Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 230 ACX Husqvarna
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H U S Q VA R N A A U T O M O W E R ™ 2 3 0 A C X / 2 2 0 A C O P E R AT O R ’ S M A N U A L.
TABLE OF CONTENTS English - 3 1. Introduction and safety .............................................................. 5 1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 5 1.2 Symbols on Automower™ .
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 - English Husqvarna AB has a policy of continuous product development and therefore reserves the right to modify the design and appearance and function of products without prior notice. This Operator's Manual deals with version 2.
English - 5 1. INTRODUCTION AND SAFETY 1. Introduction and safety 1.1 Introduction Congratulations on your choice of an exceptionally high quality product.
6 - English 1. INTRODUCTION AND SAFETY 1.2 Symbols on Automower ™ These symbols can be found on the lawn mover. Study them carefully so you understand their significance. • Read through the Operator’s Manual carefully and understand the content before using your Automower.
English - 7 1. INTRODUCTION AND SAFETY 1.3 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 must be carried out with the main switch set to OFF .
8 - English 1. INTRODUCTION AND SAFETY 1.4 Safety instructions Use • Please read the Operator's Manual carefully and make sure you understand the instructions before using Automower. • It is not permitted to modify the original design of Automower.
English - 9 1. INTRODUCTION AND SAFETY Transport The original packaging should be used when transporting Automower 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 59) used to prevent theft, has been activated enter the first number of the PIN code.
10 - English 2. PRESENTATION 2. Presentation This chapter contains information you should be aware of when planning the installation. An installation of Husqvarna Automower™ includes four main components: Automower, an automatic lawn mower that mows the lawn by moving in essentially an irregular pattern.
English - 11 2. PRESENTATION 2.1 Automower ™ , what’s what? The numbers in the picture correspond to: 1. Charging strip 2. Cutting height adjustment cover 3. Catch button to open the cutting height adjustment cover 4. Front wheel 5. Drive wheel 6.
12 - English 2. PRESENTATION 2.2 Function of Automower ™ Capacity Automower is recommended for lawns up to 3000 m 2 (1800 m 2 for 220 AC). How large an area is mown depends primarily on the condition of the blades and the type of grass, growth rate and humidity.
English - 13 2. PRESENTATION Working method Automower automatically mows the lawn. It continuously combines mowing and charging. The charging station sends out a signal that Automower can sense at a distance of 6 - 7 metres. The mower starts to search for the charging station when the battery charge becomes too low.
14 - English 2. PRESENTATION The STOP button on the top of Automower 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.
English - 15 2. PRESENTATION Movement pattern The mower’s movement pattern is irregular and is determined by Automower itself. A movement pattern is never repeated.
16 - English 2. PRESENTATION Search method 2: Follow boundary wire A utomower runs irregularly until it reaches the boundary wire. The mower then follows the boundary wire in to the charging station. This search method is best for an installation that has an open lawn with wide passages (wider than about 3 metres) and no, or only a small, island.
English - 17 3. INSTALLATION 3. Installation This chapter describes how you install Husqvarna Automower™. Before starting the installation read the previous chapter 2. Presentation . Read the whole of this chapter too before starting the installation.
18 - English 3. INSTALLATION 3.1 Preparations 1. If the lawn in the proposed working area is taller than 10 cm, mow it using a normal lawn mower. Then collect the clippings.
English - 19 3. INSTALLATION The charging station must be positioned on relatively level ground. The height difference must not differ more than 5 cm between the front and rear of the charging station. The charging station must not be positioned so that its plate bends.
20 - English 3. INSTALLATION Avoid placing the charging station in a narrow passage (narrower than about 3 metres). Do not position the charging station so that the mower can come closer than 3 metres behind the charging station (for example on a narrow point).
English - 21 3. INSTALLATION 3. Connect the low voltage cable to the charging station. Only use original cable and transformer. 4. Connect the low voltage cable to the transformer. The connectors may be slightly difficult to connect, as they are moisture-proof.
22 - English 3. INSTALLATION 3.3 Charging the battery Automower is supplied with an uncharged battery. As soon as the charging station is connected, it is possible to charge the mower. 1. Set the main switch to the OFF position. 2. Place Automower in the charging station to charge the battery while you are laying the boundary wire.
English - 23 3. INSTALLATION Boundaries for the working area 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 Automower from colliding with the obstacle and reduce body wear.
