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Introduction
Introduction
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General description
1 Handle of dust container lid
2 Dust container lid
3 Filter unit
4 Dust container
5 Edge of top cover
6 Docking station sensor
7 Suction opening
8 Start/stop button
9 Side brushes
10 Shafts for mounting the side brushes
11 Front wheel
12 Suction opening
13 Side wheels
14 Sensors
15 Cover of the battery compartment
16 Mopping attachment (FC8796, FC8794)
17 Mopping pad (FC8796, FC8794)
18 Small plug
19 Adapter
20 Cleaning brush
21 Remote control
22 AAA batteries for remote control
23 Docking station
Remote control
You can operate the robot with the remote control (Fig. 2). It has the following buttons:
1 Start/stop button
2 Navigation buttons
3 Cleaning mode buttons
4 Docking button
5 24-hour scheduler
How your robot works
What your robot cleans
This robot is equipped with features that make it a suitable cleaner to help you clean the floors in your
home.
The robot is especially suitable for cleaning hard floors, such as wooden, tiled or linoleum floors. It
may experience problems cleaning soft floors, such as carpet or rugs. If you use the robot on a carpet
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or rug, please stay close by the first time to see if the robot can deal with this type of floor. The robot
also needs supervision when you use it on very dark or shiny hard floors.
How your robot cleans
Cleaning system
The robot has a 3-stage cleaning system to clean your floors efficiently.
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The two side brushes help the robot clean in corners and along walls. They also help to remove dirt
from the floor and move it towards the suction opening (Fig. 3).
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The suction power of the robot picks up loose dirt and transports it through the suction opening
into the dust container (Fig. 4).
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Types FC8796 and FC8794 come with a mopping attachment that can be attached to the robot to
mop your hard floor.
Cleaning patterns
In its auto cleaning mode, the robot uses an automatic sequence of cleaning patterns to clean each
area of the room optimally. The cleaning patterns it uses are:
1 Random pattern (Fig. 5)
2 Wall-following pattern (Fig. 6)
3 Spot-cleaning pattern (Fig. 7)
In its auto cleaning mode, the robot uses these patterns in a fixed sequence: random pattern, wallfollowing pattern, and spot-cleaning pattern.
When the robot has completed this sequence of patterns, it starts moving in random pattern again.
The robot continues to use this sequence of patterns to clean the room until the rechargeable battery
runs low, or until it is switched off manually.
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Note: You can also select each mode individually by pressing the appropriate button on the remote
control (see 'Cleaning mode selection'). The robot continues cleaning in the selected cleaning mode
until you switch the robot off and on again.
How your robot avoids height differences
The robot has five drop-off sensors in its bottom. It uses these drop-off sensors to detect and avoid
height differences such as staircases.
Note: It is normal for the robot to move slightly over the edge of a height difference, as its front dropoff sensor is located behind the bumper.
Caution: In some cases, the drop-off sensors may not detect a staircase or other height difference
in time. Therefore monitor the robot carefully the first few times you use it, and when you operate it
near a staircase or another height difference. It is important that you clean the drop-off sensors
regularly to ensure the robot continues to detect height differences properly (see 'Cleaning the
robot').
Before first use
Mounting the side brushes
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. 8).
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Note: Make sure you attach the side brushes properly. Press them onto the shaft until you hear
them lock into position with a click.
Placing the batteries in the remote control
The remote control works on two AAA batteries.
1 Push the tab (1) to unlock the battery compartment lid (2) and remove the battery compartment lid
(Fig. 9).
2 Insert two AAA batteries (Fig. 10).
Note: Make sure the + and - poles point in the right direction.
3 To reattach the battery compartment lid, first insert the lug into the opening in the rim of the
compartment (1) and then push down the lid (2) until it locks with a click (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 150 cm in front, 30 cm to the right
and 100 cm to the left of the docking station (Fig. 13).
Charging
1 Place the robot on the plugged-in docking station (Fig. 14).
2 The start/stop button starts flashing (Fig. 15).
3 When the rechargeable battery is fully charged, the start/stop button lights up continuously (Fig.
16).
Preparing the room for a cleaning run
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Before you start the robot on its cleaning run, make sure that you remove all loose and fragile
objects from the floor (Fig. 17).
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Remove all cables, wires and cords from the floor to prevent the robot from getting entangled in
them.
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If there is a rug with tassels in the room you want the robot to clean, fold the tassels under the rug
to prevent the robot from getting stuck on the tassels and to prevent the rug from getting damaged
(Fig. 18).
Using your robot
Using the remote control
1 Place the robot on the docking station or press the start/stop button on the robot (Fig. 19) to
activate the robot.
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Now you can use the remote control to operate the robot.
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Starting and stopping
1 Press the start/stop button on the remote control (Fig. 20).
2 The start/stop button on the robot lights up continuously and the robot starts cleaning (Fig. 21).
3 The robot cleans in auto-cleaning mode until its battery runs low. In auto cleaning mode, it follows
repeated sequences of random, wall-following and spiral movements.
4 When the battery runs low, the start/stop button starts flashing quickly and the robot starts
searching for the docking station to charge (Fig. 22).
5 You can also press the start/stop button to interrupt or stop the cleaning run. If you press the
start/stop button again and there is still enough energy in the rechargeable battery, the robot
continues cleaning in the auto cleaning mode.
6 To make the robot return to the docking station before the rechargeable battery runs low, press
the docking button on the remote control (Fig. 23).
7 The start/stop button starts flashing and the robot returns to the docking station.
Cleaning mode selection
This robot has three individual cleaning modes that can each be activated by pressing the appropriate
button on the remote control.
Random mode
In this mode, the robot cleans the room in a mixed pattern of straight and crisscross movements (Fig.
24).
Wall-following mode
In this mode, the robot follows the walls of the room to give the area alongside the walls an extra
clean (Fig. 25).
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Spot-cleaning mode
In this mode, the robot moves in an expanding spiral from a central point to clean the area thoroughly
(Fig. 26).
Note: The manually selected modes are only active for a couple of minutes. After that, the robot
switches to auto-cleaning mode.
Manual driving
You can drive the robot manually with buttons on the remote control.
1 Use the arrow buttons above and below and to the left and right of the start/stop button on the
remote control to navigate the robot through the room. (Fig. 27)
Note: Be careful when you drive the robot manually close to height differences and staircases.
Using the 24-hour scheduler
The 24-hour scheduler can be activated with the remote control. Make sure the robot is in standby
mode and is not positioned on the docking station.
1 Press the 24-hour scheduler button (Fig. 28) on the remote control to activate the 24-hour
scheduler.
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When you activate the 24-hour scheduler, you hear a sound and the display starts to flash
briefly every few seconds.
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