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Tip: Speed I is suitable for areas with little hair
growth, for hard-to-reach areas and for areas where
bones are located directly beneath the skin, such as
knees and ankles.
When you press the on/off button a third
,
time, the epilator switches off.
Stretch the skin with your free hand to make
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the hairs stand upright.
Place the epilating head at an angle of 90°
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onto the skin with the on/off button pointing
in the direction in which you are going to
move the appliance (Fig. 9).
Move the appliance slowly over the skin
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against the direction of hair growth.
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When you use the optimal performance
cap, make sure that both rollers of the skin
stretcher always stay in contact with the skin to
ensure an optimal result.
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When you use the active hairlifter with active
massage, make sure the active massaging roller
and the active hairlifter always stay in contact
with the skin. The massaging roller stimulates
and relaxes the skin for a gentler epilation.
Overheat protection
The epilator has an integrated overheat protection,
which prevents overheating of the appliance.
Note: To avoid overheating of the epilator, do not
press the appliance too hard onto your skin. The
epilator works best when you move it over your skin
without exerting any pressure.
If the overheat protection is activated, the
1
appliance switches off automatically and the
speed setting indications flash red.
Let the appliance cool down.
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The lights stop flashing after 30 seconds.
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When the appliance has cooled down, you
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can switch it on again. If the lights start to
flash red again, the appliance has not yet
cooled down completely.
Overload protection
If you press the epilating head too hard onto
your skin or when the rotating tweezers of the
epilating head get blocked (e.g. by clothes etc.), the
appliance stops and the speed setting indications
start to flash red for 5 seconds.
Check if the rotating tweezers of the epilating
1
head are blocked by turning the tweezers
with your thumb until you can remove
whatever is blocking the rotating tweezers.
Switch on the appliance again.
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Do not press the appliance too hard onto the
skin.
Cleaning and maintenance
Note: Make sure the appliance is switched off and
unplugged before you start to clean it.
Never use scouring pads, abrasive cleaning agents
or aggressive liquids such as petrol or acetone to
clean the appliance.
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Clean the appliance after each use to
ensure better performance.
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Never rinse the appliance or the adapter
under the tap (Fig. 10).
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Keep the appliance and the adapter dry (Fig. 11).
Cleaning the attachments
Remove the attachment from the epilating
1
head (Fig. 5).
Remove loose hairs from the attachments
2
with the cleaning brush (Fig. 12).
Rinse the attachments with lukewarm water
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while turning them (Fig. 13).
Dry the attachments before you use or store
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them.
Cleaning the epilating head of the
epilator
Press the release knob (1) and remove the
1
epilating head from the appliance (2) (Fig. 14).
Remove loose hairs with the cleaning
2
brush (Fig. 15).
Rinse the epilating head under the tap for
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5-10 seconds while turning the tweezers with
your thumb (Fig. 16).
Note: Never try to detach the epilating tweezers from
the epilating head.
Shake the epilating head firmly (Fig. 17).
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Dry the epilating head thoroughly with a
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tea towel.
Note: Make sure the epilating head is completely dry
before you place it back onto the appliance.
To reattach the epilating head, place it on the
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appliance and press it onto the appliance until
it snaps home ('click') (Fig. 18).
storage
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Store the appliance and the accessories in the
luxury pouch.
replacement
All parts of the appliance can be replaced. If you
need to replace one or more parts, go to your
Philips dealer or an authorised Philips service centre.
Environment
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Do not throw away the appliance with the
normal household waste at the end of its life,
but hand it in at an official collection point for
recycling. By doing this, you help to preserve
the environment (Fig. 19).
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 find
its phone number in the worldwide guarantee
leaflet). If there is no Consumer Care Centre in
your country, go to your local Philips dealer.
Troubleshooting
This chapter summarises the most common
problems you could encounter with the
appliance. If you are unable to solve the
problem with the information below, contact
the Consumer Care Centre in your country.
Problem
Cause
Solution
Make sure the socket
The
The socket
epilator
to which the
is live. If you connect
does
appliance is
the epilator to a socket
not
connected
in a bathroom cabinet,
work.
does not
you may need to
work.
switch on the light in
the bathroom to make
sure the socket is live.
You could also use a
working socket outside
the bathroom.
Problem
Cause
Solution
The
When the epilator
overheat
stops working and
protection
the speed setting
has been
indications start
activated.
flashing red, the
overheat protection
has been activated.
Let the appliance
cool down. The lights
stop flashing after 30
seconds. When the
appliance has cooled
down, switch on the
epilator again. If the
lights start flashing
again, the epilator has
not yet cooled down
sufficiently.
The overload
When the overload
protection
protection has been
is activated
activated, the speed
because
setting indications flash
something
red. Turn the tweezers
got caught
with your thumb
between
until you can easily
the rotating
remove the item that
tweezers or
is blocking the rotating
because you
tweezers. Then switch
pressed the
on the appliance
appliance too
again. Do not press
hard onto
the appliance too hard
your skin.
onto your skin.
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