Philips Y5524 manual

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INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! T o fully benet from the suppor t that Philips offers, register your product at www .philips.com/ welcome. For additional functionality you can b uy click-t attachments via www .philips.com/shop IMPORTANT Read this user manual carefully bef ore you use the appliance and sav[...]

Caution - Charge , use and store the appliance and the attachments at a temperature between 5°C and 35°C . - Only use the beard styler attachment to trim facial hair (beard, moustache and sideburns). - Only use the body groomer attachment to groom body par ts below the neckline. Do not use it to groom facial or scalp hair . - Always put the prote[...]

General - The adapter transfor ms 100-240 volts to a saf e low v oltage of less than 24 volts. GENERAL DESCRIPTION (FIG. 1) 1 Protection cap 2 Shaving unit 3 Shaving unit release b uttons 4 Shaving attachment 5 On/off button 6 Display 7 Adapter 8 Small plug 9 Cleaning br ush 10 Hair length selector 11 Beardstyler attachment (YS524,YS523 only) 12 T [...]

’Batter y fully charg ed’ indication - When the batter y is fully charged, the batter y symbol lights up green continuously . - If you lea ve the appliance connected to the mains, the light goes out after 30 minutes. ’Batter y lo w’ indication - When the batter y is almost empty , the plug symbol star ts ashing or ange. - When you switch[...]

, The battery symbol on the a ppliance ashes to show that the appliance is charging (see cha pter 4). When you remo ve the adapter from the wall sock et and leave the small plug in the appliance , the appliance may not work for a f ew seconds . Quick charge After the appliance has charged for 5 minutes, it contains enough energy for a touch up. [...]

Sha ving Skin adaptation period Y our r st shav es may not bring you the result you expect and your skin ma y even become slightly irr itated. This is nor mal. Y our skin and beard need time to adapt to any new sha ving system. W e advise you to shav e regular ly (at least 3 times a week) for a period of 3 weeks to allo w your skin to adapt to t[...]

W et sha ving T o achieve better sha ving results you can also use this shav er on a wet face with shaving f oam or shaving gel. T o shav e with shaving foam or sha ving gel, follow the steps belo w: 1 Apply some water to y our skin. 2 Apply sha ving foam or sha ving gel to your skin. 3 Rinse the sha ving unit under the tap to ensure that the sha v[...]

6 Dr y y our face and thoroughly rinse the sha ving unit with a sufcient amount of water after ev er y shav e . Mak e sure y ou rinse all foam or sha ving gel off the shaving unit (see also chapter 9). USING THE BEARD STYLER (YS524,YS523,YS511 ONLY) Only use this beard styler attachment to style facial hair . Do not use this attachment to style [...]

Using the beard styler attachment with comb Y ou can use the beard styler attachment with the comb attached to trim your beard at one xed setting, but also at different length settings. The hair length settings on the beard styler attachment correspond to the remaining hair length of your beard after cutting. Y ou can choose any setting between [...]

Using the beard styler attachment without comb Y ou can use the beard styler attachment without comb to contour or cut shapes in beard hair . 1 Pull the comb off the accessory . 2 Press the on/off button to s witch on the appliance . 3 Y ou can now start contouring your bear d. Be careful, it cuts hair ver y close to the skin, at a length of 1mm. E[...]

Styling tips - Do not trim a wet beard or moustache . W et hair is longer . When it dries you may nd y ou have trimmed too much. - A good-sized wall mirror is usually indispensable. Y ou might also benet from a magnifying mirror and possibly a three-wa y mir ror . - T o help maintain a balance between the tw o sides of your face, you may n[...]

USING THE BODYGROOMER (YS524,YS521,YS512 ONLY) Only use this bodygroomer attachment to groom your body hair . Y ou can use this attachment wet or dr y to groom or trim hair on all par ts of the body below the neckline. Do not use this attachment to groom or trim facial hair or scalp hair . The different attachments of this appliance are designed fo[...]

Attaching the trimming comb 1 Mak e sure the appliance is switched off. 2 Snap the trimming comb onto the appliance. Mak e sure the teeth of the comb point in the direction in which y ou are going to mov e the appliance. - When you mo ve the appliance towards y ou, the teeth hav e to point towards you. - When you mo ve the appliance awa y from you,[...]

2 Mov e the appliance against the direction of hair gro wth. Mak e sure that the at par t of the trimming comb is always fully in contact with the skin. Grooming 1 If a trimming comb is still attached, r emove it. 2 Press the on/off button to s witch on the appliance. 3 Place the bodygroomer on the skin. 4 Mov e the appliance against the directi[...]

