Philips GC3811/77 [5/22] Cleaning and maintenance

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Steam setting

- Auto steam: The iron automatically adjusts the steam output according to the selected temperature

to provide the best ironing result.

- ECO: This steam setting enables you to reduce the steam output to save energy and still have

sufﬁcient steam to iron your garments.

- Dry: This steam setting enables you to iron without steam or to stop steam when the iron is not in

use.

- Iron with extra steam: Press and hold the steam boost trigger to get more steam to remove

stubborn creases.

Steam boost function and vertical steaming

- Press and release the steam boost trigger for a powerful boost steam. This can be used to remove

targeted stubborn creases or creases from a hanged garment.

Note: The steam boost function should only be used at temperature setting between ●●● to MAX. Leaking

may appear if you use steam boost at too low a temperature.

Hot steam comes out of the iron. Do not remove wrinkles from a garment while some one is wearing

it. To prevent burns, do not direct the steam at people.

Delicate fabric protector (specic types only)

The delicate fabric protector protects delicate fabrics from heat damage and shiny patches.

With the delicate fabric protector you can iron delicate fabrics (silk, wool and nylon) at temperature

settings ●●● to MAX in combination with all steam functions available on the iron.

The delicate fabric protector reduces the soleplate temperature instantly, thus allowing you to iron

delicate fabrics safely.

If you do not know what kind or kinds of fabric an article is made of, determine the right ironing

temperature by ironing a part that is not visible when you wear or use the article.

1 Put the iron on the delicate fabric protector (‘click’) (Fig. 15).

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

For gures, refer to the fold-out at the back of the user manual.

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.