Preparations | Husqvarna Automower guide

3. Installation

3.1 Preparations

1.If the lawn in the proposed working area is taller than 4", mow it using a normal lawn mower. Then collect the clippings.

2.Read carefully through all the steps before the installation.

3.Check that all parts for the installation are included:

The numbers in brackets refer to the detail diagram 2.1 Automower, what’s what? on page 11.

•Operator’s Manual (26)

•Automower

•Charging station (15)

•Boundary wire (18)

•Transformer (19)

•Low voltage cable (20)

•Staples (21)

•Boundary wire connector (22)

•Nails (23)

•Measurement gauge (24)

•Boundary wire coupler (25)

During installation you will also need: A hammer to knock the staples into the ground, combination pliers and a straight spade if the boundary wire is to be buried.

3.2Installation of the charging station

Ideal position of the charging station

For examples of good positioning of the charging station, see 7. Garden example - proposed installation and settings on page 65.

If you are going to install a guide wire, read 3.8 Installation of the guide wire, see page 34, before choosing the position of the charging station.

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Husqvarna Automower manual Preparations, Installation of the charging station, Ideal position of the charging station

Contents

Operator’s manual Page Table of contents Table of contents Introduction Introduction and safety Symbols on Automower Xxxxxx xxxxx xxxx xxxx xxxxx Symbols in the Operator’s Manual Use Safety instructions Transport Maintenance Presentation Numbers in the picture correspond to Automower, what’s what? Capacity Function of AutomowerMowing technique Working method 3012-388 3012-700 3012-400 Movement pattern Search methodSearch method 1 Irregular Search method 2 Follow loop Search method 3 Follow guide wire One Automower in several gardens More than one Automower in a garden Carry out the installation in the following steps Installation Preparations Installation of the charging stationIdeal position of the charging station Transformer is for indoor use only Low voltage cable must not be extended Installation and connecting the charging station Do not tread or walk on the charging station plate Installation of the boundary wire Charging the batteryBest position for the boundary wire Boundaries for the working area 3012-716 Secondary areas Boundaries within the working area Passages when searching for the charging station Passages when mowing Slopes Laying out the boundary wire Laying the boundary wire in towards the charging station Joining the boundary wire Connecting the boundary wire 3012-508 Checking the installation Need of a guide wire Installation of the guide wireLinking the Automower to the charging station Boundary wire runs along a steep slope steeper than 35 % Placement and connection of the guide wire If you shall install the guide wire through a passage 3012-675 Use Charging a discharged battery Starting the Automower Using the timerStopping the Automower Restart after more than 20 seconds Switching off the AutomowerRestart Restart within 20 seconds Cutting height can be varied from MIN 0.8 to MAX Adjusting the cutting height Control panel Shortcuts Select Programs Numbers Main switch Number series Menu functionsMain menu Browse between menus Automower Automower main menu Timer Commands Day timer Timer overrideWeekend timer Garden Week timerMon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Run all Exit angles Proportion first Follow loopFollow loop out Distance DirectionProportion Follow loop Corridor width Test When Test in 3-2-4 is used, the house iconTest OUT Complex Garden shapeOpen Normal Advanced Drive past wireCheck loop Time lock SettingsSecurity PIN code Stop protection Keypad Settings lockSounds Operation Sound Significance Language Time and date Proposals for installation and settings Garden example proposed installation and settingsGarden shape Open Corridor width Guide wire Garden shape Normal Garden shape Complex 3012-732 Maintenance Automower BatteryService Winter storage After winter storage CleaningUnderframe and blade disc Body Replacing the bladesChassis Wheels 3012-260 Fault messages Trouble shooting Docked correctly in the charging Wrong time Symptom Cause Action Uneven mowingResults Automower runs at Environmental Information Technical dataData Automower from Husqvarna Environmental information Environmental information Auto Index Guide wire Delay Installation Guide wire delay Home Symbols Automower Operator’s manual Symptom cause and action Transport Automower from 2005W48