WARNING
Personal Injury Hazard
To avoid accidental brushroll starting,
always turn off and unplug the vacuum
cleaner before cleaning the brushroll
area. Failure to do so can result in
personal injury.
OVERLOAD PROTECTOR
®
The PowerMate
has built-in protection
against motor and belt damage should the
brushroll jam. If the brushroll slows down
or stops, the brushroll overload protector
shuts off the brushroll motor and the
brushroll indicator light emits a red light.
The vacuum cleaner suction motor will
continue to run.
Brushroll Indicator
Light
To correct problem: Turn off and unplug
vacuum cleaner, remove obstruction, then
turn on the vacuum cleaner again. The
brushroll indicator light will be off.
NOTE: Once the brushroll motor shuts
down, clear jam from brushroll and then
restart the vacuum cleaner. If the problem
persists, contact the vacuum cleaner help
line for assistance.
PERFORMANCE/SAFETY FEATURES
ELECTRONIC SUCTION CONTROL
The electronic suction control allows you to
change the power of the vacuum cleaner
suction motor. When increasing the suction
to the highest power, you will hear a click
and the suction control can be locked into
this position.
SUCTION
CONTROL
CHECK BAG INDICATOR
When the vacuum cleaner is running with
normal airflow, the light on the check
bag indicator is off. The light comes on
whenever the airflow becomes blocked. If
that occurs, check the disposable dust bag,
motor safety filter and other possible clog
locations shown in REMOVING CLOGS
(page 19).
Check Bag
Indicator
To correct problem: See "Check
bag indicator activates" in
TROUBLESHOOTING (page 27).
NOTE: The light may come on when using
certain attachments due to reduced airflow
through attachment.
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Increase suction
for upholsteries,
Increase
carpets, and bare
Suction
floors.
Decrease suction
Decrease
for draperies and
Suction
lightweight rugs.