Zodiac V3 4WD User manual

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Instructions for installation and use
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H0402400.A - W2503A - 2013/02

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•Readthismanualcarefullybeforeinstalling,maintainingorrepairingthisdevice!
•Thesymbolindicatesimportantinformationthatmustbetakenintoaccountinordertoavoidrisk
ofpersonalinjuryand/ordamagetotheappliance.
•Thesymbolindicatesusefulinformation.
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Exclusiveuse:poolwatercleaning(mustnotbeusedforanyotherpurpose).
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Failuretocomplywiththefollowingwarningscanresultinpermanentinjury,electrocutionordrowning.
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PREVENTELECTRICALSHOCK
Toreduceriskofelectricalshock:
•ConnectunittoreceptacleprotectedbyaGroundFaultCircuitInterrupter(GFCI)oraResidualCurrent
Device(RCD)havingaratedresidualoperatingcurrentnotexceeding30mA.
•Whilethecontrolunitiswaterresistant,itisnotintendedforanytypeofsustainedcontactwithwater.
Therefore,itshouldbeinstalledatleast3.5metersfromtheinsidewallofyourswimmingpool.Never
submergethecontrolunit.
•Besuretofollowallapplicablelocalandnationalelectricalandinstallationcodes.
•Thecleanerisforpermanently‐installed,in‐groundpoolsonly.Thecleaneristobeinstalledinaccordance
withtherelevantrequirementsoftheAustralianwiringrulesAS/NZS3000.Alsorefertotheinstallation
instructionsrelatingtotheswimmingpoolequipmentforwhichthecleanerwillbeanintegralpart.The
cleaneristobesuppliedthroughaResidualCurrentDevice(RCD)witharatedresidualoperatingcurrentof
30mA.
•Donotenterpoolwhilethecleanerisinwater.
•Donotburycord.Locatecordsoastopreventitfrombeingdamagedbylawnmowers,hedgetrimmers
andotherequipment.
•Toreducetheriskofelectricalshock,donotusethecleanerorcontrolunitifthecordiswornordamaged.
Ifthesupplycordisdamageditmustbereplacedbythemanufactureroritsserviceagent,orasimilarly
qualifiedpersoninordertoavoidahazard.
•Doubleinsulation—Thecleanerutilizesa'double‐insulated'constructionwhichmeansthatitisdesigned
suchthatitdoesnotrequireasafety‐connectiontoearthground.Forcontinuedprotectionagainstpossible
electricshock,useonlyidenticalreplacementpartswhenservicing.Donotattemptrepairofthecleaner,
controlunit,powercord,orfloatingcable.
•NEVEROPENCONTROLUNIT.
•Donotuseanextensioncordtoconnecttheunittoelectricsupply;provideaproperlylocatedoutlet.The
controlunitshouldbeplacedneartheoutletbox.
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PREVENTCHILDINJURYANDDROWNING
•Toreducetheriskofinjury,donotpermitchildrentooperatethisproduct.
•Donotletanyone,especiallysmallchildren,sit,step,lean,orclimbonanyequipmentinstalledaspartof
yourpool’soperationalsystem.
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1.Informationbeforeuse............................................................................................3
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2.Descriptionofthecontrolbox..................................................................................5
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3.Use..........................................................................................................................6
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4.Programcleaningcyclesforwhenyouareaway......................................................8
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5.Remotecontrol(V44WD)......................................................................................10
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6.Maintenance..........................................................................................................11
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7.Troubleshooting.....................................................................................................12
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8.Productcompliance...............................................................................................13
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Failuretocomplywiththefollowingwarningscouldcausedamagetopoolequipmentorpersonalinjury.
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•Thisproductisintendedforusewithpermanently‐installedpools.Donotusewithstorablepools.A
permanently‐installedpoolisconstructedinoronthegroundorinabuildingsuchthatitcannotbereadily
disassembledforstorage.Astorablepoolisconstructedsothatitiscapableofbeingreadilydisassembled
forstorageandreassembledtoitsoriginalintegrity.
