HOW TO START
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.
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1. Pull cord out of
canister to desired
length,
2. Snap cord into
grip to prevent
accidental
rewinding.
NOTE: To reduce the risk of electric shock,
this vacuum cleaner has a polarized
plug;
one blade is wider than the other. This plug
will fit in a polarized
outlet only one way. If
the plug does not fit fully in the outlet,
reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, con-
tact a qualified electrician
to install the prop-
er outlet. Do not change the plug in any
way.
3. 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 prevent damage or
injury from the moving cord. A slight tug will
release the locking pawls in the cord reel
allowing
it to retracL
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Rele.,s
Pedal
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Pile Height
_
fle Height
Indicator
(Some
Models)
_edal
(Some
Models)
4. To lower wands, hold Power-Mate ®down
with foot and pull back on wands°
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DO NOT leave the Power-Mate ®
running
in one spot in the upright
position
for any length of time.
Damage
to carpet may occur.
5. Select a pile height setting by rotating the
pile height control
The pile height setting is
shown on the control.
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.
ON/OFF
Switch
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6, To turn unit on,
step on the
•
ON/OFF switch.
SOME MODELS
To turn on Power-
Mate `_,move the
FLOOR/CARPET
switch to the
CARPET
position_
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