Air-O-Swiss AOS U600 User manual

AOS U600 / U650

Instructions for use

Foreword

CongratulationsonchoosingtheUltrasonicHumidifier

U600 / U650!

Didyouknowthatdryroomair:

• Driesoutthemucousmembranes,andalsocauses

chappedlipsandstingingeyes?

• Encouragesinfectionsandillnessesoftherespiratory

system?

• Causesweariness,tirednessandpoorconcentration?

• Stresseshouseholdpetsandhouseplants?

• Encouragestheformationofdustandtheelectrostatic

chargingoftextilesmadeofsyntheticfibers,aswellas

carpetsandplasticflooring?

• Damageswoodenfurnitureandespeciallyparquet

floors?

• Causesmusicalinstrumentstogooutoftune?

General information

Acomfortableindooratmosphereisachievedatarelative

humidityofbetween40and60%.Yourapplianceautoma-

ticallycontrolsthehumiditylevelaccordingtoyourchosen

setting.Iftheairistoodry,theunitwillautomaticallyswitch

on.Assoonasthedesiredhumiditylevelisreached,itwill

automaticallyswitchoff.

Safety instructions

• Readtheoperatinginstructionscarefullybeforeusing

theapplianceandkeeptheminasafeplaceforlater

reference.

• ConnecttheunitonlytoanACsupplywithavoltage

accordingtotheratinglabel.

• Onlyusetheapplianceindoorsandwithinthepara-

metersstatedinthetechnicalspecifications.Usingthe

applianceforapurposeforwhichitisnotintended

couldposeaserioushazardtohealthandlife.

• Childrencannotrecognizethehazardsassociatedwith

theusageofelectricalappliances.Forthisreason,

alwayssupervisechildrenwhentheyareneartheap-

pliance(image1).

• Personswhoareunfamiliarwiththeoperatingin-

structions,aswellaschildrenandpersonsunderthe

influenceofmedication,alcoholordrugsarenotper-

mittedtooperatetheappliance,orareonlypermitted

tooperateitundersupervision.

• Neverusetheapplianceifthereisanydamagetothe

applianceorcable(2),aftermalfunctionhasoccurred,

aftertheappliancehasbeendropped(3)ordamaged

inanyotherway.

• Onlyoperatetheappliancewhenitiscompletelyas-

sembled.

• Repairstoelectricalappliancesmayonlybecarriedout

byqualifiedserviceengineers(4).Improperrepairwork

canposeaconsiderablehazardtotheuser.

• Disconnecttheappliancefromthemainspowerbefore

filling/emptyingthewatertank,beforecleaning,before

assembling/dismantlingofindividualpartsandbefore

movingtheappliance.

• Donotreachinsidethenebuliserspaceduringopera-

tion.Thehighfrequencyoscillationcausesthememb-

ranetobecomehot.

• Neverpulltheplugfromthemainssocketbythecable

orwithwethands.

• Alwaysplacetheapplianceonadry,levelsurface(5).

• Donotplacetheappliancedirectlyonthefloorornext

toheating.Ifthemistcomesincontactwiththefloor

beforeithasfullyevaporated,thesurfacecouldbeda-

maged(6).Wedonotacceptanyliabilityfordamages

duetotheincorrectplacementoftheunit.

• Theunitshouldbeplacedinanelevatedposition(7),

e.g.onatable,chest,etc.

• Donotpourwaterintothemistoutletoftheappliance.

•

Donotimmergethemainbodyinwaterorotherliquids.

• Positiontheappliancewhereitcannotbeeasilykno-

ckedover(8).

• Alwaysdisconnectfromthemainspowerwhennotin

use.

• Donotrunthepowercordunderacarpetorother

objects.Positiontheappliancesothatyouwillnottrip

overthecord.

• Donotusetheapplianceinareaswherecombustible

materials,gasesorvapoursarepresent.

• Donotexposetheappliancetorain,anddonotuseit

indamplocations.

• Donotinsertforeignobjectsinthedevice.

