HUSQVARNA AUTOMOWER 305 - Operator's manual
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
Operator's manual HUSQVARNA AUTOMOWER® 305 EN, English Read the operator's manual carefully and make sure that you understand the instructions before you use the product.
Contents 5.5 Winter service...........................................41 1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction.................................................3 6 Troubleshooting 1.2 Product overview .......................................4 6.1 Introduction - troubleshooting...................42 1.3 Symbols on the product..............................5 6.2 Fault messages........................................ 42 1.4 Symbols on the display.............................. 5 6.3 Information messages.............................. 47 1.5 Symbols on the battery...............................6 6.4 Indicator lamp in the charging station.......48 1.6 General manual instructions.......................6 6.5 Symptoms................................................ 49 1.7 Menu structure overview - 1....................... 7 6.6 Find breaks in the loop wire..................... 51 1.8 Menu structure overview - 2....................... 8 7 Transportation, storage and disposal 1.9 Display........................................................9 7.1 Transportation.......................................... 53 1.10 Keypad..................................................... 9 7.2 Storage.....................................................53 2 Safety 7.3 Disposal....................................................53 2.1 Safety information.................................... 10 8 Technical data 2.2 Safety definitions...................................... 11 8.1 Technical data.......................................... 55 2.3 Safety instructions for operation...............11 8.2 Registered trademarks............................. 56 3 Installation 9 Warranty 3.1 Introduction - Installation.......................... 15 9.1 Warranty terms.........................................57 3.2 Main components for installation..............15 3.3 General preparations................................15 10 EC Declaration of Conformity 3.4 Before the installation of the wires........... 15 10.1 EC Declaration of Conformity.................58 3.5 Installation of the product......................... 20 3.6 To put the wire into position with stakes...22 3.7 To bury the boundary wire or the guide wire....................................................... 23 3.8 To extend the boundary wire or the guide wire....................................................... 23 3.9 After the installation of the product...........23 3.10 To do the product settings......................24 4 Operation 4.1 The ON/OFF button..................................35 4.2 The indicator lamp....................................35 4.3 To start the product.................................. 35 4.4 Operating mode Start............................... 35 4.5 Operating mode Park............................... 36 4.6 To stop the product.................................. 36 4.7 To switch off the product.......................... 36 4.8 Schedule and Standby............................. 37 4.9 To charge the battery............................... 38 4.10 Adjust the cutting height......................... 38 5 Maintenance 5.1 Introduction - maintenance.......................39 5.2 Clean the product..................................... 39 5.3 Replace the blades...................................40 5.4 Battery...................................................... 41 2 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020
1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction Serial number: PIN code: The serial number is on the product rating plate and on the product carton. • Use the serial number to register your product on www.husqvarna.com. 1.1.1 Support The operator selects the operation settings with For support about the product, speak to your the keys on the keypad. The display shows the Husqvarna servicing dealer. selected and possible operation settings, and the 1.1.2 Product description operation mode of the product. Note: Husqvarna regularly updates the 1.1.2.1 Mowing technique appearance and function of the products. Refer The product is emission free, easy to use and to Support on page 3. saves energy. The frequent cutting technique improves the grass quality and decreases the use of fertilizers. Collection of grass is not The product is a robotic lawn mower. The product necessary. has a battery power source and cuts the grass automatically. It continuously alternates between 1.1.2.2 Find the charging station mowing and charging. The movement pattern is The product operates until the battery state of random, which means that the lawn is mowed charge is low. Then it follows the guide wire to evenly and with less wear. The boundary wire the charging station. The guide wire is laid from and the guide wire controls the movement of the the charging station towards, for instance, a product within the work area. Sensors in the remote part of the work area or through a narrow product senses when it is approaching the passage. The guide wire is connected with the boundary wire. The front of the product always boundary wire and makes it much easier and passes the boundary wire by a specific distance faster for the product to find the charging station. before the product turns around. When the product hits an obstacle or approaches the 1.1.2.3 Automower® Connect boundary wire the product selects a new Automower® Connect is a mobile application that direction. makes it possible to select the operation settings remotely. Refer to Automower® Connect app on page 33. 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020 Introduction - 3
1.2 Product overview 3 2 9 1 8 6 10 7 4 5 14 11 13 17 12 16 18 15 28 19 21 22 24 25 20 29 30 27 23 26 The numbers in the figure represent: 14. Rating plate (incl. product identification code) 1. Body 15. Cutting height adjustment 2. Hatch to keypad, display and cutting height adjustment 16. Maintenance tool 3. Stop button 17. Cutting system 4. Rear wheels 18. Chassis box with electronics, battery and motors 5. Front wheels 19. Handle 6. Blade disc 20. Loop wire for boundary loop and guide wire 7. Skid plate 1 8. Contact plates 21. Couplers for the loop wire 2 9. LED for operation check of the charging 22. Stakes 3 station and boundary wire 23. Connectors for the loop wire 4 10. Charging station 24. Screws for securing the charging station 11. Display 25. Power supply (the appearance may differ 12. Keypad depending on market) 13. ON/OFF button 1 Is a part of the Installation kit which is purchased separately. 2 Is a part of the Installation kit which is purchased separately. 3 Is a part of the Installation kit which is purchased separately. 4 Is a part of the Installation kit which is purchased separately. 4 - Introduction 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020
