How to lay a guide wire in an Automower® installation
In an Automower® installation, the purpose of our patented guide wire is to navigate your Automower® robotic lawn mower back to the charging station when necessary, reducing search times, particularly in complex gardens.
Guide wires also direct the robotic lawn mower to remote work areas and manage passages as narrow as 60 cm/2 ft. For passages less than 2 m/ ft wide, we strongly recommend using a guide wire to lead the lawn mower through the passage. The lawn mower varies its route to and from the charging station to prevent leaving tracks on the lawn.
Depending on the model, using a guide wire may be required. For other models it is optional, but we always recommended installing one or more guide wires. The number of guide wires your Automower® robotic lawn mower can support depends on the model.
How to lay a guide wire
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Laying a guide wire: Step-by-step instructions
- Start at the charging station: The guide wire should start from the rear of the charging stati
Placement and connection of the guide wire
that the charging station has the best placement.
The guide wire together with the part of the boundary wire that makes up the return to the charging station is known as the guide loop. The current in the guide loop always goes to the left in the connection between the guide wire and the boundary wire.
The adjoining picture shows what is considered a guide loop.
The picture is also a good example of an ideal position for the charging station to give the shortest possible guide loop.
The guide loop may be a maximum of ft long. When the guide loop is longer, there is a risk Automower can not follow the guide wire.
up the cover on the charging station.
the end of the guide wire into the lower right-hand hole on the charging station and catch it in the upper hole.
a connector on the guide wire.
t the guide wire to the contact pin on the charging station marked G.
the cable straight under the charging station plate.
DIY Installation - What's Included
To complete a DIY installation, you’ll need a pair of pliers, a mallet and a small garden shovel. Everything else you need is included with your Automower®!
Watch these short videos for Step-by-Step Instructions on Installing your Automower®
Step 1: Selecting a Location for the Charging Station
Step 2: Charging the Mower
Step 3: Laying the Boundary Wire
Step 4: Creating an Island
Step 5: Laying the Guide Wire
Automower® pre-installation checklist
- Before your installation day, make sure you’ve completed the following steps.
- Have underground utility lines located and marked by calling your municipality’s agency
- Confirm you have a working outdoor power outlet within 30 ft of where you plan to place the charging station
- Cut grass to the desired height the day before you plan to install Automower®
- If you have an invisible pet fence, obtain and mark approximate wire location
Automower® day-of installation checklist
- When you’re ready to install, make sure you’ve completed the following steps.
- Walk your lawn noting any holes, exposed roots or low drainage areas – for optimal Automower® perfor
Husqvarna Automower® - Robotic lawn mower with boundary wire installation
How-To's & Guides
Maximise your mower's potential by ensuring a correct installation in your garden. Here is our easy to follow, step by step guide and instructional video to help you during a boundary wire installation.
Video guide
An easy video guide on how to install a Husqvarna robotic lawn mower with boundary wires. Click here for boundary wire free installation support.
Step 1: Download the Automower® Connect app
Download the Automower® Connect app from AppStore or GooglePlay. Once downloaded, sign up and create a Husqvarna account. Log in to your Husqvarna account in the app and select your mower.
Step 2: Place the charging station
Locate the best place for the charging station. This needs to be placed on a flat level surface with an open area in front of it. Connect the power supply’s low voltage cable to the charging station and the power supply, then connect the power supply to a V wall socket. For Automower® Aspire R4 and Automower® NERA models: if you want your robotic lawn mower to download and install new firmware updates automatically, the charging station
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