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USI NG YOUR DYSON APPLI ANC E
PLEASE READ THE ‘IMPORT A NT SAFET Y INSTRUCTIONS ’ IN THIS D YSON
OPERAT ING MANUAL BEFORE P ROCEEDI NG.
R AT I N G P L AT E
• Y ou r ser ial n umb er ca n be fo und o n your r ati ng pl ate w hich i s beh ind t he
clear bi n.
• Ch eck t o ens ure yo ur ele c tri cit y sup ply c orr esp ond s to th at sh own o n the r ati ng
pla te. T he ap pli ance m us t onl y be us ed as r ate d.
A S S E M B LY
• Li e the ap pli anc e on it s bac k.
• At t ach t he cle an er he ad by s lidin g it on t o the c onn ec tio ns on t he low er fr ont
pa rt o f the b all. E nsu re the e le ct ric al plu g on th e cle ane r he ad fi ts in to th e t win
- blo ck co nne c tion o n the b od y of th e appl ian ce, whi ch is di rec tl y abov e the
air w ay. Push f ir mly: t he cl ean er he ad w ill cli ck int o pla ce.
• St and t he ap plia nce up straight.
• At t ach t he wan d han dle by s lidi ng it o n to the t op of t he ap plia nce. T he s prin g
clip i n the h and le wil l click i nto p lac e.
• En sure t he ho se is s tra ight. P res s th e red b ut ton o n the h ose . Sli de th e wan d into
the hose.
• En sure t he wa nd and h os e sit in t he re ces s of th e han dle. S lid e th e end o f the
wan d dow n into t he h andl e to se cure i t.
• Close the wan d cap .
• Sl ide t he to ol ho lde r onto t he si de of t he du ct a s show n.
• En sure t he c yclo ne an d cle ar bi n unit i s sec ure d to th e main b od y of
the appliance.
• At t ach t he to ols as s how n. In u se, th e too ls can b e at ta che d to ei the r the h os e or
the wand.
• W ind th e cab le aro und t he ca ble h ook s. S ecu re wi th th e clip.
• To watc h a sho rt o nlin e vid eo vi sit:
– www .d ys on .co. uk /DC7 5get tingstarted
OPER A TION
• Unwind the c able .
• Plu g the a ppl ianc e int o the m ains e lec tr ici ty supply.
• To swi tch ‘O N’ o r ‘OFF ’ pre ss t he re d pow er bu tt on, lo cat ed a s show n.
• To use, re clin e the h and le. Th e st abil ise r sta nd w ill aut oma tic ally l if t up.
• Af t er us e, ret urn t he ap plia nce t o the u prig ht po sit ion, pu shin g it f irm ly int o
pla ce. T he s tab ilis er wh ee ls wil l auto ma tica lly lower .
• Th en un plug t he ap pli ance, c oil th e cab le sa fe ly and p ut t he ap plia nce aw a y.
• Sw itc h ‘OFF ’ th e appl ianc e, unp lug an d en sure i t is upr ight be for e:
– changing or using tools
– rem ovi ng th e hos e or air w ay ins pe ct ion p ar ts .
• Us e the c ycl one c arr y h andl e to ca rr y the mac hine.
SELF- ADJUS TI NG C LE AN ER H E A D WIT H
SUCTION CONTR OL
• Th is cle ane r he ad is us ed f or te st ing w ith t he Eur ope an Re gul ati ons: N o.
66 5/2 013 an d No. 6 66/201 3.
PO WERFUL SU CT IO N
• For v acuu min g of ligh tly s oile d car pe ts, r ugs a nd ha rd fl oor ing.
– Y ou r app lian ce is p re-s e t to thi s leve l of su ct ion w hen yo u take i t out o f
the bo x.
M AXI MUM SUC T IO N
• For v acuu min g dura ble f loo r cove ring s, har d flo ors a nd he av ily so ile d car pet s
and rugs.
– To swi tch to t his s et tin g, move t he su ct ion co ntr ol sli der o n top of t he cl ean er
head as show n.
– C AUT IO N: Th e suc tio n of th is mo de ca n dam age d elic ate f loo rin g. Be fo re
vacuuming, che ck the floor ing manuf acturer ’ s cleaning recommendations.
– If t he su ct ion p ower o f Ma xim um su ct ion pr even ts e asy m ane uve rab ilit y,
sw itc h to Powe r ful s uc tion mode.
– To swi tch b ack to Po wer f ul su cti on mo de, mo ve th e suc tio n con trol s lide r ba ck
to it s or igin al po siti on, as s how n.
AT TA C H M E N T S
• To rele ase t he wa nd, op en th e wan d cap an d pul l the re d tu be up a nd aw ay
fro m the h and le un til it c lick s into p lac e.
