English - Philips AVENT SCH580/20 User Manual

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introduction
Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips AVENT! To fully
benefit from the support that Philips AVENT offers, register your product
at www.philips.com/welcome. Philips AVENT is dedicated to producing
caring, reliable products that give parents the reassurance they need. This
Philips AVENT humidifier helps to improve the air quality of your baby's
room by adding moisture to the air to establish a comfortable humidity
level. A correct humidity level helps to protect your baby from irritation
of the mucous membranes, dry and itchy skin, chapped lips and a dry, sore
throat. When the mucous membranes do not function optimally, they
cannot give your baby full protection from all kinds of germs.This increases
the chance of your baby catching a cold or the flu and reduces the baby's
resistance to infection by mould and bacteria.
Make sure you follow the safety guidelines in chapter Important when you
use the humidifier so that you do not expose your baby to any risk.
Relative humidity level
People need a certain level of humidity to feel comfortable. Using a
humidifier helps you to keep indoor humidity at a comfortable level. A
humidity level between 40 and 60% is recommended. A humidity level
below 30% can be dry and uncomfortable. The Philips AVENT humidifier
comes with a thermometer/hygrometer set that allows you to check
humidity and temperature at regular times.
The amount of water vapour in the air is usually less than is required to
saturate the air. Relative humidity is the amount of water vapour in the air
compared to the amount of water vapour the air can hold at the current
temperature.
Working principle of the humidifier
The Philips AVENT humidifier uses an ultrasonic, high-frequency steam
generator to break up the water into tiny particles. The ventilation
system blows out these water particles (mist) into the dry air where they
evaporate to ensure the required humidity. The great advantage of the
ultrasonic technique is that it operates extremely quietly without affecting
the room temperature or steaming up windows, walls or furniture.
The humidifier holds about 2 litres of water in the tank and produces
up to 400ml of moisture per hour, depending on the room humidity and
temperature.
The inhibitor is made of an antibacterial material (ABS) that inhibits the
growth of bacteria in the water tank.
general description (Fig. 1)
a Humidifier
1 Tank cover
2 Mist outlet
3 Handle
4 Water tank
5 Run-time scale
6 Safety switch
7 Power-on light
8 Base
9 On/off knob with mist output control