AEG VAMPYR 831I User Manual

VAMPYR® 831 i electronic

Bodenstaubsauger
Cylinder vacuum cleaner

Aspirateur-traîneau

Stofeuiger, sledemodel
Aspirapolvere da pavimento

Gebrauchsanweisung
Operating instructions

Mode d’emploi
Gebruiksaanwijzing
Istruzioni per l’uso

A = Opening button for paper K

dustbag compartment L

B = Button for accessories compartment M

C = Accessories compartment N

D =On/Off button O
E = Micro-filter change indicator P
F = Bectronic power control Q
G - Dustbag full indicator R
H = Foot-operated flex rewind button S
I = Micro-filter cassette T
J = Micro-filter

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Storage rail
Motor-protection filter

Paper dustbag
= Roor cleaning head
^ Carrying handle
; Button for suction hose removal

■ Telescopic tube
: Handle

■ Suction hose
= Socket for electric,

power cleaning head

Contents

Descriptton of appliance
Before using the appliance for the first time
Safety instructions for the user
Assembling the vacuum-cleaner ready for use

Fitting suction hose and tube/s together
Suction tube/Telescopic tube
Connecting suction hose
Mains connection/Flex rewind

Using the floor deaning head & accessory nozzles

Using the floor cleaning head
Accessory nozzles

Switching on and adjusting

Switching on 21
Adjusting power

Maintenance

Changing the paper dustbag

Changing the micro-filter 23
Motor protection filter 23

Transportaflon and storage
What do Ido if...?

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Special accessories 26

For the sake of the environment

AEG Service Centres in Europe

Printed on recycled paper.

AEG - putting words into action.

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Before using the an>llanoe for the first time

Please read all the information contained in this booklet. It gives you important in
structions on safety, use, and maintenance of the appliance. Rease keep these
instructions in a safe place and pass them on, if necessary, to the next owner.

Safety Instructions for the user

■ This appliance meets the radio interference suppression requirements of EC
Directive 82/499 EC and 87/308 EG, EN 55014/DIN VDE 0875 Part 1, as well as
the standards concerning the reverse effects of electrical appliances on the
power mains EN 60555 Parts 1-3/DIN VDE 0838 Parts 1-3, of June 1987.

■ This appliance must only be connected to the same mains voltage as shown on
the rating plate.

■ The circuit of the socket used must be protected with a fuse of at least 13 A.

■ Before maintenance or cleaning, ensure that the appliance is switched off and

unplugged from the mains supply.

■ Never use the flex to pull the mains plug out of the plug socket.

■ Do not operate the appliance if:

- the flex is damaged

- the housing shows visible signs of damage.

■ Avoid running over the flex with the appliance, cleaning head or electric power
cleaning head.

■ Hnopaperdustt>agi8lnsertodtheoovercannotbedosed.PleaMdc»notuse
force]

■ Make sure a paper dustbag, a MICROFILTCR, and a motor protection fitter are

al\Arays inserted.

■ This vacuum cleaner should only be used for normal dry household dust and dirt

It must not be used on people or animals.
ffeep children away from electrical appliances.

The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for any damage caused by use or

operation of the appliance contrary to these instructions.

■ Allow fitted carpets that have been shampooed to dry out completely. Never use
your vacuum cleaner to vacuum liquids, othenwise it may be damaged. There is
also a risk of an electric shock.

a Never use your appliance to vacuum matches, glowing embers, or cigarette-

ends. Avoid vacuuming hard, pointed objects, since they may damage the appli
ance or paper dustbag.

a If the flex is defective, the complete flex rewind unit should be replaced by your

Service Centre or an authorised AEG Service Agent

a Repairs to electrical appliances should only be carried out by a trained electri

cian. Improper repairs may place the user at serious risk,

a If your vacuum cleaner has a fault, please contact your electrical retailer or the

AEG Service Centre direct

a If the appliance is wrongly operated for a purpose other than that for which it is

intended, no liability can be accepted for any possible damage.

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Importaiit for users in the UK

The wires in the mains lead of this appliance are coloured in accordance with the fol
lowing code;

BLUE-neutral BROWN-live

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond
with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, PROCEED AS

FOLLOWS:

The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is
marked L or coloured RED.
The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is

marked N or coloured BLACKI
If a 13 amp plug is fitted, fit a 13 amp BS1362 fuse. If any other type of plug is used, pro

tect with a 15 amp fuse at the distribution board.

