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English Introduction Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. Read this user manual, the important information leaflet, and the quick start guide carefully before you use the appliance. Save them for future reference.
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English 1 Water tank lock button 2 Mode selection knob 3 Soleplate 4 Power on/off knob 5 Steam trigger button 6 Water tank 7 Handle 8 Water supply hose 9 Heat resistant tray Warnings 1 Beware of hot steam that comes out of the steamer. Steam can cause burns. 2 Do not position the appliance towards your/ another person’s face.
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English 5 Keep the appliance out of children’s reach. 6 Make sure the power cord is not underneath the appliance. 7 Always hold the steamer by its handle for safe operation. 8 Place the appliance on the tray provided between uses to prevent burns when the heating soleplate is hot.
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English chemicals, as they may cause water spitting, brown staining or damage to your appliance. Filling the water tank 1 Ensure the appliance is unplugged before filling the water tank. 2 Before adding water, take the water tank from the base. 3 Fill up the water tank.
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English Using the appliance 1 Insert the appliance’s plug into a power socket. 2 Turn on the appliance by turning the power on/off knob clockwise. 3 The appliance requires approximately 35 seconds to preheat. During preheating, the LED indicator uses a breathing light pattern to indicate the process is underway.
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English 6 Now you can start to steam garments. 7 Place the appliance on the tray provided between uses to prevent burns when the heating soleplate is hot. 8 Turn the power on/off button anti-clockwise to turn off the appliance after Standby finishing steaming and align the bottom of the steamer to the base.
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English 2 Release the steam trigger button to stop steam from emitting. 3 If you want continuous steam, press and hold the steam trigger button. 4 You can use the steam mode in horizontal position. 5 You also can use the steam mode in vertical position. Steam boost Press the steam trigger button twice to activate the steam boost function.
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English The steam boost feature can be used in horizontal position. When ironing horizontally, place the appliance directly on the fabric. The steam boost feature can be used vertical position. For vertical steaming, aim the appliance at hanging garments. After activating the steam boost, it’s important to wait for approximately 15 seconds before using it again.
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English You can iron horizontally or vertically as needed in dry ironing mode. Standby mode 1 The appliance features a safety protection mode designed to avoid potential burning issues when the user steps away. 2 If the appliance detects no user interaction for 5 minutes, it will automatically turn off.
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English Descaling mode 1 Fill up the water tank and put it back to the base to prepare for the descaling process. 2 Plug in the mains plug in an earthed wall socket and turn on the appliance. 3 Turn the mode selection knob to descaling mode. 4 Press the steam trigger button 2 times to activate the descaling function.
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English 6 Hold the iron over the sink. Hot water and calc particles will be released from the soleplate. The whole descaling process continues for 90 seconds. 90 sec 7 Do not leave the appliance on the sink. Please grip the handle tightly to keep the soleplate above the level of the sink.
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English 2 Ensure the appliance has cooled down. 3 Wipe flakes and other deposit off the soleplate with a damp cloth. Note: To keep the soleplate smooth, avoid hard contact with metal objects. Never use a scouring pad, vinegar or other chemicals to clean the soleplate. Storage 1 Align the bottom of the steamer to the base.
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This chapter summarizes the most common problems you could encounter with the appliance. If you are unable to solve the problem with the information below, visit www.philips.com/support for a list of frequently asked questions or contact the Consumer Care Center in your country.
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PHILIPS and the Philips Shield Emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips N.V. and are used under license. This product has been manufactured by and is sold under the responsibility of Versuni Holding B.V., and Versuni Holding B.V. is the warrantor in relation to this product.
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