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GC4500 series

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GC4500 series

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Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully beneﬁt from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome.

Product overview (Fig. 1)

1 Spray nozzle

2 Water ﬁlling door

3 Spray button 4 Steam slider a. Dry setting b. ECO setting c. Auto steam setting 5 Steam boost trigger

6 Safety auto-off light (speciﬁc types only)

7 Mains cord 8 Temperature indicator light 9 Water tank 10 Temperature dial with Auto steam control 11 Calc clean button 12 Soleplate 13 Quick Calc Release lock 14 Quick Calc Release tray 15 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

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 ll the water tank beyond the MAX indication.

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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

Linen MAX Automatically Cotton ●●● Yes Wool ●● No Silk ●● No Synthetic fabric

(e.g. acrylic, nylon, polyamide, polyester)

1 Consult table 1 to set the temperature dial to the appropriate

setting for your garment.

2 Select Auto steam setting in the steam slider.

This iron is equipped with Auto steam control. According to the temperature you select, the iron automatically provides the optimal amount of steam for the best result.

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.

setting

● No steam No

Auto steam control

adjusted to the optimal amount

Steam boost

Yes

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Features

Spray funtion

- Press the spray button to moisten the article to be ironed. This helps to remove stubborn creases.

Steam boost function

- 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 form hanging clothes,

curtains etc.

Eco steam setting / Dry ironing

- In stead of Auto steam, 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-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

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.

Quick Calc Release

IMPORTANT: To prolong the life time of your appliance and to maintain good steaming performance, use Quick Calc Release function once every 1 month.

If water in your area is very hard, use this function more frequently.

Note: Make sure that the iron has been unplugged for at least 1 hour and has completely cooled down, before you use Quick Calc Release.

1 Put the iron on a levelled surface and push up the Quick Calc

Release lock at the back of the iron.

2 Take out the Quick Calc Release tray. 3 Pour out scales in the tray into a sink or dustbin. Clean the tray

using tap water. Remove any excess water from the tray.

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Do not pour water, vinegar, descaling agents or other chemicals into the iron from the opening of the Quick Calc Release.

Do not use vinegar, descaling agents or other chemicals to wash the tray.

4 Wipe off the scales in the opening of the Quick Calc Release tray

with a damp cloth.

5 Insert the tray back into the iron. 6 Push down the Quick Calc Release lock.

Do not use the iron when the Quick Calc Release tray is not locked.

If you break or lose the tray, contact a consumer care center in your

country (see the worldwide guarantee leaet for contact details).

Calc-clean function

IMPORTANT: Besides Quick Calc Release function, you should also perform

calc-clean once every 1 month to prolong the life of your iron. If water in your area is very hard, or you see scales coming out from the soleplate during ironing, use this function 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.

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 Take out the Quick Calc Release tray, empty the water in the tray.

Hold the iron vertically to allow small amount of water to ow out.

7 Insert the tray back to the iron and lock it. 8 Plug in the iron and let the iron heat up to dry the soleplate. 9 Unplug the iron when the temperature indicator light goes out. 10 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

The steam boost function does not work properly (water leaks out of

the soleplate).

Flakes and impurities come out of the soleplate during ironing.

Water leaks from

the water ﬁlling

door. Water or steam

leaks from the back part of the iron.

You have used the steam boost function too often within a very short period.

You have used the steam boost function at a too low temperature.

Scales are formed inside the soleplate.

You have overﬁlled the water

tank.

You have not locked the Quick Calc release tray properly.

The Quick Calc release tray is damaged.

Wait for a few seconds before you use the steam boost function again.

Set an ironing temperature at which the steam boost function can be used (●●● to MAX).

Use the Calc-clean funtion (see chaper ‘Cleaning

and maintenance’, section ‘Calc-clean function’).

Do not ﬁll the water tank beyond the MAX

indication. Pour excess water out of the water tank.

Take out the Quick Calc Release tray and clean it using tap water. Use a piece of cloth to wipe off scales in the opening of the back part of the iron. Put back the tray and lock it. (See chapter

“cleaning and maintenance, section ”Quick calc release function).

Contact a consumer care center in your country

(see the world wide guarantee leaet for contact details).

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Introduction

Félicitations pour votre achat et bienvenue dans l'univers Philips !

Pour proﬁter pleinement de l'assistance offerte par Philips, enregistrez

votre produit à l'adresse suivante : www.philips.com/welcome.

Présentation du produit (Fig. 1)

1 Spray 2 Ouverture de remplissage d'eau 3 Bouton spray 4 Curseur de vapeur a. Réglage à sec b. Réglage ECO c. Réglage de vapeur automatique 5 Gâchette vapeur

6 Voyant d'arrêt automatique de sécurité (certains modèles uniquement)

7 Cordon d'alimentation 8 Voyant de température 9 Réservoir d'eau 10 Thermostat avec contrôle automatique de vapeur 11 Bouton Calc-Clean 12 Semelle 13 Verrou Quick Calc Release 14 Réservoir Quick Calc Release 15 Plaque signalétique

Important

Veuillez lire la brochure séparée sur les informations importantes et ce mode d'emploi avant d'utiliser l'appareil. Conservez les deux documents

aﬁn de pouvoir vous y référer ultérieurement.

Utilisation de l'appareil

Remplissage du réservoir

Remarque : votre appareil a été conçu pour être utilisé avec de l'eau du robinet. Si vous habitez dans une zone où l'eau est très calcaire, des dépôts de calcaire peuvent se former rapidement. Par conséquent, il est recommandé d'utiliser de l'eau 100 % distillée ou déminéralisée pour prolonger la durée de

vie de votre appareil.

1 Ouvrez l'ouverture de remplissage d'eau. 2 Inclinez le fer en arrière et remplissez le réservoir d'eau avec de l'eau

du robinet, jusqu'au niveau maximal.

Remarque : ne remplissez pas le réservoir au-delà de l'indication MAX.

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