For appliances which come with mains lead and plug moulded on: the plug mould
ed on to the cord incorporates a fuse. For replacement use a 13 amp BS1362 fuse.
Only ASTA approved or certified fuses should be used. The fuse cover/carrier must
be replaced in the event of changing the fuse. The plug must not be used if the fuse
cover/carrier is lost A replacement cover/carrier must be obtained from authorised
electrical goods retailers.

WARNING

Should it become necessary to replace the moulded on plug then the defective plug

should be destroyed.

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Assembling the vacuum-cleaner ready for use

The hose, tubes and accessories can be fitted together by pushing and twisting, and
taken apart by twisting and pulling.

Fitting the suction hose and suction tube together

Push the tube end of the hose firmly into the suction
tube.

Slide the button on the tube downwards and set the
tube at the most convenient tength for working with.
When the button is released the telescopic tube is
engaged in the position you require.

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Insert the hose holder into the suction opening.
When the hose is to be disconnected from the
appliance, press the release button and pull the
hose holder out of the suction opening.

Mains connection/Rex rewind

The mains cable is located in the cable compart

ment. Press the foot button for the cable, and pull
the cable out. Insert the plug into the socket.
At the end of vacuuming switch off and pull the plug
out of the socket. Press the flex rewind button and
the cable rewinds automatically.

Using the cleaning head and accessory nozzles

The cleaning head and nozzles are attached to the suction tube by pushing and

twisting, and taken apart again by twisting and pulling.

Using the floor cleaning head

For care of carpets and hard floors, the cleaning
head can be adjusted to suit the type of floor with
your foot:

for carpets

Symbol for carpet, brush withdrawn

for hard floors

Symbol for hard floor, brush extended

For other optinal extra floor cleaning heads see
Special Accessories.

Accessory Nozzles - Furniture Brush, Crevice and Upholstery Nozzles

The integrated accessories compartment contains
3 nozzles-afurniture brush, acrevice nozzle and a
upholstery nozzle. Open the compartment by
pressing lightly on the cover as shown in the illus
tration.

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Dusting Brush

Crevice Nozzle

For gentle vacuuming of delicate fabrics and
objects, i.e. curtains, furniture, books, pictures etc.

For vacuuming in those normally inaccessible
places i.e. reaching cobwebs, or down the side of a
sofa!

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For vacuuming upholstery, mattresses, etc. The
thread collectors help to pick up the threads and
fluff.

S¥rttchlng on and adjusting

Switching on

Press the On/Off-button to switch the vacuum cleaner on or off.

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Adjusting power - foot controls

The vacuuming power can be adjusted to suit any situation with the electronic power
control.

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250 W = For delicate fabrics, e.g. net curtains, upholstery

650 W = Economy setting for light to normally soiled carpets

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It by accident you press two buttons at once, the appiiance operates at the higher
output. If the appliance is switched on and none of the three buttons are pressed, it

will aiways work at the lowest output i.e. 250 W.

max = For hard floors and heavily soiled carpets

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Maintenance

Changing the paper dustbag

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Switch off and pull out the mains plug before
changing the dustbag.
Changing the paper dustbag is necessary when
the dustbag full indicator light comes on. We

recommend changing the dustbag even when it

does not appear to be full, butthe indicator light still

comes on, this could indicate that there is a high
proportion of very fine dust present.

Open the cover by pressing the button, and lifting it
up until it snaps into place.

Hygienic dustbag change: when you take out the
full dustbag, you automatically cover the opening
by pulling on the closure tag. You may have to over
come a slight resistance as you pull.
Full dustbags can be disposed of with the normal
household rubbish.

Push the new dustbag into the guide rails as far as it will go, only then will the cover
close. If no dustbag is inserted the cover cannot be shut. Please do not use forcel

Paper dustbag sizes

Please use original AEG dustbags. Size 23, ordustbags which carrytheAEG Quality
Seal. They are available from electrical retailers under the order-number
E 618899683, or from the AEG Service Centre under ET-No. 668901263.
Damage resulting from the use of any other dustbag is not covered by the Guaran
tee.

