maytronics WAVE 300 XL Dolphin Wave Robot Pool Cleaner Instructions

maytronics WAVE 300 XL Dolphin Wave Robot Pool Cleaner

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Please adhere strictly to the following warnings:

• Do not operate the Dolphin Wave Robot Pool Cleaner when there are people in the swimming pool.
• When examining the Dolphin Wave Robot Pool Cleaner, disconnect the main power supply.
• Risk of electric shock. Connect only to a ground type receptacle protected by a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI). Contact a qualified electrician if you cannot verify that the receptacle is protected by a GFCI.
• To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not use extension cord to connect unit to electric supply; provide a properly located outlet.

Please ensure that the following precautions are implemented:

• Do not bury cord – locate cord to minimize abuse from lawnmowers, hedge trimmers and other equipment.
• Only a trained operator should operate the Dolphin Wave Robot Pool Cleaner.
• Operator should keep hands away from driving belt mechanism.
• Position the Caddy and power supply at least 3 m (9.6 ft.) from the pool edge – during operation.
• Keep the Dolphin Wave Robot Pool Cleaner out of the reach of children.
• Only an original power cable must be used, at all times. Replaced by a Dolphin Wave Robot Pool Cleaner certified technician, in case of need.
• When lifting the Dolphin Wave Robot Pool Cleaner, take care to prevent back injury.
• The Dolphin Wave Robot Pool Cleaner is suitable for outdoor use, not for residential pools.

FCC STATEMENT

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance (Maytronics Ltd.) could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

INTRODUCTION

This user guide describes how to use your MMI operating console for the Dolphin Wave robotic pool cleaner. The interactive, state-of-the-art MMI (Maytronics Machine Interactive) control console enables full control of the robot and allows you to determine the cycle time, operation delay, and cleaning scan that the robot performs. It also enables diagnosis of various technical functions and parameters. The console houses a remote control unit for manual operation and temporarily overriding automatic cleaning operations. The Dolphin Wave robot is designed to handle 4 different swimming pool configurations and when these are set, the pool configurations are stored in the MMI’s memory. The robot is preset in the factory with specific default pool settings, which can be reset. Please refer to the first Main Menu screen, Figure 6 and Customized Settings.

CONTENTS

Carefully remove all the items from the shipping box and check them against the packing list.
You should have:

• Documentation and accessories
• Un-assembled Caddy for storing and carrying the Dolphin Wave robot
• MMI console (includes remote control unit)
• Dolphin Wave robot and floating cable
• Filter Bags:
  • 2 fine porosity filter bags assembled in the Dolphin Wave robot for day-to-day cleaning
  • 2 ultra-fine filter bags for fine dust particles
  • 2 loose weave filter bags for rough debris
• Power supply unit

Assembly instructions

1. Attach the Caddy handle to the Caddy base and fasten with the screws and nuts provided.
2. Place the Dolphin Wave robot on the Caddy in front of the power supply as shown in Figure 1.
3. Place the coiled Dolphin Wave’s power cable on the Caddy’s cable support bracket and remove the binding sticker.
4. Connect the MMI communication’s cable to the power supply unit.
5. Connect the Dolphin Wave robot’s floating cable to the power supply. Tighten the connecting adaptor firmly to ensure proper electrical connectivity.

MMI GENERAL NOTES

• In this user manual, the instruction press “Start” is performed by pressing both green buttons

  • simultaneously on the MMI console (Figure 2).

• The MMI is equipped with a screensaver that comes into effect after 5 minutes idle time.
  Press Pool and Home in that order to unlock the MMI console.

• Some options in the MMI menus are blocked by code, in order to prevent unnecessary changes of settings. The code is the following key sequence:

DEFAULT SETTING FOR CLEANING SESSIONS

This section explains how to proceed to the default setting for a cleaning session. The robot is preset in the factory with certain configurations that enable you to commence pool cleaning immediately. The settings made during this setup session remain in use until changed by the operator.
To start a pool cleaning session directly after you have assembled your Dolphin Wave, proceed as follows:

1. Lift the MMI’s protective cover.
2. Connect the robot’s power supply to the main power supply line.
3. Switch on the power supply. The MMI’s Wave screen (figure 8) opens in the home window.
4. Position the Caddy with robot about 0.5–1.0m (1.5-3ft) from the pool’s edge with its sloping edge facing the swimming pool ensuring that the floating cable is facing the direction of the Dolphin Wave power supply unit.
5. According to the pool’s size, release the appropriate length of cable.

