3 Installation
3.1 Introduction - Installation
Refer to www.gardena.com for more information about
installation and instruction videos.
We recommend you to update the firmware before you
install the product to make sure that the product has the
latest firmware. Refer to
Firmware update on page 35
.
WARNING: Read and understand the
safety chapter before you install the product.
CAUTION: Use original spare parts and
installation material.
3.2 Main components for installation
The installation involves the following components:
• A robotic lawn mower that mows the lawn
automatically.
• A charging station, which has 3 functions:
• To send control signals along the boundary
wire.
• To send control signals along the guide wire
so that the product can follow the guide wire
to specific remote areas in the garden and
can find its way back to the charging station.
• To charge the product.
• A power supply, which is connected to the
charging station and a 100-240V power outlet.
• Loop wire, which is laid around the work area and
around objects and plants that the product must
not run into. The loop wire is used both as
boundary wire and guide wire.
3.3 General preparations
CAUTION: Holes with water in the lawn
can cause damage to the product.
Note: Read through the Installation chapter before
beginning the installation. How the installation is done
affects how the product performs. It is therefore
important to plan the installation carefully.
• Make a blueprint of the work area and include all
obstacles. This makes it easier to see the ideal
positions for the charging station, the boundary
wire and the guide wire.
• Make a mark on the blueprint where to put the
charging station, the boundary wire and the guide
wire.
• Make a mark on the blueprint where the guide wire
connects to the boundary wire. Refer to
To install
the guide wire on page 20
.
• Fill in holes in the lawn.
• Cut the grass before you install the product. Make
sure that the grass is maximum 4 cm / 1.6 in.
Note: The first weeks after installation the perceived
sound level when cutting the grass may be higher than
expected. When the product has cut the grass for some
time, the perceived sound level is much lower.
3.4 Before the installation of the wires
You can select to attach the wires with stakes or bury
them. You can use the 2 procedures for the same work
area.
CAUTION: If you use a dethatcher in
the work area, bury the boundary wire and
the guide wire to prevent them from
damage.
3.4.1 To examine where to put the charging
station
• Keep a minimum 2 m / 6.6 ft. of free space in front
of the charging station. Refer to
To examine where
to put the guide wire on page 18
.
• Keep a minimum of 30 cm / 12 in. of free space to
the right and left of the center of the charging
station.
