Philips FC9166-9160 User Manual

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Pull the cord out of the appliance and put the mains plug in the wall socket.

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Press the on/off button on top of the appliance with your foot to switch on the

appliance (Fig. 14).
Infrared remote control (specific types only)

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Place the batteries in the battery compartment (Fig. 15).

Make sure the - and + poles point in the right direction.

With the infrared remote control, you can set the suction power to one of 5 different suction

power settings. When you switch on the appliance, it always starts running at the highest suction

power setting.

To reduce the suction power by one setting, press the - button (Fig. 16).

To increase the suction power by one setting, press the + button (Fig. 17).

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Press the standby button to switch off the vacuum cleaner temporarily, for instance when

you have to move some furniture. (Fig. 18)

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To continue vacuum cleaning, press the standby button again. The appliance then starts

operating at the previously selected suction power setting again.
Adjusting suction power
During vacuum cleaning, you can adjust the suction power with the knob on top of the

appliance.  (Fig. 19)

If your appliance has a remote control, you can adjust the suction power with the + and -

buttons. See section ‘Infrared remote control (specific types only)’.

Use maximum suction power to vacuum clean very dirty carpets and hard floors.

Use minimum suction power to vacuum clean curtains, table carpets, etc.
Parking the tube
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. 20).

Always unplug the appliance before you replace the 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. 21).

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Pull the cover upwards to open it (Fig. 22).

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Lift the dustbag holder out of the appliance (Fig. 23).

Make sure you hold the dustbag upright when you lift it out of the appliance.

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Pull at the cardboard tag to remove the full dustbag from the holder (Fig. 24).

The dustbag is sealed automatically.

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Slide the cardboard front of the new dustbag into the two grooves of the dustbag holder as

far as possible. (Fig. 25)

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Reinsert the dustbag holder into the vacuum cleaner.

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