Philips FC8455 [7/48] English

- This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical,

sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given

supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their

safety.

- Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

- Do not point the hose, the tube or any other accessory at the eyes or ears nor put it in your

mouth when it is connected to the vacuum cleaner and the vacuum cleaner is switched on.

- Do not clean any part of the vacuum cleaner in the dishwasher.

Caution

- Do not suck up large objects as this may cause the air passage in the tube or hose to become

obstructed.

- When you use the vacuum cleaner to vacuum ashes, ne sand, lime, cement dust and similar

substances, the pores of the dustbag and the motor protection lter become clogged. If you

notice a strong decrease in suction power, replace the dustbag and clean the motor protection

lter.

- Never use the appliance without a dustbag or the motor protection lter. This could damage the

motor and shorten the life of the appliance. Only use Philips s-bag

dustbags or Philips reusable

dustbag.

- Do not use the mini turbo brush on pets.

Electromagnetic elds (EMF)

This Philips appliance complies with all standards regarding electromagnetic elds (EMF). If handled

properly and according to the instructions in this user manual, the appliance is safe to use based on

scientic evidence available today.

Preparing for use

Hose

1 To connect the hose, push the hose connector into the hose connection opening

(‘click’) (Fig. 2).

2 To disconnect the hose, press the release buttons (1) and pull the hose connector out of the

hose connection opening (2) (Fig. 3).

Telescopic tube

Note: You can connect any of the nozzles or accessories to the handgrip or to the tube. To do this, insert

the handgrip or tube into the nozzle or accessories while turning a little.

1 Push the handgrip into the suction tube. (Fig. 4)

To remove it, turn the handle slightly and pull it off the tube.

2 Adjustthetelescopictubetothelengthyoundmostcomfortableduringvacuuming.Press

the slide on the tube (1) and push the lower tube part downwards or pull it upwards

(2) (Fig. 5).

Combination nozzle

You can use the combination nozzle on carpet (with the brush strips folded in) or on hard oors

(with the brush strips folded out).

Hard oor nozzle (specic types only)

- The hard oor nozzle is designed for gentle cleaning of hard oors (Fig. 6).

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