Safety precautions
Follow these instructions.
To prevent accidents, injuries or damage to
property, please follow the instructions below.
■ The following chart indicates the
degree of damage caused by
improper operation.
WARNING
Indicates potential
hazard that could
result in serious
injury or death.
CAUTION
Indicates potential
hazard that could
result in minor injury
or property damage.
WARNING
►Preventing accidents
• Do not place within reach of
children or infants. Do not let them
use it.
-
Putting parts or accessories in the
mouth may cause an accident or injury.
CAUTION
►Protecting the skin
• Do not press the blade rmly
against the skin.
• Do not use any blade other than
the one dedicated.
• Do not use this appliance for any
purpose other than trimming beard
and hair.
• Do not directly apply the blades on
ears or rough skin (such as
swellings, injuries or blemishes).
- Doing so may cause injury to ears
or uneven skin.
• Check the blades are not damaged
or deformed before use.
- Failure to do so may cause injury to
the skin.
Important information
• Apply the lubrication oil to the blade
before and after each use.
Failure to apply the lubrication oil may
cause the following problems.
- The appliance has become blunt.
- Shorter operating time.
- Louder sound.
Parts identication
(Fig. 1)
A Head
1 Water inlet
2 Trimming height indication mark
3 Dial (Height adjustment control)
4 Water outlet
5 Blade
Accessories
B Comb attachment [A]
(1 mm [1/32˝] to 10 mm [13/32˝])
C Comb attachment [B]
(11 mm [7/16˝] to 20 mm [51/64˝])
How to use
• Clean the appliance after use.
1
Mount the head to the main body
until it clicks.
2
Mount the desired comb attachment
and adjust the trimming height as
needed.
▪
It can also be used without the comb
attachment.
(Trimmingheight:approx.0.5mm[1/64˝])
▪
Do not use the comb attachment on
wet hair. Wet hair might clump or stick
totheskinasitwillbedifculttotrim.
▪
Settingof10.5mm(0.41˝)isunavailable.
3
Turn on the power.
Operating Instructions
(Household use)
Trimmer Head
Model No.
ER-CTN1
4
-1
-2
-3
-4
1 2
3
5 6
7
8
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Note
• The use time after a full charge is as
follows.
ER-CBL1: 90 minutes
ER-CBN1: 50 minutes
(Based on dry using at 20 °C – 30 °C
[68°F–86°F])
The operating time may differ
depending on the frequency of use and
the operating method.
Quick charge (ER‑CBL1 only)
Even though the battery runs out, you can
use for 5 minutes after 3-minute charge.
(This will differ depending on usage.)
Removing and mounting
the head (Fig. 2)
•
Make sure that the main body is turned off.
Remove the head while pushing the
head release button (a).
▪Stand the head when it is removed.
Mount the head to the main body until
it clicks.
Removing and mounting the
comb attachment (Fig. 3)
•
Be careful not to cut your hand with blade.
Remove the comb attachment from
the head.
Mount the comb attachment to the
head until it clicks.
Estimated cutting height
• Actual hair length will be a little longer
than the height you set.
►Comb attachment [A]
Indicator
1
2 3
Trimming height
(estimate)
upper part: mm
lower part: inch
1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
1/32 1/16 5/64 3/32
1/8
9/64
4
5 6 7
4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5
5/32
11/64
3/16 7/32
15/64
1/4 9/32
19/64
8 9 10
8 8.5 9 9.5 10
5/16
11/32
23/64
3/8
13/32
►Comb attachment [B]
Indicator
11
12 13
Trimming height
(estimate)
upper part: mm
lower part: inch
11
11.5
12
12.5
13
13.5
7/16
29/64 15/32
1/2
33/64 17/32
14 15 16 17
14 14.5 15 15.5 16 16.5 17 17.5
9/16
37/64 19/32 39/64
5/8
21/32 43/64
11/16
18 19 20
18 18.5 19 19.5 20
23/32 47/64
3/4
49/64 51/64
Trimming beard
Adjusting the beard length
Holding the trimmer with the power
switch facing upward, trim by bringing
the blade in contact with the skin and
moving the trimmer against the ow
of the beard. (Fig. 4‑1)
• Hair trimmings may collect inside the
comb attachment when a large volume
of beard is cut, so discard hair
trimmings after each use.
