• Never operate the appliance without supervision, particurlarly when children are in the vicinity.
• Children, helpless or disabled persons must use the appliance only under the supervision of adults or
must be made familiar with the appliance beforehand.
• Do not use on small animals/ animals.
• Prevent all contact with water (except when cleaning with a slightly moistened cloth!). Water must
never enter the inside of the appliance. On no account use the appliance in the bath, in a shower, in
a swimming pool or over a water-filled wash basin. In the unlikely event that water gets into the case,
disconnect the appliance immediately from the mains and contact your specialist electrical supplier
or customer service.
• Keep the instrument away from sources of heat.
• Do not use the instrument under blankets, pillows etc.
• The instrument must not be operated continuously for longer than 30 minutes. After this time, wait an
interval of at least 15 minutes to prevent the motor from overheating.
• Ensure your hands are dry before handling either the instrument or the plug-in power unit.
• Do not pull on the power cord or instrument to unplug the plug-in power unit from the socket outlet.
• The plug-in power unit must be operated only from a power supply as specified on it.
• After use, before cleaning and changing any accessory parts, the power unit should always be
disconnected.
Battery operation
Before using the appliance for the first time, charge the battery for at least 15 hours. To do this,
connect the power unit to the mains supply. After charging for the first time, charge time is
approximaterly 7 hours. Turn off the appliance when charging. Connect the mains adapter cable to
the jack on the appliance and plug the adapter into the wall outlet. The LED indicator shows that the
appliance is charging.
After every charge, you can use the appliance for ± 30 minutes. Please note that you can best preserve
the life of the rechargeable battery by avoiding interruption to the charging cycle prematurely, and
continuing to operate the appliance until the battery is discharged.
Ensure that the mains adapter is unplugged from the mains power supply at the end of the charging
time.
Mains operation
If the battery is empty, the appliance can also be run using the plug-in power supply. To do this, let the
appliance charge with the power unit for approx. 5 minutes; it will then be fully operational again. The
appliance should only be operated with the voltage indicated on the power unit.
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