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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips!
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product at www.philips.com/welcome.
Important
Read this important information carefully before you use the appliance and
save it for future reference.
Danger
- All type numbers except FC6142: Never vacuum up water or any
other liquid.
- Never vacuum up ammable substances or hot ashes.
- Never immerse the vacuum cleaner or the charger in water or any
other liquid, nor rinse it under the tap.
Warning
- Check if the voltage indicated on the appliance corresponds to the local
mains voltage before you connect the appliance.
- Do not use the vacuum cleaner or the charger if it is damaged.
- The charger and its adapter cannot be replaced. If the charger or its
adapter is damaged, the appliance must be discarded.
- The adapter contains a transformer. Do not cut off the adapter to
replace it with another plug, as this causes a hazardous situation.
- FC6142 only: Do not hold the appliance with the dust compartment
pointing upwards and do not tilt the appliance to one side when you
vacuum up liquids.
- FC6142 only: When you have used the appliance to vacuum up liquids,
empty and dry the dust compartment before you store the appliance
in the charger.
- 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.
- Keep the appliance and its cord out of the reach of children.
- The plug must be removed from the socket-outlet before cleaning or
maintaining the appliance.
Caution
- Remove the adapter from the wall socket before you clean the charger.
- Only charge the vacuum cleaner with the charger supplied.
During charging, the adapter feels warm to the touch. This is normal.
- Always switch off the vacuum cleaner after use and when you charge it.
- The voltage on the contact strips in the charger is low (max. 12 volts)
and therefore not dangerous.
- Never block the exhaust air openings during vacuuming.
- Always use the vacuum cleaner with the lter unit assembled.
- To avoid the risk of electric shock, be careful when you drill holes in the
wall to attach the charger, especially close to a wall socket.
- Charge, store and use the appliance at a temperature between 5°C
and 35°C.
- Do not dismantle or short-circuit the batteries. Protect the batteries
from re, heat and direct sunlight.
Electromagnetic elds (EMF)
This Philips appliance complies with all applicable standards and regulations
regarding exposure to electromagnetic elds.
Ordering accessories
To buy accessories or spare parts, visit www.shop.philips.com/service
or go to your Philips dealer. You can also contact the Philips Consumer Care
Centre in your country (see the worldwide guarantee leaet for contact details).
Recycling
Do not throw away the product with the normal household waste at
the end of its life, but hand it in at an ofcial collection point for recycling.
By doing this, you help to preserve the environment.
Guarantee and service
If you need information or support, please visit www.philips.com/
support or read the separate worldwide guarantee leaet.
Troubleshooting
1 The appliance does not work
- The batteries may be low. Recharge the batteries.
2 The charging light does not go on.
- You may not have put the adapter in the wall socket properly.
Put the adapter in the wall socket properly.
- Make sure that the appliance plug is inserted into the appliance
properly and that the appliance is switched off.
- You may not have placed the appliance on the charger properly.
Place the appliance on the charger properly and make sure that the
charging light goes on.
- The contact points on the appliance and/or on the charger may be dirty.
Wipe them clean with a dry cloth.
- The appliance may have been switched on while it was on the charger.
Make sure that the appliance is switched off when you charge it.
3 The vacuum cleaner does not vacuum properly.
- The dust compartment may not be attached to the appliance properly.
Attach the dust compartment to the appliance properly.
- The dust compartment may be full. Empty the dust compartment.
- The lter unit in the dust compartment may be clogged.
Clean both parts of the lter unit.
4 Dust escapes from the vacuum cleaner.
- The dust compartment may be full. Empty the dust compartment.
- The dust compartment may not be attached to the appliance properly.
Attach the dust compartment to the appliance properly.
- Perhaps the lter unit is not placed in the dust compartment properly.
Place the lter unit in the dust compartment properly.
5 The vacuum cleaner does not work properly when one of
the attachments is attached to the nozzle.
- Check if the attachment is blocked. If this is the case,
remove the obstruction.
- The dust compartment may be full. Empty the dust compartment.
- The lter unit may be clogged. Clean both parts of the lter unit.
6 FC6142 only: The surface is still very wet after vacuuming liquid.
- Perhaps the squeegee is not attached to the nozzle. Attach the
squeegee to the nozzle when you want to vacuum up liquid.
- Perhaps you do not hold the appliance in the right way. Hold the
appliance with the nozzle pointing downwards at an angle of 30°.
Do not tilt the appliance to one side and make sure the squeegee
touches the surface to be cleaned.
7 FC6142 only: Liquid leaks from the appliance.
- The lter unit may be wet. Make sure both parts of the lter unit
are dry before you place the lter unit in the dust compartment.
- You may not have put the lter unit in the dust compartment.
Never use the appliance without the lter unit.
- Perhaps the lter unit is not placed properly in the dust compartment.
Place the lter unit properly in the dust compartment.
- Perhaps the amount of liquid in the dust compartment exceeds the
maximum indication. Empty the dust compartment immediately and
dry it. Never let the dust compartment ll up with liquid beyond the
maximum indication.
8 The appliance produces a lot of noise.
- There may be solid particles in the dust compartment.
Empty the dust compartment.