8
USING YOUR DYSON APPLIANCE
PLEASE READ thE ‘ImPORtANt SAfEtY INStRUCtIONS’ IN thIS DYSON
OPERAtING mANUAL bEfORE PROCEEDING.
ASSE mbLY
• Lietheapplianceonitsback .
• Thecleanerheadfitsont otheconnectionsunderneathth efrontpartoftheball.
Slidethecleanerheadupint othechannelseithersideoftheairw ay.Pushfirmly:
thecleanerheadwillclickint oplaceandtheredlatchwillengage.
• Standtheapplianceupstrai ght.
• Placethehandleandwandass emblyintothegroovesinthetopoftheducto n
theappliance.
• Pushtheredhandlereleaseb uttondown.Slidethehandledowninth egrooves
forabout10cm.Letgoofthebut ton.Pullupthehandlegentlyuntilitclic ksinto
place–theredhandlereleas ebuttonwillpopup.
• Connectthewandandthehos e.Makesuretheyareseatedinthereces sof
thehandle.
• Pushtheredhandlereleaseb uttondownwhilstpressingtheredb uttononthe
hose.Slidethehandledownint oplaceinthemachine.Theredhandlerel ease
buttonwillremaindown.Thi sisthestorageposition.
• Closethewandcap.
• Tofitthetoolholder,firstremoveth ecycloneandclearbinassembly:rel easeit
bypressingtheredbuttona tthetopofthecyclone.
• Slidethetoolholderontoth ebackoftheappliance,justabovetheball,a s
shown.Pressthetoolholdero nwithyourthumbs,whileholdingthefron tofthe
appliancewithyourfinger s.Thefittingistight,souseaconsta nt,firmpressure.
(Pleasenote:Thetoolholde risnotdesignedtoberemoved.)
• Refitthecycloneandclea rbinunit.
• Attachthetools.
• Windthecablearoundthecabl ehooks.Securewiththeclip.
• Towatchashortonlinevideovisi t:
UK–www.dyson.co.uk/dc50 gettingstarted
ROI–www.dyson.ie/dc50g ettingstarted
OPERAtION
• Unwindthecable.
• Plugtheapplianceintothemain selectricitysupply.
• Touse,pullupthehandletoextendit.T heredhandlereleasebuttonwillp op
up.Reclinetheappliancebypull ingbackwardsonthehandle.
• Toswitch‘ON’or‘OFF’pressther edpowerbutton,locatedasshown.
• Afteruse,returntheappl iancetotheuprightposition,pushingi tfirmlyinto
place.Thestabiliserwhe elswillautomaticallylower.
• Toretractthehandle,makesuretheh oseandwandareseatedintherecessof
thehandle.
• Pushtheredhandlereleaseb uttondown.Slidethehandledownint oplacein
theappliance.
• Thenunplugtheappliance,coi lthecablesafelyandputtheapplianc eaway.
• Switch‘OFF’theappliance,u nplugandensureitisuprightbefore:
–c hangingorusingtools
–r emovingthehoseorairwayi nspectionparts.
• Usethecyclonecarryhan dletocarrytheappliance.
• Thewandcanbeusedwhentheha ndleisretractedorextended.
• Toreleasethewand,openthewandre leasecap.
• Pullthewandupandawayfromtheh andle.
• Inuse,thetoolscanbeattach edtoeitherthehoseorthewand.
• Toattachthetoolstothehose,pre sstheredreleasebuttoninthecon necting
collarandremovethewandfromth ehose.
• Torefit,removetoolsandplacethewa ndintothehoseuntiltheredbuttoncli cks
intoplace.
• Presstheredbuttonontheh ose.Slidethewandintothehose.
• Makesurethewandandhosearese atedintherecessofthehandle.
Thehosemustbecontract ed.
• Ifthehandleisextended,ho ldthecollarwiththecablehookonitands lideit
downintherecessofthehandle–i twillclickintoplace.Makesurethetopof
thewandclicksintoplaceinthet opofthehandleatthesametime.Closethe
wandcap.