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Changing the micro-filter

Switch off and pull out the mains plug before changing the micro-filter.
Changing the micro-filter is necessary:

For appliances with no micro-filter indicator - when the dustbag full indicator

lights up, even when aclean dustbag has been inserted, with the appliance switched
on, hold the head/nozzle upwards or off the floor, if the light remains on, this indicates

the micro-filter should be changed. We recommend changing the micro-filter with

every fifth bag.

For appliances with micro-filter indicator - when this comes on.

The cassette can be opened by pressing the micro
filter button, Take out the cassette in the direction of
the arrow and empty the micro-filter over a dustbin

- this avoids you touching the dirty micro-filter.

Insert the new micro-filter into the cassette as
shown in the illustration, push it back in parallel to
the floor, and snap the cover shut.

Motor protection filter

The motor protection filter is a permanent filter and does not have to be changed

regularly. Exception: if it has been damaged. See ‘What to do if...”.

Cleaning the dus№ag compartment

As and when necessary wipe the dustbag compartment with a damp cloth.

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Transportation and storage

For easier storage and for transporting the appli
ance, slide the floor cleaning head or the
ROTOSOFT1000 Turbo-brush into the storage rail.

What to do when...

.. .the motor protection is activafed?

When the paper dustbag is full or blocked or any of the accessories are blocked the
over-heating protection for the motor is activated. Switch off and unplug the vacuum
cleaner and allow the motor to cool down.
Check the paper dustbag and accessories and remove any blockages. The cleaner
can be switched on again after 30 minutes.

... the fuse Mows or trips?

If you connect other electrical appliances with a high wattage to the same mains cir
cuit and use them at the same time as the vacuum cleaner, this can trip the fuse.
This can be avoided if you set the electronic power control to 250W before you
switch on, and only sélect a higher output level after switching on.

... the threod-oollectors are wrom out?

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If the thread-collectors (B) at the suction opening
are worn out or stuck together, you can fit ones.
They can be ordered from the AEG Service Centre
under the ET-No. 668 900 560.

...the wheels of the floor cleaning head are hard to move?

Remove any hairs or threads which have become
wrapped round the axle of the roller.
The wheels can be removed for cleaning. Pull roller

(A) as illustrated. Remove hairs and threads. When

replacing it, the semi-circular axle-head must point

inwards. If the roller axle is inserted wrong way

round the swivel joint could suffer damage.

... the paper dustt>ag has been damaged and thwe is dirt in the motor protec
tion filter?

If the lid of the vacuum cleaner has been opened
too far, beyond the stop, and comes out of the
hinge, place it back on the housing and press it
down until it clicks Into place.

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special accessories

ROTOSOFT1000 turbo-brush

The ROTOSOFT 1000 makes the care of carpets
and hard floors easier. The rotary rpotion of its

brush gently loosens shortpile carpets where the

dirt has been trodden in.

ROTOSOFT 3000 electric cleaning head

For all AEG vacuum-cleaners with socket. For
cleaning difficult carpet conditions.
This cleaning head deals very effectively with diffi
cult carpet conditions. Its rotating brush picks up
trodden-in dirt and straightens the carpet pile.

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For dusting between the ribs of radiators, between

shelves, or in other narrows gaps. Attach to crevice

nozzle.

For the sake of the environment

Please do not simply throw away the packaging material, or old appliances that have

' served their time.,

Appliance packaging:

■ The cardboard carton can be sent to the waste-paper collection.

■ The polyethylene plastic bag can go to the plastic collection-point for recycling.

Recycling the appliance at the end of its life:

■ The plastic parts are identified with numbers so that they can be sent for recycling
when the appliance is taken out of service,

Please ask your municipal authority where the local recycling collection-points are.

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AEG Kundendienst in Europa

W-1000 Berlin 33, Ho hen zolle rnda mm 150
W-2000 Hamburg>Bahrenfeld, Holstenkamp 42
W-2300 Kiel, Rendsburger Landstraße 206
W-2800 Bremen, Hastedter Osterdeich 222
W-3000 Hannover 1, Max-MOIIer-Str. 50-56
W'3300 Braunschweig, CampestraBe 7
W-3500 Kassel-Waldau, Otto-Hahn-Straße 5
W-4000 tXIsseldorf (Kundendienst in W-4047 Dormagen)
W-4047 Dormagen-St. Peter, SachtlebenstraBe 1
W-4300 Easen-Altenessen, Teilungsweg 28
W-4400 Münster, Fried rich-Ebert-Straße 7