T rimming and grooming tips - Stretch your skin with y our free hand to make the hair s stand upright. - Make sure that the body groomer attachment is always full y in contact with the skin. - Y ou get the best trimming results when the skin and hair are dr y . - Y ou can use the appliance to groom in the show er or bathroom. T o ensure easier glid[...]

Cleaning the sha ving unit 1 Switch off the appliance. 2 Rinse the sha ving attachment under a hot tap for some time. Y ou can also c lean the shaving unit with the cleaning brush supplied. 3 After rinsing the appliance under the tap , hold it upright for 10-15 seconds to allow water to run out of the bottom. 4 Press the r elease buttons on the sha[...]

Extra-thorough cleaning method 1 Switch off the appliance. 2 Press the r elease buttons on the shaving attachment (1) and pull the sha ving unit off the sha ving attachment (2). 3 T o unlock the orange r etaining ring, turn it in the direction of the ar rows indicated in and on the retaining ring. 4 Lift the retaining ring out of the sha ving head [...]

7 Clean the inside of the sha ving guard. 8 After cleaning, place the sha ving guard back into the sha ving head holder . Mak e sure the two wings t exactl y into the recesses of the sha ving head holder . 9 Place the cutter back into the sha ving guard with the cutter legs pointing downwards. 10 Place the retaining ring back onto the sha ving h[...]

Cleaning the bodygroomer attachment 1 Switch off the appliance. 2 If the trimming comb is still attached, r emove it. Y ou can either push the tr imming comb off the appliance or pull it off, depending on ho w the comb is placed on the appliance . 3 Pull the bodygroo mer foil off the appliance. 4 Use the cleaning brush supplied to clean the inside [...]

STORAGE Note: Mak e sure the appliance and the attachments are dr y befor e you store them. 1 Put the protection ca p on the shav er after use to pre vent damage and to a void dirt accumulation in the sha ving heads. REPLACEMENT For maximum sha ving perfor mance, we advise you to replace the sha ving heads ever y two year s. Replace damaged shaving[...]

4 Lift the retaining ring out of the sha ving unit. 5 Remov e the shaving heads and place ne w ones in the sha ving unit. Mak e sure the two wings of the sha ving heads t exactly into the r ecesses. 6 Place the retaining ring back onto the sha ving unit (1). T o reattach the r etaining ring, turn it against the direction of the ar rows indicated[...]

ORDERING ACCESSORIES T o purchase accessories for this appliance , please visit our online shop at www .shop .philips.com/ ser vice . If the online shop is not availab le in your countr y , go to your Philips dealer or a Philips ser vice centre . If y ou hav e any difculties obtaining accessor ies for y our appliance , please contact the Philips[...]

Remo ving the rechargeab le shav er batter y Only r emove the rechargeable battery when you discard the sha ver . Make sur e the rechargeable batter y is completely empty when y ou remov e it. Be careful, the batter y strips are sharp . 1 Undo the scre w in the back panel of the shav er with a scre wdriver (1) and remo ve the back panel (2). 2 Bend[...]

GUARANTEE AND SERVICE If you need ser vice or information or if you hav e a problem, please visit the Philips website at www .philips.com/support or contact the Philips Consumer Care Centre in your countr y . Y ou nd its phone number in the worldwide guar antee leaet. If there is no Consumer Care Centre in your countr y , go to your local Phi[...]

Problem Possible cause Solution The appliance does not work, even though it is connected to the mains. This appliance is not designed to be used directly from the mains. Remov e the adapter from the wall socket and the small plug from the shav er . Y ou can now switch on the appliance again. The appliance does not shav e as well as it used to. The [...]

Problem Possible cause Solution The appliance does not work when I press the on/ off button. The rechargeable batter y is empty . Recharge the batter y . See chapter 5. The temperature of the appliance is too high. In this case , the appliance does not work. Let the appliance cool down. As soon as the temperature of the appliance has dropped suf[...]

Problem Possible cause Solution The rotation speed of the shaving heads is low er than usual. T oo much dir t has collected in the shaving heads. Clean the shaving heads. See chapter 9. The rechargeable batter y is low . Recharge the batter y . See chapter 5. The shaving heads do not stay in place. Y ou did not x the retaining rings proper ly . [...]

Problem Possible cause Solution Reduced trimming and/or shaving performance Y ou use the appliance in the wrong way . Follow the instructions in chapter 6,7 and 8. The shaving heads are dir ty . Clean the shaving heads. See chapter 9. The batter y is r unning low . Recharge the batter y . See chapter 5. Y ou hav e not attached the comb proper ly . [...]

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