• Donotblocktheairintakeormistoutlet.

• Donotsit,standorplaceanyheavyobjectsonthe

appliance.

• Theuseoffragances,suchasessentialoils,water

conditionersandaromaswilldamageyourappliance!

Appliancesthataredamagedbysuchadditiveswillnot

becoveredbythemanufacturer‘swarranty.

• Thehighfrequencyvibrationscannotbeheardbyhu-

mansoranimals,andarecompletelysafe.

3 6

Membrane

IonicSilverStick

(optional)

Description of the appliance Filling the tank

Alwaysswitchofftheappliancebeforeremoving

thewatertank.Donotreachinsidethenebuliser

spacewhiletheapplianceisrunning!

Donotoperatetheappliancewhenthewatertankisempty!

When the water reaches the minimum level, the unit swit-

chesoffautomatically.

• Makesurethattherearenoforeignobjectsinsidethe

watertank.

• Removethewatertankcapfromthetank(11).Fillthe

tankwithclean,coldtapwater(12).Closethecapof

thewatertanksecurely!Placethewatertankontothe

base(13).Donotaddanyadditivestothewater(14)!

• Inserttheplugintothepowersocketandswitchonthe

appliance(15).

Unpacking

• Carefullyremovetheunitfromitsbox.

• Removetheunitfromtheplasticbag.

• Reviewtheinformationgivenontheratingplateabout

themainssupply.

• Usetheoriginalpackagingforstoringtheapplianceif

youdonotuseitallyearround.

Putting into operation

Findtheideallocationforyourappliance:

• Donotplaceitdirectlynexttoaradiatororona

floorwithfloorheating.Themoistureofthemistcan

damagethefloorsurface(6and7)(seeSafetyIn-

structions).

• Themistoutletmustnotbepointeddirectlyatplantsor

otherobjects.Keepadistanceofatleast50cm)(10).

• Soakthedemineralisationcartridgeinabowlofwater

foratleast24hoursbeforeusingit.Thegranuleshave

toabsorbwatertoreachfullperformance.

• Onaveragethedemineralisationcartridgeshouldbe

replacedevery2–3months.Thisintervalcanbe

shorterorlongerdependingonthehardnessofyour

water.

• Readtheinstructionsunder«FillingtheTank»forfilling

thewatertank(12).

• Placethewatertankontothebase(13).

• Inserttheplugintothemainssocketandswitchon

theapplianceusingtheon/offswitch(15).

• Theappliancewillreachfullcapacityabout10to

15minutesafterbeingswitchedon.

• Makesurethatthepowercordisnotpinchedany-

where(9).Donotoperatetheapplianceifthecordis

damaged(2).

Mistoutlet(rotating)

Evaporation

chamber

Water tank

Demineralisationcartridge

Mainbody

Controlpanel

Watertankcap

Brush

Nebuliserspace

Water quality maintenance

(recommended optional accessory)

TheIonicSilverStick

(ISS)utilizestheantimicrobialpro-

pertyofsilverandprovidesayearofoptimumwaterquality

maintenanceinallAIR-O-SWISSandBONECOhumidifiers.

TheISSbeginsworkingassoonasitcomesintocontact

withwater–eveniftheunitisswitchedoff.TheISSis

intendedexclusivelyforuseinhumidifiers.Lookatpicture

16forthepositionoftheISSintheappliance.Donotreach

insidethenebuliserspaceduringoperation.Switchoffthe

unitfirst.

Do not use additives

Wateradditives(e.g.essentialoils,fragrances,watercon-

ditionersetc.)mustNOTbeused!Evenasmallamount

cancausedamagetothetankmaterial.Thematerialisnot

suitablefortheuseofsuchadditives.Onedropisenough

todamage the tankandrendertheappliance unusable.

Appliancesthataredamagedbysuchadditiveswillnotbe

coveredbythemanufacturer’swarranty.

