INTRODUCTION
To get the best out of your new appliance, please read this user guide carefully before using it for the first time. We also recommend that you keep the instructions for future reference, so that you can remind yourself of the functions of your appliance.
SAFETY MEASURES
•Incorrect use of this appliance may cause personal injury and damage.
•Use for its intended purpose only. The manufacturer is not responsible for any injury or damage resulting from incorrect use or handling (see also Guarantee Terms).
•For connection to 230 V, 50 Hz only.
•For domestic use only. Not for outdoor or commercial use.
•The appliance, cord or plug must not be placed in water or any other liquid.
•Never touch the appliance, cord or plug with wet or damp hands.
•Never leave the appliance unattended when it is switched on.
•Keep children under supervision when in use.
•Keep the cord and appliance away from heat sources, hot objects and naked flames.
•Switch the appliance off and unplug it when it is not in use, and before you
change the dust bag and clean or replace the filters.
oAvoid pulling the cord when removing the plug from the socket. Instead, hold
the plug.
oKeep hold of the plug when rewinding the cord, so that it does not strike the appliance.
•Never use the appliance unless it has a dust bag, exhaust filter and air filter fitted.
•Only use accessories manufactured or recommended by the manufacturer.
•Do not use it on wet surfaces.
•Take particular care when vacuuming stairs, due to the risk of falling.
•Do not use the appliance to vacuum up matches, hot ashes, cigarette butts, hard or sharp objects, wet or damp substances, combustible materials (petrol, solvents, etc.) or vapour from these.
•Do not use to vacuum fine sand or dust – e.g. plaster, brick dust and the like.
•Do not cover the appliance’s suction or exhaust port.
•Ensure that you keep clothing, hair and body parts away from the nozzle and moving parts of the appliance.
•Check regularly that neither cord nor plug is damaged and do not use if they are, or if the appliance has been dropped or damaged in any other way.
•If the appliance or plug is damaged, it must be inspected and if necessary, repaired by an authorised repair engineer, otherwise there is a risk of electric shock. Never try to repair the appliance yourself.
•Please contact the store where you bought the appliance for repairs under guarantee.
KEY TO MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE
APPLIANCE
1.Hose
2.Handle
3.Air valve
4.Release button, exhaust filter
5.Exhaust port
6.Motor filter and dust bag compartment
7.Carrying handle
8.Motor filter bag
9.Exhaust filter
10.Filter pad
11.Power cord with plug
12.Harness and belt
13.Shoulder strap
14.Crevice nozzles
15.Small brush nozzle
16.Exhaust connector
17.Floor nozzle
18.Animal fur nozzle
19.Dust bag
20.Dust bag holder
21.Lid
22.Dowels
23.Hose connector
24.Harness holes
25.On/Off button
PREPARING THE APPLIANCE
Before mounting on back, fit shoulder strap (13) and harness (12) with belt. Follow the directions below and see illustrations for how to fit straps. Ensure straps are kept flat to prevent them twisting or knotting.
Fitting shoulder strap
1.Place appliance vertical with handle (7) and harness holes (24) facing you.
2.Check the straps are in the right way round:
a.Shoulder straps with long straps upwards and buckles downwards.
b.Buckles are to face outwards (away from the appliance).
c.When holding shoulder straps against the appliance, just under the handle, the end of the right strap should naturally bow out to the right, and the end of the left strap to the left.
3.Fit each shoulder strap as follows:
a.Pass the long strap at the top of the
shoulder strap away from itself through the lower flat harness hole just under the carrying handle.
b.Pull the strap back on itself through the upper harness hole.
c.Pass the strap up through the rear (upper) slot in the buckle.
d.Pass the strap down through the front (lower) slot in the buckle.
e.Tighten strap.
Fitting harness and belt
1.Place appliance vertically with carrying handle facing you and shoulder straps fitted (see above).
2.Lay harness flat in front of appliance with straps and buckles facing upwards.
3.Ensure the side with the belt and our long straps is facing in towards the appliance (away from you).
4.Fit each of the two long straps as follows:
a. Pass the strap away from itself through
the lower diagonal hole.
b.Pass the strap up through the middle slot in the buckle at the bottom of the shoulder strap.
c.Pass the strap down through the front (lower) slot in the buckle.
d.Tighten gently but not too much, to make it easy to put appliance on back.
5.NOTE: Avoid getting shoulder straps in the way
when fitting the other straps. Fold them back (away from you) when fitting the others.
6.Fit each of the two short straps on the middle of the harness (near belt) as follows:
a.Pass the strap away from you
through the innermost of the two vertical harness holes.
b.Pass the strap towards you through the outermost of the two vertical harness holes.
c.Pass the strap up through the front slot in the harness buckle (just under the curved edge).
d.Pass the strap down through the rear slot in harness buckle.
e.Tighten as much as possible.
7.Pass the two Velcro straps on top of the harness between the black plastic plate and appliance. Ensure they are totally flat on top of each other and clip them together to ensure the harness is held in place against the appliance. This can require a little dexterity.
Fitting exhaust filter
•Placer filter pad (10) in the exhaust filter (9). Check the hooks on the inside of the filter fit into the holes on the pad.
•Fit exhaust filter into its hole (5) with the studs in the bottom fitting into the holes in the bottom edge of the hole.
•Press into place fitting the stud in the top of the filter under the release button (4) with a click.
Motor filter bag, dust bag and lid
•Open lid (21) by pressing in the two lock studs (22) on the sides and pulling upwards.
•Check motor filter bag (8) is fitted correctly (see Replacing Dust Bag below).
•Check dust bag (19) is fitted correctly (see Replacing Dust Bag below).
•Replace lid, ensuring that it will allow the hose connector (23) to be on the side you want (depending on which hand you will use to operate the vacuum cleaner with).
•Press lid down until both lock tabs click into place.
Fitting hose and nozzle
8. Fit hose (1) to appliance as follows:
a.Connect hose to connector on side of lid.
b.Turn anticlockwise as far as possible.
9.Fit telescopic tube to handle (2) at opposite end of hose.
10.Fit nozzle required (14, 15, 17 or 18) to telescopic tube.
