light 26
Switch on 26
Change the fan speed 27
Child lock 28
Using the light On/O
function 29
5 Cleaning 30
Cleaning schedule 30
Clean the body of the
appliance 30
Clean the air outlet cover 30
Clean the air quality sensor 31
Clean the pre-lter 32
7 Resetting the lter lifetime
counter 35
8 Troubleshooting 36
9 Guarantee and service 38
Order parts or accessories 38
10 Notices 38
Electromagnetic elds (EMF) 38
Recycling 39
6 Replacing the air
purication lter 33
Understand the healthy air
protect lock 33
Replace the air purication
lter 33
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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 ammable
detergent enter the
appliance to avoid electric
shock and/or a re
hazard.
• Do not clean the
appliance with water,
any other liquid, or a
(ammable) detergent to
avoid electric shock and/
or a re hazard.
• Do not spray any
ammable 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
qualied 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.
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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. The appliance
is equipped with omni
wheels. 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 lters
are properly installed
before you switch on the
appliance.
• Only use the original
Philips lters specially
intended for this
appliance. Do not use any
other lters.
• Combustion of the lter
may cause irreversible
human hazard and/or
jeopardize other lives. Do
not use the lter 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 both
handles at the sides of the
appliance.
• Do not insert your ngers
or objects into the air
outlet or the air inlet to
prevent physical injury
or malfunctioning of the
appliance.
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• 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
replaces.
• 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 2m 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 rst. The appliance
is equipped with omni
wheels and is easy to
move.
• 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 benet from the support that Philips oers, register your product at
www.philips.com/welcome.
This appliance works with an air ltration system. Read this user manual
carefully before you use the appliance, and save it for future reference.
Product Overview
Speed knob
Air outlet cover
Air quality sensor
NanoProtect
Pro S3 lter
Pre-lter
Side panels
Type numberFilter
FY6177 NanoProtect Pro S3*
*Hereinafter referred to as "air purication lter".
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Controls overview
: Power On/O (lter reset) button : Speed 3
: Auto speed : Turbo speed (AC6608 only)
: Silent speed : Pre-lter cleaning alert
: Speed 1 : Air purication lter
replacement alert
: Speed 2 : Light On/O (child lock) button
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3 Getting started
Install lters
Remove all packaging of the lters
before using the appliance. Unpack
them and place them into the
appliance described as follows:
Note
• There is one set of lters on
each side of the appliance.
Each side is equipped with
one pre-lter and one air
purication lter.
• Make sure that you place the
air purication lter in the
appliance rst and then the
pre-lter.
• Make sure that the side with the
tag is pointing towards you.
1 Remove all packaging materials
of the air purication lters.
2 Pull the top part of the side
panel to remove it from the
appliance.
3 Press the two clips down and
pull the pre-lter towards you.
4 Put the unpacked air purication
lter back into the appliance.
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5 Put the pre-lter back into the
appliance.
4 Using the
appliance
Understand the air
quality light
Note
• Make sure that the side with the
two clips is pointing towards
you, and that all hooks of the
pre-lter are properly attached
to the purier.
6 To reattach the side panel,
mount the panel onto the
bottom of the appliance rst
(1). Then, gently push the
panel against the body of the
appliance (2).
• If the air quality light lights up
blue, it indicates that the air
quality is good, and you can
select a lower fan speed. On
the other hand, if the air quality
light lights up red-purple or red,
it indicates that the air quality is
unhealthy, and you can select
a higher fan speed to purify the
air more quickly.
Child lock
To keep children from using
the appliance, or to avoid any
misoperation, you can activate child
lock.
1 Press and hold the light On/O
button for 3 seconds.
» The child lock indicator
lights up on the screen to
show that the child lock has
been activated.
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Note
• When the child lock is
activated, the speed knob
and all buttons will no longer
respond to any operation.
2 To deactivate the child lock,
press and hold the light On/O
button for 3 seconds again.
» The child lock indicator goes
o.
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Using the light On/O
function
With the light On/O button, you
can switch on or o the air quality
light and the display screen if
needed.
1 Touch the light On/O button
once, the air quality light and
display screen will go out.
2 Touch the light On/O button
again. the fan speed
indicator will go out.
3 Touch the light On/O button
for the third time, all lights
and the display screen will go
on again.
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5 Cleaning
Clean the body of the
appliance
Note
• Always unplug the appliance
before you clean it.
• Never immerse the appliance in
water or any other liquid.
• Never use abrasive, aggressive,
or ammable cleaning agents
such as bleach or alcohol to
clean any part of the appliance.
• Only the pre-lter is washable.
The air purier lter is not
washable nor vacuum
cleanable.
Cleaning schedule
FrequencyCleaning method
Wipe the surface
of the appliance
When
necessary
Every two
months
When the
lter cleaning
indicator
lights up on
the screen
When the lter
replacement
indicator
lights up on
the screen
with a soft dry
cloth
Clean the air outlet
cover
Clean the air
quality sensor with
a dry cotton swab
Clean the pre-lter
Replace the air
purication lters
Regularly clean the inside and
outside of the appliance to prevent
dusts from collecting.
1 Wipe away dust with a soft
dry cloth from the body of the
appliance.
Clean the air outlet cover
1
To unlock the air outlet cover,
grab the handle on the cover
and pull the cover up.
2 Clean the cover with a brush.
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3 To reattach the cover, mount it
onto the top of the appliance
rst, and then push the side
with the handle towards the
appliance.
