Philips GC4518-30 operation manual

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Quick Start Guide – Calc clean

Quick Start Guide – Start here

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Quick Start Guide – Storage

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ENGLISH 6
FRANÇAIS 9
ITALIANO 12
ESPAÑOL 15
PORTUGUÊS 18

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Important

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.

Read the separate important information leaet and this user manual carefully before you use the

appliance. Keep both documents for future reference.

Product overview (Fig. 1)

1 Spray button
2 Steam slider

a. Dry setting
b. ECO setting
c. Auto steam setting

3 Steam boost trigger

4 Safety auto-off light (specific types only)

5 Temperature indicator light
6 Temperature dial with Auto steam control
7 Calc clean button
8 Built-in calc container

Type of water to use

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.

Do not put perfume, vinegar, starch, descaling agents, ironing aids or other chemicals in the water tank.

Ironing

Please read the quick start guide in this user manual carefully to start using your
appliance (Fig. 2-10).

Temperature setting

Select the temperature to the appropriate setting for your garment according to table 1 below:

Table 1:

Fabric type Temperature setting Auto steam control Steam boost

Linen MAX

Cotton ●●● Yes

Wool ●● No

Silk ●● No

Synthetic fabric (e.g. acrylic, nylon,

polyamide, polyester)

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Automatically adjusted to
the optimal amount

Automatically adjusted to
no steam

Yes

No

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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.

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.

Calc clean function

IMPORTANT: This iron comes with a Built-in calc container, which collects loose scale particles during ironing.
The calc container is not meant for removal by the user. The scale particles are ushed out of the iron during
calc clean process. Perform calc clean once every 1 month to maintain good steam performance and prolong
the life of your iron. If water in your area is hard, or you see scales coming out from the soleplate during ironing,
use calc clean more frequently.

1 Make sure the iron is unplugged and the steam slider is set to dry setting (Fig. 11).
2 Fill the water tank to the MAX indication (Fig. 12).

Do not pour vinegar or other descaling agents into the water tank.

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3 Plug in the iron and set the temperature dial to MAX (Fig. 13-14).

4 Unplug the iron when the temperature light goes out (Fig. 15-17).

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 (Fig. 18).

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 Plug in the iron and let the iron heat up to dry the soleplate (Fig. 19).
7 Unplug the iron when the temperature indicator light goes out.
8 Move the iron gently over a piece of cloth to remove any water stains on the soleplate.

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

Water leaks from the

water filling door.

Water drips from the
soleplate after the iron has
been unplugged or has
been stored.

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

soleplate).

Flakes and impurities come
out of the soleplate during
ironing.

You have overfilled the water

tank.

The steam slider is set to MAX
or ECO.

You have put the iron in
horizontal position with water
still left in the water tank.

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

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

Calc are formed inside the
soleplate.

Do not fill the water tank beyond the

MAX indication. Pour excess water out
of the water tank.

Set the steam slider to dry setting.

Empty the water tank.

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 function (see chapter
‘Cleaning and maintenance’, section ‘Calc

clean function’).