Air-O-Swiss AOS W490 Datasheet

AOS W490

Instructions for use (15 – 20)

Gebrauchsanweisung (9 – 14)

Instructions d’utilisation (21 – 26)

Istruzioni per l’uso (27 – 32)

Illustrations (4 – 8)

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Instructions for use

Foreword

Congratulations on choosing the Air Washer W490!

Proper use:

The appliance must only be used for the humidification and

cleaning of the air indoors.

The W490 features the following innovations:

• OneseasonofwaterqualitymaintenancewiththeIonic

Silver Stick

• Automaticallyswitchesoffifthewaterlevelistoolow

• DigitalDisplaywithTouch-Panel

• Built-inhygrostat

• Automaticdisplaydimfunction(ADF),Day/Night

• Maintenancereminders

• CleaningMode

Did you know that air that is too dry

•driesoutmucousmembranesandadditionallycauses

chapped lips and stinging eyes?

• promotesinfectionsandsicknessesoftherespiratory

passages?

• leadstoalackofenergy,exhaustionandconcentration

weakness?

• burdenspetsandroomplants?

• encouragesdustdevelopmentandtheelectrostatic

chargeofsynthetictextiles,carpetsandsynthetic

flooring?

• damageswoodenfixtures,especiallyhardwoodfloors?

• putsmusicalinstrumentsoutoftune?

Description of the unit

The Air Washer W490

• washesandhumidifiestheairwithoutfiltermats

• includesaninnovativewaterqualitymaintenance

system(ISS)

• runswithlittlenoiseattwooperationmodes

• issuitableforroomsizesupto50m

• ismanufacturedwithhigh-qualitycomponentswith

a long lifespan

In the inside of the Air Washer, special humidifier discs

rotate through a water bath and in doing so clean the

air streaming by of impuritiesina natural way –as the

air is washed clean by the rain in nature. Air humidifi-

cationoccursfollowingtheself-regulatingprincipleofcold

evaporation. Therefore the Air Washer creates optimum air

moisture,withoutadditionalcontrolunitsbeingnecessary.

Humidifier discs

The honeycomb structure of the humidifier discs allows

provenreleaseoflargeamountsofwaterintotheair.The

unitcleanstheairwithnatureasitsmodel.Inaddition,the

unitalsoguaranteesfilteringofpollutantsaswellaspollen

and animal hair from the air.

Ionic Silver Stick

(ISS) (34)

TheIonicSilverStickutilizestheantimicrobialpropertyof

silverand providesoneseason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.

Safety instructions

• PriortoputtingtheAirWasherintooperation,read

the instructions for use thoroughly and retain them

wellforlaterconsultation.

• OnlyusetheAirWasherinlivingareasandwithin

the technical data specified. Unintended use can be

a danger to health or life.

• Childrencannotrecognizethedangerinhandlingelec-

tricappliances.Thereforealwayssupervisechildren

whoareneartheAirWasher(5).

• Thoseunfamiliarwiththeinstructionsforuseaswell

aschildrenandpeopleundertheinfluenceofmedicine,

alcoholordrugsmaynotoperatetheunit,oronlyope-

rate it under supervision.

• Iftheunitisknockedoversothatwaterleaks,the

powerplugmustbeunpluggedimmediately.Theunit

mustthenbedryforatleast3hoursbeforethepower

plug may be plugged in again.

• Donotaddanyadditivessuchasessentialoilsdirectly

intothewatertankorthewaterbase.Theseadditives

willdamageyourappliance!Appliancesthataredama-

gedbyadditivesareexcludedfromthewarranty.

Intheinstructions foruse, specialsafetyinstructions are

indicatedwiththefollowingsymbols:

Warning

Riskofinjurybyelectricshock.

Alwaysunplugthepowerplugbefore

•servicingandcleaning

•movingtheunit

•emptyingthewater

Caution

DamagetotheAirWasherormaterial

damage,e.g.duetoleakingwater.

Unpacking (1 –

• RemovetheAirWashercarefullyfromthepackaging;

the top assembly is only placed on the bottom base

loosely.

• Usetheoriginalpackagingforstorageifyoudonotuse

theAirWasherthewholeyear.

• Allpackagingcomponentsconsistofenvironmentally

friendlymaterialsandcanbedisposedofwiththe

appropriatelocalwastemanagement.

Positioning (4

– 7)

Checkdataregardingthepowersupplyontheratingplate.

PlacetheAirWasheronthefloororonaflat,drysurface

in the room.

• Theratingplateislocatedontheundersideofthe

bottombase(4).

• Remembertoensureeasyaccessibilityandsufficient

room for servicing and cleaning the Air Washer.