26. Measurement gauge when installing the It is not permitted to dispose this boundary wire (the measurement gauge is product as normal household waste. broken loose from the box) Ensure that the product is recycled in 27. Operator’s Manual and Quick Guide accordance with local legal 28. Extra blades requirements. 29. Low voltage cable 30. Alarm decal The chassis contains components which are sensitive to electrostatic 1.3 Symbols on the product discharge (ESD). The chassis must These symbols can be found on the product. also be resealed in a professional Study them carefully. manner. For these reasons the chassis shall only be opened by authorized WARNING: Read the service technicians. A broken seal can user instructions before result in the entire or parts of the operating the product. guarantee no longer being valid. WARNING: Disable the The low voltage cable must not be product before working on shortened, extended or spliced. or lifting the product. Do not use a trimmer nearby the low voltage cable. Be careful when WARNING: Keep a safe trimming edges where the cables are distance from the product placed. when operating. Keep your hands and feet away from the rotating blades. 1.4 Symbols on the display WARNING: Do not ride on the product. Never put The schedule function controls when your hands or feet close the product cuts the lawn. to or under the product. Lock function. The security function lets the operator select between 3 security levels. Use a detachable power The messages function shows error supply as defined on the messages and possible cause for the rating label next to the problems. symbol. This product conforms to the The weather timer function applicable EC Directives. automatically adapts the cutting intervals to the grass growth. Noise emission to surroundings. The product’s emissions are set out in The installation function for manual Technical data on page 55 and on the settings for the installation. rating plate. The settings function is where the general settings for the products are set. 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020 Introduction - 5
The accessories function is where all communication with your mobile settings for the accessories for the device. product are set. 1.5 Symbols on the battery The product will not cut the grass do to the schedule function. Read the user instructions. The product overrides the schedule Do not discard the battery into fire and function. do not expose the battery to a heat source. The battery indicator shows the charge level of the battery. When the product charges the symbol flashes. Do not immerse the battery into water. The product is put in the charging station but do not charge the battery. 1.6 General manual instructions The following system is used in the Operator’s Manual to make it easier to use: The product is set in ECO-mode. • Text written in italics is a text that is shown in the display or is a reference to another section in the Operator’s Manual. • Text written in bold is one of the buttons on For Automower® Connect and the product. Connect@Home. Bluetooth® wireless • Text written in UPPERCASE and italics refer to the different operating modes available in the product. 6 - Introduction 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020
1.7 Menu structure overview - 1 Schedule Overview/Monday Period 1 Period 2 Copy Reset All Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Current All week days day Security Security level Advanced Low Medium High New loop Change Duration signal PIN code Duration Duration of alarm of time lock Messages Fault Info messages messages Weather timer Use weather timer Cutting time Low Medium High 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020 Introduction - 7
1.8 Menu structure overview - 2 Installation Lawn Find charging station Advanced coverage Guide Boundary Charger Area 1-3 Charging station range Delay Disable More Delay Disable More time time Test Reset Test Test Reset guide right left How? How How Disable More Corridor Exit Reversing Drive past far? often? width angles distance wire Test Reset Settings Profiles ECO mode Spiral cutting General Frost Guard Use Use Use Profile A, B or C Time & Language Country Unit Reset all About date Format user setting Select Rename Save Intensity Set time Set date Time format Date format Low- Low Mid High High+ Accessories Information Connect@Home Automower Mower house Terrain kit Connect 8 - Introduction 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020
1.9 Display The display on the product shows information and settings of the product. To access the display, push the STOP button. 1.10 Keypad Use the keypad on the product to navigate in the menu. To access the keypad, push the STOP button. • Use the ON/OFF button (A) to switch on and switch off the product. The indicator lamp on the keypad is an important status indicator. Refer to The indicator lamp on page 35. • Use the START button (B) to start the operation of the product. • Use the BACK button (C) to move up in the menu lists. • Use the arrow buttons (D) to navigate in the menu. • Use the OK button (E) to confirm the settings you select in the menus. • Use the MENU button (F) to go to the main menu. • Use the PARK button (G) to send the product to the charging station. • Use the number buttons (H) to enter PIN code, time and date. D A B C E F G H 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020 Introduction - 9
2 Safety 2.1 Safety information 2.1.1 IMPORTANT. READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE. KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE The operator is responsible for accidents or hazards occurring to other people or property. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities (that could affect a safe handling of the product), or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety. This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Local regulations may restrict the age of the operator. Cleaning and maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision. Never connect the power supply to an outlet if the plug or cord is damaged. Worn or damaged cord increase the risk of electric shock. Only charge the battery in the included charging station. Incorrect use may result in electric shock, overheating or leaking of corrosive liquid from the battery. In the event of leakage of electrolyte, flush with water/neutralizing agent. Seek medical help if it comes in contact with the eyes. Use only original batteries recommended by the manufacturer. Product safety cannot be guaranteed with other than original batteries. Do not use non-rechargeable batteries. 10 - Safety 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020
The appliance must be disconnected from the supply mains when removing the battery. WARNING: The product CAUTION: Used if there is a risk of damage to the product, other materials can be dangerous if used or the adjacent area if the instructions incorrectly. in the manual are not obeyed. Note: Used to give more information that is necessary in a given situation. WARNING: Do not use the product when 2.3 Safety instructions for operation persons, especially 2.3.1 Use children, or animals are • The product may only be used with the in the work area. equipment recommended by the manufacturer. All other types of use are incorrect. The manufacturer’s instructions with regard to operation/maintenance must WARNING: Keep your be followed precisely. • Warning signs shall be placed around the hands and feet away work area of the product if it is used in public from the rotating blades. areas. The signs shall have the following text: Warning! Automatic lawnmower! Keep Never put your hands or away from the machine! Supervise children! feet close to or under the product when the motor Warning! Automatic lawnmower! Keep away from the machine! Supervise children! is running. WARNING: In the event Warning! Automatic lawnmower! of an injury or accident Keep away from the machine! seek medical help. Supervise children! 2.2 Safety definitions • Use the operating mode Park or switch off Warnings, cautions and notes are used to point the product when persons, especially out specially important parts of the manual. children, or animals, are in the work area. It WARNING: Used if there is a risk of is recommended to program the product for injury or death for the operator or use during hours when the area is free from bystanders if the instructions in the activity, e.g. at night. Refer to Schedule on manual are not obeyed. page 24. Consider that certain animals, e.g. hedgehogs, are active at night. They can potentially be harmed by the product. 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020 Safety - 11
