Philips FC8198, Manual

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- Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
- Do not point the hose, the tube or any other accessory at the eyes or ears nor put it in your
mouth when it is connected to the vacuum cleaner and the vacuum cleaner is switched on.
- The appliance does not work if the dust container is not properly placed.
Caution
- Do not suck up large objects as this may cause the air passage in the tube or hose to
become obstructed.
- When you use the appliance to vacuum ashes, fine sand, lime, cement dust and similar
substances, the pores of the filter cylinder become clogged. If you notice a strong decrease in
suction power, clean the filter cylinder.
- Never use the appliance without the filter cylinder. This damages the motor and shortens the life
of the appliance.
- Only use the Philips filter cylinder supplied with the appliance.
- The filter cylinder is not waterproof and cannot be cleaned with water, cleaning agents or
flammable substances. Follow the instructions in chapter ‘Cleaning’.
- During vacuum cleaning, especially in rooms with low air humidity, your vacuum cleaner builds
up static electricity. As a result you can experience electric shocks when you touch the tube or
other steel parts of your vacuum cleaner. These shocks are not harmful to you and do not
damage the appliance. To reduce this inconvenience we advise you:
1 to discharge the appliance by frequently holding the tube against other metal objects in the
room (for example the legs of a table or chair, a radiator etc.) (Fig. 2).
2 to raise the air humidity level in the room by placing water in the room. For example, you can
hang containers filled with water from your radiators or place bowls filled with water on or
near your radiators (Fig. 3).
Electromagnetic fields (EMF)
- This Philips appliance complies with all standards regarding electromagnetic fields (EMF). If
handled properly and according to the instructions in this user manual, the appliance is safe to
use based on scientific evidence available today.
Preparing for use
hose
1 To connect the hose, push it into the appliance (1) and turn it clockwise (2) (‘click’) (Fig. 4).
2 To disconnect the hose, turn it anticlockwise (1) and pull it out of the appliance (2) (Fig. 5).
Tube
1 To connect the tube parts to each other, insert the narrow section into the wider section
and turn it a little. (Fig. 6)
2 To connect the tube to the handgrip of the hose, insert the narrow section into the wider
section and turn it a little (Fig. 7).
- To disconnect the tube or tube parts, pull and turn a little.
- Connect and disconnect the accessories in the same way.
Floor nozzle
The floor nozzle enables you to clean the floor efficiently. You can use the floor nozzle on carpet
with the brush strips folded in or on hard floors (for instance tiled, parqueted, laminated and
linoleumed flooring) with the brush strips folded out.
1 To connect the floor nozzle to the tube, insert the narrow section into the floor nozzle and
turn a little (Fig. 8).
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