•Thecleanermustbeinstalledandoperatedasspecified.
•Turnthecleaneroffbeforeremovingitfromwater,anddonotoperateoutofwater.
•Donotremovethecleanerfromthepoolfor15minutesafterthecleaningcyclehascompleted.
•Cleanfiltercanisterinthecleaneraftereachuse.
•Donotusetheproductinyourpoolifthewatertemperatureisabove35°Corbelow13°C.
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USEOFTHECLEANERINAVINYLLINERPOOL
Certainvinyllinerpatternsareparticularlysusceptibletorapidsurfacewearofpatternremovalcausedby
objectscomingintocontactwiththevinylsurface,includingpoolbrushes,pooltoys,floats,fountains,
chlorinedispensers,andautomaticpoolcleaners.Somevinyllinerpatternscanbeseriouslyscratchedor
abradedsimplybyrubbingthesurfacewithapoolbrush.Inkfromthepatterncanalsoruboffduringthe
installationprocessorwhenitcomesintocontactwithobjectsinthepool.ZodiacGroupAustraliaPtyLtd.,is
notresponsiblefor,andtheLimitedWarrantydoesnotcover,patternremoval,abrasionormarkingsonvinyl
liners.
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1.Informationbeforeuse
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1.1Important
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Checkthatyourappliancehasnotbeendamagedduringtransport(shocks,brokenparts,etc.).Ifyoufindany
problemsdon'thesitatetocontactyourresellerbeforeusingthecleaner.
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1.2Technicalspecifications
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Controlunitvoltage 
220‐240VAC,50Hz;short‐circuit‐proofsafety
isolatingtype
Robotsupplyvoltage30VDC
Installedload150W
Cablelength18mor21m(V44WD)
Cleanersize(WxDxH)43x48x27cm
Packsize(WxDxH)56x56x46cm
Weightofcleaner9kg500
Packedweight19kg
Theoreticalwidthcleaned270mm
Pumpoutput16m³/hr
CycledurationDependingontheselectedcycle
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1.3Recommendationsforuse
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Thecleanermustoperateinpoolwaterhavingthefollowingcharacteristics:Chlorine<3mg/l,pHbetween6.8
and7.6,temperaturebetween15°Cand35°C,
Regularuseofthecleanermeansthatyourpoolwillalwaysbecleanandthefilterlessclogged,
Whenthepoolisdirty,especiallywhencommissioning,removethelargestdebrisusinganetinorderto
optimisecleanerperformance.Startbylaunchingseveralbottom‐onlymodecleaningcycles.
Removeanythermometers,toysandotherobjectsthatmightdamagethecleaner,
Immersethecleanerbeforelaunchingacleaningcycle,
Donotleavethecleanerinthewaterpermanently,
Stowyourcleaneronitscaddyassoonaspossibleinordertoavoiddistortingtheflexibleedgeatthefilter
input.
Donotleavethecontrolboxindirectsunlightafterhavingusedthecleaner,
Nevercoverthecontrolboxwhilethecleanerisinoperation,
Ifpartofthepoolisnotproperlycleanedchangetheplacewhereyouimmersethecleaneruntilyoufindthe
bestspot,
Thebehaviouroftherobotisstronglyimpactedbythetanglingofthecable.Pleaseuntanglethecableandlayit
outinthesunsothatitreturnstoitsoriginalshape,
Youcanoperatethefilteringpumpduringacleaningcycle,theparticlesplacedinsuspensionbythecleanerwill
thusbefilteredout.However,ifthebehaviourofthecleanerisinfluencedbythejetasthedischargenozzle
levelwhenthefilteringpumpisoperational,weadviseyoutostartyourrobotwhenthefilteringpumpisnot
operating.
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1.5Immersingthecleaner
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Placethecleanerverticallyintothewater(1)andmoveitslightlyinalldirectionssothattheaircontainedinthe
cleanerescapes(2).
