Philips GC3800 series Manuel utilisateur

User manual

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GC3800 series

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FRANÇAIS 11

ITALIANO 16

ESPAÑOL 21

PORTUGUÊS 26

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Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips!

To fully beneﬁt from the support that Philips offers,

Product overview (Fig. 1)

1 Spray nozzle

2 Water ﬁlling door

3 Spray button

4 Steam slider

a. Dry setting

b. ECO setting

c.Auto steam setting

5 Steam boost trigger

6 Safety auto-off light (speciﬁc types only)

7 Mains cord

8 Temperature indicator light

9 Water tank

10 Temperature dial with Auto steam control

11 Calc clean button

12 Typeplate

13 Soleplate

Important

Read the separate important information leaet and this user manual

carefully before you use the appliance. Keep both documents for future

reference.

Using the appliance

Filling the water tank

Note: Your appliance has been designed to be used with tap water. If you

live in an area with hard water, fast scale build-up may occur. Therefore, it is

recommended to use 100% distilled or demineralized water to prolong the

lifetime of your appliance.

1 Open the water lling door.

2 Tilt the iron backwards and ll the water tank with tap water up to

the maximum level.

Note: Do not ll the water tank beyond the MAX indication.

Do not put perfume, vinegar, starch, descaling agents, ironing aids or

other chemicals in the water tank.

3 Close the water lling door ( ‘click’).

Temperature and steam setting

Table 1:

Warning: Do not use steam or steam boost at low temperature, as indicated

in the below table. Otherwise, hot water may leak from the iron.

Fabric type Temperature

setting Auto steam

control Steam

boost

Linen MAX Automatically

adjusted to the

optimal amount

Yes

Cotton ●●● Yes

Wool ●● No

Silk ●● No

Synthetic fabric

(e.g. acrylic, nylon,

polyamide, polyester)

●No steam No

1 Consult table 1 to set the temperature dial to the appropriate

setting for your garment.

2 Select Auto steam setting in the steam slider.

This iron is equipped with Auto steam control. According to the

temperature you select, the iron automatically provides the optimal

amount of steam for the best result.

3 Put the iron on its heel and plug it in.The temperature light goes on

to indicate that the iron is heating up.

4 When the temperature light goes out, the iron has reached the

correct temperature and you could start ironing.

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Features

Spray funtion

- Press the spray button to moisten the article to be ironed. This helps

to remove stubborn creases.

Steam boost function

- Press and release the steam boost trigger for a powerful boost of

steam to remove stubborn creases.

Ironing with extra steam

-For extra steam during ironing, press and hold the steam boost trigger.

Vertical steam

- You can use the steam boost function when you hold the iron

in vertical position for removing creases form hanging clothes,

curtains etc.

Eco steam setting / Dry ironing

-In stead of Auto steam, you could choose ECO setting in the steam

slider to save energy, yet to achieve satisfactory ironing results.

- To iron without steam, select dry setting in the steam slider.

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Safety auto-off (specic types only)

The safety auto-off function automatically switches off the iron if it has not

been used for 30 seconds resting on its soleplate or 8 minutes resting on

its backplate. The auto-off light will light up.

- To let the iron heat up again, pick up the iron or move it slightly.

The auto-off light goes out.

Cleaning and maintenance

Cleaning

1 Unplug the iron and let it cool down.

2 Pour any remaining water out of the water tank from the water

lling door.

3 Wipe akes and any other deposit off the soleplate with a damp

cloth and a non-abrasive (liquid) cleaning agent.

To keep the soleplate smooth, avoid hard contact with metal objects.

Never use a scouring pad, vinegar or other chemicals to clean the

soleplate.

Calc-clean function

IMPORTANT: Use Calc-clean function every 1 month to prolong the life of

your iron. If water in your area is very hard, or you see scales coming out from

the soleplate during ironing, use this function more frequently.

1 Make sure the iron is unplugged and the steam slider is set to dry

setting.

2 Fill the water tank to the MAX indication.

Do not pour vinegar or other descaling agents into the water tank.

3 Plug in the iron and set the temperature dial to MAX.

4 Unplug the iron when the temperature light goes out.

5 Hold the iron over the sink. Keep pushing the calc clean button and

gently shake the iron forth and back until all water in the water tank

has been used up.

Scales is ushed out, steam and boiling water also come out of the

soleplate.

Note: Repeat steps 2 to 5 if the water that comes out of the iron still contains

scale particles.

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6 Plug in the iron and let the iron heat up to dry the soleplate.

7 Unplug the iron when the temperature indicator light goes out.

8 Move the iron gently over a piece of cloth to remove any water

stains on the soleplate.

Storage

1 Unplug the iron and empty the water tank. Let it cool down in a safe

place.

2 Wind the mains cord around the backplate of the iron and store it

on its heel.

Troubleshooting

This chapter summarises 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 Centre in your

country (see the worldwide guarantee leaet for contact details).

Problem Possible cause Solution

The steam boost

function does not

work properly

(water leaks out of

the soleplate).

You have used the steam

boost function too often

within a very short period.

Wait for a few seconds before you use the steam

boost function again.

You have used the steam

boost function at a too low

temperature.

Set an ironing temperature at which the steam

boost function can be used (●●● to MAX).

Flakes and

impurities come

out of the

soleplate during

ironing.

Scales are formed inside the

soleplate. Use the Calc-clean funtion (see chaper ‘Cleaning

and maintenance’, section ‘Calc-clean function’).

Water leaks from

the water ﬁlling

door.

You have overﬁlled the water

tank. Do not ﬁll the water tank beyond the MAX

indication. Pour excess water out of the water

tank.

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