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USI N G Y OUR DYSON A PPL IA N CE
PL E A S E RE AD T H E ' I MP O R TAN T S AF E T Y I N ST R UC T IO N S' I N T H IS DYS O N
OPER ATING MA NUAL BEFORE PRO CEEDING.
OPER A TION
• Do n ot us e ou td oo rs o r on we t su r f ace s or t o va cuu m wat er o r ot he r liqu id s –
el ec t ric s ho ck c oul d oc cur.
• En sur e th e app lia nc e rem ain s up ri ght i n use a nd i n st ora ge . Dir t a nd d eb ri s ma y
be r ele a se d if it i s tu rn ed u psi de d ow n.
• Do n ot op e rat e wh ile c he ck ing f or b lo cka ge s.
• For d om es t ic in do or an d ca r use o nl y. Do not u se i t wh ils t th e ca r is in m oti on o r
while driving.
• To watc h a sho r t on lin e vi de o vis it : UK : w w w.dys on.c o.uk / D C5 6g et t in gs ta r te d
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DOCKING ST A TION INST ALL A TION
• Us e app rop ri at e mo unt in g har dw are f or yo ur wa ll t y pe a nd e ns ure t ha t th e
do ck ing s t ati on is m ou nt ed s ec ure ly. En sur e no pi pe w ork ( ga s, wa ter, air) or
el ec t ric al c abl es, w ire s or d uc t w or k are l oc at ed di re c tly b eh ind t he m ou nt ing
are a. T he d oc kin g s ta tio n mus t b e mo un te d in ac co rda nc e wi th re gu la tio ns a nd
app lic ab le co d es/s ta nd ard s (st at e an d loc al l aw s ma y ap ply ).
D ys on re co mm en ds t he us e of p rot ec t ive c lot hin g, ey ewa re an d ma te ri als w he n
ins t alli ng th e do ck in g st at ion .
USI N G D YSON FLOO R WI PE S
• Th e ap pli anc e is d es ign ed t o be u se d wi th t he f lo or w ipe s in p la ce on t he f lo or
to ol. H owe ver, it can b e us ed w it ho ut t he m on h ard f lo or s. Re mo ve th e wi pe p ad
fi rs t. Pr es s on e or b ot h of th e re d bu t to ns o n the t op o f th e flo or t oo l.
Th is re le as es t he w ip e pa d.
• Do n ot us e th e fl oo r wi pe s on c arp e ts o r ru gs .
• Th e ap pli anc e is d es ign ed t o be u se d wi th D y so n flo or w ip es .
• Flo or w ip es: re a d and f oll ow al l dire c ti on s and p re ca uti on s on t he pr od uc t la be l.
A T T ACHING A WIPE
• Pre s s one o r bo th o f th e red b ut ton s on t he t op of t he f lo or to ol. T hi s rel ea se s th e
wip e p ad.
• Pl ace t he w ip e pa d on t op of t he w ip e.
• Li f t th e ed ge s of t he w ip e and w ra p th em ar oun d bo th e dg es o f th e wip e p ad.
• Pl ace t he t op o f the f lo or t oo l on to t he w ip e pa d so t ha t th e red b u t ton s en ga ge
and click shut.
• En sur e th e flo or t oo l and i t s wip e p ad ar e se cur e.
• To purch as e mo re D ys on w ip es p le as e vis it : w w w.dy so n.c om
V A CUUMING
• Th e ap pli anc e is n ot in te nd ed f or us e on c ar pe t s.
• B efo re va cu umi ng yo ur h ard f lo or s, ch ec k the m an uf ac t ure r ’s reco mm en de d
cleaning i nstruc tions.
• B efo re va cu umi ng ha rd f lo ors , suc h as w oo d or li no, fi rs t ch e ck th at t he
un der si de o f the f lo or t oo l is fr ee f ro m for eig n ob je c ts t ha t cou ld c aus e ma rk in g.
• Do n ot us e wi th ou t th e cle ar b in an d f ilt er in p la ce.
• Fin e dir t suc h as f lo ur sh ou ld on ly b e va cuu me d in ve r y sm all a mo unt s .
• Do n ot us e th e ap pli an ce to p ick u p sh ar p har d obj ec t s, s mal l toy s, pi ns, p ap er
clip s, e tc . Th ey ma y da ma ge t he a ppl ian ce .
• Us e ex t ra ca re w he n cle an ing o n s tai rs .
• Do n ot re s t th e app lia nc e on c hai rs, t abl es , et c.