RENT DESIRED

C) Operation with pre-heating

ButtonCisusedforswitchingthepre-heatingonandoff

(symbol Dlightsup).Asaresult,thewaterispre-heatedto

atemperatureof80°Cbeforeenteringthenebuliserspace.

Ittakesapprox.10to15minutesforthewaterinthebase

towarmup.Themistnowleavesthenebuliserspaceata

pleasanttemperatureof40°C.Theadvantageofthisis

thattheroomtemperaturedoesnotdropand,inaddition,it

significantlyimprovesthewaterqualitymaintenance.

D) Pre-heating Indicator

E) Empty indicator (red)

Thewaterleveliseasytosee,thankstothetransparent

watertank.Theappliancealsoalertsyouwhen thewa-

tertankisempty.Theredemptyindicatorisilluminated

(symbolE).Pleasereadthechapter«Fillingthetank»for

moreinformation.TheredsymbolEmaystayilluminated

for some seconds with a refilled tank until the base is filled

withwater.

A) On-off switch

Turningtherotaryswitchclockwiseswitchestheappliance

onandatthesametimeregulatesthemistoutputfrom

lowtohigh.

B) Hygrostat (setting the humidity level)

Thedesiredhumiditylevelcanbesetbyturningtherotary

switchclockwise.Arelativehumiditybetween40and60%

isrecommended.Youcanachievethislevelbyrotatingthe

switchuntilitisroughlyintheverticalposition.Theaccu-

racyofmeasurementis+/-5%.Theunitwillswitchoff

whenthemoisturelevelexceedsthedesiredsetting.The

appliancedoesnotswitchoffiftheswitchisturnedallthe

waytotheright.Thisactivatesthecontinuousoperation

function.

Operation U600

C) Timer

UsingbuttonC,theoperationtimecanbeset–adjustable

between 1 and 8 hours, or continuous operation (CO).

Symbol Gshowstheoperatingperiodthathasbeenset

(1h/2h/3h/4h/5h/6h/7h/8h/CO).Thedisplaywillautomati-

callyshowthecurrentvalueafterafewseconds.

D) Controlling mist output and Evaporator

output

ByrepeatedlypressingbuttonDyoucancontrolthemist

output.Symbol Hshowswhichofthethreelevels(low/

medium/high)youhaveselected.

E) Operation with pre-heating

ButtonEisusedforswitchingthepre-heatingonandoff

(symbol Ilightsup).Asaresult,thewaterispre-heatedto

atemperatureof80°Cbeforeenteringthenebuliserspace.

Ittakesapprox.10to15minutesforthewaterinthebase

towarmup.Themistnowleavesthenebuliserspaceata

pleasanttemperatureof40°C.Theadvantageofthisis

thattheroomtemperaturedoesnotdropand,inaddition,it

significantlyimprovesthewaterqualitymaintenance.

F) Auto/Sleep Mode

Theautomaticandsleepmodescanbeactivatedbypres-

singbuttonF.Bypressingthebuttononce,theautomatic

functionisswitchedon(symbol Jappearsonthedisplay),

maintainingtheoptimumhumiditysubjecttothetempe-

rature.Control takes place by means of output quantity

andpre-settargetvalue.Bypressingthebuttontwice,the

sleepfunctionisswitchedon(symbol Kappearsonthe

display),thetargethumidityis50–65%;theoperationtime

issetat6hours;theheatingisswitchedonandthedisplay

brightnessisautomaticallydimmed.Inaddition,theoutput

quantityisalsocontrolledsubjecttothedifferencebetween

thetargetvalueandtheactualvalue.

Thehygrostatandmistoutputsettingscannotbechanged

ineithermode.IfthebuttonsBorDarepressed,theunit

willnolongerbeinautoorsleepmode.

A) On/Off Dial and Display Dimmer

BypressingbuttonAonce,youcanswitchtheuniton.By

pressingittwice,thedimmerisswitchedonwhichauto-

matically dims the displaybrightnessandsymbol N

comeson.Whenchanginganysettingsthedisplaywillillu-

minateforafewsecondsbeforereturningtodimmermode.

