Philips GC6510/02 [9/140] English

3 Put the mains plug in an earthed wall socket and set the on/off switch to ‘I’.

, The steam tank and the soleplate heat up.

, When the temperature light goes out, the iron has reached the set temperature.

As soon as the water in the steam tank is ready for steam ironing:

- GC6540: the ‘steam ready’ light goes on.

- GC6530/GC6520/GC6515/GC6510: the power-on light in the on/off switch goes out.

Note: During steam ironing, the temperature light goes on from time to time. This indicates that the iron

is heating up to the set temperature.

Note: If you have been ironing at a high temperature and then set the temperature dial to a lower

and without steam.

- When you steam iron woollen fabrics, shiny patches may occur. To prevent this, use a dry

pressing cloth or turn the article inside out and iron the reverse side.

- Iron velvet and other fabrics that tend to acquire shiny patches in one direction only

(along with the nap) while you apply very little pressure.

- Do not use steam when you iron coloured silk. This could cause stains.

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Steam ironing

1 Make sure that there is enough water in the steam tank.

2 Set the required ironing temperature (see chapter ‘Preparing for use’).

- Select a steam setting between ECO and ; for temperature settings 3 to MAX.

5 The steam tank and the soleplate heat up.

- Cold start: the soleplate takes approximately 2 minutes to heat up and the steam tank takes

approximately 6 minutes to heat up.

- Quick reheat: if you rell the steam tank during the ironing process, the water in the steam

tank takes approximately 6 minutes to heat up.

, When the iron has reached the set temperature, the temperature light goes out.

, As soon as the water in the steam tank is ready for steam ironing:

- GC6540: the ‘steam ready’ light goes on (Fig. 8).

Note: During steam ironing, the ‘steam ready’ light goes out from time to time. This indicates that the