Philips GC8600 Series Manuel utilisateur

PerfectCare Aqua

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GC8600 series

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GC8600 series

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Important 4

Introduction 6

Product overview 8

Before rst use 9

Using your steam generator 9

Filling the water tank 9

Heating up 10

Carry lock (specic 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 (specic types only) 14

Cleaning and maintenance 15

IMPORTANT - DESCALING 15

Descaling the soleplate of the iron 17

Storage 18

Troubleshooting 20

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Read this user manual carefully before you use the appliance

and save it for future reference.

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- Never immerse the iron or the steam generator in water.

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- Check if the voltage indicated on the type plate

corresponds to the local mains voltage before you

connect the appliance.

- Do not use the appliance if the plug, the mains cord, the

supply hose or the appliance itself shows visible damage,

or if the appliance has been dropped or leaks.

- If the mains cord or the supply hose is damaged, you must

have it replaced by Philips, a service centre authorised by

Philips or similarly qualied persons in order to avoid a hazard.

- Never leave the appliance unattended when it is

connected to the mains.

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- This appliance can be used by children aged 8 or above

and by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental

capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they

have been given instructions in safe use of the appliance

or supervision to establish safe use and if they have been

made aware of the hazards involved.

- Do not allow children to play with the appliance.

- Keep the iron 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 and

perform the Calc-Clean procedure without supervision.

- Do not let the mains cord and supply hose come into

contact with the hot soleplate of the iron.

- If steam or hot water droplets escape from under the

EASY DE-CALC knob when the appliance heats up, switch

off the appliance and let it cool down for 2 hours.Then

reinsert the EASY DE-CALC knob. If steam continues

to escape when the appliance heats up, switch off the

appliance and contact a service centre authorised by Philips.

- Do not remove the EASY DE-CALC knob from the

steam generator when the steam generator is still hot or

under pressure.

- Do not use any other cap on the steam generator than

the EASY DE-CALC knob that has been supplied with

the appliance.

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- Only connect the appliance to an earthed wall socket.

- Always place and use the steam generator on a stable,

level and horizontal surface.

- Check the mains cord and the supply hose regularly for

possible damage.

- Fully unwind the mains cord before you plug it in the wall

socket.

- The iron platform and the soleplate of the iron can

become extremely hot and may cause burns if touched. If

you want to move the steam generator, do not touch the

iron platform.

- Always switch off the appliance and remove the plug from

the wall socket when you have nished ironing.

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- Put the iron back on the iron platform, switch off the

appliance and remove the mains plug from the wall socket:

- a. when you have nished ironing

- b. when you clean the appliance

- b. when you ll or empty the water tank

- c. when you leave the iron, even if it is only for a short while

- Descale the steam generator regularly according to the

instructions in chapter ‘Cleaning and maintenance’.

- This appliance is intended for indoor household use only.

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This Philips appliance complies with all standards regarding

electromagnetic elds (EMF). If handled properly and according

to the instructions in this user manual, the appliance is safe to

use based on scientic evidence available today.

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- Do not throw away the appliance with the normal

household waste at the end of its life, but hand it in at an

ofcial collection point for recycling. By doing this, you help

to preserve the environment.

- To make recycling possible, the plastic parts used for this

appliance have been coded.The cardboard packaging is

made of 90% recycled material and is fully recyclable.

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Thank you for buying this Philips steam generator.

- The new Philips PerfectCare offers you an innovative

way to iron your garments.We all know the fuss with

traditional irons: choosing the right temperature for your

tough and delicate fabrics, waiting for the iron to warm up

and cool down to avoid the risk of damaging clothes with

a too hot iron. Those hassles are things of the past with

the new Philips PerfectCare.

- In principle, wrinkle removal is done by transferring heat to

fabric. Historically, this was done with a very hot soleplate.

Then steam was added to enhance heat transfer, thus

making ironing much faster. Our research conrmed that

the best way to remove wrinkles effectively is a perfect

combination of intense steam and optimal soleplate

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temperature.The key to effective wrinkle removal is

the steam not the soleplate temperature.The soleplate

temperature needs to be just above the steam temperature

to remove any moisture.This is the optimal temperature.

- In the past, high amount of steam at this optimal

temperature would have led to water leakage.We

developed a unique patented cyclonic chamber to

maintain high-pressure steam that penetrates deep into

the fabric for fast ironing with no risk of water leakage.

- Ironing is now truly simple - no temperature adjustment,

no scorching, no waiting time on heating up and cooling

down. It is faster, no matter who does the ironing.With

this OptimalTemp technology, every single garment can be

ironed effectively and safely.

- This iron has been approved by The Woolmark

Company Pty Ltd for the ironing of wool only products

provided that the garments are ironed according to the

instructions on the garment label and those issued by

the manufacturer of this iron. R1101. In United Kingdom,

Eire, Hong Kong and India, the Woolmark trademark is a

Certication trademark.

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1 Steam supply hose

2 Iron platform

3 ECO button with light

4 On/off button with

power-on light

5 EASY DE-CALC light

6 User manual

7 Worldwide

guarantee leaet

8 Mains cord with plug

9 EASY DE-CALC knob

10 Supply hose storage

compartment

11 Water tank with

water level indication

12 Filling funnel lid

13 Carry lock release button

(specic types only)

14 Soleplate

15 Steam trigger/

Steam boost

16 ’Iron ready’ light/

‘Water tank empty’

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This steam generator is intended for ironing and refreshing

fabrics only.

Remove all packaging material and stickers.

Remove the protective cover from the soleplate before you

use the steam generator.

Always place the steam generator on a stable and horizontal

surface.

Fill the water tank before every use (see chapter ‘Using your

steam generator’, section ‘Filling the water tank’).

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Fill the water tank before every use, when the water level in

the water tank drops below the minimum level or when the

‘water tank empty’ light ashes quickly.

1 Openthellingfunnellid.

2 Fill the water tank with tap water up to the MAX

indication.

3 Properlyclosethellingfunnellid(‘click’).

Donotputhotwater,perfume,vinegar,starch,descaling

agents, ironing aids or other chemicals in the water tank, as

theappliancehasnotbeendesignedforthis.

Note: Do not tilt or shake the steam tank when the water tank is

full, otherwise water may escape from under the lling funnel lid.

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

avoid spillage. If you have overlled the water tank, empty it until

the water level drops below the MAX indication again.

Tip: Your appliance has been designed to be used with tap

water. If you live in an area with very hard water, fast scale

build-up may occur. Therefore, it is recommended to mix 50%

distilled water and 50% tap water to prolong the lifetime of your

appliance. Do not use distilled water only, as it is slightly acidic

and may cause damage to your appliance. 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.

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1 Put the plug in an earthed wall socket.

2 Presstheon/offbuttontoswitchonthesteam

generator.

,The blue power-on light goes on.

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