Husqvarna 2003-06 manual

Oper ator’ s Manual Auto Mower Please read the Operator’ s Man ual carefully and mak e sure you understand the instructions before using the machine E E E E n n n n g g g g l l l l i i i i s s s s h h h h[...]

English- 3 Operator’ s Manual f or A uto Mower Contents Auto Mower Helpdesk Telephone number: 020 - 77 77 22 Monday - Friday: 8.00 - 20.00 Saturday - Sunday: 12.00 - 16.00 Introduction ................................................ 4 Congratulations .........................................4 Symbols .............................................[...]

English- 4 INTRODUCTION Intr oduction Congratulations Thank you f or purchasing a Husqvarna Auto Mo wer . The Husqvarna A uto Mower is designed to off er user friendliness, high operating saf ety and a long ser vice life. A uto Mower has been b uilt to mow areas that contain slopes and confined passages as well as man y trees and bushes . Using on[...]

English- 5 SYMBOLS Symbols Symbols on the A uto Mower These symbols can be f ound on the lawn mo wer . Study them carefully so you understand their signifi- cance. • The warnings and safety instructions in the Opera- tor’ s Manual must be f ollowed carefully f or the mow er to be used saf ely and efficiently . • K eep your hands and f eet a[...]

English- 6 SYMBOLS Symbols in the Operator’ s Manual These symbols can be f ound in the Operator’ s Manual. Study them carefully so you understand their signifi- cance. • Inspection and/or maintenance should be carried out with the main s witch set to ”OFF”. • Alwa ys wear protective glo ves when working with the mow er’ s underframe[...]

English- 7 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Safety Instructions Use • Read through the Operator’ s Manual carefully and understand the content bef ore using the A uto Mower . • Check that there are no stones , branches, tools, to ys or other objects on the lawn that can damage the blades and cause the mo wer to stop. • Star t the Auto Mo wer according t[...]

English- 8 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS T ranspor t The original packaging should be used when transport- ing the A uto Mow er ov er long distances. T o saf ely move from or within the w orking area: 1. Press the ST OP button to stop the mow er . If the stop protection, (see page 36) used as to pre v ent theft, has been activated enter the first number of [...]

English- 9 PRESENTATION Presentation Congratulations on y our choice of an exceptionally high quality product. T o get the best from your A uto Mow er requires knowl- edge of its function. This chapter contains information you should be a ware of when planning the installation. Installation of the Husqv ar na A uto Mow er includes f our main compon[...]

English- 10 PRESENTATION Function A uto Mower W orking method The A uto Mow er automatically mows the la wn. It con- tinuously combines mo wing and charging. When the A uto Mow er works on a lawn, it simulta- neously stores inf ormation about how the garden is shaped. The charging station sends out a signal that the A uto Mow er can sense at a dist[...]

English- 11 PRESENTATION The ST OP button on the top of A uto Mow er is mainly used to stop the mow er when it’ s r unning. When the ST OP button is pressed a cov er opens, behind which there is a control panel. The ST OP button remains depressed until the cov er is closed again. This acts as star t inhibitor . The control panel on the top of the[...]

English- 12 PRESENTATION Movement pattern The mow er’ s mov ement patter n is irregular and is determined by the A uto Mower itself . A mov ement pat- tern is nev er repeated. This mowing system means the lawn is mo wn equally without any mowing lines. If the A uto Mow er enters an area where it senses the grass is longer than earlier , it can ch[...]

English- 13 INSTALLATION Installation This chapter describes how you install the A uto Mower . Bef ore star ting the installation read the previous chap- ter ”Presentation” on page 9 to page 12. The installation should be carried out according to the follo wing steps: A. Preparations . B. Planning the installation C . Placing the charging stati[...]

English- 14 INSTALLATION A uto Mower , what is what? The number s in the picture corresponds to: 1. Charging strip 2. Cutting height adjustment cov er 3. F ront wheel 4. Drive wheel 5. Body 6. Stop button 7. K eypad 8. Displa y 9. Main s witch 10. Handle 11. Chassis bo x with electronics, battery and motors 12. Skid plate 13. Blade disc 14. Chargin[...]

