Operator’s Manual Auto Mower Please read the Operator’s Manual carefully and make sure you understand the instructions before using the machine English
Operator’s Manual for Auto Mower Contents Introduction ................................................ 4 Congratulations .........................................4 Symbols ...................................................... 5 Symbols on Auto Mower ..........................5 Symbols in the Operator’s Manual ............6 Safety instructions...................................... 7 Use ...........................................................7 Transport...................................................
INTRODUCTION Introduction Congratulations Thank you for purchasing a Husqvarna Auto Mower. The Husqvarna Auto Mower is designed to offer user friendliness, high operating safety and a long service life. Auto Mower has been built to mow areas that contain slopes and confined passages as well as many trees and bushes. Using only a minimum of supervision and maintenance you can have a well-kept lawn throughout the season. This Operator’s Manual is a valuable document.
SYMBOLS Symbols Symbols on the Auto Mower These symbols can be found on the lawn mower. Study them carefully so you understand their significance. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Read through the Operator’s Manual carefully and understand the content before using the Auto Mower. 1001-003 WARNING Auto Mower can be dangerous if used incorrectly. • The warnings and safety instructions in the Operator’s Manual must be followed carefully for the mower to be used safely and efficiently.
SYMBOLS Symbols in the Operator’s Manual These symbols can be found in the Operator’s Manual. Study them carefully so you understand their significance. • Inspection and/or maintenance should be carried out with the main switch set to ”OFF”. OFF 3012-288 • Always wear protective gloves when working with the mower’s underframe. 3012-272 • Never use a high-pressure washer or even running water to clean the Auto Mower.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Safety Instructions Use • Read through the Operator’s Manual carefully and understand the content before using the Auto Mower. 1001-003 • Check that there are no stones, branches, tools, toys or other objects on the lawn that can damage the blades and cause the mower to stop. 3012-275 • Start the Auto Mower according to the instructions. When the main switch is in the ”ON” position; make sure you keep your hands and feet away from the rotating blades.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Transport The original packaging should be used when transporting the Auto Mower over long distances. To safely move from or within the working area: 1. Press the STOP button to stop the mower. If the stop protection, (see page 36) used as to prevent theft, has been activated enter the first number of the PIN-code. You select the four digit PIN code when you start the mower for the first time, see page 25. 3012-247 2.
PRESENTATION Presentation Congratulations on your choice of an exceptionally high quality product. To get the best from your Auto Mower requires knowledge of its function. This chapter contains information you should be aware of when planning the installation. Installation of the Husqvarna Auto Mower includes four main components: Auto Mower, an automatic lawn mower that mows the lawn by moving in essentially an irregular pattern.
PRESENTATION Function Auto Mower Working method The Auto Mower automatically mows the lawn. It continuously combines mowing and charging. When the Auto Mower works on a lawn, it simultaneously stores information about how the garden is shaped. The charging station sends out a signal that the Auto Mower can sense at a distance of 6 - 8 metres. The mower starts to seek out the charging station when the capacity of the battery becomes too low.
PRESENTATION The STOP button on the top of Auto Mower is mainly used to stop the mower when it’s running. When the STOP button is pressed a cover opens, behind which there is a control panel. The STOP button remains depressed until the cover is closed again. This acts as start inhibitor. 3012-247 The control panel on the top of the Auto Mower is where you manage all the mower settings. The main switch is also located on the control panel. Open the control panel cover by pressing down the STOP button.
PRESENTATION Movement pattern The mower’s movement pattern is irregular and is determined by the Auto Mower itself. A movement pattern is never repeated. This mowing system means the lawn is mown equally without any mowing lines. 3012-276 If the Auto Mower enters an area where it senses the grass is longer than earlier, it can change the movement pattern. It can then mow in a square pattern to cover the area of longer grass more systematically.
INSTALLATION Installation This chapter describes how you install the Auto Mower. Before starting the installation read the previous chapter ”Presentation” on page 9 to page 12. The installation should be carried out according to the following steps: A. Preparations. B. Planning the installation C. Placing the charging station. D. Charging the battery. E. Laying the boundary wire. F. Connecting the boundary wire. G. Checking the installation H. Linking the Auto Mower to the charging station.
INSTALLATION Auto Mower, what is what? 2 6 6 5 9 7 4 3 1 8 13 12 10 11 15 14 17 16 18 19 20 21 22 3012-224 The numbers in the picture corresponds to: 1. Charging strip 12. Skid plate 2. Cutting height adjustment cover 13. Blade disc 3. Front wheel 14. Charging station 4. Drive wheel 15. LED for operation check of the boundary wire 5. Body 16. Boundary wire 6. Stop button 17. Transformer with power cord 7. Keypad 18. Low voltage cable 8. Display 19. Staples 9.
