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INSTRUCTIONS
POSITIONING THE HOME BASE
Place the Home Base in an open, uncluttered area,
leaving the following distances around the unit:
• At least 1.5 feet on each side of the Home Base.
• At least 4 feet in front of the Home Base, and at least
4 feet away from stairs.
• At least 8 feet from virtual wall barriers.
Always keep the Home Base plugged in and make sure
it is in an area with consistent Wi-Fi
®
coverage to allow
Roomba to receive information via the iRobot HOME app.
WAKE UP ROOMBA
Turn Roomba over and remove the yellow bin insert and
battery pull tab. Then, place Roomba on the Home
Base to activate the battery.
ROOMBA IS READY TO CLEAN
Roomba has a partial battery charge, so it's ready to
start cleaning.
DOWNLOAD THE iROBOT HOME APP AND
CONNECT TO WI-FI
• Watch an overview video with instructions on how to
set up and use your Roomba.
• Set an automatic cleaning schedule (up to 7 times
per week) and customize cleaning preferences.
• Enable automatic software updates.
• Access to tips, tricks and answers to commonly
asked questions.
USE INSTRUCTIONS
• Manually wake Roomba up one of two ways –
• By pressing CLEAN once. Roomba will beep
and the CLEAN button will illuminate. To start a
cleaning cycle, press CLEAN again.
• By pressing CLEAN button on the iRobot app
home screen.
NOTE: Remove excess clutter from floors before
cleaning (e.g. clothing, toys, etc.). Use Roomba
frequently to maintain well-conditioned floors.
• If its battery gets low before finishing a cleaning
cycle, Roomba returns to the Home Base to recharge.
It will not play a tone when it docks and its CLEAN
button will pulse with the battery indicator ( ).
• After its battery has been recharged, Roomba
automatically returns to where it left off and
completes the cleaning cycle.
• You can check the iRobot HOME app for a current
status of your Roomba.
• If Roomba is returning to recharge after completing
a cleaning cycle, it will play a series of tones to
indicate successful completion of the cleaning
cycle.
• To pause Roomba during a cleaning cycle, press
CLEAN.
• To resume the cleaning cycle, press CLEAN again.
• To end the cleaning cycle and put Roomba
in standby mode, press and hold CLEAN until
indicators turn off.
• To send Roomba back to its Home Base during a
cleaning cycle, press CLEAN and then (DOCK) on
Roomba or press CLEAN on the iRobot HOME app
main screen. This will end the cleaning cycle.
• If Roomba encounters an area of high debris
concentration, it will move in a forward/backward
motion to clean the area more thoroughly. When
Roomba does this, you will see the Dirt Detect™
indicator ( ) illuminate.
• To use SPOT Cleaning, place Roomba on top of the
localized debris and press (SPOT) on the robot.
Roomba will intensely clean the area by spiraling
outward about 3 feet in diameter and then spiraling
inward to where it started.
• When Roomba senses that its dust bin is full ( ), it
is programed to complete its cleaning cycle by
default. You can adjust this setting under Cleaning
Preferences (
) in the iRobot HOME app.
• Roomba won't leave the Home Base for a cleaning
cycle if its bin is full. In this case, remove and empty
the bin, then reinsert it before starting or resuming a
cleaning cycle.
NOTE: After each use, empty the bin and clean
the filter.
• Always store Roomba on the Home Base so it's
charged and ready to clean when you need it. If
storing off of the Home Base, remove the battery first
and then store Roomba and the battery in a cool,
dry place.
