Wolf Garten Robo Scooter 1800, Robo Scooter 3000 Operating Instructions Manual

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Robo Scooter® 1800 Robo Scooter® 3000

Safety advise

Introduction

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Thank you for purchasing our product. We know that you will enjoy the extra free time you will have while using the unit to mow your lawn. When set up and used properly, the unit will operate safely on your lawn and provide you with a quality of cut matched by a few mowers of any kind. You will be impressed with your lawn’s appearance and best of all, the unit did it for you.

IMPORTANT!

The following pages contain important safety and operating instructions. Please read and follow all instructions in this manual. Carefully read and review all safety instructions, warnings and cautions contained in this manual. Failure to read and follow these instructions, warnings and cautionary statements may result in severe injury or death to persons and pets or damage to personal property.

Warning Decal Definitions

These are the symbols on the unit; Read them carefully before operating.

DANGER! Sharp rotating blades. Keep hands and feet away. Serious injury can occur. Caution – Do not touch rotating blade(s)

1. Safety alerts symbol – WARNING – This is a dangerous power tool. Use care when operating and follow all safety instructions and warnings.

2. Read Operating & Safety Manual – Read user instructions before operating your unit.

3. Hazard of thrown or flying objects – Whole body exposure. Take caution.

4. Keep a safe distance from the unit when operating. Keep people in particular children, pets and bystanders away from the area in which unit is being used.

5. Severing of toes or fingers – Rotary mower blade. Risk of injury from rotating cutting blade. Keep hands and feet away and do not attempt to lift the unit from this area.

6. Operate the disabling device before working on or lifting the unit.

7. Do not ride on the unit.

Do not dispose the unit or any other part of it as unsorted municipal waste – it should be collected separately.

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WARNING!

This warning symbol will be found at several

points throughout the pages of this manual.

It is intended to highlight an important safety,

warning or cautionary message. Please pay particular attention to these areas and be sure you fully understand

the message before proceeding.

Introduction

31. Replace worn or damaged parts for safety.

32. Use only the original equipment and accessories. It is not permitted to modify the original design of the unit. All modifications are made at your own risk.

33. Maintenance/ Servicing of the unit should be according to manufacturer instructions.

34. The Battery Pack contains electrolytes. In case of an electrolyte leakage from the battery pack, the actions described below are required:

- Skin contact: Wash the contact areas off immediately with plenty of water and soap.

- Eye contact: Flush the eyes with plenty of clean water for at least 15 minutes immediately, without rubbing.

- Get medical treatment.

35. Ensure that the battery pack is charged using the correct charger recommended by the manufacturer. Incorrect use may result in electric shock, overheating or leakage of corrosive liquid from the battery.

Product End of Use

36. The unit and its accessories should be collected separately at the end of their life to prevent waste electrical and electronic equipment from ending up in landfill sites, to promote the reuse, treatment and recovery of electrical and electronic equipment in purpose to preserve, protect and improve the quality of the environment, protect human health and utilize natural resources prudently and rationally.

37. Do not dispose the unit or any other part of it (including the Power Box, Base Station and Perimeter Switch) as unsorted municipal waste – it should be collected separately.

38. Ask your local distributor/dealer about return and collection systems available.

39. Do not dispose of the battery pack in a fire and do not place used batteries in your household trash. The battery must be collected, recycled, or disposed of in an environmentally sound manner.

Safety Features

1. Child Lock / 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. Anti-Theft / Safety Guard The Anti-Theft system provides the user a disabling function that will prevent anyone from using or driving the unit unless they have the valid code to enter. You will be prompted to enter a four digit code of your choice to use as your personal security code.

3. Lift Sensor In the event the mower is raised from its resting position on the ground during blade operation, the blades will stop rotating immediately.

4. Tilt Sensor In case the mower is lifted up towards a vertically position, the blade will stop immediately and the unit will warn about it.

5. Sensor Equipped Bumpers The bumper is equipped with sensor activates when the mower strikes a solid, fixed object. When the bumper sensor is activated, the mower will stop the rotation of the blades immediately, will stop movement in that direction and reverse itself away from the obstacle.

6. Emergency Stop Button

The STOP button is located on the Carrying Handle. Pressing this button or lifting the handle at any time during operation will stop all mower movement and the rotation of the blades immediately.