Itisessentialthatthecleanersinksonitsownandsettlesonthepoolbottom.Spreadouttherequiredlengthof
cablebythepool.Foroptimumoperationwerecommendthatyouplacethecaddywiththecontrolboxatthe
centreofthepoollength(3).
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1.6Electricalconnection
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Unscrewtheprotectivecap.
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Connectthepowersupplycabletothecontrolbox(1)andlockitintoplace:firmly
tightentheringbyturningitclockwise(2).Makesuretheconnectorissufficiently
pushedintoplace.Ifthisisnotthecaserepeattheoperation.
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Connectthemainscable.Onlyconnectthecontrolboxtoapoweroutletprotected
bya30mAmaximumgroundfaultcircuitbreaker(ifindoubtcontactaqualified
electrician).
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2.Descriptionofthecontrolbox
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2.1V34WD
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Donotallowbathingwhenthecleanerisinthepool.
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Placethecontrolboxonthecaddyatadistanceofatleast3.5metresfromtheedgeofthepool
avoidingplacingthecontrolboxindirectsunlight.
Don’tforgettoscrewtheprotectivecapbackonifyouunplugthecontrol
boxpowercord.
*Theselectedcleaningcyclecanbeidentifiedviatheiconsthataredisplayed
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Surfaceareatobecleaned*
Bottomonly
Bottomandsides
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Start/Stopthecleaner
Removalfrompoolmode
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Displayofthetime
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NavigationDAYS/HOURS/MINUTESselection
Confirmtheselection
DAYS/HOURS/MINUTES
Cancelsprogramming
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Programmingcleaningcycles
andsettingthetime
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3.Use
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3.1Startingupthecleaner
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Whenyouconnectthecontrolbox,theoperatingtimefortheselectedcycleisdisplayed.
Youcanlaunchacleaningcyclebypressingthe"START/STOP"button.
Thescreenthendisplaysthetimeremainingforthecleaningcycle,example: 
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3.2Choiceofacleaningcycle
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Onfirstuseadefaultcleaningcycleisprogrammed.Theindicatorsbelowareon:
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V34WD:
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V44WD:
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Inordertocustomisethecleaningcycle,usethefollowingbuttons(see§2):
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V34WD:
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V44WD:
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*Theselectedcleaningcyclecanbeidentifiedviatheiconsthataredisplayed.
Concerningthepoolshape,thecleanerwilladaptitsmovementstrategydependingonthechoiceinorder
tooptimisethecoveragerate.
Thepoolcleanerissoefficientthatitisnotnecessarytorunmorethan3cyclesperweek
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Thecleaningcyclecanbecustomisedatanytime,beforethecleanerstartsorwhileitisoperating.Ifyou
customisethecycleduringoperation,thenewcyclewillbelaunchedinstantlyandtheremainingtime
countdownwillbereinitialised. 
Surfaceareatobecleaned*
Bottomonly
Bottomandsides(thecleanerclimbsthewall
only1outof4times)
Waterline
Start/Stopthecleaner
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Removalfrompoolmode
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NavigationDAYS/HOURS/MINUTESselection
Validatetheselection
DAYS/HOURS/MINUTES
Cancelsprogramming
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Indication
"Cleanfilter"
Cleaningintensity*
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Lowintensity
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Intensive
Poolshape*
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Flatbottomedrectangular
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Othershapes,otherbottoms
Programmingcleaningcycles
andsettingthetime
LowintensityBottomOthershapes,other
Bottom
Displayofthetime
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3.3Removingthecleanerfromthewater
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Youcanusethe“removefrompool”modeduringthecleaningcycleorattheendofthecyclebyusingthe
controlboxortheremotecontrol(V44WD).
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Usingthecontrolbox,ashortpressonthebutton.Themessageisdisplayed.Thecleaner
movestowardsapoolwallandclimbsuptothewaterline.
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Usingtheremotecontrolunit(V44WD):(see§5.1).
