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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips “o fully benefit from the support that
Philips offers register your product at wwwphilipscomwelcome
6eneral description
 “op cover
 Handle of dust container lid
 Dust container lid
 5ilter
 Dust container
 5an
 Bumper
 Docking station sensor
 Startstop button to start or stop the robot
 Display
 Power switch to switch the robot on or off
 “rictive XL nozzle
 5ront wheel
 Side brush shafts
 Dropoff sensors
 Battery compartment
 Wheels
 Suction opening
 Side brushes
 Battery holder
 Remote control
 Small plug
 dapter
 Docking station
Display and remote control
Display 5ig 
 Warning indicator
 Dust container full indicator
Remote control
 Navigation buttons and startstop
 Docking button
 Cleaning time button
 Cleaning mode buttons
How your robot works
What your robot cleans
“his robot is equipped with features that make it a suitable cleaner to help you clean the floors in your
home
“he robot is especially suitable for cleaning hard floors such as wooden tiled or linoleum floors It
may experience problems cleaning soft floors such as carpet or rugs If you use the robot on a carpet
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or rug please stay close by the first time to see if the robot can deal with this type of floor “he robot
also needs supervision when you use it on very dark or shiny hard floors
How your robot cleans
Cleaning system
“he robot has a stage cleaning system to clean your floors efficiently
“he two side brushes help the robot clean in corners and along walls “hey also help to remove dirt
from the floor and move it towards the suction opening 5ig 
“he suction power of the robot picks up loose dirt and transports it through the suction opening
into the dust container 5ig 
Cleaning patterns
In its auto cleaning mode the robot uses an automatic sequence of cleaning patterns to clean each
area of the room optimally “he cleaning patterns it uses are
 Zpattern or zigzag pattern 5ig 
 Random pattern 5ig 
 Wallfollowing pattern 5ig 
 Spotcleaning pattern 5ig 
In its auto cleaning mode the robot uses these patterns in a fixed sequencezpattern random
pattern wallfollowing pattern and spotcleaning pattern
When the robot has completed this sequence of patterns it starts moving in Zpattern again “he
robot continues to use this sequence of patterns to clean the room until the rechargeable battery runs
low or until it is switched off manually
Note You can also select each mode individually by pressing the appropriate button on the remote
control 5or more details see chapter Using your robot section Cleaning modes
How your robot avoids height differences
“he robot has three dropoff sensors in its bottom It uses these drop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 “herefore monitor the robot carefully the first few times you use it and when you operate
it near a staircase or another height difference It is important that you clean the dropoff sensors
regularly to ensure the robot continues to detect height differences properly see chapter 
Cleaning and maintenance for instructions
Before first use
Mounting the side brushes
Unpack the side brushes and place the robot upside down on a table or on the floor
Push the side brushes onto the shafts on the bottom of the robot 5ig 
Note Make sure you attach the side brushes properly Press them onto the shaft until you hear
them lock into position with a click
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Removing the protection tag from the remote control
“he remote control works on a CR coinshaped battery “his battery is protected with a
protection tag that has to be removed before use
Pull the battery protection tag out of the battery compartment of the remote control 5ig 
Now the remote control is ready for use
Preparing for use
Installing the docking station
Insert the small plug of the adapter into the socket on the docking station  and insert the adapter
into the wall socket  5ig 
Place the docking station on a horizontal level floor against a wall
Note Make sure that there are no obstacles or height differences  cm in front  cm to the right
and  cm to the left of the docking station 5ig 
Important note deep sleep mode
How to reset the robot when it is in deep sleep mode robot does not respond
Set the power switch to on position 5ig 
Charge the robot fter a few seconds the robot will respond again
Note “he robot will enter deep sleep mode every time you set the power switch to off position and
when the battery is empty “he battery may for instance run empty if the robot is unable to find its
docking station
Charging
When charging for the first time and when the rechargeable battery of the robot is empty the charging
time is four hours
Your robot can be charged in two ways
On the docking station either manually or automatically during use
By connecting the robot directly to the mains
Note When the rechargeable battery is fully charged your robot can clean for up to  minutes
Charging on the docking station
Set the power switch to on position 5ig 
Place the robot on the pluggedin docking station 5ig 
“he startstop button starts flashing slowly 5ig 
When the rechargeable battery is fully charged the startstop button lights up continuously 5ig

