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Quick Start First things first, remove any labels, stickers or tags that may be attached to your Shark Rapido™ Electronic Iron. Open the water inlet cover located on the front of the iron. Holding the iron at a slight angle; fill the tank with the filling flask without going over the “MAX”...
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Read all garment care labels before you start ironing. You can also test the temperature of the iron on a hem or an inside seam. Iron similar fabrics together and in sequence of synthetic fibers acrylic, nylon, silk/wool, polyester and cotton/linen. This will reduce the need to adjust the temperature frequently.
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Thank you for purchasing the Shark Rapido™ ® Electronic Iron TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 120 Volts, 60 Hz., 1500 Watts TOLL FREE: 1-800-798-7398...
English Contents GETTING STARTED ... 7 USING YOUR IRON ... 8 USING THE BURST OF STEAM ... 11 ELECTRONIC AUTO-OFF ... 12 EMPTYING THE IRON ...12 SELF-CLEANING FEATURE ...13 SELECTING THE PROPER TEMPERATURE FOR YOUR FABRIC ...14 STORAGE ...14 TROUBLESHOOTING ...
Getting Started First things first, remove any labels, stickers or tags that may be attached to your Shark ® Rapido™ Electronic Iron. FIRST THINGS FIRST, YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT’S IN THE BOX YOU JUST OPENED: Shark Rapido™ Electronic Iron ®...
Control to select the desired fabric setting on the LED display panel. Please read the garment label for correct setting. Wait about 1 minute for the iron to heat up. The temperature indicator will flash on the LED Display Panel until it reaches your desired temperature.
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(as described on page 8). Turn the Steam Control Dial to “0”. Place the iron on its heel, standing up and on a stable surface while it’s heating up to the desired temperature. Once the steam flow is cut off, you can start ironing.
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(as described on page 8) after reading the garment label. Place the iron on its heel, standing up on a stable, protected surface to allow the iron to heat up for approximately 2 minutes or until the temperature settings on the LED display panel are lit at the preset temperature.
Select the desired fabric and tempera- ture setting after reading the garment label. Place the iron on its heel, standing up on a stable and protected surface so it can heat up for approximately 2 minutes. Press the steam burst button while holding the iron horizontally or vertically.
® Rapido™ Electronic Iron is equipped with an electronic auto-off feature. The electronic auto-off switches the iron off if it has been unmoved in any position (sideways, flat or upright) for approximately 7-9 minutes. The auto-off light will turn red on the LED display panel when the iron switches off.
Self-Cleaning We suggest that you self-clean the iron at least once every two weeks to remove scale and calcium. If you know you have very hard water we recommend that you self-clean the iron more often. Set the steam control lever to any steam position.
Please be careful if the iron is hot when cleaning the solepate. If the iron hasn’t been used in a few weeks, hold the iron horizontally and allow steaming for 2 minutes before ironing.
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Use this setting for synthetic fibers such FABRIC TYPE as acrylic, or nylon LED DISPLAY PANEL STEAM CONTROL BURST OF STEAM SPRAY TOLL FREE: 1-800-798-7398 Use this Use this setting for setting for silk or wool polyester Use this Please note setting for that the cotton or...
“MAX.” If the temperature setting and steam control settings are correct and there is no steam, gently move the iron left or right a couple of times. Move the Steam Control Dial from “0” to “Max”...