Air-O-Swiss AOS U600 User manual

AOS U600 / U650

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Instructions for use

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Foreword
CongratulationsonchoosingtheUltrasonicHumidifier
U600/U650!
Didyouknowthatdryroomair:
• Driesoutthemucousmembranes,andalsocauses
chappedlipsandstingingeyes?
• Encouragesinfectionsandillnessesoftherespiratory
system?
• Causesweariness,tirednessandpoorconcentration?
• Stresseshouseholdpetsandhouseplants?
• Encouragestheformationofdustandtheelectrostatic
chargingoftextilesmadeofsyntheticfibers,aswellas
carpetsandplasticflooring?
• Damageswoodenfurnitureandespeciallyparquet
floors?
• Causesmusicalinstrumentstogooutoftune?
General information
Acomfortableindooratmosphereisachievedatarelative
humidityofbetween40and60%.Yourapplianceautoma-
ticallycontrolsthehumiditylevelaccordingtoyourchosen
setting.Iftheairistoodry,theunitwillautomaticallyswitch
on.Assoonasthedesiredhumiditylevelisreached,itwill
automaticallyswitchoff.
Safety instructions
• Readtheoperatinginstructionscarefullybeforeusing
theapplianceandkeeptheminasafeplaceforlater
reference.
• ConnecttheunitonlytoanACsupplywithavoltage
accordingtotheratinglabel.
• Onlyusetheapplianceindoorsandwithinthepara-
metersstatedinthetechnicalspecifications.Usingthe
applianceforapurposeforwhichitisnotintended
couldposeaserioushazardtohealthandlife.
• Childrencannotrecognizethehazardsassociatedwith
theusageofelectricalappliances.Forthisreason,
alwayssupervisechildrenwhentheyareneartheap-
pliance(image1).
• Personswhoareunfamiliarwiththeoperatingin-
structions,aswellaschildrenandpersonsunderthe
influenceofmedication,alcoholordrugsarenotper-
mittedtooperatetheappliance,orareonlypermitted
tooperateitundersupervision.
• Neverusetheapplianceifthereisanydamagetothe
applianceorcable(2),aftermalfunctionhasoccurred,
aftertheappliancehasbeendropped(3)ordamaged
inanyotherway.
• Onlyoperatetheappliancewhenitiscompletelyas-
sembled.
• Repairstoelectricalappliancesmayonlybecarriedout
byqualifiedserviceengineers(4).Improperrepairwork
canposeaconsiderablehazardtotheuser.
• Disconnecttheappliancefromthemainspowerbefore
filling/emptyingthewatertank,beforecleaning,before
assembling/dismantlingofindividualpartsandbefore
movingtheappliance.
• Donotreachinsidethenebuliserspaceduringopera-
tion.Thehighfrequencyoscillationcausesthememb-
ranetobecomehot.
• Neverpulltheplugfromthemainssocketbythecable
orwithwethands.
• Alwaysplacetheapplianceonadry,levelsurface(5).
• Donotplacetheappliancedirectlyonthefloorornext
toheating.Ifthemistcomesincontactwiththefloor
beforeithasfullyevaporated,thesurfacecouldbeda-
maged(6).Wedonotacceptanyliabilityfordamages
duetotheincorrectplacementoftheunit.
• Theunitshouldbeplacedinanelevatedposition(7),
e.g.onatable,chest,etc.
• Donotpourwaterintothemistoutletoftheappliance.
• Donotimmergethemainbodyinwaterorotherliquids.
• Positiontheappliancewhereitcannotbeeasilykno-
ckedover(8).
• Alwaysdisconnectfromthemainspowerwhennotin
use.
• Donotrunthepowercordunderacarpetorother
objects.Positiontheappliancesothatyouwillnottrip
overthecord.
• Donotusetheapplianceinareaswherecombustible
materials,gasesorvapoursarepresent.
• Donotexposetheappliancetorain,anddonotuseit
indamplocations.