• The product may only be operated, • Do not put anything on top of the product or maintained and repaired by persons that are its charging station. fully conversant with its special • Do not allow the product to be used with a characteristics and safety regulations. defective guard, blade disc or body. Neither Please read the Operator’s Manual carefully should it be used with defective blades, and make sure you understand the screws, nuts or cables. Never connect a instructions before using the product. damaged cable, or touch a damaged cable • It is not permitted to modify the original before it is disconnected from the supply. design of the product. All modifications are • Do not use the product if the ON/OFF button made at your own risk. and STOP button does not work. • Check that there are no foreign objects such • Always switch off the product using the as stones, branches, tools or toys on the ON/OFF button when the product is not in lawn. If the blades hit foreign objects the use. The product can only start when the blades can be damaged. Always switch off ON/OFF button has been switched on and the product with the ON/OFF button before the correct PIN code has been entered. clearing a blockage. Inspect the product for • Husqvarna® does not guarantee full damage before staring the product again. compatibility between the product and other types of wireless systems such as remote controls, radio transmitters, hearing loops, underground electric animal fencing or similar. • Metal objects in the ground (for example reinforced concrete or anti-mole nets) can result in a stoppage. The metal objects can cause interference with the loop signal which then can lead to a stoppage. • Operation and storage temperature is 0-50 °C / 32-122 °F. Temperature range for charging is 0-45 °C / 32-113 °F. Too high temperatures might cause damage to the • If the product starts to vibrate abnormally. product. Always switch off the product with the main switch or ON/OFF button and inspect for 2.3.2 Battery safety damage before staring the product again. WARNING: Lithium-ion batteries can • Start the product according to the explode or cause fire if disassembled, instructions. When the product is switched short-circuited, exposed to water, fire, on, make sure to keep your hands and feet or high temperatures. Handle carefully, away from the rotating blades. Never put do not dismantle, open the battery or your hands and feet under the product. use any type of electrical/mechanical • Never touch moving hazardous parts, such abuse. Avoid storage in direct sunlight. as the blade disc, before it has come to a complete stop. • Never lift up the product or carry it around For more information about the battery, refer to when it is switched on. Battery on page 41 • Do not let persons who do not know how the 2.3.3 How to lift and move the product product works and behaves use it. • The product must never be allowed to WARNING: The product must be collide with persons or other living creatures. switched off before lifting it. The If a person or other living creature comes in product is disabled when the indicator the product’s way it shall be stopped lamp on the keypad is not lit. immediately. Refer to To stop the product on page 36. 12 - Safety 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020
CAUTION: Do not lift the product when it is parked in the charging station. It can damage the charging station and/or the product. Push STOP and pull the product out of the charging station before lifting it. To safely move from or within the work area: 1. Push the STOP button to stop the product. 2.3.4 Maintenance WARNING: The product must be switched off before any maintenance is done. Use the plug to disconnect the 2. Push the ON/OFF button for 3 seconds and charging station before any cleaning or make sure the product is switched off. maintenance of the charging station or Check that the indicator lamp on the keypad the loop wire. is not lit. This means that the product is disabled. Refer to The ON/OFF button on page 35. WARNING: Use the plug to disconnect 3. Carry the product by the handle with the the charging station before any blade disc away from the body. cleaning or maintenance of the charging station or the loop wire. CAUTION: Never use a high-pressure washer or even running water to clean the product. Never use solvents for cleaning. Inspect the product weekly and replace any damaged or worn parts. Refer to Maintenance on page 39. 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020 Safety - 13
2.3.5 In the event of a thunderstorm To reduce the risk of damage to electrical components in the product and the charging station, we recommend that all connections to the charging station are disconnected (power supply, boundary wire and guide wire) if there is a risk of a thunderstorm. 1. Mark the wires to simplify reconnecting. The charging station’s connections are marked AR, AL and GUIDE. 2. Disconnect all connected wires and the power supply. 3. Connect all the wires and the power supply if there is no longer a risk of thunder. It is important that each wire is connected to the right place. 14 - Safety 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020
3 Installation 3.1 Introduction - Installation performs. It is therefore important to plan the installation carefully. WARNING: Read and understand the safety chapter before you install the product. • Make a blueprint of the work area and include all obstacles. This makes it easier to see the ideal positions for the charging station, the boundary wire and the guide CAUTION: Use original spare parts wire. and installation material. • Make a mark on the blueprint where to put the charging station, the boundary wire and Note: Refer to www.husqvarna.com for more the guide wire. information about installation. • Make a mark on the blueprint where the guide wire connects to the boundary wire. Refer to To install the guide wire on page 3.2 Main components for installation 22. The installation involves the following • Fill in holes in the lawn. components: • Cut the grass before you install the product. Make sure that the grass is maximum 10 • A robotic lawn mower that mows the lawn cm / 3.9 in. automatically. • A charging station, which has 3 functions: Note: The first weeks after installation the perceived sound level when cutting the grass • To send control signals along the may be higher than expected. When the product boundary wire. has cut the grass for some time, the perceived • To send control signals along the guide sound level is much lower. wire so that the product can follow the guide to specific remote areas in the garden and can find its way back to the 3.4 Before the installation of the wires charging station. You can select to attach the wires with stakes or • To charge the product. bury them. You can use the 2 procedures for the • A power supply, which is connected to the same work area. charging station and a 100-240V wall socket. • Bury the boundary wire or the guide wire if • Loop wire, which is laid around the work you are going to use a dethatcher on the area and around objects and plants that the work area. If not, attach the boundary wire product must not run into. The loop wire is or guide wire with stakes. used both as boundary wire and guide wire. 3.4.1 To examine where to put the charging station 3.3 General preparations • Keep a minimum 3 m / 10 ft. of free space in CAUTION: Holes with water in the front of the charging station. Refer to To lawn can cause damage to the examine where to put the guide wire on product. page 19. • Keep a minimum of 1.5 m / 5 ft. of free space to the right and left of the center of Note: Read through the Installation chapter the charging station. before beginning the installation. How the • Put the charging station near a power outlet. installation is done affects how the product • Put the charging station on a level surface. 