How to use your
HITACHI
VACUUM CLEANER
MODEL CVSF8BS
Hitachi, Ltd. Tokyo, Japan
International Sales Division
THE HITACHI ATAGO BUILDING,
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Power cord
Click
Rug & floor nozzle
4,9
Joint pipe
Hose inlet
Fixed handle
Extension pipe
Transparent
case cover
Carrying handle
Slide knob
Cord rewind button
10
Hose stand
10
Hose
Wheel(with exhaust)
Urethane filter
(replacement 1 piece)
8
Dust case
(Anti-static)
Exhaust
On/Off switch on body
4
Filter maintenance sign
6
Control panel on body
4
Plug
Click
Click
Crevice nozzle
Insert the crevice nozzle into the
control panel.
2
1
Batteries
(R6P or SUM-3 batteries)
are used for the Infrared
remote control system.
Control panel handset.
Control buttons
Grip handle
Battery case lid
4
Names of Parts and Preparation
Preparation
4
Insert the mains plug into a socket as
illustrated.
Socket
Insert the joint pipe into the suction inlet of the
cleaner. When you remove the hose, pull the
joint pipe while pressing the button.
2
How to attach the hose to the
cleaner.
1) Slide and detach the battery case lid while pressing it.
2) Insert two batteries into the case correctly, as illustrated.
3) Replace the battery case lid.
1
How to insert batteries (R6P or SUM-3).
3
How to attach the hose, telescopic
extension pipe and rug & floor nozzle.
Button
Joint pipe
Hose inlet
Click
Slide
knob
Button
Click
Button
Click
1) Insert the end of extension pipe into the joint pipe
with control panel until the button of the stopper
ring clicks into the hole. Then attach the rug &
floor nozzle to the extension pipe (in same way as
the connection of hose and extension pipe).
2) Adjust and extend the extension pipe to its
desired length while pressing the slide knob.
3) Press the button to remove the extension pipe
and rug & floor nozzle.
Notes :
¡Incorrect battery insertion may cause battery (liquid) leakage
and or an explosion.
1) Do not use a new and old battery together and different kinds
of batteries.
2) If you are not going to use the cleaner for a long time,
remove batteries from the cleaner.
If liquid leaks from the case, wipe out the liquid and install
new batteries.
Caution :
The cleaner should be unplugged from the mains
when not in use.
1) Empty the dust case before the dust reaches the
max line. If you continue using the cleaner with a full
dust case, the suction power will be decreased.
2) Empty the dust case periodically.
3) When emptying the dust case also remove the dust
around the filters.
Dust
case
Max line
Dust
case
Transparent
case cover
Open button
for lid of dust
collection case
Dust case
Dust
The lid of dust case
Open button
for lid of dust
collection case
1
Open the dust case cover while pressing
the button of dust case, and lift out the
dust case from cleaner body.
2
Put the dust case into a big vinyl bag, and press the open button in the bag.
Notes :
¡When you lift out the dust case from cleaner
body, be careful not to press the open button
of the dust case.
¡Do not lift out the dust case from the body
while the cleaner is in use.
¡The dust case should be kept upright when
removing it from the body to prevent dust
spillage.
How to dispose of the dust
Note :
¡Before you empty the dust case, be sure to turn off the power and
unplug the cleaner from the mains socket.
¡Turn the dust case downward and push the open button on the lid of the dust case to release
dust into a vinyl bag.
¡To remove stubborn dust adhesion inside the dust case, pat the side of dust case.
¡Dust around the mesh filter and under the mesh filter can be removed with tissue paper and
an old toothbrush.
Tissue
paper
mesh
filter
The lid of
dust case
Under mesh
filter
Notes :
¡Some types of dust may cause the suction power to become weak before max line is reached, in that
case, empty the dust and clean the filters.
¡If the rug & floor nozzle sucks some sharp items such as pieces of broken glass, pins, take care not to
touch them.
