Friendly Robotics Robomow RL350 Operating & Safety Manual

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Page 1 Operating & Safety Manual RL350/550/800/850/1000 www.friendlyrobotics.com DOC0015C...
Page 2 Operating & Safety Manual. If you have also purchased a Docking Station, please refer to the RL1000 & Docking Station Operating & Safety Manual supplied with the Docking Station. We wish you years of satisfaction with the Friendly Robotics products.
Page 3: Ec Declaration Of Conformity
7. Technical documentation kept by Mr. Dedy Gur, QA director. I hereby declare that the above product conforms to the requirements as specified above. *The original RL500 was tested by BSI in 2000. All Friendly Robotics models currently sold were tested by F.Robotics Acquisitions Ltd.
Page 4 The products are manufactured by F. Robotics Acquisitions (Friendly Robotics). © Friendly Robotics, 2005-A. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, electronically or translated without the prior written consent of Friendly Robotics. Product, product specifications and this document are subject to change without notice. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Safety Warnings & Precautions ………………………………………….….……… 6 Safety Features …………………………………………………………….….…..…. 9 What’s in the Box ……………………………………………………………….…... 11 Chapter 1 – Perimeter Wire Setup………………………………………….….….. 13 ® Chapter 2 – Preparing the Robomow ……………………………………………. 22 Chapter 3 – Manual & Automatic Operation…………………………………….…29 Chapter 4 –...
Page 6: Safety Warnings & Precautions
Safety Warnings & Precautions Training and Instructions  Read this manual carefully before operating Robomow . Be familiar with the controls and  the proper use of Robomow and follow all safety and warning instructions.  Do not use Robomow for any purpose other than for which it is intended.
Page 7 Never raise the mower or attempt to inspect the blades while the mower is operating. Always remove the power pack before lifting the mower or attempting any adjustments.  Do not start Robomow operation in automatic mode outside the plot bounded by the perimeter wire.
Page 8 Safety Warnings & Precautions Warning Decal Definitions 1. WARNING-this is a dangerous power tool. Use care when operating and follow all safety instructions and warnings. 2. Read the owner/operating manual carefully and follow all safety instructions. 3. Objects can be thrown from mower while operating, take caution. 4.
Page 9: Safety Features
® Robomow - Safety Features 1. Child Guard / Safety Guard This menu option offers a safety feature to help prevent children or others not familiar with the safe operation of the mower to operate it freely. 2. Lift Sensor There is a sensor located on the front caster wheel of the mower.
Page 10 11. Over-Current Monitoring Protection Each of the three blade motors and each of the two wheel drive motors are monitored continuously during operation for any situation that may cause these motors to over-heat. In such event, the Robomow will stop operation of at least that motor and possibly the mower itself and indicate that the motor is cooling down.
Page 11: What's In The Box
What’s in the Box ® (Robomow ® 1. Robomow 2. Power Pack 3. Operating & Safety Manual 4. Standard charger Used for recharging the Robomow power pack. Indoor use only. 5. RoboRuler Used for setting the distance of the perimeter wire from the lawn edge. 6.
Page 12: How It Works
A Basic How It Works A small wire, called the perimeter wire, is placed around the perimeter of the lawn and any other areas where you do not want the mower to enter. A small signal is generated from a device attached to the perimeter wire, called the Perimeter Switch.
Page 13: Chapter 1 - Perimeter Wire Setup
Chapter 1 Perimeter Wire Setup 1.0 Where To Start In order to determine the best location to begin the setup, it is best to first make some basic decisions based on your lawn. While many lawns can be effectively cut during the course of one single, most lawns and homes are not laid out in such fashion to efficiently allow the Robomow to operate freely all over the lawn.
Page 14 Note: Use the short distance of the RoboRuler to set the wire position around the obstacle while creating a Perimeter Island (See section 1.8). Area outside perimeter - same basic Area outside perimeter - has a wall as level and free of obstacles. an obstacle.
