Philips QC5040 User manual

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Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase and welcome

to Philips! To fully benet from the support that

Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.

com/welcome.

Your new Philips hair clipper adapts to the contours

of the head and allows comfortable use.

Important

Read this user manual carefully before you use the

appliance and save it for future reference.

Danger

- Make sure the adapter does not get wet.

Warning

- Check if the voltage indicated on the adapter and

on the appliance corresponds to the local mains

voltage before you connect the appliance.

- The adapter contains a transformer. Do not cut

off the adapter to replace it with another plug, as

this causes a hazardous situation.

- This appliance is not intended for use by persons

(including children) with reduced physical, sensory

or mental capabilities, or lack of experience

and knowledge, unless they have been given

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.

Caution

- Do not immerse the appliance in water or any

other liquid, nor rinse it under the tap.

- Do not use the appliance in the bath or in the

shower.

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- Use, charge and store the appliance at a

temperature between 15°C and 35°C.

- If the adapter is damaged, always have it replaced

with one of the original type in order to avoid a

hazard.

- Do not use the appliance when the cutting unit or

the comb attachment is damaged or broken, as

this may cause injury.

- This appliance is only intended for clipping human

scalp hair. Do not use it for any other purpose.

- If the appliance is subjected to a major change

in temperature, pressure or humidity, let the

appliance acclimatise for 30 minutes before you

use it.

Compliance with standards

This Philips appliance complies with all standards

regarding electromagnetic elds (EMF). If handled

properly and according to the instructions in this

user manual, the appliance is safe to use based on

scientic evidence available today.

Preparing for use

Charging

Charge the appliance for at least 12 hours before

you use it for the rst time.

A fully charged appliance has a cordless operating

time of up to 35 minutes.

Do not charge the appliance for more than 24

hours.

1 Make sure the appliance is switched off.

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2 Insert the appliance plug into the appliance.

3 Put the adapter in the wall socket.

, The charging light goes on to indicate that the

appliance is charging.

Note: The charging light does not change colour and

does not go out when the appliance is fully charged.

Optimising the lifetime of the battery

- Discharge the battery completely twice a year by

letting the motor run until it stops.

- Remove the adapter from the wall socket when

the battery is fully charged.

- If you have not used the appliance for a long

time, recharge it for at least 12 hours.

Corded clipping

When the rechargeable battery is empty, you can

also run the appliance from the mains.

Do not run the appliance from the mains when the

battery is fully charged.

To use the hair clipper connected to the mains:

1 Switch off the hair clipper and connect it to

the mains.

2 Wait a few seconds and then switch on

the appliance.

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Using the appliance

Clipping with comb attachment

Note: Make sure your hair is clean and dry. Do not use

the appliance on freshly washed hair.

1 Comb your hair with a styling comb in the hair

growth direction.

2 Slide the comb attachment into the guiding

grooves of the appliance (‘click’).

3 To set the comb attachment to the desired

hair length setting, press the adjustment button

(1) and slide the comb attachment upwards or

downwards (2).

Hair length settings

With the comb attachment attached, the appliance

has 7 different hair length settings:

Hair length setting Resulting hair length

1 3mm

2 6mm

3 9mm

4 12mm

5 15mm

6 18mm

7 21mm

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4 Put the adapter in the wall socket.

5 Wait a few seconds and then slide the on/off

switch to the ‘on’ position.

6 Move the appliance through the hair slowly.

- Start clipping at the highest setting of the comb

attachment and reduce the hair length setting

gradually.

- Write down the hair length settings you selected

to create a certain hairstyle as a reminder for

future clipping sessions.

- To clip in most effectively, move the appliance

against the hair growth direction.

- Since all hair does not grow in the same

direction, you need to move the appliance in

different directions (upwards, downwards and

across).

- Make overlapping passes over the head to ensure

that you cut all the hair that needs to be cut.

- Make sure that the at part of the hair clipping

comb attachment is fully in contact with the scalp

to obtain an even cutting result.

- To achieve a good result with curly, sparse or long

hair, use a styling comb to guide the hair towards

the appliance.

7 Regularly remove cut hair from the comb

attachment.

If a lot of hair has accumulated in the comb

attachment, remove it from the appliance and blow

and/or shake the hair out of it.

