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USI NG YOUR DYSON A PPLI A NC E
PL E AS E R E AD T H E ‘I MP OR TAN T S AF E T Y IN S TR UC TI O NS’ I N TH IS DY SO N
OPER A TING MAN UAL BEFORE PROCEEDING.
OPER AT ION
• En sure t he ap pli anc e rem ain s upr igh t in us e. Dir t a nd de br is ma y be r ele as ed if
it is t ur ned u psi de d own.
• Do n ot op era te w hil e che cki ng fo r blo cka ge s.
• For d om es tic i ndo or an d car u se on ly. Do no t us e it wh ils t the c ar is i n mot ion o r
while driving.
• Take care i f com ing i nto c ont ac t wi th th e car bo n fib re br us hes , as th ey ma y
cau se m inor s kin i rri ta tio n. Wash y our h and s af te r ha ndli ng th e br ush es .
• To watc h a sho r t onli ne vi de o vis it:
UK – ww w .dyson. co. uk/dc44gettingstar ted
ROI – ww w .dyson. ie/ dc44gettings tarted
DOCKING ST A TION INST A LL A TION
Us e app rop ria te mo unt ing h ard war e for y our wa ll t yp e an d ens ure t hat t he
do cki ng s tat ion i s mou nte d se cur ely. En sur e no pip e wo rk (ga s, wa ter, air) or
el ec tr ica l cab les, w ire s or du c t wor k are lo ca te d dire ct ly b ehi nd th e mou nt ing
are a. T he do cki ng s ta tio n mus t be m oun te d in ac cor dan ce wi th re gu lat ion s
and a pp lica ble c od es/s tan dar ds (st at e and l oca l la ws ma y ap ply). D y son
re com men ds t he us e of pr ote ct ive c lot hin g, eyew are a nd ma te rial s as n ece ss ar y.
C AR PE TS O R H AR D FLOOR S
• B efo re va cuum ing yo ur f loo rin g, ru gs an d car pe ts, c he ck th e man uf ac tu rer ’s
recommended cleaning i nstruc tions.
• Th e br ush b ar on t he ap pli anc e can d ama ge c er ta in ca rp et t y pes a nd f loo rs .
S ome c arp et s wi ll fu zz i f a rota tin g br ush b ar is u se d wh en va cuum ing. I f th is
hap pe ns, w e rec omm en d vacu umi ng wi tho ut t he mo tor is ed fl oo r too l and
consulting with y our flooring manufacturer .
• B efo re va cuum ing hi ghl y pol ish ed f loo rs, s uch a s woo d or li no, fi rs t che ck t hat
th e und er sid e of th e flo or to ol an d it s br ush es ar e fre e fr om fo rei gn ob jec t s tha t
could cause marking .
LOOK IN G AF T ER YOUR DYSON A PPLI A NCE
• Do n ot ca rr y ou t any m ain ten anc e or re pa ir wor k oth er t han t ha t sho wn in t his
D yso n Op era tin g Ma nua l, or ad vis ed b y the D y son H elp lin e.
• On ly us e par t s re com me nde d by D ys on. I f you d o not t his c ould i nvali da te yo ur
guarantee.
• St ore t he ap pli anc e ind oor s. D o not u se or s to re it b elo w 3 °C (37 ° F). E nsu re th e
app lia nce i s at ro om te mp era tur e be for e ope ra ting .
• Cle an t he ap pli anc e onl y wit h a dr y cl oth. D o no t use a ny lub ric ant s, cl ea ning
ag ent s, p olis he s or air f re she ne rs on a ny pa r t of th e app lian ce.
V A CUUMING
• Do n ot us e wit ho ut th e cle ar b in and f il ter i n pla ce.
• Fin e dir t s uch a s pla st er du st o r fl our s hou ld onl y be v acu ume d in ve r y sma ll
amounts.
• Do n ot us e th e app lian ce to p ick u p sha rp ha rd ob jec t s, sm all to ys, pi ns, p ape r
clip s, et c. T hey m ay d ama ge t he ap plia nc e.
• Wh en va cuu min g, cer t ain c arp et s ma y ge ner ate s ma ll st ati c cha rge s in th e
cle ar b in or no zz le. T hes e are h ar mle ss an d are n ot as so cia te d wit h th e main s
el ec tr icit y s upp ly. T o mini mis e any e f fe ct f rom t his, d o not p ut yo ur ha nd or
ins er t a ny obj ec t in to th e cle ar bi n unle ss y ou ha ve f irs t em pti ed i t and c lea ne d it
wi th a da mp cl oth (s ee ‘C lea nin g the c lea r bin’ ).