English- 15 INSTALLATION B. Planning the installation Charging station First and f oremost the charging station should be posi- tioned: • Centrally in the main area, along the outer edge and with a large free area in front of the station. • In the shadow . The battery is spared if it charged in the low possib le ambient temperature. • On rela[...]

English- 16 INSTALLATION Plan the position of the charging station according to the shape of your garden. The A uto Mow er can be set f or one of three basic gar- den shapes (see page 34). The A uto Mow er works differently depending on the garden shape the mow er has been set to . The av ailable garden shapes are: open, comple x 1 and comple x 2. [...]

English- 17 INSTALLATION • Comple x 2 is a large lawn area with man y obstacles and passages. Do not put the charging station in a corner or pocket in the working area. If the garden consists of two large la wns joined by a passage, it ma y be dif fi cult for the A uto Mower to fi nd the entrance to the passage . Making it dif fi cult to work [...]

English- 18 INSTALLATION Boundary wire F or a successful installation the placement of the boundar y wire should be planned carefully . Planning is simpli fi ed if you mak e a sketch of the working area, including all obstacles. Dr aw ho w the boundar y wire should be routed on the sketch. The boundar y wire should be laid so it: • F orms a loop[...]

English- 19 INSTALLATION Remember the f ollowing with regard to the w orking area boundaries: • If a high obstacle, f or example a w all or f ence, bor- ders the working area, the boundar y wire should be laid 35 cm from the obstacle. This will pre vent the A uto Mow er from colliding with the obstacle and reduce body wear . • If the working ar[...]

English- 20 INSTALLATION Remeber the f ollowing with regard to the w orking area boundaries: • The A uto Mow er can mow areas with a gr adient of up to 1: 3 (33 cm/m) inside the working area. Areas that slope more must be demarcated b y the bound- ar y wire. If an y par t of the working area ’ s outer edge has a gradient of 1: 5 (20 cm/m) or mo[...]

English- 21 INSTALLATION • In order f or the loop system to work well, the wires in passages where the A uto Mow er is to run through must not lie too close together . A passage should be at least 2 metres wide so the A uto Mow er can fi nd it and make its w a y through it. The minimum spacing between the wires in a pas- sage is 130 cm. The tran[...]

English- 22 INSTALLATION D . Char ging the batter y The A uto Mow er is supplied with an uncharged batter y . As soon as the charging station is connected, it is pos- sible to charge the mo wer . 1. Place the A uto Mow er in the charging station to charge batter y while you are la ying the boundar y wire. Charging star ts irrespective of the positi[...]

English- 23 INSTALLATION F . Connecting the boundary wire Connect the boundar y wire to the charging station: 1. Lift up the cov er on the charging station: • Grip under the edge of the cov er with both hands and pull straight out to wards the sides . • Now lift the co v er straight up . 2. Slide in the ends of the boundar y wire in the low- er[...]

English- 24 INSTALLATION 3. Place the cable ends in the connector: • Open the connector . • Place the wire in the connector grip . 4. Press the connector together using a pair of pliers. Press until you hear a clic k. 5. Cut off any surplus boundar y wire. Cut 1-2 cm abov e respective connectors. 6. Press the connector onto the metal pin on the[...]

English- 25 INSTALLATION 7. Re fi t the cov er on the charging station. Ensure the three guides on the charging station enter the right holes in the cov er . G. Checking the installation Check the loop signal b y looking to see what indication the green LED on the charging station is giving. • Lit = the signal is oka y . • Single fl ashing e [...]

English- 26 CONTROL PANEL Contr ol panel On the top of the A uto Mow er there is a control panel under a cov er . Open the cov er by pressing the ST OP button. Close the co ver by sliding it f orward until a clic k is heard. The click is heard when the ST OP button returns to the operating mode. All f orms of commands and settings for the A uto Mow[...]

