| Product documentation | | | | some cases, your new friend may require a few |
| Take a moment to familiarize yourself with your | | | | cleaning and charging cycles to reach optimal cleaning |
| robot's instruction manual. Make sure you understand | | | | capacity. |
| how it works and what are its limitations. Yes, it might | | | | You are without a doubt anxious and excited about |
| sound time consuming, but it could get worst if you | | | | getting your new robot to do a first house or office |
| don't do things as instructed in the manual and affect | | | | clean, but not providing proper battery charge time |
| the vacuum robot's efficiency on the short and long | | | | may affect the performance and capacity of the |
| term. | | | | vacuum. Yes, robot vacuum cleaners need training too! |
| Find the best possible place in your home or office to | | | | Roomba virtual wall and lighthouse |
| settle your robot vacuum. Bare in mind that it needs | | | | Roomba owners benefit from two other devices, the |
| room to breath. | | | | virtual wall and lighthouse. Both units can keep your |
| - Cramped places might make it difficult for your robot | | | | Roomba away from off-limit areas of your home |
| to come out and back to the docking station, which | | | | using an infrared light beam. In addition to the virtual wall |
| could affect the robot vacuum's cleaning performance. | | | | feature, lighthouses can also be switched to the |
| - Avoid places where there are many obstacles and | | | | lighthouse mode. Roomba and lighthouses |
| reflective surfaces like mirrors, which can interfere with | | | | communicate via RF (radio frequency) which improves |
| the robots sensors. | | | | your robots efficiency for multiple room cleaning. This is |
| - Light sensors on your robot can be affected by dark | | | | particularly true if you're using the scheduling feature |
| and/or plush carpet floors. The robot might mistake the | | | | while away from your home or office. Refer to our |
| surface as a cliff and act erratically trying to back up. | | | | robot vacuum cleaner comparison table or visit our |
| Battery matters | | | | Support Center to get more information on IRobot |
| Ensure your robot's battery is fully charged before the | | | | Roomba lighthouse setup and purchase. |
| first use. This may take up to 16 hours. Be patient! In | | | | |