How To Use - Black & Decker Steam Advantage F1000 Use And Care Book Manual

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Product may vary slightly from what is illustrated.
Symbols
Dry
Steam/Blast of Steam
Spray
1. Spray nozzle
2. Water-fill cover
3. Fabric-select dial
4. Steam button
5. Spray button
6. On/auto off indicator light
7. Comfort-Grip ™ handle
8. 360° pivoting cord
9. Anti-slip, rubberized heel
10. Fabric guide
11. Water tank
12. AUTO CLEAN button
13. Soleplate
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How to Use

This appliance is intended for household use only.
GETTING STARTED
Remove any labels, stickers or tags attached to the body or soleplate of the iron.
Note: Use ordinary tap water for ironing. Do not use water processed through a
home softening system
Important: For optimum performance, let the iron stand for 90 seconds before
beginning to iron.
FILLING WATER TANK
1. Open the water-fill cover as shown in (A).
A
2. Tilt the iron and using a clean measuring cup, pour water
into opening until the water reaches the MAX level mark on
the water tank (B). Do not overfill.
3. Close the water-fill cover.
B
3-Way Auto Off
4. Plug in the iron. The on indicator light illuminates green (C).
Once the iron reaches the selected temperature, the light
Anti-Drip
goes off and stays off during the ironing cycle.
Note: If you need to add water while ironing, unplug the iron
C
Surge of Steam
and follow above steps.
Tip: If unsure of a garment's fiber, test a small area (on an inside seam or hem)
before ironing.
3-WAY AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF
The automatic shutoff feature in your iron works as follows:
• Once the iron reaches appropriate temperature, it will turn
off after 30 seconds of inactivity if left on its soleplate or
30 seconds tipped over on its side. If left vertically on its heel rest, it will
shut off after 8 minutes (D).
8 minutes
D
• The auto off light starts blinking red to let you know that the
iron has stopped heating (E).
• As soon as you pick up the iron, it will start heating again.
Wait for iron to reheat completely before resuming
E
operation.
SMART STEAM™ TECHNOLOGY
The Smart Steam™ system automatically produces steam when you turn the
fabric-select dial between settings 4 and 6. The higher the setting the more
powerful the steam.
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