• Donotinsertforeignobjectsinthedevice.
• Donotblocktheairintakeormistoutlet.
• Donotsit,standorplaceanyheavyobjectsonthe
appliance.
• Theuseoffragances,suchasessentialoils,water
conditionersandaromaswilldamageyourappliance!
Appliancesthataredamagedbysuchadditiveswillnot
becoveredbythemanufacturer‘swarranty.
• Thehighfrequencyvibrationscannotbeheardbyhu-
mansoranimals,andarecompletelysafe.

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Membrane
IonicSilverStick®
(optional)
Description of the appliance Filling the tank
Alwaysswitchofftheappliancebeforeremoving
thewatertank.Donotreachinsidethenebuliser
spacewhiletheapplianceisrunning!
Donotoperatetheappliancewhenthewatertankisempty!
When the water reaches the minimum level, the unit swit-
chesoffautomatically.
• Makesurethattherearenoforeignobjectsinsidethe
watertank.
• Removethewatertankcapfromthetank(11).Fillthe
tankwithclean,coldtapwater(12).Closethecapof
thewatertanksecurely!Placethewatertankontothe
base(13).Donotaddanyadditivestothewater(14)!
• Inserttheplugintothepowersocketandswitchonthe
appliance(15).
Unpacking
• Carefullyremovetheunitfromitsbox.
• Removetheunitfromtheplasticbag.
• Reviewtheinformationgivenontheratingplateabout
themainssupply.
• Usetheoriginalpackagingforstoringtheapplianceif
youdonotuseitallyearround.
Putting into operation
Findtheideallocationforyourappliance:
• Donotplaceitdirectlynexttoaradiatororona
floorwithfloorheating.Themoistureofthemistcan
damagethefloorsurface(6and7)(seeSafetyIn-
structions).
• Themistoutletmustnotbepointeddirectlyatplantsor
otherobjects.Keepadistanceofatleast50cm)(10).
• Soakthedemineralisationcartridgeinabowlofwater
foratleast24hoursbeforeusingit.Thegranuleshave
toabsorbwatertoreachfullperformance.
• Onaveragethedemineralisationcartridgeshouldbe
replacedevery2–3months.Thisintervalcanbe
shorterorlongerdependingonthehardnessofyour
water.
• Readtheinstructionsunder«FillingtheTank»forfilling
thewatertank(12).
• Placethewatertankontothebase(13).
• Inserttheplugintothemainssocketandswitchon
theapplianceusingtheon/offswitch(15).
• Theappliancewillreachfullcapacityabout10to
15minutesafterbeingswitchedon.
• Makesurethatthepowercordisnotpinchedany-
where(9).Donotoperatetheapplianceifthecordis
damaged(2).
Mistoutlet(rotating)
Evaporation
chamber
Water tank
Demineralisationcartridge
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Controlpanel
Watertankcap
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Water quality maintenance
(recommended optional accessory)
TheIonicSilverStick®(ISS)utilizestheantimicrobialpro-
pertyofsilverandprovidesayearofoptimumwaterquality
maintenanceinallAIR-O-SWISSandBONECOhumidifiers.
TheISSbeginsworkingassoonasitcomesintocontact
withwater–eveniftheunitisswitchedoff.TheISSis
intendedexclusivelyforuseinhumidifiers.Lookatpicture
16forthepositionoftheISSintheappliance.Donotreach
insidethenebuliserspaceduringoperation.Switchoffthe
unitfirst.
Do not use additives
Wateradditives(e.g.essentialoils,fragrances,watercon-
ditionersetc.)mustNOTbeused!Evenasmallamount
cancausedamagetothetankmaterial.Thematerialisnot
suitablefortheuseofsuchadditives.Onedropisenough
todamagethe tankand renderthe appliance unusable.
Appliancesthataredamagedbysuchadditiveswillnotbe
coveredbythemanufacturer’swarranty.