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020 Installation - 15
CAUTION: Do not put the low-voltage cable in a coil or below the charging station plate. The coil causes max. 5 cm / 2" interference with the signal from the max. 5 cm / 2" charging station. • Put the power supply in an area with a roof and protection from the sun and rain. • Put the charging station in the lower section of the work area. • Put the power supply in an area with good airflow. • Put the charging station in an area with protection from the sun. • Use a residual-current device (RCD) when you connect the power supply to the power • If the charging station is installed on an outlet. island, make sure to connect the guide wire to the island. Refer to To make an island on Low-voltage cables of different lengths are page 18. available as accessories. 3.4.3 To examine where to put the boundary wire CAUTION: If the work area is adjacent to water bodies, slopes, precipices or a public road, the boundary wire must have a protective wall. The wall must be minimum 15 cm / 6 in. in height. CAUTION: Do not let the product operate on gravel. 3.4.2 To examine where to put the power supply CAUTION: Do not make sharp bends WARNING: Do not cut or extend the when you install the boundary wire. low-voltage cable. There is a risk of electrical shock. CAUTION: For careful operation without noise, isolate all obstacles CAUTION: Make sure that the blades such as trees, roots and stones. on the product do not cut the low- voltage cable. The boundary wire should be put as a loop around the work area. Sensors in the product WARNING: The power supply cable senses when the product approaches the and extension cable must be outside boundary wire, and the product selects another the work area to avoid damage to the direction. cables. To make the connection easier between the guide wire and the boundary wire, it is 16 - Installation 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020
recommended to make an eyelet where the guide wire will be connected. Make the eyelet with approximately 20 cm / 8 in. of the boundary wire. > 5 cm / 2" 35 cm /14" • Put the boundary wire 30 cm / 12 in. (C) from an obstacle that is 1-5 cm / 0.4-2 in. high. Note: Make a blueprint of the work area before you install the boundary wire and guide wire. 30 cm / 12" E D F 1-5 cm / 0.4 - 2" • Put the boundary wire 10 cm / 4 in. (D) from an obstacle that is less than 1 cm / 0.4 in. high. C A 10 cm / 4" max 1 cm / 0.4" B • If you have a paving stone path that is in level with the lawn, put the boundary wire • Put the boundary wire around all of the work below the paving stone. area (A). Adapt the distance between the Note: If the paving stone is minimum 30 cm / boundary wire and obstacles. 12 in. wide, use the factory setting for the • Put the boundary wire 35 cm / 14 in. (B) Drive Past Wire function to cut all the grass from an obstacle that is more than 5 cm / 2 adjacent to the paving stone. Refer to To set in. high. the Drive Past Wire function on page 31. • If you make an island, put the boundary wire that runs to and from the island near together (E). Put the wires in the same stake. Refer to To make an island on page 18. 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020 Installation - 17
• Make an eyelet (F) where the guide wire is sure that the guide wire has as much free area as to be connected to the boundary wire. possible to the left of the guide wire. 3.4.3.1 To put the boundary wire in a slope The product can operate in 40% slopes. Slopes that are too steep must be isolated with the boundary wire. The gradient (%) is calculated as Max. height per m. Example: 10 cm / 100 cm = 10%. >60 cm / 24" distance 10% >30 cm / 12" 100 cm/40" 10 cm/4" • For slopes steeper than 40% inside the work area, isolate the slope with boundary wire. >2 m / 6.5 ft • For slopes steeper than 15% along the outer edge of the lawn, put the boundary wire 20 cm / 8 in. (A) from the edge. 3.4.3.3 To make an island >10% 0-25% CAUTION: Do not put a section of boundary wire across the other. The sections of boundary wire must be parallel. A CAUTION: Do not put the guide wire across the boundary wire, for example • For slopes adjacent to a public road, put a a boundary wire that goes to an island. fence or a protective wall along the outer edge of the slope. • Make sure that there is as much free area as possible to the left of the guide wire. The product moves on the left side of the guide wire, when you face the charging station. 3.4.3.2 Passages A passage is a section that has boundary wire on each side and that connects 2 work areas. The passage must be a minimum of 60 cm / 24 in. between the boundary wire. Note: If a passage is less than 2 m / 6.5 ft. wide, install a guide wire through the passage. Some obstacles can withstand a collision, for example, trees or bushes taller than 15 cm / 6 in. The product will collide and then turn around with The product always runs to the left of the guide this type of obstacle. However, obstacles that wire as seen facing the charging station. Make slope slightly, for example stones or large trees 18 - Installation 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020
with raised roots, must be isolated or removed. The product can run onto this kind of obstacle causing the blades to be damaged. Use the B boundary wire to isolate areas inside the work area by creating islands. When the boundary wires to and from the island are put close together, the product can run over the wire. Note: To achieve careful and silent operation, it is recommended to isolate all fixed objects in the work area. A • Put the boundary wire to and around the obstacle to make an island. • Put the 2 sections of boundary wire that run • Put the boundary wire around the secondary to and from the obstacle close together area (B) to make an island. Refer to To without crossing. make an island on page 18. • Put the 2 sections of boundary wire in the same stake. Note: The boundary wire must be put as 1 loop around all of the work area (A + B). Note: When the product cuts grass in the secondary area, the Secondary area mode must be selected. Refer to Operating mode Start on page 35. 3.4.4 To examine where to put the guide 0 cm / 0" wire • Put the guide wire in a line at a minimum of 2 m / 6.5 ft. in front of the charging station. • Make as much free area as possible to the left of the guide wire when facing the 3.4.3.4 To make a secondary area charging station. Refer to Corridor width on Make a secondary area (B) if the work area has 2 page 30. areas that are not connected with a passage. The • Put the guide wire minimum 30 cm / 12 in. work area with the charging station is the main from the boundary wire. area (A). • Do not make sharp bends when you install the guide wire. Note: The product must be manually moved between the main area and the secondary area. 135º 90º 135º • If the work area has a slope, put the guide wire diagonally across the slope. 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020 Installation - 19