Page 15 Add pegs in to pull the perimeter wire down to the ground surface, below the Perimeter Wire grass tips. Figure 1.3 – Pegging the Perimeter Wire 1.4 Corners & Sharp Turns Care must be taken not to create a corner sharper than 90 degrees when setting up the perimeter wire. A corner sharper than 90 degrees can cause the Robomow to lose track of the perimeter wire.
Page 16 1.6 Defining Obstacles-Perimeter Islands Many obstacles can be left in the lawn without consideration to excluding them using the perimeter wire. The basic rule of thumb is that the obstacle must be at least 6 inches (15 cm) high from the ground and the obstacle must be relatively rigid.
Page 17 Figure 1.6 – Perimeter Wire Setup Distances for Obstacles Tree too close to perimeter, less than 4 Trees large enough to allow Small tree, must feet (1.2m), loop out with Robomow to bump into do not exclude with perimeter perimeter wire require a perimeter wire around it wire Minimum distance...
Page 18 1.7 Multiple Zones/Areas As mentioned earlier, your home may require more than one zone to be set up in order for the Robomow to work in all of your lawn effectively. Having two or even three zones does not affect the efficiency of the Robomow and in many circumstances is more desirable than one large zone.
Page 19 1.8 Slopes As a general rule of thumb, any slope that can safely be cut using a walk behind mower can also be cut using the Robomow in the automatic mode. The maximum slope limit is 15 degrees, the same as a traditional walk behind mower.
Page 20 ends to the connector (either wire to either screw, as there is no polarity) and tighten the screws as shown in figure 1.10. Using a small flat blade Strip back ¼ inch (6 mm) of screwdriver, tighten these insulation from each wire end two screws to secure the and insert each perimeter wire perimeter wires into the...
Page 21 The Perimeter Switch has an automatic shutoff feature, eliminating the need for you to turn it off after each use. It will shut itself off after 5 continuous hours of operation. You can expect a good set of alkaline batteries in the Perimeter Switch to last most, if not all, of a normal cutting season. You may manually turn the perimeter switch off by pressing the ‘ON’...
Page 22: Chapter 2 - Preparing The Robomow
Chapter 2 ® Preparing The Robomow Charging Contact Pins Carrying handle Bumpers with touch sensitive sensors Manual Controller Operating Lamp Power Pack ® Figure 2.1 - A basic ‘what is what’ of the Robomow 2.1 Inserting Power Pack Fuse Your Robomow is shipped with the Power Pack fuse removed and it will not operate without it. The fuse is contained in a small plastic bag attached to the top of the Power Pack.
Page 23 2.2 Using The Manual Controller The Robomow is equipped with a Manual Controller. It enables you to manually drive and operate the mower. To get started on using the Manual Controller, study figure 2.3 to view the various operating controls and their functions. Refer to Chapter 5, Manual Operation for full details regarding use of the Manual Controller.
Page 24 2.3 Manual and automatic operation The Robomow is safely designed so that operation in the manual mode is prohibited unless the Manual Controller has been removed from its’ holder and is in the possession of the user to operate the buttons. See Figure 2.4. The manual mode is used to primarily move/drive the Robomow into the lawn and to return it after mowing.
Page 25 2.5 Setting The Cutting Height And Ground Clearance Remove the Power Pack before making any adjustments. The Robomow has two basic adjustments, cutting height and ground clearance. When using the high cut blades, the cutting height is adjustable from approximately 1.5 inches to 3.5 inches (3.8 cm – 8.9 cm) and with the low cut blades from 1 inch to 2.5 inches (2.5 cm –...
Page 26 2.6 Set Country and Perform One Time Calibration The Robomow uses a sophisticated navigation system that utilizes an on-board compass type device, which responds to the magnetic poles of the earth. Magnetic North can vary from one point on the earth to another, based on geography.
Page 27 Figure 2.10 – Calibrating Sequence LCD Display Action Required Zone A Zone A Dock Zone Dock Zone GO’ Press ‘ Press GO Press GO Press GO Press GO Set Country Set Country Set Country Set Country GO’ Press ‘ Press GO Press GO Press GO Press GO...
