Philips FC8424 [7/76] English

1 Connect the convertible nozzle to the tube.

2 Push the rocker switch on top of the convertible nozzle with your foot to make the brush

strip for cleaning hard floors come out of the nozzle housing (fig. 6).

3 Push the rocker switch again to make the brush strip disappear into the convertible nozzle

housing (fig. 7).

Reach & Clean nozzle (specific types only)

1 Connect the Reach & Clean nozzle to the tube.

◗ The Reach & Clean nozzle can be used on either carpets or hard floors.The nozzle can be

turned 360 degrees to 4 different positions, allowing you to also vacuum clean hard-to-reach

places in an easy way.When the nozzle is positioned lengthwise, the suction power is

concentrated at the front side of the nozzle (fig. 8).

◗ To adjust the nozzle to the type of floor and the area to be cleaned, put your foot on the

indicated spot and then turn the tube until the nozzle is in the required position (fig. 9).

2 With the nozzle positioned breadthwise and the brush strip folded out, you can clean large

hard floor areas.Turn the tube until the brush strip pops out of the nozzle housing and the

nozzle is positioned breadthwise (fig. 10).

3 With the nozzle positioned lengthwise and the brush strip folded out, you can vacuum clean

small hard floor areas.Turn the tube 90 degrees anti-clockwise until it is positioned

lengthwise with the brush strip still folded out of the nozzle housing (fig. 11).

4 With the nozzle positioned breadthwise and the brush strip folded in, you can vacuum clean

large soft floor areas.Turn the tube 90 degrees anti-clockwise again to position the nozzle

breadthwise and to make the brush strip disappear into the nozzle housing (fig. 12).

5 With the nozzle positioned lengthwise and the brush strip folded in, you can vacuum clean

small soft floor areas.Turn the tube 90 degrees anti-clockwise again until it is positioned

lengthwise with the brush strip still folded in (fig. 13).

Crevice tool, small nozzle and small brush (specific types only)

1 Connect the crevice tool (1), the small nozzle (2) or the small brush (3) directly to the

handgrip or to the tube (fig. 14).

Accessory clip (specific types only)

◗ The accessory clip can simply be snapped onto the tube.

◗ The crevice tool and the small nozzle can be snapped onto the clip (fig. 15).

Using the appliance

Vacuum cleaning

1 Pull the cord out of the appliance and put the mains plug in the wall socket (fig. 16).

2 Switch the appliance on by pushing the on/off button on top of the appliance with your foot.

3 The appliance can be carried in two ways:

◗ You can carry the vacuum cleaner vertically by picking it up by the handle on the front of the

appliance (fig. 17).

◗ You can carry the vacuum cleaner horizontally by lifting it by the handle on top of the

appliance.

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