Philips Centrale vapeur haute pression User Manual
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2
Press the steam trigger until you no longer hear any steam escaping from the
appliance (Fig. 5).
3
To depressurise the steam tank, keep the steam trigger pressed in and slowly unscrew the
steam tank cap anticlockwise.
Place a piece of cloth over the cap when you unscrew it. Make sure there is no steam left in the
steam tank.
4
Remove the mains plug from the wall socket and wait approximately 15 minutes for the
appliance to cool down.
5
Fill the steam tank as described in section ‘Filling the steam tank’ and let the appliance heat
up again.
Setting the temperature
Always place the steam tank on a stable, level and horizontal surface. Do not put the steam tank
on the soft part of the ironing board.
1
Put the iron on the iron stand.
Do not put the hot iron on the supply hose or the mains cord. Make sure the cord does not
come into contact with the hot soleplate.
2
To set the required ironing temperature, turn the temperature dial to the appropriate
position (Fig. 6).
Check the laundry care label for the required ironing temperature:
laundry care table
Symbol on laundry
care label
Type of fabric
Temperature
setting
Steam setting
(GC6540 only)
B
Synthetic fabrics (e.g. acetate, acrylic,
viscose, polyamide, polyester) and
silk
1
-
C
Wool
2
ECO
D
Cotton, linen
3
to Max
ECO to ;
Z
Please note that Z on the label
means that the article cannot be
ironed.
-
-
If you do not know what kind or kinds of fabric an article is made of, determine the right ironing
temperature by ironing a part that is not visible when you wear or use the article.
Silk, woollen and synthetic materials: iron the reverse side of the fabric to prevent shiny patches.
Start ironing the articles that require the lowest ironing temperature, such as those made of
synthetic fibres.
3
Put the mains plug in an earthed wall socket and set the on/off switch to ‘I’.
, The steam tank and the soleplate heat up.
, When the temperature light goes out, the iron has reached the set temperature. As soon as
the water in the steam tank is ready for steam ironing:
- GC6540: the ‘steam ready’ light goes on.
- GC6530/GC6520/GC6515/GC6510: the power-on light in the on/off switch goes out.
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