Philips FC8716: instruction
Class: Household, kitchen appliances, electronics and equipment
Type:
Manual for Philips FC8716
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Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully benet
from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.
com/welcome.
Philips incorporates the latest technologies to create products that are
good for the environment in terms of energy consumption as well as
material usage. Specic types in this range are partly made of bioplastics
and recycled plastics. Parts made of bioplastics are environmentally friendly
because they have been derived from renewable biomass sources. Some
parts still need to be made of conventional plastics, but for these parts
Philips tries to use recycled plastics as much as possible. This production
method results in considerably less waste than the traditional method.
Moreover, this vacuum cleaner’s extremely efcient motor yields high
performance at low power consumption.
For more information on this and other environmental efforts of Philips,
please visit www.asimpleswitch.com.
Filter cylinder
Filter cylinder case
Hose connection opening
Dust bucket handle
Dust bucket
Filter cylinder lock
Motor protection lter
Suction power knob
Top handle
On/off button
Rear wheel
Cleaning brush
Hinged dust bucket retainer
Cord rewind button
Hose connector
Hose connector release buttons
Hose fastening hook
Small brush (specic types only)
Small nozzle (specic types only)
Crevice tool (specic types only).
Standard handgrip (specic types only)
Accessory holder (specic types only)
Tube release button (specic types only)
Accessory holder release levers (specic types only)
Crevice tool (specic types only)
Accessory holder (specic types only)
Small nozzle (specic types only).
Brush attachment (specic types only)
Ergonomic ComfortControl handgrip (specic types only)
Flexible hose connection (specic types only)
Hose
Combination nozzle (specic types only)
Parking ridge
Rocker switch
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Tri-Active nozzle (specic types only)
Side brush
Accessory clip (specic types only)
Telescopic tube (specic types only)
Telescopic tube (specic types only)
Filter grille
Super Clean Air lter (specic types only)
Mains plug
Parking slot
Super Clean Air HEPA lter (specic types only)
Swivel wheel
Type plate
Read this user manual carefully before you use the appliance and save it for
future reference.
- Never suck up water or any other liquid. Never suck up ammable
substances and do not suck up ashes until they are cold.
- Check if the voltage indicated on the appliance corresponds to the
local mains voltage before you connect the appliance.
- Do not use the appliance if the mains cord, the plug or the appliance
itself is damaged.
- If the mains cord is damaged, you must have it replaced by Philips, a
service centre authorised by Philips or similarly qualied persons in
order to avoid a hazard.
- 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.
- Do not point the hose, the tube or any other accessory at the eyes
or ears nor put it in your mouth when it is connected to the vacuum
cleaner and the vacuum cleaner is switched on.
- Do not suck up large objects as this may cause the air passage in the
tube or hose to become obstructed.
- When you use the vacuum cleaner to vacuum ashes, ne sand, lime,
cement dust and similar substances, the pores of the lter cylinder
become clogged. If you notice a strong decrease in suction power, clean
the lter cylinder.
- Never use the appliance if the lter cylinder, lter cylinder case and
the dust bucket are not properly installed or if the cover is not closed
properly.
- Always unplug the appliance before you empty the dust bucket or
clean the lter cylinder.
- Never use the appliance without the motor protection lter. This could
damage the motor and shorten the life of the appliance.
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- Only use the Philips lter cylinder supplied with the appliance.
- Noise level: Lc= 80 dB(A).
- During vacuum cleaning, especially in rooms with low air humidity, your
vacuum cleaner builds up static electricity. As a result you can
experience electric shocks when you touch the tube or other steel
parts of your vacuum cleaner. These shocks are not harmful to you and
do not damage the appliance. To reduce this inconvenience we advise
you:
1 to discharge the appliance by frequently holding the tube against other
metal objects in the room (for example legs of a table or chair, radiator
etc.);
2 to raise the air humidity level in the room by placing water in the room.
For example, you can hang containers lled with water from your
radiators or place bowls lled with water on or near your radiators.
This Philips appliance complies with all standards regarding electromagnetic
elds (EMF). If handled properly and according to the instructions in this
user manual, the appliance is safe to use based on scientic evidence
available today.
- The unique ComfortControl handgrip is ergonomically designed to
give you sufcient comfort during vacuum cleaning.
- To gain optimal benet from this handgrip, it is important that you do
not position your second hand on the tube. When you do so, you twist
and bend your back, which could result in back problems.
- Our ergonomist advises you to adjust the length of the tube so that
the hand holding the standard handgrip is at hip level.
