have trouble removing the batteries, you can also take the appliance to a Philips service centre.
The staff of this centre will remove the batteries for you and will dispose of them in an
environmentally safe way (Fig. 37).
1 Remove the adapter from the wall socket and let the appliance run until it stops.
2 Repeat this step until you can no longer switch on the epilator.
3 Remove the epilating head.
4 Remove the side panels of the epilator with a screwdriver (Fig. 38).
5 Insert a screwdriver into the groove next to the socket for the appliance plug in the bottom
of the appliance.Turn the screwdriver to separate the two housing halves (Fig. 39).
6 Remove the battery holder with the batteries from the appliance. Remove the batteries from
the battery holder with a screwdriver (Fig. 40).
7 Cut the wires with a pair of household scissors and dispose of the batteries
properly (Fig. 41).
Do not allow metal objects to contact the rechargeable battery terminals or short-circuit the
batteries.
Do not try to reassemble the appliance in order to connect it to the mains. This is dangerous.
Non-rechargeable batteries contain substances that may pollute the environment. Do not throw
away non-rechargeable batteries with the normal household waste, but dispose of them at an
ofcial collection point for batteries. Always remove the non-rechargeable batteries before you
dispose of the Smart Tweezers with the normal household waste.
If you need service or information or if you have a problem, please visit the Philips website at
or contact the Philips Consumer Care Centre in your country (you nd its
phone number in the worldwide guarantee leaet). If there is no Consumer Care Centre in your
country, go to your local Philips dealer.
This chapter summarises 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
Centre in your country.
Problem Cause Solution
Poor epilating
results
You move the epilator
in the wrong direction.
Move the appliance against the direction of hair
growth, with the on/off button pointing in the
direction in which you move the epilator.
You place the epilating
head on the skin at
the wrong angle.
Make sure that you place the epilating head on the
skin at an angle of 90° (see chapter ‘Using the
epilator’).
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