Vitek VT-8318 VT, Инструкция по эксплуатации

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of the anti-drip valve opening/closing, which indi-
cates its normal operation.
Steam ironing is possible only if the temperature
control knob (12) is set to the position «
••• » or
« MAX ».
• Place the iron on its base (8).
• Insert the power plug into the mains socket.
•
Make sure that there is enough water in the
water tank (10).
• Set the control knob (12) to the required iron-
ing temperature in the steam operation zone,
the pilot lamp (5) will light up.
•
When the soleplate (11) reaches the set tem-
perature value, the pilot lamp (5) will go out,
you can start ironing.
•
Set the necessary steam intensity with the
continuous steam supply knob (3).
• In the continuous steam supply mode, steam
will be released from the openings of the sole-
plate (11) only if the iron is in horizontal posi-
tion. To stop the steam supply, put the iron
vertically or set the knob (3) to the position
« » (steam supply is off).
•
After you finish ironing, set the temperature
control knob (12) to the position «
OFF», and
the continuous steam supply knob (3) to
the position «
» (steam supply is off).
•
Pull the power plug out of the mains socket
and let the iron cool down completely.
ATTENTION!
If steam is not supplied constantly during the
operation, check whether the steam supply
knob (3) is set properly and whether there is
water in the water tank (10).
WATER SPRAY
• You can dampen the fabric by pressing the
water spray button (4) several times.
•
Make sure that there is enough water in the
water tank (10).
BURST OF STEAM
The burst of steam function is useful for iron-
ing folds and can only be used at high iron-
ing temperatures (when the temperature control
knob (12) is set to «
MAX » position).
When the burst of steam button (6) is pressed,
steam will go out of the soleplate (11) openings
intensively.
Notes: To avoid water leakage from the steam
openings, press the burst of steam button (6)
with 4-5 sec. intervals.
VERTICAL STEAMING
The vertical steam function can be used only at
high ironing temperatures (when the temperature
control knob (12) 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 but-
ton (6) with 4–5 second intervals, steam will be
released from the soleplate (11) intensively.
Important information
Vertical steaming is not recommended for syn-
thetic fabrics.
•
To avoid fabric melting, do not touch it with
the iron soleplate while steaming.
• Never steam clothes on a person as tempera-
ture of the released steam is very high, use a
clothes hanger or a coat rack.
• 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 pour
out the remaining water.
AUTOMATIC SWITCH OFF
This model has 2 automatic switching off modes.
1.
If the iron remains still for 30 seconds in hori-
zontal position, there will be a sound signal,
the iron heating element will be switched off
and the indicator (9) will be flashing.
2.
If the iron is set to the vertical position on its
base (8) and remains still for 8 minutes, there
will be a sound signal, the iron heating ele-
ment will be switched off and the indicator (9)
will be flashing.
To resume ironing set the iron from horizontal
position to vertical or vice versa, wait until the
iron soleplate (11) heats up and continue ironing.
STEAM CHAMBER CLEANING
To prolong lifetime of the iron we recommend
cleaning the steam chamber regularly, 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 (14)
and then close the lid (2) tightly.
• Place the iron on its base (8).
• Insert the power plug into the mains socket.
•
Set the control knob (12) to the maximum
soleplate temperature «
MAX », the indicator
(5) will light up.
• When the iron soleplate (11) reaches the set
temperature, the pilot lamp (5) will go out and
you can start cleaning the steam chamber.
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