Using The Appliance; Adjusting Suction Power - Philips FC9259 Manual Del Usuario

- The side brushes catch more dust and dirt at the sides of the nozzle and allow you to clean
better along furniture and other obstacles (Fig. 16).
- The opening at the front of the nozzle allows you to suck up larger particles (Fig. 17).
1 Use the hard floor setting to clean hard floors (for instance for tiled, parqueted, laminated
and linoleumed flooring): push the rocker switch on top of the nozzle with your foot to
make the brush strip come out of the housing. At the same time, the wheel is lifted to
prevent scratching and to increase manoeuvrability (Fig. 18).
 Use the carpet setting to clean carpets: push the rocker switch again to make the brush strip
disappear into the nozzle housing. The wheel is lowered automatically (Fig. 19).
Crevice tool, small nozzle and brush attachment
1 Connect the crevice tool (1) or small nozzle () with or without brush attachment directly
to the standard handgrip or to the tube (Fig. 0).
Brush attachment
1 To assemble the brush attachment, slide it onto the bottom of the small nozzle
('click') (Fig. 21).
 To disassemble the brush attachment, slide it off the bottom of the small nozzle (Fig. ).
accessory holder
1 Slide the accessory holder onto the handgrip ('click') (Fig. 23).
 Push the accessories onto the holder. (Fig. )
 To detach the accessory holder, squeeze the release levers together (1) and slide the
accessory holder off the handgrip () (Fig. 5).

using the appliance

1 Pull the cord out of the appliance and put the mains plug in the wall socket.
 Press the on/off button on top of the appliance to switch on the appliance (Fig. 6).
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.
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Specific types only: The timer on the display shows how long you have been vacuuming.
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During the first minute, the time is shown in seconds. After the first minute, the clock symbol
flashes and the time is shown in minutes.
 To switch off the appliance, press the on/off button on top of the appliance or the on/off/
standby button on the control panel (Fig. 7).

adjusting suction power

1 During vacuuming, you can adjust the suction power level with the – and + buttons on the
control panel.
Specific types only: The display shows the set suction power level.
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- Use maximum suction power to vacuum very dirty carpets and hard floors (Fig. 28).
- Use minimum suction power to vacuum curtains, tablecloths etc (Fig. 29).
- Use the ECO setting to clean at an energy-efficient suction power level.
pausing during use
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. 7).
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