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C) Operation with pre-heating
ButtonCisusedforswitchingthepre-heatingonandoff
(symbol Dlightsup).Asaresult,thewaterispre-heatedto
atemperatureof80°Cbeforeenteringthenebuliserspace.
Ittakesapprox.10to15minutesforthewaterinthebase
towarmup.Themistnowleavesthenebuliserspaceata
pleasanttemperatureof40°C.Theadvantageofthisis
thattheroomtemperaturedoesnotdropand,inaddition,it
significantlyimprovesthewaterqualitymaintenance.
D) Pre-heating Indicator
E) Empty indicator (red)
Thewaterleveliseasytosee,thankstothetransparent
watertank.The appliancealsoalertsyouwhen thewa-
tertankisempty.Theredemptyindicatorisilluminated
(symbolE).Pleasereadthechapter«Fillingthetank»for
moreinformation.TheredsymbolEmaystayilluminated
for some seconds with a refilled tank until the base is filled
withwater.
A) On-off switch
Turningtherotaryswitchclockwiseswitchestheappliance
onandatthesametimeregulatesthemistoutputfrom
lowtohigh.
B) Hygrostat (setting the humidity level)
Thedesiredhumiditylevelcanbesetbyturningtherotary
switchclockwise.Arelativehumiditybetween40and60%
isrecommended.Youcanachievethislevelbyrotatingthe
switchuntilitisroughlyintheverticalposition.Theaccu-
racyofmeasurementis+/-5%.Theunitwillswitchoff
whenthemoisturelevelexceedsthedesiredsetting.The
appliancedoesnotswitchoffiftheswitchisturnedallthe
waytotheright.Thisactivatesthecontinuousoperation
function.
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C) Timer
UsingbuttonC,theoperationtimecanbeset–adjustable
between 1 and 8 hours, or continuous operation (CO).
Symbol Gshowstheoperatingperiodthathasbeenset
(1h/2h/3h/4h/5h/6h/7h/8h/CO).Thedisplaywillautomati-
callyshowthecurrentvalueafterafewseconds.
D) Controlling mist output and Evaporator
output
ByrepeatedlypressingbuttonDyoucancontrolthemist
output.Symbol Hshowswhichofthethreelevels(low/
medium/high)youhaveselected.
E) Operation with pre-heating
ButtonEisusedforswitchingthepre-heatingonandoff
(symbol Ilightsup).Asaresult,thewaterispre-heatedto
atemperatureof80°Cbeforeenteringthenebuliserspace.
Ittakesapprox.10to15minutesforthewaterinthebase
towarmup.Themistnowleavesthenebuliserspaceata
pleasanttemperatureof40°C.Theadvantageofthisis
thattheroomtemperaturedoesnotdropand,inaddition,it
significantlyimprovesthewaterqualitymaintenance.
F) Auto/Sleep Mode
Theautomaticandsleepmodescanbeactivatedbypres-
singbuttonF.Bypressingthebuttononce,theautomatic
functionisswitchedon(symbol Jappearsonthedisplay),
maintainingtheoptimumhumiditysubjecttothetempe-
rature. Control takes place by means of output quantity
andpre-settargetvalue.Bypressingthebuttontwice,the
sleepfunctionisswitchedon(symbol Kappearsonthe
display),thetargethumidityis50–65%;theoperationtime
issetat6hours;theheatingisswitchedonandthedisplay
brightnessisautomaticallydimmed.Inaddition,theoutput
quantityisalsocontrolledsubjecttothedifferencebetween
thetargetvalueandtheactualvalue.
Thehygrostatandmistoutputsettingscannotbechanged
ineithermode.IfthebuttonsBorDarepressed,theunit
willnolongerbeinautoorsleepmode.
A) On/Off Dial and Display Dimmer
BypressingbuttonAonce,youcanswitchtheuniton.By
pressingittwice,thedimmerisswitchedonwhichauto-
matically dimsthe displaybrightness andsymbol N
comeson.Whenchanginganysettingsthedisplaywillillu-
minateforafewsecondsbeforereturningtodimmermode.
