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Starting the appliance
2. Information about the water
We recommend to use distilled or dem-
ineralised water.
Water treated
with any kind of decalcifying
systems (ex. salt-based) or water from tum-
ble-dryers is unfit, since it may be very cor-
rosive.
Never use water treated with filter
cartridges
, since the residues (ex. particles
of activated carbon) may block the mechanic
parts of the appliance.
Never add in water perfumes or other addi-
tives.
Water treated in the wrong way may damage
the steam process with subsequent cleaning
and repair expenses.
3. Filling the appliance with water
- Pull the plug out of the mains socket
- Open the tank cup (6) and fill with water.
Maximum capacity: 0.35 litres
Important: do not overfill the water tank or
place the iron under a tap to fill it: electric
shock hazard! Use decalcified or distilled
water for irons only!
- Close the tank cup
Important:
the maximum capacity of the wa-
ter tank is ca. 0.35 litres. Never fill the iron
under a water tap: electric shock hazard!
4. Temperature control
- To steam iron, set the temperature control
to the area between « » e «•••». This
temperature area enables to steam iron
all fabrics.
Tip:
- The iron symbols on garments only refers
to dry ironing (see also page 25) and shall
not be observed when steam ironing. For
very delicate fabrics we recommend to
use a cloth.
5. Starting the appliance
- Insert the plug into the mains socket (220-
240 V / 50-60 Hz)
- The iron turns on by setting the tempera-
ture control to the required ironing tem-
perature
- To steam iron, always set the temperature
control to the area between « » and
«•••».
- The iron heats up in about 2 minutes
Tip:
- The iron may give out some smoke when
using it for the first time. It is a technical
phenomenon that will cease after a short
while.