• Presstheredhandlereleas ebuttondownandslidethehandledowni nto
theappliance.
• Ifthehandleiscontracted( i.e.inthelowstorageposition),makesureth ecollar
withthecablehookisseate dintherecessofthehandle.Slidethewan ddown
intothehosesothetopofthewandc licksintoplaceinthetopofthehandleat
thesametime.
CARPEtS OR hARD fLOOR S
• Thebrushbarwillalwaysdef aultto‘ON’(spinning)eachtimeyouswit chthe
appliance‘ON’andreclineitf orcleaning.
• Thebrushbarwillnotrotatewh enthe��applianceisupright.
• Toswitchthebrushbar‘OFF’(e.g.fo rdelicaterugsandfloors):
–s witchtheappliance‘ON’
–r eclinetheappliance
–p ressthebrushbar‘ON/OFF ’button–thebrushbarwills topspinning.
• Thebrushbarwillautomati callystopifitbecomesobstruc ted.See‘Brushbar–
clearingobstructions’.
• Beforevacuumingyourfloor ing,rugsandcarpets,checkthemanu facturer’s
recommendedcleaningins tructions.
• Somecarpetsmayfuzzi farotatingbrushbarisusedwhenvacuum ing.Ifthis
happens,werecommendvacu umingwiththebrushbarswitched‘O FF’and
consultingwiththefloori ngmanufacturer.
• Thebrushbarontheapplianc emaydamagesomecarpettypes.I fyouare
unsure,turn‘OFF’thebrushb ar.
LOOKING AftER YOUR DYSON APPLIAN CE
• Donotcarryoutanymainten anceorrepairworkotherthanthatshow ninthis
DysonOperatingManua l,oradvisedbytheDysonHelpline.
• Onlyusepartsrecommen dedbyDyson.Ifyoudonotthiscouldinvali date
yourguarantee.
• Storetheapplianceindoor s.Donotuseorstoreitbelow0°C(32° F).Ensurethe
applianceisatroomtemperat urebeforeoperating.
• Cleantheapplianceonlywit hadrycloth.Donotuseanylubricants,cl eaning
agents,polishesorairfres henersonanypartoftheappliance.
• Ifusedinagarage,alwayswipet hebaseplate,ballandstabiliserwhe elswith
adryclothaftervacuumin gtocleanoffanysand,dirtorpebblest hatcould
damagedelicatefloors.
VACUUmING
CAUtION:
• Donotusewithouttheclearbi nandfiltersinplace.
• Finedirtsuchasplasterdu storflourshouldonlybevacuumedinver y
smallamounts.
• Donotusetheappliancetopickups harphardobjects,smalltoys,pins,pa per
clips,etc.Theymaydamageth eappliance.
• Whenvacuuming,certainca rpetsmaygeneratesmallstati cchargesinthe
clearbinorwand.Thesearehar mlessandarenotassociatedwiththem ains
electricitysupply.Tominimis eanyeffectfromthis,donotputyourha ndorinsert
anyobjectintotheclearbinunl essyouhavefirstemptieditandrin seditoutwith
coldwater(see‘Cleaningthecl earbin’).
• Powerfulsuctioncancaus ethehoseto‘pullback’–pleasetakecare.
• Donotworkwiththeappliancea boveyouonthestairs.Whencleanings tairsit
isrecommendedthatthehan dleisnotextendedandthatyouuseato olonthe
endofthehoseratherthanthew and.
• Donotputtheapplianceonchair s,tables,etc.
• Beforevacuuminghighlypoli shedfloors,suchaswoodorlino,firstc heckthat
theundersideofthefloorto olanditsbrushesarefreefromforeig nobjectsthat
couldcausemarking.
• Donotleavethecleanerhea dinoneplaceondelicatefloors.
EmPtYING thE CL EAR bIN
• Emptyassoonasthedirtre achestheleveloftheMAXmark–don otoverfill.
• Switch‘OFF’andunplugbef oreemptyingtheclearbin.