1 Attach the handgrip to the telescopic tube (‘click’).
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2 To disconnect the handgrip from the tube, hold the handgrip with
one hand. With the other hand, hold the telescopic tube and press
the tube release button (1) and pull the tube off the handgrip (2).
1 To connect the telescopic tube to the handgrip, press the spring-
loaded lock button on the handgrip (1) and insert the handgrip into
the tube (2). Fit the spring-loaded lock button into the opening in the
tube (‘click’).
2 To disconnect the tube from the handgrip, press the spring-loaded
lock button and pull the handgrip out of the tube.
Note: This vacuum cleaner has been tted with holes (specic types only) at
the end of the handgrip. These holes may prevent objects from getting stuck or
damaged when you use your vacuum cleaner without the tube or accessories
supplied.
1 To connect the hose, insert the hose fastening hook into the opening
(1) and then push the hose connector downwards (‘click’) (2).
2 To disconnect the hose, press the release buttons (1) and pull the
hose connector out of the hose connection opening (2).
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1 Position the nozzle on the oor and hold the tube at an angle of 45°
to the oor.
2 Move the tube lock up or down until the handgrip is at hip level.
3 To connect the tube to a nozzle, press the spring-loaded lock button
on the tube and insert the tube into the nozzle. Fit the spring-loaded
lock button into the opening in the nozzle (‘click’).
- To disconnect the tube from the handgrip, press the spring-loaded lock
button and pull the handgrip out of the tube.
1 Slide the accessory holder with accessories onto the handgrip
(‘click’).
2 To detach the accessory holder, squeeze the release levers
together (1) and slide the accessory holder off the handgrip (2).
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The accessory clip can simply be snapped onto the tube.
- You can snap the crevice tool and the small nozzle (specic types
only) onto the clip.
- The accessory holder can simply be snapped onto the handgrip.
You can store accessories in the accessory holder by pushing them into the
holder. To detach the accessories, pull them out of the holder.
You can store two accessories at a time in the accessory holder:
- Crevice tool and small nozzle.
Please note the way in which the small nozzle must be placed in the
accessory holder.
- Crevice tool and small brush.
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1 Connect the crevice tool (1) or small nozzle (2) with or
without brush attachment (3) to the tube or directly to the handgrip.
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1 To assemble the brush attachment, slide it onto the bottom of the
small nozzle (‘click’).
2 To disassemble the brush attachment, slide it off the bottom of the
small nozzle.
- You can connect the crevice tool (1), the small nozzle (2) or the small
brush (3) directly to the handgrip or to the tube.
The Tri-Active nozzle is a multi-purpose nozzle for carpets and hard oors.
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- 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.
- The opening at the front of the nozzle allows you to suck up larger
particles.
1 Use the hard oor setting to clean hard oors (for instance for
tiled, parqueted, laminated and linoleumed ooring): 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.
2 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.
You can use the combination nozzle on carpets (with the brush strips
folded in) or on hard oors (with the brush strips folded out).
1 To clean hard oors, push the rocker switch on top of the
combination nozzle with your foot. The brush strips come out of the
nozzle housing.
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2 To clean carpets, push the rocker switch again to make the brush
strips disappear into the nozzle housing again.
1 Pull the cord out of the appliance and put the mains plug in the wall
socket.
2 Press the on/off button to switch on the appliance.
- During vacuuming, you can adjust the suction power with the suction
power knob.
- Use maximum suction power to vacuum very dirty carpets and hard
oors.
- Use minimum suction power to vacuum curtains, table carpets, etc.
- 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.
Do not clean any parts of the appliance in the dishwasher.
Always switch off the appliance and unplug it before you remove and
clean any parts.
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- Empty the dust bucket as soon as the dust level has reached the round
disc of the lter cylinder case.
1 Disconnect the hose from the appliance.
2 Pull the dust bucket retainer downwards to release the dust bucket.
3 Grab the dust bucket handle and lift the dust bucket out of the
appliance.
4 Hold the dust bucket over a dustbin and lift the lter cylinder case
out of it.
5 Empty the dust bucket into the dustbin.
You can clean the dust bucket with cold tap water and some washing-up
liquid.
6 Put the lter cylinder case back into the dust bucket and put the
bucket back into the appliance.
Make sure you have inserted the lter cylinder into the lter cylinder
case, otherwise it is not possible to close the dust bucket retainer.
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Clean the lter cylinder every week.
1 Remove the dust bucket from the appliance, unlock the lter cylinder
lock (1) and lift the lter cylinder out of the lter cylinder case (2).