24 - English 3. INSTALLATION If the working area borders against a flat path or the like that lies level with the lawn, it is possible to allow Automower to run a little over the path. The boundary wire should then be laid 10 cm from the edge of the path.
English - 25 3. INSTALLATION Boundaries within the working area Use the boundary wire to demarcate areas inside the working area by creating islands around obstacles that can not withstand a collision, for example, flower beds and fountains. Run the cable out to the area, route it around the area to be demarcated and then back along the same route.
26 - English 3. INSTALLATION Passages when mowing Long narrow passages and areas, narrower than 1.5 - 2 metres, should be avoided. When Automower mows there is a risk that it runs around in the passage or area for a too long a period. The lawn will then look flattened.
English - 27 3. INSTALLATION The boundary wire should not be laid across a slope that is steeper than 10 %. There is a risk of Automower finding it difficult to turn there. The mower will then stop and show the fault message Outside working area . The risk is at its greatest in damp weather conditions, as the wheels can slip on the wet grass.
28 - English 3. INSTALLATION Tip! Use the supplied measurement gauge as a guide when you lay out the boundary wire. This helps you to easily set the correct distance between the boundary wire and the boundary/obstacle.
English - 29 3. INSTALLATION Laying the boundary wire in towards the charging station The boundary wire can be routed in several different ways in towards the charging station. The best alternative is to route the wire completely outside the charging station, see alternative 1.
30 - English 3. INSTALLATION 3.5 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.
English - 31 3. INSTALLATION 3. Place the cable ends in the connector: • Open the connector. • Place the wire in the connector grip. 4. Press the connector together using a pair of pliers. Press until you hear a click. 5. Cut off any surplus boundary wire.
32 - English 3. INSTALLATION 7. Refit the cover on the charging station. Ensure the three guides on the charging station enter the right holes in the cover. 3.6 Checking the installation Check the loop signal by looking to see what indication the green LED on the charging station is giving.
English - 33 3. INSTALLATION 3.8 Installation of the guide wire The guide wire is an extra wire that is laid from the charging station, out towards a remote part of the working area or through a narrow passage and is then connected to the boundary wire.
34 - English 3. INSTALLATION • The route to a remote area is long or complicated. When Automower shall follow the boundary wire to or from a remote area and the route along the boundary wire to the area is long or complicated. • The boundary wire runs across a long slope (steeper than 10 %).
English - 35 3. INSTALLATION The longer the guide wire, the closer the mower follows the guide wire. If the guide wire is longer then 300 metres, the mower may find it difficult to follow the wire. This varies depending on the design of the garden and installation.
36 - English 3. INSTALLATION If you shall install the guide wire through a passage: • Automower follows the guide wire on the same side of the wire both to and from the charging station.
English - 37 4. USE 4. Use 4.1 Charging a discharged battery When Husqvarna Automower™ 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.
38 - English 4. USE 4.2 Using the timer The lawn should not be cut too often to obtain the best mowing result. Use the timer function (see 6.4 Timer (2) on page 47) to avoid a downtrodden lawn and to get the maximum life from your Automower.
English - 39 4. USE 4.5 Restart Restart within 20 seconds 1. Close the control panel cover. Automower starts automatically. Restart after more than 20 seconds If more than 20 seconds has elapsed since the last time the STOP button or the keypad was pressed it is not possible to start Automower by just closing the cover.
40 - English 4. USE 4.7 Adjusting the cutting height The cutting height can be varied from MIN (2 cm) to MAX (6 cm). If the grass is long it is appropriate to let Automower start mowing at the MAX cutting height. Once the grass is shorter, you can gradually lower the cutting height.
English - 41 5. CONTROL PANEL 5. Control panel All forms of commands and settings for Husqvarna Automower™ 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. All information is shown on the display and all input is done using the buttons.
42 - English 5. CONTROL PANEL The keypad consists of five groups of buttons: Shortcuts, program, selection, numbers and the main switch. 5.1 Shortcuts 1. Home: • Sends the mower to the charging station. Where it stays until the button is pressed again.
English - 43 5. CONTROL PANEL 5.2 Programs 3. A 4. B 5. C Under the program buttons you can save sets of different settings, to reuse or to simplify the use of Automower in several gardens. Under respective buttons there are some preset settings. You can choose to use these or change them.
44 - English 5. CONTROL PANEL 5.4 Numbers 9. Used in the menu structure to enter settings, for example, PIN code, time or exit direction. Also used to specify a number series as a shortcut to the different menus. See more about number series in Number series on page 45.