Filling with water (8

– 10)

Onlyfillthewatertankwithfresh,coldtapwater.

Donotpressurizethewatertank,e.g.byfilling

itwithcarbonatedmineralwater.Donotaddes-

sentialoilsorfragrancestothewater;theplastic

material could possibly be discolored or dama-

ged.Closethescrewcapcompletelytoprevent

leakagefromthewatertank.

Putting into operation (11

– 15)

ConnecttheAirWashertothemains(signaltone)andpress

buttonA(12).Thedigitaldisplaycomesonandshowsthe

currenthumidity.TheAirWasherisinNormalmode.

The Air Washer

• operatesespeciallyquietlyinnightmode(PointG,

Symbol«L»Low)

• achievesmaximumhumidityoutput(PointG,

Symbol«H»High)innormalmode

Toswitchoff,pressbuttonA.

A) Switching on/off

Pressing buttonA switchestheappliance on.Pressing it

again switches the appliance off. Button A is also used

to start the Cleaning mode. See section «Cleaning mode»

(20–28).

B) Setting humidity level

Theapplianceisfittedwithahygrostat.Thismeasuresthe

relativeairhumidityandautomaticallyswitchestheappli-

anceoffwhenthedesiredvalueisreached.Whenswitching

theuniton,thedesiredvalueispresetto55%.

Thedesiredvaluecanbeadjustedinstepsof5%bypres-

sing button B. While selecting the humidity output, the

desiredvalueisblinking.The word DESIRED appearson

thedisplay(F).Thesettingfortherelativehumidityranges

fromaminimumof30% to a maximumof70%relative

humidity or «CO» continous mode. A relative humidity

of between 40 and 60% is recommended. After a few

seconds, the display automatically changes to show the

current value (CURRENT) (F). Upon reaching the desired

relative humidity, the unit automatically switches off

(displayshowsDESIREDandCURRENT)(F).Ifthedesired

relativehumidityfalls,theapplianceautomaticallyswitches

on again.

Quick display of current relative humidity

Whentheunitisswitchedoff(mainscableisconnected),

thecurrentrelativehumiditycanbeshowninthedisplay

bybrieflypressingoneoftheBbuttons.Thisdisplayauto-

maticallygoesoutafterafewseconds.

C) Changing the output level

TheAirWashercanbeoperatedontwooutputlevels.

Press button C to select between output levels Low «L»

(night-timemode)andHigh«H»(Normalmode).Thechosen

outputlevelisshowninthedisplaybysymbolG.

Operating W490

D) Change Ionic Silver Stick (ISS)

The letter D in thedisplay indicates thattheIonic Silver

Stick(ISS)mustbechanged.Thesymbolremainsvisible

untilbothBbuttonsarepressedsimultaneouslyandheld

downforapprox.5seconds.

E) Cleaning the appliance

TheletterEinthedisplayindicatesthattheappliancemust

be cleaned. The symbol appears as long as the cleaning

modeisactivatedorbothBbuttonsarepressedsimulta-

neouslyandhelddownforapprox.5seconds.

F) Current/Desired Display

IfDESIREDappearsonthedisplay,thevaluein%nexttoit

signifiesthedesiredrelativehumidity,i.e.thedesiredvalue

isshown.IfthedisplayshowsCURRENT,thenthecurrent

relativehumidityisshown.

H) Automatic switch-off

«Tank empty»

Thewaterquantityiseasytoseethankstothetransparent

watertank.Thedisplayontheappliancealsoshowswhen

theunitshouldberefilledwithwater.Ifthewaterlevelfalls

belowtheminimumquantity,theapplianceautomatically

switches off. A red blinking symbol (H) appears on the

display.Whenwaterisadded,symbolHgoesoutandthe

appliance continues operating.

Warning:Whenliftingtheupperpartoffthebase,theap-

pliancealsoswitchesoff.In thiscase,thered blinkingF

symbolwillalsoappearonthedisplay.Onlywhentheupper

part is replaced on the base does symbol H go out and the

appliance continues operating.

Cleaning the Air Washer (18 – 19)

• Regularcleaningisessentialforhygienic,fault-free

operation,despite the Cleaning mode.

• Recommendedcleaningintervalsdependonair

andwaterqualityaswellasoperatingtime.

• TheAirWashercaneasilybetakenapartfor

cleaningwithouttools.

The Air Washer must be emptied completely and

cleanediftheunitfilledwithwaterhasnotbeen

inoperationforlongerthanaweek.

Remove the ISS from the bottom base before

cleaning(20).