BypressingbuttonAathirdtime,theunitisswitchedoff.

This button is also used to reset the cleaning indicator light

(byholdingdown).

B) Hygrostat (pre-set moisture level)

BypressingbuttonByoucansetthedesiredmoisturele-

velin%.Arelativemoistureofbetween40and60%is

recommended.Theaccuracyofmeasurementis+/-5%.

The unit will switch off when the moisture level exceeds

thedesired setting. During selection the target value is

displayed(symbol DESIRED).Thedisplaywillautomati-

callyshowthecurrenthumidityvalueafterafewseconds

(symbol CURRENT).

Operation U650 G) Timer Indicator

H) Mist Output Indicator

I) Pre-heating Indicator

J) Auto Mode Indicator

K) Sleep Mode Indicator

L) Empty indicator

Thetransparentwatertankmakesitpossibletoseethe

waterlevelwell.Furthermore,theunitshowsonthedisplay

(L)whenwatermustbeadded.

Pleasereadthechapter«Fillingthetank»formoreinforma-

tion.ThesymbolLmaystayilluminatedforsomeseconds

witharefilledtankuntilthebaseisfilledwithwater.

M) Cleaning indicator

IfsymbolMand«CLEAN»appearonthedisplay,theappli-

anceshouldbecleanedasrecommendedbythemanufac-

turer.Thissymbolcomesonautomaticallyevery2weeks,

dependingonthelevelofuse.Thedisplaycanbecancelled

bydepressingbuttonAforbetween10and15seconds.

N) Dimmer Indicator

DisplayDimmerOff

DisplayDimmerOn

For instructions see button A

CURRENT

TIME

DESIRED

J N

Cleaning/Maintenance

Alwaysswitchtheapplianceoffbeforeremoving

thewatertank.Donotreachinsidethenebuliser

spacewhiletheapplianceisrunning!

• Switchofftheappliance(17)andremovetheplugfrom

themainssocket(18)beforecleaning.

• Cleanthewatertankandthenebuliserspaceregularly

onceaweek(useonlywater,withoutdetergent)(19).

• Decalcifythewaterbaseregularlyusingcommercially

availabledecalcificationagents(20).Rinseoutthe

decalcificationagentthoroughlywithplentyofwater.

• Toremovethemistoutlet(21):Twistthemistoutletto

eithertherightortheleft.Alignthearrowonthemist

outletwiththearrowontheringaroundthemistoutlet.

Pulluponthemistoutletoncethearrowsarealigned.

RENT DESIRED

Important

• Makesurethatnowatergetsintothelowerpartofthe

mainbody(22).

• Cleantheinnerpartswithasoftcloth.Neveruseany

solventsoraggressivecleaningagents(23).

• Onlyusethebrushtocleanthemembrane(24).This

shouldbedoneonceaweek.

• Changethewaterinthetankatleastonceaweek.

ACIDACID

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allgranulesareinthecartridge(32).

•Removetheplasticcupandthepinkstyrofoampiece

fromthecartridge(33)andretainforfutureuse(the

refillresinconsistsof3refillbags)(34).

• Closethecap(35).

• Soakthedemineralisationcartridgeinabowlofwater

foratleast24hoursbeforeuse(38).Thegranuleshave

toabsorbwatertoreachfullperformance.

• Nowscrewthecartridgeontothewatertankcap(39).

Closethetankcapsecurely!Placethewatertankonto

thebase(40).

Option B: Replace the entire cartridge

• Removethewatertankfromthebaseandunscrewthe

watertankcap(25).

• Thedemineralisationcartridgeisattachedtotheinside

ofthetankcap.Unscrewthecartridgefromthecapby

turningitcounter-clockwise(26).Important:doNOT

disposeofthetankcap!

• Disposeoftheoldcartridge(36).

• Unpackthenewcartridge(37).