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‐Whenthecleaneriswithinhand'sreachpickitupbythehandleandliftitgentlyoutofthepoolsothatthe
wateritcontainsdrainsintothepool(1).
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3.4Stoppingthecleaner
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Pressthe"START/STOP"buttononthecontrolbox.
Ifyouwanttostopthecleanerwhentheliftsystemisactive:,pressthe buttonquicklyto
stopthecleanerandthecontrolbox.
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ToremovethecleanerfromthepoolataspecificlocationBEFOREpressingthe“remove‐
from–water”mode
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 Usingthecontrolbox:
‐ Pressthebuttononthecontrolboxtomakethecleanerturntotheleftandtodirectitinthe
desireddirection.Themessageisdisplayed.
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‐Thecleaneradvancesuntilyoureleasethebutton 
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Usingtheremotecontrolunit(V44WD):(see§5.1).
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Don'tpullonthecabletoremovethecleanerfromthepool.Usethehandle.
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Thecontrolboxswitchestostandbyafter10minutes,thescreenisswitchedoff.Justpressanykeytoexit
standbymode.Standbymodedoesnotstopthecleanerifitisinacleaningcycle.
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4.Programcleaningcyclesforwhenyouareaway
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4.1.Settingthetime
Tosetthetime,pressthebuttonforalongertime(3seconds).
Thedaysoftheweekbeginflashing: ,thentheleds.
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Selectthecurrentdayusingtheandbuttons.
Validateusingthebutton
Oncethedayhasbeenmemorised,thehourflashes:
Selectthecurrenthourusingthe andbuttons
Validateusingthebutton
Oncethehourhasbeenmemorised,theminutesflash: 
Selectthecurrentminutesusingtheandbuttons.
Validateusingthebutton
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Theweeklyprogrammingsettingmenuappears,ifyouonlywanttosetthetimeyoucanexitthemenuby
pressingor
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4.2Displayingcurrenttimeandday
Todisplaythecurrentday,timeandminutes,quicklypressthebutton.Displayfor5seconds:
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4.3Programmingcleaningcycles
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Beforeprogrammingthecleaningcycles,selectthetypeofcycleyouneed:
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V34WD:
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V44WD:
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Itisnotrecommendedtounplugthepowercordoncetheprogrammedcleaningcycleshavecompleted
asthiswilldeletethetimesettings.Thetimesettingwillbesavedforapproximately2minutesifthe
powercordisdisconnected.
Displayingthecurrenttimeanddayisnotpossiblewhilethecleanerisrunningacycle
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‐Youcancreateupto7cleaningcycles,eitheras7cyclesinarow,orasthesamecyclerepeatedover
severalweeks(example:everyWednesdayandSaturdayfor3weeks)
‐Aftercompletionofthe7thcycletheLEDwillturnoff.

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Toprogrammeacycle,pressthebuttonforalongertime(3seconds).Theledstopsflashing 
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Thedaysoftheweekflashtwice. 
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TheLEDandthecurrentdateandtimeflash.Thisisareminderofthecurrentdateandtimeyouentered
inordertohelpyoutoprogramme.Presstostartprogramming.
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Selectthedaytoprogrammeusingtheandbuttons.
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Validateusingthebutton.
Oncethedayhasbeenmemorised,thehourflashes:
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Selectthehourtoprogrammeusingtheandbuttons.
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Validateusingthebutton
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Oncethehourhasbeenmemorised,theminutesflash:.
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Selecttheminutestoprogrammeusingtheandbuttons.Minuteprogrammingoperatesinquarter
hours(Example:12:0012:1512:3012:45…).
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ValidateusingthebuttonThenextdaystartsflashingforaneventualprogramme:.
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Ashortpressonorexitsfromthemenu.
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4.4Displayingtheprogrammedcycles
Todisplaythedaysonwhichthecleaningcycleshavealreadybeenprogrammed,pressthebutton
quickly.Everyday'sprogrammewillbedisplayedfor3seconds:
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IftheLEDsflashitmeansthatthetimesettingisnotcomplete.Tocontinuewiththecleaning
cycleprogramming,itisessentialtosetthetimefirst.Todothisfollowtheinstructionsin§4.1.
