User manual PHILIPS GC 5057

[. . . ] -- Keep the appliance and its mains cord out of the reach of children aged 8 or under when the appliance is switched on or cooling down. -- Children are not allowed to clean the appliance without supervision. -- Do not let the mains cord come into contact with the hot soleplate of the iron. Caution -- Only connect the appliance to an earthed wall socket. [. . . ] 1 Dip the test strip in tap water for 1 second. 3 Check how many squares on the test strip have changed colour and compare with the details in the water hardness table below. 12 English Water hardness table Squares with colour change 1 2 3 Water hardness Very soft water Soft water Medium hard water Hard water Advice Use tap water Use tap water Use mixture of 50% tap water and 50% distilled water* Use mixture of 50% tap water and 50% distilled water or filtered water from IronCare water descale filter. Use mixture of 30% tap water and 70% distilled water or filtered water from IronCare water descale filter. None One Two Three 4 5 Four Very hard water * For your convenience, we recommend that you use filtered water from IronCare water descale filter. Com/IronCare for more information on the IronCare water descale filter. You can buy an IronCare water descale filter in the online webshop at www. You can also contact the Philips Consumer Care Centre. Filling the water tank Caution: Do not put perfume, vinegar, starch, descaling agents, ironing aids or other chemicals in the water tank, as your appliance is not designed to work with these chemicals. 1 Fill the water tank up to the MAX indication with the filling cup supplied if your tap water is soft. Note: If you use the IronCare water descale filter, you can fill the water tank with filtered water straight from this filter. Heating up 1 Put the plug in an earthed wall socket. English 13 2 The Smart light starts flashing blue to indicate that the iron is heating up. 3 When the iron is ready for use, the Smart light lights up blue continuously. Temperature and steam setting The OptimalTemp technology enables you to iron all types of ironable fabrics, in any order, without adjusting the iron temperature or steam setting. -- Fabrics with these symbols are ironable,  for example linen, cotton, polyester, silk, wool, viscose, rayon. -- Fabrics with this symbol are not ironable. Ironing 1 Unfold your ironing board and set it to the appropriate height. 2 Place the garment you want to steam iron on the ironing board. Note:With the OptimalTemp technology, every single garment can be ironed effectively and safely, even delicate fabrics like silk. 14 English 3 You can start ironing when the Smart light stops flashing and lights up continuously. -- Thanks to the Auto Steam Sensor technology, the iron starts steaming automatically when it is moved. [. . . ] Fill the water tank (see chapter ‘Using the appliance’, section ‘Filling the water tank’). Wait until the Smart light has stopped flashing and lights up continuously. Fill the water tank (see chapter ‘Using the appliance’, section ‘Filling the water tank’). Place the iron on its heel when you are not ironing to prevent this problem. [. . . ]