Operation Manual

Replacement
Dustbag
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1 To remove a full dustbag, lift the holder with the dustbag out of the appliance by the grips.
(Fig. 20)
2 Press and hold the red lever to release the cardboard front of the dustbag. (Fig. 56)
3 Throw away the full dustbag and insert a new one (see chapter ‘Preparing for use’).
Note:A new Motor Protection Filter and a new Micro Filter are provided with each set of original Philips
Athena paper dustbags.
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Insteadofpaperdustbags,youcanusethereusabledustbag(providedstandardinsomecountries).
You can empty and use the reusable dustbag repeatedly.
1 To remove the reusable dustbag, follow the instructions for removing paper dustbags.
2 Hold the reusable dustbag over a dustbin. (Fig. 57)
3 Remove the sealing clip by sliding it off the dustbag sideways. (Fig. 58)
4 Empty the dustbag into the dustbin. (Fig. 59)
5 Close the dustbag by sliding the sealing clip back onto the bottom edge of the dustbag.
(Fig. 60)
6 Put the reusable dustbag back into the appliance. Follow the instructions for inserting paper
dustbags in chapter ‘Preparing for use’.
Filter
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Never use the appliance without the Motor Protection Filter.
Replace the Motor Protection Filter when you insert the rst of a new set of paper dustbags.
(Fig. 50)
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Whenyouvacuumdrysubstances,theelectrostaticMicroFilterpuriestheexhaustairbyremoving
minusculedustparticles.Theeffectivenessofthelterdecreasesgraduallyduringuse.
Normally it sufces to replace the Micro Filter when you insert the rst of a new set of
paper dustbags.
The indicator of the Micro Filter holder has to stay white. If the lter has turned noticeably
grey, we advise you to replace the lter. (Fig. 61)
Replacetheltermorefrequentlyifyousufferfromarespiratorytractdisease(e.g.asthma)orif
youhaveanallergy(e.g.forpollen,dust,etc).
1 Pull the Micro Filter holder upwards. (Fig. 23)
2 Pull the old Micro Filter out of the holder.
3 Put the new Micro Filter in the holder and slide the holder back into the appliance.
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Replacethefoamlterifitisdamagedorverydirty.
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