HOW TO START
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Personal
Injury and Product Damage
Hazard
• DO NOT plug in if switch is in ON
position. Personal injury or
damage could result.
• The cord moves rapidly when
rewinding.
Keep children away
and provide a clear path when
rewinding
the cord to prevent
personal
injury.
= DO NOT use outlets above
counters.
Damage from cord to
items in surrounding
area
could occur.
1. Pull cord out of canister to desired length.
The cord will not rewind until the cord
rewind bar is pushed.
NOTE; To reduce
Cord
the risk of electric
Rewind
shock, this vacuum
cleaner has a
polarized plug, one
blade is wider than
the other. This plug
will fit in a polar-
ized outlet only
one way. If the
plug does not fit
fully in the outlet, reverse the plug, If it still
does not fit, contact a qualified electrician
to
install the proper outleL Do not change the
plug in any way.
2. Plug the polarized power cord into a 120
Volt outlet located near the floor,
To rewind:
Unplug
the cleaner_ Hold
the plug while
rewinding to pre-
vent damage
or
injury from the
moving cord. Push
cord rewind barn
Pile Height
Indicator
Handle
Release
Pedal
Pile Height
Pedal
(Some
Models)
3, Lower wand from upright position by
pressing on the handle release pedal,
CAUTION
DO NOT leave the Power-Mate '_
running in one spot in the upright
position
for any length of time.
Damage to carpet may occur.
4. Select a pile height setting by pressing
the small pedal on the rear of the Power-
Mate ®.The pile height setting shows on the
indicator. See SUGGESTED
PILE HEIGHT
SETTINGS°
Attention:
Refer to your carpet manufac-
turers cleaning recommendations.
Some
more delicate carpets
may require that they
be vacuumed
with the Power-Mate ® agitator
turned off, to prevent carpet damage°
_OFF
FLOOR
ARPET
5. Select a switch
position on the
handle,
OFF
FLOOR - turns on the canister motor only,
CARPET
- turns on both the canister and
the Power-Mate ® motors.
NOTE -When
this switch is in the FLOOR
position, the headlight
and dirt sensor
(some models) DO NOT function since no
electricity
flows to the Power-Mate®.