7. Safety Switch

Located below the bumper door, on the right side of the unit (when standing behind the mower). Switching off the Safety Switch will prevent any operation of the the unit. It is required to switch it off before lifting the unit and before any maintenance is done.

8. Main Fuse

It is located at the rear side of the unit. Removing the Main Fuse will prevent any operation of the unit. It is required to remove the fuse before transportation for long distance and before any service (parts replacement) is done.

9. Sealed Batteries The batteries that operate the unit are completely sealed and will not leak any type of fluids, regardless of position.

10. Base Station / Perimeter Switch and Perimeter Wire The unit cannot operate without a Perimeter Wire installed and activated through the Base Station / Perimeter Switch. In the event the Perimeter Switch is turned off or otherwise fails to function, the unit will stop operating.

Introduction

How the Unit Works for You

Perform a One-Time Setup before operating the unit for the first time.

[Detailed instructions are in the following chapters]

 You will install a wire around the entire lawn and around protected areas within the

lawn area. This wire is the Perimeter Wire; it sets the boundaries for the unit. Small pegs are supplied with the unit. You use them to fasten the Perimeter Wire into the ground, below grass level. The Perimeter Wire will gradually disappear under the growth of new grass until, quite soon, it will be invisible. You will place a Base Station and a Power Box along the Perimeter Wire. They perform two basic functions:

o They generate a very low voltage signal along the Perimeter Wire. o They charge the unit’s batteries.

 After having completed the installation of the Perimeter Wire, Base Station, and the

Power Box, and performing the One-Time Setup, the unit will do all the mowing for you for the entire season !

The unit mows. You don’t!

 The unit leaves its Base Station on the scheduled mowing time. The unit mows the lawn and then drives itself back to the

Base Station to be charged and ready for its next scheduled mowing.

 As soon as the unit leaves for mowing, the Base Station automatically triggers a special signal. This signal creates a virtual

wall, visible only to the unit. This signal keeps the unit within the lawn boundaries, and prevents it from entering areas it was programmed to skip or protect.

The unit detects the signal and changes direction as it reaches the wire

Perimeter Wire as a virtual wall, visible only to the unit

Tree surrounded by a groove, ditch or flower beds requires a wire around it .

Base Station and Power Box:

- Generates signal along the wire.

- Charges the unit’s battery.

Large trees: the unit is allowed to bump into them. At this size, the objects do not require a Perimeter Wire around them.

Peg

Perimeter Wire

Base Station Power Box

Planning Ahead

“Separated Zones” type lawn consists of two or more zones that are not connected. The unit cannot drive between these zones.

If you answer “yes” to at least one of the following questions, your lawn is of the “Separated Zones” type.

U Are parts of your lawn separated by

fences, sidewalks, or other objects that the unit cannot pass?

Or:

U Are parts of your lawn separated by a gravel path or similar material

that may damage the mower’s blades? Or:

U Are zones of your lawns joined by a pass too narrow for the unit to

drive through: less than 1.2 m (4 ft.) in width? Or:

U Are zones of your lawn situated at lower or higher level?

P If any of the above descriptions fits your lawn, the unit will be set to work

in Separate Zones

If the pass is less than 1.2 m (4 ft.) wide, set the lawn zones as Separated Zones.

See next Section 1.3.

If the pass is more than 5 m (16 ft.) wide, set the lawn as “Main Zone Only” type.

See previous Section 1.2.1 “Main Zone Only”.

Continue reading next Section (Separated Zones), as your lawn may be a combination of more than one type.

1.3 “Separated Zones” Type Lawn

If your lawn does not fit any of these descriptions, it is probably either a “Main Zone Only” or “Main Zone +Sub-

Zone” type. Skip to Section 1.4 – Determine Base Station Location.

P A lawn may consist of up to 2 Separated Zones. P The mower must be carried or driven to this area manually. P Any of the 3 types can be in a combination of more than one type of lawn.

1.3.1 Types of Separated Zone setups A separated zone that can be completely

mowed in a single operation

P If possible, the separated area may be

connected to the main area’s Perimeter Wire.

