Philips AC3252, AC3254, AC3256 User Manual

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Contents

1 Important 4

Safety 4

2 Your air purier 6

Product overview 6
Controls overview 7

3 Getting started 8

Install lter 8

4 Using the appliance 9

Understand the air quality

light 9
Switch on and o 9
Change the fan speed 10
Set the timer 11
Set the child lock 12
Use the light on/o function 12

5 Cleaning 13

Cleaning schedule 13
Clean the body of the

appliance 13
Clean the air quality sensors 13
Clean the pre-lter 14

6 Replacing the lter 16

Understand the healthy air

protect lock 16
Replace the lter 16
Filter force reset 17
Filter type change 18

7 Troubleshooting 20

8 Guarantee and service 22

Order parts or accessories 22

9 Notices 22

Electromagnetic elds (EMF) 22
Recycling 22

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1 Important

Safety

Read this user manual carefully before
you use the appliance, and save it for
future reference.

Danger

• Do not let water or any other liquid
or flammable detergent enter the
appliance to avoid electric shock
and/or a fire hazard.

• Do not clean the appliance
with water, any other liquid, or a
(flammable) detergent to avoid
electric shock and/or a fire hazard.

• Do not spray any flammable
materials such as insecticides or
fragrance around the appliance.

Warning

• Check if the voltage indicated on the
appliance corresponds to the local
power voltage before you connect
the appliance.

• If the power cord is damaged, you
must have it replaced by Philips, a
service center authorized by Philips,
or similarly qualified persons in order
to avoid a hazard.

• Do not use the appliance if the plug,
the power cord, or the appliance
itself is damaged.

• This appliance can be used by
children aged from 8 years and
above and persons with reduced
physical, sensory or mental
capabilities or lack of experience
and knowledge if they have been
given supervision or instruction
concerning use of the appliance
in a safe way and understand the
hazards involved. Child shall not

play with the appliance. Cleaning
and maintenance shall not be made
by children without supervision.

• Do not block the air inlet and outlet,
e.g. by placing items on the air outlet
or in front of the air inlet.

• Make sure that foreign objects do
not fall into the appliance through
the air outlet.

Caution

• This appliance is not a substitute for
proper ventilation, regular vacuum
cleaning, or use of an extractor hood
or fan while cooking.

• If the power socket used to power
the appliance has poor connections,
the plug of the appliance becomes
hot. Make sure that you plug the
appliance into a properly connected
power socket.

• Always place and use the appliance
on a dry, stable, level, and horizontal
surface.

• Leave at least 20cm free space
behind and on both sides of the
appliance and leave at least 30cm
free space above the appliance.

• Do not place anything on top of the
appliance.

• Do not sit or stand on the appliance.
Sitting or standing on the appliance
may lead to potential injuiry.

• Do not place the appliance directly
below an air conditioner to prevent
condensation from dripping onto
the appliance.

• Make sure all filters are properly
installed before you switch on the
appliance.

• Only use the original Philips filters
specially intended for this appliance.
Do not use any other filters.

• Combustion of the filter may cause
inreversible human hazard and/

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or jeopardize other lives . Do not
use the filter as fuel or for similar
purpose.

• Avoid knocking against the
appliance (the air inlet and outlet in
particular) with hard objects.

• Always lift or move the appliance by
the handle on top of the appliance.

• Do not insert your fingers or
objects into the air outlet or the air
inlet to prevent physical injury or
malfunctioning of the appliance.

• Do not use this appliance when
you have used indoor smoke-type
insect repellents or in places with
oily residues, burning incense, or
chemical fumes.

• Do not use the appliance near
gas appliances, heating devices or
fireplaces.

• Always unplug the appliance after
use and before cleaning or carrying
out other maintenance.

• Do not use the appliance in a room
with major temperature changes, as
this may cause condensation inside
the appliance.

• To prevent interference, place the
appliance at least 2 meters away
from electrical appliances that use
airborne radio waves such as TVs,
radios, and radio-controlled clocks.

• The appliance is only intended
for household use under normal
operating conditions.

• Do not use the appliance in wet
surroundings or in surroundings with
high ambient temperatures, such as
the bathroom, toilet, or kitchen.

• The appliance does not remove
carbon monoxide (CO) or radon
(Rn). It cannot be used as a
safety device in case of accidents

with combustion processes and
hazardous chemicals.

• If you need to move the appliance,
disconnect the appliance from the
power supply first.

• When moving the appliance, do it
slowly and do not push it rapidly.

• Do not move the appliance by
pulling its power cord.

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2 Your air purifier

Congratulations on your purchase, and
welcome to Philips!

