PETLUX PL-012 Self Cleaning Litter Box User Manual

: June 13, 2024
: PETLUX

Table of Contents

Points of attention
Functions and Features
Packing list
Technical data
Instructions and illustration
Preparation before start-up
App installation
Operating instruction
FAQ
Guarantee
PETLUX contact information
References
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PETLUX PL-012 Self Cleaning Litter Box

Points of attention

Please install and use this device strictly according to the instructions.
Please use it in an indoor environment, do not place it in direct sunlight, and keep it away from fire sources.
Please place the device on a flat and hard ground, and do not place articles on the top of the device.
Do not drag or place vigorously during placement to avoid device damage.
Kittens weighing less than 1kg and lactating cats should not use the auto cleaning mode of the device.
It is strictly forbidden to soak or immerse the host part of this device.
Please unplug the power cord when moving, cleaning the device or not using it for a long time.
Please use the original power adapter to avoid damage to the device or potential safety hazards.
If children use this device, please make sure to use it under the guidance of an adult.
Please perform maintenance under the guidance of professionals to avoid all kinds of damages.
If you encounter product use problems, please contact customer service.
Please read this manual carefully before. Once installed and used, it means that you have carefully read and accepted the following safety instructions.
If the product does not work properly due to other unknown conditions, and you do not have time to refer to the instructions, please restart the power.

Images are for reference only and all subject to the actual product!

Please read the operating instructions carefully before using this device!

Functions and Features

When the cat enters the device, it will stop working immediately.
After the cat has left the device, cleaning will take place automatically.
The device can be operated via the LED-Touch screen and App
The cleaning chamber can be removed for cleaning.
The appliance has a low operating noise.
The device has a Ion air purifier installed for clean air.

Packing list

Automatic litter box: 1 piece
Power adapter: 1 piece
User manual: 1 piece

When unpacking, check how the box and the device look. In addition, check all accessories. Contact PETLUX immediately if there is any damage or if anything is missing.

Technical data

Product name:	Self-cleaning litter box
Version:	PL-015W
Material:	Polystyrene
Power adapter:	Input 220V (EU) / DC12V
Rated Voltage	24W
Recommended weighing:	2.2 – 17.6 lbs (MAX)
Cat Litter:	Applicable: Bentonite, Tofu granules size S, Straw granules size

S

Not applicable: Wood pellets M, L, Gel pellets, Tofu pellets size M, L

Bin capacity:| 9 Liters
Sound:| <40db
Cleaning cycle time:| 4 minutes
Electrical safety class:| Class II
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Dimensions:| 46x52x50cm (WxDxH)
Net Weight:| 9kg
Normal working environment:| Ambient temperature 59 ~ 86°F, Relative humidity <<93%, no condensation
Hallmarks:| GB4706.1-2005

Instructions and illustration

Preparation before start-up

Step 1: Unpacking
Turn over the carton to cut the tape from the bottom, then turn over back the carton to pull up the carton vertically.
Step 2: Placement
Place the machine on the flat ground and make sure all four feet of the product are in contact with the ground. Items with a height of more than 5CM shall not be placed within 30CM in front of the product, so as not to affect the cat identification sensor outside the product.

√ The four feet of the product must be in contact with a firm flat ground!
× Do not place the machine on soft carpet.
× Do not place the two front feet of the machine on the cat litter mat or carpet.
Step 3: Add litter sand
Make sure the leveled litter height is between the MAX line and the MIN line. (The amount of sand can be adjusted according to the actual situation.)

Preparation before start-up
Notice:
Please do not add too much cat litter to avoid splashing out of the litter box during cleaning and polluting the environment.

Step 5: Use
Power on with adapter and wait the machine to self-check for about 3-8 minutes. It will automatically enter the state of sensing after self-check, no need to change its program.
After the cat leaves, the product will automatically clean up the clumped cat excrement in about 3 minutes, last for 4 minutes.
After cleaning, the product will automatically start the smell cleaning function, and last for 30 minutes.