Starting a cleaning session

1. On the MMI, press POOL. The robot will starts moving towards the pool and enter it and position itself on the pool floor.
2. Wait for the WAVE screen to appear.
3. In every activation of the robot, it will straighten itself vertically to the wall of the starting point; the robot will start moving backwards to straighten itself and then will continue in straight lines.
4. Press Start. “Please select pool length” will appear on the screen. After 2 seconds the Pool Length Setup screen appears.
5. Using the arrows select the required pool length. Press Set. For ft. measure units continue scrolling to the right using arrow.
6. Press Start. The cleaning session will begin. The factory default settings are used. In order to change parameters refer to Configuring Additional Pool Profiles on. The robot starts its cleaning cycle and the MMI displays the Countdown screen (Figure-4):

The countdown screen shows that a 4 hour cycle time was selected and that the time remaining is 3 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds. At the end of the cleaning session, the robot stops automatically. To remove the robot from the pool, proceed as explained in Removing the Robot from Swimming Pool.

REMOVING THE ROBOT FROM THE SWIMMING POOL

1. Press HOME.
   The robot starts moving in the direction of the floating cable.

2. Holding the floating cable, gently pull the robot upwards and towards the Caddy. As it reaches the side of the pool, pull the cable gently until the floating cable handle emerges. Grasp the handle and pull the robot out of the water. The robot shuts down automatically. By using the remote control you can drive the robot to the Caddy.

Manual stop control
If necessary, you can stop the robot during the cleaning session.

1. From the Countdown screen (Figure 4), press Stop. The MMI screen displays the message: “Stopping robot – please wait”. After 5 seconds the Manual Stop screen is displayed (Figure 5).
2. To stop the cleaning session completely, press Exit. The MMI display returns to the Wave screen.

MMI Alerts
Filter bag: This LED will light up when the filter bag is full and needs cleaning at the end of the cleaning cycle. You are not required to immediately stop the operation. The LED indicator will automatically reset on the next operation with a clean bag. Alert: LED will light up as an indication of an error that stops the robot. Generally, inspect the robot to locate the problem and re-operate. If the error repeats itself – details of the specific error will be displayed on the MMI screen. Refer to the Troubleshooting section at the end of this manual.

TIP: Loose weave filter bags are provided as an option, to be used to collect large debris. They should also be used in cases of sand accumulation in the pool.

CUSTOMIZED SETTINGS

The Dolphin Wave robot is controlled from the MMI console. You can customize the robot’s settings to match the specific type of swimming pool that is to be cleaned. 4 different swimming pool configurations can be set and stored in the MMI’s memory for future use.
When you configure a pool profile, you can also set the cleaning-cycle time and the delay time before the robot starts its cleaning cycle. The procedure for configuring additional pool profiles is explained in Configuring Additional Pool Profiles. The MMI keyboard procedures are explained in the next section.

MMI Operation
Use the control buttons located on the MMI below the screen, to activate the various commands.
Use the MMI functions that appear in the various screen displays to navigate between the screens and to configure the software.

MMI Functions:

Defining the robot’s parameters:

1. Switch on the power supply. The MMI Wave screen opens in the home window.
2. Press Menu to enter the Main Menu (Figure 6).

There are 2 Main Menu screens and you access the second screen by pressing the scroll down arrow . After “Statistics”, scroll down to the second Main Menu screen (Figure 7).

Main Menu Parameters
The parameters that can be accessed from the Main Menu screen are explained in the table below:

CONFIGURING ADDITIONAL POOL PROFILES

The Dolphin Wave can be configured for 4 different pool profiles. The configured settings are stored in the MMI’s memory. This section describes how to configure additional pool settings.
To add a new pool configuration, proceed as follows:

1. Go to the Wave screen. “Pool A” is displayed as the currently defined setting as shown in Figure 8.
2. From the Wave screen, press Pool A. The Pool Profile screen opens (Figure 9).
3. To select a second pool profile, scroll down to Pool B and press Select. The Wave screen automatically displays showing that Pool B is the currently defined pool.
4. To configure Pools B, C and D, go to Step 1 of Starting a cleaning session.

To go to a previously defined pool setting:

1. From the Wave screen, press the currently displayed pool setting at the right side of the screen (see Figure 8) to open the Pool Profile screen.
2. Scroll to the required pool and press Select. The Wave screen is displayed with the chosen pool setting.

Manual procedure for configuring pool profiles

1. From the Wave screen, press Menu.
2. From the Main Menu screen, with Pool Profile highlighted, press Select and then modify, to display the current active profile screen.
3. Using the Select and scroll buttons , set each parameter in turn.
4. Press Select to enter the Pool Length Setup screen.
5. With Pool Length highlighted, press Select. The Pool Length Set Up screen is displayed:
6. Using the arrows select the desired pool length. Press Select and scroll down to the next parameter, Cycle Time. Cycle Time determines the duration of each cleaning cycle.
7. Set each parameter and then scroll down to the next line.
8. Set Pool Type and choose either Rectangular (Default), or Shaped.
   • Rectangular – Recommended for pools with parallel walls and 90º ‘L’ shape.
   • Shaped – Recommended for free-formed pools.
9. Set Scan Mode and choose either CrissCross, Lines to scan or Pool with Obstacles.
   • CrissCross – Recommended.
   • Lines to Scan – To be used when the pool scan needs to be limited to one direction or split into 2 sections.
   • Pool with Obstacles – To be used in pools with an obstacle such as Island.
10. After choosing the ”Scanning Mode” you may choose the robot’s progress direction – “Lines to Left” or “Lines to Right”.
11. After setting the Scan Mode, from the Pool Profile screen, scroll down to the next screen (Figure 15).
12. Press Select to enter Delay Time. Setting a Delay Time allows you to delay the start of cleaning operations by a time factor selected from the MMI screen.
13. Line Spacing- this parameter is used in order to optimize scanning. Choose Fine / Medium / Coarse to set the distance between the lines.
14. Reset Pool Profile- This allows you to delete all current pool profile parameters. (Pool Length, Cycle Time, Scan Mode, Delay time…)

