Philips FC8820 User manual
FC8820
FC8810
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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips!
at www.philips.com/welcome.
Your robot (Fig. 1)
1 Handle of dust container lid
2 Dust container lid
3 Filter
4 Dust container
5 Top cover
6 Error codes table
7 Fan
8 Bumper
9 On/off button (switches robot on or to standby)
10 Power switch (switches robot on or off)
11 Front wheel
12 Side brush shafts
13 Drop-off sensors
14 Wheels
15 Battery cavity
16 Suction opening
17 Side brushes
18 Rechargeable battery
19 Battery cavity cover
20 Fixation blocks for dry wipes
21 Dry wipe holder
22 Dry wipes
23 Battery holder
24 Remote control
25 Charging cord
26 Pointer
27 Virtual wall unit
28 Docking station
29 Adapter
30 Small plug
Displays and control panels
Control panel of docking station
2 Adjusting and setting buttons
3 Battery indicator
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Remote control
1 Navigation buttons and on/off
2 Cleaning time buttons
3 Cleaning mode buttons
4 Fan speed buttons
5 Docking button
Pointer (FC8820)
1 Pointer button
2 On/off button
3 Cleaning mode buttons
4 Cleaning time buttons
5 Docking button
How your robot works
What your robot cleans
This robot is equipped with features that make it a suitable cleaner to help
The robot also needs supervision when you use it on black and shiny
How your robot cleans
Cleaning system
- The two side brushes help the robot clean in corners and along walls.
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- The suction power of the robot picks up loose dirt and transports it
through the suction opening into the dust container.
- The robot comes with a dry wipe holder that allows you to clean your
Cleaning patterns
cleaning patterns to clean each area of the room optimally.The cleaning
patterns it uses are:
1 Z-pattern or zigzag pattern
2 Random pattern
3 Wall-following pattern
4 Spiral pattern
1 Z-pattern
2 Random pattern
3 Wall-following pattern
4 Spiral pattern
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moving in Z-pattern again.The robot continues to use this sequence
or until it is switched off manually.
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it switches to spiral mode and to turbo fan speed to ensure thorough
dirt removal.
Note:You can also select each mode individually by pressing the appropriate
button on the remote control or pointer (FC8820 only). For more details,
see chapter ‘Using your robot’, section ‘Cleaning modes’.
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How your robot avoids height differences
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off sensors to detect and avoid height differences such as staircases.
Note: It is normal for the robot to move slightly over the edge of a height
difference, as its front drop-off sensor is located behind the bumper.
Caution: In some cases, the drop-off sensors may not detect a staircase
or other height difference in time.Therefore monitor the robot carefully
or another height difference.
Mounting the side brushes
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2 Push the side brushes onto the shafts on the bottom of the robot.
Note: Make sure you attach the side brushes properly. Press them onto the
shaft until you hear them lock into position with a click.
Inserting the rechargeable battery into the robot
You have to insert the rechargeable battery before use.
1 Press the ribbed sections on the battery cavity cover to unlock it.
2 Slide the battery cavity cover off the robot.
3 Remove the plastic from the rechargeable battery.
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4 Place the rechargeable battery into the battery cavity.
Note: Make sure that the print on the battery points upwards and that the
connectors point in the right direction.
5 Slide the battery cavity cover back onto the robot.
Removing the protection tag from the remote control
The remote control works on a CR2025 coin-shaped battery.This battery
is protected with a protection tag that has to be removed before use.
1 Pull the battery protection tag out of the battery compartment of
the remote control.
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Preparing for use
Installing the docking station
1 Insert the small plug of the adapter into the socket on the docking
of the docking station lights up.
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fasten it to the wall with screws or with two strips of double-sided tape.
Note: Make sure that there are no obstacles or height differences 80cm in
front, 30 cm to the right and 100cm to the left of the docking station.
Charging
Your robot can be charged in two ways:
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- By connecting the robot directly to the mains
Note:When the rechargeable battery is fully charged, your robot can clean
for up to 100 minutes.
Charging on the docking station
1 Place the robot on the plugged-in docking station.
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3 The battery indicator on the display of the docking station and the
robot shows the booting indicator.
4 When the rechargeable battery is fully charged, the battery indicator
on the display of the docking station and the light in the on/of button
Charging automatically during use
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station to recharge.When the robot returns to the docking station,
2 When the robot is positioned correctly on the docking station, the
3 When the rechargeable battery is fully charged, the battery indicator
on the display of the docking station and the light in the on/of button
Note:The robot only returns to the docking station automatically when it
started cleaning from the docking station.
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Charging directly from the mains
1 Insert the small plug of the adapter into the socket on the robot
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3 When the robot is connected to the mains correctly, the light in
rechargeable battery is being charged.
4 When the rechargeable battery is fully charged, the light in the
Preparing the room for a cleaning run
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Using your robot
Starting and stopping
1 Press the on/off button.The light in the on/off button goes on and
the robot starts cleaning.
