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ENGLISH
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This unit is not intended for usage by people
(including children over 8) with physical, neural
and mental disorders or with insufficient expe-
rience or knowledge. Such persons may use
the unit only if they are under supervision of a
person who is responsible for their safety and
if they are given all the necessary and under-
standable instructions concerning the safe
usage of the unit and information about dan-
ger that can be caused by its improper usage.
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There may be water residue in the tank, this
is normal, as the iron has undergone factory
quality control.
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Do not attempt to repair the unit. Do not disas-
semble the unit by yourself, if any malfunction
is detected or after it was dropped, unplug
the unit and apply to any authorized service
center from the contact address list given in
the warranty certificate and on the website
www.vitek.ru.
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Transport the unit in the original package only.
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Keep the unit out of reach of children and dis-
abled persons.
THE UNIT IS INTENDED FOR HOUSEHOLD USE
ONLY, ITS COMMERCIAL USAGE AND USAGE
IN PRODUCTION AREAS AND WORK SPACES IS
PROHIBITED.
BEFORE THE FIRST USE
After unit transportation or storage at low
temperature keep it for at least three hours
at room temperature before switching on.
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Unpack the iron; remove the protection from
the iron soleplate (15), if any.
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Check the unit for damages; do not use the
iron in case of damages.
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Before switching the iron on, make sure that
your home mains voltage corresponds to the
iron operating voltage.
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There may be water residue in the tank,
this is normal, as the iron has undergone
factory quality control.
Note: When the iron is switched on for the
first time, the heating element of the iron
burns, therefore occurrence of foreign smell
and a small amount of smoke is possible, it
is normal.
WATER SELECTION
This iron has a built-in anti-scale system. Use
tap water only to fill the tank (13). Using distilled
and/or demineralized water decreases the anti-
scale system efficiency.
Note: Do not fill the water tank (13) with
scented liquids, vinegar, starch solution,
descaling reagents, chemical agents etc.
FILLING THE WATER TANK
Before filling the iron with water, make sure that
it is unplugged.
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Set the temperature control knob (11) to the
«
MIN
» position and the continuous steam
supply knob (3) to the utmost left position -
the steam supply is off.
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Open the water inlet lid (2).
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Pour water into the water tank (13) and then
close the lid (2) tightly.
Note
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Do not exceed the «MAX» mark (14).
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If you need to refill water during ironing,
switch the iron off and unplug it.
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After you finish ironing, switch the iron
off, wait until it cools down completely,
then open the water inlet lid (2), turn over
the iron and drain the remaining water.
IRONING TEMPERATURE
Before operation, test the heated iron on a piece
of cloth to be sure that the iron soleplate (15) and
the water tank (13) are clean.
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Always check the recommended ironing tem-
perature indicated on the tag before ironing.
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If there is no tag with recommended ironing
temperature, but you know the type of fab-
ric, use the following table to determine the
proper temperature.
Icons
Fabric type (temperature)
do not iron
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synthetics, nylon, acrylic, polyester
(low temperature)
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silk/wool (medium temperature)
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cotton/linen (high temperature)
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This table is only valid for smooth materials.
Fabrics of other types (crimped, raised, etc.)
are best ironed at low temperature.
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First sort items by ironing temperature: syn-
thetics to synthetics, wool to wool, cotton to
cotton etc.
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