Page 28 2.8 Test the Perimeter Wire Position for Edge Mowing: As mentioned in Chapter 1, it is best to test the position of the perimeter wire on edge mowing to determine if any small adjustments need to be made to the wire position before driving the rest of the wire pegs into place.
Page 29: Chapter 3 - Manual & Automatic Operation
Chapter 3 Manual and Automatic Operation Activating The Perimeter Switch The Robomow cannot operate unless the Perimeter Switch is turned on and the mower is on the inside of the active perimeter. Locate or connect the Perimeter Switch to the zone, which you would like to mow.
Page 30 Chapter 3 Page 28 Edge Mowing The first mowing chore for the Robomow is mowing the edge. By edge, we mean the outer perimeter of the active zone the Robomow is working within. This is essentially where you placed your perimeter wire in the wire set-up.
Page 31 Skipping Edge Mowing The Robomow provides a means that will allow you to skip the edge mowing process and start directly with the scanning (mowing) process. In order to do this, simply press the ‘GO’ button two times at the initial startup of the mower. Pressing ‘GO’ the second time immediately following the first press will tell the mower to skip mowing the edge.
Page 32 The Manual Controller can only operate in manual mode when removed from the holder, which holds it in place during automatic operation. For safety it is designed in such a way that manual operation is prohibited while in the holder and automatic operation is prohibited when removed from the holder. You will also notice that the Manual Controller contains the keypad for starting automatic operation as well as the emergency stop.
Page 34: Chapter 4 - Charging
Chapter 4 Charging 4.1 Charging Of all the areas regarding the Robomow, proper charging of the Power Pack is second only to safety in importance. Failure to follow the charging guidelines will result in poor performance and a short Power Pack life.
Page 35 The LCD on the Manual Controller will display the text seen in Figure 4.4 and the battery icon will continually move from empty to full to show the charging. Once the battery is fully charged, the message will change to that as shown in Figure 4.5, reminding you to keep it connected to the charger until the next use.
Page 36 The Power Pack should be fully charged before initiating any operation. In addition, you should have examined the mower before operation to look for problems that may cause excessive energy consumption and thereby less than optimum run-time. Examples include dull blades or heavy grass accumulation around the blades.
Page 37: Chapter 5 - Settings And Advanced Features
Chapter 5 Settings and Advanced Features 5.1 User Options Lifting the Manual Controller from its holder will change the text display on the LCD to the manual operating menu, as seen in Figure 5.1. Manual Figure 5.1 User options Pressing ‘GO’ once will take you to the next screen, ‘User Preferences’. Figure 5.2. Using the ‘Up ⇑...
Page 38 User Preferences User Preferences User Preferences Sound Sound Press ‘GO’ Press ‘GO’ Press ‘GO’ Press GO Press GO Press GO Press GO Press GO Wire Position Wire Position Press GO Press GO Language Language Press GO Press GO Work time Work time Press GO Press GO...
Page 39 Zone A Zone A Scroll to select different zones. Press GO Press GO Figure 5.4 Scroll to select different operating Zone A Zone A 2:00 2:00 times. Times range from: 20 Press GO Press GO MAX’ minutes to 2 hours to ‘ 5.2.5 Wide Scan Wide scan provides the Robomow a secondary navigation technique, which can prove to be...
Page 40 5.2.7 Set Default Edge Selecting Default Edge restores the factory default edge distance to the specific zone selected. 5.2.8 Blades replaced Choose this option after replacing the blades to restart the reminder counter. A reminder to replace the blades again will be displayed after the next 200 hours of operation. Blades are easy to replace, refer to section 8.2.
Page 41 Never use the Robomow with a safety device or feature not properly operating. Never attempt to disable or bypass any safety device or system. See an authorized Friendly Robotics service facility for repair or information regarding any safety system or device.