- You can press the on/off button on the robot.
- You can also press the on off button on the remote control or on
the pointer (FC8820).
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2 Unless you press one of the mode buttons, the robot continues
cleaning modes, see section ‘Cleaning modes’.
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4 You can also press the on/off button to interrupt or stop the
cleaning run. If you press the on/off button again and there is still
enough energy in the rechargeable battery, the robot continues
cleaning in the auto cleaning mode.
5 You can also make the robot return to the docking station before
on the display of the robot lights up and the robot returns to the
docking station.
Note: If you did not start the robot from the docking station, it does not return
to the docking station automatically when the rechargeable battery runs
low. If there is still enough energy in the rechargeable battery, you can press
the docking button to make the robot return to the docking station. If the
rechargeable battery is completely empty, you have to place the robot on the
docking station manually.
Cleaning modes
modes that can each be activated by pressing the appropriate button.
Z-pattern mode
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through the room to clean large areas.
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Random mode
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and crisscross movements.
Wall-following mode
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alongside the walls an extra clean.
Spiral mode
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speed to clean a dirty area thoroughly.
Manual driving
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of the on/off button on the remote control to navigate the robot
through the room.
Note: Do not press the downward arrow when the robot is close to a height
difference or a staircase.
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Using the cleaning time buttons
- Press the maximum cleaning time button to make the robot clean
in auto cleaning mode until its rechargeable battery runs low.
back to the docking station.
- The other cleaning time buttons allow you to let the robot operate for
the robot automatically returns to the docking station when it started
Using cleaning programs
Setting clock time and day
1 Press the set button.The set mode indicator and the clock time
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3 Use the + and - buttons on the remote control to set the hour.
The set hour appears on the display.
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5 Use the + and - buttons on the remote control to set the minutes.
The set minutes appear on the display.
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7 Use the + and - buttons on the remote control to set the current
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setting. Both the set mode indicator and the clock time indicator
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Programming cleaning times
The programming options available are:
Program Indication on display
Cleaning every day All day indications are on
Cleaning on weekdays Mo to Fri indications are on
Cleaning on 2 consecutive days
Cleaning 1 day a week
1 Press the set button.The set mode indicator and the cleaning
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3 Use the + and - buttons on the remote control to set the hour.
The set hour appears on the display.
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5 Use the + and - buttons on the remote control to set the minutes.
The set minutes appear on the display.
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cleaning programs (see the table above for the programming
options available).
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and turn solid.
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program indicator and the day or days selected. If you leave the robot
cleaning at the programmed time on the programmed day or days.
Fan speed buttons
You can use the fan speed buttons to increase the fan speed to turbo or to
switch off the fan.The default setting is normal fan speed.
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1 Turbo fan speed increases the suction power of the robot.
2 You can switch off the fan by pressing this button.
3 Press this button for normal fan speed.
Clap response
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makes the error code appear on the display. See chapter ‘Error codes’
for the explanation of what these error codes mean.
Using the dry wipe attachment
with dry wipes.
Preparing the dry wipe attachment for use
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blocks into the recesses.
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other side.
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Using the robot with the dry wipe attachment
carpet or rugs.
Removing the dry wipe attachment
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other side of the robot to release it.Then pull the attachment off
the robot.
Using the pointer (FC8820)
Charging the pointer
The pointer has a rechargeable battery that can be charged with the
USB cable supplied.
1 Insert the micro-USB plug into the socket in the bottom of the
pointer.
2 Insert the USB plug into a USB charger or a USB port on your
laptop.
3 The charging light on the pointer lights up solid. Charging takes
30 minutes.When the charging light goes off, the rechargeable
battery is fully charged.
Navigating the robot with the pointer
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of infrared light. With this beam you can drag the robot in a particular
direction. As long as you keep the button pressed and keep pointing
cleaning in auto cleaning mode.
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to give this area an extra-thorough clean.
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Using the virtual wall unit (FC8820)
Placing the batteries in the virtual wall unit
The virtual wall unit operates on four AA batteries.
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Note: Make sure the + and - poles of the batteries point in the right direction.
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Positioning the virtual wall unit to stop the robot
You can use the virtual wall unit to prevent the robot from entering a
room or area that you want to keep it out of.
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go, e.g near an open door to a room that is off-limits to the robot
or at the top of a staircase.
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the unit.
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a beam of infrared light.This beam of infrared light makes the robot
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Cleaning and maintenance
Emptying and cleaning the dust container
Empty and clean the dust container when the dust container full icon on
the display of the robot lights up.
1 Remove the top cover.
Note: Make sure the power switch is in ‘off’ position.
2 Pull up the handle of the dust container lid and lift the dust container
out of the dust container compartment.
Note:When you remove or reinsert the dust container, take care not to
damage the blades of the motor fan.
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the dust container.
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dust container.
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