Filling The Water Tank; Using The Appliance - TEFAL FV9970 Manual

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Description
1. Spray nozzle
2. Tank filling inlet
3. Water tank filling flap
4. Anti-scale valve
5. Spray Button
6. Turbo button
7. EasyFix system
8. Variable steam trigger
• Please read these instructions carefully. Remove any labels from the soleplate before heating up the iron.
• Before using your iron's steam functions for the first time, we recommend that you activate the steam
function in a horizontal position for a few moments away from your laundry. Switch the thermostat control
to "MAX" or "•••" and hold down the variable steam trigger. Under the same conditions, press the Turbo
button several times.
• There may be a release of smoke, a harmless odour and a light spray of particles when you use your
appliance for the first time. This has no effect on the use of the iron and will disappear quickly.
Preparation
Setting up
• Attach the EasyFix system onto the ironing board by turning the screw. It is normal that the small piece
attached to the screw is mobile
• Click the base onto the EasyFix System
• Adjust the angle of the base on the board
greater comfort.
• Your appliance has been designed to operate using untreated tap water. However, it is necessary to operate
the Self-Clean function regularly in order to eliminate hard water deposits from the steam chamber.
• Heat concentrates the elements contained in water during evaporation. The types of water listed below may contain
organic waste, mineral or chemical elements that can cause spitting, brown staining or premature wear of the
appliance: water from clothes dryers, scented or softened water, water from refrigerators, batteries, air conditioners,
rain water, boiled, filtered or bottled water. These types of water should not be used in your iron. Also only use distilled
or demineralised water as advised below.
• If your water is very hard, it is possible to mix untreated tap water with store-bought distilled or demineralised
water in the following proportions : 50% tap water, 50% distilled or demineralised water.

Filling the water tank

• Fill the tank up to the "MAX". Never fill the appliance by holding it directly under the tap. Do not
remove the anti-scale valve to fill the water tank.
• Unplug the base from the socket.
• Place the iron on the base.
• Open the tank filling flap and fill the tank up to "MAX"
• Close the tank filling flap.

Using the appliance

Turning on
• Connect the base to a 220-240V socket
• Adjust the temperature
accurately determines the exact temperature and steam flow that are suitable, in order to guarantee the best
results.
• The flashing green light
heating up. When the light stops flashing
• Do not place the iron on its heel during the resting period, but on its base
• Flashing green light: iron is heating up
• Fixed green light: iron is ready
• The flashing red light and beep sounds after around 30s when the iron is not on its base: the iron must be replaced
on the base for recharging
• Flashing orange light (according to model): Auto-Off function activated (see the section "Auto-Off safety")
fig.16.
9. Thermostat control
10. Water tank
11. Display panel
a. Auto-off restart button*
b. Green light "Iron ready"
c. Orange light "Auto-off
on"*
d. Red light "Recharge iron"
– fig.1.
– fig.2 and 3.
– fig.4. We recommend that the base is adjusted to a 45° angle for
– fig.6.
– fig.7. Your iron has the Automatic steam function. Your iron automatically and
– fig.8 located on the display panel on the back of the base indicates that the iron is
– fig.9, the iron is ready to use.
Operation of the display panel
– fig.8.
– fig.9.
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12. Base
13. Gliss/Glide Protect ™
autoclean soleplate
to model)
soleplate
Autoclean Catalys soleplate
(according to model)
Before first use
What water to use?
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DE
(according
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Ultraglide Diffusion
FR
(according to model)
NL
ES
PT
IT
DA
SV
NO
FI
EL
HU
CS
SK
SL
SR
HR
RO
BG
TR
UK
RU
PL
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