Husqvarna AUTOMOWER 550 Owner Manual - Page 28

• The charging station, the boundary wire or the guide wire is not installed in accordance with the instructions in Installing and connecting the charging station on page 14, Boundary wire on page 14 and in Installation of the guide wire on page 19. 3.17.1.1 Charging station signal The charging station signal is used so that the robotic lawnmower knows that it is in the vicinity of the charging station. The default setting for the charging station signal is Max but in rare cases, there can be reasons for reducing the charging station signal. See example below. and thereby which areas need to be mowed next. Automower® 520 and Automower® 550 will this way automatically get to parts of the working area that are hard to reach. Note: No manual settings of Area 1-5 is necessary if GPS assisted navigation is enabled. GPS assisted navigation is applicable for Automower® 520 and Automower® 550. After a number of days operating, the robotic lawnmower creates a map of the working area. Automower® 520 and Automower® 550 automatically set distance and proportion for hard to reach parts of the working area. Note: If the same robotic lawnmower is used for two or more charging stations that are close together (neighbors for instance), the GPS assisted navigation can only be used in one of the working areas. Otherwise the digital map can be misleading and the robotic lawnmower's lawn coverage can therefore be reduced. 3.17.1.2 Follow boundary wire If the robotic lawnmower cannot find the charging station signal, it starts to search for the guide wires. If it still cannot find the charging station, the robotic lawnmower can follow the boundary wire back. The recommended setting is between 10-20 minutes. 3.17.1.3 Follow guide wire If the robotic lawnmower cannot find the charging station signal, it starts to search for the guide wires. It is recommended to have a short time delay to reduce the time when the robotic lawnmower is searching out on the lawn. However, if the robotic lawnmower always uses the guide wires there is a greater risk that tracks are formed than if it uses the charging station signal. The delay time is normally between 0 and 10 minutes. It is possible to have the same time delay for all guide wires. Guide > Disable / Enable Normally Follow guide wire does not need to be deactivated even if there is no guide wire installed. However, to disable it, tap the On/Off bar. 3.17.2 Lawn coverage This menu function is used to steer the robotic lawnmower to remote parts of a working area. This important function is used to maintain an even mowing result in the entire working area. The default settings can be used for many working areas. In more complex gardens operation can be improved by carrying out some of the manual settings below. 3.17.2.1 GPS assisted navigation There is no need to set Lawn coverage manually for Automower® 520 and Automower® 550. They use a built-in GPS to check which areas have been mowed, 3.17.2.2 Area 1-5 Up to 5 remote areas can be set. You must first disable GPS assisted navigation if you want to use manual settings. When you disable GPS assisted navigation the GPS map is automatically reset. 1. Tap the On/Off bar to disable GPS assisted navigation. Note: When GPS assisted navigation is enabled it is used as long as there is a GPS service - even if manual settings have been made. Only when GPS service is not available, the manual settings are used. Area 1-5 > Enable/disable Each area can be enabled/disabled, without having to reenter the settings. 1. Tap the On/Off bar for Area 1-5. Area 1-5 > How? and How far? Specify to the right, left or Guide depending on which direction the robotic lawnmower should go. The direction (left or right) is when facing the charging station. 1. Slide the horizontal bar to alternate between Lawn coverage settings. 2. Slide the horizontal bar to change the distance. The default settings for Automower® 520 and Automower® 550 let the robotic lawnmower follow the guide wire 300 m / 328 yd. in 20% of the times it leaves the charging station. If the guide wire in reality is less than 300 m / 328 yd. the robotic lawnmower will follow it to the point where the guide wire is connected to the boundary wire. Area 1-5 > How often? How often the robotic lawnmower should go to the remote area is selected as a proportion of the total number of times it leaves the charging station. At all other times, the robotic lawnmower starts to mow close to the charging station. 28 - Installation 362 - 002 - 06.02.2018