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2. PRESENTATION
2.3 Search method
Automower
®
can be set to search for the charging
station in three different ways. Using the setting
options the three search methods can be combined to
optimise the search for the charging station. The
required search method or methods depends on the
shape of the garden.
Search method 1: Irregular
Automower
®
runs irregularly until it finds the charging
station.
This search method is best for an installation that has
an open lawn and no narrow passages (narrower
than about 3 metres).
The advantage of this search method is that there is
no risk of leaving tracks in the grass after the mower.
The disadvantage is that the search times can be
somewhat longer.
Search method 2: Follow boundary wire
Automower
®
runs irregularly until it reaches the
boundary wire. The mower then follows the boundary
wire in to the charging station.
This search method is best for an installation that has an
open lawn with wide passages (wider than about
3 metres) and no, or only a small, island.
The advantage of this search method is that the search
times are generally short.
The disadvantage is that tracks can be formed to a
certain extent in the grass behind the mower. Problems
can also arise if there are narrow passages or a large
number of islands, for example, bushes.
Automower
®
circles an island roughly twice, which can take a long time
and create tracks.
Search method 3: Follow guide wire
Automower
®
runs irregularly until it reaches the guide
wire. The mower then follows the guide wire in to the
charging station.
The guide wire is an extra wire that is laid from the
charging station, out towards a remote part of the
working area or through a narrow passage and is then
connected to the boundary wire. Up to two guide wires
can be installed for 260 ACX. For more information, see
3.8 Installation of the guide wire on page 32.
This search method is best for an installation that has
numerous or large islands, narrow passages or steep
slopes.
The advantage of this search method is that the search
times are generally short.
The disadvantage is that the mower can leave tracks in
the grass along the length of the guide wire.