Philips GC7420 [8/92] English

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Never direct the steam at people.

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

2 Place the steam tank on the ironing board and put the iron on it. (Fig. 4)

3 To set the required ironing temperature, turn the temperature dial to the appropriate

position. (Fig. 5)

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4 Put the mains plug in a wall socket and set the on/off switch to on (GC7420) or press the

on/off button (GC7430) (Fig. 6).

Note: When you switch on the appliance, the steam tank produces a pumping sound. This sound is

normal and indicates that water is being pumped into the steam tank.

, The power-on light on the steam tank and the iron temperature light go on to indicate that

the steam tank and the iron start to heat up.

, GC7430: The high steam setting light ashes to indicate that the steam tank is heating up.

, After approx. 2 minutes, the steam setting light stays on continuously, to indicate that the

water in the steam tank is hot enough for steam ironing.

5 GC7430: Press the steam setting selector to set a steam setting suitable for the selected

ironing temperature: (Fig. 7)

- Select the ECO setting for optimum ironing performance at temperature settings 2 to MAX.

- Select the high steam setting for temperature settings 3 to MAX.

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

heating up to the set temperature.

6 Keep the steam activator pressed in while you steam iron. (Fig. 8)

- If you want to use the steam function continuously, slide the steam lock to the locking position.

To stop steaming, release the steam lock (Fig. 9).

- Release the steam lock when you put the iron on its heel. This makes the water in the water

tank last longer.

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Do not press the steam activator while you iron.

1 Set the required ironing temperature (see chapter ‘Preparing for use’, section ‘Setting the

temperature’). (Fig. 5)

2 Put the mains plug in a wall socket and press the on/off button (Fig. 10).

, The soleplate starts to heat up.

3 Press the steam selector and select ‘no steam’. (Fig. 7)

, The ‘no-steam’ light goes on.

4 Iron without pressing the steam activator.

, If the steam tank is empty or has not heated up yet, you hear a clicking sound inside the tank.

This sound is caused by the opening of the steam valve and is perfectly harmless.

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