English - 45 6. MENU FUNCTIONS 6. Menu functions 6.1 Main menu The main menu consists of four options: 6.3 Commands (1) 6.4 Timer (2) 6.5 Garden (3) 6.6 Settings (4) The numbers in brackets refer to the menu rows on the display of the Husqvarna Automower™.
46 - English 6. MENU FUNCTIONS 6.2 Automower ™ main menu, menu overview Automower™ main menu Normal Operation Keypad Test IN Test OUT Commands Timer Garden Settings Security Sounds Language Time a.
English - 47 6. MENU FUNCTIONS 6.3 Commands (1) This option in the main menu allows you to access the following functions on Automower. • Charge then AUTO (1-1) in order for Automower to drive immediately to the charging station, charge the battery and then return to the automatic operating mode.
48 - English 6. MENU FUNCTIONS Timer override (2-1) If you set the timer on your Automower, you can use this function to temporarily abandon the settings. • YES (2-1-1) Move the cursor to YES and press YES to turn off the timer function. • NO (2-1-2) Move the cursor to NO and press YES to turn on the timer function.
English - 49 6. MENU FUNCTIONS Week timer (2-4) Use the YES button to select/deselect the days you would like Automower to mow/not mow. Automower will mow on the days prefixed by a checkmark.
50 - English 6. MENU FUNCTIONS Exit angles (3-1) Normally Automower leaves the charging station in a direction within the exit sector 90°-270°, where 90° is called the Start angle and 270° is called the End angle . By setting the start and end angles, you can set the direction in which Automower is to leave the charging station.
English - 51 6. MENU FUNCTIONS • Proportion first (3-1-6) When you use two exit sectors: Specify a percentage to define on how many occasions Automower should leave the charging station in sector 1. To test the settings in Exit angles : State the value 100 % for Proportion first when sector 1 is to be tested.
52 - English 6. MENU FUNCTIONS Up to five remote areas can be activated: Area 1, Area 2, Area 3, Area 4 and Area 5 (only three areas on 220 AC). Three values need to be stated to activate an area: • Direction Specify to the right, left, guide 1 or guide 2 depending on which direction the area lies from the charging station.
English - 53 6. MENU FUNCTIONS • Follow loop in (3-2-2) This function is used to control how Automower searches for the charging station. Automower always starts the search for the charging station in an irregular search method. In some gardens this is not sufficient for the mower to quickly find the charging station.
54 - English 6. MENU FUNCTIONS • Corridor width (3-2-3) The Corridor width setting defines the distances from the mower's path to the boundary wire or the guide wire when following these to/from the charging station. The area beside the wires used by the mower is called the Corridor .
English - 55 6. MENU FUNCTIONS • Test IN (3-2-4) The Test IN (3-2-4) function is used to test how Automower finds its way into the charging station. When the function is selected the mower will immediately follow the boundary wire, guide 1 or guide 2, depending on which one it finds first, in to the charging station.
56 - English 6. MENU FUNCTIONS To find out the distance from the charging station to a remote area: • State a distance that easily exceeds the true distance. The maximum distance that can be stated is 500 metres. State the value 100 % for Proportion for the area to which the distance is to be measured.
English - 57 6. MENU FUNCTIONS Advanced (3-4) • Check loop (3-4-1) This function allows you to check the mower’s signal reception from the boundary wire, and to determine exactly where in the lawn the boundary wire is routed.
58 - English 6. MENU FUNCTIONS 6.6 Settings (4) From this option in the main menu you access the settings. • Security (4-1) to make settings concerning the PIN code, stop protection, settings lock and alarms. The PIN code must be specified for the Security menu to be shown.
English - 59 6. MENU FUNCTIONS To: • Activate: Move the cursor to Time lock and press YES . Now move the cursor to Number of days and press YES . Specify how many days you would like Automower to mow before it requests the PIN code. Finish by pressing YES .
60 - English 6. MENU FUNCTIONS • Settings lock (4-1-4) This function prevents any one who does not know the PIN-code from changing any of the settings. It also prevents the A , B or C programs from being selected or saved. To: • Activate: Move the cursor to Settings lock and press YES .
English - 61 6. MENU FUNCTIONS Language (4-3) Using this function you can change the language selection you made when Automower 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 .