INSTALLATION B. Planning the installation Charging station First and foremost the charging station should be positioned: • Centrally in the main area, along the outer edge and with a large free area in front of the station. 3012-233 • In the shadow. The battery is spared if it charged in the low possible ambient temperature. • On relatively level ground. The height difference must not differ more than 10 cm between the front and rear of the charging station.
INSTALLATION Plan the position of the charging station according to the shape of your garden. The Auto Mower can be set for one of three basic garden shapes (see page 34). The Auto Mower works differently depending on the garden shape the mower has been set to. The available garden shapes are: open, complex 1 and complex 2. The following pictures are examples of the different garden shapes. The pictures are also good examples of appropriate charging station placement.
INSTALLATION • Complex 2 is a large lawn area with many obstacles and passages. 3012-294 3012-295 2 2 Example of complex 2 garden shape. Lawn area 1500 m respective 800 m Do not put the charging station in a corner or pocket in the working area. 3012-235 If the garden consists of two large lawns joined by a passage, it may be difficult for the Auto Mower to find the entrance to the passage. Making it difficult to work efficiently in both areas.
INSTALLATION Boundary wire For a successful installation the placement of the boundary wire should be planned carefully. Planning is simplified if you make a sketch of the working area, including all obstacles. Draw how the boundary wire should be routed on the sketch. The boundary wire should be laid so it: • Forms a loop around the working area for the Auto Mower. Only Husqvarna boundary wire ought to be used. This is tinned and has a high quality insulation to withstand the dampness in the ground.
INSTALLATION Remember the following with regard to the working area boundaries: • If a high obstacle, for example a wall or fence, borders the working area, the boundary wire should be laid 35 cm from the obstacle. This will prevent the Auto Mower from colliding with the obstacle and reduce body wear. 35 cm 3012-229 • If the working area borders against, for example, pools of water the boundary wire should be supplemented with a fence or the like. The height must then be at least 10 cm.
INSTALLATION Remeber the following with regard to the working area boundaries: • The Auto Mower can mow areas with a gradient of up to 1: 3 (33 cm/m) inside the working area. Areas that slope more must be demarcated by the boundary wire. If any part of the working area’s outer edge has a gradient of 1: 5 (20 cm/m) or more, the wire should be laid inside where the slope starts. The Auto Mower may find it difficult to turn at the loop where the ground slopes heavily.
INSTALLATION • In order for the loop system to work well, the wires in passages where the Auto Mower is to run through must not lie too close together. Secondary area A passage should be at least 2 metres wide so the Auto Mower can find it and make its way through it. The minimum spacing between the wires in a passage is 130 cm.
INSTALLATION D. Charging the battery The Auto Mower is supplied with an uncharged battery. As soon as the charging station is connected, it is possible to charge the mower. 1. Place the Auto Mower in the charging station to charge battery while you are laying the boundary wire. Charging starts irrespective of the position of the main switch. 3012-238 From an uncharged state the battery takes about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours until it is fully charged.
INSTALLATION F. Connecting the boundary wire Connect the boundary wire to the charging station: 1. Lift up the cover on the charging station: • Grip under the edge of the cover with both hands and pull straight out towards the sides. • Now lift the cover straight up. 3012-268 3012-269 2. Slide in the ends of the boundary wire in the lowermost holes on the charging station and catch them in the uppermost holes.
INSTALLATION 3. Place the cable ends in the connector: • Open the connector. • Place the wire in the connector grip. 3012-284 4. Press the connector together using a pair of pliers. Press until you hear a click. 3012-264 5. Cut off any surplus boundary wire. Cut 1-2 cm above respective connectors. 3012-265 6. Press the connector onto the metal pin on the charging station.
INSTALLATION 7. Refit the cover on the charging station. Ensure the three guides on the charging station enter the right holes in the cover. 3012-270 G. Checking the installation Check the loop signal by looking to see what indication the green LED on the charging station is giving. • Lit = the signal is okay. • Single flashing every other second = break in the loop and no signal found. • Double flashing every other second = signal found, but the wire is probably damaged. Check all wire connections.
CONTROL PANEL Control panel On the top of the Auto Mower there is a control panel under a cover. Open the cover by pressing the STOP button. Close the cover by sliding it forward until a click is heard. The click is heard when the STOP button returns to the operating mode. All forms of commands and settings for the Auto Mower are made via the control panel. All functions are accessed via a number of menus. The control panel consists of a display and a keypad.
