Vitek VT-8346, Manual Instruction

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ENGLISH
Notes: To avoid water leakage from the steam
openings, press the burst of steam button (4)
with 4-5 sec. intervals.
To avoid dripping, do not press the burst of
steam button (4) more than 5 times in a row.
VERTICAL STEAM
The vertical steam function can be used only
at high ironing temperatures (when the tem-
perature control knob (11) is set to the
«MAX»
position).
Hold the iron vertically at the distance of
10-30 cm from the clothes and press the burst
of steam button (4) with 4–5 second intervals,
steam will be released from the soleplate (10)
intensively.
Important information
Vertical steam is not recommended for syn-
thetic fabrics.
• To avoid fabric melting, do not touch it with
the iron’s soleplate while steaming.
• Never steam clothes on a person as the
steam temperature is very high, use a
clothes hanger or a stand.
• After you finish ironing, switch the unit off,
wait until it cools down completely, then
open the water inlet lid (2), turn over the iron
and drain the remaining water.
AUTOMATIC SWITCH OFF
This model is provided with 2 automatic switch
off modes.
1.
If the iron remains still for 30 seconds in hor-
izontal position, its heating element will be
switched off and the pilot lamp (6) will be
flashing.
2.
If the iron remains still for 8 minutes in ver-
tical position, its heating element will be
switched off and the pilot lamp (6) will be
flashing.
The unit will be switched on automatically once
you resume ironing.
STEAM CHAMBER CLEANING
To prolong service life of the iron we recom-
mend cleaning the steam chamber regu-
larly, especially in the regions with hard tap
water.
•
Set the continuous steam supply knob (3) to
the position «
» (steam supply is off).
• Pour the water up to the maximal mark (13)
and then close the lid (2) tight.
• Place the iron on its base (8).
• Insert the power plug into the mains socket.
• Set the control knob (11) to the maximum
soleplate temperature «
MAX », the indicator
(6) will light up.
• When the iron soleplate (10) reaches the set
temperature, the indicator (6) will go out and
you can start cleaning the steam chamber.
• Unplug the unit.
• Hold the iron above the sink horizontally,
press and hold down the self-clean but-
ton (12) «
».
• Boiling water with scale will be released from
the iron soleplate (10) openings.
• Slightly sway the iron back and forth, until all
the water leaves the water tank (9).
• Place the iron on the base (8) and let it cool
down completely.
• When the soleplate (10) cools down com-
pletely, wipe it with a dry cloth.
• Before you take the iron away for storage,
make sure that there is no water in the water
tank (9) and that iron soleplate (10) is dry.
CLEANING AND CARE
• Before cleaning the iron, make sure that it is
unplugged and has cooled down completely.
• Clean the iron body with a slightly damp cloth
and then wipe it dry.
• Scale on the iron soleplate can be removed
with a cloth soaked in vinegar-water solu-
tion.
• After removing scale, wipe the soleplate sur-
face with a dry cloth.
• Do not use abrasives or solvents to clean the
iron soleplate and body.
• Avoid contact of the iron soleplate with sharp
metal objects.
STORAGE
• Before you take the iron away for storage,
clean it and drain all the remaining water
from the water tank (9).
• Set the temperature control knob (11) to the
«
MIN » position, and the continuous steam