iRobot 530, 500 manual Lighthouse Mode, Virtual Wall Mode

Virtual Wall Lighthouses™ (models 535 and above)

Lighthouse Mode

In Lighthouse mode, the Virtual Wall Lighthouse helps Roomba navigate around your home and allows Roomba to clean room-to-room.

Place lighthouses in the doorway between two rooms. Roomba will clean the room it starts in, navigate to the next room, and then clean the second room. When Roomba has completed cleaning, it will use the lighthouses to navigate back to the home base.

Place lighthouses in the center of the door frame

Virtual Wall Lighthouses™ (models 535 and above)

Virtual Wall Mode

In Virtual Wall mode, the Lighthouse creates an invisible barrier that Roomba will not cross.

Use the slider bar to adjust the length of the barrier. A higher range will drain the battery faster.

Range	0-3’	0-1.5m
	4-7’	1.5-3m
Setector	8’+	3m+

Distance

Home	Room 1
Base

Start

Roomba

here

With two Virtual Wall Lighthouses in lighthouse mode, Roomba will clean Room 1 for approximately 35 minutes, then clean Rooms 2 and 3 for 35 minutes each, and then return to the Home Base.

In Virtual Wall mode, the Lighthouse blocks an area ranging from zero to eight feet long. A small halo prevents Roomba from bumping into the Lighthouse and a larger cone-shaped area blocks off areas of your home where you don’t want Roomba to go.

Lighthouse

Room 2		TIP: Use Virtual Wall Lighthouses in Virtual Wall mode to block doorways or to
		keep Roomba out of off-limit areas.
	Lighthouse	TIP: In Virtual Wall mode, iRobot recommends setting up the Virtual Wall
		Lighthouse behind the door jam as shown on pg. 12.

Additional Virtual Wall Lighthouses may be purchased at www.irobot.com.

Room 3

Virtual Wall Lighthouses are compatible with models 535 and above.

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