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GC4511
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User manual
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Table of contents
Important ................................................................................................................. 7
Introduction .........................................................................................................10
Product overview .............................................................................................10
Before rst use .................................................................................................. 10
Using your steam iron ................................................................................... 11
- Filling the water tank ........................................................................... 11
- Temperature and steam setting ..................................................... 12
- Ironing ............................................................................................................13
Features ................................................................................................................. 14
- Spray function ........................................................................................... 14
- Steam boost function ........................................................................... 14
- Ironing with extra steam ..................................................................... 14
- Vertical steam ........................................................................................... 15
Ironing tips ............................................................................................................15
Cleaning and maintenance .......................................................................... 16
- Cleaning ........................................................................................................16
- Quick Calc Release ................................................................................ 16
- Calc-Clean function ............................................................................... 18
Storage ................................................................................................................... 21
Environment and disposal ........................................................................... 21
Guarantee and support ................................................................................ 22
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 22
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Important
Read this important information carefully before you
use the appliance and save it for future reference.
Danger
- Never immerse the iron in water.
Warning
- Check if the voltage indicated on the appliance
corresponds to the local mains voltage before you
connect the appliance.
- Do not use the appliance if the plug, the mains
cord or the appliance itself shows visible damage,
or if the appliance has been dropped or leaks.
- If the mains cord is damaged, you must have it
replaced by Philips, a service centre authorised by
Philips or similarly qualied persons in order to
avoid a hazard.
- Never leave the appliance unattended when it is
connected to the mains.
- Always unplug the appliance from the socket outlet
before you ll the water tank with water.
- This appliance can be used by children aged from
8 years and above and by persons with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of
experience and knowledge if they have been given
supervision or instruction concerning use of the
appliance in a safe way and if they understand the
hazards involved.
- Do not allow children to play with the appliance.
- Older children are only allowed to clean the
appliance and perform the Calc-Clean procedure
under supervision.
- Keep the iron and its mains cord out of the reach
of children less than 8 years of age when the
appliance is switched on or cooling down.
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- Always place and use the iron on a stable, level
and horizontal surface.
- Do not let the mains cord come into contact with
the hot soleplate of the iron.
- Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made
by children without supervision.
Warning: For Iron models with Quick
Calc Release feature
- Do not open and remove the Quick Calc Release
tray from the appliance during use.
- Only use the Quick Calc Release tray that is
supplied with the appliance. Do not use other tray
on the appliance.
- Do not ll water, perfume, vinegar, starch,
descaling agents, ironing aids or other chemicals at
the channel of the Quick Calc Release tray.
- Do not insert your nger or pointed objects into
the channel of the Quick Calc Release tray.
CAUTION: Hot surface
Surfaces are liable to get hot during use
(for irons with ‘hot’ symbol marked on the
appliance).
Caution
- Only connect the appliance to an earthed wall socket.
- Check the mains cord regularly for possible damage.
- Fully unwind the mains cord before you plug it in
the wall socket.
- The soleplate of the iron can become extremely
hot and may cause burns if touched.
- Descale the iron regularly according to the
instructions in chapter ‘Cleaning and maintenance’
in the user manual.
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- When you have nished ironing, when you clean
the appliance, when you ll or empty the water
tank and also when you leave the iron even for
a short while: set the steam control to the ‘dry
ironing’ position, put the iron on its heel and
remove the mains plug from the wall socket.
- Do not put perfume, vinegar, starch, descaling agents,
ironing aids or other chemicals in the water tank.
- This appliance is intended for household use only.
Electromagnetic elds (EMF)
This Philips appliance complies with all applicable
standards and regulations regarding exposure to
electromagnetic elds.
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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips!
To fully benet from the support that Philips offers,
register your product at www.philips.com/welcome.
Product overview (Fig. 1)
1 Spray nozzle
2 Water lling door
3 Spray button
4 Steam slider
a. Dry setting
b. ECO setting
c. Auto steam setting
5 Steam boost trigger
6 Mains cord
7 Temperature indicator light
8 Water tank
9 Temperature dial with Auto steam control
10 Calc clean button
11 Soleplate
12 Quick Calc Release lock
13 Quick Calc Release tray
14 Typeplate
Before rst use
This steam iron is intended for ironing and refreshing fabrics only.
Remove all packaging material and stickers.
Always place the steam iron on a stable and horizontal surface.
Fill in the water tank before every use (see Chapter ‘Using your
steam iron’ , section ‘Filling the water tank’).
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Using your steam iron
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 distilled or
demineralized water to prolong the lifetime of your appliance.
1 Make sure the appliance is unplugged.
2 Open the water lling door.
3 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 to
avoid spillage. If you have overlled the water tank, empty it until
the water level drops below the MAX indication.
Do not put perfume, vinegar, starch, descaling agents, ironing
aids or other chemicals in the water tank.
4 Close the water lling door ( ‘click’).
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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
Linen MAX Automatically
Cotton ●●● Ye s
Wool ●● No
Silk ●● No
Synthetic fabric
● Automatically
(e.g. acrylic, nylon,
polyamide, polyester)
1 Put the iron on its heel.
Auto steam
control
adjusted to
the optimal
amount
adjusted to
no steam
Steam
boost
Ye s
No
2 Consult table 1 to set the temperature dial to the
appropriate setting for your garment.
3 Select the steam setting with the steam slider.
- Auto steam: The iron automatically adjusts the steam
output according to the selected temperature to provide
the best ironing result.
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- ECO: This steam setting enables you to reduce the steam
output to save energy and still have sufcient 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.
4 Put the mains plug into an earthed wall socket.
, The temperature indicator light goes on while the iron is
heating up.
, When the temperature indicator light goes off, the steam
iron is ready to use.
Note: This light goes on from time to time during ironing.
Ironing
1 Unfold your ironing board and set it to the appropriate
height.
2 Place the garment you want to iron on the ironing board.
3 Start ironing when the temperature indicator light goes off.
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Features
Spray function
You can use the spray function at any temperature to moisten
the garments to be ironed. This helps remove the stubborn
creases.
- Press the spray button several times to moisten the
garments to be ironed.
Steam boost function
You can use a powerful boost of steam to remove targeted
stubborn creases.
- Press and release the steam boost trigger for a powerful
boost of steam to remove stubborn creases.
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.
Ironing with extra steam
You can use more steam to iron a garment with many stubborn
creases.
- For extra steam during ironing, press and hold the steam
boost trigger.
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Vertical steam
- Hold the iron in vertical position, press and release the
steam boost trigger to remove creases from a hanged
garment.
Tip: Pull the garment with one hand to stretch it for more effective
wrinkle removal. Move the iron up and down to apply steam to
different parts of the hanged garment.
Hot steam comes out of the iron. Do not remove wrinkles
from a garment while someone is wearing it. To prevent
burns, do not direct the steam at people.
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.
Ironing tips
Minimizing wrinkles while drying
Start wrinkle removal early in the drying process by spreading
out the laundry properly after washing. Put the garments on
hangers to let them dry naturally with less wrinkles.
Shirt ironing
Start with the time-consuming parts such as collar, cuff links and
sleeves.
Next, iron the bigger parts like front and back. By doing this, you
prevent wrinkling the bigger parts when you are busy ironing the
time-consuming ones.
Collar: When you iron a collar, start on its underside and iron
from the outside (the pointy end) inwards. Turn over and
repeat. Fold down the collar and press the edge for a crisp
nish.
Buttons: Iron on the reverse side of the buttons for more
effective faster ironing.
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