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General description (Fig. 1)
1 Spray nozzle
2 Capofllingopening
3 Steam control
- CALC CLEAN = Calc-Clean function
- t=dr yironing
- ECO = optimal steam
- ; = maximum steam
-
= turbo steam
4 Steam boost button
5 Spray button
6 T emper ature dial
7 T emper aturelight(specictypesonly: withsafety-autooffindication)
8 Mains cord
9 T ype plate
10 W atertankwithMAXwaterlevelindication
11 Soleplate
Using the appliance
Filling the water tank
Note: Y our appliance has been designed to be used with tap w ater. If you live in an ar ea with very hard water ,
fast scale build-up may occur . In this case, it is r ecommended to mix 50% distilled water and 50% tap w ater to
prolong the lifetime of your appliance.
Note: Do not put perfume, vinegar , starc h, descaling ag ents, ironing aids, chemically descaled water or other
chemicals in the water tank.
1 Set the steam control to position t (dry ironing). (Fig. 2)
2 Fill the water tank up to the MAX indication (Fig. 3).
3 Closethecapofthellingopening.
Selecting temperature and steam setting
T able 1
Fabric type T emperature
setting
Steam setting Steam boost Spra y
Linen MAX
;,
Ye s Y es
Cotton
3
;,
Ye s Ye s
W ool
2
ECO No Ye s
Silk
1
t No No
Syntheticfabrics(e .g.
acr ylic , n ylon, polyamide,
polyester).
1
t No No
1 Consult table 1 to set the temperature dial to the appr opriate setting for your garment (Fig. 4).
2 Put the iron on its heel and plug it in. The temperatur e light goes on to indicate that the iron is
heating up (Fig. 5).
3 When the temperature light goes out, the iron has reached the corr ect temperature.
4 Consult table 1 to select a steam setting that corresponds to the temperatur e you ha ve set (Fig. 6).
Note: T o use turbo steam
, k eep the steam contr ol pressed to the turbo steam position continuously.
Caution: Do not set the steam contr ol to a steam setting if the set temperature is below 2 or when
the iron is still heating up (when the temperatur e light is on). Otherwise water ma y leak from the ir on.
Featur es
Spra y function
- Pressthespraybuttontomoistenthear ticletobeironed. Thishelpsremovestubborncreases(Fig. 7).
Steam boost function
- Pressandreleasethesteamboostbuttonforapow erfulboostofsteamtoremovestub bor n
creases(Fig. 8).
V ertical steam
-
Y oucanusethesteamboostfunctionwhenyouholdtheironinver ticalpositionforremovingcreases
fromhangingclothes, cur tainsetc(Fig. 9).
Safety auto-off function (specic types only)
-
Theironswitchesoffautomaticallyifithasnotbeenmov edfor30seconds
inhorizontalpositionor
8minutesinver ticalposition. Theauto-offlightstar tsashing(Fig. 10).
- T olettheironheatupagain, pickuptheironormoveitslightl yuntiltheauto-offlightgoesout.
ECO steam setting
- SelecttheECO steamsettinginsteadofthemaximumsteamsetting; tosa veenergy , y ettoachieve
satisfactor yironingresults. (Fig. 11)
Dry ironing
- Setthesteamcontroltot (dr yironing)toironwithoutsteam. (Fig. 2)
Cleaning and maintenance
Cleaning
1 Set the steam control to t (dry ironing), unplug the ir on and let it cool down. (Fig. 2)
2 Pour an y remaining water out of the water tank.
3 Wipeakesandan yotherdepositsoffthesoleplatewithadampclothandanon-abrasive(liquid)
cleaning agent.
Caution: T o keep the soleplate smooth, a v oid hard contact with metal objects. Ne ver use a scouring pad,
vinegar or other chemicals to clean the soleplate.
Note: Regularly rinse the w ater tank with tap water . Empty the w ater tank after rinsing it.
