Philips QC5170/03 User manual

Hairclipper
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Introduction
Dear customer, you have made the right choice! Your new Philips hair
clipper with new ergonomic design and 180° adjustable cutting element
allows you to clip your own hair easily.You can move the clipper over all
areas of your head as easily as running your ngers through your hair. To
enjoy using the hair clipper, we advise you to read the following
information.
General description (Fig. 1)
AOn/off slide
BCharging light
CAdapter (2.5V)
DPrecision trimmer
ECutting element
FSwivel head
GLength setting indication window
HLength selector
ICleaning brush
JLarge comb (13-21mm)
KSmall comb (3-11mm)
Important
Read these instructions for use carefully before you use the appliance and
save them for future reference.
,Check if the voltage indicated on the adapter corresponds to the
local mains voltage before you connect the appliance.
,Only use the adapter supplied to charge the appliance.
,The adapter contains a transformer. Do not cut off the adapter to
replace it with another plug, as this causes a hazardous situation.
,Do not use a damaged adapter.
,If the adapter is damaged, always have it replaced by one of the
original type in order to avoid hazard.
,Do not use the appliance when one of the attachments is damaged
or broken, as this may cause injury.
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,Use, charge and store the appliance at a temperature between 15°C
and 35°C.
,Keep the appliance and the adapter dry.
,Keep the appliance out of the reach of children.
,This appliance is only intended for clipping human scalp hair. Do not
use it for another purpose.
,If the appliance is subjected to a major change in temperature,
pressure or humidity, let the appliance acclimatise for 30 minutes
before you use it.
,Noise level: Lc = 65 dB [A]
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This Philips appliance complies with all standards regarding
electromagnetic elds (EMF). If handled properly and in accordance with
the instructions in this instruction manual, the appliance is safe to use
according to scientic evidence available today.
Charging
A fully charged appliance has a cordless clipping time of up to one hour.
Do not charge the appliance for more than 24 hours.
The ideal charging time is 8 hours.
1 Chargetheappliancefor8hoursbeforeyouuseitfortherst
time.
Make sure the appliance is switched off when you charge it.
2 Insert the appliance plug into the appliance and insert the adapter
into the wall socket. (Fig. 2)
,The charging light goes on to indicate that the appliance is charging.
Note:The charging light does not indicate when the appliance is fully charged.
Corded clipping
Only run the appliance from the mains when the battery is empty.
1 Switch off the hair clipper.
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2 Connect the hair clipper to the mains and wait a few seconds
before you switch it on.
If the batteries are completely empty, wait a few minutes before you
switch on the appliance.
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Make sure your hair is clean and dry. Do not use the appliance on freshly
washed hair.
1 Comb your hair with a styling comb in the direction of hair
growth (Fig. 3).
Clipping with comb attachment
,Use the small or large comb attachment, depending on the desired
hair length.The remaining hair length after cutting is indicated in mm
on the comb attachments.The selected hair length setting (1-5) is
shown in the two length setting indication windows on both sides of
the length selector (Fig. 4).
See the table below for an overview of the length settings and the
corresponding hair lengths of each comb attachment.
Small comb Large comb
setting hair length setting hair length
1 3mm/0.12in 1 13mm/0.51in
2 5mm/0.20in 2 15mm/0.59in
3 7mm/0.28in 3 17mm/0.67in
4 9mm/0.35in 4 19mm/0.75in
5 11mm/0.43in 5 21mm/0.83in
1 Slide the comb attachment into the guiding grooves of the
appliance (‘click’) (Fig. 5).
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Make sure that the comb attachment has been properly slid into the
grooves on both sides.
2 Set the comb attachment to the desired hair length.To do this,
press the release button on the length selector (1) and turn it to
the left or right (2). (Fig. 6)
Do not turn the length selector beyond the highest hair length setting
(5).
3 Switch on the appliance.
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,From its starting position of 0° (pointing forwards), you can turn the
swivel head 45° or 90° to the left or right. In this way, you can adjust
the position of the cutting element to the part of your head you are
clipping.This makes it much easier to clip your own hair. (Fig. 7)
1 Set the cutting element to the desired position by turning the
swivel head (‘click’). (Fig. 8)
Always adjust the position of the cutting element with the swivel head.
Do not turn the cutting element or the comb.
Do not turn the swivel head more than 90° to the left or right.
,The swivel head allows you to hold and use the appliance like a
brush. (Fig. 9)
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- We advise you to start clipping at the highest setting of the large
comb and to reduce the hair length setting gradually.
- If a lot of hair has accumulated in the comb attachment, remove it
from the clipper and blow and/or shake the hair out of it. When you
remove the comb attachment, the hair length setting does not
change.
- Write down the hair length settings you use to create a certain
hairstyle as a reminder for future clipping sessions.
1 Move the clipper through the hair slowly.
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,The hair on different parts of your head grows in different directions.
You may want to try different clipping directions (upwards,
downwards and across) (Fig. 10).
,To clip in the most effective way, move the appliance against the
direction of hair growth.
2 Turn the swivel head to the position that is most comfortable for
your arm when clipping the different parts of your head.
3 Makesurethattheatpartofthecombattachmentisfullyin
contact with the scalp to obtain an even cutting result.
Clipping without comb attachment
You can use the clipper without comb attachment to clip your hair very
close to the skin (0.8mm) or to contour the neckline and the area around
the ears.
Note: When you use the hair clipper without a comb attachment, the clipper
cuts the hair very close to the skin.
1 Remove the comb attachment by pulling it off the
appliance (Fig. 11).
Neverpullattheexibletopofthecombattachment.Alwayspullat
the bottom part.
2 When you contour the hair around the ears, only cut the hair ends.
The hairline should be close to the ear (Fig. 12).
3 To contour the neckline and the sideburns, turn the clipper and
make downward strokes (Fig. 13).
4 Move slowly and smoothly. Just follow the natural hairline.
5 Adjust the position of the swivel head to make contouring easier.
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You can use the appliance with the precision trimmer to contour the
neckline and the area around the ears more easily and more precisely.
1 Make sure the appliance is switched off.
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