7
Button for the
dust case
How to Operate
Cleaning corners and narrow placesCleaning in the room
How to operate the rug & floor nozzle
High switch
Medium switch
Low switch
Off switch :
to stop the operation.
Whenever the operation buttons are pressed, the LED lamp will flash.
While the LED is flashing the infrared remote control is available.
When illumination from the LED lamp becomes weak and you can not
easily operate the control panel, the batteries should be replaced.
2
9
Battery check
Infrared remote control transmitter
Operation panel handset (tactile keys)
Caution :
Be careful not to drop or get the operation panel wet.
Operation panel on body
If the batteries in the control panel
handset are weak or exhausted,
the cleaner can still be operated
using the on/off switch on the body.
Whenever you push the button,
the mode changes as follows: High -> Off ->High ... .
Power On/Off switch
Infrared remote control receiver.
During operation, the red LED
is illuminated.
Control panel handset
How to Empty the Dust Case
When you twist the
operation handle, the
direction of rug & floor
nozzle can change
easily.
Use the rug & floor nozzle not to float from the floor.
Maintenance
Dust case filters (Required maintenance once a month)
(The filters are washable.)
The base of
cyclone chamber
Cyclone chamber
Press the
button
1
Remove the dust case and empty the dust.
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2
1) Turn the dust case upside-down, press the
button with thumb,
2) Remove the cyclone chamber by pulling the
base of cyclone chamber with two fingers
(the forefinger and the middle finger).
3) Remove the dust around the inside mesh
filter. (The mesh filter is washable.)
3
Open the lid of the dust case and remove the
mesh filter, you can wash the mesh filter,
urethane filter, black filter and under mesh
filter with water.
The base
of cyclone
chamber
mark
Dust case
Lid of the dust case
Click
4
Return the lid of dust case to the
original position until it clicks and put
the base of cyclone chamber on the
dust case. Align the
mark of the
base of cyclone chamber to the
mark of the dust case.
5
Install the dust case into cleaner
body.
6
Note :
¡Be sure to set each filter in its correct position firmly, otherwise suction
power will be decreased.
HEPA clean filter (Required maintenance once a month)
(The HEPA clean filter is not washable.)
HEPA clean
filter
1
Remove the HEPA clean filter from the
dust case as shown in the illustration.
2
Remove dust around HEPA clean
filter by patting it gently.
3
Reinstall the HEPA clean filter into
dust case with grips facing the upward.
Knob
HEPA clean
filter
Notes :
¡Only pat the filter gently. If you pat it strongly, its shape may be changed and this will cause dust leakage.
¡Do not use a brush with hard bristles , it may cause damage to the filter.
¡Make sure that the HEPA clean filter is seated correctly. Otherwise you cannot install the dust case correctly.
If you use the cleaner without HEPA clean filter, it will eventually cause motor failure.
Mesh
filter
Lid of the dust case
Inside mesh
filter
The base of
cyclone
chamber
Dust case
Black filter
Under mesh
filter
Urethane filter
Urethane filter
Black filter
Mesh filter
Under mesh filter
Maintenance
Dust case
Lid of dust case
Click
3
Close the lid of dust case until the button clicks.
Dust case Body
5
Close the top cover until the button clicks.
Note :
¡Please be careful not to be put your fingers between the
top cover and dust case.
Click
Transparent
case cover
When the orange indicator appears in the window continuously, the cleaner requires emptying.
Check the dust indicator by lifting suction tool from the floor and removing the crevice nozzle when it
is used.
Note :
¡If the cleaner is used in such a condition that the orange indicator appears in the window, air to the motor
will be reduced and the motor will eventually burn out.
¡When suction power is weak, the operation noise level is higher and the filter maintenance sign
operates, the dust case should be emptied and the filters cleaned (inside mesh filter and under
mesh filter).
Filter maintenance sign
How to Empty Dust Case
Warning :
Before maintaining, the mains plug should be removed from the mains socket.
4
Push the dust case into the
cleaner body firmly so that there
is not a gap between the lid of the
dust case and cleaner body.