Notice:
× Do not pick up or drag the product after powering up. (This will interfere with weight calibration in the reset program.)

If you place the product in a narrow space or there is an infrared interference source in front of the product, the product self-check may take about 8 minutes. Please wait patiently.
If the product detected that the space is not suitable for its infrared sensor to work,the infrared detection function will be automatically disabled after self-check is completed. But the weight detection system inside the product will assume the judgment work of whether the cat enters.
During the clearing process, all keys are suspended. If you need to perform other functions, please wait until the clearing process is complete.

App installation

Step 1: Smart Life App
Download the Smart Life App in your app store or scan the QR code
Step 2: WiFi and Bluetooth
Check the network on your phone. Please connect to a 2.4G WiFi Network and turn on Bluetooth and location.
Step 3: Networking
Press ‘Auto’ for 2 seconds. The WiFi indicator begins to flash. The machine is now visible for networking.
Step 4: Connecting

① Open the SmartLife App on your phone
② Press (+) to add device and scan automatically
③ Select device and press ‘Next’ after scanning
④ Add WiFi information and press ‘Next’ to connect
⑤ Enter the App after successful connection.

Notice and troubleshoot:
If the network configuration fails or a timeout message displayed, check the following possibilities:

Check if the WiFi, Bluetooth, and locations are all enabled. If not disconnect and reconnect.
Check if the WiFi network is in 2.4G band. The product cannot recognize 5G network.
Check if the WiFi indicator on the LED-Touch panel is flashing during network configuration.
Check if the WiFi has a working internet connection.
Check if the WiFi password is correct.
Check if the WiFi signal is strong enough.
Check if there are more then 10 devices connected to this network, to many can conflict.

Operating instruction

Auto modus:
Click ‘Auto’ on the LED-Touch panel or on the App to start auto sensing and cleaning. This modus is automatically turned on after powering on the device.

Notice:

Please click “Auto” on the panel or on the App to close auto sensing, if you have kittens less than 1kg or the cat is pregnant. Then click “Clean” by your hand according to the actual use of the machine.
If you are using litter that clumps quickly, you can adjust the “cleaning wait time” in the App, such as 1 minute, to clean the litter as quickly as possible and reduce the smell. If you are a multi-cat family, you can adjust the “cleaning interval” in the App, for example 30 minutes, to avoid repeated ineffective cleaning of the product.
If the cat enters the bin for more than 10 seconds, the cat is judged to have potty behavior. After the cat leaves for 3 minutes, the automatic cleaning procedure will be performed. (The default interval between cleanups is 15 minutes to prevent the product from being started too frequently during multiple cats use. If the machine doesn’t work after your second cat pees, it may because the interval these two pees is less than 15 minutes.)
The button on the App cannot be closed/opened or synchronized with the panel temporarily, please check the network status or re-configure the network, or click the corresponding button on the App and repeat once or twice.

Clean modus:
Click ‘Clean’ on the LED-Touch panel or on the App to start cleaning immediately.

During the clearing process, all keys are suspended. If you need to perform other functions, please wait until the clearing process is complete.
Prolong the waiting time for cleaning in phone App when the cat has diarrhea, to allow the cat litter to take enough time to clump and reduce the pollution of soft feces to the ball bin.
If you have restarted the machine, the waiting time of “Clean” procedure will be restoredto the default value 3 minutes, which can be reset in the APP if necessary. (setting range: 0 to 60 minutes)
Prolong the interval time between two clearings when you have multiple cats, to prevent repeated cleaning of products.
If you have restarted the machine, the interval time between two clearings will be restored to the default value 15 minutes, which can be reset in the APP if necessary.(setting range: 0 to 120 minutes)

Add litter:

Method 1:
Add litter in working modus. In “Auto” mode, when the added cat litter is more than 1kg, the “Auto” will flash. After 30 minutes, the cat litter will be automatically smoothed, and the weight will be automatically calibrated. If you think 30 minutes is too long to wait, please long press the “Remove Odor” button for 2 or more seconds. The sand will be smoothed immediately, and the weight will be calibrated immediately.
Method 2:
Power off the machine, add litter, then power it on again.