62 - English 6. MENU FUNCTIONS Time and date (4-4) Using this function you can change the time and date on Automower. You can also change the format selections you made when Automower was first started via this function. • Set time (4-4-1) Move the cursor to Set time and press YES .
English - 63 7. GARDEN EXAMPLE 7. Garden example - Proposed installation and settings The behaviour of the mower is controlled by the settings that are made.
64 - English 7. GARDEN EXAMPLE Area: 1,800 m 2 . No guide wire is necessary. Timer : Operating time of 24 hours per day. Exit angles : One sector 90°-270°. Search method: Irregular and Follow boundary wire in. Delay: Guide 1 7 minutes, Guide 2 7 minutes and boundary wire 11 minutes.
English - 65 7. GARDEN EXAMPLE Area: 600 m 2 . L-shaped garden with the charging station placed in the narrow area. There are two islands. No guide wire is necessary. Timer : Operating time of 8 hours per day. Exit angles : Sector 1 70° - 130° and Sector 2 250° - 290°.
66 - English 7. GARDEN EXAMPLE Area: 500 m 2 . There are several islands. No guide wire is necessary. The mower’s default settings do not need to be changed. Timer : Operating time of 7 hours per day. Exit angles : One sector 90°- 270°. Search method: Irregular.
English - 67 7. GARDEN EXAMPLE This example only applies to 230 ACX. Area: 3000 m 2 . Two guide wires are recommended. Timer : Operating time of 24 hours per day. Exit angles : One sector 90° - 270°. Follow loop out : Area 1; Direction Guide 1, Distance 40 m and Proportion 20 %.
68 - English 8. MAINTENANCE 8. Maintenance Check and clean the Husqvarna Automower™ regularly and replace worn parts if necessary to improve operating reliability and to ensure a longer service life. For further information on cleaning, see 8.5 Cleaning on page 70.
English - 69 8. MAINTENANCE 8.2 Winter storage Automower ™ Automower must be carefully cleaned before winter storage, see 8.5 Cleaning on page 70. Charge the battery fully before winter storage.
70 - English 8. MAINTENANCE 8.5 Cleaning It is important to keep Automower clean. A mower with a large amount of clippings negotiates slopes very poorly. Never use a high-pressure washer or even running water to clean Automower. We recommend a brush and spray with water.
English - 71 8. MAINTENANCE Wheels Clean around the front and rear wheels and around the front wheel suspension. Body Use a damp, soft sponge or cloth to clean the body. If the body is very dirty it may be necessary to use a soap solution or washing-up liquid.
72 - English 8. MAINTENANCE To replace the blades: 1. Set the main switch to the OFF position. 2. Wear protective gloves. 3. Turn Automower upside down. 4. Rotate the skid plate so that its hole aligns with the screw for the blade. 5. Unscrew the blade.
English - 73 9. TROUBLE SHOOTING 9. Trouble shooting 9.1 Fault messages A number of fault messages are listed below that can be shown on the Husqvarna Automower™. If the same fault occurs frequently: contact your dealer. Fault message Cause Action Left wheel motor blocked Grass or other object has wrapped around the drive wheel.
74 - English 9. TROUBLE SHOOTING Outside working area 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 moving the boundary wire. The working area slopes too much.
English - 75 9. TROUBLE SHOOTING 9.2 Fault symptom If your Automower does not work correctly, follow the trouble shooting guide below. If the fault persists; contact your dealer. Symptom Cause Action Uneven mowing results Automower works too few hours per day.
76 - English 10. TECHNICAL DATA 10. Technical data 11. Environmental information The symbol on the Husqvarna Automower™ or its packaging indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment.
English - 77 12. EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 12. EU declaration of conformity EU Declaration of Conformity (only applies to Europe) Husqvarna AB , SE-561 82 Huskvarna, Sweden, tel: +46-36-146500, dec.
78 - English 12. EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY.
13. INDEX English - 79 13. Index A Advanced ...................................................................57 Alarm ......................................................................... 59 Arrow down ...........................................
13. INDEX 80 - English E Earth fault-breaker ..................................................... 19 End angle .................................................................. 50 Exit angles .........................................................
13. INDEX English - 81 P Passages Charging station .................................................. 20 Exit sector ............................................................50 When mowing ......................................................26 When searching .
13. INDEX 82 - English Timer override ........................................................... 48 Transformer ............................................................... 19 Connect low voltage cable .................................. 21 Installation .
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