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the water and the bottom of the filter. Attention: Filter must always be operated in an upright posi-
tion only.
Burning danger! Be careful when touching the heating coil of devices with integrated heater.
Take the necessary precautions when handling components that can discharge static electricity.
Do not clean the unit – or parts of it – in the dishwater. Not dishwater resistant!
Do not dispose of this product as normal household waste. Take it to your local refuse collection
side.
The product is qualified in accordance with the respective national regulations and guidelines and meets
EC standards.
2. Component overview (see II)
1. Filter mat blue 2. Prefilter seal 3. Prefilter 4. Prefilter flap 5. Cover grating 6. Filter pad white 7. Filter
inserts 8. Partition wall 9. Locking clips 10. Filter tank 11. Hose locking device 12. Locking lever 13. Safety
adapter 14. Bracket 15. Float 16. Suction aid 17. Pump head 18. Adapter bar 19. Control panel 20. Profile
seal 21. Pump wheel 22. Pump cover 23. Hoses 24. Outlet elbow 25. Nozzle pipe 26. Suction pipe
27. Sucker with terminal clamp 28. Power supply unit 29. Suction basket 30. Power cable
3. Connection and commissioning
1. Set the locking lever (12) to „OFF" and press the adapter bar (18) until the safety adapter (13) disengages.
2. Open the locking clips (9) by pulling the clips' lower edge. 3. Remove the pump head (17). 4. Remove all
inserts. Caution: Do not overfill filter inserts as, otherwise, their accurate fit is no longer assured. 5. Fill the
lowest filter insert with EHEIM MECH or EHEIM bioMECH. 6. Fill the middle filter inserts with EHEIM SUB-
STRAT pro. 7. Rinse the filled filter inserts with water. 8. Re-insert the filter inserts in the filter tank (10) (EHEIM
MECH or EHEIM bioMECH). 9. Place the white filter fleece (6) on the top filter insert. 10. Place the cover grat-
ing (5) on the white filter fleece (6). 11. Insert the prefilter (3) with the blue filter mat (1) (place onto supports
➞ arrows). 12. Attach the pump head (17) (observe fitting position) and close the locking clips (9).
Note: Use original EHEIM hoses only.
13. Attach the pre-assembled hose accessories (see I). to the aquarium. 14. Cut the hoses (23) to length in ac-
cordance with the clearance between the filter and the aquarium and plug onto the accessories. 15. Plug the
hoses (23) onto the safety adapter (13) down to the limit stop. 16. Attach the hose locking device (11). 17.
Push the safety adapter (13) into the pump head (17) until it audibly latches. 18. Set the locking lever (12) to
„ON". 19. Assure the the nozzle pipe (25) is suspended above the water surface. 20. Rapidly press the suction
aid (16) several times consecutively until the filter tank (10) automatically fills with water (no water must be pre-
sent in the prefilter!). 21. Plug in the power supply unit (28) at the pump head (17). 22. Plug in the power cable
(30). 23. For bleeding, press the suction aid (16) once or twice and push the nozzle pipe (25) to the desired
position.
4. Operation
Note: For electronic operation (professionel 3
5. Maintenance and care
Note: Electronic version (professionel 3
The control panel indicates the filter elements to be cleaned. Implement maintenance works in case of re-
duced filter capacity (approx. every 3 to 6 months).
ficient: Clean all filter inserts (general cleaning 6.2).
ber (6.3).
e
) use the „operating instructions electronics".
e
) :
First, clean prefilter (6.1).
b
b If general cleaning insufficient: Clean the pump cham-
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max.
180 cm
If prefilter cleaning insuf-
b