Philips GC4500 series Manuel utilisateur

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User manual

GC4500 series

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GC4500 series

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DEUTSCH 12

FRANÇAIS 19

NEDERLANDS 25

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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 Soleplate

13 Quick Calc Release lock

14 Quick Calc Release tray

15 Typeplate

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.

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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

Ye s

Cotton ●●● Ye s

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.

Quick Calc Release

IMPORTANT: To prolong the life time of your appliance and to maintain good

steaming performance, use Quick Calc Release function once every 1 month.

If water in your area is very hard, use this function more frequently.

Note: Make sure that the iron has been unplugged for at least 1 hour and has

completely cooled down, before you use Quick Calc Release.

1 Put the iron on a levelled surface and push up the Quick Calc

Release lock at the back of the iron.

2 Take out the Quick Calc Release tray.

3 Pour out scales in the tray into a sink or dustbin. Clean the tray

using tap water. Remove any excess water from the tray.

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Do not pour water, vinegar, descaling agents or other chemicals into the

iron from the opening of the Quick Calc Release.

Do not use vinegar, descaling agents or other chemicals to wash the

tray.

4 Wipe off the scales in the opening of the Quick Calc Release tray

with a damp cloth.

5 Insert the tray back into the iron.

6 Push down the Quick Calc Release lock.

Do not use the iron when the Quick Calc Release tray is not locked.

If you break or lose the tray, contact a consumer care center in your

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

Calc-clean function

IMPORTANT: Besides Quick Calc Release function, you should also perform

calc-clean once 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.

6 Take out the Quick Calc Release tray, empty the water in the tray.

Hold the iron vertically to allow small amount of water to ow out.

7 Insert the tray back to the iron and lock it.

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

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

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

stains on the soleplate.

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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.

Water or steam

leaks from the

back part of the

iron.

You have not locked the Quick

Calc release tray properly.

Take out the Quick Calc Release tray and clean

it using tap water. Use a piece of cloth to wipe

off scales in the opening of the back part of the

iron. Put back the tray and lock it. (See chapter

“cleaning and maintenance, section ”Quick calc

release function).

The Quick Calc release tray is

damaged.

Contact a consumer care center in your country

(see the world wide guarantee leaet for contact

details).

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Einführung

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu Ihrem Kauf und willkommen bei Philips!

Um den vollständigen Support von Philips in Anspruch nehmen zu können,

müssen Sie Ihr Produkt unter www.philips.com/welcome registrieren.

Produktübersicht (Abb. 1)

1 Sprühdüse

2 Füllabdeckung des Wasserbehälters

3 Sprühtaste

4 Dampfschieberegler

a.Trockeneinstellung

b. ECO-Einstellung

c. Automatische Dampfeinstellung

5 Dampfstoßauslöser

6 Anzeige für die automatische Sicherheitsabschaltung (nur bestimmte

Gerätetypen)

7 Netzkabel

8 Temperaturanzeige

9 Wasserbehälter

10 Temperaturregler mit automatischer Dampfregelung

11 Calc-Clean-Taste

12 Bügelsohle

13 Quick Calc Release-Verriegelung

14 Quick Calc Release-Einsatz

15 Typenschild

Wichtig

Lesen Sie die separate Broschüre mit wichtigen Informationen und diese

Bedienungsanleitung sorgfältig durch, bevor Sie das Gerät verwenden.

Heben Sie beides zur späteren Verwendung auf.

Verwenden des Geräts

Den Wasserbehälter füllen

Hinweis: Ihr Gerät wurde für die Verwendung mit Leitungswasser entwickelt.

Wenn Sie in einer Region mit hartem Wasser leben, kann es schnell zu

Kalkablagerungen kommen. Daher wird empfohlen, 100 % destilliertes oder

demineralisiertes Wasser zu verwenden, um die Lebenszeit Ihres Geräts zu

verlängern.

1 Öffnen Sie die Füllabdeckung des Wasserbehälters.

2 Kippen Sie das Bügeleisen nach hinten, und füllen Sie den Behälter bis

zur oberen Markierung mit Leitungswasser.

Hinweis: Füllen Sie den Wasserbehälter nicht über die Markierung MAX

hinaus.

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