Maintenance
How to wash rug & floor
nozzle with water
1
Wash rug & floor nozzle with water.
2
Turn the rug & floor nozzle downward, and wipe
away the water around the brush by shaking the
suction head well, up and down.
Water hole
Wheel
Notes :
¡Wipe the brush with soft cloth.
¡Do not dry rug & floor nozzle with an electric dryer and a heater.
¡Dry rug & floor nozzle completely in the shade.
When you wash the rug & floor nozzle with
water, be sure to detach it from the extension
pipe.
Notes :
¡Do not wash rug & floor nozzle with detergent and bleach.
¡Do not wash rug & floor nozzle with hard hairbrush.
Rug & floor nozzle
¡The remains of dust around the brush, wheels and
the air window of rug & floor nozzle may cause a
decrease in suction power. In that case, suck the
dust with crevice nozzle.
Crevice nozzle
Wheel
Brush
Air window
Infrared Remote Control Handset
There is an infrared transmitter on the handset and a receiver on
the body and in most situations the infrared rays will reach the
receiver on the body of vacuum cleaner. However, sometimes
the infrared rays can not reach the receiver in the following
circumstances.
¡When your body or hands block the rays between the transmitter
and receiver.
¡When you operate the cleaner in narrow room, when the handset
control panel is inside and the cleaner body is outside the room.
¡When you use the cleaner in a room with very high roof.
¡When the cleaner is subjected to strong lighting (especially inverter
type lighting, infrared rays lamp) or sunshine.
If you can not change the operation on the control panel handset at particular place, try changing
the angle.
When you cannot transmit infrared rays to the cleaner, use the on/off switch on cleaner body.
The infrared lenses on the handset and body should be kept clean.
In following situations:
Your vacuum cleaner may be affected by infrared remote control handsets for TVs and videos,
conversely, your vacuum cleaner may affect your TV and video.
If this happens, do not use your cleaner in the same room when operating you TV or video.
4
4
Infrared remote
control transmitter
Infrared remote
control receiver
Roof
How to wash filters with water
Notes :
¡After washing the filters with water, please dry up them naturally and install them in their correct
positions. Do not use wet filters, as this may damage your cleaner and render it unsafe.
¡Do not wash the filters with hard hairbrush, do not wash the mesh filter vigorously, it may damage
the filter.
¡Do not wash the filters with detergent, bleach, benzene, thinner and alcohol, do not wash them in a
washing machine. And also do not dry the filters with hair dryer, otherwise we can not guarantee the
cleaner performance and quality.
Remove the mesh filter, the urethane filter and the cyclone chamber from the dust case,
and wash them with water. After drying the filters completely, fit them in their correct
positions and use the cleaner.
Mesh filter, urethane filter
¡Gently wash the mesh filter with water and an old toothbrush.
¡Wash and rub the urethane filter well with water until the water is clear, and lay it out flat to dry
naturally.
¡It can take a long time for the urethane filter to dry up, so please use a replacement one alternately.
Inside mesh filter
¡Gently wash the inside mesh filter of cyclone chamber
with water and an old toothbrush.
Mesh
filter
Urethane
filter
Inside mesh
filter
The base of
cyclone
chamber
Mesh
filter
Urethane
filter
Maintenance for cleaner body
Unplug the cleaner from the mains and wipe the body
with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water.
Note :
¡Do not wash the cleaner with benzene, thinner and
detergent, it may cause colour change and transformation.
Black filter, under mesh filter and dust case
¡Gently wash the under mesh filter and black filter with
water and an old toothbrush.
Notes :
¡When suction power is weak, even though all the filters have been cleaned in the dust case and dust
has been removed from the HEPA clean filter, the filters will need to be replaced. When you need to
replace the filters, these should be purchase from a Hitachi dealer.
¡Replacement of HEPA clean filter is required every 4 years.
