Philips QC5040 User manual

Category
Hair trimmers & clippers
Type
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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Philips QC5040 User manual

Category
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Type
User manual
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