Basic Operations - Makita DRC200 Instruction Manual

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Table Of Contents

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Place obstacles to prevent the Robotic Cleaner from

entering locations where it may become stuck, such

as under low shelves.

• Move tall, thin and unstable objects and other easily

tipped over objects to another room.

• Lock the wheels of carts or other objects, or move

them to another room.

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Arrange electrical cords along the walls.

• Move cushions, books or other objects that may

impede the Robotic Cleaner from cruising to another

room.

• Raise the parts of curtains or other objects that

droop onto the floor.

• Move any floor coverings with easily pulled-out

strands or differences in level and floor coverings

that are thin and slide easily to another room.

• Fold any floor covering tassels beneath the floor

coverings.

• Put away any small or expensive objects that may

be easily vacuumed up.

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Put away any cords, belts, strings, thin papers, or

plastic bags, lying on the floor.

• Retract any retractable floor power sockets.

• Cover any gratings dividing floor sections with

boards, etc. as the Robotic Cleaner may detect

them as boundaries and fail to move across them.

Preventing the Robotic Cleaner from falling

• If the cleaning area contains a flight of stairs or other

section where the Robotic Cleaner may fall down, in

order to keep the Robotic Cleaner out of the section,

place objects with a height of 15 cm or taller and

that are heavy enough to withstand the impact of the

Robotic Cleaner in front of the section.

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Block sunlight and infrared rays with curtains. (The

Robotic Cleaner may fall to a lower level when

backing up to avoid sunlight or infrared rays.)

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Close aluminum sash doors. (The Robotic Cleaner

may not detect the difference in level between the

aluminum sash rail and the floor and may fall out of

the door.)

• Move any floor coverings near differences in level to

another room. (The Robotic Cleaner may not detect

the difference and may fall.)

NOTE

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Do not use the Robotic Cleaner near or to vacuum

up flammable substances. (It may result in explosion

or fire.)

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Do not use the Robotic Cleaner in wet locations,

locations that may become wet, or locations with

high temperature and humidity. Also, do not vacuum

up water. (This may result in electric shock, short-

circuit, fire, deformation or malfunction.)

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Do not use the Robotic Cleaner in locations where

the distance from the wall to a difference in level

is approx. 1 m or less. (In rare cases the Robotic

Cleaner may fall while backing up.)

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Do not use the Robotic Cleaner in areas where

barriers that the Robotic Cleaner cannot climb over

are located in the vicinities of walls or obstacles.

The Robotic Cleaner may get stuck on the barrier

while moving backward to avoid the wall or the

obstacle.

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Deactivate any home security systems, etc. (The

Robotic Cleaner may be mistakenly detected as an

intruder.)

• The Robotic Cleaner may not avoid differences in

level of 5.5 cm or less.

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Noise may appear on TV screens during operation.

(This is not a malfunction of the television.)

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Do not leave the Robotic Cleaner for long periods

with the battery cartridge installed. (The battery

electrolyte may leak.)

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Do not turn the Robotic Cleaner upside down with

the battery cartridge installed. (A button may be

pressed, resulting in unintended operation.)

OPERATION

The Robotic Cleaner cruises around on the floor

according to the preset cruising mode, avoiding

obstacles using ultrasonic sensors (Fig. P-1), and

captures dust and dirt and other debris on the route

using the side brushes, main brush, and vacuum fan.

However, the sensors may not detect an obstacle

in some situations. If your Robotic Cleaner hits an

obstacle, the Robotic Cleaner's bumper (Fig. P-2)

absorbs impact and changes the direction of travel.

NOTE: There may be cases where the Robotic

Cleaner could not pass over the barriers at the height

of up to 1.5 cm, even though the Robotic Cleaner is

designed to pass over such barriers.

NOTE: The Robotic Cleaner may avoid an area

where is colored in black, having black wood-grain

patterns, or an area made of glass.

NOTE: After a cleaning cycle is completed, some dust

and dirt may remain under certain conditions.

NOTE: Wireless communication may be interrupted

or blocked under the following conditions:

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Inside structures built with reinforced concrete or

metallic building materials

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When the Robotic Cleaner is behind an obstacle

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Near radio communication equipment that uses

the same frequency band

• Near devices that generate electromagnetic fields

(microwave ovens, etc.) or static electricity, or that

cause radio wave interference