iRobot Roomba Professional User Manual

Dear iRobot Roomba owner,

Welcome to the world of iRobot! As an owner of an iRobot Roomba Vacuum Cleaning Robot, you join a worldwide community of people who enjoy more free time. Roomba cleans routinely, so you don’t have to. Now you can spend your time on more enjoyable and important tasks.

First impressions are everything and maintaining a clean and pleasant environment is integral to operating a thriving business and maintaining a cleaner home. Doors that are continually opening and closing, heavily trafﬁcked areas, and day-to-day life can make keeping up with ever accumulating messes a daily challenge. With your iRobot Roomba Professional series that’s one challenge you can easily meet. Let your Roomba take care of the positive ﬁrst impression while you spend time on other priorities.

Many advancements are made to our products based on suggestions and feedback from home robot owners like you. To share your feedback, stories, or ask questions about your new home robot, please visit our Service and Support site at www.irobot.com/support.

We encourage you to register your robot, either online or by mail. As a registered home robot owner, you’ll receive information and updates personalized to your robot and you can save helpful tips and product information in your account. To register online, go to www.irobot.com.

Thank you for joining the iRobot community. We look forward to your valued input as we continue to deliver groundbreaking products to change and improve your world. As you begin using your iRobot Roomba Professional Series Robot, you will soon discover why millions of iRobot owners say they will never go back to cleaning the old way.

Enjoy more life and less work.

On behalf of the entire iRobot team,

Colin Angle Chief Executive Ofﬁcer and Co-Founder

Important Tips

Before using Roomba the ﬁrst

time, you need to activate Roomba by removing the battery pull tab. You should also charge the battery overnight for best results.

Turning Roomba on and off

• Roomba does not have a power button.

• To turn Roomba ON, press CLEAN once. You will hear a beep

and the CLEAN button will light.

• To start a cleaning cycle, press CLEAN again. Roomba will start a

cleaning cycle.

• To pause Roomba, press CLEAN while Roomba is cleaning.

• To resume the cleaning cycle, press CLEAN again.

• To turn Roomba OFF, press and hold the CLEAN button until

Roomba’s lights turn OFF.

For Best Performance

• Remove and clean Roomba’s brushes after every use.

• Empty Roomba’s bin and clean its lter after every use.

• Use the Virtual Wall® Lighthouses to keep Roomba cleaning where

you want it to.

• Use your Roomba frequently.

Remove battery pull tab

Battery Life

• To extend the battery life, iRobot recommends always storing Roomba

plugged in.

Roomba contains electronic parts. DO NOT submerge Roomba or spray it

with water. Clean with a dry cloth only.

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Table of Contents

iRobot Roomba Professional Anatomy .......................6

Cleaning Pattern ...........................................................7

Cleaning System ...........................................................8

Dual Cleaning Bins .......................................................9

Cleaning Modes ..........................................................10

Battery Storage and Charging ........................... 11 - 12

Virtual Wall® Lighthouses ...................................13 - 15

Scheduling Roomba .......................................... 16 - 17

Home Base® ...............................................................18

Maintenance ....................................................... 19 - 21

Troubleshooting ..........................................................22

Frequently Asked Questions ......................................23

Replaceable Modules .................................................24

iRobot Customer Care ...............................................25

Important Safety Instructions ....................................26

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iRobot Roomba Professional Anatomy

Infrared Sensor

Bin Release Button

Spot Cleaning Button

Max Cleaning Button

Bottom View

Cliff Sensor

Openings

Edge-Cleaning

Side Brush

Right Wheel

Module

Buttons and Lights

Troubleshooting Light

Contact Points for Home Base

Removable Caster Wheel

Left Wheel Module

Dirt Detect Sensor

Battery Charger Socket

Scheduling Interface

Dirt Detect™

Clean/Power Button

Brush Bearings

Flexible

Brush

Main

Brush

Guard

Brush Guard Release Tabs

(yellow)

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Cleaning Pattern

Roomba is a robot that cleans ﬂoors differently than the way most people clean their ﬂoors. Roomba uses its robot intelligence to efﬁciently clean the whole ﬂoor, under and around furniture and along walls.

Roomba calculates the optimal cleaning path as it cleans and determines when to use its various cleaning behaviors.

Spiraling: Roomba uses a spiral motion to clean a concentrated area.

Wall Following: Roomba uses this technique to clean the full perimeter of the room and navigate around furniture and obstacles.

Room Crossing: Roomba crisscrosses the room to ensure full cleaning coverage.

Dirt Detection: When Roomba senses dirt, the blue Dirt Detect™ light is lit and Roomba cleans more intensely in that area.

TIP: For most efﬁcient cleaning, clear your ﬂoor of clutter and use a Virtual

Wall Lighthouse to conﬁne Roomba to one room.

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Cleaning System

Roomba Professional features a patented three-stage cleaning system when using the vacuum cleaning bin.

Filter

Side brush

sweeps along edge of walls and into corners.

Two counter-

rotating brushes scoop up dirt, hair, and debris into the bin.

Powerful vacuum picks up the

remaining ﬁne particles, dirt, and hair. The ﬁlter traps dust and small particles.

Floor Surfaces

Roomba works on wood, carpet, tile, vinyl, and linoleum, and adjusts automatically to different ﬂoor types.

Roomba automatically senses stairs and other cliffs. Roomba might stall when confronting rounded edges and might slide over particularly slippery surfaces. Extremely dark-colored ﬂoors may contribute to Roomba’s sensors working less effectively.

Anti-tangle system

Roomba won’t get stuck on cords, carpet fringe or tassels. When Roomba senses it has picked up a cord or tassel, it will automatically stop its main brushes or side brush and try to escape. Roomba may make a clicking noise when anti-tangle is activated.

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Dual Cleaning Bins

Your Roomba Professional Series comes with two interchangeable cleaning bins.

Vacuum Cleaning Bin

Use the vacuuming cleaning bin for everyday cleaning. The dual action,

counter-rotating brushes pick up debris, while the vacuum sucks up the dirt and dust.

High-Capacity Sweeper Bin

The high-capacity sweeper bin can hold more debris than the vacuum

cleaning bin. Use this bin when cleaning larger-than-usual amounts of dirt

and dust, or when cleaning bigger pieces of debris.

Vacuum Cleaning Bin High-Capacity Sweeper Bin

TIP: Use the high-capacity sweeper bin to pick up larger amounts of dirt,

dust, and debris when you have a larger mess to clean.

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