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Dust case
Black filter
Under mesh
filter
Maintenance
Warning :
Do not wash rug & floor nozzle when connected to
cleaner and mains otherwise it may cause an
electric shock.
Putting Back Cleaner
How to rewind the power cord
Rewind the cord while holding the plug and pressing
the cord reel button.
(To avoid injury and damage to furniture due to plug
whiplash.)
Cord rewind
button
Protection Device
Notes :
¡Do not carry the cleaner in the hose stand storage position.
¡Do not store the cleaner with hose near a stove or warm place, it may be damaged due to
excessive heat.
Slide knob
Hose
stand
Grip
handle
Hose
Extension
pipe
Stand
supporter
Hose stand storage
2) Insert the hose stand into the stand supporter.
3) Wind the hose around the extension pipe.
4) Put the hose under the grip handle.
1) Shorten the length of the extension pipe
while pressing the slide knob.
Protection Device
When the vacuum cleaner is operated continuously with a full dust case, the cleaner may
stop automatically to prevent overheating of the motor.
What to do.
When the protection device operates,
1) Unplug the cleaner from the mains supply.
2) Empty the dust case or remove the obstruction in hose, extension pipe, rug & floor nozzle, and exhaust.
3) Wait for one hour and you can use the cleaner again.
HOW TO MAINTAIN CLEANING EFFICIENCY
¡The plug of the power supply cord should be removed from the socket outlet before cleaning the appliance or
undertaking maintenance operations.
¡The supply cord on this appliance can only be replaced by the use of special tools and if it is damaged the
appliance must be returned to the manufacturer or an accredited service agent for repair.
¡To clean the cleaner body and attachments, wipe with a soapsuds-soaked cloth. Avoid using alcoholic content
liquids.
TO AVOID ACCIDENTS
¡Always disconnect cord from electrical outlet before servicing the cleaner.
¡Do not pick up matches, fireplace ashes or smoking material with the vacuum cleaner as a possible fire hazard
may result.
¡Avoid picking up sharp objects. They may damage the vacuum cleaner.
¡Do not use the cleaner to pick up wet dirt, and avoid using it in a wet and moist place as moisture may damage
the motor and other mechanical parts.
¡Do not block the air flow. Any blockages or obstructions to the nozzle, hose, etc. or the exhaust air outlet can
cause loss of power and motor overheating.
¡Do not run the cleaner over cord. It may damage insulation.
¡Avoid cleaning the swich and receptacle parts with wet cloth and splashing water on it as moisture may cause a
short circuit.
¡Your vacuum cleaner is not a toy. Do not allow children to play with it. Do not leave the vacuum cleaner
connected to an electrical outlet unattended.
¡Warning: Electric shock could occur if used outdoors or on wet surfaces.
IMPORTANT
The mains lead on this equipment is supplied with a moulded plug incorporating a fuse, the value of which is
indicated on the pin face of the plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced, an ASTA or BSI approved BS 1362
fuse must be used of the same rating. If the fuse cover is detachable never use the plug with the cover
omitted. If a replacement fuse cover is required, ensure it is of the same colour as that visible on the pin face
of the plug. Fuse covers are available from your dealer.
DO NOT cut of the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your
home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension
lead or consult your dealer.
Should it be necessary to change the mains plugs, this must be carried out by a competent person, preferably
a qualified electrician.
If there is no alternative to cutting off the mains plug, ensure that you dispose of it immediately, having first
removed the fuse, to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains supply.
IMPORTANT
The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:
Blue = Neutral, Brown = Live
As these colours may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed
as follows:
The wire coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter N or coloured BLUE or
BLACK. The wire coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter L or coloured
BROWN or RED.
On no account connect either of these wires to the terminal marked E or by the earth symbol or coloured
green or green and yellow.
This product conforms with the protection requirements of the following council directives: EMC 89/336EEC,
LVD 72/23EEC Marking 93/68/EEC.
Caution :
In the interest of safety, when you remove the plug
from the mains socket, always be sure to hold plug,
not the power cord.
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