• Us e ex tr a care w he n cle ani ng on s ta irs .
• Do n ot re st t he ap pli anc e on ch air s, tab le s, etc .
• Do n ot pr es s dow n on th e noz zl e wit h exc es siv e forc e wh en u sing t he ap pli anc e
as t his ma y ca use d ama ge.
• Do n ot le av e the c lea ne r hea d in on e pl ace o n del ica te f loo rs.
• On w axe d fl oor s th e move me nt of t he cl ea ner h ea d ma y cre ate a n une ven
lus tr e. If t his h app en s, wip e wi th a da mp cl oth, p olis h th e are a wit h wa x, an d
wai t for i t to dr y.
DI AGNOS TI CS –A PPLI A NC E
Le ss t han o ne mi nut e of ch arg e rem aini ng /fu lly di sch arg ed.
Too col d/to o ho t - do no t use.
E MP T YI NG T HE C LE A R BI N
• Emp t y as s oon a s th e dir t re ach es t he le vel o f the M A X m ark – d o not o ver f ill.
• En sure t he ap pli anc e is di sco nne c ted f rom t he c harg er b ef ore e mpt y ing t he
cle ar b in.
• To rele as e the d ir t, pus h the r ed bu t to n at th e sid e of th e cle ar b in as s how n.
• To minimi se du st/all erg en co nta c t wh en em pt yi ng, en ca se th e cle ar b in tig htl y in
a pla s tic b ag an d emp t y.
• S eal t he b ag ti ght ly, disp ose a s nor ma l.
• To make em pt y ing th e cl ear b in ea sie r , it is ad vi sab le to re mov e the w and a nd
floor tool.
• For a f re e fa ct s he et v isit : w w w.dys on.c o.uk /t ech nol og y/ alle rgy
• Th e Br iti sh A lle rgy F oun dat ion i s a UK n ati ona l cha rit y w ith t he ai m of imp rov ing
aw are nes s, pr eve ntio n an d tre atm en t of all erg ies . Th e Br iti sh A ller gy Fo und at ion
S eal o f Ap prov al is a U K reg is ter ed t rad ema rk .
CLEA NING THE CLEAR BIN
• En sure t he ap pli anc e is di sco nne c ted f rom t he c harg er b ef ore re mov ing t he
cle ar b in.
• B e care fu l not t o pull t he ‘O N’ t rig ge r .
• Re move t he wa nd an d fl oor t ool.
• To remov e the c le ar bin, p ush t he re d bu t ton a t th e sid e of th e cle ar bi n as yo u
wou ld wh en e mpt y ing t he c lea r bin. T his w ill e xpo se t he re d rel ea se bu t to n on
th e und er sid e of th e han dle. P re ss th is to re le ase t he c lea r bin.
• Re move t he cl ea r bin c aref ull y.
• Cle an t he cl ear b in wi th a d amp cl oth o nly.
• En sure t he cl ea r bin is c omp le tel y dr y b efo re re pla cing .
• Do n ot us e de ter gen ts, p oli she s or a ir fre sh en ers t o cle an t he cl ear b in.
• Do n ot pu t th e cle ar bi n in a dis hwa she r .
• Cle an t he c ycl one s hro ud wi th a dr y c lot h or dr y b rus h to re mov e lint a nd du st.
• To repl ace t he cl ea r bin, f it th e tab o n th e rim of t he c yc lon e shro ud in to th e
ap er tu re on t he in sid e of th e top o f the c le ar bin . Pus h th e cle an bin u p and i n. It
wil l clic k into p la ce.
• Clo se t he ba se o f the c lea r bin.
W AS HI NG Y OU R FILTER
• En sure t he ap pli anc e is di sco nne c ted f rom t he c harg er b ef ore re mov ing t he
f i l t e r.
• Y our appliance has one washable filter , located as shown.
• Pre ss t he ‘ Filt er ’ bu t ton s o you c an re move t he c yc lon e and c lea r bin u nit.
• Ch eck a nd wa sh th e fi lte r reg ula rly a cc ordi ng to in s tru ct ion s to ma int ain
per formance.
• Th e fil te r may r eq uire m ore f req ue nt wa shin g if va cuu ming f in e dus t or i f use d
mai nly i n ‘H IG H CON S TAN T SU C TI ON ’ mo de.
