1. Main components needed for installation
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A robotic mower that mows the lawn automatically.
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A charging station, which has 2 functions:
– To send control signals along the boundary wire so that the
product can follow the wire to specific remote areas in the
garden and can find its way back to the charging station.
– To charge the product.
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A power supply, which is connected to the charging station and a
100-240 V power outlet.
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Loop wire, which is laid around the work area and around objects
and plants that the product must not run into. The loop wire is
used as boundary wire.
2. Preparations
CAUTION: Uneven lawn surface, or areas of standing water can
cause damage to the product.
NOTE: Read through the Installation chapter before beginning the
installation. How the installation is done affects how the product
performs. It is therefore important to plan the installation carefully.
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Make a blueprint of the work area and include all obstacles.
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Make a mark on the blueprint where to put the charging station
and the boundary wire.
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Fill in holes in the lawn.
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Cut the grass before you install the product. Make sure that the
grass is maximum 10 cm high.
3. Before the installation of the boundary wire
You can select to install the boundary wire with stakes or bury them.
Both approaches can be combined in the same work area.
CAUTION: If you use a scarifier/dethatcher in the work area, bury
the boundary wire to prevent them from damage.
3.1 To examine where to put the charging station
C-1
Front of charging station
C-2
Back of charging station
C-3
Left of charging station
C-4
Right of charging station
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Keep at least 1.5 m free space in front of the charging station,
40 cm free space behind the charge station. Keep at least 35 cm
free space from the boundary. Keep at least 1.5 m free space on
the work area of the charging station (Fig. C).
NOTE: The RIGHT side of the charging station (C-4) as shown in Fig. C
must be placed inside the cutting area.
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Put the charging station near a power outlet.
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Put the charging station on a level surface (Fig. D).
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The charging station base must not be bent (Fig. D).
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If the work area has two parts separated with a steep slope, we
recommend to put the charging station in the lower section.
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Put the charging station in an area with protection from the sun.
3.2 To examine where to put the power supply
WARNING: Do not cut or extend the low-voltage cable. There is a
risk of electrical shock.
WARNING: The power supply cable and extension cable must be
outside the work area to avoid damage to the cables.
NOTICE: Only use one low-voltage cable, and using more cables will
affect product charging efficiency.
CAUTION: Make sure that the blades on the product do not cut the
low-voltage cable.
CAUTION: Do not coil up the low voltage cable (Fig. E) or place
below the charging station base. The coil causes interference with the
signal from the charging station.
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Put the power supply in an area with a roof and protection from
the sun and rain.
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Put the power supply in an area with good airflow.
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Use a residual-current device (RCD) with a tripping current of
maximum 30 mA when you connect the power supply to the
power outlet.
3.3 To examine where to put the boundary wire
CAUTION: If the work area is adjacent to bodies of water, slopes,
precipices or a public road, the boundary wire must be laid within
physical barrier. The barrier must be min.15 cm in height and boundary
wire clearance of 35 cm must be maintained.
CAUTION: Do not let the product operate on gravel.
CAUTION: Do not make sharp bends when you install the boundary
wire.
CAUTION: For careful operation, isolate all obstacles such as trees,
roots and stones.
The boundary wire should be put as a loop around the work area.
Sensors in the product detect when the robot approaches the boundary
wire, and the robot selects another direction.
All parts of the work area must be max. 40 m from the boundary wire.
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Ensure all angles formed by the boundary wire are 90° or larger.
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Put the boundary wire around all of the work area. Keep clean
along the boundary wire. Adapt the distance between the
boundary wire and obstacles (Fig. F).
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Put the boundary wire 35 cm (case 1) from an obstacle that is
more than 5 cm high (Fig. G1).
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Put the boundary wire 30 cm (case 2) from an obstacle that is
1-5 cm in high (Fig. G2).
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Put the boundary wire 10 cm (case 3) from an obstacle that is
less than 1 cm high (Fig. G3).
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If you have a paving stone path that is in level with the lawn, put
the boundary wire below the paving stone.
NOTE: If the paving stone is minimum 30 cm wide, use the factory
setting for the Drive Past Wire function to cut all the grass adjacent to
the paving stone. Refer to 10.6.1 Drive past wire .
ROBOTIC MOWER — RM4000E
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