Husqvarna AUTOMAOWER FlexiFence Garden Lawn Mower Owner’s Manual

Husqvarna AUTOMAOWER FlexiFence Garden Lawn Mower

Introduction

Support
For support about the product, speak to your Husqvarna representative.

Product Description

Note: Husqvarna regularly updates the appearance and function of the products. Refer to Support on page 4. With Automower® FlexiFence you can install a stay-out zone in the work area for the robotic lawn mower in which it cannot enter and cut the grass. To use the Automower® FlexiFence with the Automower® robotic lawn mower it can be necessary to update the firmware for the Automower® robotic lawn mower. Speak to your Husqvarna representative for more information. The Automower® FlexiFence must not be used in public areas, parks, sports arenas, or in agriculture or forestry.

Product Overview

(Fig. 1)

1. Cover
2. Charging socket
3. Connections
4. Sealing cap
5. ON/OFF button
6. LED indicator
7. Connectors
8. Stakes
9. Wire for the zone boundary wire
10. USB-C charging cable

Symbols on the product
These symbols can be found on the product. Make sure that you understand them.
(Fig. 2) This product complies with the applicable EU Directives.

(Fig. 3) This product complies with the applicable UK Directives.
(Fig. 4) It is not permitted to dispose of the product as usual domestic waste. Obey national regulations and use the local recycling system.
(Fig. 5) Do not use the product in temperatures that are less than 0°C/32 °F. (Fig. 6)
WARNING: Read the operator instructions before you operate the product.

Symbols on the battery
These symbols can be found on the battery. Make sure that you understand them. (Fig. 7)
WARNING: Do not dispose of the battery as usual domestic waste. The battery contains lithium-ion cells.

Safety

Safety definitions
Warnings, cautions and notes are used to point out especially important parts of the manual.
WARNING: Used if there is a risk of injury or death for the operator or bystanders if the instructions in the manual are not obeyed.
CAUTION: Used if there is a risk of damage to the product, other materials or the adjacent area if the instructions in the manual are not obeyed.
Note: Used to give more information that is necessary in a given situation.

Safety instructions for operation
WARNING: Read the warning instructions that follow before you use the product.

• This product may be used under supervision, or if instruction regarding the safe use of the product has been provided and the resulting dangers have been understood, by persons with physical, sensory or mental disabilities or a lack of experience and knowledge. Children must not play with the product.
• Children are not allowed to be unsupervised in the stay-out zone. When the battery is empty or if the FlexiFence is overheated, the zone is no longer protected.
• This product makes an electromagnetic field while it operates. This field may under some conditions interfere with active or passive medical implants. To decrease the risk of conditions that can injure or kill, we recommend persons with medical implants speak with their physician and the medical implant manufacturer before they operate the product.
• Small parts can be easily swallowed. There is also a risk that the polybag can suffocate toddlers. Keep toddlers away when you assemble the product.
• If used incorrectly or if the batteries are damaged, flammable liquid may be ejected from the batteries. Contact with this liquid should be avoided.
• If contact accidentally occurs, rinse off with water. If the liquid comes into contact with your eyes, seek additional medical attention.
• Only charge the product in dry indoor areas.
• Do not remove the battery from the product.
• A USB power supply unit is not included with this product. It is recommended to use a third-party power supply according to the power supply unit specification, refer to Technical data on page 14. Before you use the third-party USB power adapter, check that it complies with national and international safety standards for safety extra low voltage (SELV).
• Do not use the product and its peripherals in bad weather conditions, especially when there is a risk of lightning.
• Follow the maintenance instructions, and refer to Maintenance on page 11.
• For safe disposal of the battery, refer to Disposal on page 14.
• The operation and storage temperature range is 0-40 °C / 32-104 °F. Too high temperatures can cause damage to the product.
• Charge the battery at ambient temperatures of 4-30 °C / 39-86 °F. The full charging power is available from 15 °C / 59 °F.

Installation

WARNING: Read and understand the safety chapter before you install the product.
CAUTION: Use original spare parts and installation material.
Note: Refer to the Operator’s manual for the robotic lawn mower or www.husqvarna.com for more installation information.

