Philips GC4886/87 User manual

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GC4880 series

User manual

Benutzerhandbuch

Gebruiksaanwijzing

Mode d’emploi

3 4

GC4880 series

ENGLISH 6

DEUTSCH 12

NEDERLANDS 18

FRANÇAIS 24

6ENGLISH

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips!

To fully beneﬁt from the support that Philips oers,

Product overview (Fig. 1)

1 Spray nozzle

2 Water ﬁlling door

3 Spray button

4 Steam slider

a. Dry setting ( )

b. ECO setting (ECO)

c. MAX setting ( )

5 Steam boost trigger

6 Safety auto-o light (speciﬁc types only)

7 Mains cord

8 Temperature indicator light

9 Water tank

10 Temperature dial

11 Calc clean button

12 Soleplate

13 Built-in calc container

14 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

Note: The iron may give o some smoke when you use it for

the first time. This ceases after a short while.

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 fill 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

Steam

setting

Steam

boost

Linen MAX / ECO Yes

Cotton ●●● Yes

Wool ●● ECO No

Silk ●● No

Synthetic

fabric (e.g.

acrylic, nylon,

polyamide,

polyester)

●No

1 Refer to Table 1 to set the temperature dial to the

appropriate setting for your garment.

2 Refer to Table 1 to set the appropriate steam setting for

your garment.

Note: Make sure that the steam setting you select is suitable

for the set ironing temperature.

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 function

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

This helps to remove stubborn creases.

Steam boost function

- Use steam boost function at a temperature dial setting

between ●●● to MAX.

- 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 from hanging

clothes, curtains etc.

ECO steam setting / Dry ironing

- 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-o (specic types only)

The safety auto-o function automatically switches o the iron

if it has not been used for 30 seconds resting on its soleplate

or 8 minutes resting on its backplate. The auto-o light will

light up.

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

slightly. The auto-o 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 o 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: This iron comes with a Built-in calc container,

which collects loose scale particles during ironing. The calc

container is not meant for removal by the user. The scale

particles are flushed out of the iron during calc clean process.

Perform calc clean once every 1 month to maintain good

steam performance and prolong the life of your iron. If water

in your area is hard, or you see scales coming out from the

soleplate during ironing, use calc clean 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.

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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 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

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 drips from

the soleplate after

the iron has been

unplugged or has

been stored.

The steam slider is

set to MAX or ECO.

Set the steam slider to dry setting.

You have put the

iron in horizontal

position with water

still left in the

water tank.

Empty the water tank.

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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 too low a

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.

Calc are formed

inside the soleplate.

Use the calc clean function (see chapter

‘Cleaning and maintenance’, section

‘Calc clean function’).

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12 DEUTSCH

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 (ECO)

c. MAX-Einstellung ( )

5 Dampfstoßauslöser

6 Anzeige für die automatische Sicherheitsabschaltung

(nur bestimmte Gerätetypen)

7 Netzkabel

8 Temperaturanzeige

9 Wasserbehälter

10 Temperaturregler

11 Calc clean-Taste

12 Bügelsohle

13 Integrierter Kalkbehälter

14 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

Hinweis: Beim ersten Gebrauch kann das Bügeleisen etwas Rauch

entwickeln. Dieses Problem stellt sich jedoch nach kurzer Zeit ein.

Den Wassertank 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 Önen 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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