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USI N G Y OU R DYSON AP PLI A N CE
PLEASE READ THE ‘IMPORT A NT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS’ IN THIS D YSON
OPERAT ING MANUAL BEFORE PR OCEEDI NG.
A S S E M B LY
• Li e th e ap pli an ce o n it s b ac k.
• At ta ch th e cl e an er h e ad by s li din g it o n to t he c on ne c t ion s o n th e low er f ro nt p ar t
of th e b all. E ns ur e th e el e c tr ic al p lu g on t he c le an er h e ad f i ts i nt o th e t w in -b lo ck
co nn ec t io n on t he b o dy o f th e ap pli an ce, w hi ch i s dir ec t ly a bo ve th e ai r w ay.
Pu sh f ir ml y: t he c le an er h e ad w ill c li ck in to p la ce .
• St an d th e ap pl ian c e up s t rai gh t.
• At ta ch th e wa nd h an dl e by s lid ing i t on t o th e to p of t he a pp lia nc e. T h e sp ri ng
clip i n th e ha nd le w ill c lic k in to p la ce.
• En sur e th e ho s e is s tr aig ht. P re s s th e re d bu t t on o n th e ho s e. S lid e t he wa nd i nt o
the hose.
• En sur e th e ho s e an d wan d si t in t he r ec e ss o f th e ha nd le. S l id e th e en d of t he
wan d do wn i nt o th e ha nd le to s e cu re it.
• Close the wand cap.
• Sl id e th e to ol h ol de r on to t he s id e of t he d uc t a s sh ow n.
• En sur e th e c yc lo ne a nd c le ar b in u nit i s se cu re d to t he m ai n bo d y of t he
appliance.
• At ta ch th e to o ls as s h ow n. In u se, t h e to ols c an b e a t t ac he d to e it he r t he h os e or
the wand.
• W ind t he c ab le a nt i- c lo ck w is e ar ou nd t he c ab le h oo ks . S e cu re w it h th e cli p.
• To watc h a sh or t onli ne v id e o vis it :
UK – ww w. dyson.co .uk/DC 40get tingstar ted
ROI – ww w. dyson.ie/DC40get tingstar ted
OPER A TION
• Unw in d th e c abl e.
• Plu g th e ap p lia nc e in to th e m ain s el e c tr ici t y s up pl y.
• To swi tch ‘ ON ’ o r ‘O FF ’ pr es s t he p ow er b ut ton, l oc a te d as s ho wn .
• To use, re cli ne t he h an dl e. T he s t ab ili se r s ta nd w ill a ut om a tic al ly li f t u p.
• Af te r us e, re tu rn t he a pp li anc e to t h e up rig ht p o sit io n, pu sh ing i t f ir ml y int o
pla c e. T he s t ab ilis e r wh e el s wil l au to ma ti ca lly l ow er.
• Th en u np lu g th e ap pli an ce, c oil t h e ca bl e sa fe ly a nd p u t th e ap pli an ce a wa y.
• Sw it ch ‘O F F’ t he a pp lia nc e, un pl ug a nd e ns ur e it is u pr ig ht b e fo re:
– ch ang in g or u sin g to ol s
– rem ov in g th e ho se o r ai r wa y in sp e c t ion p ar ts .
• Us e th e c yc lo ne c ar r y h an dl e to ca rr y th e ap pli an ce .
AT TA C H M E N T S
• To rele as e th e wa nd, o p en t he w an d ca p an d pu ll th e re d t ub e up a nd a wa y f rom
th e ha ndl e un ti l it c lic ks i nt o pl ac e.
• Sh ou ld y ou w is h to u se t he h os e w it ho ut t he w an d, fo llo w th e ab ove i ns t ru c t ion
and p re s s th e re d bu t t on t o re le as e t he w an d fro m th e h os e.
C A R PE T S OR H A R D F LOORS
• Th e br us h b ar w ill a lw ay s de f au lt to ‘ ON ’ (s pin ni ng) e ac h ti me y ou s wi tc h th e
app li an ce ‘O N ’ an d re cl in e it f or c le ani ng .
• Th e br us h b ar w ill n ot ro ta te w h en t he a pp li an ce is u pr ig ht.
• To swi tch t h e br us h b ar of f (e.g. f or d el ica t e ru gs a nd h ar d fl oo rs):
– sw it ch t he a pp li an ce ‘O N ’
– re cli ne t he a pp lia nc e
– pre s s th e br u sh b ar ‘O N /OF F’ b u t to n – th e b ru sh b ar w ill s t op s pi nni ng .
• Th e br us h b ar w ill a ut om at ic all y s to p if i t be c om e s ob s tr uc t e d. S e e ‘B r us h b ar –
clearing obstructions’ .