• Sh oul d you w ish to u se th e hos e wit hou t th e wand, f ollo w the a bove i ns tru ct ion
and p res s th e red b ut ton t o rel eas e the w and f rom t he hose.
C AR PE TS O R HA RD FLOORS
• Th e bru sh b ar will a lwa ys de fa ult to ‘O N ’ (spin ning) e ach t ime yo u sw itc h the
app lian ce ‘O N’ a nd re clin e it fo r cle anin g.
• Th e bru sh b ar will n ot rot ate w he n the a ppli anc e is up righ t.
• To swi tch th e br ush b ar ' OFF ' (e.g . for d elic ate r ug s and de lic ate f loo rin g):
– sw itc h the a ppli anc e ‘ON ’
– re clin e the appliance
– pre ss t he br ush b ar ‘O N/OF F’ bu t ton – t he br ush b ar wi ll st op spinning.
• Th e bru sh b ar will a uto mat ica lly s top i f it be com es o bst ru ct ed. S ee ‘ Br ush b ar –
clearing obstructions’ .
• B efo re vac uumin g you r flo ori ng, ru gs an d car pe ts, ch ec k the m anu fac tu rer ’ s
recomm ended cle aning i ns tructions.
• S ome c arp et s may f uz z if a rot ati ng br ush b ar is u sed w he n vacu umin g. If t his
hap pe ns, we r eco mme nd va cuum ing w ith t he br ush b ar sw itc he d 'O FF ' and
consulting with the flooring manufacturer .
• Th e bru sh b ar on th e app lian ce ma y dam ag e som e car pet t y pe s. If y ou are
uns ure, t urn ‘O FF ’ the b rush b a r.
• Ch eck t he br ush b ar re gul arly a nd cl ear a way a ny de bris (s uch a s hair ). Deb ris
le f t on th e bru sh ba r may c aus e dam age t o flo ori ng wh en vacuuming.
LOOK ING A F TE R Y OU R D YSON A PPLIA NCE
• Do n ot car r y ou t any ma inte nan ce or r epa ir wor k oth er th an th at sh own i n this
D yso n Ope rat ing M anu al, or a dvi sed b y the D ys on H elpl ine.
• On ly us e par t s rec omm end ed by D ys on. I f you do n ot th is cou ld inv alid ate
your guarantee.
• St ore t he app lian ce in doo rs. D o not u se or s to re it b elow 3 ° C (37 .4 °F ). En sure
th e app lian ce is at r oom t emp era tur e bef ore o per ati ng.
• Cle an th e app lian ce on ly wi th a dr y cl oth . Do no t use an y lubr ica nts , cle anin g
ag ent s, po lish es or a ir fr esh ene rs on a ny pa rt o f the appliance.
• If u sed i n a gara ge, al way s wip e th e bas e pla te an d ball w ith a d r y clot h
af t er vac uumi ng to cl ea n of f any sa nd, dir t, or p eb ble s tha t cou ld dam ag e
delicate flo ors .
V A CUUMING
• Do n ot us e wit hou t the c lea r bin an d cy clon e in pl ace .
• Fin e dir t su ch as f lou r sho uld on ly be v acuu me d in ver y s mall amounts.
• Do n ot us e the a ppli anc e to pic k up sh arp h ard ob jec t s, sma ll toy s, pin s, pap er
clip s, et c. Th ey ma y dam ag e the appliance.
• Wh en va cuu ming, c er tai n car pe ts ma y ge nera te s mall s ta tic ch arg es in t he
cle ar bi n or wan d. Th es e are ha rml ess a nd ar e not as so cia ted w ith t he ma ins
el ec tri cit y su ppl y . To minim ise an y ef fe ct f rom t his, d o not pu t you r han d or
ins er t any o bje ct i nto t he cl ear b in unl ess y ou ha ve fi rs t emp tie d it an d rins ed i t
ou t wit h col d wat er (se e ‘Cle anin g th e cle ar bin’ ).
• Do n ot wor k wi th th e appl ianc e ab ove you o n the s ta irs . Whe n cle ani ng st air s it
is re com men de d tha t the h and le is no t ex te nde d and t hat y ou us e a too l on th e
en d of th e hos e rat her t han t he wand.
• Do n ot pu t the a ppli anc e on ch airs , tabl es, e tc.
• B efo re vac uumin g hig hly p olis hed f loo rs, s uch as w oo d or lino, f irs t ch eck t ha t
th e und ers ide of t he f loo r tool a nd it s br ush es ar e fre e fro m fore ign o bje ct s tha t
could cause ma rking.
• Do n ot le ave t he cl ean er he ad in o ne pl ace o n del ica te fl oor s.
E MP T Y IN G THE C LE A R BI N
• Emp t y as so on as t he dir t r eac hes t he l evel o f the M A X ma rk – do n ot over fill.
