3
13 The appliance has a protective thermal fuse, which will blow if it overheats. If this
happens, the appliance will stop working, and must be returned for repair.
household use only
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BEFORE USING FOR THE FIRST TIME
•
Remove any labels, stickers or packaging from the iron and soleplate.
•
Don’t worry if the iron smokes a bit at first, it’ll stop as the element cures.
•
Iron an old piece of cotton fabric, to clean the soleplate.
•
Press the
#
and
*
buttons 3 or 4 times, to check them.
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PREPARATION
1 Check for textile care symbols (
i j k l
).
2 Iron fabrics needing low temperatures
j
first, then those that need medium
temperatures
k
, and finish with those needing high temperatures
l
.
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FILLING
3 The iron may be used with tap-water, but if you live in a hard-water area, you should
use distilled water (not chemically descaled water).
4 If you buy distilled water, check that it is marketed as suitable for irons.
5 Don’t add anything to the water – you’ll damage the iron.
6 Unplug the appliance.
7 Set the temperature control to
•
. Set the steam control to
S
.
8 Hold the iron with the heel uppermost.
9 Press the
V
button, and keep it pressed in. This opens the valve
10 Pour water into the heel till it stops disappearing into the reservoir, and
starts to back up.
11 Release the
V
button. This closes the valve.
12 Tip excess water out of the heel.
13 Wipe up any spillage.
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SWITCH ON
14 Set the temperature control to
•
.
15 Move the clip to free the cable.
16 Sit the iron on its heel.
17 Put the plug into the power socket.
18 Turn the temperature control to bring the setting you want (see the guide below)
next to the
5
mark. The light will glow.
19 When the iron reaches the set temperature, the light will go off.
20 It will then cycle on and off as the thermostat operates to maintain the temperature.
40
0m
l
V
S
max
#
S
temperature control
5
mark
steam
available
steam control
no steam
maximum steam