Notice:

The machine won’t stop when it is smoothing sand even cat enters in at this moment. But don’t worry. The machine only swings in some angles, this swing won’t hurt cat. (Besides this situation, the machine has protection function. It will stop immediately once cat walks close to the entrance during clearing.)
Please make sure the height of the sand is between MIN line and MAX line after adding. If not, please adjust it with method 2.
You can find the sand surface correction option on the App to adjust the position of thesand. (In grade 0, the sand surface is tilted to the right, and in grade 6, the sand surface is tilted to the left.)

Replace litter:

Replace the garbage bag with an empty one to avoid overflow in the garbage bag; Make sure the rest sand inside the machine is close to MIN line (to avoid the overflow when the bin rotates);
Press “Replace Litter” for 2 seconds, then wait the machine to clear the remaining sand; (about 3 minutes)
Replace the garbage bag with an empty one again after clearing sand;

Notice:
√ Click “Replace Litter” again to cancel if you click it by mistake or if you find you have forgot to replace the garbage bag first.

For fine mineral sand, when to replace the bag（step 1）, to avoid the overflow of mineral sand from the mouth of the bag, you can firstly press “Clean” for 2 seconds; then the litter bin will rotate 90° counterclockwise to ensure that the mouth of the bag is upward when replacing. After bag replacement, repeat 2 and 3.

Remove Odor:

Method 1:
Click “Remove Odor” on the panel or click “Odorless” on your phone App.
Method 2
Set regular work on your phone App.

Notice:

The machine will remove odor automatically for 30 minutes after every clearing.
It will stop automatically once cat enters in, continue to work after cat leave.

Replace garbage bag:
When indicator “Full” lights up, you need to replace the garbage bag.

Hold the ‘Clean’ button for 2 secons, wait for the waste bin to change position, open de waste bin and take out garbage bag
It will take 60 seconds to change the waste bin position. Then, the device automatically returns. after the new bag is not placed within, you can continue.
The drawstring of the new garbage bag is aligned with the tieuppile and the lower edge of the bag opening is clamped under the location clip
Wrap the garbage bag around the outer frame of the waste bin gate, and pull out the drawstring
Press the drawstring into the tie-up pile, tighten and wind it
After the installation, confirm that the flip door is not blocked and can be open en close normal. Place the rest part of the bag into the empty room to prevent it being trapped

Notice:

The “Full” prompt is only a reference value. When using different types of cat litter, its volume, density and fluidity will affect the judgement of “Full” prompt. In the APP, you can adjust the delay of “Full” prompt according to your own use. The default value is 0(there is still a little space in bag for garbage), and the maximum value can be adjusted to 15.
If you have restarted the machine, the delay of “Full” prompt will be restored to the default value 0, which can be reset in the APP if necessary.
Normally, the storage capacity of one cat can reach 15 days, and three cats can reach 5 days. Users can replace the garbage bag every 5 days depending on the number of cats or temperature conditions.

Wash the bin:

Please power off the machine first！
Open the buckle of the barrel compartment, lift the bin.
Dry the bin before loading it back to the base！

Notice:
If the indicator of bin sign is lighting, please check whether the bin is put back properly and whether there is something stuck in the bin.

Lock the keyboard:
Hold down “Auto” + “Remove Odor” for more than 2 seconds, or click the “Child Lock” on the app to enable or disable the child lock function.

Close or open infrared sensor:
When cat litter box is placed in a cage or a narrow space, please hold down “Clean” + “Replace Litter” for more than 2 seconds, or click the bucket infrared sensor option in the APP to turn off or on the bucket infrared sensor to prevent the machine from always judging wrongly.

Timing:
sleep mode
When cat litter box is placed in the bedroom, you can set in the App “Do not Disturb Timing” to prevent the night-time activation from disturbing sleep.

