When using an electrical
appliance,
always follow basic precautions,
including the following:
READ ALE INSTRUCTIONS
BEFORE USING
APPLIANCE.
electric
shock,
or injury:
• Do not use outdoors or on wet
• Do not put any object into
surfaces,
openings. Do not use with any
opening blocked; keep free of dust,
• Close supervision is necessary
lint, hair, and anything that may
when any appliance
is used by or
reduce air flow.
near children.
Do not allow vacu-
um cleaner to be used as a toy or
• Do not pull or carry by cord,
to run unattended
at any time.
use cord as a handle, close door
on cord or pull cord around sharp
• Keep hair, loose clothinR, fin-
edges or corners. Do not run
gets, feet and all parts of body
appliance over cord. Keep cord
away from openings,
rotatinR aRi-
away from heated
surfaces.
tators and other movinR
parrs. Do
not operate
cleaner
in hare feet or
• Always disconnect
cord from elec-
when
wearing
open
toe shoes
or
trical outlet before servicing the
sandals,
cleaner.
• Do not pick up anything
that is
• Turn cleaner off and unplug
burning or smokmR, such as ciga-
when not in use.
rettes, matches, or_hot ashes.
• Do not unplug by pulling on
• Do not use to pick up flamma-
cord. To unpluR, grasp the plug,
ble or combustible
liqm'ds such as
not the cord. I_ever handle plug or
gasoline or fine wood sandinRs or
appliance with wet hands.
use in areas where they may I)e
present.
• The use of an extension cord is
not recommended.
• Avoid Ricking up hard, sharp
objects with the cleaner. They may
• Do not use with damaged cord
damage the cleaner,
or pluR. If appliance is not working
as it st_ould, has been dropped,
• Always turn off this appliance
damaged, left outdoors, or
before connecting or disconnect-
dropped into water, take it to a
ing hose.
Hoover Sales and Service Center
or Authorized
Hoover Warranty
• Unplug cleaner before connect-
Service Dealer.
ing the powered pet hair cleaning
tool.
• Use vacuum cleaner only for its
intended use as described in the
• Do not use without
dirt cup or
instructions.
filters in place. Empty cup fre-
quently when picking up very fine
• Use only attachments
recom-
materials such as powder,
mended by Hoover; others may
cause hazards.
• Use extra care when cleaning on
stairs.
Owner's
Manual
)
English -_ pages 3-20
ESPANOL _ p,_g 22-34
Important
safeguards
........
3
Unpacking
................
4
Carton
contents
............
4
Cleaner
description
..........
6
Using the cleaner
...........
7
Transporting
.............
7
Embedded
DirtFinder
TM
feature
8
Cleaning
rugs ............
8
Using tools ...........
9-10
Powered
tool ...............
14-16
Cleaning
.........
10
Maintenance
..............
10
Emptying
10-11
Filters
.................
11
Replacing
headlight
.......
12
Luorication
.............
17
Clearing
blockages
........
16
Agitator
12-13
Agitator
13
Replacing
cleaning
tool brush roll.
14-15
Replacing
powered
pet hair
oeaning
tool belt ........
15
Thermal
........
15
Service .................
17
Troubleshooting
...........
18
Warranty
................
19
Parts & accessories
mail
reorder
form
............
29
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