To fully benefit from the support that
Philips offers, register your product at
www.philips.com/welcome.

Product overview

A Control panel

B Air quality light

C Air quality sensors

D NanoProtect Pro S3 filter (FY3137)*

E Pre-filter

F Front panel

B

A

EDC

F

* Hereinafter referred to as

"air purification filter".

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Controls overview

G On/Off button

H Child lock button

I Light on/off button

J Display screen

K Fan speed button

L Timer button

M Reset button

AC3252

AC3254
AC3256

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3 Press the two clips down and pull

the pre-filter towards you.

4 Put the unpacked air purification

filter back into the appliance.

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5 Put the pre-filter back into the

appliance.

Note

•

Make sure that the side with the two
clips is pointing towards you, and that
all hooks of the pre-filter are properly
attached to the purifier.

3 Getting started

Install lter

Before using the appliance, remove all
packaging materials of the filter and
place the filter into the appliance as
described below.

Note

•

Make sure that the side with the tag is
pointing towards you.

1 Remove all packaging materials of

the air purification filter.

2 Pull the bottom part of the front

panel to remove it from the
appliance.

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4 Using the

appliance

Understand the air
quality light

Air quality light
color

Air quality level

Blue

Good

Blue-violet

Fair

Red-purple

Unhealthy

Red

Very unhealthy

The air quality light automatically goes
on when the appliance is switched on,
and lights up all colors in sequence.
In a short time the air quality sensors
select the color that corresponds to the
ambient air quality.

Switch on and o

1

Put the plug of the appliance in the
power socket.

2 Touch to switch on the

appliance.

» The appliance operates under

the auto mode by default.

6 To reattach the front panel, mount

the panel onto the top of the
appliance first (1). Then, gently push
the panel against the body of the
appliance (2).

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» After measuring the air quality

for a short time, the air quality
sensor automatically selects the
color of the air quality light.

» For AC3252, the current fan

speed displays on the screen.

AC3252

» For AC3254 and AC3256, After

measuring the particle matters in
the air, the appliance will show
the PM2.5 level on the screen.

AC3254
AC3256

3 Touch and hold for 3 seconds to

switch off the appliance.

Note

•

After the appliance is switched off by
the on/off button

, if the plug is still
in the power socket, the appliance will
operate under the previous settings
when it is switched on again.

Change the fan speed

There are several fan speeds available.
You can choose the auto mode, gas
mode, speed 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5.

Auto (A)

In auto mode, the appliance selects the
fan speed according to the ambient air
quality.

• Touch the fan speed button

to

select auto (A).

Gas mode (C)

Note

•

The gas mode is only available for
AC3254 and AC3256.

In gas mode, the appliance is specially
programmed to filter out harmful gases*
optimally. You can select the gas mode
to filter out harmful gases*.

• Touch the fan speed button

to

select the gas mode (C).

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When the icon lights up, it indicates
that there is an increase of gas level in
the air.

*Special Optimized Gas Mode
for filtering out harmful gases
(formaldehyde, Toulene, TVOC.)

Sleep mode

In sleep mode, the appliance operates
quietly under speed 1. One minute into
the sleep mode, the power and light
on/off indicators are dimmed, and all
the other lights are off.

• Touch the fan speed button

to

select the sleep mode (speed 1).

Manual

• Touch the fan speed button
repeatedly to select the fan speed
you need.

Set the timer

With the timer, you can let the
appliance operate for a set number of
hours. When the set time has elapsed,
the appliance will automatically switch
off.

• Touch the timer button
repeatedly to choose the number
of hours you want the appliance to
operate.

» For AC3252, the timer is

available in 1, 4 or 8 hours. For
AC3254 and AC3256, the timer
is available from 1 to 24 hours.

To deactivate the timer, touch the timer
button

repeatedly until displays

on the screen.

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Use the light on/o
function

With the light on/off button, you can
switch on or off the air quality light,
the display screen and the function
indicators if needed.

1 Touch the light on/off button

once, the air quality light will go out.

2 Touch the light on/off button

again, the display screen will go
out for AC3252; for AC3254 and
AC3256, the display screen and the
function indicators will go out. The
power on/off

and light on/off

indicators will still be on, but the

lights will be dimmed.

3 Touch the light on/off button for

the third time, all lights will be on
again.

Set the child lock

1

Touch and hold the child lock
button

for 3 seconds to activate

child lock.

» "L" displays on the screen for

3 seconds.

» When the child lock is on,

all the other buttons are not
responsive.

3s

2 Touch and hold the child lock

button

for 3 seconds again to

deactivate child lock.

» "UL" displays on the screen for

3 seconds.