D A 3.4.5 Work area examples • If the charging station is put in a small area (A), make sure that the distance to the B boundary wire is at a minimum 3 m / 10 ft. in front of the charging station. • If the work area has a passage (B), make sure that the distance to the boundary wire is at a minimum 2 m / 6.5 ft. If the passage is C smaller than 2 m / 6.5 ft., install a guide wire through the passage. Minimum passage between the boundary wire is 60 cm / 24 in. • If the work area has areas which are connected by a narrow passage (B), you can set the product to first follow and then leave the guide wire after a certain distance (C). The settings can be changed in Lawn 3.5 Installation of the product Coverage and Systematic Passage Mowing 3.5.1 Installation tools on page 27. • Hammer/plastic mallet: To simplify putting • If the work area includes a secondary area the stakes into the ground. (D), refer to Secondary area on page 36. Put the product in the secondary area and • Edge cutter/straight spade: To bury the select Secondary area mode. boundary wire. • Combination pliers: For cutting the boundary wire and pressing the connectors together. • Adjustable plier: For pressing the couplers together. 3.5.2 To install the charging station WARNING: Obey national regulations about electrical safety. WARNING: The product is only to be used with the power supply unit supplied by Husqvarna. 20 - Installation 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020
WARNING: Do not put the power wire is installed. Refer to To install the guide supply at a height where there is a risk wire on page 22. it can be put in water. Do not put the power supply on the ground. 3. Connect the low-voltage cable to the charging station. 4. Put the power supply at a minimum height of WARNING: Do not encapsulate the 30 cm / 12 in. power supply. Condensed water can harm the power supply and increase the risk of electrical shock. WARNING: Risk of Electric Shock. min 30 cm / 12” Install only to an residual-current device when connecting the power supply to the wall socket. Applicable to USA/Canada. If power supply is 5. Connect the power supply cable to a installed outdoors: Risk of Electric 100-240V power outlet. Shock. Install only to a covered Class A GFCI receptacle (residual-current Note: When the charging station is device) that has an enclosure that is connected, it is possible to charge the weatherproof with the attachment plug product. Place the product in the charging cap inserted or removed. station while the boundary and guide wires are being laid. Switch on the product. Do not continue with any product settings before CAUTION: Do not make new holes in the installation is complete. the charging station plate. 6. Put the low-voltage cable in the ground with stakes or bury the cable. Refer to To put the CAUTION: Do not put your feet on the wire into position with stakes on page 22 or baseplate of the charging station. To bury the boundary wire or the guide wire on page 23. 7. Connect the wires to the charging station WARNING: The power supply cable after the installation of boundary wire and and the extension cable must be guide wire is complete. Refer to To install outside the work area to avoid damage the boundary wire on page 21 and To to the cables. install the guide wire on page 22. 8. Attach the charging station to the ground with the supplied screws after the guide wire When connecting the power supply, only use a is installed. Refer to To install the guide wire wall socket that is connected to an residual- on page 22. current device. 1. Read and understand the instructions about 3.5.3 To install the boundary wire the charging station. Refer to To examine CAUTION: Do not put remaining wire where to put the charging station on page in a coil. The coil causes interference 15. with the product. 2. Put the charging station in the selected area. Note: Do not attach the charging station to 1. Put the boundary wire around all of the work the ground with the screws until the guide area. Start and complete the installation behind the charging station. 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020 Installation - 21
2. Open the connector and put the boundary 9. Connect the guide wire to the boundary wire wire in the connector. with a coupler. 3. Close the connector with a pair of pliers. a) Put the 2 ends of the boundary wire and the end of the guide wire into the coupler. 4. Cut the boundary wire 1-2 cm / 0.4-0.8 in. Note: Make sure that you can see the above each connector. ends of the wires through the 5. Push the right connector onto the metal pin transparent area of the coupler. on the charging station with the mark "AR". b) Push the button on the coupler with an 6. Push the left connector onto the metal pin adjustable pliers. on the charging station with the mark "AL". 3.5.4 To install the guide wire CAUTION: Twinned cables, or a screw terminal block that is insulated with insulation tape are not satisfactory splices. Soil moisture will cause the wire to oxidize and after a time result in a broken circuit. 1. Open the connector and put the wire in the connector. 10. Attach the guide wire to the ground with 2. Close the connector with a pair of pliers. stakes or bury the guide wire in the ground. 3. Cut the guide wire 1-2 cm / 0.4-0.8 in. above Refer to To put the wire into position with each connector. stakes on page 22 or To bury the boundary wire or the guide wire on page 23. 4. Push the guide wire through the slot in the charging station plate. 11. Connect the charging station to the power outlet. 5. Push the connector onto the metal pin on the charging station with the mark "GUIDE". 3.6 To put the wire into position with 6. Disconnect the charging station from the power outlet. stakes 7. Put the end of the guide wire at the eyelet CAUTION: Make sure that the stakes on the boundary wire. hold the boundary wire and the guide 8. Cut the boundary wire with a pair of wire wire against the ground. cutters. 22 - Installation 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020