• Wash t he f ilt er w ith c old w ate r onl y. Do not u se d ete rge nt s.
• Do n ot pu t th e fil ter i n a dis hwas he r , wash ing m ach ine, t umb le dr ye r , oven,
mic rowa ve or n ea r a nake d fl ame.
• IMPORT ANT : Af t er wa shin g pl eas e le ave a t le as t 1 2 hou rs to d r y com ple te ly
before refit ting.
• Pl ace t he dr y f ilt er in to th e re ce ss of t he h andl e.
• Fit t he b as e of th e han dle in to th e ap er t ure on t he b as e of th e cy clo ne an d cle ar
bin u nit. P ush b oth h alv es to ge th er un til t he ‘F ilt er ’ bu tt on e nga ge s and l ock s
int o pla ce.
• To watc h a sho r t onli ne vi de o vis it:
UK – ww w .dyson. co. uk/dc44filterwash
ROI – ww w .dyson. ie/ dc44filterwash
LOO K I N G F O R B LO C K AG E S
• En sure t he ap pli anc e is di sco nne c ted f rom t he c harg er b ef ore l ook ing f or
blockages.
• Do n ot op era te w hil e che cki ng fo r blo cka ge s. Fa ilure t o do so c oul d res ult i n
personal in jury.
• B ewar e of sh arp o bje c ts w he n che ck ing fo r bl ocka ge s.
• Re fi t all pa r ts s ec urel y be fo re usi ng.
• Cle ar ing b loc kag es is n ot cov ere d by yo ur gu aran te e.
• If y ou ca nnot c le ar an o bs tru c tio n you m ay ne ed t o rem ove t he br us h bar. Use
a coi n to unl oc k the f as te ner m ar ked w ith a p adl oc k. Re mov e the o bs tr uc tio n.
Re pla ce th e br ush b ar an d se cur e it by lo ck ing t he f as ten er. Ensu re it i s fi xed
fi rml y be for e op era tin g the a ppli anc e.
• Take care i f com ing i nto c ont ac t wi th th e car bo n fib re br us hes , as th ey ma y
cau se m inor s kin i rri ta tio n. Wash y our h and s af te r ha ndli ng th e br ush es .
CL E AR IN G B LOCK AGE S – THE R M A L CUT-OU T
• Th is app lia nce i s fi tt ed w it h an au tom ati call y re set t ing t he rma l cut -ou t.
• La rge i tem s ma y blo ck th e to ols o r noz zle. I f any p ar t b ec ome s bl ocke d th e
app lia nce m ay ov erh ea t and a ut oma tic all y cut- ou t.
• Le av e to co ol do wn fo r 1- 2 hou rs b efo re ch ec kin g the f ilt er o r for b loc kag es.
• En sure t he ap pli anc e is di sco nne c ted f rom t he c harg er b ef ore l ook ing f or
blo cka ge s. Fa ilure t o do so c oul d res ult i n pe rso nal i njur y.
• Cle ar a ny blo cka ge b efo re re st ar ti ng.
• Re fi t all pa r ts o f the a ppl ian ce se cur ely b ef ore u sin g.
• Cle ar ing b loc kag es is n ot cov ere d by yo ur gu aran te e.
CHARGING AND ST ORING
• Th is app lia nce w ill s wit ch ‘O FF ’ if th e ba tt er y t emp er atu re is b elo w 3° C(37 . 4° F ).
Th is is de sig ne d to pro te ct t he m oto r and b at te r y. Do no t cha rge t he ap plia nc e
and t he n move i t to an a rea w it h a tem pe rat ure b elo w 3° C(37 . 4° F ) for s to rag e
purposes.
• To help p rolo ng b at te r y lif e, avo id re cha rgin g imm edi at ely a f te r a ful l disc har ge.
Al low to c oo l for a f ew mi nut es .
• Avo id usi ng th e app lia nce w it h the b at t er y fl ush t o a sur f ac e. Thi s will h elp i t ru n
co ole r and p rolo ng b at te r y ru n tim e and l ife .
• If m oun tin g the d oc kin g st ati on on a w all, fo llow t he in st ru ct ion s sup plie d wi th
thi s app lian ce. E nsu re th e do cki ng s tat ion i s fi t ted c or rec tl y and t he r igh t way
up, so t he m otor o f th e app lian ce is a t th e top w hen i n pla ce. Take al l ne ces sa r y
safet y pr ecautions. Use a ppropriate fixings , tools and safety equipment.