Philips FC9166-9160 Using the appliance, Infrared remote control specific types only, English

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Using the appliance

1Pull the cord out of the appliance and put the mains plug in the wall socket.

2Press the on/off button on top of the appliance with your foot to switch on the appliance (Fig. 14).

Infrared remote control (specific types only)

1Place the batteries in the battery compartment (Fig. 15).

Make sure the - and + poles point in the right direction.

-With the infrared remote control, you can set the suction power to one of 5 different suction power settings. When you switch on the appliance, it always starts running at the highest suction power setting.

-To reduce the suction power by one setting, press the - button (Fig. 16).

-To increase the suction power by one setting, press the + button (Fig. 17).

2Press the standby button to switch off the vacuum cleaner temporarily, for instance when you have to move some furniture. (Fig. 18)

3To continue vacuum cleaning, press the standby button again.The appliance then starts operating at the previously selected suction power setting again.

Adjusting suction power

-During vacuum cleaning, you can adjust the suction power with the knob on top of the appliance. (Fig. 19)

-If your appliance has a remote control, you can adjust the suction power with the + and - buttons. See section ‘Infrared remote control (specific types only)’.

-Use maximum suction power to vacuum clean very dirty carpets and hard floors.

-Use minimum suction power to vacuum clean curtains, table carpets, etc.

Parking the tube

-If you want to pause for a moment, insert the ridge on the nozzle into the parking slot to park the tube in a convenient position (Fig. 20).

Replacing the dustbag

Always unplug the appliance before you replace the dustbag.

-Replace the dustbag as soon as the dustbag-full indicator has changed colour permanently, i.e. even when the nozzle is not placed on the floor (Fig. 21).

1Pull the cover upwards to open it (Fig. 22).

2Lift the dustbag holder out of the appliance (Fig. 23).

Make sure you hold the dustbag upright when you lift it out of the appliance.

3Pull at the cardboard tag to remove the full dustbag from the holder (Fig. 24).

,The dustbag is sealed automatically.

4Slide the cardboard front of the new dustbag into the two grooves of the dustbag holder as far as possible. (Fig. 25)

5Reinsert the dustbag holder into the vacuum cleaner.

Note:If you have not inserted a dustbag, you cannot close the cover.