Using the appliance
Vacuum cleaning
1 Pull the cord out of the appliance and put the mains plug in the wall socket.
2 Switch the appliance on by pushing the on/off button on top of the appliance with your foot.
◗ You can carry the vacuum cleaner by the handle at the front of the appliance (fig. 7).
Adjusting suction power
You can adjust the suction power by means of:
◗ the slide on the handgrip, or (fig. 8).
◗ the electronic suction power control (specific types only) (fig. 9).
Storage
1 Switch the appliance off and remove the mains plug from the wall socket.
2 Rewind the mains cord by pressing the cord rewind button.
3 Put the appliance in upright position and attach the lower tube to the appliance by means of
the clip (fig. 10).
Replacement
Replacing the dustbag
Replace the dustbag as soon as the 'dustbag full' indicator has changed colour permanently.
Always unplug the appliance before replacing the dustbag.
1 Open the cover (fig. 11).
2 Push the dustbag holder backwards (fig. 12).
3 Lift the dustbag out of the dustbag holder by pulling the cardboard lug upwards.This causes
the dustbag to become sealed (fig. 13).
4 Slide the cardboard front of the new dustbag into the two grooves of the dustbag holder.
Press it down as far as possible (fig. 14).
5 Pull the dustbag holder forwards until you hear a click and close the cover (fig. 15).
You cannot close the cover if no dustbag has been inserted.
Philips s-bag` paper dustbags are available under type number FC8021.
Reusable dustbags
If provided, you can use the reusable dustbag instead of paper dustbags.The reusable dustbag can be
used and emptied repeatedly.
For removing and inserting the reusable dustbag, simply follow the instructions for replacing paper
dustbags.
To empty the reusable dustbag:
1 Remove the clip by sliding it off the dustbag sideways.
2 Shake out the contents into a dustbin.
ENGLISH 7
