• Thesectorcorrespondingtotheselectedsteamashes.
Waituntilitremainsonsteadily(steamready)andlight
X goes out.
• ProceedbypressingthesteambuttonU.
Please note:
• Whenusedforthersttime,theappliancemaygiveo
smokeandanodourforseveralminutes.Thisiscaused
byheatingandsubsequentdryingofthesealersusedin
assemblingthesteamgeneratorandiron.Youarerecom-
mendedtoventilatetheroom.
• LightXgoesonandoduringironingaccordingtothe
temperatureofthesteamgenerator.Itispartofnormal
operation and not a cause for concern.
• While ironing, it is normal to hear the water ll
pump come on and go o. Thisiscausedbytransferof
water from the tank to the steam generator. This is part
of normal operation and is not a cause for concern.
• Eachtimetheironisused(includingforthersttime)or
ifyouhavenotusedsteamforseveralminutes,pressthe
steambuttonanumberoftimesawayfromtheironing
board.Thiswilleliminatecondensationfromthesteam
circuit.
Using the iron
• Afterturningtheapplianceonasdescribedabove,wait
forthe“steamready”lightXtogoo.
• Todischargesteam,pressthesteambuttonT under the
handgrip of the iron. Some models with domestic iron
alsohaveasteambuttonZonthehandgrip.
• Todeliversteamcontinuously,usethesteamlock V(cer-
tainmodelsonly-g.3).
• Some models with professional iron have a selector V
to choose steam at the tip of the iron only or across the
whole plate.
You can choose between the two functions simply by
changingthepositionoftheselector(g.4).
• Theironcanberestedinanuprightposition.Indome-
sticirons,toresttheironcorrectly,blockthesteam/cable
tubeontherightorleftbypushingitasfarasitwillgo
(untilyouhearaclick)(g.5).However,makesurethe
surfaceisattoavoidtheironfallingover.
• Some models with domestic iron have an “auto-o”
safetydevicewhichturnsthe ironoifleftunusedfor
30secondsinthehorizontalpositionor8minutesinthe
uprightposition(g.6).
Whenthedeviceisactive,lightYashes.Thislightison
steadily during normal use and indicates that the iron is
plugged into the mains.
Toresumeironing,shaketheironslightlyforwardsuntil
lightYcomesonsteadily.WaitforlightXtogoobefore
discharging steam.
• Somedomesticironshavea“steamburst”buttonZ.This
functioncanbeusedwhentheapplianceisreadytodi-
schargesteam.Theapplianceissetforanintervalof30
seconds between consecutiveburstsof steamtoavoid
water leaking from the plate.
• Safe transport: the domestic iron has a locking system
toavoiditbeingaccidentallydroppedduringtransportor
when stored after use.
Tolocktheironinposition,insertthetipinthehousing
on the iron rest and press the iron downwards until it
clicksintoplace(g.7).
Toreleasetheiron,pressthe buttonZ1 and
removetheiron.Whileironing,resttheironasshownin
g.8(withoutlockinginplace).
Important!
Never move or lift the appliance using the iron as a
carrying handle.
Adjusting the thermostat
Turnthethermostatdialtosetthemostsuitabletemperature
forthetypeoffabrictobeironed.
Forsteamironing,thetemperaturemustbewithinthesteam
sector shown alongside.
Belowisabriefguidetohelpyouchoosethebesttemperature
forthetypeoffabrictobeironed.
l Acetate,acrylic,nylon,polyester,rayon
l l Silk,wool
l l l Linen,cotton
Steam regulator
The steam regulation dial Qenablesthequantityofsteamto
beincreased ordecreasedaccordingtothefabric beingiro-
ned.
Whenyouturntheironon,youarerecommendedtoturnthe
steamregulationdialtothemaximumsteamposition.
The corresponding light comes on.
Topping up the tank with water
Whenthewaterrunsout,the light comes on. The steam
indicator Pgoesotoindicatethattheappliancecannolonger