BypressingbuttonAathirdtime,theunitisswitchedoff.
This button is also used to reset the cleaning indicator light
(byholdingdown).
B) Hygrostat (pre-set moisture level)
BypressingbuttonByoucansetthedesiredmoisturele-
velin%.Arelativemoistureofbetween40and60%is
recommended.Theaccuracyofmeasurementis+/-5%.
The unit will switch off when the moisture level exceeds
the desired setting. During selection the target value is
displayed(symbol DESIRED).Thedisplaywillautomati-
callyshowthecurrenthumidityvalueafterafewseconds
(symbol CURRENT).
Operation U650 G) Timer Indicator
H) Mist Output Indicator
I) Pre-heating Indicator
J) Auto Mode Indicator
K) Sleep Mode Indicator
L) Empty indicator
Thetransparentwatertankmakesitpossibletoseethe
waterlevelwell.Furthermore,theunitshowsonthedisplay
(L)whenwatermustbeadded.
Pleasereadthechapter«Fillingthetank»formoreinforma-
tion.ThesymbolLmaystayilluminatedforsomeseconds
witharefilledtankuntilthebaseisfilledwithwater.
M) Cleaning indicator
IfsymbolMand«CLEAN»appearonthedisplay,theappli-
anceshouldbecleanedasrecommendedbythemanufac-
turer.Thissymbolcomesonautomaticallyevery2weeks,
dependingonthelevelofuse.Thedisplaycanbecancelled
bydepressingbuttonAforbetween10and15seconds.
N) Dimmer Indicator
DisplayDimmerOff
DisplayDimmerOn
For instructions see button A
CURRENT
TIME
DESIRED
A
C
D
EF
M
LH
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Cleaning/Maintenance
Alwaysswitchtheapplianceoffbeforeremoving
thewatertank.Donotreachinsidethenebuliser
spacewhiletheapplianceisrunning!
• Switchofftheappliance(17)andremovetheplugfrom
themainssocket(18)beforecleaning.
• Cleanthewatertankandthenebuliserspaceregularly
onceaweek(useonlywater,withoutdetergent)(19).
• Decalcifythewaterbaseregularlyusingcommercially
availabledecalcificationagents(20).Rinseoutthe
decalcificationagentthoroughlywithplentyofwater.
• Toremovethemistoutlet(21):Twistthemistoutletto
eithertherightortheleft.Alignthearrowonthemist
outletwiththearrowontheringaroundthemistoutlet.
Pulluponthemistoutletoncethearrowsarealigned.
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18
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Important
• Makesurethatnowatergetsintothelowerpartofthe
mainbody(22).
• Cleantheinnerpartswithasoftcloth.Neveruseany
solventsoraggressivecleaningagents(23).
• Onlyusethebrushtocleanthemembrane(24).This
shouldbedoneonceaweek.
• Changethewaterinthetankatleastonceaweek.
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allgranulesareinthecartridge(32).
•Removetheplasticcupandthepinkstyrofoampiece
fromthecartridge(33)andretainforfutureuse(the
refillresinconsistsof3refillbags)(34).
• Closethecap(35).
• Soakthedemineralisationcartridgeinabowlofwater
foratleast24hoursbeforeuse(38).Thegranuleshave
toabsorbwatertoreachfullperformance.
• Nowscrewthecartridgeontothewatertankcap(39).
Closethetankcapsecurely!Placethewatertankonto
thebase(40).
Option B: Replace the entire cartridge
• Removethewatertankfromthebaseandunscrewthe
watertankcap(25).
• Thedemineralisationcartridgeisattachedtotheinside
ofthetankcap.Unscrewthecartridgefromthecapby
turningitcounter-clockwise(26).Important:doNOT
disposeofthetankcap!
• Disposeoftheoldcartridge(36).
• Unpackthenewcartridge(37).