CAUTION: Cutting the grass too low right after installation can damage the wire insulation. Damage to the insulation may not cause disruptions until several weeks or months later. 1. Put the boundary wire and the guide wire on the ground. 2. Put the stakes at a maximum of 75 cm / 30 in. distance from each other. 3. Attach the stakes to the ground with a 7. Put the boundary wire or the guide wire into hammer or a plastic mallet. position with stakes. Note: The wire is overgrown with grass and not 8. Connect the charging station to the power visible after a few weeks. outlet. 3.9 After the installation of the product 3.7 To bury the boundary wire or the guide wire 3.9.1 To do a visual check of the charging station • Cut a groove in the ground with an edge cutter or a straight shovel. 1. Make sure that the indicator LED lamp on • Put the boundary wire or the guide wire 1-20 the charging station has a green light. cm / 0.4-8 in. into the ground. 3.8 To extend the boundary wire or the guide wire Note: Extend the boundary wire or the guide wire if it is too short for the work area. Use original spare parts, for example couplers. 2. If the indicator LED lamp does not have a green light, do a check of the installation. 1. Disconnect the charging station from the Refer to Indicator lamp in the charging power outlet. station on page 48 and To install the 2. Cut the boundary wire or the guide wire with charging station on page 20. a pair of wire cutters where it is necessary to 3.9.2 To do the basic settings install the extension. Before the product starts to operate for the first 3. Add wire where it is necessary to install the time, you must do the basic settings. extension. 4. Put the boundary wire or the guide wire into 1. Put the product in the charging station. position. 2. Switch on the product. 5. Put the wire ends into a coupler. 3. Push the arrow buttons and the OK button. Select language, country, date, time and set Note: Make sure that you can see the ends a PIN code. of the boundary wire or the guide wire through the transparent area of the coupler. Note: It is not possible to use 0000 as PIN code. 6. Push the button on the coupler with an adjustable pliers. 4. Push the Start button and close the hatch to initiate a calibration process of the product. 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020 Installation - 23
Note: If the battery is too low, the product flattened. The product is also subjected to needs to charge the batteries fully before the unnecessary wear. calibration starts. Refer to Calibration on page 24. 3.10.3.1 To set the schedule 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu 3.9.3 Calibration on page 24. The calibration process is automatic. After the 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to basic settings are done, the product moves away move through the menu structure Schedule from the charging station and stops, while it > Overview. calibrates some of the product settings. When the 3. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to calibration is complete, the product starts to mow. select the day. 3.10 To do the product settings 4. Use the right arrow button to select the period. All commands and settings for the product are done via the control panel. The control panel 5. Push the OK button. consists of a display and a keypad, and all 6. Calculate the suitable operating hours. Refer functions are accessed through the menus. The to To calculate the suitable operating hours functions have factory settings to suit most work on page 24. areas, but the settings can be adapted to the 7. Enter the time with the number buttons. The unique situation for each work area. product can cut the grass 1 or 2 periods each day. 3.10.1 Menu structure The main menu contains: • Schedule • Security • Messages • Weather timer • Installation 8. If the product must not cut grass on a • Settings specified day, unselect the box adjacent to • Accessories the 2 time periods. Refer to Menu structure overview - 1 on page 7 3.10.3.2 To calculate the suitable operating hours and Menu structure overview - 2 on page 8. If the work area is less than maximum product 3.10.2 To get access to the menu capacity, the schedule should be set to minimize wear on the lawn and the product. 1. Push the STOP button. 2. Use the number buttons and the OK button 1. Calculate the dimension of your lawn in m2 / to enter the PIN code. ft2. 3. Push the MENU button. 2. Divide the m2 / ft2 of the lawn with the approximate daily operation capacity. Refer 3.10.3 Schedule to table below. 3. The result is equal to the number of hours that the product must mow each day. The number of hours includes both mowing, searching and charging time. Note: The lawn should not be cut too often to Note: The daily operation capacity is approximate obtain the best result. If the product is allowed to and depends on the inbuilt standby period. Refer operate too much, the lawn may appear to Schedule and Standby on page 37. 24 - Installation 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020
Product work ca- Approximate daily opera- 3.10.3.5 Security level pacity tion capacity, m2/h, ft2/h Automower® 305 55 / 590 Example: A lawn of 500 m2 / 5400 ft2, cut with a Automower® 305. There are 3 security levels for the product. 500 m2 / 55 ≈ 9 h. Function Low Medium High 5400 ft2 / 590 ≈ 9 h. Alarm X Days / week h / day Suggested PIN-code X X schedule setting Time lock X X X 7 9 07:00- 16:00 / 7:00 am - 4:00 • Alarm - An alarm goes off if the PIN-code is pm not entered within 10 seconds after the STOP button is pushed. The alarm also 3.10.3.3 To copy the schedule setting goes off when the product is lifted. The 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu alarm stops when the PIN-code is entered. on page 24. • PIN-code - The correct PIN-code must be entered to get access to the Menu structure 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to of the product. If the incorrect PIN-code is move through the menu structure Schedule entered 5 times, the product is locked for a > Overview > Copy. time. The lock is extended for each new 3. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to incorrect try. copy the schedule setting. You can copy the • Time lock - The product locks if the PIN- schedule settings day to day or for the full code has not been entered in 30 days. Enter week. the PIN-code to get access to the product. To set the security level Select 1 of 3 security levels for your product. 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu on page 24. 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to move through the menu structure Settings > 3.10.3.4 To reset the schedule setting Security > Security level. You can remove all schedule settings and use 3. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to the factory setting. select the level of security. 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu 4. Push the OK button. on page 24. To create a New loop signal 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to The loop signal is randomly selected to create a move through the menu structure Schedule unique link between the product and the charging > Overview > Reset. station. In rare cases, there may be a need to a) Push the arrow buttons to select generate a new signal, for instance if two Current day to only reset the current adjacent installations have a very similar signal. day to factory settings. 1. Place the product in the charging station. b) Push the arrow buttons to select All week to reset all schedule settings to 2. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu factory settings. on page 24. 3. Push the OK button. 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020 Installation - 25
3. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to If the product is disrupted in any way, for move through the menu structure Security > example it is trapped or the battery is low, a Advanced > New loop signal. message is saved relating to the disruption and 4. Await confirmation that the loop signal has the time it happened. been generated. This normally takes about If the same message is repeated several times, 10 seconds. this may indicate that an adjustment to the To change the PIN-code installation or the product is required. Refer to Installation on page 15. 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu on page 24. To read the messages 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu move through the menu structure Settings > on page 24. Security > Advanced > Change PIN-code. 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to 3. Enter the new PIN code. move through the menu structure Messages 4. Push the OK button. > Fault messages and Messages > Info messages. 5. Enter the new PIN code. 3. Read the messages and read the 6. Push the OK button. Troubleshooting to get information and 7. Make a note of the new PIN code. Refer to recommendations to correct the faults. Introduction on page 3. 3.10.4 Weather timer To change the duration of the alarm 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu on page 24. 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to move through the menu structure Security > automatically adjust the cutting time to the growth Advanced > Duration > Duration of alarm. of the grass. The product is not permitted to operate more than the schedule settings. 3. Use the arrow buttons to select a time interval of 1 to 20 minutes. Note: When using , it is recommended to make 4. Push the BACK button. as much operating time as possible available for . Do not restrict the schedule more than To change the duration of the time lock necessary. 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu on page 24. The first operation of the day is set by the 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to schedule settings. The product always complete move through the menu structure Security > 1 mowing cycle, and then selects if the product Advanced > Duration > Duration of time will continue to operate or not. lock. 3. Use the number buttons to select a time Note: is reset if the product does not operate for interval of 1–90 days. more than 50 hours, or if a Reset of all user 4. Push the BACK button. settings is done. is not changed if a Reset of schedule settings is done. 3.10.3.6 Messages 3.10.4.1 To set the Weather timer 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu In this menu the previous fault and information on page 24. messages can be found. For some of the 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to messages, there are tips and advice to help to move through the menu structure Weather rectify the fault. Refer to Troubleshooting on page timer > Use Weather timer. 42. 26 - Installation 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020
3. Push the OK button to select the Weather the product continues and cuts the lawn as timer. normal. 4. Push the BACK button. Area A, approximately 50% 3.10.4.2 To set the Weather timer frequency Area B, approximately 30% Set how frequently the product cuts the grass Area C, approximately 20% when the Weather timer is in use. There are 3 frequency levels: Low, Mid and High. The higher the frequency, the more sensitive the product is to the grass growth. That is, if the grass growth is C high then the product is allowed to work longer. Note: If the mowing results are not optimal when using Weather timer, the schedule settings may need adjusting. Do not restrict the schedule more A than necessary. Also, check that the blade disc is clean and that the blades are in good condition. B 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu on page 24. 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to move through the menu structure Weather timer > Cutting time. 3.10.5.1 To set the Lawn Coverage function 3. Use the arrow buttons to select Low, Mid or 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu High frequency. on page 24. 4. Push the BACK button. 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to move through the menu structure Settings > 3.10.5 Lawn Coverage and Systematic Lawn Coverage > Area 1-3. Passage Mowing 3. Use the arrow button to select the area. If the work area includes remote parts that are connected with narrow passages, the Lawn 4. Push the OK button. Coverage and Systematic Passage Mowing 5. Measure the distance from the charging function are useful to be able to maintain a well- station to the start of the area. Measure cut lawn in all parts of the yard. The Lawn along the guide wire. Refer to To measure Coverage function is used to guide the product to the distance from the charging station on remote parts of the work area. The Systematic page 28. Passage Mowing function is used for narrow 6. Push the arrow buttons to select the passage mowing. A guide wire must be installed distance, measured in m. to use these functions. You can set a maximum of 3 remote areas. 7. Push the OK button. 8. Use the arrow buttons to select the With the Lawn Coverage function the product first percentage of the cutting time the product follows and then leaves the guide wire after a must cut the area. The percentage is equal certain distance and starts to mow the lawn. to the percentage of the area in relation to The Systematic Passage Mowing function is the complete work area. suitable to mow narrow passages of 60 cm - 1.5 a) Measure the area. m / 23 in. - 4.9 ft. width. The product moves in a b) Divide the measured area with the total pattern to cover the passage width. The product work area. starts the Systematic Passage Mowing at the set c) Convert the result to percentage. distance from the charging station. When the product reaches the end of the narrow passage, 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020 Installation - 27
Note: The sum of Area 1-3 must be 100% or 3. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to less. If the sum is less than 100%, the move through the menu structure Settings > product sometimes straddles the guide wire Lawn Coverage > Area > More > Test. and starts to mow at the charging station. 4. Push the OK button. 5. Push the START button. 9. Push the BACK button. 6. Close the hatch. 3.10.5.2 To set the System Passage Mowing 7. Make sure the product can find the area. function 3.10.5.4 To measure the distance from the Note: To prevent that the grass in the narrow charging station passage is worn, Husqvarna recommends to set 1. Put the product in the charging station. a low percentage for the Systematic Passage Mowing. 2. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu on page 24. 3. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu move through the menu structure Settings > on page 24. Lawn Coverage > Area > How far? 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to 4. Use the arrow buttons to set m as a move through the menu structure Settings > distance. Lawn Coverage > Area 1-3. 5. Push the OK button. 3. Use the arrow buttons to select the area. 6. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to 4. Push the OK button. move through the menu structure Settings > 5. Measure the distance from the charging Lawn Coverage > Area > More > Test. station to the beginning of the narrow 7. Push the OK button. passage. Measure along the guide wire. Refer to To measure the distance from the 8. Push the STOP button when the product is charging station on page 28. at the distance you select to measure. The distance shows in the display. Note: Make sure that the distance to the Systematic Passage Mowing is set inside 3.10.5.5 To disable or enable the Lawn Coverage the narrow passage. function Disable or enable the Lawn Coverage function for 6. Push the arrow buttons to select the each area. distance. 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu 7. Push the OK button. on page 24. 8. Use the arrow buttons to select the % of the 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to cutting time that the product must start the move through the menu structure Settings > narrow passage cutting. Lawn Coverage > Area > Disable. 9. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to 3. Push the OK button. select More > Systematic Passage Mowing. 4. Push the BACK button. 10. Push the OK button to enable Systematic Passage Mowing. 3.10.5.6 To reset the Lawn Coverage settings 11. Push the BACK button. You can reset the Lawn Coverage settings for each area and use the factory setting. 3.10.5.3 To do a test of the Lawn Coverage function 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu on page 24. 1. Put the product in the charging station. 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to 2. Do step 1-3 in To get access to the menu on move through the menu structure Settings > page 24. Lawn Coverage > Area > More > Reset. 3. Push the OK button. 28 - Installation 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020
