Philips FC8710 [7/48] English

How your robot works

What your robot cleans

This robot is equipped with features that make it a suitable cleaner to help you clean the oors in

your home.

The robot is especially suitable for cleaning hard oors, such as wooden, tiled or linoleum oors.

It may experience problems cleaning soft oors, such as carpet or rugs. If you use the robot on a

carpet or rug, please stay close by the rst time to see if the robot can deal with this type of oor.

The robot also needs supervision when you use it on black and shiny hard oors.

How your robot cleans

Cleaning system

The robot has a 2-stage cleaning system to clean your oors efciently.

- The two side brushes help the robot clean in corners and along walls. They also help to remove

dirt loose from the oor and move it towards the suction opening (Fig. 4).

- The suction power of the robot picks up loose dirt and transports it through the suction

opening into the dust container (Fig. 5).

Cleaning patterns

In its auto cleaning mode, the robot uses an automatic sequence of cleaning patterns to clean each

area of the room optimally. The cleaning patterns it uses are:

1 Z-pattern or zigzag pattern

2 Random pattern

3 Wall-following pattern

4 Spiral pattern

During auto cleaning, the robot uses these patterns in a xed sequence:

1 Z-pattern (Fig. 6)

2 Random pattern (Fig. 7)

3 Wall-following pattern (Fig. 8)

4 Spiral pattern (Fig. 9)

When the robot has completed this sequence of patterns, it starts moving in Z-pattern again.

The robot continues to use this sequence of patterns to clean the room until the rechargeable

battery is empty, or until it is switched off manually.

Note: You can also select each mode individually by pressing the appropriate button on the remote

control (FC8710). For more details, see chapter ‘Using your robot’, section ‘Cleaning modes’.

How your robot avoids height differences

- The robot has three drop-off sensors in its bottom. It uses these drop-off sensors to detect and

avoid height differences such as staircases (Fig. 10).

Note: It is normal for the robot to move slightly over the edge of a height difference, as its front drop-off

sensor is located behind the bumper.

Caution: In some cases, the drop-off sensors may not detect a staircase or other height difference

in time. Therefore monitor the robot carefully the rst few times you use it, and when you

operate it near a staircase or another height difference.

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