Philips FC9256 [10/180] Remote control operation

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- The control panel has three buttons with which you operate the vacuum cleaner.

- Types without display: the infrared-active light ashes when you press a button on the control

panel (Fig. 25).

- Types with display: when the lter-cleaning reminder symbol on the display ashes, you have to

clean the lter (Fig. 26).

- Types without display: when the lter-cleaning reminder light on the remote control ashes, you

have to clean the lter (Fig. 27).

- Specic types only: The control panel has a display that gives information about the suction

power and the battery status. It also tells you when to clean the lter (Fig. 28).

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

2 Press the on/off button on top of the appliance to switch on the appliance (Fig. 29).

Tip: To avoid bending your back, press the on/off button with your foot.

, The vacuum cleaner starts operating at the highest suction power level.

, Specic types only: The timer on the display shows how long you have been vacuuming.

During the rst minute, the time is shown in seconds. After the rst minute, the clock symbol

ashes and the time is shown in minutes.

3 To switch off the appliance, press the on/off button on top of the appliance or the standby

button on the control panel (Fig. 30).

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1 During vacuuming, you can adjust the suction power level with the – and + buttons on the

control panel.

, Specic types only: The display shows the set suction power level.

- Use maximum suction power to vacuum very dirty carpets and hard oors (Fig. 31).

- Use minimum suction power to vacuum curtains, tablecloths etc (Fig. 32).

- Use the ECO setting to clean at an energy-efcient suction power level.

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1 If you want to pause for a moment, press the on/off/standby button on the control panel to

switch off the appliance temporarily (Fig. 30).

, Specic types only: The suction power level disappears from the display, the timer stops

counting up the time and after approx. 10 seconds, the display goes out.

2 Insert the ridge on the nozzle into the parking slot to park the tube in a convenient

position (Fig. 33).

3 To ensure stable parking of the telescopic tube, adjust the tube to the shortest length.

4 To continue vacuum cleaning, simply press the standby button on the control panel again.

, Specic types only: The previously selected suction power level appears on the display again

and the timer continues to count up the vacuuming time.

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A clean lter cylinder helps maintain high suction power.

After every vacuuming session, clean the lter cylinder in the way described below.

1 Switch off the appliance and unplug it (Fig. 29).

2 Keep the appliance in horizontal position, with all wheels touching the oor.

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