OnlyuseCalcOfffordecalcificationandcleaning

of the product.Damage that is caused bythe

use of other cleaning agents is not covered by

thewarranty.

Cleaning mode (20 – 28)

Cleaning mode enables simple cleaning and decalcification

ofthehumidifierdiscsandthewatertank.

Humidificationdoesnottakeplacewhentheapplianceisin

Cleaning mode. The fan remains deactivated and only the

humidifier discs rotate.

BeforeswitchingtheappliancetoCleaningmode,thewater

basemustbefilledwithhotwaterandthedecalcification

agent CalcOff (21). Pressing and holding button A for 5

seconds switches the appliance to Cleaning mode (22).

Cleaningmodeisshowninthedisplaybyflashingsymbol

E(23).Thevalue«1h»flashesinthedisplay.ButtonBcanbe

usedtochangethecleaningperiodfrom1to9hours,de-

pendingonthelevelofsoiling(23).After3secondswithout

furtherinput,thesetvalueistakenasthe«desiredvalue»

andflashingdisplayFchanges back to «CURRENT».The

cleaning period is now permanently displayed and swit-

chestominuteswhenthetimeremainingfallsbelowthe

1hourmark.Thecleaningperiodcanbechangedatany

timebypressingbuttonB.Attheendofthecleaningperiod,

thedisplayshows thevalue«0h» andcleaningsymbolE

flashes faster (24).Pressing button A ends the Cleaning

modeandswitchesofftheappliance(24).Thewaterbase

mustnow beemptiedoftheCalcOffandrinsed(25–27)

(seesection«Cleaningthewatertankandbottombase»).

Thenexttimetheapplianceisswitchedon,itwilloperate

in normal mode.

Donotcleanthesoileddiscpackageinthedish-

washer!

Cleaning the water tank and water base –

every 2 weeks

(29 – 34)

• Removedepositsfromthewaterbasewithaplastic

orwoodenbrushandadilutedcommercialdishdeter-

gent.

• PuttheAirWasherbacktogetheraftercleaninginthe

opposite order.

Cleaning the housing –

once or twice annually (35)

• Firstcleanthehousingwithadampcleaningragand

wipeitdry;ifnecessary,useplasticcleaningagent.

• Wipeouttheinsideofthehousingtopassemblywith

a damp cleaning rag.

Storage

Empty water tank. Clean Air Washer as described and

allow it to dry completely. Remove screw cap from the

water tank completely and store separately to preserve

the seal. Store Air Washer preferably in the original

packaging in a dry location that is not too hot.

Disposal

PasstheoutdatedAirWasherontoyourspecializedretailer

for professional disposal. You can find out about further

disposal possibilities from your municipality.

Spare parts and accessories

Youcanpurchasesparepartsfromspecialized

retailers and replace them on the Air Washer

yourself.Onlyoriginalpartsfromthemanufac-

turer can be used.

Repairs (36

– 38)

All further repairs may only be carried out from pro-

fessionals or the service department. This also applies

to a faulty power cord.Through improper repairs,consi-

derable danger for the operator can resultand warranty

claims lapse.

Warranty

Warranty stipulations are determined by our national

representation.

• Contactyourdealerwithconfidenceifthereisa

problemwiththeAirWasherdespitestrictquality

control.

• Itisabsolutelynecessarytopresentproofofpur-

chaseforwarrantyvalidity.

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TheunitisCEcompliantandadherestothefollowingguide-

lines:

• 2006/95/EGforelectricsafety

• 2004/108/EGforelectromagneticcompatibility

• 2002/95/EGfortherestrictionoftheuseofcertain

hazardoussubstancesinelectricalandelectronic

equipment

• 2002/96/EGconcerningwasteelectricaland

electronicequipment

Subjecttotechnicalmodifications.Theinstructionsforuse

are protected by copyright.

Technical data

Electricalvoltage 230V/50Hz

Powerconsumption 18W

Humidityoutputupto 300g/h

Suitableforroomsizesupto 50m

/125m

Watercapacity 7Liter

Dimensions(mm) 336x323x407

Weight(empty) 6.0kg

Operatingnoise <25dB(A)

Accessories IonicSilverStick(ISS)A7017

 CalcOffA7417

Troubleshooting

Problem Possible cause Was tun

Nofunction Powercordnotpluggedin Plugthepowercordintothesocket.

Draggingnoise Discpackagenotinsertedinthebottombase

correctly

Insertthediscpackagecorrectly

Nohumidification/

Fandoesnotwork

Discpackagenotinsertedinthebottombase

correctly

Insertthediscpackagecorrectly

Nowaterinthebottombase Refillwatertank

Cleaning mode activated Switchoffunitandswitchonagain

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