• Sw itc h ‘OFF ’ and u npl ug be for e emp ty ing t he clea r b in.
• To remov e the c yc lone a nd cl ear b in uni t, pres s dow n on th e red b ut to n on th e
top o f the c arr y ing h andl e on the cyclone.
• To rele ase t he dir t, p res s all th e way d own o n the s ame re d bu t ton on t he to p of
th e car ry ing h and le on t he cyclone.
• To minimi se du st/alle rge n con tac t wh en e mpt yi ng, en cas e the c lea r bin t ight ly in
a pla st ic ba g and e mp t y.
• Re move t he cl ear b in car efu lly f rom th e ba g.
• S eal t he ba g tig htl y , dis pos e as no rma l.
• To refi t:
– en sure t he air w ay in t he bin b as e is cle ar of d us t and di rt
– clo se th e cle ar bi n bas e so it c lick s int o plac e
– pu sh th e cyc lon e and c lea r bin un it int o the m ain b ody o f the a ppli anc e; it will
click into plac e
– en sure t he c ycl one an d cle ar bi n unit is secure.
CLEA NING T HE CLEAR BI N
• Re move t he c yclo ne an d cle ar bin (s ee ‘ Emp t ying t he cl ear b in’).
• To sep arat e the c yc lon e unit f rom t he cle ar bi n pre ss th e red b ut to n to op en th e
cle ar bi n bas e. Pr ess t he si lver b ut to n and s epa rat e the c ycl one u nit f rom th e
clear bi n.
• Cle an th e cle ar bi n with cold water only .
• Do n ot us e det erg ent s, po lish es or a ir fr esh ene rs to c lea n the cle a r bin.
• Do n ot pu t the c lea r bin in a dishwasher .
• Do n ot imm er se th e who le c yclo ne in w ate r or po ur wa ter in to the cyclones.
• Cle an th e c yclo ne sh roud w ith a c lot h or th e prov ide d bru sh to re mov e any lin t
and du st.
• En sure t he cl ear b in is co mpl ete ly dr y b efo re replacin g.
• To refi t:
– fi t the c yc lon e shro ud int o the c lea r bin s o tha t the s ilve r but to n clic ks an d
en gag es. E nsu re th at th e fro nt of th e cle ar bi n is loc ked in p lac e
– clo se th e cle ar bi n bas e so it c lick s int o plac e
– pu sh th e cyc lon e and c lea r bin un it int o the m ain b ody o f the a ppli anc e; it will
click into plac e
– en sure t he c ycl one an d cle ar bi n unit is secure.
B L OC K AG ES – TH ER M A L CUT- OUT
• Th is app lian ce is f it te d wit h an au tom ati call y res et tin g the rm al cut- out.
• La rge it em s may b loc k the t ools o r wan d inle t. If an y par t b eco me s blo cked t he
app lian ce m ay ove rhe at a nd au toma tic ally c ut-out.
• If t his ha ppe ns, f ollo w the in st ru cti ons b elo w in ‘L ook ing f or blo cka ges’ .
LOO K I N G F OR B LOC K AG E S
• Sw itc h ‘OFF ’ and u npl ug be for e loo king f or bl ocka ge s. Fai lure t o do so c ould
re sult i n per son al i n ju r y.
• Le ave t o coo l dow n for 1- 2 h our s be fore l ook ing f or blockages.
• Cle ar an y blo ckag e bef ore r es tar ti ng.
• Lo ok fo r blo ckag es in t he wa nd, air wa ys a nd cle an er head.
• To rele ase t he ho se f rom th e mac hine, y ou wi ll ne ed to re mov e the wand.
• Op en th e wan d rel eas e cap.
• Pul l the w and up a nd a way f rom the hand le.
• Pre ss t he re d rel eas e but t on in th e con ne cti ng co llar a nd rem ove t he wan d fro m
the hose.
• Re move t he cl ear b in and c yc lon e unit. T hen r ele as e the h ose f rom th e app lian ce
by pr ess ing t he re d tab o n the b ase o f the h ose –y ou ca n see i t fro m the f ront o f
the appliance.
• Ch eck f or bl ocka ges i n the hose.
• B ewar e of sha rp ob jec t s whe n che ck ing for blockages.
• To refi t the h os e, align t he gu ide s on th e bas e of th e hos e wit h the c han nel s in
th e nec k of th e air wa y . E nsur e the r ed ta b fac es t he fro nt of t he ap plia nce. P ush
th e hos e on. I t will c lick in to pl ace. To ref it t he wa nd fo llow t he ins tr uc tio ns ab ove
in th e ‘Op era tio n’ sec tio n.
• To remov e the b ase p lat e to ac ce ss an o bs tru ct ion, se e ‘B as e pla te –
disassembly/ reassembly’ .