Notice:

During the DND period, the light on the panel will be off. Touch any button to exit the DND mode immediately.
If the product is clearing when setting DND, the machine will enter the DND state after the cleaning is complete.

Regular clean-up mode
Set the machine to clean regularly in the App “Clean Timing”.

Timing net flavour
Set the machine to remove odor regularly in the App “Deodo Timing”.

Notice:
If the execution time of these scheduled procedures overlap with the DND time, the product will first perform odor and cleaning, and then return to DND mode.

Fault self-check method

Re-power on the product, click “Remove Odor” for more than 5 times within 2 minutes, then the product will enter the testing mode.

In testing mode：

Click each key to check whether the key works properly. If it works properly, the PCB hardware is good.
Press the machine from the top with a force of more than 1kg to see whether the “Full” indicator flashes. If it does, the gravity sensor is good.
If the bin mark keeps lighting up, the motor is good.
If the WiFi mark keeps lighting up, the WiFi hardware is good.
Cover the the infrared sensor at the barrel mouth, if the “Auto” mark flashes, the sensor is good.

Re-power on the machine after checking.

FAQ

Q: Why is the weight data only about half of that of my cats?
A: Please check whether the cat enters the machine with only two feet inside due to curiosity. Or is the machine placed on a flat ground with four feet connecting to the ground?
Q: Why is the App showing motor failure/why is the fault indicator lighted on the equipment panel/why is the equipment always self-checking?
A: If the self-check takes more than 15 minutes, the fault indicator is on. It may be that the barrel compartment is not properly installed or there is foreign matter stuck in the rotation.
Please open the buckle of the barrel compartment, lift the barrel to check, and then put it back according to the tips (on the base) and close the buckle.
Q: Why is the clearing time so long?
A: Lower revs make timid cats less scared; It will prolong the whole clearing time if cats enter in or come close frequently due to curiosity.
Q: Why the machine rotates back for a while before finishing the whole rotation?
A: In order to save sand and increase the capacity of the collection bin.
Q: Why the poop can’t be cleaned to the garbage box?
A: The door may be blocked by cat litter or garbage bag, or garbage too large to pass through;
Please check whether the garbage entrance can be fully opened and closed smoothly (it is recommended to check every time after installing new bag). Large garbage can be handled manually to make it smaller first.
Q: What kind of cat litter sand should I use?
A: Mixed sand and tofu sand are preferred; Bentonite sand and mineral sand are okay, may affecting the delay time of “Full” prompt due to their weight density and liquidity.
Q: Why is there some sand left in the bin after I used the “Replace Litter” function?
A: Maybe there is not enough space in garbage bag, please replace the bag then “Replace Litter” again.
Q: Why is the sand leaking out from the mouth of the garbage box when replacing garbage bag?
A: Please press the “Remove Odor” for 2 seconds, then the litter bin will rotate 90° counterclockwise to ensure that the mouth of the bag is upward when replacing.
Q: Why is the weight data incorrect?
A: Please press the “Clean” for 2 seconds, the sand will be smoothed, and the weight will be calibrated immediately. Also please check whether the machine is placed on a flat and firm ground. Cats that do not fully enter the bin or stay in the bin for too short may also result in inaccurate weighing. If a cat enters the bin while working, it will also get an inaccurate weight.
Q: Why the machine didn’t stop working while cat enters in?
A: The machine won’t stop when performing sand leveling and weight calibrating. However, the safe structure of the product, together with the rotation Angle of the action (±45°) is no danger for the cat to enter in when working.

If the device still does not operate normally after the above troubleshooting, please stop using the product and contact PETLUX.

Guarantee

The warranty for our products is 2 year from the date of purchase. Any changes and/or modifications to the product will void the warranty. We accept no liability for damage caused by incorrect use of the product. Read this manual before use. To exercise your warranty rights, please contact PETLUX Netherlands Customer Service.