• B ef or e vac uu min g yo ur f lo or in g, ru g s and c ar p et s, c he c k th e ma nu fa c t ure r ’s
recommended cleaning i nstruc tions.
• S om e ca rp e ts m a y fu z z if a r ot at ing b r us h ba r is u se d w he n va cuu mi ng. I f t his
hap p en s, we r e co mm en d va cuu mi ng in ‘ har d fl oo r ’ m od e an d co ns ul tin g w it h
the floori ng manufacturer .
• Th e br us h b ar o n th e ap pli an ce m a y da ma ge s om e c ar pe t t y p es . I f yo u are
uns ur e, tu rn ‘O F F’ t he b r us h ba r.
LOOK IN G A F T E R Y OU R DYSON AP PLI A N C E
• Do n ot c ar r y o ut a ny m ain te na nc e or r ep ai r wo rk o th er t ha n th a t sh ow n in th is
D ys on O p er at in g M anu al, o r ad vi se d by t he D y s on H e lpl in e.
• On ly us e p ar ts r ec om me nd e d by D y so n. I f yo u do n ot t his c ou ld in val id at e
your guarantee.
• St or e th e ap pli an ce i nd oo rs . D o no t us e or s t ore i t b el ow 0 ° C . En su re t he
app li an ce i s at ro om t e mp er at ur e be f ore o p er at in g.
• Cle a n th e ap pli an ce o nl y wi th a d r y c lot h. D o no t us e an y lub ri ca nt s, c le an in g
ag en t s, po li sh es o r air f re s he ne r s on a ny p ar t o f th e ap pl ian ce .
• If u se d in a g ar ag e, al wa ys w ip e t he b as e p la te, b all a nd s t ab ili se r wh e el s wi th
a dr y c lo th a f t er v ac uum in g to cl e an of f any s an d, dir t, or pe b bl es t ha t co ul d
damage delicate floors.
V A CUUMING
CAU T IO N:
• Do n ot u se w it ho u t th e cl ea r bin a nd f i lt er s in p la ce.
• Fin e du s t su ch a s pl as t er d us t o r fl ou r sh ou ld o nly b e va cu um e d in ve r y s ma ll
amounts.
• Do n ot u se t he a pp lia nc e to p ic k up s ha rp h ar d obj e c t s, sm all t oy s, pi ns, p ap e r
clip s, e tc . T he y ma y da ma g e th e ap pli an ce .
• Wh e n vac uu min g, c er tain c ar p et s m ay g e ne ra te s ma ll s ta t ic ch ar ge s in t he
cle a r bin o r wa nd. T h es e ar e ha rm le s s an d are n ot a s so cia t ed w it h t he m ain s
el ec t ri ci t y s upp l y. T o minim is e any e f fe c t fr om t his , do n ot p ut y our h an d or i ns er t
any o bj ec t i nt o th e cl ea r bi n unl es s y ou h av e fi rs t e mp ti e d it an d r ins e d it o ut w it h
col d wa te r (s ee ‘ Cle a nin g th e cl e ar bi n’).
• Powe r f ul s uc t io n ca n ca us e th e ho s e to ‘pull b a ck ’ – pl e as e ta ke ca re.
• Do n ot w or k wi th t he a pp lia nc e ab ov e you o n t he s t air s.
• Do n ot p ut t he a pp li an ce o n ch air s, t ab le s, et c .
• B ef or e vac uu min g hi ghl y p oli sh ed f l oo rs, s uc h as w oo d o r lin o, fir s t c he ck t ha t
th e un de rs id e of t he f lo o r to ol an d it s b ru sh e s are f re e f ro m fo re ign o bj e c ts t ha t
could cause marking.
• Do n ot l ea ve t he c le a ne r he a d in on e pl a ce o n de lic at e f lo or s.
E MP T YI NG T H E CL E A R B I N
• Emp t y a s so o n as t he d ir t r ea ch e s th e le ve l of th e M A X mar k – do n ot o ve r f ill.
• Sw it ch ‘O F F’ a nd u np lug b e fo re e mp t y in g th e cl ea r bi n.
• To remov e th e c yc lo ne a nd c le ar b in un it, pr es s d ow n on t he r ed b u t to n at t h e
re ar of t he c ar r y in g h an dle o n th e c yc lo ne .
• To rele as e th e di r t, pr es s al l th e wa y do wn o n th e re d b ut ton a t th e re ar o f th e
car r yin g ha nd le o n th e c yc lo ne.
• To minimi se d us t/alle rg e n co nt ac t w he n e mp t y in g, en ca se t h e cle a r bin t ig ht ly in
a pla s ti c b ag a nd e mp t y.
• Re mov e th e cl e ar bi n ca re fu lly.
