RC 3000 English – 9Preparation for the Cleaning• Please make sure that there are no obstacles on the floor while the robot is running. – Newspapers, books, magazines, paper– Clothes, toys, CDs– Plastic bag– Bottles, glasses– Curtains hanging down on the floor– Bathroom mats – Single cables in the room– Door sills up to a height of 10 mm– Carpet fringes that are shorter than 10 cmOperationFigure 5: Turning on the stationFigure 6: Turning on the robotFigure 7: Operation after a long rest periodFigure 8: Turning off robot and stationInitial Operation• Turn on the station (switch 4).The permanent cleaning indicator lamp (G) lights up.• Put the robot on the floor in front of the station.• Turn on the robot (button 10).The robot firstly goes to the station to empty the dirt receptacleand to check the charging state of the batteries. If required, thebatteries are charged. Then, the robot starts its cleaning run.Indicator lamps (12)Green Permanent light Cleaning runblinks slowly (on: 1 sec.; off: 4 sec.) Robot searches stationblinks rapidly (on: 0.5 sec.; off: 0.5 sec.) Charge batteries!Red See “Troubleshooting” section, page 14Operation After a Long Rest PeriodIf the robot is turned on with completely empty batteries, theappliance is not operative. Perform the following steps to put theappliance into operation:• Place the robot near the station, and press the battery con-tacts of the robot against the battery contacts of the station forapproximately 60 seconds (Figure 7).In the course of this, the dirt receptacle is emptied.• Place the robot at a distance of 50 cm in front of the station,and turn it on (button 10).The robot autonomously goes to the station and is charged.The charging time is approximately 60 minutes.Turning the Robot OffIf you want the robot to immediately interrupt the cleaning or ifyou want to move the appliance to a different location, then...• Turn off the robot (button 11).• Then, turn off the station (switch 4).Tip: If you do not want to use the RC 3000 for a longer period oftime, allow the appliance to charge completely.