Philips AirStar FC8220/01, User Manual

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.

Caution

 - 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 appliance to vacuum ashes, fine sand, lime, cement dust and similar 

substances, the pores of the dustbag become clogged. As a result, the dustbag-full indicator will 

indicate that the dustbag is full. Replace the dustbag, even if it is not full yet (see chapter 

‘Replacement’).

 - Never use the appliance without a dustbag or the motor protection filter. This damages the 

motor and shortens the life of the appliance. 

 - Only use Philips s-bag® synthetic dustbags. 

 - 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: 

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to discharge the appliance by frequently holding the tube against other metal objects in the 

room (for example the legs of a table or chair, a radiator etc.) (Fig. 2)

2 

to raise the air humidity level in the room by placing water in the room. For example, you can 

hang containers filled with water from your radiators or place bowls filled with water on or 

near your radiators (Fig. 3).

Electromagnetic fields (EMF)

This Philips appliance complies with all standards regarding electromagnetic fields (EMF). If handled 

properly and according to the instructions in this user manual, the appliance is safe to use based on 

scientific evidence available today.

Before first use

Remove the stickers from the plastic storage container (specific types only).

Preparing for use

hose

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 To connect the hose, push it into the appliance (1) and turn it clockwise (2) (Fig. 4).

Note: To disconnect the hose, turn it anticlockwise and pull it out of the appliance.

Tube
3-piece plastic tube (specific types only)

 1 

 To connect the tube parts to each other, insert the narrow section into the wider section 

and turn a little (Fig. 5).

Note: To disconnect the tube parts from each other, pull and turn a little.

 2 

  To connect the tube to the handgrip of the hose, insert the narrow section into the wider 

section and turn a little (Fig. 6).

Note: To disconnect the tube from the handgrip, pull and turn a little.

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