Installation of the product
To prepare for the installation of the product

• Charge the battery of the product. Refer to To Charge the Battery on page 9.
• Install the stay-out zone in the work area of the robotic lawn mower, but not across a guide wire.
• Make sure that the FlexiFence and all objects in the FlexiFence area are a minimum of 35 cm / 14 in. from the zone boundary wire (A). (Fig. 8)
• Make sure that the minimum distance from the zone boundary wire to the boundary wire of the work area (B) is 60 cm / 24 in.
• Make sure that the minimum distance from the zone boundary wire to the guide wire (C) is 60 cm / 24 in.
• If you use more than 1 FlexiFence unit, make sure that the minimum distance between the 2 zone boundary wires is 60 cm / 24 in.
• Make sure that the slopes in the FlexiFence area are not more than 10%.
• Make sure that the length of the zone boundary wire is a maximum of 15 m / 50 ft.
• Do not put the zone boundary wire across the same zone boundary wire or a different zone boundary wire installation. This can cause interference with the product and the zone boundary wire. (Fig. 9)
• To put the FlexiFence at a distance from objects, read the section To examine where to put the boundary wire in the Operator’s manual for the robotic lawn mower.
• Note: Use the included parts for installation. You can speak to your Husqvarna representative to get more parts for installation.

To install the product

1. Put the zone boundary wire around the stay-out zone.
2. Cut the 2 ends of the zone boundary wire.
3. Attach 1 connector to each end of the zone boundary wire.
4. Attach the 2 connectors (A) to the 2 connections on the product (B). (Fig. 10) Use a hammer or a plastic mallet to attach the zone boundary wire with stakes to the ground.
5. Put the stakes at a maximum of 75 cm / 30 in. distance from each other.
6. Put the product in the stay-out zone and attach it to the ground with stakes a hammer or a plastic mallet.
7. Enable the Zone Generator function of your robotic lawn mower. Refer to the Operator’s manual of the robotic lawn mower.
   Note : If the product does not have the Zone Generator menu, a firmware update of the robotic lawn mower is necessary.

To do a test of the installation

1. Set the product to ON and make sure that the LED indicator is green.
2. Make sure that the ECO mode of the robotic lawn mower is disabled. Refer to ECO Mode in the Operator’s Manual for the robotic lawn mower.
3. Put the robotic lawn mower 1-2 m in front of the stay-out zone. Make sure that the robotic lawn mower points forward to the stay-out zone.
4. Start the robotic lawn mower and make sure that it stops by the zone boundary wire.
   Note: If there are problems with the installation, refer to Troubleshooting on page 11.

Operation

To charge the battery
Charge the battery fully before you start the product for the first time. The battery is fully charged when the LED indicator is constant orange. The product does not operate while it charges.

1. Remove the cover of the product.
2. Remove the sealing cap of the product.
3. Connect the USB-C charging cable to the charging socket.
4. Connect the USB-A charging cable to a power supply unit.
5. Connect the power supply unit to a power outlet.
6. Examine if the LED indicator on the product flashes orange to make sure that the battery charges.
   Note: The 5 V power supply unit with a USB socket is not included.
   Note: If the product is not used for a long time, charge the battery to a minimum of 60% each 3 months. Charge the battery of the product to a minimum of 60% before you start the product after long-term storage.

LED indicator of the battery capacity
The LED indicator comes on when the battery state of charge of the product is less than 10%. To show the LED indicator when the battery state of charge is more than 10%, push the ON/OFF button for 5 seconds.

than 30%.
Green LED flashes slowly| The product is on and the battery state of charge is 10-30%.
Green LED flashes quickly| The product is on and the battery state of charge is less than 10%.
Orange solid LED| The battery is fully charged.
Orange LED flashes| The battery charges.

To start the product

1. Push the ON/OFF button on the product for 2 seconds.
2. Examine if the LED indicator on the product is green to make sure that the product is on.

To stop the product

1. Push the ON/OFF button on the product for 2 seconds.
2. Examine if the LED indicator on the product flashes white. The product is off when the LED indicator goes out.

Maintenance

To clean the product
CAUTION: Do not use a high-pressure washer or running water to clean the product. Do not use solvents for cleaning.  Use a moist cloth to clean the product.

Troubleshooting

LED indicator of the product
The LED indicator comes on when the battery capacity of the product is less than 10%. To show the LED indicator when the battery state of charge is more than 10%, push the ON/OFF button for 5 seconds.

ON/OFF button for 5 seconds to see the status.
Blue LED| The zone boundary wire is de- fective or not connected.| Replace or connect the zone wire.
Light| Cause| Solution
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Purple LED| The product cannot find the boundary wire for the work area. The ECO mode is ena- bled or the zone range is incor- rect.| Examine the boundary wire for the work area, replace the boundary wire if it is defective.

Make sure that the boundary wire for the work area is instal- led correctly.

Make sure that the charging station of the robotic lawn mower is connected to a power outlet.

Disable the ECO mode.

Red LED| The temperature of the product is too high.| Put the product in an area with protection from the sun. Let the temperature of the product decrease before you start the product.

If the problem remains, speak to your local Husqvarna repre- sentative.

