Philips FC8705 Manual page 8

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Before first use
Before first use
1 Unpack the side brushes and place the robot upside down on a table or on the floor.
2 Push the side brushes onto the shafts on the bottom of the robot (Fig. 10).
Note: Make sure you attach the side brushes properly. Press them onto the shaft until you hear
them lock into position with a click.
Removing the protection tag from the remote control
This only applies to FC8715, FC8710, FC8705.
The remote control works on a CR2025 coin-shaped battery. This battery is protected with a
protection tag that has to be removed before use.
1 Pull the battery protection tag out of the battery compartment of the remote control (Fig. 11).
Now the remote control is ready for use.
Preparing for use
Installing the docking station
1 Insert the small plug of the adapter into the socket on the docking station (1) and insert the adapter
into the wall socket (2) (Fig. 12).
2 Place the docking station on a horizontal, level floor against a wall.
Note: Make sure that there are no obstacles or height differences 80 cm in front, 30 cm to the right
and 100 cm to the left of the docking station (Fig. 13).
Important note: deep sleep mode
In deep sleep mode, the robot does not respond at all when you press a button. To reactivate the
robot when it is in deep sleep mode:
1 Press the start/stop button on the robot for 1 second to bring the robot from deep sleep mode to
standby mode.
2 Press the start/stop button on the robot or on the remote control briefly to start the robot.
3 If the robot does not start cleaning, place it on the plugged-in docking station to recharge its
rechargeable battery.
The robot enters deep sleep mode when you press the start/stop button for 3 seconds. It may also
enter the deep sleep mode when its battery is empty. The battery may, for instance, run empty if the
robot is unable to find its docking station.
Charging
- When charging for the first time and when the rechargeable battery of the robot is empty, the
charging time is 4 hours.
- When the rechargeable battery is fully charged, it has a runtime of about 130 minutes.
- Your robot can only be charged on the docking station.