Philips Centrale vapeur haute pression - Manual (Page 10)

3 Put the mains plug in an earthed wall socket and set the on/off switch to ‘I’.
- The power-on light in the on/off switch and the temperature light on the iron go on to indicate
that the steam tank and the iron start to heat up.
4 GC6540: Select a steam setting suitable for the selected ironing temperature: (Fig. 7)
- Select steam setting ECO for temperature setting 2.
- Select a steam setting between ECO and ; for temperature settings 3 to MAX.
5 The steam tank and the soleplate heat up.
- Cold start: the soleplate takes approximately 2 minutes to heat up and the steam tank takes
approximately 6 minutes to heat up.
- Quick reheat: if you refill the steam tank during the ironing process, the water in the steam
tank takes approximately 6 minutes to heat up.
, When the iron has reached the set temperature, the temperature light goes out.
, As soon as the water in the steam tank is ready for steam ironing:
- GC6540: the ‘steam ready’ light goes on (Fig. 8).
Note: During steam ironing, the ‘steam ready’ light goes out from time to time. This indicates that the
steam tank is heating up to the right temperature.
- GC6530/GC6520/GC6516/GC6515/GC6511/GC6510/GC6505/GC6490/GC6480/GC6470:
the power-on light in the on/off switch goes out.
6 Press the steam trigger and keep it pressed while you steam iron (Fig. 5).
Tip: When you put down the iron during ironing, put it on its heel.
Note: If you have not used the steam function for some time, the steam that was still present in the
supply hose has condensed into water. When you start steam ironing again, this may cause some
spluttering in the appliance and a few droplets of water may escape from the soleplate.
Note: To prevent droplets from falling onto your garments, hold the iron over an old cloth and press the
steam trigger until the steam production has normalised before you start steam ironing again.
Steam lock function
The steam lock allows you to steam iron non-stop without having to press the steam trigger
continuously.
1 To steam iron non-stop, slide the steam lock to position ‘ON’ (Fig. 9).
- To stop steam ironing, slide the steam lock to position ‘OFF’, the iron now only produces steam
when you press the steam trigger.
Ironing without steam
1 Set the required ironing temperature (see chapter ‘Preparing for use’).
2 Iron without pressing the steam trigger.
, Some steam escapes if you press the steam trigger by accident while you iron.
, If the steam tank is empty or has not heated up yet, you hear a clicking sound inside the
steam tank. This happens when the steam valve opens and is perfectly harmless.
Features
vertical steam ironing
You can also steam iron when you hold the iron in vertical position. This is useful for removing
creases from hanging clothes (e.g. jackets, suits and coats), curtains etc.
1 Hold the iron in vertical position and press the steam trigger (Fig. 10).
Never direct the steam at people.
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