• Solid light – The battery state of charge is more than 30%.
• Flashes slowly – The battery state of charge is 10-30%.
• Flashes quickly – The battery state of charge is less than 10%.

Symptoms

The robotic lawn mow- er stops with the fault message “Zone genera- tor problem”.| The battery of the Flex- iFence is low. The Flex- iFence does not oper- ate when the battery

is empty. The robotic lawn mower can cut in the stay-out zone if you start the robotic

lawn mower before you charge the FlexiFence.

| Charge the battery of the FlexiFence before you start the robotic lawn mower.
The FlexiFence is auto- matically set to off be- cause the temperature in the FlexiFence is a higher than the maxi- mum limit.| Put the product in an area with protection from the sun. Let the temperature of the prod- uct decrease before you start the product.
The robotic lawn mow- er enters the FlexiFence zone.| Software transfer prob- lem.| Push the ON/OFF but- ton for 15 seconds to restart the product.

Storage and disposal
To put the product into storage
WARNING: Put the product in an area where a child cannot get access to the product.

1. Charge the battery of the product.
2. Clean the product. Refer to To Clean the Product on page 11.
3. Put the product into storage in a dry, closed and frost-free area.

Disposal

• Obey national regulations.
• Use the local recycling system.
• Do not dispose of the battery as usual domestic waste. The battery contains lithium-ion cells.
• CAUTION: Only qualified personnel can remove the battery.
• For more information about the removal of the battery, speak to your Husqvarna representative.

Technical data

Product data|
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Battery operation time, approximately, days| 30
Battery charging voltage, V| 5
Battery charging current, A| 1
Battery charging time, h| 6
IP code| IPX4
Boundary wire antenna|
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Operating Frequency Band, Hz| 100-80000
Maximum magnetic field1, dBuA/m| 82
Boundary wire antenna|
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Maximum Radio-frequency power2, mW @60m| <25

Full compatibility cannot be guaranteed between the product and other types of wireless systems such as remote controls and radio transmitters.

Power supply unit specification|
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Frequency, Hz, single phase| 50-60
Mains voltage, V AV| 100-240
Output voltage, V DC| 5
Output current, A| 1
Minimum output power, W| 5
Output connector| USB-C

Accessories

150
Stakes, pcs| 100
Connectors, pcs| 5

Maximum active output power to antennas in the frequency band in which the radio equipment operates.

EU Declaration of Conformity
The undersigned hereby certifies as the authorized representative of the manufacturer, GARDENA Germany AB, PO Box 7454, S-103 92, Stockholm, Sweden, that when leaving our factory, the unit(s) indicated below is/are by the harmonized EU guidelines, EU standards of safety and product specific standards. This certificate becomes void if the units are modified without our approval.

Harmonized standards

• AN ISO 12100:2010
• EN 60335-1:2012+A11:2014+A13:2017+A1:2019+A14:2019+A2:2019
• EN 50636-2-107:2015+A1:2018
• ETSI EN 301 489-1 V2.2.3 (2019-11)
• ETSI EN 301 489-3 V2.1.1 (2019-03)
• Draft ETSI EN 303 447 V1.2.1 (2021-03)
• EN IEC 62311:2020
• EN IEC 63000:2018
• IEC 62133-2:2017
• Deposited Documentation: GARDENA Technische Documentation M.Jäger
• D-89079 Ulm, Hans-Lorenser-Str.40
• Year of CE marking: 2021
• Ulm, 04.02.2022

Reinhard Pompe

• Vice President Products
• Wolfgang Engelhardt,
• Vice President Supply Chain

UK Declaration of Conformity

• The manufacturer GARDENA Germany AB, PO Box 7454, S-103 92

Stockholm, Sweden

• hereby certifies that when leaving our factory, the unit(s) indicated below is/are by the UK Regulations, designated standards of safety and product-specific designated standards.
• This certificate becomes void if the
• units are modified without our approval.

Designated Standards

• AN ISO 12100:2010
• EN 60335-1:2012+A11:2014+A13:2017+A1:2019+A14:2019+A2:2019
• EN 50636-2-107:2015+A1:2018
• ETSI EN 301 489-1 V2.2.3 (2019-11)
• ETSI EN 301 489-3 V2.1.1 (2019-03)
• Draft ETSI EN 303 447 V1.2.1 (2021-03)
• EN IEC 62311:2020
• EN IEC 63000:2018
• IEC 62133-2:2017

Authorised Representative: Husqvarna UK Limited
Deposited Documentation: Preston Road, Aycliffe, County Durham, UK DL5 6UP
Aycliffe, 04.02.2022 John Thompson, Director Authorised Representative

References

• Husqvarna Forest & Garden

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