Zodiac Vortex 3 4WD - REMOTE CONTROL MODE (VORTEX4); SYNCHRONISATION PROCEDURE; USAGE WITH AN EXTERNAL TIMER (VORTEX4)

H0360600.A2.EN Ver.05/2011 6
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•Ifyouwishtorunanewprogrammeoncethecleanerhasstoppedpressthecorrespondingbutton.
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Before removing the cleaner from the pool,
disconnect the power cable and disconnect
thefloatingcablefromthecontrolbox.Bring
thecleanertowardsyou,bygentlypullingon
thecable(Diagram131).
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Assoonastherobotiswithinreach,takeholdofitusingthehandle(132)andgentlyremoveitfromthepool,
allowingthewateritcontainstodrainbackintothepool(133).
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2.5.REMOTECONTROLMODE(VORTEX™4)
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Youcansteertherobotfreelyusingtheremotecontrolunit.
Thereare4keysontheremoteunit:
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To use the remote control feature, simply press a key when the robot is operational in the swimming pool.
Simplypressbrieflythe"forward"and"reverse"keystocontroltherobotaccordingly.Maintainthe"right"or
"left"keystoturntherobotinthecorrespondingdirection.
Wheninuse,thetwodiodes
willflashalternately.
Toreverttotheautomaticmode:
x Donotpressonoruseanyoftheremotecontrolkeysforaminimumof45seconds.
x Pressthe
or key.
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2.5.1.Synchronisationprocedure
If you have replaced the control unit or the remote control unit in terms of after sales or repair, it will be
necessarytosynchronise/pairthetwoitemswitheachotheronceagain:
x Connecttherobottothecontrolunitthenconnectthecontrolunittothemainpowersupply.
x Press
+ formorethan6secondsuntilthe2diodesflash 
x Holddownthekey
ontheremotecontrol.
x The diode on the right will flash 5 times
 then the two diodes will flash simultaneously
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x Theremotecontroliscorrectlysynchronisedwiththecontrolunitwhenthediodesturnoff.
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2.6.USAGEWITHANEXTERNALTIMER(VORTEX™4)
Inthismodethecontrolunitcanlaunchapreset or cleaningcyclewhentheunitdetectsanexternal
powersource(timer).
Youcanselecteitherabottomonlycycle
orabottomandwallscycle :thediodeforthecorresponding
programmewillflash.
Regardlessofthecycleselected,thecleaningtimeis2hrs30min.Thisdurationcannotbechanged.Program
thetimerforaminimumoperationtimeof3hours.
Donotpullonthecabletoremovethecleanerfromthewater.
Wait approximately 15 minutes after the end of the programme before removing the cleaner from the
water.
Diagram13
Turnleft
Forward
Turn
right
Reverse
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