3
H
Don’t put the appliance in liquid, don’t use it in a bathroom, near water, or outdoors.
7 Don’t iron clothing while it’s being worn – you’ll injure the wearer.
8 Don’t use the appliance for any purpose other than those described in these
instructions.
9 Don’t scratch the soleplate – avoid buttons, zips, etc.
10 Don’t wrap the cable round the appliance.
11 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 labels, stickers and 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.
C
AUTO SHUT-OFF
•
If the iron is motionless, it will switch off after about 30 seconds lying down, or
about 8 minutes if it’s upright.
•
It’ll beep, and the power light will blink continuously till you move the iron.
•
To switch on again, lift it up, tilt it forward, then sit it upright to return to operating
temperature.
•
No settings are lost during auto shut-off.
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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
.
b
TEMPERATURE SETTING GUIDE
label marking
temperature dot setting
j
cool – nylon, acrylics, polyester
•
k
warm – wool, polyester mixtures
•
•
l
hot – cotton, linen
•
•
•
/
max
i
do not iron
,
If the instructions on the fabric label differ from this guide, follow the instructions
on the label.
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FILLING
3 You may use the iron with tap-water, but if you live in a hard water area, you should
use distilled water (not chemically descaled or softened water).
4 If you buy distilled water, check that it’s marketed as suitable for use in irons.
5 Unplug the iron.
6 Set the temperature control to
•
, set the steam control to
S
.
7 Lift the top of the water inlet cover to open it.
8 Tilt the iron till the soleplate is at an angle of about 45°.
9 Pour slowly, to let the air in the reservoir escape, otherwise you’ll cause an air lock
and the water will overflow.
10 Don’t fill past
max
, or water will escape in use.