P Or, it may have to have its own separate

Perimeter Wire. In that case, it will have to be connected to a Perimeter Switch (optional accessory).

Separated Zone(s)

Main Zone

Separated Zone

Base Station

Separated Zone smaller than

200 m² (2150 ft²)

2 wires under

same peg

Or:

A separated zone that requires more than a single operation to completely mow the are

This large separated area needs a separate operation of the mower.

An additional Base Station (optional accessory)

should be

installed in the

add

itional area.

1.4Select Base Station Location

The unit’s Base Station is placed along the Perimeter Wire. This is where the wire “loop” starts and ends. The Base Station and Power Box have two main

functions

They generate a small signal along the Perimeter Wire (very low voltage), which serves as an “invisible wall” setting the lawn boundaries for the unit.

They charge the unit’s batteries.

After completing the One-Time Setup of the Perimeter Wire and the Base Station, a weekly schedule is set. That’s when the unit starts

owing for you for the entire season.

The unit leaves the Base Station on the day and time scheduled according to a predetermined program for your specific lawn and preferences. It mows the lawn and it returns to the Base Station for rechar

ging

1.4.1Consider the following in order to choose the best location

Do no

place the Base Station within 3 meters (10 ft.) after a corner.

The Base Station should be close enough (20

m /

65 ft.) to a wall plug socket (230V / 120V).

If the lawn has more than one zone, set the Base Station within the largest zone.

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Planning Ahead

1.5 Determine Power Box Location

P The Power Box will be connected to the Base Station. P Select a suitable location for the Power Box to be mounted on

the wall near the plug socket.

P The unit’s 20 m (65 ft.) Extension Cable will be connected to

the Power Box. The length of the Extension Cable must not be changed.

The Power Box is suitable for Outdoor use. Yet, it should be placed in a sheltered, dry, well ventilated spot. The Power Box should not be exposed to direct sunlight or rain.

1.6 Planning the Perimeter Wire’s Layout

1.6.1 Objects inside Lawn

P Objects such as flower beds, ponds, or small trees can be protected by

setting “perimeter islands”. Perimeter Islands are demarcated areas of the lawn, where the unit

does not enter.

P Obstacles that are vertical, relatively rigid, and higher than 15 cm (6

inches), such as trees, phone or power poles, do not need boundaries. The unit will turn when it collides with these obstacles. However, for the gentlest and most silent operation, you may prefer to create Perimeter Islands around all fixed objects in the working area.

P If areas where obstacles are grouped closely together, they should be

demarcated by a single, continuous, Perimeter Island.

1.6.2 Slopes

Perimeter Slope

P The Perimeter Wire can be laid across a slope

that slants less than 10% (0.35 ft rise per

3.3 ft).

CAUTION! If the Perimeter Wire is laid across a slope steeper than 15%, it may cause the mower to slip, especially when the grass is wet, and to cross the wire outside.

) However, if there is a barrier (e.g. fence or wall) that can protect

the mower from slipping off, the Perimeter Wire can be set on that slope.

In Lawn Slope

P The unit can mow areas inside the working area that slope up to 35%

(1.1 rise per 3.3 ft).

P Tip: If the mower tilts off the ground while climbing a

slope, it is too steep. Exclude this steep area from the unit’s cutting area.

How to calculate the slope of your lawn? 35 cm (Elevation)

Power Box fixed

to the wall

Max 20 m

(65 ft.)

20 m (65 ft.) Extension

Cable (low voltage)

In Lawn Slope

In Lawn Slope 35%

Perimeter Slope

Perimeter Slope 10%

35 cm (1.1 ft.)

Max 35% slope

100 cm (3.3 ft.)

Elevation

Length

100 cm (Length)

= 35% (Slope)

Chapter 2 - Initial Setup

Planning Ahead

1.6.3 Distances from Edge (Pools, Ponds, Cliffs, etc.)

P RoboRuler is used to measure the distance from the edge, where the

wire is to be placed.

P In certain cases, near bodies of water such as pools and ponds, or

great height differences such as cliffs, it is required to maintain a greater distance from the Edge (see Section 2.3).

Initial Setup

Chapter 2 Initial Setup

Recommendation, before you start:

During setup, you will insert pegs into the ground. To make this task smoother, we recommend you mow your lawn and water it before starting.

