Cleaning

Cleaning

Never use scouring pads, abrasive cleaning agents or aggressive liquids such as alcohol, petrol or acetone to clean the appliance.

Do not immerse the appliance in water or any other liquid, nor rinse it under the tap.

Hair-collection chamber

1Switch off the appliance.

2Open the lid of the hair-collection chamber (Fig. 17).

3Shake the hairs out of the hair-collection chamber and/or remove them with the cleaning brush supplied (Fig. 18).

4Clean the filter inside the hair-collection chamber with the cleaning brush supplied (Fig. 19).

Never use sharp or hard objects to clean the filter, to avoid damaging it.

5Close the lid of the hair-collection chamber.

Appliance

1Pull the trimming comb off the appliance (Fig. 11).

2Pull the cutting unit off the appliance (Fig. 12).

3Clean the cutting unit and the inside of the appliance with the cleaning brush supplied (Fig. 20).

4Put the cutting unit and the trimming comb back onto the appliance (‘click’) (Fig. 21).

Storage

1QT4090 only: Put the appliance in the storage pouch supplied.

2Store the appliance in a safe and dry place.

Environment

-- Do not throw away the appliance with the normal household waste at the end of its life, but hand it in

at an official collection point for recycling. By doing

this, you help to preserve the environment (Fig. 22). -- The built-in rechargeable battery contains substances

that may pollute the environment. Always remove the battery before you discard and hand in the

appliance at an official collection point. Dispose of the battery at an official collection point for batteries.

If you have trouble removing the battery, you can also take the appliance to a Philips service centre. The staff of this centre will remove the battery for you and will dispose of it in an environmentally safe way.  (Fig. 23)

Removing the rechargeable battery

Do not connect the appliance to the mains again after you have opened it.

Follow the steps below to remove the rechargeable battery.

1Disconnect the appliance from the mains and let the appliance run until the motor stops.

2Open the lid of the hair-collection chamber (Fig. 17).

3Remove the 4 screws inside the hair chamber with a screwdriver (Fig. 24).

4Pull the hair-collection chamber out of the appliance with some force (Fig. 25).

5To remove the front panel, wedge a screwdriver between the front panel and the inside of the appliance (Fig. 26).

6Remove the 4 screws on the inside of the appliance (Fig. 27).

7Remove the inner panel (Fig. 28).

8Remove the printed circuit board with the rechargeable battery connected to it (Fig. 29).

9Cut the wires between the printed circuit board and the rechargeable battery.

Guarantee and service

If you need service or information or if you have a problem, please visit the Philips website at www.philips.com or contact the Philips Consumer

Care Centre in your country (you find its phone number

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in the worldwide guarantee leaflet). If there is no Consumer Care Centre in your country, go to your local Philips dealer.

4222.002.8111.1

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Philips QT4090 manual Cleaning, Hair-collection chamber, Appliance, Storage, Environment, Removing the rechargeable battery