Calc-Clean function
IMPOR T ANT : T o prolong the lif etime of your appliance and to maintain good steaming
performance, use the Calc-Clean function once e very two weeks. If the water in your area
is very hard (i.e. when ak es come out of the soleplate during ironing), use the Calc-Clean
function more fr equently .
1 Make sur e the appliance is unplugged and the steam control is set to t (dry ironing). (Fig. 2)
2 Fill the water tank to the MAX indication (Fig. 3).
Do not pour vinegar or other descaling agents into the water tank.
3 Plug in the iron and set the temperatur e dial to MAX (Fig. 12).
4 Unplug the iron when the temperatur e light goes out.
5 Holdtheironov erthesink. Pushthesteamcontr oltotheCalc-Cleanpositionandholdit(Fig. 13).
6 Gently shak e the iron until all water in the water tank has been used up (Fig. 14).
Caution: Whilescaleisushedout, steamandboilingwateralsocomeoutofthesoleplate.
7 Set the steam control back to t (dry ironing). (Fig. 2)
Note: Repeat the Calc-Clean process if the water that comes out of the ir on still contains scale par ticles .
After the Calc-Clean process
1 Plug in the iron. Let the iron heat up to let the soleplate dr y .
2 Unplug the iron when the temperatur e light goes out.
3 Move the ir on gently over a piece of cloth to r emove an y water stains on the soleplate.
4 Let the iron cool down bef ore you stor e it.
Storage
1 Unplug the iron and set the steam contr ol to t (dry ironing). (Fig. 2)
2 Wind the mains cord r ound the cord storage facility and store the ir on on its heel (Fig. 15).
T roubleshooting
Thischaptersummarisesthemostcommonproblemsyoucouldencounterwiththeappliance. Ifyou
areunabletosolvetheprob lemwiththeinformationbelow , visitwww .philips.com/suppor tforalistof
frequentlyaskedquestionsorcontacttheConsumerCareCentreiny ourcountr y(seethewor ldwide
guaranteeleaetforcontactdetails).
Problem Possible cause Solution
W aterdr ipsfromthe
soleplateorwetspots
appearonthegarment
duringironing.
Thesettemperatureistoo
lowforsteamironing.
Setanironingtemperaturethatis
suitableforsteamironing. Seetab le1.
Y ouhaveputanadditivein
thewatertank.
Rinsethewatertankanddonotputany
additiveinthewatertank.
Thesteamboostfunction
doesnotworkproper ly
(waterleaksoutofthe
soleplate).
Y ouhaveusedthesteam
boost function too often
withinaver yshor tper iod.
W aitawhilebeforeyouusethesteam
boostfunctionagain.
Y ouhaveusedthesteam
boostfunctionatatoolow
temperature .
Setanironingtemperatureatwhichthe
steam boost function can be used
(2 toMAX).
Flakesandimpuritiescome
outofthesoleplateduring
ironing.
Hardwaterformsakes
insidethesoleplate.
UsetheCalc-Cleanfunction(seechapter
‘Cleaningandmaintenance’, section
‘Calc-Cleanfunction’).
W aterdr ipsfromthe
soleplateaftertheironhas
cooleddownorhasbeen
stored.
Y ouhaveputtheironin
horizontalpositionwhile
therewasstillwaterinthe
watertank.
Emptythewatertankandsetthesteam
controltoposition ‘dry’ afteruse.
Storetheirononitsheel.
W aterleaksfromthecapof
thellingopening.
Y ouhaveov erlledthe
watertank.
Donotllthewatertankbeyondthe
MAXindication. P ourexcesswaterout
ofthewatertank.
WhenIpushthesteam
controltotheturbosteam
position, thesteamcontrol
jumpsback.
Y oudidnotkeepthesteam
controlintheturbosteam
position.
Ifyouwanttouseturbosteam, y ouhav e
tokeepthesteamcontrolintheturbo
steampositioncontinuously . Forother
steamsettings, thisisnotnecessar y .