Philips AC4012 User manual

AC4012

4241 210 83871

Warranty

User manual

EN User manual 1

DE Benutzerhandbuch 29

ES Manual del usuario 45

FR Mode d’emploi 47

IT Manuale utente 63

NL Gebruiksaanwijzing 79

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English

10 Guarantee and service 13

Order parts or accessories 13

11 Notices 13

Electromagnetic elds (EMF) 13

Compliance with EMF 13

Recycling 14

Contents

1 Important

Safety 2

2 Your air purier 4

What’s in the box 4

3 Get started 5

Install lters 5

4 Use the air purier 6

Understand the air quality light 6

Understand the healthy air

protect alert 6

Switch on 6

Set the sensitivity of the air

quality sensor 6

Change the fan speed 7

Manual 7

Set the timer 7

5 Clean your air purier 8

Clean the air purier 8

Clean the air quality sensor 8

6 Clean the pre-lter 9

7 Replace the lters 10

Replace the NanoProtect

Activated Carbon lter and the

NanoProtect lter 10

8 Reset the lter lifetime

counter 11

9 Troubleshooting 12

English

• 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. Children

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.

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

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.

Warning

• Check if the voltage

indicated on the bottom

or indicated at the rear of

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

qualied persons in order

to avoid a hazard.

English

• Always lift or move the

appliance by the handle at

the back of the appliance.

• Do not insert your ngers

or objects into the air

outlet.

• 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 you clean it.

• 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.

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 and

do not sit on the appliance.

• 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.

•Avoid knocking against the

appliance (the air inlet and

outlet in particular) with

hard objects.

English

2 Your air

purifier

Congratulations on your purchase, and

welcome to Philips!

To fully benet from the support that

Philips oers, register your product at

www.philips.com/welcome.

Read this user manual carefully before

you install and use the unit. Save it for

future reference.

What’s in the box

Check and identify the contents of your

package (g a):

AAir quality sensor

BFilter 4: NanoProtect lter (AC4124)

CFilter 3: NanoProtect Activated

Carbon lter (AC4123)

DFilter 1: Pre-lter

EUser manual

FWarranty

• 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 a a safety device

in case of accidents with

combustion processes and

hazardous chemicals.

English

Note

• Make sure that the side with the two

projections is pointing towards you,

and that all hooks of the pre-lter are

properly attached to the purier.

7To reattach the front panel, insert

the top hooks into the top of the

purier rst (1). Then, push the

panel against the body of the

purier (2) (g g).

3 Get started

Install lters

The air purier comes with all lters

tted inside, but you have to remove the

packaging of the lters before you can

use it. Remove all lters, unpack them,

and place them back into the air purier

as described below.

Note

• Insert the lters in the correct position.

• Make sure you place the lters in the

order of NanoProtect lter, NanoProtect

Activated Carbon lter, and nally the

pre-lter.

• Make sure that the side with the tag is

pointing towards you.

1Place your ngers in the recesses of

the side panels and gently pull the

top part of the front panel towards

you.

2Gently pull the bottom of the panel

out (1), then lift the top part of the

front panel towards you (2) (g b).

3Remove all the lters from the

purier (g c).

4Remove all packaging material

from the lters (g d).

5Put the lters back into the purier

(g e).

6Place the pre-ler in the purier

(g f).

English

Switch on

1Put the plug of the air purier into

the power outlet.

»All lights go on twice and you

hear a beep. Then, the lights go

out again.

2Press the



button to switch on the

purier (g i).

»The air quality light shows the

current air quality.

»The fan speed light goes on

(g j).

3Press the



button to switch o the

purier.

Set the sensitivity of the

air quality sensor

People with certain health problems

(for example: allergies or asthma) have

a greater need for healthy air. For this

reason, the purier allows you to adjust

the sensitivity of the air quality sensor. If

you set it to higher sensitivity level, the

purier starts cleaning the air at lower

pollution level.

There are 3 sensitivity levels:

• Extra sensitive (default setting)

• Sensitive

• Standard

You can adjust the sensitivity of the air

quality sensor in the following way.

