Philips GC9600 SERIES User Manual page 7

Vertical ironing
Hot steam is emitted from the iron. Never attempt to remove creases from a garment
that someone is wearing. Do not apply steam near your or someone else's hand.
You can use the iron in vertical position to remove wrinkles from hanging fabrics.
1 Hold the iron in vertical position, press the steam trigger and touch the garment slightly with
the soleplate (Fig. 7).
Energy saving
ECO mode
- By using the ECO mode (reduced amount of steam), you can save energy without
compromising on the ironing result. The green light is on (Fig. 8).
- You can deactivate the ECO mode by pressing the ECO button. The green light goes off.
Safety auto-off mode
- To save energy, the appliance switches off automatically when it has not been used for
10 minutes. The auto-off light in the on/off button starts to flash (Fig. 9).
- To activate the appliance again, press the on/off button. The appliance then starts to heat up again.
Note: The appliance is not switched off completely when it is in safety auto-off mode. To switch off the
appliance, press the on/off button.
Turbo steam
For faster ironing and a higher amount of steam, you can use Turbo steam.
1 Press and hold the on/off button for 2 seconds until the light turns white. (Fig. 10)
2 To deactivate Turbo steam, press and hold the on/off button again for 2 seconds until the
white light turns blue
Ironing tips
Minimising wrinkles while drying
Start wrinkle removal early in the drying process by spreading out your laundry properly after
washing and by putting garments on hangers to make them dry naturally with fewer wrinkles.
Best practice shirt ironing
Start with the time-consuming parts like collar, cuff links and sleeves. Next, iron the bigger parts like front
and back to prevent wrinkling the bigger parts when you are busy ironing the time-consuming parts.
Collar: When you iron a collar, start on its underside and work from the outside (the pointy end)
inwards. Turn over and repeat. Fold down the collar and press the edge for a more crisp finish.
Buttons: Iron on the reverse side of the buttons for more effective and faster ironing.
IMPORTANT - DESCALING
It is very important to perform the descaling procedure as soon as the EASY
DE-CALC light starts to flash and the appliance beeps continuously.
The EASY DE-CALC light flashes and the appliance beeps continuously after about a month or
10 ironing sessions to indicate that the appliance needs to be descaled. Perform the following
descaling procedure before you continue ironing.
To avoid the risk of burns, unplug the appliance and let it cool down for at least
two hours before you perform the descaling procedure.
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