Charging automatically during use
When the robot has finished cleaning or when only  of the battery power remains it
automatically searches for the docking station to recharge When the robot searches for the
docking station the startstop button flashes quickly 5ig 
When the rechargeable battery is fully charged the startstop button lights up continuously
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Note “he robot only searches for the docking station automatically when it started cleaning from the
docking station
Charging directly from the mains
Press the power switch to switch on the robot
Insert the small plug of the adapter into the socket on the robot  Insert the adapter into a wall
socket  5ig 
When the robot is connected to the mains correctly the startstop button starts flashing very
slowly “his indicates that the robot is charging
When the rechargeable battery is fully charged the startstop button lights up continuously
Preparing the room for a cleaning run
Before you start the robot on its cleaning run make sure that you remove all loose and fragile objects
from the floor 5ig 
lso remove all cables wires and cords from the floor
Using your robot
Starting and stopping
Press the startstop button
-You can press the startstop button on the robot 5ig 
-You can also press the startstop button on the remote control 5ig 
“he startstop button is continuously on and the robot starts cleaning 5ig 
“he robot cleans in the autocleaning mode until its battery runs low In the autocleaning mode it
follows repeated sequences of Zpattern random wallfollowing and spotcleaning patterns 5ig

Note “o select an individual mode press one of the mode buttons on the remote control See
section Cleaning mode selection for more details
When the battery runs low the startstop button starts flashing and the robot searches for the
docking station to recharge 5ig 
You can also press the startstop button to interrupt or stop the cleaning run If you press the
startstop button again and there is still enough energy in the rechargeable battery the robot
continues cleaning in the autocleaning mode
“o make the robot return to the docking station before the rechargeable battery runs low press the
docking button on the remote control 5ig 
“he startstop button starts flashing and the robot searches for the docking station 5ig 
Note If you did not start the robot from the docking station it does not search for 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 on the remote control 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
Operating the docking station
“he docking station has two controls that can be used to operate the robot
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Battery full and go button
If you press the battery full and go button on the docking station while the robot is charging the robot
starts cleaning as soon as the rechargeable battery is full 5ig 
h button
If you press the h button on the docking station the docking station starts to count down the 
hours until the next cleaning run When the countdown is finished the robot starts cleaning until its
battery runs low and then returns to the docking station automatically to recharge 5ig 
Cleaning mode selection
Next to the autocleaning mode this robot has four individual cleaning modes that can each be
activated by pressing the appropriate button on the remote control
Zpattern mode
In Zpattern mode the robot cleans by making Zshaped loops through the room to clean large areas
5ig 
Random mode
In this mode the robot cleans the room in a mixed pattern of straight and crisscross movements 5ig

Wallfollowing mode
In this mode the robot follows the walls of the room to give the area alongside the walls an extra
clean 5ig 
Spotcleaning mode
In this mode the robot moves randomly on a small area to clean this area thoroughly 5ig 
Note “he manually selected modes are only active for a couple of minutes fter that the robot
switches to autocleaning mode
Manual driving
Use the arrow buttons above and below and to the left and right of the startstop button on the
remote control to navigate the robot through the room 5ig 
Note Be careful when you drive the robot manually close to height differences and staircases
Note “he vacuuming function and the side brushes only work when the robot is driven forward
“he left right or back buttons are only for maneuvering the robot
Using the cleaning time button
Press the cleaning time button on the remote control to make the robot clean for  minutes When
the cleaning time is finished the robot returns to the docking station to recharge 5ig 
Using the power switch
Setting the power to off position places the robot in deep sleep mode In this mode the robot does
not respond anymore
If you want to charge the robot you need to press the power switch to on
If the robot goes into deep sleep mode during use you can reactivate it by setting the power
switch to on and by charging the robot fter a few seconds the robot will respond again
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