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iRobot 500 Series manual Troubleshooting, Empty Roomba’s bin and clean Roomba’s filter

Models: 500 Series

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Troubleshooting

If you are having a problem that you cannot solve by referring to Roomba’s troubleshooting interface, refer to the table below.

Problem	Likely cause	What to do
Roomba’s power light will	Roomba’s battery has	Charge Roomba for at least 16 hours.
not illuminate	extremely low power
Roomba is not picking	Roomba’s dust bin and	Empty Roomba’s bin and clean Roomba’s filter.
up debris	filter are full	Clean Roomba’s brushes. (see pg. 20)
Roomba does not charge on	Power supply is not	Ensure that the power supply is correctly
the home base	plugged in correctly	connected to the wall and to the Home Base.

	Roomba is not seated	Pick-up and place Roomba on the Home Base.
	correctly on the	Confirm that both the Power and docked
	Home Base	lights illuminate.

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Contents

500 Series Page iRobot Corporation Dear iRobot Roomba ownerOn behalf of the entire iRobot team Colin Angle Co-Founder and CEO For Best Performance Important TipsBattery Life Turning Roomba on and offTable of Contents Bottom View iRobot Roomba AnatomyButtons and Lights Models Buttons and Lights Models 550 and aboveCleaning Pattern 1 Side brush sweeps along edge of walls and into corners Cleaning SystemFloor Surfaces Spot Mode all models Cleaning ModesClean Mode all models Scheduled Cleaning Mode Models 550 and above16 Hour Refresh Charge Battery Storage and ChargingBattery Life Cleaning TimeCharging Roomba 12 iRobot Roomba 500 Series Range Virtual Wall Lighthouses models 535 and aboveMode Selector C Alkaline BatteriesLighthouse Mode Virtual Wall Lighthouses models 535 and aboveVirtual Wall Mode Virtual Wall Lighthouses models 535 and aboveViewing and deleting schedules Scheduling Roomba models 550 and above Setting the TimeSetting a Schedule To change a schedule To delete a scheduleHome Base Location Home BaseWireless Command Center 1 Remove and empty Roomba’s bin Maintenance2 Clean Roomba’s filter compartment 3 Clean Roomba’s brushesFront caster wheel Chassis Replaceable ModulesCleaning head module Battery Vacuum bin module Bottom cover Left wheel module Right wheel module Side brush module22 iRobot Roomba 500 Series TroubleshootingRefer to the chart below to resolve Roomba’s problem connected to the wall and to the Home Base TroubleshootingEmpty Roomba’s bin and clean Roomba’s filter Roomba does not charge oniRobot Customer Care Hours iRobot Customer CareROOMBA USE RESTRICTIONS Important Safety InstructionsGENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ROOMBA BATTERY AND CHARGINGWarranty Page CUSTOMER SERVICE

Empty Roomba’s bin and clean Roomba’s filter.

Roomba does not charge on

connected to the wall and to the Home Base.

Pick-up and place Roomba on the Home Base.