CONTROL PANEL Shortcuts 1. Home: 1 • Sends the mower to the charging station. Where it stays until the button is pressed again. The house icon is lit on the right-hand side of the display when the button is pressed. • Move the cursor in the menu structure back to the main page. 2. 2 Operating mode: The selected operating mode is shown on the right-hand side of the display as AUTO respective MAN.
CONTROL PANEL Select 6. Clr: • Press to go back one step in the menu structure. 7. YES • Press to confirm an entry or selection. • Press to start the mower if more than 10 seconds has elapsed since you last pressed a button and you want to close the control panel cover. 8. 6 8 7 3012-242 Arrows • Press any of the arrow buttons to browse between menus or different selections. Numbers 9. Used in the menu structure to enter settings, for example, PIN code, time or exit direction.
MENU FUNCTIONS Menu functions Main menu The main menu consists of four options: 1. Commands 2. Timer 3. Installation 4. Settings Main menu Commands Timer Installation Settings The numbers refer to the headings on the coming pages. 3012-286 There are a number of submenus under each option. You can access all the functions to set the Auto Mower settings via these. Browse between menus Browse through the main menu and submenus with the help of the arrow buttons.
MENU FUNCTIONS 1. Commands Charge then AUTO Via this selection in the main menu you access the main Auto Mower functions. Select among the submenus: Show latest faults Commands • in order for the Auto Mower to drive immediately to the charging station, charge the battery and then return to the automatic operating mode. Select the function and press YES when the cursor is on ”Yes”.
MENU FUNCTIONS Day timer (2-2) It is possible to set two different start and stop times for each day. Enter the required time in hours and minutes. • Reset all timers (2-2-1) To delete all set times: Select the function and press YES when the cursor is on ”Yes”.
MENU FUNCTIONS 3. Installation Via this option in the main menu you access the driving settings. Select among the submenus: • Timer Charge exit settings (3-1) to set how far the Auto Mower should reverse out of the charging station before it turns and in what direction the mower should leave the charging station.
MENU FUNCTIONS Also use begin and end angle 2 in the menu ”Customized” if you want to use two sectors. Use the function ”Proportion first” as well to state a percentage to determine how often the Auto Mower should leave the charging station in sector 1. For example, the percentage 75% means the mower will leave the charging station in sector 1, 75% of the time and in sector 2, 25% of the time.
MENU FUNCTIONS Drive past wire (3-2) Charge exit settings The front of the Auto Mower always passes the boundary wire by a specific distance before the mower turns. The default distance is 27 cm, but this can be changed if required. Drive past wire • Garden shape To adjust the distance: Move the cursor to ”Drive past wire” and press YES. Now state the number of centimetres you want the Auto Mower to pass the boundary wire.
MENU FUNCTIONS 4. Settings Via this option in the main menu you access the available settings. Select among the submenus: • Security Timer Security (4-1) to make settings concerning the PIN code, stop protection, settings lock and alarms. The PIN code must be stated for the ”Security” menu to be shown. All security and theft protection functions must be activated manually when Auto Mower is new.
MENU FUNCTIONS • Time lock (4-1-2) This function partly involves the Auto Mower stopping to mow after a predetermined number of days and not continuing until the correct PIN code has been entered, and partly that the PIN-code must be entered when the main switch is set to the ON position. PIN code Number of days Time lock Stop protection _ _ days OFF To: • Activate: Move the cursor to ”Time lock” and press YES. Now Move the cursor to ”Number of days” and press YES.
MENU FUNCTIONS Sounds (4-2) Default A number of audio messages are used to indicate what the Auto Mower is currently doing. The sound levels are graduated from level 4 (highest) to OFF (completely quiet). • All quiet Sounds Default (4-2-1) All high where the sound level is OFF on all functions except blade start-up and keypad where the sound level is set to 2. • Move the cursor to ”Default” and press YES. Now press YES when asked ”Set default sound?”.
MENU FUNCTIONS User info level (4-3) Selecting the user info level involves determining how much information should be shown on the display when the main switch is set in the ON position. The basic user info level means less information on the display than in the advanced user info level. Security Sounds Basic User info level To select: • Advanced 4-3- Basic (4-3-1) Language • Move the cursor to ”Basic” and press YES. • Advanced (4-3-2) Time and date • Move the cursor to ”Advanced” and press YES.
