WARNING!
Risk of burning your hair if selected temperature is too high!
Depending on your hair type the wrongly selected temperature
or improper use of the hair straightener puts your hair at risk
of drying out or in the worst case burning. Listed below are the
recommended temperature levels that should always be observed:
Always select the lowest temperature level
(130°C) when using your hair straightener
for the first time.
Select a low temperature level of approx. 150°C
for blonde, bleached or colored hair.
Select a medium (170°C) or (190°C) temperature
level for normal and slightly wavy hair.
Select a high (210°C) or (230°C) temperature
level for very thick, curly and hard to
straighten hair.
Comb and straighten hair
FIGURE 4 - 8
Hold the appliance at the handle
h
, always at a safe distance from
skin and eyes. Use a mirror.
• Press the button
e
to open the comb and keep it pressed
(
see fig. 4
).
Note!
The heating plates in the comb
f
are now open.
• Part your hair into strands and hold them under tension
(
see fig. 5
).
• Start at the roots and put the device with the opened comb into
the prepared hair strand (
see fig. 6
).
• Release the button e to close the comb (
see fig. 7
).
Note!
The straightening comb closes and clamps the hair between the
heated comb surfaces.
• Draw the hair straightener slowly from the roots down to the
tips of your hair (
see fig. 8
). Repeat until your hair is as straight
as you desire. After finishing styling, let your hair cool down and
then comb it through.
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Switching off the appliance
Switch off the appliance using the on/off switch
a
.
WARNING!
Danger of burns from hot appliance components!
Immediately after the hair straightener has been switched off,
the appliance needs approx. 15 minutes to cool down. Hence,
please observe the following safety instruction:
• Never grasp the appliance by or near the straightening comb
when the appliance is still hot. Avoid any contact between hot
appliance parts and your skin and eyes. Never transport the
appliance when it is hot!
Ion generator
FIGURE 9
Your appliance is fitted with an ion generator. Activating this
function will give your hair enhanced shine while styling.
The ion generator also prevents the build-up of static charge on
your hair.
• To activate the function, press the ion on/off switch
b
(
see fig. 9
). The ion indicator lights up blue.
Note!
The ion generator can only be activated, when the appliance is
switched on before, by using the on/off switch
a
. After turning the
appliance off, the ion generator is always deactivated when turning
the appliance back on. To reactivate the function, press the ion on/
off switch
b
. To deactivate the ion generator, press the ion on/off
switch
b
again. The ion indicator light goes off.
Automatic deactivation function
FIGURE 10
The appliance is efficient in its use of energy and switches automatically
after 30 minutes after the last use of the “+/–”
c
rocker switch or
the ion on/off switch
b
itself off (
see fig. 10
). You can restart the
appliance by pressing once again the on/off switch
a
.
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Cleaning›and›maintenance
Danger to life from electric shock!
There is danger to life in case of contact with live cables or components!
Hence, please observe the following safety instructions:
• Before cleaning, disconnect the appliance from the mains.
• Never immerse the appliance in water.