Getting Ready

Make sure all parts needed for setup are within reach. Have the unit box nearby, so to have all items available.

In addition, you will use the following tools: A hammer, a small flat and a Phillips screwdrivers, Combination Pliers.

2.1 Perimeter Wire Setup

Before you start the setup, you should have a plan for the Perimeter Wire layout and for the location of the Base Station. Your plan should consider the following (see Sections 1.4-1.6):

U What type of lawn areas do you prepare?

(Main Zone Only / Main + Sub-Zones / Separated Zones / combination of types).

U Are there protected or excluded areas on the lawn?

(Perimeter Islands). U Are there any slopes that the unit should avoid? U Are there edges of pools, ponds, cliffs etc, that need an extra

distance from the Perimeter Wire?

2.1.1 Starting Point: Perimeter Wire at the Base Station area.

P Place the Base Station, according to your plan, with its front facing Anti

Clockwise on the perimeter.

Do not place the Base Station within 3 m (10 ft.) of a corner

P Select the roll of wire with a green plot connector attached to the end.

The other rolls do not have a connector on the end.

P Pull the plot connector and some the wire, connected to it, out of the

plastic covering.

Do not remove the wire spool from its covering.

The plastic covering is the dispenser for the wire.

P Peg the beginning of the wire to the ground, where Base Station will be

located.

Pegs are supplied in the unit’s box

P Pull out 30 cm (12 inches) of wire and leave it loose near the Base

Station location. Later, at the end of the setup this part of the wire will

close the Perimeter Wire loop. P Start laying the wire in a Anti Clockwise direction. P Continue to pull the Perimeter Wire out of its covering, laying it loosely

as you walk along the lawn edge.

If you get to any area /object that needs care or special boundaries, make sure you carefully lay the Perimeter Wire as needed. The next Sections deal with such special cases.

Hammer

Combination Pliers

Small flat and Philips

screwdrivers

Anti Clockwise

direction of wire layout

Perimeter Wire – do not

remove the plastic covering

Leave 30 cm

(12 inches)

starting point

Min. 3 m (10 ft.)

from any corner

2.1.2 Laying the Perimeter Wire

P The Perimeter Wire is secured to the ground by the

pegs supplied with the unit. Insert pegs every few meters and at corners. At this early stage set a minimum number of pegs. Later, after testing the wire setup, you will insert all necessary pegs.

P After uncoiling Sections of wire, before inserting pegs, use the

RoboRuler to determine the distance of the wire from lawn edge or obstacles. RoboRuler is supplied with the unit

U If the edge is slopping (max 15% is allowed) or a wall –

the distance from the edge is 40 cm (1.3 ft.).

U If the edge is a flat area or a cliff –

the distance from the edge is 32 cm (1 ft.).

P If there is a hard obstacle (that does not need protection as a

Perimeter Island) near the perimeter– Perimeter Wire should be at least

1 m (3.3 ft.) away from it.

P If the edge is not a wall, a fence or other obstacle -

you may move the Perimeter Wire closer to the edge. Test this short distance before fastening the pegs into the ground.

P Maintain a 45º angle in all left-turn corners when laying the wire along

the perimeter. It is not necessary to maintain 45º angle on right-turn corners along the perimeter. It is not necessary to maintain 45º angle along corners of an island inside the lawn (example: around a swimming pool).

P Continue laying the wire, according to your plan.

Gradually pull the wire out of its dispenser and lay it loosely as you are moving in a Anti Clockwise direction.

2.2 Special cases of Perimeter Wire setup

2.2.1 Perimeter Islands

P Continue uncoiling the wire, moving from the edge towards the

protected object.

P Peg the Perimeter Wire around the protected object in a Clockwise

direction.

32 cm (1 ft.)

Area outside perimeter – same basic level and free of protected objects.

Area outside perimeter – has a wall as an protected objects.

Min. distance between islands: 1.5 m (4.9 ft.).

Otherwise, demarcate jointly as one island.

Perimeter Wire position

2 wires under

same peg

Perimeter

Wire

Direction of setup: Clockwise around obstacle

40 cm (1.3 ft.)

Wire

Slopping -

max 15%.

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