• Toremovethecycloneandclearbinu nit,pressdownontheredbuttononthe
topofthecarryinghandleo nthecyclone.
• Toreleasethedirt,pressallthewa ydownonthesameredbuttononthetopof
thecarryinghandleonthec yclone.
• Tominimisedust/allergencontactw henemptying,encasetheclearbi ntightlyin
aplasticbagandempty.
• Removetheclearbincarefull yfromthebag.
• Sealthebagtightly,disposea snormal.
• Torefit:
–e nsuretheairwayinthebinba seisclearofdustanddirt
–c losetheclearbinbasesoitcli cksintoplace
–p ushthecycloneandclearbi nunitintothemainbodyoftheapp liance;itwill
clickintoplace
–e nsurethecycloneandclea rbinunitissecure.
Forafreefactsheetvisit :www.dyson.co.uk/technology/alle rgy
CLEANING thE CLEAR bIN
• Removethecycloneandclea rbin(instructionsabove).
• Toseparatethecycloneunitfro mtheclearbinpresstheredbuttontoo pen
theclearbinbase.Thisexpos esasmallsilverbuttonbehindthere dopening
mechanism.Pressthesilverb utton(onitsribbedarea)andsepar atethecyclone
unitfromtheclearbin.
• Cleantheclearbinwithcoldwa teronly.
• Ensuretheclearbiniscomplet elydrybeforereplacing.
• Donotusedetergents,polis hesorairfreshenerstocleanthecle arbin.
• Donotputtheclearbininadishwas her.
• Donotimmersethewholecyc loneinwaterorpourwaterintothecycl ones.
• Cleanthecycloneshroudwi thadryclothordrybrushtoremovelintan ddust.
• Torefit:
–f itthecycloneshroudintot heclearbinsothatthesilverbu ttonclicks
andengages
–c losetheclearbinbasesoitcli cksintoplace
–p ushthecycloneandclearbi nunitintothemainbodyoftheapp liance;
itwillclickintoplace
–e nsurethecycloneandclea rbinunitissecure.
WAShING YOUR fILtERS
• Yourappliancehastwowashablef ilters,locatedasshown.
• Checkandwashthefilterson ceamonthtomaintainperformanc e.
• Switch‘OFF’andunplugbef orecheckingorremovingthefilters .
• Thefiltersmayrequiremoref requentwashingifvacuumingfinedus t.
• Washwithcoldwateronly.Donotused etergents.
• Donotputthefiltersinadishwa sher,washingmachine,tumbledryer,oven,
microwaveornearanakedflame.
filter A
• Removethecycloneandclea rbin(instructionsabove).
• Releasethecatchonthefron tofthecyclonehandle.Swingthehand leback.
• Liftoutthefilter.
• Washthefilterwithcoldwate ronly.Holdunderatapandrunwaterthrought he
openenduntilthewaterrunsc lear.Turnupsidedownandtapout.
• Squeezeandtwistwithb othhandstomakesuretheexcesswaterisr emoved.
• Run��waterovertheoutsideofth efilteruntilthewaterrunsclear.
• Squeezeandtwistwithb othhandstomakesuretheexcesswaterisr emoved.
• Standthefilteronitswide,o penendtodry.Leavetodrycomplete lyfora
minimumof24hours.
• Replacethefilterintothec yclone.Swingthehandlebackintopla ce.Ensurethe
latchclickstoengageandisse cure.Fitthecycloneandclearbinuniton tothe
appliance(instructio nsabove).
filter b
• Lietheapplianceonitsside.
• ToremovefilterB:
–t urnthebluecentrallockin gdialontheoutercoverofthebal lanti-clockwise
untilthecoverisreleased
–li ftoffthecover
–t urnthefilterone-quar teranti-clockwis etorelease.
• Washthefilterwithcoldwate ronly.
• FilterBshouldberinsedandta ppedoutuntilthewaterrunsclear,thenta pped
outagaintoensureallexcesswa terisremoved.(Tapontheplasticrim,nott he
filtermaterial.)Leavetodr ycompletelyforaminimumof24hours.