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Using your steam generator
• Completely unwind the power cord and the steam cord from its storage space.
• Lower the retaining hoop (depending on model) to unlock the safety catch -
fig.3.
• Plug in your steam generator to an earthed socket.
• Press on the on / off switch. The green light (located on the control panel) flashes and the
boiler heats up -
fig.7.
When the green “steam ready” light stops flashing (after 2 minutes approximately), the
appliance is ready.
Use
Steam ironing
• Place the iron's temperature control dial according to the type of fabric to be ironed (see
table below).
• The thermostat light comes on. Be careful ! The steam generator is ready when the
thermostat light goes out and when the green “steam ready” light stays on.
• Adjust the steam output control dial (located on the control panel).
• While ironing, the light on top of the iron and the steam ready light turn on and off, as the
temperature adjusts without interrupting the ironing.
• To obtain steam, press on the steam control button under the iron handle and keep it
pressed –
fig.8. The steam will stop when you release the button.
• When starting, and regularly while it is being used, your steam generator's electric pump
injects water into the boiler. It makes a noise but this is quite normal. You may also hear a
clicking noise which is the steam valve opening. Again this is normal.
• Always spray starch onto the reverse side of the fabric to be ironed.
The first time the appliance is
used, there may be some
fumes and smell but this is
not harmful. They will not
affect use and will disappear
rapidly.
Do not place the iron on a
metal support. When taking a
break from ironing, always
place the iron on the iron rest
plate of the unit. It is
equipped with non-slip pads
and has been designed to
withstand high temperatures.
Setting the temperature
To prime the steam circuit,
either before using the iron for
the first time, or if you have
not used the steam function
for a few minutes, press the
steam control button several
times in a row , holding the
iron away from your clothes.
This will enable any cold
water to be ejected from the
steam circuit.
• Iron temperature setting:
- Start with the fabrics to be ironed at a low temperature (•) and finish with those which
need higher temperatures (••• or Max).
- Mixed fibre fabric: set the ironing temperature to the setting for the most delicate fabric.
- Woollen garments: press repeatedly on the steam control button -
fig.8 to obtain short
bursts of steam, without placing the iron on the garment itself.
• Steam output setting:
- Thick fabric: increase the steam setting.
- At a low temperature: set the steam output control dial to the low position.
TYPE OF FABRICS
SETTING TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
SETTING STEAM OUTPUT CONTROL DIAL
Linen, cotton
•••
Silk, Wool
••
Synthetics
(polyester, acetate,
acrylic, polyamide)
•
SETTING THE TEMPERATURE AND STEAM OUTPUT ACCORDING TO TYPE OF FABRIC TO BE IRONED:
Dry ironing
• Do not press the steam control button under the iron handle.
