Philips FC8600 - Manual (Page 8)

3 During vacuum cleaning, you can adjust the suction power with:
- the slide on the handgrip (specific types only) (Fig. 15)
- the knob on top of the appliance (specific types only) (Fig. 16)
4 If you want to pause for a moment, insert the ridge on the nozzle into the parking slot to
park the tube in a convenient position (Fig. 17).
storage
1 Switch off the appliance and remove the mains plug from the wall socket.
2 Press the cord rewind button to rewind the mains cord (Fig. 18).
3 Put the appliance in upright position. To attach the nozzle to the appliance, insert the ridge
into the storage slot (Fig. 19).
4 Always put the Tri-Active nozzle in the carpet setting when you store it. Also prevent the side
brushes from becoming bent (Fig. 9).
replacing/emptying the dustbag
Always unplug the appliance before you replace the disposable dustbag or empty the reusable
dustbag.
replacing the disposable dustbag
- Replace the dustbag as soon as the dustbag-full indicator has changed colour permanently, i.e.
even when the nozzle is not placed on the floor (Fig. 20).
1 Pull the cover upwards to open it (Fig. 21).
2 Lift the dustbag holder out of the appliance (Fig. 22).
Make sure you hold the dustbag upright when you lift it out of the appliance.
3 Pull at the cardboard tag to remove the full dustbag from the holder (Fig. 23).
, When you do this, the dustbag is sealed automatically.
4 Slide the cardboard front of the new dustbag into the two grooves of the dustbag holder as
far as possible. (Fig. 24)
5 Reinsert the dustbag holder into the vacuum cleaner (Fig. 25).
Note: If no dustbag has been inserted, you cannot close the cover.
Emptying the reusable dustbag (some countries only)
In some countries, this vacuum cleaner also comes with a reusable dustbag that can be used and
emptied repeatedly. You can use the reusable dustbag instead of disposable dustbags.
To remove and insert the reusable dustbag, simply follow the instructions in ‘Replacing the
disposable dustbag’.
To empty the reusable dustbag:
1 Slide the clip off the dustbag sideways.
2 Shake out the contents into a dustbin.
3 To close the dustbag, slide the clip back onto the bottom edge of the dustbag.
Cleaning and maintenance of filters
Always unplug the appliance before you clean or replace the filters.
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