Page 42: Chapter 6 - Text Messages And Troubleshooting
Chapter 6 Text Messages and Troubleshooting Messaging The Robomow is equipped with a sophisticated monitoring system that will notify you in the form of a text message in the LCD panel when common operational faults occur. In addition, it will also communicate in text form several messages that are meant as a prompt to the user to perform a certain function or action.
Page 43 Message Displayed Probable Cause/Event Corrective/User Action Front/Rear bumper pressed CAUTION – DO NOT attempt to disable this safety - Move mower away from object pressing device in the event - Front or Rear Bumper is constantly being pressed against bumper. you are unable to isolate and correct the problem.
Page 44 Message Displayed Probable Cause/Event Corrective/User Action Recharge Battery - The maximum operating time has been reached - Connect the charger to the mower - Replace the blades and restart the counter of Replace blades - An automatic reminder to replace the blades is the blades replacement reminder by choosing every 200 hours displayed every 200 hours...
Page 45 Problem Encountered Probable Cause/Event Corrective/User Action - Weak batteries - Install fresh alkaline C-cell batteries - Poor wire splicing (confirm that when the Perimeter Switch is turned on, first the ‘Cut wire’ indicator is flashing once). - Use the connectors supplied in the box. It is - Twisted cables, or a screw terminal, waterproof and gives a reliable electrical insulated with insulation tape is not...
Page 46 Problem Encountered Probable Cause/Event Corrective/User Action Robomow has crossed over wire during operation CAUTION The Robomow is designed to remain within an active perimeter of your lawn when - Refer to the setup rules for wire placement, - Improper perimeter wire setup OR properly installed.
Page 47 Problem Encountered Probable Cause/Event Corrective/User Action Watch the full operation of edge and confirm Obstacle along path no obstacles are present RL500 & RL550, start edge from the Robomow does not opposite side of the lawn. Contact your complete the edge service provider if this does not correct the Peculiar geometry of perimeter situation.
Page 48: Chapter 7 - Specifications
Chapter 7 Specifications Bottom Dimensions 89cm l x 66.5cm w x 31.5cm h (35” x 26” x 12.5”) Weight 22.6kg (50lb.) Unit + 12.6kg (28lb.) Power Pack Front Noise level < 85 db (A) Mowing Width 3 Blades and a total cutting width of 56cm (21”) Cuts 1.5cm outside the wheels Mowing Height 6 settings at the front and 2 at the rear...
Page 49: Chapter 8 - Maintenance And Storage
Chapter 8 Maintenance and Storage Recommended Maintenance Schedule Maintenance Service Maintenance Procedure Interval Check and remove grass clippings and dirt from the mowing deck if necessary, particularly when mowing wet and damp grass (refer to section 8.1) Each Use Charge the power pack after every use. 50 Hours Remove Power Pack and check any damage on the blades (refer to section 8.2) Replace the blades;...
Page 50 Whenever replacing the blades, it is recommended to restart the counter of the blades replacement reminder by choosing the ‘Blades replaced’ option under the ‘User Preferences’ menu and press the GO button again to clear the reminder. Figure 8.1 Squeeze tabs & pull Squeeze tabs &...
Page 51: Important Information
8.3 Outer Housing Use only a damp cloth and a dry brush to clean the outer surfaces of the Robomow. A light detergent can be used in a water solution, and then soaking and wringing dry the cloth for cleaning. Never use harsh or abrasive cleaning solutions.
Page 52: Chapter 9 - Accessories
Chapter 9 Accessories Perimeter Switch Convenience of having a switch for each zone and not moving one switch from zone to zone. Peg Pack (50) For larger lawns and additional zones. Perimeter Wire For larger lawns and additional zones. Power Pack Convenience of increasing capacity with a second battery.
Page 53 Friendly Robotics is not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential damages in connection with the use of the Friendly Robotics Product covered by this warranty, including any cost or expense of providing substitute equipment or service during reasonable periods of malfunction or non-use pending completion of repairs under this warranty.
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