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Replacement Filters or the Rapid Charger, contact your
nearest Roomba retailer, or visit www.RoombaVac.com for
online purchase options and additional purchase information.
Contents
Important Safety Instructions.......................2
Introducing Your Roomba FloorVac ...............3
Getting Started.................................................4
Unpacking the Box .......................................................... 4
FloorVac Description ....................................................... 5
Installing the Battery Pack .............................................. 6
Removing the Battery Pack .............................................. 6
Charging the Battery Pack ............................................... 6
Battery Life Indicator ....................................................... 7
Using Your Roomba...........................................7
Setting Up the Room for Cleaning.................................... 7
Starting and Stopping Roomba ....................................... 8
Room Confinement (Using Your Virtual Wall Unit) ........... 9
Roomba Care Hints ......................................................... 12
Caring for Your Roomba..................................9
Emptying the Particle Bin ................................................ 10
Replacing the Air Filter .................................................... 11
Cleaning the Vacuum Inlet ............................................... 11
Cleaning the Main Brushes ............................................... 14
Reinstalling the Main Brushes ......................................... 15
Maintaining the Edge-Cleaning Side Brush...................... 15
Reference Information....................................16
Troubleshooting Tips ...................................................... 16
Frequently Asked Questions ........................................... 18
Contacting Customer Support ......................................... 19
Limited Warranty.............................................................. 21
Before using your Roomba, thoroughly read the safety instructions.
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Important Safety Instructions
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OF ROOMBA, THE BATTERY
PACK OR THE BATTERY CHARGER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
CHARGE USING STANDARD US (120V AC) OUTLET ONLY.
Always be careful when using your Roomba. To reduce the risk of injury or damage, keep these
safety precautions in mind when setting up, using and maintaining your equipment.
GENERAL
Read all safety and operating instructions before operating Roomba.
Retain the safety and operating instructions for future reference.
Heed all warnings on Roomba, Battery Pack, Battery Charger and Owners Manual.
Follow all operating and use instructions.
Do not attempt to service Roomba yourself. Refer all non-routine servicing to
qualified service personnel.
ROOMBA USE
This is an indoor device only.
Do not use Roomba on wet surfaces or where contact with or immersion in water
is a possibility.
Before using this device, pick up objects like clothing, loose papers, pull cords for blinds
or curtains, power cords, and any fragile objects. If the device passes over a power
cord and drags it around, there is a chance an object could tumble off a table or shelf.
Roomba is not a toy. Do not sit or stand on this device. Small children and pets
should be supervised if Roomba is in use.
Keep loose clothing, hair, fingers, feet and all parts of the body away from
Brushes and moving parts.
Do not use this device to pick up anything that is burning or smoking, such as
cigarettes, matches, or hot ashes.
Do not use this device to pick up flammable or combustible liquids such as gasoline.
Do not use this device without the Particle Bin in place. See page 9 for proper
installation of the Particle Bin.
If the room to be cleaned contains a balcony, a physical barrier should be used to
prevent access to the balcony and ensure safe operation.
Always remove the Battery Pack before long-term storage or transportation.
ROOMBA BATTERY PACK AND CHARGING
Operate your Roomba only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label.
If you are not sure of the type of power supplied to your home, consult your appliance
dealer or local power company.
Charge using standard US (120V AC) outlet only. Product may not be used with any type
of power converter. Any such use will immediately void the Warranty.
Use only a Battery Charger supplied by the manufacturer to recharge this device.
Do not use a Battery Charger with a damaged cord or plug.
Charge indoors only.
Never handle Plug, Power Cord or Battery Charger with wet hands.
Always remove Battery Pack and disconnect Roomba from Battery Charger before
cleaning Roomba.
Introducing Your Roomba FloorVac
Congratulations! You are now the owner of the award-winning Roomba Intelligent
FloorVac.
Your Roomba FloorVac is an automated floor-cleaning device that helps keep your
floors clean between periodic deep cleanings, without needing to be pushed or followed
around. With a vacuum and agitator brush design, this device diligently cleans common
household floor surfaces including hardwood, linoleum, tile and low- to medium-pile
carpets, with little or no human supervision.
When Roomba starts cleaning it travels around the floor in a spiral pattern (see Figure 1,
below). Its Non-Marring Bumper will contact a wall, or it may try to find a wall after
spiraling for a while. Roomba follows the wall for a short period of time, using its
Spinning Side Brush to move debris away from the wall and into the Vacuums path.
After cleaning along a portion of the wall or other object, Roomba criss-crosses the room
in straight lines. Roomba repeats this cleaning pattern until its cleaning time has elapsed.
This pattern is designed to provide maximum coverage of the room.
Figure 1: A typical Roomba cleaning pattern.
Roomba Standard Charger
UL Approved
Class 2 Transformer
Input: 120VAC 60Hz 0.3A
Output: 24VDC 500mA
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
Sofa
Stairs
Start
Table
Lamp
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Easy To Grab Handle
Wall Following
Adjustment
Removable
Particle Bin
Battery Life
Indicator
Battery Charger Socket
Main Power Switch
Edge-Cleaning
Side Brush
Room Confinement Sensor
Room Size
Selector
Buttons
Rechargeable N
iMH Battery Pack
Brush
Release
Screw
Agitator Brushes
Pick Up Large
Debris
Vacuum Picks Up
Fine Debris
Vacuum Inlet Lid
Filter Door
located on
underside of
Particle Bin
(not viewable from top)
Filter Door
Wire Guards
Figure 3b: Roomba Bottom
View Cleaning Side Up.
Figure 3a: Roomba Top View.
Roomba Intelligent FloorVac
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Rechargeable NiMH
Battery Pack
Two Replacement Filters
Virtual Wall Unit
Battery Charger with AC Adapter (two pieces)
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Getting Started
Unpacking the Box
Remove the contents of the Roomba box. You will have a Roomba Intelligent FloorVac
packed for shipping, and a styrofoam box containing the following:
1. Rechargeable NiMH Battery Pack
2. Battery Charger with AC Adapter (2 pieces)
3. Virtual Wall Unit requires two (2) D-size batteries (not included)
4. Two (2) Replacement Filters
5. Owners Manual (the document youre reading)
6. Insert sheet entitled Roomba Care Hints (not shown in Figure 2)
Remove your Roomba from its protective plastic bag and turn it upside down, so the
wheels are facing up. You will notice a protective cardboard sheath enclosing the
Edge-Cleaning Side Brush. Carefully disengage the cardboard sheath from the black,
flexible Side Brush, being careful to protect the side brush from damage. Turn your
Roomba back over.
Once you have unpacked your Roomba, check to make sure that you have all the
parts shown here:
Figure 2: Contents of package.
FloorVac Description
Your Roomba was designed and engineered using the latest technology and includes the
following special features: Battery Life Indicator
The Battery Life Indicator is functional only when Roombas Main Power Switch is turned on.
Turn Roombas Main Power Switch on to activate the Battery Life Indicator. The Indicator
will flash green in stand-by mode (battery power is not sensed) until a Room Size Button
is pressed to start Roomba in a cleaning cycle (see Starting Roomba on Page 7). Once
Roomba starts cleaning, the Battery Life indicator stops flashing, and displays battery
life according to the following chart.
Note that no light is
illuminated on Roomba
when it is charging.
BATTERY LIFE NOTES:
1. Roomba can run between about 60 minutes (on medium pile carpet) to about 90
min