• Soakthenewcartridgeinabowlofwaterforatleast

24hoursbeforeuse(38).Thegranuleshavetoabsorb

watertoreachfullperformance.

• Nowscrewthecartridgeontothewatertankcap(39).

Closethetankcapsecurely!Placethewatertankonto

thebase(40).

Replacement of the demineralisation

cartridge

Alwaysswitchofftheappliancebeforeremoving

thewatertank.Donotreachinsidethenebuliser

spacewhiletheapplianceisrunning!

Thecartridgemustbereplacedevery2–3months.Ifthe

waterisveryhard,itmaybenecessarytoreplacethecart-

ridgeearlier.Whitedustaroundtheapplianceisasuresign

thatthecartridgeneedsreplacing.Ifwhiteresiduescon-

tinuestoformaroundtheapplianceafteranewcartridge

hasbeeninserted,pleasemakesurethatthewateryouare

usingisuntreated.Ifthewaterflowsthroughadomestic

decalcificationsystembeforeitisusedintheunit,saltwill

precipitatearoundtheappliance.

Option A: Replace the granules

• Removethewatertankfromthebaseandunscrewthe

watertankcap(25).

• Thedemineralisationcartridgeisattachedtotheinside

ofthecap.Unscrewthecartridgefromthecapby

turningitcounter-clockwise(26).Important:doNOT

disposeofthetankcap!

• Openthecartridge(27).

•Throwthecontent(granules)intothewaste(28).Atten-

tion!Disposedgranulescanmakethefloorslippery!

•Placetheenclosedpinkstyrofoampieceinthecenter

ofthecartridge.Donotpushittothebottomasitwill

bedifficulttoremoveafterwards(29).

•Pourthecontentsofonerefillresinbagintotheplastic

cupthatisincludedwiththerefillresinpackaging(30).

•Placetheemptycartridgewiththepluginthecenter

ontotheplasticcup(31).

•Turntheplasticcupandcartridgeoverandshakeuntil

27 28

29 30

Storing the appliance for extended periods

Cleantheapplianceasdescribedearlierandallowtodry

thoroughly.Preferablystoretheapplianceinitsoriginalbox,

inadryplaceawayfromhightemperatures.

Disposal

Return your worn out unit to your dealer for

properdisposal.Youcanobtaininformationon

otherwaystodisposeoftheunitfromyourlocal

districtortowncouncil.

Warranty

Thewarrantyconditionsaredefinedbyourrepresentative

inthecountryofsale.Pleasecontactyourdealerif,despite

strictqualitycontrol,yourappliancebecomesdefective.You

mustpresentyouroriginalreceiptwhenmakingaclaim

underthewarranty.Repairstoelectricappliancescanonly

be carried out by specialists.Through improper repairs,

considerabledangerfortheoperatorcanresultandwar-

rantyclaimslapse.

Technical specifications

Mainsvoltage 230–240V/50Hz

Powerconsumption 40 / 125–140W*

Humidityoutput 400/550g/h*

Suitableforroomsupto 60 m

2

/150m

Watercapacity 5.5 litres

Dimensions 280x240x355mm

Weight(empty) 4.0kg

Operatingnoiselevel <25dB(A)

Accessories Demineralisationcartridge

optional:IonicSilverStick

(ISS)

*whenusedwithpre-heatingto80°C

Problem Possible cause What to do

Unitdoesnotoperate Powerplugnotpluggedin Pluginpowerplugintomainssocket

 Nowaterinthetank Filltankwithwater

 (Emptyindicatorison)

Nomistoutput Desiredhumiditylevellower Increasehumiditysetting

than actual

 Cleaningagentresidues Rinsewithclearwater

Weakmistoutput Watertemperaturetoolow Setmistoutputtomaximum.The

  appliancewillworkproperlyagain

  after10minutes.

 Mineraldepositsonmembrane Cleanmembrane

Whitedepositaroundthe Demineralisationcartridgeexhausted Replacedemineralisationcartridgeorgranules

appliance

Troubleshooting

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