• Soakthenewcartridgeinabowlofwaterforatleast
24hoursbeforeuse(38).Thegranuleshavetoabsorb
watertoreachfullperformance.
• Nowscrewthecartridgeontothewatertankcap(39).
Closethetankcapsecurely!Placethewatertankonto
thebase(40).
Replacement of the demineralisation
cartridge
Alwaysswitchofftheappliancebeforeremoving
thewatertank.Donotreachinsidethenebuliser
spacewhiletheapplianceisrunning!
Thecartridgemustbereplacedevery2–3months.Ifthe
waterisveryhard,itmaybenecessarytoreplacethecart-
ridgeearlier.Whitedustaroundtheapplianceisasuresign
thatthecartridgeneedsreplacing.Ifwhiteresiduescon-
tinuestoformaroundtheapplianceafteranewcartridge
hasbeeninserted,pleasemakesurethatthewateryouare
usingisuntreated.Ifthewaterflowsthroughadomestic
decalcificationsystembeforeitisusedintheunit,saltwill
precipitatearoundtheappliance.
Option A: Replace the granules
• Removethewatertankfromthebaseandunscrewthe
watertankcap(25).
• Thedemineralisationcartridgeisattachedtotheinside
ofthecap.Unscrewthecartridgefromthecapby
turningitcounter-clockwise(26).Important:doNOT
disposeofthetankcap!
• Openthecartridge(27).
•Throwthecontent(granules)intothewaste(28).Atten-
tion!Disposedgranulescanmakethefloorslippery!
•Placetheenclosedpinkstyrofoampieceinthecenter
ofthecartridge.Donotpushittothebottomasitwill
bedifficulttoremoveafterwards(29).
•Pourthecontentsofonerefillresinbagintotheplastic
cupthatisincludedwiththerefillresinpackaging(30).
•Placetheemptycartridgewiththepluginthecenter
ontotheplasticcup(31).
•Turntheplasticcupandcartridgeoverandshakeuntil
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Storing the appliance for extended periods
Cleantheapplianceasdescribedearlierandallowtodry
thoroughly.Preferablystoretheapplianceinitsoriginalbox,
inadryplaceawayfromhightemperatures.
Disposal
Return your worn out unit to your dealer for
properdisposal.Youcanobtaininformationon
otherwaystodisposeoftheunitfromyourlocal
districtortowncouncil.
Warranty
Thewarrantyconditionsaredefinedbyourrepresentative
inthecountryofsale.Pleasecontactyourdealerif,despite
strictqualitycontrol,yourappliancebecomesdefective.You
mustpresentyouroriginalreceiptwhenmakingaclaim
underthewarranty.Repairstoelectricappliancescanonly
be carried out by specialists.Through improper repairs,
considerabledangerfortheoperatorcanresultandwar-
rantyclaimslapse.
Technical specifications
Mainsvoltage 230–240V/50Hz
Powerconsumption 40 / 125–140W*
Humidityoutput 400/550g/h*
Suitableforroomsupto 60 m2/150m3
Watercapacity 5.5 litres
Dimensions 280x240x355mm
Weight(empty) 4.0kg
Operatingnoiselevel <25dB(A)
Accessories Demineralisationcartridge
optional:IonicSilverStick® (ISS)
*whenusedwithpre-heatingto80°C
Problem Possible cause What to do
Unitdoesnotoperate Powerplugnotpluggedin Pluginpowerplugintomainssocket
 Nowaterinthetank Filltankwithwater
 (Emptyindicatorison)
Nomistoutput Desiredhumiditylevellower Increasehumiditysetting
than actual
 Cleaningagentresidues Rinsewithclearwater
Weakmistoutput Watertemperaturetoolow Setmistoutputtomaximum.The
  appliancewillworkproperlyagain
  after10minutes.
 Mineraldepositsonmembrane Cleanmembrane
Whitedepositaroundthe Demineralisationcartridgeexhausted Replacedemineralisationcartridgeorgranules
appliance
Troubleshooting

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