• Do n ot p res s do wn o n th e noz zl e wi th e xce s siv e for ce w he n usi ng t he a ppl ian ce
as t his m ay c aus e da ma ge.
• Do n ot le a ve th e cl ea ne r he ad in o ne p la ce o n har d fl oor s.
LOOK IN G A F TE R Y OU R DYSON AP PLI A NC E
• Do n ot c arr y ou t any m ain te nan ce o r re pai r wor k ot he r th an th at s ho wn in t his
D ys on O pe rat in g Ma nu al, or a dv ise d by t he D y so n He lpl ine .
• On ly us e pa r t s re com me nd ed b y D ys on. I f yo u do no t thi s co uld i nval ida te y our
guarantee.
• St ore t he a pp lian ce i nd oo rs. D o no t us e or s to re it b e low 3 ° C (37 . 4° F ). En sur e
th e app lia nc e is a t roo m te mp era tu re b ef ore o pe ra tin g.
• Cle an t he a pp lian ce o nl y wi th a dr y c lo th. D o no t us e any lu br ica nt s, cl ea nin g
ag en ts, p ol ish es o r air f re sh en er s on a ny pa r t of t he ap pl ian ce.
• Do n ot us e th e fl oo r wi pe s to cl ea n th e ap pli anc e.
• If t he s uc ti on ch an ne ls b ec om e blo cke d, wa sh w ith l uke war m wa te r usi ng a
dam p cl oth o r sp on ge. E ns ure t he c ha nne ls ar e co mpl et el y dr y b ef or e usi ng
the appliance.
DI AGN OST IC S – AP PLI A NC E
E MP T Y IN G T HE C LE A R B I N
• Emp t y a s so on as t he d ir t re ac he s th e le vel o f th e M A X ma rk – d o not o ver fi ll.
• Do n ot op e rat e wh ile e mp t yi ng t he cl ea r bin . Do ing s o co uld r es ult i n pe rs on al
in j u r y.
• En sur e th e app lia nc e is di sco nn ec t ed f rom t he c ha rge r b efo re e mp t yi ng th e
cle ar b in. B e c are fu l not t o pu ll th e ' ON ' t ri gg er.
• To rele as e th e dir t, p ush t he r ed b ut t on a t th e sid e of t he cl ea r bin a s sh ow n.
• To minimi se d us t/aller ge n co nta c t wh en e mp t yi ng, e nc as e th e cle ar b in ti ght ly in
a pla s ti c ba g and e mp t y.
• Re mov e th e cle ar b in ca ref ul ly f rom t he b ag.
• S ea l the b a g tig htl y, disp os e as no rm al.
• Clo se t he c le ar bi n ba se s o it cl ick s in to pl ac e an d is se cu re.
• To make em pt y in g th e cle ar b in e asi er, it is ad vis ab le to r em ove t he wa nd a nd
floor tool.
• For a f re e f ac t sh e et v isi t: w w w.dys on. co.uk / te chn ol og y/ all erg y
CLEA NING THE CLEA R BIN
• En sur e th e app lia nc e is di sco nn ec t ed f rom t he c ha rge r b efo re re mo vin g th e
cle ar b in. B e c are fu l not t o pu ll th e ‘O N’ t rig ge r.
• Re mov e th e wan d and f lo or t oo l.
• To remov e th e cle ar b in, pu sh t he re d b ut t on at t he s id e of th e cl ea r bin a s you
wou ld w he n em pt y ing t he c le ar b in. T his w ill e xp os e th e red r el ea se b ut t on o n
th e und er si de of t he h an dle . Pre s s thi s to re le as e th e cle ar b in.
• Re mov e th e cle ar b in ca ref ul ly.
• Cle an t he c le ar bi n wi th a d amp c lot h on ly.
• Do n ot us e de te rg en ts, p ol ish es o r air f re sh en er s to c le an th e cl ea r bin.
• Do n ot p ut t he cl ea r bin i n a dis hwa sh er.
• Cle an t he c y clo ne s hro ud w ith a c lo th or d r y br us h to re mo ve lin t an d dus t.
• En sur e th e cle ar b in is c omp le te ly dr y be fo re re pl aci ng.
• To repl ac e the c le ar b in, f it th e ta b on t he r im of t he c yc lon e sh rou d int o th e
ap er t ur e on th e in sid e of t he to p of t he cl ea r bin . Pu sh th e cl ea n bin u p and i n. I t
wil l clic k in to pl ac e.
• Clo se t he c le ar bi n ba se s o it cl ick s in to pl ac e an d is se cu re.
