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INSTALLATION MANUAL
GARDENA ROBOTIC LAWNMOWER
R40Li / R70Li
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction and safety ......................................................... 5 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 5 1.2 Symbols on the product ........................................................ 6 1.3 Symbols in the Operator’s Manual ................................... 7 1.4 S
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MEMO Serial number: PIN code: Product registration key: The Product Registration Key is a valuable document and must be stored in a safe place. This key is necessary for example to register the product on GARDENA's website or to unlock the robotic lawnmower in the event of a lost PIN code. The product registration key is provided in a separate document in the product packaging. If the robotic lawnmower is stolen, it is important to notify GARDENA of this. Contact GARDENA Central Service
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1. INTRODUCTION AND SAFETY 1. Introduction and safety 1.1 Introduction Congratulations on your choice of an exceptionally high quality product. To get the best results from your GARDENA robotic lawnmower requires knowledge of how it works. This Operator's Manual contains important information about the robotic lawnmower, how it must be installed and how to use it. As a complement to this Operator's Manual, there is www.gardena.com more information available on GARDENA's we
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1. INTRODUCTION AND SAFETY 1.2 Symbols on the product These symbols can be found on the robotic lawnmower. Study them carefully. • Please read the Operator’s Manual carefully and make sure you understand the instructions before using your robotic lawnmower. The warnings and safety instructions in this Operator’s Manual must be carefully followed if the mower is to be used safely and efficiently. • The robotic lawnmower can only start when the main switch is set to 1 and the corre
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1. INTRODUCTION AND SAFETY 1.3 Symbols in the Operator’s Manual These symbols can be found in the Operator’s Manual. Study them carefully. • Turn the main switch to 0 before carrying out any inspections and/or maintenance. • Always wear protective gloves when working with the mower’s chassis. • Never use a high-pressure washer or even running water to clean the robotic lawnmower. • A warning box indicates the risk of personal injury, especially if the instructions are not WARNING
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1. INTRODUCTION AND SAFETY 1.4 Safety Instructions Use • This robotic lawnmower is designed to mow grass in open and level ground areas. It may only be used with the equipment recommended by the manufacturer. All other types of use are incorrect. The manufacturer’s instructions with regard to operation, maintenance and repair must be followed precisely. • The robotic lawnmower may only be operated, maintained, and repaired by persons that are fully conversant with its s
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1. INTRODUCTION AND SAFETY • Full compatibility cannot be guaranteed between the robotic lawnmower and other types of wireless systems such as remote controls, radio transmitters, hearing loops, buried electric animal fencing or similar. • Metal objects in the ground (e.g. reinforced concrete or anti-mole nets) can result in a stoppage. The metal objects can cause interference with the loop signal which then can lead to a stoppage. Transport The original packaging sh
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2. PRESENTATION 2. Presentation This chapter contains information that is important to be aware of when planning the installation. Installation of the robotic lawnmower involves four main components: • A robotic lawnmower that mows the lawn by essentially operating in a random pattern. The robotic lawnmower is powered by a maintenance-free battery. • A charging station, to where the robotic lawnmower returns when the charge level in the battery becomes too low. The charging station h
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2. PRESENTATION 2.1 What is what? 5 3 4 2 1 6 12 3 4 5 7 15 Start 1 23 4 56 14 78 9 0 11 8 13 12 9 18 19 17 16 10 24 25 20 21 22 23 The numbers in the illustration represent: 1. Body 14. Keypad 2. Cover to display, keypad and cutting height 15. Display adjustment 16. Loop wire for boundary loop and guide wire 3. Stop button/Catch to open the cover 17. Low voltage cable 4. Contact strips 18. Connector for connecting the loop wire to the 5. LED for operation check of the charging station,
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2. PRESENTATION 2.2 Function Capacity The robotic lawnmower is recommended for lawns up 2 2 to 700 m in size (400 m for the R40Li). How big an area the robotic lawnmower can keep cut depends primarily on the condition of the blades and the type, growth and moisture of the grass. The shape of the garden is also significant. If the garden mainly consists of open lawns, the robotic lawnmower can mow more in one hour than if the garden consists of several small lawns separated
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2. PRESENTATION Working method The robotic lawnmower automatically mows the lawn. It continuously alternates between mowing and charging. The robotic lawnmower starts to search for the charging station when the battery charge becomes too low. The robotic lawnmower does not mow when it is searching for the charging station. When the robotic lawnmower searches for the charging station, it first searches irregularly for the guide wire. Then it follows the guide wire to the charg
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2. PRESENTATION The control panel on the top of the robotic lawnmower is where you manage all the robotic 12 3 4 5 lawnmower settings. Open the control panel cover by pressing down the STOP button. When the main switch is set to position 1 for the first time, a start-up sequence begins which includes Start language selection, time format, date format and the four-digit PIN code and setting the time and date. See 1 23 3.8 First start-up and calibration on page 32. 4 56 78 9
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3. INSTALLATION 3. Installation This chapter describes how you install the GARDENA robotic lawnmower. Before starting the installation read the previous chapter 2. Presentation. Read also through this entire chapter before beginning the installation. How the installation is done also affects how well the robotic lawnmower works. It is therefore important to plan the installation carefully. Planning is simplified if you make a sketch of the working area, including all obstac
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3. INSTALLATION • Transformer (20) • Low voltage cable (17) • Staples (21) • Connector for connecting the loop wire to the charging station(18) • Screws for the charging station (19) • Measurement gauge (22) • Couplers for the loop wire (23) During installation you will also need: • Hammer/plastic mallet (to simplify putting the staples in the ground) • Combination pliers for cutting the boundary wire and pressing the contact strips together. • Edge cutter/straight spade if the bou
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3. INSTALLATION The charging station must be positioned with a great deal of free space in front of it (at least 3 metres). It should also be centrally placed in the working area to make it easier for the robotic lawnmower to reach all areas in the working area. Do not put the charging station in confined spaces in the working area. There must be a straight boundary wire, at least 1.5 metres long, to the right and left of the charging station. The wire must be laid straight out from
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3. INSTALLATION If the installation is done in a working area with a steep slope (such as around a house on a hill), the charging station should be placed in the area at the bottom of the slope. This makes it easier for the robotic lawnmower to follow the guide wire to the charging station. The charging station should not be placed on an island as this limits the laying of the guide wire in an optimal way. If the charging station has to be installed on an island, the guide wire a
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3. INSTALLATION It is possible to let the low voltage cable cross the working area. The low voltage cable must be stapled down or buried, and the cutting height should be such that the blades on the blade disc can never come in contact with the low voltage cable. Make sure the low voltage cable is laid along the ground and secured with staples 75 cm apart. The cable must lie close to the ground so as not to be cut before the grass roots have grown over it. The transformer must be
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3. INSTALLATION Installation and connecting the charging station 1. Position the charging station in a suitable spot. 2. Connect the low voltage cable to the charging station. 3. Connect the transformer’s power cable to a 230V wall socket. If the transformer is connected to an electrical socket outdoors, this must be approved for outdoor use. 4. Attach the charging station to the ground using the supplied screws. Ensure the screws are screwed all the way down in the counters