Note

• When it is set to a higher sensitivity,

the purier starts cleaning the air at

lower pollution levels to make the air

even cleaner. Plug the purier before

adjusting the sensitivity of the air

quality sensor.

4 Use the air

purifier

Understand the air

quality light

Color of the air

quality light ring

Air quality level

Blue Good

Purple Fair

Red Bad

The air quality light automatically goes

on when the purier is switched on.

Note

• The built-in air quality sensor measures

the air quality and automatically selects

the appropriate color of the air quality

light. When the air is clean, the color

of the air quality light is in blue. When

the air quality deteriorates, the color of

the air quality light changes to purple

or red.

Understand the healthy

air protect alert

The lter replacement light ( )

indicates the lters have to be replaced

(g h).

Healthy air protect alert Follow this

Filter replacement light

is on continuously.

This lasts approximately

for 2 weeks. On the last

day of 2 weeks, the

purier beeps every 30

minutes to inform you

that the lters need to

be replaced.

Replace the

NanoProtect

Activated

Carbon lter

and the

NanoProtect

lter.

English

Tip

• If the air quality light is in blue color, this

means the air quality is good, and you

can select a lower fan speed.

Sleep mode

In sleep mode, the air lter operates

very quietly while all lights are dimmed

for your undisturbed sleep.

1Press the



button to switch on the

purier (g i).

2Press the button to select sleep

mode.

»The light goes on (g m).

To change to another fan speed, press

the button.

Set the timer

With the timer function, you can let

the purier operate for a set number of

hours. When the set time has elapsed,

the purier automatically switches o.

1Press the



button to switch on the

purier (g i).

2Press the



button to activate the

timer (g k).

»The timer light ( , , or ) goes

on.

3Press the



button repeatedly to

choose the number of hours you

want the purier to operate.

To deactivate the timer function, press

the



button repeatedly until the timer

light ( , , or ) is out.

1Press the



button and

simultaneously put the power plug

in the power socket.

»The purier beeps twice and

one of the



lights ( , , or )

goes on to show the current

sensitivity level of the air quality

sensor.

Timer light Sensitivity level

Extra sensitive

Sensitive

Standard

2Press the



button to adjust the

sensitivity level of the air quality

sensor (g k).

»One of the



lights ( , , or )

goes on to show the preferred

sensitivity level of the air quality

sensor.

3Press the



button to switch o

the purier.

Note

• When you change the sensitivity, the

purier automatically starts operating

at the set sensitivity level whenever you

switch on the purier.

Change the fan speed

Manual

You can select the desired fan speed.

1 Press the



button to switch on the

purier (g i).

2Press the button once or more

times to select the fan speed you

need: , , or (g l).

English

Note

• When the humidity level in the

room is very high, it is possible that

condensation develops on the air

quality sensor. 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 sensor or use one of the manual

speed settings.

1Clean the air quality sensor inlet

and the air quality sensor outlet

with a soft brush (g n).

2Remove the air quality sensor

cover (g o).

3Clean the air quality sensor, the

dust inlet and the dust outlet with

a lightly moistened cotton swab

(g p).

4Dry them with a dry cotton swab.

5Reattach the air quality sensor

cover.

5 Clean your air

purifier

Note

• Always unplug the purier before you

clean it.

• Never immerse the purier in water or

any other liquid.

• Never use abrasive, aggressive, or

ammable cleaners such as bleach or

alcohol to clean any part of the purier.

• Only the pre-lter is washable. Other

air purier lters are not washable or

vacuum cleanable.

Clean the air purier

Regularly clean the inside and outside

of the purier body to prevent dust from

collecting.

1Wipe away dust with a soft dry

cloth from the body of the purier.

2Clean the air inlet and the air outlet

with a soft dry cloth.

Clean the air quality

sensor

Clean the air quality sensor every 2

months for optimal functioning of the

purier. Clean it more frequently if you

use the purier in a dusty environment.

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