• S ea l th e b ag t igh tl y, disp os e as n or m al.
• To r e f i t :
– clo se t h e cl ea r bin b a se s o it c lic ks i nt o pl ac e
– pu sh t he c y clo n e an d cle a r bin u ni t int o th e m ain b o dy o f th e ap pli an ce; it w ill
cli ck in to p la ce
– en su re th e c yc lo ne a nd c le ar b in u nit i s se cu re .
• For a f re e f ac t she e t vi si t: w w w.dy so n.c o.uk / te ch no lo g y/ all er gy
CLEA NING THE CL E AR BIN
• Re mov e th e c yc lo ne a nd c le ar b in (i ns t ru c ti on s ab ove ).
• To sep ara te t h e c ycl on e un it f ro m th e cl ea r bi n pre s s th e re d b ut ton t o op en
th e cl ea r bin b a se . Th is ex p os e s a sm all s ilv er b u t to n b eh ind t he r e d op en in g
me ch an is m. Pr es s t he s ilv er b u t to n an d se p ara t e th e c yc lon e un it f ro m th e
cle a r bin .
• Cle a n th e cl ea r bin w i th c ol d wa te r on ly.
• En sur e th e cl e ar bi n is c om pl et el y dr y be fo re re p la cin g.
• Do n ot u se d et e rge n ts , po lis he s o r air f re sh e ne rs t o cl e an th e cl e ar b in.
• Do n ot p ut t he c le a r bin i n a dis hw as he r.
• Do n ot im m er se t he w h ol e c yc lon e un it i n wa te r or p ou r wa te r in to t he c y cl on es .
• Cle a n th e c yc lon e s hro ud w it h a dr y clo th o r dr y br us h to re mo ve lin t an d du s t.
• To refi t th e b in to t he c y cl on e un it:
– fi t th e c yc lo ne s hr ou d int o th e cl e ar bi n so t ha t th e s ilv er b ut ton c lic k s an d
engages
– clo se t h e cl ea r bin b a se s o it c lic ks i nt o pl ac e
– pu sh t he c y clo n e an d cle a r bin u ni t int o th e m ain b o dy o f th e ap pli an ce; it w ill
cli ck in to p la ce
– en su re th e c yc lo ne a nd c le ar b in u nit i s se cu re .
W AS H IN G Y OU R FI L TE RS
• Y our appliance has two washable filters, located as shown.
• Ch ec k an d wa sh t he f il te r s re gu lar ly a c co rdin g to i ns t ru c t ion s to m ai nt ain
per formance.
• Sw it ch ‘O F F’ a nd u np lug b e fo re c he ck in g or r em ov in g th e f ilt er s .
• Th e f ilt er s m ay r eq uir e mo re f re qu e nt wa s hin g if va cu um ing f i ne d us t.
• Wash w it h co ld w at e r onl y. Do no t us e d et er ge nt s .
• Do n ot p ut f il te r s in a di sh was h er, washi ng m ac hi ne, t um bl e dr y er, oven,
mic row av e or n ea r a na ke d fl am e.
• To remov e f ilt er A s e e th e ‘ Was h f il te rs’ s e c tio n in t his D y s on O p er at ing M anu al.
• Af te r wa shi ng l ay t he f i lt er o n it s si de a nd l e av e at l ea s t 24 ho ur s to dr y
completely before refitting.
• To remov e f ilt er B :
– tu rn t he c en tr al l oc ki ng di al o n th e ou t er c ove r of t he b al l ant i- c lo ck wis e un ti l
th e cov er i s re le as e d
– lif t of f t he c ove r
– tu rn t he f il te r on e - qu ar ter a nt i- c lo ck w is e to r el e as e.
• Fil te r B sh ou ld b e r ins e d an d ta pp e d ou t un til t h e wa te r ru ns c le an, t he n t ap pe d
ou t ag ain t o en su re a ll ex ce s s wa te r is re m ove d. L e av e to dr y co mpl e te ly f or
24 hours.
• It i s no rm al f or t he f i lt er in t h e ba ll to t ur n gr ey in c ol ou r .
• To refi t f il te r B:
– ref i t th e f il te r on t o th e ba ll
– se cu re t he f il te r by t ur nin g it o n e- q ua r t er t ur n cl oc k w is e.
• Wh e n re fi t t in g th e ou te r co ve r of t he b all, ke e p tu rn ing t h e ce nt ral l o ck ing d ia l
clo ck wi se. W h en i t s ta r t s t o cli ck it i s lo cke d.
• To watc h a sh or t onli ne v id e o vis it :
UK – ww w. dyson.co .uk/DC 40filter wash
ROI – ww w. dyson.ie/DC40filter wash