3.10.6 Methods for the product to find the 9. Push the OK button. charging station 10. Push the START button and close the hatch. The product has 3 search methods to find the 3.10.6.2 To do a test of the guide wire charging station : 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu • Irregular - The product moves in the work on page 24. area until it finds the signal of the charging 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to station. move through the menu structure Installation • Guide wire - The product moves in the work > Find charging station > Guide > More > area until it finds the guide wire. The product Test guide. moves along the guide wire to the charging station. 3. Put the product 3 m / 9 ft. from the boundary wire. • Boundary wire - The product moves in the work area until it finds the boundary wire. 4. Push the START button and close the hatch. The product moves along the boundary wire 5. Make sure the product follows the guide wire to the charging station. to the charging station. The factory setting is set to mix the 3 search 6. Make sure the product docks with the methods. When the battery is low the product charging station. starts to search for the charging station with the 7. If the product does not dock with the irregular method for 3 min. After 3 min the charging station, change the position of the product changes search method to the guide wire charging station or the guide wire. Refer to method. The product tries to find the guide wire To install the charging station on page 20 for 8 min. After 11 min the product changes and To install the guide wire on page 22. search method to the boundary wire method. 3.10.6.3 To do a test of the boundary wire You can change the settings for how the product finds the charging station to adapt to the work 1. Put the product 3 m / 9 ft. from the boundary area. wire, facing the boundary wire. 2. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu 3.10.6.1 To set how the product finds the on page 24. charging station 3. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to You can make manual settings to make the move through the menu structure Installation product search for the guide wire or the boundary > Find charging station > Overview of wire in 0–30 min from when the battery is low. search methods > Boundary > More > Test 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu right / Test left. on page 24. 4. Push the START button and close the hatch. 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to 5. Make sure the product follows the guide wire move through the menu structure Installation to the charging station. > To find the charging station > Overview of 6. Make sure the product docks with the search methods > Guide. charging station. 3. Push the arrow buttons to select 1 of the 7. Change the position of the charging station guide wires. or the guide wire if the product does not 4. Push the number buttons to set the time. dock with the charging station. Refer to To 5. Push the OK button. install the charging station on page 20 and 6. Push the BACK button. To install the guide wire on page 22 . 7. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to 3.10.6.4 To change the signal range of the move through the menu structure Installation charging station > To find the charging station > Overview of 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu search methods > Boundary wire. on page 24. 8. Push the number buttons to set the time. 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020 Installation - 29
2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to Note: Make the corridor width as wide as move through the menu structure Installation possible for a minimum risk of lines in the lawn. > Find the charging station > Overview of search methods > Charging station range. 3. Use the left arrow button to select MAX, 3.10.8 Exit angle MID, MIN. If the sum of the Lawn Coverage function is less 4. Push the BACK button. than 100%, the product sometimes starts to mow at the charging station. The product moves away Note: It is usually better to move the charging from the charging station with an exit angle station, than to decrease the range of the between 90°–270°. The exit angles can be set to charging station signal. 1–2 exit sectors. 3.10.8.1 To set the exit angle 3.10.7 Corridor width 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu The boundary wire corridor is the area adjacent on page 24. to the boundary wire and the guide corridor is the 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to area adjacent to the guide wire. The product uses move through the menu structure Installation the corridors to find the charging station. When > Advanced > Exit angles > Sector 1. the product moves in the direction of the charging 3. Use the number buttons to set the angles in station, it always moves to the left of the guide degrees. wire. 4. Push the down arrow button. 5. Use the number buttons to select how frequently the product must use each sector. Set in percentage. 6. Push the BACK button. 3.10.9 Reversing distance The reversing distance makes the product move in reverse for a set distance, before the product starts to cut the lawn. The factory setting is 60 cm / 2 ft. 3.10.9.1 To set the reversing distance The corridor width is adjusted automatically. Only 1. Do steps 1-3 in To get access to the menu in rare occasions manual settings need to be on page 24. entered. The corridor width can be set between 0-9. If guide corridor width is set to 0, the product 2. Use the arrow button and the OK button to runs over the guide wire. The factory setting is 6 move through the menu structure Installation for the boundary wire and 9 for the guide wire. > Advanced > Reversing distance. 3. Use the number buttons to set the distance. 3.10.7.1 To set the corridor width 4. Push the BACK button. 1. Do steps 1–3 in To get access to the menu on page 24. 3.10.10 Drive Past Wire function 2. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to The front of the product always moves past the move through the menu structure Installation boundary wire by a specified distance before the > Advanced > Corridor width. product moves back into the work area. The 3. Use the arrow buttons to select a corridor. factory setting is 31 cm / 13 in. You can select a distance of 20-50 cm / 10-15 in. 4. Use the number buttons to select a corridor width of 0-9. 30 - Installation 1462 - 001 - 24.02.2020
You can also read