User manual PHILIPS GC 6104

[. . . ] Infirm persons should not be allowed to use the appliance without supervision. Keep the appliance out of the reach of children. The iron stand and the soleplate of the iron can become extremely hot and may cause burns if touched. If you want to move the steam tank, do not touch the stand. [. . . ] this indicates that the iron is heating up to the right temperature. If you have been ironing at a high temperature and subsequently set the temperature dial to a lower setting, wait until the temperature light goes on again before you continue ironing. This will prevent damage to your fabrics. For example: if an article consists of 60% polyester and 40% cotton, it should be ironed at the temperature indicated for polyester (1) and without steam. - When steam ironing woollen fabrics , shiny patches may occur. You can prevent this by using a dry pressing cloth or by turning the article inside out and ironing the reverse side. - Velvet and other fabrics that tend to acquire shiny patches should be ironed in one direction only (along with the nap) while applying very little pressure. - Do not use steam when you are ironing coloured silk. 1 Make sure that there is enough water in the steam tank. Steam ironing is only possible at higher ironing temperatures (temperature settings 2 to MAX). - Cold start: the soleplate takes approximately 2 minutes to heat up and the steam tank takes approximately 8 minutes to heat up. - Quick reheat: if you refill the steam tank during the ironing process, the water in the steam tank will take approximately 6 minutes to heat up. 4 As soon as the water in the steam tank is hot enough for steam ironing, the steam tank power-on light goes out (GC6104, GC6103 only). During steam ironing the steam-ready light goes on from time to time. This indicates that the steam tank is being heated up to the right temperature. Keep the steam activator pressed in while you are steam ironing. If you want to use the steam function continuously, slide the steam activator lock to the locking position. If you have not used the steam function for some time, the steam that was still present in the supply hose will have condensed into water. When you start steam ironing again, this may cause some spluttering in the appliance and a few droplets of water may escape from the soleplate. To prevent droplets from falling onto your garments, hold the iron over an old cloth and press the steam activator until the steam production has normalised before you start steam ironing again. Do not press the steam activator while ironing. Some steam will escape if you press the steam activator by accident while you are ironing. [. . . ] set both the iron switch and the steam tank switch to 'on'. Wait 6 to 8 minutes for the steam tank to heat up. To check if the iron is really producing steam, hold a (cold) mirror in front of the soleplate vents. The appliance does not produce any steam. [. . . ]