Operation Manual
15
GB
Using the “professional” iron
• Afterturningtheapplianceonasdescribed
above, wait for the “iron at temperature”
lightOtogooff.
• Todischargesteam,pressthesteambutton
Lon top of and under the handgrip of the
iron.
• Todischargesteamcontinuously,movethe
continuoussteamlockMforwards.
• Theironcanberestedinanuprightposition
(g.1).However,makesurethesurfaceis
attoavoidtheironfallingover.
Using the “domestic” iron
• Afterturningtheapplianceonasdescribed
above, wait for the “iron at temperature”
lightOtogooff.
• Todischargesteam,pressthesteambutton
Lon top of and under the handgrip of the
iron.
• Todischargesteamcontinuously,pressthe
continuous steam lock Mtoblockthebutton
mechanically.
• Theironcanberestedinanuprightposition.
Makesurethesurfaceisattoavoidtheiron
fallingoveraccidentally.Toresttheironcor-
rectly,xthesteam/cabletubeontheright
orleft(gs.2and3)bypushingitasfaras
it will go until it clicks into place.
• (Some models only) Safe transport: the iron
hasalockingsystemtoavoiditbeingacci-
dentally dropped during transport or when
stored after use.
Tolocktheironinposition,insertthetipin
the housing on the iron rest and press the
irondownwardsuntilitclicksintoplace(g.
4).
Toreleasetheiron,pressthe button
P and remove the iron. While ironing, rest
theironasshowning.10(withoutlocking
in place).
Important!
Never move or lift the appliance
using the iron as a carrying handle.
Adjusting the thermostat
Turnthethermostatknobtosetthe
most suitable temperature for the
typeoffabrictobeironed.
Forsteamironing,thetemperaturemustbewi-
thin the steam sector shown alongside.
Below is a brief guide to help you choose the
besttemperatureforthetypeoffabrictobeiro-
ned.
l Acetate,acrylic,nylon,polyester,rayon
l l Silk,wool
l l lLinen,cotton
Steam regulator
ThesteamregulationknobH enablesthequanti-
tyofsteamtobeincreasedordecreasedaccor-
dingtothefabricbeingironed.
Whenyouturntheironon,youarerecommen-
dedtoturnthesteamregulationknobtothema-
ximumsteamposition.
The corresponding light comes on.
Topping up the tank with water
Whenthewaterrunsout,the light goes off.
Whenthelightgoesoff,youmusttopupthewa-
terinthetankasrapidlyaspossible,following
theprocedureforllingthetank.
Thisenablesyoutocontinueironingwithoutin-
terruption.
Ifyou delay topping upthe water and theste-
amgeneratorcoolsdown,thesystemnolonger
emitssteamandwhenthetankhasbeenlled
again,theappliancefunctionsasthoughturned
onforthersttime.
Inotherwords,5minuteswillelapsebeforethe
steam is ready and during those 5 minutes you
willhearthepumpll4or5timesforabout30
seconds.
Afterthisperiodofstabilisation,thesteamge-
neratorwillstartworkingnormally,periodically
llingwithwater.
Whenthe“nowater”lightgoesoff,youshould
not continue steam ironing with the pump vi-
brating.Ifthispracticeiscontinued,inthelong
runitcouldirreparablydamageinternalcompo-
nents.