BUSY BEE ROBOTS Abbee User Manual

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Contents

Terms and Conditions of Use

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Pets

Water and liquids

Charging

Clear fl oor areas

Warranty

Setting up Abbee

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Setting the Clock and Workplan

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Virtual Wall

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Emptying Abbee

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Adding the Pet Hair Brush Set

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Adding the Optional Mop

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Useful hints for Abbee

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Terms and Conditions of Use

Pets

Abbee is a gentle little vacuum, so big pets like horses, dogs, cats etc. will be fi ne whilst she’s working (though do try to save her from being stood on or eaten as your warranty doesn’t cover things like that) but small pets like hamsters or bees may get hurt or

“sucked-up”, so keep them away from Abbee and in a safe place.

Water and liquids

Abbee is electrical and has a battery, neither like getting wet, so please don’t wash Abbee or give her a bath. Equally, don’t spill drinks etc. on her. If she does get wet, your warranty will be invalid.

Charging

Please make sure that you only use the charger that was supplied with Abbee. Diff erent chargers have diff erent power outputs, so although you may have another that fi ts the socket, please don’t use it as this could be dangerous and your warranty won’t cover any damage done by using the wrong charger. Her charging station is the best charging option, she’ll fi nd it herself whenever she needs it.

Clear

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Abbee will work her way around a chair leg, bed, table, chest of draws etc. but will try to eat shoe laces. Try to keep the fl oor clear of anything small that you don’t want vacuumed up or that will get caught in her side brushes.

Warranty

Abbee has a 2 year warranty that includes parts, labour and return postage costs. All you have to do is post her back to us with a little note saying what’s wrong and the return address with your contact details. You’ll also need proof of purchase, a copy of the original receipt is best.

We want you to be happy with Abbee, and many issues can be solved over the phone, so if you have any questions about Abbee, how she works or what to do if you think something is wrong, just give us a buzz 01235 841517

Setting up Abbee

In the box there will be Abbee a charger lead and charging station a dust box and spare HEPA fi lter a virtual wall two sets of side brushes, and a remote control a pet brush set a mop set

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Setting up Abbee

Abbee’s battery, dust box and fi lter is already installed and so all you need to do is connect her two side brushes and fi nd a suitable place for the charging station. Other bits you may want are two little batteries (AAA size) for the remote control and two big batteries (D size) for the virtual wall.

The fi rst thing to do is fi nd a good place for the charging station, ideally against a wall, near a plug socket and somewhere that Abbee can fi nd (so will need to have about 3 foot clear in front and to either side). Bear in mind that Abbee’s eye is only 4 inches off the ground, so under a bed, side board or other furniture is fi ne, as long as you can reach it.

Once you’ve decided where, plug in and switch on (a little blue light will come on the top).

Now get Abbee and turn her over. You’ll notice two small spindles (one with an “L” and the other with an “R” next to them), take two of the side brushes and push them on the spindles (the other two brushes in the box are spares).

Now turn her over again. There may be some power already in the battery, so try and switch her on with the red power switch on the side, if she springs to life, we’ll set the clock and work plan now, if not, then switch her off and put her onto the charging station.

When she connects to the charging station, you’ll hear “please open the power switch” this means switch her on. This may sound daft and you think, why switch her off fi rst if I’m only going to have to switch her back on?, well because if she’s already on, she’ll sometimes try and reverse off the charger. She’s fi ne when she does things herself.

Once she’s had awhile charging (up to 4 hours) we can set the clock and work plan.

Setting the clock and work plan

Abbee needs to wake-up fi rst, so if the display is blank, press “ok” to wake her up, if she’s already awake, follow the instructions below

To set the clock, press “clock” then “ok”, these need to be pressed quickly in succession.

The hours will fl ash and then press “mode” or “home” to advance or retard the hours, once correct, press “ok” and then the minutes will fl ash. Change these the same way and then press “ok” to fi nish setting the time. Finally set the day in the same manner, press “ok” and it’s done.

To set the work plan, press “plan”, then change the day and time in the same way as you set the clock until all 7 days are set.

Abbee will automatically return to standby mode if there is a big gap between pressing the buttons.

That’s it, you’ve done all the programming you need to do and if you want any help with this, give us a buzz on 01235 841517, we like to help.

If you want Abbee to clean at other times, simply press “clean”.

You can also press home when you want her to stop and go back to the charging base.

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Virtual Wall

If you’ve got an area you don’t want her to clean, or an open door way she mustn’t cross, just turn on the virtual wall (you’ll need 2 “D” size batteries), put it pointing along the line she mustn’t cross and she’ll be very good and not cross the line. (there’s an arrow on the top so you know which way to point it)

Emptying Abbee

Once Abbee has fi nished, she’ll need emptying. To do this fi rmly press the top cover where it says “push”, the cover will spring open where you’ll fi nd the dust box. Simply lift out, open the lid, then lift the primary fi lter and then empty into a bin (not provided). The fi lters can be occasionally cleaned with a soft brush or rinsed under a tap, ensure that the fi lters are fully dry before putting back.

Adding the pet hair brush set

Turn Abbee over and you’ll see there’s a clip next to the right wheel, pull across and lift out the vacuum section. The brush set goes back in the same way.

Adding the optional mop

Fill the mop water tank with water, dampen the cloth and stick it to the bottom (fl at side) of the mop attachment. Then push the whole mop onto the back of Abbee, turn over and set to work!

Note; if you live in a hard water area, please boil the water fi rst in a fi lter kettle, then, once the water has cooled, pour into the water tank.

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Useful hints for Abbee

Clear the fl oor, Abbee will get stuck on clothes, shoes etc.

Be patient, Abbee works by initially a random “zigzag” motion, then she’ll clean the edges.

Occasionally she’ll go in circles to do a little “spot” cleaning, but she’ll need plenty of time to complete a typical room.

If she stops picking up, check the dust box isn’t full and there are no blockages.

If she suddenly goes backwards, she probably thinks there’s a big hole she’s about to fall down. This could be caused by three things, fi rst, there’s a big hole or she’s found the top of the staircase, secondly, it could be one of her sensors (there are fi ve underneath, one at the front and two either side by the main wheels) is covered or dirty, or fi nally she thinks there’s a hole because there is a dramatic change in colour (if you have black & white tiles, this could cause a problem).

If you have any questions, remember we’re here to help, just give us a buzz on

01235 841517.

Thank You

Busy Bee Robots Team

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99 Park Drive

Milton Park

Abingdon, OX14 4RY

United Kingdom www.busybeerobots.co.uk