User manual SILVERCREST KH 1283

[. . . ] · To avoid potential risks, arrange for a defective appliance to be checked and possibly repaired by qualified technicians, or contact our Customer Service Department. · Arrange for defective power plugs and/or cables to be replaced at once by qualified technicians or our Customer Service Department. · To disconnect from the power source, pull only on the plug itself, not on the cable. Arrange it in such a way that it cannot come into contact with hot surfaces and so that no-one can step on or trip over it. [. . . ] To avoid the risks of asphyxiation, keep plastic bags out of the reach of toddlers and small children. · Connect the steam iron with the cable base 8 and with the station q, should it not be attached (see chapter "Tips for utilisation"). · Insert the plug into a wall power socket supplying an electrical current as detailed on the rating plate. -3- · Place the temperature regulator 7 into the position "MAX". · Heat the steam iron up for several minutes at this highest setting. · Remove the steam iron from the station q (see chapter "Tips for utilisation"). · Then iron a piece of material that is no longer required, to remove possible contamination from the sole of the iron e. To reconnect the steam iron with the cable base 8: · Insert the steam iron into the cable base 8 connected to the station q. You can now lift the steam iron with the cable base 8 from the station q. Should you wish to secure the steam iron to the station q, for safekeeping for example, slide the unlocking switch 0 with the preplaced steam iron to . The steam iron can now no longer be removed from the station q. Tips for utilisation In addition to the typical utilisation with a cable, you can also separate the steam iron from the cable base 8 for a short period to iron textiles which are not located close to an electrical power socket. To separate the steam iron from the cable base 8: · Place the steam iron, with the cable base 8 engaged, onto the station q. The cable base 8 remains combined with the station q. Operation Filling with mains water · In a cooled condition, place the steam iron horizontally on its sole e. · Slide off the cover of the filler opening for the water tank 2. · Using the measuring beaker, fill the water tank with water to the "Max" marking, but no further. · Slide the cover of the filler opening for the water tank 2 back to close it. Note Note: As the steam iron cannot be heated up without the cable base 8, you can only work for a short period without the cable base 8. Reconnect the steam iron with the cable base 8 as soon as the steam blast or the ironing quality diminishes. Should the mains water at your locality be rated as hard, it is recommended that you mix mains water with some distilled water. Otherwise, the jets for the steam blast function could calcify (become blocked) prematurely. To extend the optimal steam blast function, mix mains water with distilled water according to the table. -4- Water hardness very soft / soft medium hard very hard Ratios - distilled water to mains water · To moisten the laundry, press the spray button 4. This function is suitable for very dry and very crumpled garments. 0 1: 1 2: 1 3: 1 Steam ironing · Programme the steam regulator 3 to the desired steam setting. · The temperature regulator 7 must be turned into at least the adjustment range . Otherwise it cannot produce any steam. The water hardness level can be queried at your local water works. Plugging in and ironing Dry ironing without steam is possible at all temperatures, steam ironing is first possible from the adjustment range on the temperature regulator 7. [. . . ] For this, slide the sole of the iron e back and forth over a hand towel or an old piece of material several times. Allow the steam iron to cool down before placing it in storage. · · · · Drip-Stop Function With conventional steam irons it can happen that water drips from the iron sole e at low temperatures. This iron however possesses a new equipment characteristic, the DRIP-STOP function. At low temperatures the iron automatically switches off the steam-blast function. [. . . ]