrasonic sensors.
frequently than
before.
Clean the cliff sensors.
The Robotic
• The Robotic Cleaner may not avoid
Cleaner falls down
differences in level of 5.5 cm or
stairs or to a lower
less. This is not a malfunction of the
floor.
Robotic Cleaner.
The operating Empty the dust box and clean the
sound is louder filter, the side brushes, and the main
than usual. brush.
Cause/Remedy
button to turn the
Troubleshooting
Filter maintenance lamp,
Brush maintenance lamp lights
POWER button on
POWER OFF