Using The Appliance - Philips HC9450 User Manual

Charging indications
Battery low indication
- When the battery is almost empty, the charging
light starts to flash orange (Fig. 3).
Charging
- When the appliance is charging, the charging
light flashes blue.
Battery fully charged
- When the battery is fully charged, the charging
light lights up blue continuously (Fig. 4).
Note:After approx. 30 minutes, the charging light
goes out to save energy.
Charging with the supply unit
1 Make sure the appliance is switched off.
2 Insert the small plug into the appliance (Fig. 5).
3 Put the supply unit in the wall socket.
4 After charging, remove the supply unit from the
wall socket and pull the small plug out of the
appliance.
Optimising the lifetime of the
rechargeable battery
When you have charged the appliance for the first
time, we advise you to use it until the battery is
completely empty. Continue to use the appliance
until the motor almost stops operating during a
session. Then recharge the battery. Follow this
procedure at least twice a year.

Using the appliance

The hair length settings are indicated in
millimetres. The settings correspond to the
remaining hair length after trimming.
Warning: Be careful when you trim for the first
time. Do not move the trimmer too fast. Make
smooth and gentle movements.
Tip: Start trimming at a high length setting and
reduce the length setting gradually until you have
reached the desired hair length.
Using the display
This appliance has a swipe and tap display that
you can use in three different ways:
- Quickly swipe your thumb or a finger across the
touch area to scroll through the length settings
quickly (Fig. 6).
Quickly swipe your thumb or a finger across the
touch area to scroll through the length settings
quickly (Fig. 7).
- Tap on the bottom or top part of the touch area
to go through the length settings one by one.
To scroll through the length settings
automatically in steps of 0.1 mm, tap and hold
the bottom or top part of the touch area (Fig. 8).
Trimming with comb
There are 3 different combs:
- 1-7 mm
- 7-24 mm
- 24-42 mm
1 Attach one of the combs to the appliance (Fig.
9).
2 Swipe upwards or downwards to select the
desired length setting (Fig. 10).
Note: When you trim for the first time, start at
the highest length setting to familiarise yourself
with the appliance.
3 Switch on the appliance (Fig. 11).
4 4. To trim most effectively, move the trimmer
against the hair growth direction. Make sure
that the surface of the comb always stays in
contact with the skin (Fig. 12).
Note: Make sure that the flat part of the comb
always stays in contact with the skin to obtain
an even result.
Trimming without comb
Use the trimmer without the trimming comb to trim
hair close to the skin (0.5 mm) or to contour the
neckline and sideburns.
Caution: Be careful when you trim without comb
because the cutting unit removes every hair it
touches.
1 Push the comb off the appliance (Fig. 13).
2 Switch on the appliance.
3 Touch the hair lightly with the trimmer. Make
well-controlled movements (Fig. 14).
Features (Fig. 1)
Memory settings
The appliance has a memory which allows you to
save 3 length settings that you use often.
Saving a setting
1 Swipe upwards or downwards to select the
desired length setting (Fig. 10).
2 To enter the memory, press the 'M' button for 2
seconds (Fig. 16).
Number 1 starts to flash.
Note: To select number 2 or 3 in the memory,
press the 'M' button again (Fig. 17) (once for
number 2 and twice for number 3).
3 To save a length setting as number 1, 2 or 3 of
the memory settings, press the on/off button
for 2 seconds (Fig. 16).
The display shows the word 'SET' when the
length setting is correctly saved. Number 1, 2 or
3 lights up continuously to indicate that the
setting has been saved.
Selecting a memory setting
1 To enter the memory, press the 'M' button for 2
seconds (Fig. 16).
Number 1 starts to flash.
Note: To select number 2 or 3 in the memory,
press the 'M' button again (Fig. 17) (once for
number 2 and twice for number 3).
Length setting lock
This feature prevents accidental changing of the
length setting during trimming. Every time you
switch on the appliance, the length setting lock is
activated. You can only change the length setting if
you switch off the appliance.