Starting Cleaning Operations
Once all the customized settings have been configured, you can proceed to a cleaning session:

1. Prepare the Dolphin Wave for operation and immersion into the pool.
2. On the MMI press POOL. The robot starts moving towards the pool, enters the pool and positions itself on the pool floor.
3. Wait for the WAVE screen to appear.
4. In every activation of the robot, it will straighten itself vertically to the wall of the starting point; the robot will start moving backward to straighten itself and then will continue in straight lines.
5. Press Start. The robot will start its cleaning operation.

If a Delay Time has been set (see Configuring the Dolphin Wave, above), the countdown commences and the time remaining before automatic cleaning starts is displayed on the screen. If no delay time is specified, the robot begins cleaning immediately. Once cleaning operations have started, the MMI screen displays the countdown time as in Figure 4.

TIP: To override the delay time to start cleaning immediately, choose start from the delay countdown screen. The robot will begin working immediately. If the screensaver is displayed, press POOL and then HOME to unlock the MMI.

OPERATING GUIDELINES

• A large-sized swimming pool of approximately 300m² requires approximately 3–4 hours to clean. This is the default setting.
• An Olympic size pool of 1,250m² requires approximately 6 hours of cleaning time. This is the default setting.

Maintenance

1. Clean the filter bag as needed. When the MMI displays “Filter Bag Full”, you should clean the bag before the next operating cycle.

2. Click the filter bag into its place.

3. Before each operating cycle, clean the robot’s body, brushes and driving belt area and remove foreign objects, rubber bands, hair, etc.

4. Once a week clean the impeller area:

   • Remove the impeller cover’s securing screw using a No. 2 Philips manual screwdriver.
   • Twist counter-clockwise and open the cylinder cover.
   • Remove foreign objects from the impeller.
   • Close the impeller’s cover and replace the securing screw.

5. Keep the floating cable orderly enabling it to be rolled up easily and placed on the Caddy’s handle.
   Important: Every 2 or 3 cleaning sessions, disconnect the floating cable from the power supply, unroll the entire cable and re-arrange it on the Caddy’s handle as required.

6. Preventive Maintenance (PM) should be performed on the Dolphin Wave robot, in order to keep it in good and long-lasting working condition. Maytronics provides the parts required – as a dedicated PM kit. The work and the service will be provided through the dealer. PM service should be performed every 1,500 working hours or 1 year (the earlier of the two).

7. A warning message to perform PM will appear on the MMI screen, when applicable. It is obligatory that PM service be performed. Please contact your dealer. Failure to perform the PM service will void the warranty.

THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

The remote control unit (RCU) is located on the MMI console and held in position by a magnet. Pull it upwards gently to remove it from its base. When the robot is in automatic operation, use the remote control to override the robot’s programmed direction settings. When the robot is moving in a forward direction, the floating cable follows the robot from its tail end. The remote control unit has a control range of 50m (164ft) from the Caddy.

Using the remote control unit

1. To activate the remote control unit, press the touchpad as indicated in the diagram. Four activation lights will light up.

2. Press the forward arrow briefly. The robot will start moving in a forward direction. To stop the forward movement, briefly press and release the forward arrow.

3. Press the backward arrow briefly. The robot will start moving in a backward direction. To stop the reverse movement, briefly press and release the backward arrow.
   On-the-spot turns
   On-the-spot turns can be carried out while the robot is in motion or executed when the robot is stationary.

4. To turn the robot clockwise, press and hold down the right arrow. The robot will turn-on-the spot. Release the button to stop the robot from turning.

5. To turn the robot counter-clockwise, press and hold down the left arrow. Release the button to stop the robot from turning.

6. To deactivate the remote control unit, press and hold down the touch pad. The activation lights will switch off. The robot reverts to its programmed direction mode of cleaning after the manual correction.

Maintaining the remote control unit
The remote control unit is powered by 2 AAA batteries. It is splash-proof and should not be immersed in water. To replace the batteries, remove the 4 back- cover securing screws and replace all the batteries with new battery cells.

TROUBLESHOOTING

How to save a log file to USB memory stick (in case required by technician: From the main Wave screen, press on the green buttons in sequence – ‘right- left-right-left’ and follow the further instructions.

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