W AS HI NG YOUR F IL TE R
• En sur e th e app lia nc e is di sco nn ec t ed f rom t he c ha rge r b efo re re mo vin g th e
fi lte r. Be ca ref ul n ot to p ull t he ‘ ON ’ tr ig ge r .
• Y our appliance has one washable fil ter , located as shown.
• Pre s s th e blu e ‘F ilt er ’ bu t t on so y ou c an re mov e th e cy cl one a nd c le ar bi n uni t.
• Ch ec k and w as h th e fil te r re gul ar ly a cco rdi ng to i ns tr uc t ion s to m ain tai n
per formance.
• Th e fi lt er m ay re qu ire m ore f re qu en t was hin g if va cu umi ng f ine d us t or i f us ed
mai nly i n ‘Po wer fu l suc t ion’ m od e.
• Wash w it h co ld wa te r on ly. Do no t us e de te rge nt s.
• Do n ot p ut t he f ilt er i n a dis hwa sh er , wa shin g ma ch ine, t um ble d r ye r , oven,
mic rowa ve o r ne ar a n ake d fl ame .
• IM P O RTA N T : Af t er wa sh ing p le as e le av e at l ea st 12 hou rs to d r y co mp le te ly
before refit ting.
• Pl ace t he d r y f ilt er in to t he re c es s of t he h and le.
• Fit t he b as e of t he h an dle in to t he a pe r tu re on t he b as e of t he c yc lo ne an d cl ea r
bin u nit. P us h bo th h alv es to g et he r unt il th e ‘F ilt er ’ b ut t on e ng ag es an d lo ck s
into place .
To watc h a sho r t on lin e vi de o vis it : UK – w w w.dy so n.co.u k /dc5 6f ilt er w as h
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LOO K I N G F O R B LOC K AG E S
• En sur e th e app lia nc e is di sco nn ec t ed f rom t he c ha rge r b efo re l ook in g fo r
blo cka ge s. B e c are fu l no t to pu ll th e ‘O N’ t ri gg er.
• Do n ot op e rat e wh ile c he ck ing f or b lo cka ge s. D oin g so c oul d re sul t in p er so nal
in j u r y.
• B ewa re of s har p ob je c ts w he n ch ec ki ng f or bl oc kag es .
• Op en t he t wo in sp ec t ion c ap s on th e to p of th e cl ea ne r he ad t o che ck f or
blockages.
• Re fi t all p ar t s s ec ure ly b ef ore u sin g.
• Cle ar in g blo cka ge s is n ot co ver ed b y you r gua ran te e.
B LOCK AGE S – TH E R M A L CUT-O UT
• Th is ap pli anc e is f it te d wi th an a ut om ati ca lly re s et t ing t he rm al cu t- ou t.
• La rge i te ms m ay b lo ck th e to ol s or no zz le. I f any p ar t be co me s bl oc ked t he
app lia nc e ma y ove rh ea t an d au tom at ic all y cut -o ut.
• Le av e to co ol d ow n fo r 1- 2 hou rs b ef or e che ck in g th e fil te r or f or b loc kag es .
• En sur e th e app lia nc e is di sco nn ec t ed f rom t he c ha rge r b efo re l ook in g fo r
blo cka ge s. F ail ure t o do so c ou ld re su lt in p er so na l inju r y.
• Cle ar a ny bl oc kag e be fo re re s tar tin g.
• Re fi t all p ar t s s ec ure ly b ef ore u sin g.
• Cle ar in g blo cka ge s is n ot co ver ed b y you r gua ran te e.
CHARGING AND ST ORING
• Th is ap pli anc e wi ll s wit ch ‘O FF ’ if t he b at t er y te mp era tu re is b e low 3 ° C (37 . 4° F ).
Th is is d es ign ed t o pro te c t th e mot or a nd b at t er y. Do n ot c har ge t he ap pl ian ce
and t he n mo ve it t o an ar ea w it h a te mp era tu re b elo w 3 °C ( 37 .4 ° F) f or s t ora ge
purposes.
• To help p rol ong b a t te r y lif e, av oid r ec har gin g imm e dia te ly a f te r a fu ll di sch arg e.
Al low t o co ol fo r a fe w min ut es .
• Avo id us ing t he a pp lian ce w it h th e ba t te r y f lus h to a su r f ac e. Th is wi ll he lp it r un
co ole r an d pro lo ng b at t er y r un t im e and l if e.
Le ss t ha n on e min ut e of ch arg e
remaining /fully discharg ed.
Too col d/t oo h ot – do n ot us e.
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