Troubleshooting - Panasonic MC-SBU1F Operating Instructions Manual

Troubleshooting

Please check the following items before contacting the retailer for repair.
Problem
The stick cleaner
does not start
The suction power
weakens naturally
or the stick cleaner
stops
The suction power of the
dusting brush is weak
The suction power is weak
even when operating in
"HIGH"
The suction power
weakens during operation
The battery status
indicator lamp (blue)
does not turn on
The battery status
indicator lamp (blue) does
not turn off
(Long charging time)
The battery status
indicator lamp
(blue) blinks rapidly
(at approx. 0.3 sec.
intervals)
The operating time
is short
The exhaust
smells like rubbish
● The battery may be discharged. → Charge the battery.
● The charging adapter may be connected to the main unit.
● The protection device may be operating to avoid motor and battery overheating.
→ ① Press "OFF" .
② Wait for 5 to 30 minutes (for the motor and battery to cool down
and release the protection device).
③ Investigate the reason (P. 7) why the protection device turned on.
◦ Continued operation with the dust box full.
→Empty and clean the dust box.
◦ Rubbish is blocking the extension wand and/or nozzle.
→Remove the rubbish.
● The dust box may be full.
● The filter may be clogged. → Clean the filter.
● Press "OFF" and try to start again.
● Filters may be clogged. → Clean the filters.
● The dust box may not be correctly set.
● The protection device may be operating. (P. 7)
● Rubbish may be blocking the extension wand and/or nozzle.
● The charging adapter may not be fully inserted into the outlet.
● The charging adapter plug may not be securely inserted into the
main unit connector.
● The charging time may vary depending on the service conditions such
as ambient temperature and length of use, and may take up to 6 hrs.
● If the battery status indicator lamp does not turn off even after 6 hrs.,
consult your retailer for possible equipment failure.
● The charging adapter plug may not be securely inserted into the
main unit connector. → Unplug from the main unit and plug in again.
● Foreign matter may be stuck to the main unit connector or
charging adapter plug. → Remove the foreign matter.
● You may be charging in a place with high or low ambient temperature.
→Charge in a place where room temperature is between 5 ºC and 35 ºC.
● The charging adapter used may not be that for this product.
● The battery connector may not be securely inserted.
● Charging may take longer when started immediately after use
because it starts only after the battery cools down to a
temperature appropriate for charging.
→ Charge until the battery status indicator lamp (blue) turns off.
● You may be charging in a place with high or low ambient temperature.
→ Charge in a place where room temperature is between 5 ºC and 35 ºC.
● You may have left the stick cleaner in a place where room temperature
is 10 ºC or less without charging after use. → Charge the battery.
● If the operating time has become remarkably short even after charging
correctly, the battery may be reaching its service life.
(The service life of a battery varies depending on the service
conditions such as ambient temperature and length of use.)
→Replace the battery.
● You may have sucked up and left rubbish with strong smell as-is.
→If the smell persists even after repeated use, throw away the rubbish.
→ Clean the filters.
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