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Tocancelprogrammingusethebutton:
Longpress"onthesettingsmenu":deletionoftheprogrammingforthedaythatisflashing.
Longpress"outsidethesettingsmenu":deletionofallprogramming.
Thedisplayswitchesofffor1secondtoindicatethattheprogramminghasbeendeleted.

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5.Remotecontrol(V44WD)
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5.1Usingtheremotecontrol
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Bydefault,theremotecontrolisalreadysynchronisedwiththecontrolbox.
Topowerontheremotecontrolpressthe buttonforalongtime(3seconds).Thescreendisplaysthe
remotemode: 
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2possiblefunctions:
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‐Pilotthecleaner:Holdtheremotecontrolunitandmoveitinthedesireddirectionusingthemovements
illustratedbelow:
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Removethecleanerfromthewater:Pressthe buttonquickly.Themessageisdisplayedon
thescreen.Thecleanermovestowardthewallandclimbsuptothewaterline.
Toturnofftheremotecontrolpress .Theremotecontrolisswitchedoffbutthecleanercontinuesto
operate.
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5.2Synchronisetheremotecontrolwiththecontrolbox(intheeventofachangeofremote/
controlbox,orboth)
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Ifequipmentisreplaced,itisessentialtosynchronisetheremotewiththecontrolbox.
Switchontheremotebypressing.
Connectthecontrolbox,whenthedisplayshowstheoperatingtime,presstheandbuttons
simultaneouslyfor6seconds.
Itthesynchronisationcompletedcorrectly,thefollowingmessageappearsandthen
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Forthecommunicationbetweenthecontrolboxandtheremotecontroltobeoptimal,makesuretoplace
thecontrolboxonthecaddy.Orientthecontrolboxtowardsthepool,andmakesurethereisnoobstacle
betweenthecontrolboxandthepool.Thefrequencyoftheflashingoftheledlocatedontheremotecontrol
indicatesthereceptionquality.
Forward
LeftturnRightturn
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6.Maintenance
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6.1Cleaningthefilter
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Filteraccess
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"Cleanfilter"indicator(V44WD)
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Iftheindicatoronthecontrolboxlights,itisstronglyrecommendedtocleanthefilterinorderto
perfectthecleaning.
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6.2Replacingthebrushes
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ThecleanerisfittedwithPVCbrushes.Theyhavewearindicators(1).
Toremovewornbrushes,removethetabsfromtheholesinwhichtheyarefixed.
Tofitnewbrushesstartbyfittingthesidewithouttabsunderthebrushholder(2).
Rollthebrusharounditssupportandslidethetabsintothefixingholes(3).
Pullontheendofeachtab(4)untilitsedgepassesthroughtheslit.
Cutthetabsusingscissorssothattheyareatthesamelevelastheotherblades(5).
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6.3Changingthebands
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6.4.Maintenanceofyourcleaner
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Thecleanermustbecleanedregularlyusingcleanorslightlysoapywater,donotusesolventssuch
astrichloroethyleneoritsequivalent.Rinsethecleanergenerouslyusingcleanwater.Donotlet
yourcleanerdryinthesunbythepool.
Thecleanermustbestoredonthecaddyprovidedforthisusesothatitdriesquickly.
Windthecablearoundthehooks.
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Thecleanerperformancecanbereducedifthefilterisfullordirty.Makesureyoucleanthefilterregularly
withcleanwaterforefficientpoolcleaning.
Iftheindicatorcomesonduringacleaningcycle,itwillremainonuntiltheendofthecycle.
Werecommendthatyoureplacethebrusheseverytwoseasons.
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7.Troubleshooting
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Intheeventofmalfunction,thecontrolboxindicatestheerrorcodeonthescreen.
Pressingakeydeletestheerrorcodeandturnsoffthecontrolbox.
