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 2 Handle 3 Power/Mode selection lever 4 Soleplate 5 Mode display area 6 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. 3 Do not direct the appliance towards yourself/another person.
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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 When heated, do not turn the handle by one hand and place the other on the appliance surface to prevent burns. 8 Always hold the steamer by its handle for safe operation.
English Preparing for Use Type of Water to Use The appliance is suitable to be used with tap water. However, if you live in an area with hard water, we recommend that you mix an equal amount of tap water with distilled or demineralized water. This will prevent fast scale build up and prolong the lifetime of the appliance.
English 4 Close and secure the water tank cap back into place, ensuring it is properly sealed. Preparation before Use 1 Insert the appliance’s plug into a power socket. 2 Activate the appliance by sliding the lever up, which turns on the appliance in dry ironing mode.
English 5 Slide the lever down to cycle through the modes: dry ironing -> first-level steam -> second-level steam -> descaling. 6 Turn off the appliance by sliding the lever upwards for 2 seconds while it’s powered on. 2 sec Using the Appliance Steam mode Adjust the lever to choose your preferred steam setting.
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English When needing more steam, you can use the appliance horizontally in second level steam mode. When the soleplate is hot, avoid using one hand to hold the main body of the appliance and the other to rotate the handle. Always practice safety. You can also use the appliance in a vertical position with first-level steam.
English Steam Boost Slide the lever backwards for 2 seconds to activate the steam boost feature, which can only be initiated in dry ironing mode. 2 sec The steam boost feature can be used in both horizontal and vertical positions. When ironing horizontally, place the appliance directly on the fabric.
English Dry Ironing Mode Slide the lever downwards to set the appliance to dry ironing mode. Ensure the appliance is placed on a stable, flat surface and the handle is properly closed. You can iron horizontally or vertically as needed in dry ironing mode. Stand-by Mode 1 The appliance features a safety protection mode designed to avoid potential burning issues when the user steps away.
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English 3 Once in standby mode, the appliance’s indicator light blinks for 3 minutes. This period offers the user a chance to reactivate the appliance before it shuts down automatically. 3 min 4 If there’s no user interaction within the 3-minute blinking indicator period, the appliance automatically shuts off.
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English 3 Activate the appliance by pushing the lever upwards. 4 Move the lever to activate descaling mode. Once set, the indicator light for descaling will illuminate, signifying the appliance is now in descaling mode and ready for the next steps. 5 To start the descaling process, push the lever downwards for 2 seconds.
English 8 Following the discharge of water, the appliance will heat up for 30 seconds to complete the descaling.During heating, please place the tray on the heat- resistant base. 30 sec 9 While the descaling process is active, you cannot switch to other modes—if attempted, the corresponding indicator lights will not illuminate.
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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English The soleplate is heating up, but The water level in the tank is After turning off and the appliance is not producing insufficient. disconnecting the power, add steam. enough water to the tank. The appliance is in dry ironing Please select steam mode.
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