3s

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5 Cleaning

Note

•

Always unplug the appliance before
cleaning.

•

Never immerse the appliance in water
or any other liquid.

•

Never use abrasive, aggressive, or
flammable cleaning agents such as
bleach or alcohol to clean any part of
the appliance.

•

Only the pre-filter is washable. The air
purification filter is not washable nor
vacuum cleanable.

Cleaning schedule

Frequency Cleaning method

When necessary

Wipe the surface of
the appliance with
a soft dry cloth

When F0 displays
on the screen

Clean the pre-filter

Every two months

Clean the air
quality sensors

Clean the body of the
appliance

Regularly clean the inside and outside
of the appliance to prevent dust from
collecting.

1 Wipe away dust with a soft dry cloth

from the body of the appliance.

2 Clean the air outlet with a soft dry

cloth.

Clean the air quality
sensors

Clean the air quality sensors every 2
months for optimal functioning of the
purifier. Clean them more frequently
if you use the purifier in a dusty
environment.

Note

•

When the humidity level in the
room is very high, it is possible that
condensation develops on the air
quality sensors. As a result, the air
quality light may indicate that the air
quality is bad even though it is good.
In this case you have to clean the
air quality sensors or use one of the
manual speed settings.

1 Clean the air quality sensor inlet

and outlet with a soft brush.

2 Remove the air quality sensor cover.

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1 Pull the bottom part of the front

panel to remove it from the
appliance.

2 Press the two clips down and pull

the pre-filter towards you.

3 Wash the pre-filter under a running

tap. If the pre-filter is very dirty, use
a soft brush to brush away the dust.

3 Clean the air quality sensors, the

dust inlet and the dust outlet with a
lightly moistened cotton swab.

4 Dry them with a dry cotton swab.
5 Reattach the air quality sensor

cover.

Clean the pre-lter

Filter alert light
status

Follow this

F0 displays on the

screen

Clean the pre­filter

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7 Touch and hold the reset button

for 3 seconds to reset the pre-filter
cleaning time.

3s

4 Air dry the pre-filter.

Note

•

Make sure that the pre-filter is
completely dry. If it is still wet, bacteria
may multiply in it and shorten the
lifetime of the pre-filter.

5 Put the pre-filter back into the

appliance.

Note

•

Make sure that the side with the two
clips is pointing towards you, and that
all hooks of the pre-filter are properly
attached to the purifier.

6 To reattach the front panel, mount

the panel onto the top of the
appliance first (1). Then, gently push
the panel against the body of the
appliance (2)

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1 Take out the expired air purification

filter and gently put it into the trash
bin.

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Note

•

Do not touch the pleated filter surface,
or smell the filter as it has collected
pollutants from the air.

2 Remove all packaging material of

the new filter.

3 Place the unpacked filter back into

the appliance.

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6 Replacing the

filter

Understand the healthy
air protect lock

This appliance is equipped with the
healthy air protect lock to make sure
that the air purification filter is in
optimal condition when the appliance
is operating. When the filter is almost
expired, the filter code displays on the
screen to indicate that you need to
replace the filter.

If the filter is not replaced in 14 days, the
appliance will stop operating and get
locked.

Replace the lter

Note

•

The air purification filter is not washable
nor vacuum cleanable.

Filter alert light
status

Follow this

A3 displays on the

screen

Replace the
NanoProtect Pro
S3 filter

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2 Touch and hold for 3 seconds

to force reset the lifetime of the
NanoProtect Pro S3 filter.

3s

3 displays on the screen after the

lifetime of the NanoProtect Pro S3
filter has been reset.

4 Touch and hold for 3 seconds to

confirm and exit the filter force reset
mode.

3s

4 Touch and hold the reset button

for 3 seconds to reset the filter

lifetime counter.

3s

Note

•

Cleanse your hands after changing the
filter.

Filter force reset

1

Touch and simultaneously
for 3 seconds to enter the filter force
reset mode.

» Filter code (A3) of the

NanoProtect Pro S3 filter
displays on the screen.

3s

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Note

•

After you have selected the filter code
of the new filter using the

button, if
you do not touch any other buttons
in 10 seconds, the appliance will
automatically confirm the filter code
of the new filter.

4 displays on the screen after the

filter type has been changed.

» If you have a second filter to

replace, touch

to select the
filter code of the second filter,
and then touch and hold

for
3 seconds to confirm and exit
the filter type change mode.

Filter type change

1

Touch and simultaneously
for 3 seconds to enter the filter type
change mode.

3s

2 Touch to select the filter code of

the new filter you will use.

3 Touch and hold for 3 seconds to

confirm the filter code of the new
filter.

