Philips fotodepiladora - Manual (Page 21)

Problem Possible cause Solution
I experience an
unacceptable pain level
when I use the appliance.
You did not shave the
areas to be treated
Always shave the area to be treated before you
use the appliance.
You treated an area for
which the appliance is
not intended.
Only use the appliance on the legs, underarms and
bikini area.
You used a too
high light intensity.
Reduce the light intensity to a level that is
comfortable for you. See chapter ‘Preparing for
use’, section ‘Setting the light intensity’.
The filter glass of the
light exit window is
broken.
If the filter glass of the light exit window is broken,
do not use the appliance any more. Contact the
Consumer Care Centre in your country, your
Philips dealer or a Philips service centre.
The appliance is not
suitable for your hair or
skin colour.
Do not use the appliance if your body hair is light
blond, red, grey or white. Do not use the appliance
either if you have very dark skin.
The treated areas
become red after the
treatment.
Slight redness is
harmless and normal
and disappears quickly.
No action required.
The skin reaction after
the treatment lasts longer.
You used a too high
light intensity.
Select a lower light intensity the next
time. See chapter ‘Preparing for use’, section
‘Setting the light intensity.
If the skin reaction lasts longer than 3 days, contact
your doctor.
The hair reduction
results are not
satisfactory.
You used a too low
light intensity.
Select a higher light intensity the next time.
You did not let the
appliance give enough
flashes.
Make sure you let the appliance give enough
flashes. See chapter ‘Preparing for use’, section
‘Setting the light intensity’.
You did not make
enough overlaps when
you used the appliance.
To obtain proper hair-removal results, you have to
make overlaps when you use the appliance. See
chapter ‘Using the appliance’, step 7.
You do not use the
appliance often enough.
Use the appliance once every 2 weeks.
The appliance is not
suitable for your hair or
skin colour.
Do not use the appliance if your body hair is light
blond, red, grey or white. Do not use the appliance
either if you have very dark skin.
Hair starts to grow again
on some spots of the
treated areas.
You did not make
enough overlaps when
you used the appliance.
For proper hair removal results, you have to
make overlaps when you use the appliance. See
chapter ‘Using the appliance’.
Hair starts to grow again
as part of the natural
cycle of hair growth.
It is part of the natural cycle of hair growth that
hair starts growing again. The hairs that come back,
however, tend to be softer and thinner.
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