Thescreenswitchestostandbyafter10minutes.Toturnthescreenbackon,justpressanykey.
Whenanerrorisdetected,thecontrolboxtemporarilysuspendstheprogramme(theledisturnedoff).
Pressthekeyforalongerperiodtorevalidatethecurrentprogramming.
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7.1Meaningoferrorcodesandpossiblecauses
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ProblemsSolutions
Errorcodes:1to3Cleanermalfunction,pleasecontactyourreseller.
Errorcode:4Pumpmotoroverconsumption,checkforthepresenceofpebblesorhair
inthefan,cleanthefilter.
Errorcodes:5to6
Overconsumptionofthedrivemotors.Checkthatnothingisstoppingthe
brushesfromturningcorrectly(sand,cable,etc.).Todothisturnthe
wheeltotheleftandthenrightone1/4turninbothdirections.
Errorcodes:7to8Robotoperatingoutsidethepool
Errorcode:10Checkthatthecleaneriscorrectlyconnectedtothecontrolbox.
Iftheproblemcontinuescontactyourreseller.
Thescreendisplaysthe
messagewhentheremotecontrol
modeisactive(V44WD)
•Thismeansthattheremotecontrolbatteriesaretoolow.
Remotecontrolrangeproblems
(V44WD)
Makesurethecontrolboxisplacedonthecaddyatleast3.5metresfrom
thepool.
Orientthecontrolboxtowardsthepoolinordertoimprovetherangeof
theremotecontrol.Makesurenovoluminousobjectsarebetweenthe
controlboxandthepool.
Thecleanerdoesnotstayfirmlyon
thepoolbottom
Thismayhavetwocauses:
•Thereisstillairinthecasingoftheappliance.Repeattheimmersion
operations(see§1.5).
thefilterisfullordirty:allyouhavetodoiscleanit.
Therobotdoesnotornolonger
climbsthepoolsides
Thismayhavetwocauses:
thefilterisfullordirty:allyouhavetodoiscleanit.
eventhoughthewaterseemsclear,microscopicalgaearepresentinyour
pool,theyarenotvisibletothenakedeye,andtheymakethesides
slipperyandpreventthecleanerfromclimbing.Carryoutashock
chlorinationandslightlyreducethepH.
Donotleavethecleanerinthepoolduringshocktreatments.
Onstart‐upthecleanerdoesnot
move
Checkthattheoutlettowhichthecontrolboxisconnectedisreceivinga
powersupply.
Checkthatyouhavestartedacleaningcycleandcheckthattheindicators
areon.
Iftheproblemcontinuescontactyourreseller.
Thecablegetstangled
Donotunrolltheentirelengthofthecableintothepool.
Placetherequiredlengthofcableinthepoolandplacetherestonthe
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7.2Pre‐diagnosisintheeventofamalfunction
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8.Productcompliance
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Themanufacturerreservestherighttomodifythesespecificationswithoutnotice.
AlthoughthecleaningrobotshavebeentestedinalargevarietyofSwimmingpools,Zodiaccannotbeheld
responsibleinthecaseofanonperfectadaptationoftherobottoaparticularswimmingpool.
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Ifyourcleanermalfunctionsyouhaveaccesstoamenuwhichgivessomeindicationsonthestatusofyour
cleaner.Thisinformationcanbeusedbyyourresellertotroubleshootapossiblebreakdown.
Toaccessthemenuthecleanermustnotbeoperationalandthedisplaymustbeon.
Pressonandsimultaneouslyforatleast5seconds.
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Thisistheinformationthatisdisplayedinorderevery3seconds:
Thetotalcleaneroperatingtime(inhours),exampledisplay:
Thelastcleanererrorcode(ifthecleanerhashadatleastoneerror),exampledisplay:
Thecleaneroperatingtimeattheerror(ifthecleanerhashadatleastoneerror),exampledisplay:
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Oncethisinformationhasbeendisplayed,thecontrolboxreturnstothemenu,withthescreenon:
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Notes

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