2 Clean the lter cylinder with the brush supplied. Brush from the top
of the lter cylinder downwards along the ribs.
Only use the brush supplied! Other brushes may damage the lter
cylinder.
3 If you want to wash the lter cylinder, wash it thoroughly with only
water.
Do not use any soap, washing-up liquid or other detergent to clean the
lter cylinder. Let the lter cylinder dry completely before you reinsert it
into the case.
1 Remove the lter cylinder case from the dust bucket.
2 If there is any dirt on the inside of the lter cylinder case, empty the
case over a dustbin.
3 If necessary, clean the lter cylinder case with cold tap water and
some washing-up liquid.
4 Unlock the lter cylinder lock and put the lter cylinder back into
the lter cylinder case.
5 Put the lter cylinder case back into the dust bucket and put the
bucket back into the appliance.
Clean the motor protection lter once a year.
1 Take the motor protection lter out of the appliance.
2 Tap the dust out of the lter over a dustbin.
If the motor protection lter is very dirty, you can also rinse it with cold tap
water.
Do not use washing-up liquid or any other cleaning agent to clean the
motor protection lter!
Let the lter cylinder dry completely before you reinsert it into the
appliance.
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3 Press the clean motor protection lter rmly back into the lter
compartment to ensure that it is properly placed.
The Super Clean Air lter located in the back of the appliance has
electrostatically charged bres. These bres lter a large part of the smaller
particles from the exhaust air.
Replace the Super Clean Air lter every six months.
1 Open the lter grille.
2 Remove the lter holder.
3 Open the lter holder and remove the old lter.
4 Place the new lter in the lter holder and close the holder (‘click’).
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5 Put the lter holder back into the appliance.
6 Close the lter grille (‘click’).
Instead of with the Super Clean Air lter, some types are equipped with
the special Super Clean Air HEPA lter. This lter is able to remove 99.5%
of all particles down to 0.0003mm in size from the outlet air. This not only
includes normal house dust, but also harmful microscopic vermin such as
house dust mites and their excrements, which are well-known causes of
respiratory allergies.
- Replace the Super Clean Air HEPA lter every six months.
- You can replace this lter in the same way as the Super Clean Air lter.
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.
3 Always put the Tri-Active nozzle in the carpet setting when you store
it and prevent the side brushes from becoming bent.
4 Insert the ridge on the nozzle into the parking slot to attach the
nozzle to the appliance. Store the appliance in horizontal position,
with all wheels touching the oor.
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If you have any difculties obtaining lters or other accessories for this
appliance, contact the Philips Consumer Care Centre in your country or
consult the worldwide guarantee leaet.
- Philips lter cylinders are available under service number 4322 004
93320.
- Super Clean Air lters are available under type number FC8032.
- Super Clean Air HEPA lters are available under type number FC8044.
- Do not throw away the appliance 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.
If you need service or information or if you have a problem, please visit
the Philips website at www.philips.com or contact the Philips Consumer
Care Centre in your country (you nd its phone number in the worldwide
guarantee leaet). If there is no Consumer Care Centre in your country, go
to your local Philips dealer.
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This chapter summarises the most common problems you could
encounter with the appliance. If you are unable to solve the problem with
the information below, contact the Consumer Care Centre in your country.
Problem Possible cause Solution
The suction power
You have selected a low
Select a higher suction power setting.
is insufcient.
suction power setting.
The lter cylinder is clogged
Clean the lter cylinder (see chapter ‘Cleaning and
with dirt.
maintenance’).
The motor protection lter
Clean or replace the lters (see chapter ‘Cleaning
and/or the HEPA lter are
and maintenance’).
dirty.
The nozzle, hose or tube is
To remove the obstruction, disconnect the blocked-
blocked up.
up item and connect it (as far as possible) the other
way around. Switch on the vacuum cleaner to force
the air through the blocked-up item in opposite
direction.
I cannot close
You have not inserted the
Insert the lter cylinder properly in the lter
the dust bucket
lter cylinder properly into
cylinder case.
retainer.
the lter cylinder case.
When I use my
Your vacuum cleaner has
To reduce this inconvenience, we advise you to
vacuum cleaner
built up static electricity. The
discharge the appliance by frequently holding the
I sometimes feel
lower the air humidity in
tube against other metal objects in the room (for
electric shocks.
the rooms, the more static
example legs of a table or chair, radiator etc.).
electricity the appliance
builds up.
To reduce this inconvenience, we advise you to
raise the air humidity level in the room by placing
water in the room. For example, you can hang
containers lled with water from your radiators
or place bowls lled with water on or near your
radiators.