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Graduation

The Philips hair clipper not only allows you to cut

the hair evenly at the same length all over the head,

it also enables you to achieve a smooth transition

from longer hair on top of the head to shorter hair

on the back and sides of the head.

1 Start clipping at setting 7 for the maximum

remaining hair length of 21mm.

2 Then choose a lower setting for a shorter

remaining hair length. Cut the hair on all parts

of the head except the top, where you want

the hair to be longer.

3 You can repeat this procedure until the hair on

every part of the head has the desired length.

Precise contouring without comb

attachment

You can use the appliance without comb

attachment to contour the neckline and the area

around the ears.

Note: When you use the appliance without comb

attachment, it cuts the hair very close to the skin.

1 Pull the comb attachment off the appliance.

2 Before you start to contour the hairline

around the ears, comb the hair ends over the

ears.

3 Tilt the appliance in such a way that only one

edge of the cutting element touches the hair

ends.

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4 Only cut the hair ends. The hairline has to be

close to the ear.

5 To contour the neckline and sideburns, turn

the appliance and make downward strokes.

6 Move the appliance slowly and smoothly.

Follow the natural hairline.

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This technique can be used to obtain hair lengths

over 21 mm. Bear in mind that this technique is

difcult to master and should only be applied by

experienced users.

1 Remove the comb attachment.

2 Comb a small section of hair upwards. Lift the

hair with a styling comb or hold it between

your ngers until only the length that needs to

be cut sticks out.

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3 Cut the hair protruding from the comb or

ngers.

4 Continue this procedure and comb frequently

to remove cut hair and to check for unevenly

cut sections.

Cleaning

Clean the appliance after every use.

Never use scouring pads, abrasive cleaning agents

or aggressive liquids such as alcohol, petrol or

acetone to clean the appliance.

1 Make sure the appliance is switched off and

disconnected from the mains.

2 Remove the comb attachment.

3 Push the middle part of the cutting unit

upwards with your thumb until it opens and

then pull it off the appliance.

4 Clean the cutting element and the inside of the

appliance with the cleaning brush supplied.

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5 Place the lug of the cutting unit into the slot

(1) and push the unit back onto the appliance

(‘click’) (2).

Replacement

If the adapter is damaged, always have it replaced

with one of the original type in order to avoid a

hazard.

Only replace a damaged or worn cutting unit with

an original Philips cutting unit.

1 Push the middle part of the cutting unit

upwards with your thumb until it opens and

then pull it off the appliance.

2 Place the lug of the new cutting unit into the

slot (1) and push the cutting unit onto the

appliance (‘click’) (2).

Environment

- Do not throw away the appliance with the normal

household waste at the end of its life, but hand

it in at an ofcial collection point for recycling. By

doing this, you help to preserve the environment.

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- The built-in rechargeable battery contains

substances that may pollute the environment.

Always remove the battery before you discard

and hand in the appliance at an ofcial collection

point. Dispose of the battery at an ofcial

collection point for batteries. If you have trouble

removing the battery, you can also take the

appliance to a Philips service centre. The staff of

this centre will remove the battery for you and

will dispose of them in an environmentally safe

way.

Removing the rechargeable battery

Only remove the rechargeable battery if it is

completely empty.

1 Disconnect the appliance from the mains and

let the appliance run until the motor stops.

2 Push the middle part of the cutting unit

upwards with your thumb until it opens and

then pull it off the appliance.

3 Remove the metal clip with a screwdriver.

4 Open the housing.

- Insert a screwdriver into one of the grooves next

to the socket for the appliance plug. Turn the

screwdriver to separate the two housing halves.

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5 Insert a screwdriver into the small slot in the

printed circuit board marked with an arrow.

Push the screwdriver down until part of the

printed circuit board breaks off.

6 Pull the battery out of the appliance.

Do not connect the appliance to the mains again

after you have removed the battery.

Guarantee and service

If you need service or information or if you have a

problem, please visit the Philips website at

www.philips.com or contact the Philips Consumer

Care Centre in your country (you nd its phone

number in the worldwide guarantee leaet). If there

is no Consumer Care Centre in your country, go to

your local Philips dealer.

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