English- 27 CONTROL PANEL Shortcuts 1. Home: • Sends the mow er to the charging station. Where it sta ys until the button is pressed again. The house icon is lit on the right-hand side of the displa y when the button is pressed. • Mov e the cursor in the menu structure back to the main page. 2. Operating mode: The selected operating mode is sho[...]

English- 28 CONTROL PANEL Select 6. Clr : • Press to go back one step in the men u structure. 7. YES • Press to con fi rm an entr y or selection. • Press to star t the mower if more than 10 sec- onds has elapsed since you last pressed a b ut- ton and you w ant to close the control panel cov er . 8. Arrows • Press any of the arro w buttons [...]

English- 29 MENU FUNCTIONS Menu functions Main menu The main menu consists of f our options: 1. Commands 2. Timer 3. Installation 4. Settings The numbers ref er to the headings on the coming pages. There are a number of submenus under each option. Y ou can access all the functions to set the A uto Mow er settings via these. Bro wse between menus Br[...]

English- 30 MENU FUNCTIONS 1. Commands Via this selection in the main menu y ou access the main A uto Mow er functions. Select among the sub- menus: • Charge then A UT O (1-1) in order f or the A uto Mow er to drive immediately to the charging station, charge the batter y and then return to the automatic operating mode. Select the function and pr[...]

English- 31 MENU FUNCTIONS Day timer (2-2) It is possible to set tw o diff erent star t and stop times for each da y . Enter the required time in hours and min- utes. • Reset all timers (2-2-1) T o delete all set times: Select the function and press YES when the cursor is on ” Ye s ” . • Star t time 1 (2-2-2) • Stop time 1 (2-2-3) • Sta[...]

English- 32 MENU FUNCTIONS 3. Installation Via this option in the main menu y ou access the driving settings. Select among the submen us: • Charge exit settings (3-1) to set how f ar the Auto Mo wer should re verse out of the charging station bef ore it turns and in what direction the mow er should leav e the charging sta- tion. • Drive past wi[...]

English- 33 MENU FUNCTIONS Also use begin and end angle 2 in the menu ” Custom- ized ” if you w ant to use two sectors . Use the function ” Propor tion fi rst ” as well to state a percentage to determine how often the Auto Mo wer should leav e the charging station in sector 1. For e xample, the percentage 75% means the mo wer will leav e t[...]

English- 34 MENU FUNCTIONS Drive past wire (3-2) The front of the A uto Mow er alwa ys passes the bound- ar y wire by a speci fi c distance bef ore the mower turns. The def ault distance is 27 cm, but this can be changed if required. • T o adjust the distance: Mov e the cursor to ” Dr ive past wire ” and press YES . Now state the n umber of [...]

English- 35 MENU FUNCTIONS 4. Settings Via this option in the main menu y ou access the av ail- able settings . Select among the submenus: • Security (4-1) to make settings concerning the PIN code, stop protection, settings lock and alarms. The PIN code must be stated f or the ” Secur ity ” menu to be sho wn. All security and theft protection[...]

English- 36 MENU FUNCTIONS • Time lock (4-1-2) This function par tly inv olv es the A uto Mow er stop- ping to mow after a predetermined number of da ys and not continuing until the correct PIN code has been entered, and par tly that the PIN-code must be entered when the main s witch is set to the ON posi- tion. To : • Activ ate: Mov e the curs[...]

English- 37 MENU FUNCTIONS Sounds (4-2) A number of audio messages are used to indicate what the A uto Mow er is currently doing. The sound lev els are graduated from le vel 4 (highest) to OFF (com- pletely quiet). • Def ault (4-2-1) where the sound le v el is OFF on all functions e xcept blade start-up and keypad where the sound le v el is set t[...]

English- 38 MENU FUNCTIONS User info le vel (4-3) Selecting the user inf o le v el inv olves determining how much inf or mation should be shown on the displa y when the main s witch is set in the ON position. The basic user inf o le v el means less inf ormation on the dis- pla y than in the adv anced user inf o le v el. T o select: • Basic (4-3-1[...]

