8. Operation
CAUTION:
Users could possibly experience mild
bleeding of the gums during the first
days of electric toothbrush usage.
Should the bleeding continue over sev-
eral days, a dentist should be consult-
ed.
If you have had dental surgery in the
last two months, consult a dentist before
using the toothbrush.
Exert only light pressure when brushing
to prevent damage to the gums and to
increase the service life of the bristles.
8.1 Modes
The toothbrush 11 has 4 different modes.
Depending on the desired mode, press the
on/off switch
8 repeatedly when
switched on, until the corresponding symbol
is lit:
Normal mode
-
for cleaning teeth with high pulsation
Sensitive mode
-
gentle brushing for cleaning teeth with
sensitive gums
NOTE: if you are not used to using an elec-
tric toothbrush and you have comparatively
sensitive gums, you can use this mode for
the first 1 to 2 weeks, and then switch to
Normal mode later.
Massage mode
-
pulsating brushing to massage your
gums
Brighten mode
-
pulsating brushing to brighten your
teeth
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8.2 Brushing teeth
1. Remove the toothbrush 11 from the bat-
tery charger 16.
2. Switch on the toothbrush using the on/
off switch
8.
3. Press on/off switch
til the function display 9 for the desired
mode is lit.
NOTE: switching over to another mode must
be done quickly after the last button press of
the on/off switch
1 second). Pressing the on/off switch
approx. 2 seconds after the last button press
will switch the toothbrush off.
4. Switch off the toothbrush using the on/
off switch
8.
5. Moisten the bristles, apply some tooth-
paste, and only switch on the tooth-
brush 11 again when the brush head 2
is already in your mouth.
6. Slowly guide the brush head 2 from
tooth to tooth without exerting too much
pressure. Carefully clean all tooth sur-
faces, the inner surfaces of the teeth
and the tooth edges.
Figure A: the recommended brushing
time is at least 2 minutes, divided up
into 30-second periods for each area of
the mouth (bottom right, bottom left, top
right, top left). The toothbrush 11 indi-
cates these intervals by two brief inter-
ruptions.
NOTE: if the brush head 2 is pressed against
the teeth too hard, the LED 7 lights up red.
You should then reduce the pressure.
7. Switch off the toothbrush using the on/
off switch
8. Remove the brush
head 2 from the mouth only when the
toothbrush 11 has been switched off.
8 repeatedly un-
8 (within approx.
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