W-4500 Osnabrück, Pferdestraße 23
W-4600 Dortmund, Rheinlanddamm, AEG Haus
W-4800 Bielefeld, Schillerstraße 44
W-^00 Köln (Kundendienst in W-4047 Dormagen)

W-5100 Aachen, GrOnerWeg 22-24
W-5300 Bonn, Frledridi-Ebert-TUIee 26
W-5400 Koblenz, RheinstraBe 17 '
W-5$00 Trier, PaulinstraBe 152
W-5900 Siegen, SandstraBe 173
W-6000 Frankfurt/Main, Mainzer LandstraBe 349
W-609S Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, Darmstfidter Landstraße 47
W-6300 GieSen, Schanzenstraße 1-5

W-6400 Fulda, Michael-HenkeI-StraBe 4-6
W-6S02 Mainz-Kosthelm,

(Kundendienst in W-6095 Ginsheim-Gustavsburg)
W-6600 SaarbrOcken-SL Johann, Mainzer StraBe 176
W-6750 Kaiserslautern, Jägerstraße 10-12
W-6800 Mannhelm-KihHtal, Heppenheimer Sir. 31-33
W-7000 Stuttgart (Kundendienst in W-7030 Böblingen)
W-7030 Böblingen-Hulb, DornierstraBe 7
W-7100 Heilbronn, Weinsberger StraBe 18
W-7500 Karlsruhe, Neureuter StraBe 5-7

W-7600 Offenburg, Industriestraße 7
W-7800 Freiburg, TullastraBe 84
W-7900 Ulm, Neue StraBe 113-115
W-7980 Ravensburg, Henri-Dunant-Straße 6
W-8000 MUnchen-Neuhausen, AmulfstraBe 205
W-8200 Rosenheim, PIchImayrstraBe 21
W-8390 ftssau, Weinholzer Weg 9
W-8400 Regensburg, Bukarester StraBe 12
W-8500 Nürnberg, Muggenhofer StraBe 135
W-8670 Hof, Wunsiedler StraBe 56
W-8700 Würzburg, Versbacher StraBe 22a
W-8750 Aschaffenburg, Dammer StraBe 5
W-8900 Augsburg-Leehh., RaitfeisenstraBe 13
W-8960 Kempten, Brodkorbweg 22

0-2500 Rostock, Hermann-Dunker-Platz 1
0-5082 Erfurt, Arnstädter StraBe 28
0-7027 Leipzig, Holzhäuser StraBe 120

0-8060 Dresden, an der Eisenbahn/Industriegelände

Österreich, 1232 Wien, (02 22) 8654510-0

Belgique/BelgW, 1800 Vilvoorde, 02/370.08.98
Danmark, 2620 Albertslund, 42-64 85 22
España, Madrid, (91) 675.66.50/54/58/62
France, 92350 Leplessls Robinson, 45.37.95.59/95
Great Britain, Slough, 0753-872506
Haifas, Moschaton-Athen, 01/4822 646
Island, Reykjavik (Breedurnlr Ormsson Ltd.) 91-3 86 20
Kalia, Gusano Mllanino Ml 02/6 1 3 47 60/6 1 976 90
Luxembourg, 1246 Luxem bou rg-Kirch berg, 43 888-4
Nederland, 1066 BP Amsterdam, 0 20-510 5911
Norge, 2000 Ullestrem, 06-8101 01
Portugal, 1799 Lisboa (Dodex, 891171-8971 21
Schweiz - Svizzera, 8603 Schwerzenbach 01/94511 44
Suomi, 01301 Vantaa 30 (Sähköliikkeiden Oy), 90-83 81
Sveriga,17141 Solna, 08-29 0080

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Guarantee

This appliance Is covered by the following
guarantee and is In addition to your statu
tory and other legal rights. All components
which fall due to defective manufacture will
be repaired or replaced free of charge for a
period of 12 months from the date of pur
chase. We will not accept claims if unau
thorised modification is made or if non
standard components are used. The
appliance must be used in accordance
with the operating Instructions and the
guarantee does not cover any damage
caused during transit or through misuse.
In order to establish the date of purchase,

advice note or similar document must be
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Gararttitt

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y horas de trabajos invertidas se produz
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nuestra representación.

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