Trimming without the comb
attachment/trimming the downy hair
Holding the trimmer with the power
switch facing outwards, trim by
bringing the blade in contact with the
skin. (Fig. 4‑2)
• The trimmer cannot trim hair to lengths
lessthan0.5mm(1/64˝).
Beard shaping
Use the trimmer without any comb
attachments to properly shape your beard.
►Above and below lips (Fig. 4‑3‑1)
Holding the trimmer with the power
switch at the bottom, cut across a
line with the blade at a 90° angle to
the skin.
►Ends of moustache (Fig. 4‑3‑2)
Holding the trimmer with the power
switch facing outward, trim
gradually from the ends by bringing
the blade in contact with the skin.
►Sideburns (Fig. 4‑3‑3)
Holding the trimmer with the power
switch at the bottom, trim by moving
the trimmer downward with the
blade at a 90° angle to the sideburns.
►Beard (Fig. 4‑3‑4)
Holding the trimmer with the power
switch facing outward, trim by
bringing the blade in contact with
the skin and cutting along a line
while moving the trimmer forward.
Trimming hair
To maintain sharpness, remove hair
trimmings between usages.
Trimming to an even length
(Fig. 4‑4)
1
Holding the trimmer with the power
switch upward, trim by moving the
trimmer slowly against the ow of hair
and toward the crown of your head.
2
Trim slowly while crisscrossing
from various directions to avoid
missing any spots.
Adjusting the length around the
ears and neckline (Fig. 4‑
5
)
Holding the trimmer with the power
switch upward, trim around the ears
and neckline ( ) by lifting the tip
of the comb attachment little by little
from the hairline.
Trimming the downy hair
around the neckline (Fig. 4‑
6
)
Holding the trimmer with the power
switch at the bottom, touching the
blade perpendicular to the area of
downy hair, and move the trimmer
downward along the skin.
•
It is recommended to ask someone else to
trim around your own ears and neckline.
Maintenance
•
Make sure that the main body is turned off.
•
Lubricate after cleaning and store the head
with one of the comb attachments attached.
How to clean
►With water
To remove light dirt
To remove heavy
dirt
1.
Remove the comb
attachment, run
water down the
water inlet. (Fig. 5)
1. Remove the
head, comb
attachment and
blade and rinse
them with
running water.
▼ ▼
2. Shake up and down several times to
remove the water.
▪Be careful not to hit the appliance on
the sink or any other object while
draining the water.
3. Wipe off the water with a dry cloth and
dry it well.
▪
It will dry faster with the blade removed.
►With the cleaning brush (Fig. 6)
1. Remove the head, comb attachment
and blade.
2. Brush off any hair trimmings from the
head,comb attachment and from
around the blade.
3.
Brush any hair trimmings out from between
the stationary blade and the moving blade
while pressing down the cleaning lever (
b
)
to raise the moving blade.
Notes
• Do not wipe with thinners, benzine,
alcohol etc. Doing so may cause
malfunction, or cracking or discoloration
of the parts.
Removing and
mounting the blade
To remove the blade, hold the head,
place your thumb against the blades
and then push them away from the
head. (Fig. 7‑1)
To mount the blade, t the mounting
hook (d) into the blade mounting on
the head (c) and then push in until
you hear a click. (Fig. 7‑2)
Replacement parts
Replacement part is available at your
dealer or Service Center.
Lubrication oil WES003P
Lubrication
• Apply the lubrication oil to the blade
before and after each use.
1
Remove the blade.
2
Apply a drop of the lubrication oil to
each indicated point. (Fig. 8)
3
Attach the blade to the head, turn
on the power and allow it to run for
approximately 5 seconds.
Troubleshooting
Problem Action
The appliance
has become
blunt.
Operating
time is short.
Appliance
stopped
functioning.
Until problems are
solved, please follow
each procedure as
follows;
1. Charge the
appliance.
2. Clean the blade
and apply
lubrication oil.
3.
Replace the blade.
Makes a loud
sound.
Clean the blade and
apply lubrication oil.
Conrmthattheblade
is properly attached.
If the problems still cannot be resolved,
contact your dealer or a service center
authorized by Panasonic for repair.
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