Philips 8000 Series Manual page 10

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The GC8280 offers 5 functions that allow you to adjust the settings of the
appliance to your own preferences.
These functions are listed in a menu. You can use the menu by
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pressing the menu button and the + and - buttons on the iron.
The menu structure of these functions is:
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- Steam lock (on)/off
- Iron off: 5/10/20/(30) minutes
- Sound: (on)/off
- Language: (English)/Dutch/French/German/Italian/Spanish/Portuguese
- Water hardness: soft/(medium)/hard
Note: the default settings are shown between brackets.
To select your preferred settings:
1 Press the menu button for 1 second.
 Use the + and - buttons on the iron to scroll through the available
settings.
 When you have reached the setting of your choice, press the menu
button again. The message 'CONFIRMED' appears on the display.
 To exit the menu, wait  seconds.
using the appliance
steam ironing
The supply hose may become hot during a long ironing session.
Note: The system may occasionally produce a pumping sound during steam
ironing. This is normal and tells you that water is being pumped into the steam
tank.
1 Make sure there is enough water in the water tank.
 Put the mains plug in an earthed wall socket and press the on/off
button once.
 Select the recommended ironing temperature (see chapter 'Preparing
for use').
Steam ironing is only possible at ironing temperatures higher than 2.
The steam function will automatically be disabled at ironing temperatures
lower than 2.
 Select the required steam setting by means of the + and - buttons on
the steam tank control panel.
p for maximum steam (temperature setting MAX).
[ for moderate steam (temperature settings 3 to MAX).
] for minimum steam (temperature settings 2 to MAX).
a for no steam (temperature settings 1 to MAX).
The steam light blinks to indicate that the steam tank is heating up.
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After approx. 2 minutes the steam light stays on continuously to indicate
that the steam tank is ready for steam ironing.
During steam ironing, the steam light starts blinking from time to time to
indicate that the steam tank is heating up to maintain the right temperature
and pressure.