User manual PHILIPS GC 8620

[. . . ] Register your product and get support at www. Indb 3 GC8600 series 5/10/12 2:14 PM 4 English Table of contents Important 4 Introduction 6 Product overview 8 Before first use 9 Using your steam generator 9 Filling the water tank 9 Heating up 10 Carry lock (specific types only) 11 Temperature and steam setting 11 Ironing 12 Putting down the iron during ironing 13 ECO mode 14 Ironing tips 14 Auto-off mode (specific types only) 14 Cleaning and maintenance 15 IMPORTANT - DESCALING 15 Descaling the soleplate of the iron 17 Storage 18 Troubleshooting 20 Important Read this user manual carefully before you use the appliance and save it for future reference. Danger -- Never immerse the iron or the steam generator in water. Warning -- Check if the voltage indicated on the type plate corresponds to the local mains voltage before you connect the appliance. [. . . ] 2 Press the on/off button to switch on the steam generator. Indb 10 5/10/12 2:14 PM English 11 , , The ‘iron ready’ light starts to flash slowly to indicate that the steam generator is heating up. Note:Water is pumped into the boiler inside the steam generator, which causes the steam generator to produce a pumping sound. , , When the steam generator is ready for use, the ‘iron ready’ light stops flashing and lights up continuously. Carry lock (specific types only) 1 Press the carry lock release button to unlock the iron from the iron platform. 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. Indb 11 5/10/12 2:14 PM 12 English 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. 3 You can start ironing when the ‘iron ready’ light stops flashing and lights up continuously. There are three ways to iron: 1 Ironing without steam 2 Steam ironing by using the steam trigger (see section ‘Steam trigger’ below). Indb 12 5/10/12 2:14 PM English 13 Steam boost function -- Press the steam trigger twice quickly and release it within 1 second to activate the steam boost function. In this mode, the system will deliver a high continuous steam output. This makes it unnecessary for you to press the steam trigger continuously, which improves your ironing experience. Vertical steam ironing Steam iron in vertical position to remove wrinkles from hanging clothes -- Hold the iron in vertical position, press the steam trigger and touch the garment lightly with the soleplate. Tip: Pull the garment with one hand to stretch it for more effective wrinkle removal. Never attempt to remove wrinkles from a garment while someone is wearing it. Do not apply steam near your or someone else’s body to prevent burns. Note: Regularly water is pumped into the boiler inside the steam generator again, which causes the steam generator to produce a pumping sound. Putting down the iron during ironing -- When you put down the iron during ironing, put it on the iron platform. -- You can also place the iron with its soleplate on the ironing board. [. . . ] Point the steam flow away from the garment for a few seconds. You may have an ironing board cover that is not designed to cope with the high steam rate of the steam generator. Water droplets The steam that was still come out of present in the hose has the soleplate. This causes water droplets to come out of the soleplate. [. . . ]