3s

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3s

Note

•

After you have selected the filter code
of the new filter using the

button, if
you do not touch any other buttons
in 10 seconds, the appliance will
automatically confirm the filter code
of the new filter.

» If you do not have a

second filter to use in the
appliance, touch and hold

for 3 seconds to confirm
and exit the filter type change
mode.

3s

Note

•

Refer to the separate leaflet that comes
with the filter for more information on
different filter combinations for your
choice.

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7 Troubleshooting

This chapter summarizes the most common problems you could encounter with the
appliance. If you are unable to solve the problem with the information below, contact
the Consumer Care Center in your country.

Problem Possible solution

The appliance
does not work
even though it is
plugged in..

The filter replacement code has been displaying on the screen
but you have not replaced the corresponding filter yet. The
appliance will be locked if you keep using the expired filter. In
this case, replace the filter and reset the filter lifetime counter.

The appliance
does not work
even though it is
switched on.

• The appliance is working but the buttons are not
responsive. Check if the child lock is on.

• The filter replacement code has been on
continuously but you have not replaced the
corresponding filter, and the appliance is now
locked. In this case, replace the filter and reset the
filter lifetime counter.

The airow that
comes out of
the air outlet
is signicantly
weaker than
before.

• The pre-filter is dirty. Clean the pre-filter (see
chapter "Cleaning").

The air quality
does not
improve, even
though the
appliance has
been operating
for a long time.

• One of the filters has not been placed in the
appliance. Make sure that all filters are properly
installed in the following order, starting with the
innermost filter: 1) air purification filter; 2) pre-filter.

• The air quality sensor is wet. The humidity level in
your room is high and causes condensation. Make
sure that the air quality sensor is clean and dry (see
chapter "Cleaning").

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Problem Possible solution

The color of the
air quality light
always stays the
same.

The air quality sensor is dirty. Clean the air quality
sensor (see chapter "Cleaning").

The appliance
produces a
strange smell.

The first few times you use the appliance, it may
produce a plastic smell. This is normal. However, if the
appliance produces a burnt smell, contact your Philips
dealer or an authorized Philips service centre. The
appliance may also produce an unpleasant smell when
the filter is dirty. In this case, clean or replace the filter
concerned.

The appliance is
extra loud.

If the appliance is too loud, you can change the fan
speed to a lower fan speed level. When using the
appliance in a bedroom at night, choose the sleep
mode.

The appliance
still indicates
that I need to
replace a lter,
but I already did.

Perhaps you did not reset the filter lifetime counter.
Plug in the appliance, touch

to switch on the
appliance, and touch and hold the reset button for
3 seconds.

Error code "Er"
displays on the
screeen.

The hall sensor is not working properly. Remove and
then reattach the front panel. If the error code "Er"
still exists, contact the Consumer Care Center in your
country.

Error codes "E1",
"E2", "E3" or
"E4" displays on
the screeen.

The appliance has malfunctions. Contact the
Consumer Care Center in your country.

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Compliance with EMF

Koninklijke Philips N.V. manufactures
and sells many products targeted at
consumers, which, like any electronic
apparatus, in general have the ability
to emit and receive electromagnetic
signals.

One of Philips' leading Business
Principles is to take all necessary health
and safety measures for our products,
to comply with all applicable legal
requirements and to stay well within the
EMF standards applicable at the time of
producing the products.

Philips is committed to develop,
produce and market products that
cause no adverse health effects. Philips
confirms that if its products are handled
properly for their intended use, they
are safe to use according to scientific
evidence available today.

Philips plays an active role in the
development of international EMF
and safety standards, enabling Philips
to anticipate further developments in
standardization for early integration in
its products.

Recycling

Do not throw away the product with
the normal household waste at the
end of its life, but hand it in at an
official collection point for recycling.
By doing this, you help to preserve the
environment.

8 Guarantee and

service

If you need information or if you have a
problem, please visit the Philips website
at
www.philips.com or contact the Philips
Consumer Care Center in your country
(you find its phone number in the
worldwide guarantee leaflet). If there
is no Consumer Care Centre in your
country, go to your local Philips dealer.

Order parts or
accessories

If you have to replace a part or want to
purchase an additional part, go to your
Philips dealer or visit www.philips.com/
support.

If you have problems obtaining the
parts, please contact the Philips
Consumer Care Center in your country
(you can find its phone number in the
worldwide guarantee leaflet).

9 Notices

Electromagnetic elds
(EMF)

This Philips appliance complies with all
applicable standards and regulations
regarding exposure to electromagnetic
fields.

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Specifications are subject to change without notice
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