MENU FUNCTIONS Language (4-4) Using this function you can change the language selection you made when the Auto Mower was first started. To select the language: Move the cursor to ”Language” and press YES. Now Move the cursor to the required language and press YES. Security Sounds User info level Language Time and date 4-4 Time and date (4-5) Using this function you can change the time and date on the Auto Mower.
USE Use Charging a discharged battery When the Auto Mower is new or has been stored for a long period the battery will not be charged and needs to be charged before starting. Charging takes between 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 hours. 1. Place the Auto Mower in the charging station. Make sure the charging strips on the mower makes good contact with the contact strips on the charging station. 3012-238 Good contact is made when both charging strips lie against the centre of the contact strips. 2.
USE Using the timer Mow the lawn as much as you like when you like. Use the timer function (see ”2. Timer” on page 30) to avoid a down trodden lawn and to get the maximum life from your Auto Mower. For example, the quality of your lawn will improve if it is mown every other day instead of 12 hours each day. In addition, the grass benefits from resting completely during at least a three day period once a month. Stopping the Auto Mower 1. Press the STOP button.
USE Adjusting the cutting height The cutting height is calculated as the distance from the ground in centimetres. The cutting height can be varied using 10 different positions from MIN (2 cm) to MAX (6 cm). If the grass is long it is appropriate to let Auto Mower start mowing at the MAX cutting height. Once the grass is shorter, you can gradually lower the cutting height. To adjust the cutting height: 1. Press the STOP button to stop the mower. 2.
MAINTENANCE Maintenance Check and clean the Auto Mower regularly and replace worn parts if necessary to improved operating reliability and to give a longer service life. During the initial period of Auto Mower use the blade disc, skid plate and blades should be checked once a week. If the amount of wear during this period has been low, the inspection interval can be increased. It is important that the blade disc rotates easily. The skid plate should rotate easily in relation to the blade disc.
MAINTENANCE Cleaning Never use a high-pressure washer or even running water to clean the Auto Mower. We recommended a spray bottle with water. 3012-271 Underframe and blade disc 1. Set the main switch to the OFF position. 2. Wear protective gloves. 3. Lift the Auto Mower onto its side. 4. Clean the blade disc and underframe using, e.g. a dish-brush. OFF 3012-288 3012-272 3012-255 3012-256 Body Use a damp, soft sponge or cloth to clean the body.
MAINTENANCE Replacing the blade units WARNING Always use original blade units when replacing. Only replacing the blade and reusing the screw and washer, can result in the screw wearing during mowing and shearing off. The blade can then be thrown causing serious injury. There are three blade units on the blade disc. Each unit consists of a screw, a blade and a lock washer. Always replace all three blade units at the same time, to obtain a balanced mowing system. 3012-259 1.
TROUBLE SHOOTING Trouble shooting Fault messages A number of fault messages are listed below that can be shown on the display. If another message than those listed is shown, contact your dealer. Fault message Cause Action Left wheel motor blocked Grass or other object may have become wrapped around the drive wheel. Check the drive wheel and remove the grass or other object. Right wheel motor blocked Grass or other object may have become wrapped around the drive wheel.
TROUBLE SHOOTING Fault message Cause Action Outside If this occurs in isolated areas it may be due to interference from metallic objects (perimeter fence, reinforcement bar) or buried cables in the vicinity. Try to move the boundary wire. The working area slopes too much. Check that the boundary wire has been routed correctly. The boundary wire has been routed the wrong way around an ”island”. Check that the boundary wire has been routed in accordance with the installation instructions.
TROUBLE SHOOTING Trouble Shooting Guide If your Auto Mower does not work correctly, follow the trouble shooting guide below. If the fault persists; contact your dealer. Symptom Cause Action Uneven cutting result Auto Mower works too few hours per day. Increase the mowing time, see ”2. Timer” on page 30. Too large working area. Try to limit the working area or extend the working time, see ”2. Timer” on page 30. Dull blades. Replace all the blade units so that the rotating parts are balanced.
TECHNICAL DATA Technical Data Data Auto Mower Dimensions Length 71 cm Width 56 cm Height 30 cm Weight 8.
EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY EU declaration of conformity EU Declaration of Conformity (only applies to Europe) We, Husqvarna AB, SE-561 82 Huskvarna, Sweden, tel: +46-36-146500, declares under sole responsibility that the automatic lawn mower Husqvarna Auto Mower from 2003’s serial numbers and onward (the year is clearly stated in plain text on the rating plate with subsequent serial number), conforms with the requirements of the COUNCIL’S DIRECTIVE: -of June 22, 1998 ”relating to machinery” 98/37/EC, anne
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