English- 39 MENU FUNCTIONS Language (4-4) Using this function you can change the language selection you made when the A uto Mower w as fi rst star ted. T o select the language: Mov e the cursor to ” Language ” and press YES. Now Mo v e the cursor to the required language and press YES. Time and date (4-5) Using this function you can change the[...]

English- 40 USE Use Charging a disc harged battery When the A uto Mow er is new or has been stored f or a long period the batter y will not be charged and needs to be charged bef ore star ting. Charging takes between 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 hours. 1. Place the A uto Mow er in the charging station. Make sure the charging strips on the mow er makes good cont[...]

English- 41 USE Using the timer Mow the la wn as much as you lik e when you lik e. Use the timer function (see ” 2. Timer ” on page 30) to av oid a down trodden la wn and to get the maximum life from your A uto Mower . F or e xample, the quality of y our lawn will improv e if it is mown e very other day instead of 12 hours each da y . In additi[...]

English- 42 USE Adjusting the cutting height The cutting height is calculated as the distance from the ground in centimetres . The cutting height can be v aried using 10 different positions from MIN (2 cm) to MAX (6 cm). If the grass is long it is appropriate to let A uto Mower star t mowing at the MAX cutting height. Once the grass is shor ter , y[...]

English- 43 MAINTENANCE Maintenance Check and clean the A uto Mower regularly and replace worn par ts if necessar y to improv ed operating reliabil- ity and to giv e a longer ser vice life . During the initial per iod of A uto Mower use the b lade disc, skid plate and b lades should be checked once a week. If the amount of wear during this period h[...]

English- 44 MAINTENANCE Cleaning Ne v er use a high-pressure washer or e ven running water to clean the A uto Mower . W e recommended a spra y bottle with water . Underframe and blade disc 1. Set the main s witch to the OFF position. 2. W ear protectiv e glov es. 3. Lift the A uto Mow er onto its side. 4. Clean the blade disc and underfr ame using,[...]

English- 45 MAINTENANCE Replacing the blade units There are three blade units on the b lade disc. Each unit consists of a screw , a b lade and a lock washer . Alwa ys replace all three blade units at the same time, to obtain a balanced mowing system. 1. Set the main s witch to the OFF position. 2. W ear protectiv e glov es. 3. T ur n the Auto Mo we[...]

English- 46 TROUBLE SHOOTING T r ouble shooting Fault messa g es A number of f ault messages are listed below that can be shown on the displa y . If another message than those listed is shown, contact y our dealer . Fault messa ge Cause Action Left wheel motor bloc ked Grass or other object ma y hav e become wrapped around the drive wheel. Check th[...]

English- 47 TROUBLE SHOOTING Outside If this occurs in isolated areas it ma y be due to interf erence from metallic objects (perimeter fence , reinf orce- ment bar) or buried cab les in the vicinity . T r y to move the boundary wire. The working area slopes too much. Chec k that the boundar y wire has been routed correctly . The boundar y wire has [...]

English- 48 TROUBLE SHOOTING T rouble Shooting Guide If your A uto Mower does not w ork correctly , f ollow the trouble shooting guide belo w . If the fault persists; con- tact your dealer . Symptom Cause Action Uneven cutting result A uto Mow er works too fe w hours per da y . Increase the mowing time , see ” 2. Timer ” on page 30. T oo large [...]

English- 49 TECHNICAL DATA T echnical Data Data A uto Mower Dimensions Length 71 cm Width 56 cm Height 30 cm W eight 8.6 kg Electrical system Batter y NiMH special batter y 18V / 2,2 Ah (40 Wh) T ransformer 230 V / 24 V Noise emissions Measured noise le v el 63 dB(A) Guaranteed noise le vel 70 dB(A) Mowing Mowing system Three, piv oted cutting knif[...]

English- 50 EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY EU dec laration of conf ormity EU Declaration of Conf ormity (only applies to Eur ope) W e , Husqvarna AB , SE-561 82 Huskvarna, Sweden, tel: +46-36-146500, declares under sole respon- sibility that the automatic lawn mo wer Husqvarna A uto Mower from 2003 ’ s ser ial numbers and onward (the year is clearl[...]

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