Clean the air quality
sensor
Clean the air quality sensor every
two months for optimal functioning
of the appliance. Clean it more
frequently if you use the appliance
in a dusty environment.
1 Clean the inlet and outlet of
the air quality sensor with a soft
brush.
2 Open the cover of the air quality
sensor.
3 Clean the sensor, the dust
inlet and outlet with a lightly
moistened cotton swab, and
nish with a dry cotton swab.
4 Close the sensor cover.
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Clean the pre-lter
Filter alert light
status
lights up on the
screen
Follow this
Clean the prelter
Note
• Make sure to rinse the prelters equipped in both sides of
the appliance.
2 Air dry the pre-lters.
Note
• Filter light lights up
approximately once every two
weeks.
1 Rinse the pre-lters under a
running tap. If the pre-lters are
very dirty, use a vacuum cleaner
or soft brush to remove the dust
before rinsing under the tap.
Note
• Make sure that the pre-lters
are completely dry before you
put them back in the appliance.
If they are still wet, bacteria may
multiply in them and shorten
the lifetime of the pre-lters.
3 After the pre-lters are properly
put back in the appliance, reset
the lter lifetime counter. (Refer
to chapter 7 "Resetting the lter
lifetime counter".)
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6 Replacing the
air purification
Replace the air
purication lter
filter
Understand the healthy
air protect lock
This appliance is equipped with
the healthy air protect lock to make
sure that the lters are in optimal
condition when the appliance is
operating. When the lters are
almost expired, the air purication
lter replacement light () lights up
on the screen to indicate that the
lters have to be replaced.
If you do not replace the lters in
time:
» The air purication lter
replacement light (
remains on.
» The appliance stops
operating and is locked.
)
Note
• The air purication lters are
not washable nor vacuum
cleanable.
• The default air purication
lter for this appliance is
NanoProtect Pro S3 (A3). If you
want to try and use other lters,
refer to the separate leaet
included in the lter packaging
on how to apply new lters to
this appliance.
Filter alert light
status
lights up, and
A3 displays on
the screen
Follow this
Replace the
NanoProtect
Pro S3 lter
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1 Take out the pre-lters on both
sides of the appliance.
2 Take out the expired lters, and
gently put them into the trash
bin.
Note
4 Put the unpacked air purication
lters back into the appliance.
5 After the pre-lters are properly
put back in the appliance, reset
the lter lifetime counter. (Refer
to chapter 7 "Resetting the lter
lifetime counter".)
• Do not touch the pleated lter
surface, or smell the lter as it
has collected pollutants from
the air.
3 Remove all packaging material
of the new lters.
Note
• Cleanse your hands after
changing lter.
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7 Resetting the
filter lifetime
counter
After you have cleaned the prelter, or replaced the air purication
lters, it is important that you also
reset the lter lifetime counter
afterwards. This allows the
appliance to be in sync with the
lter lifetime.
1 Press and hold the power On/
O button for 3 seconds.
» The lter light goes out,
and the appliance resumes
working automatically.
3S
3秒
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8 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.
ProblemPossible solution
The appliance
does not work
even though it is
plugged in.
The airow that
comes out of
the air outlet
is signicantly
weaker than
before.
The air quality
does not
improve, even
though the
appliance has
been operating
for a long time.
The color of the
air quality light
always stays the
same.
The lter replacement light has been on continuously
but you have not replaced the corresponding lter. As a
result, the appliance is now locked. In this case, replace
the lter and reset the lter lifetime counter.
The pre-lter is dirty. Clean the pre-lter (see the
chapter "Cleaning").
• One of the lters has not been placed in the
appliance. Make sure that all lters are properly
installed in the following order, starting with the
innermost lter: 1) air purication lter; 2) pre-lter.
• 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 the chapter
"Cleaning").
The air quality sensor is dirty. Clean the air quality sensor
(see the chapter "Cleaning").
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ProblemPossible solution
The appliance
produces a
strange smell.
The appliance is
extra loud.
The appliance
still indicates that
I need to replace
a lter,
but I already did.
The appliance
stops working,
and the air
quality light
blinks blue.
The rst 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 center. The
appliance may also produce an unpleasant smell when
one of the lters is dirty. In this case, clean or replace the
lter concerned.
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 silent
speed.
Perhaps you did not reset the lter lifetime counter.
Switch on the appliance. Then press and hold the power
On/O button
for 3 seconds.
The sensor has malfunctions. Contact your Philips
dealer or an authorized Philips service center.
The appliance
stops working,
the fan speed
indicators 1 and 2,
or 2 and 3 blink.
The motor has malfunctions. Contact your Philips dealer
or an authorized Philips service center.
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9 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
can nd its phone number in the
worldwide guarantee leaet). If
there is no Consumer Care Center
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 nd its phone
number in the worldwide guarantee
leaet).
10 Notices
Electromagnetic elds
(EMF)
This Philips appliance complies
with all applicable standards and
regulations regarding exposure to
electromagnetic elds.
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 eects.
Philips conrms that if its products
are handled properly for their
intended use, they are safe to use
according to scientic 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.
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Recycling
Do not throw away the product with
the normal household waste at the
end of its life, but hand it in at an
ocial collection point for recycling.
By doing this, you help to preserve
the environment.
Follow your country's rules for the
separate collection of electrical
and electronic products. Correct
disposal helps prevent negative
consequences for the environment
and human health.