• Guide wire - The product operates in the work area
until it finds the signal of the charging station or
the guide wire. If it finds the guide wire the product
moves along the guide wire to the charging station.
• Boundary wire - The product moves in the work
area until it finds the signal of the charging station,
the guide wire or the boundary wire. If it finds
the boundary wire, the product moves along the
boundary wire to the charging station.
The factory setting is set to mix the 3 search methods.
When the battery is low the product starts to search for
the charging station with the irregular method for 3 min.
After 3 min the product changes search method to the
guide wire method. After 11 min the product changes
search method to the boundary wire method.
You can change the settings for how the product finds
the charging station to adapt to the work area.
To set how the product finds the charging station
You can make manual settings to make the product
search for the guide wire or the boundary wire in 0–30
min from when the battery is low.
1. Do steps 1–3 in
To get access to the menu in the
display of the product on page 21
.
2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to move
through the menu structure
Installation > To find
the charging station > Overview of search methods
> Guide
.
3. Push the arrow buttons to select 1 of the guide
wires.
4. Push the number buttons to set the time.
5. Push the OK button.
6. Push the BACK button.
7. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to move
through the menu structure
Installation > To find
the charging station > Overview of search methods
> Boundary wire
.
8. Push the number buttons to set the time.
9. Push the OK button.
10. Push the START button and close the hatch.
To do a test of the guide wire
1. Do steps 1–3 in
To get access to the menu in the
display of the product on page 21
.
2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to move
through the menu structure
Installation > Find
charging station > Guide > More > Test guide
.
3. Put the product 3 m / 9 ft. from the guide wire,
facing the guide wire.
4. Push the START button and close the hatch.
5. Make sure the product follows the guide wire to the
charging station.
6. Make sure the product docks with the charging
station.
7. If the product does not dock with the charging
station, change the position of the charging station
or the guide wire. Refer to
To install the charging
station on page 18
and
To install the guide wire on
page 19
.
To do a test of the boundary wire
1. Put the product 3 m / 9 ft. from the boundary wire,
facing the boundary wire.
2. Do steps 1–3 in
To get access to the menu in the
display of the product on page 21
.
3. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to move
through the menu structure
Installation > Find
charging station > Overview of search methods >
Boundary > More > Test right / Test left
.
4. Push the START button and close the hatch.
5. Make sure the product follows the boundary wire to
the charging station.
6. Make sure the product docks with the charging
station.
7. Change the position of the charging station or the
boundary wire if the product does not dock with the
charging station. Refer to
To install the charging
station on page 18
and
To install the guide wire on
page 19
.
To change the signal range of the charging station
1. Do steps 1–3 in
To get access to the menu in the
display of the product on page 21
.
2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to move
through the menu structure
Installation > Find the
charging station > Overview of search methods >
Charging station range
.
3. Use the left arrow button to select
MAX, MID, MIN
.
4. Push the BACK button.
Note: It is usually better to move the charging station,
than to decrease the range of the charging station
signal.
3.12.7.3 Corridor width
The boundary wire corridor is the area adjacent to
the boundary wire and the guide corridor is the area
adjacent to the guide wire. The product uses the
corridors to find the charging station. When the product
moves in the direction of the charging station, it always
moves to the left of the guide wire.
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