Operation Manual

8
Fundamental safety warnings
Danger of electric shock!
This is an electrical appliance and may cause electric shock.
You should therefore respect the following safety warnings:
• Nevertouchtheappliancewithdamphands.
• Neverusetheappliancewithbareorwetfeet.
• Neverimmersetheapplianceinwater.
• Neverunplugtheappliancebypullingthepowercable
or the appliance itself.
• If the socket and power cable plug are incompatible,
thesocketshouldbe changedfora suitabletypebya
qualiedprofessional.Adapters,multiplesocketsorex-
tensionsshouldnotbeused.
Tollortopupwithwater,turntheironing
systemousingtheswitch,thenunplug
from the mains.
• Ifthepowercableisdamaged,itmustbereplacedby
themanufacturerorthemanufacturer’scustomerservi-
cesinordertoavoidallrisk.
• Beforecleaningorservicing,disconnecttheappliance
byunpluggingfromthemains.
• Before using the appliance, check that the mains
supply voltage corresponds to the voltage indica-
ted on the rating plate. Connect the appliance to
an eciently earthed power supply and sockets
with a minimum current rating of 10 A only.
Surfaces marked withthis symbol
becomehotduringuse(thesymbol
is present in certain models only).
• Neveraimthesteamatpersonsoranimals.
Theusermustnotleavetheironunatten-
ded while connected to the mains power
supply;
Whenpowerisonorwhencoolingdown,
keep the appliance out of reach of children
under eight years old.
• Duringuse,thesteamgeneratorshouldnotbemoved.
• IMPORTANT:thetubeconnectingtheironandsteam
generatormaybecomehot.
• Allcontactbetweenthehotbaseandcables must be
rigorouslyavoided.
Important:
• Thersttimeyouusetheappliance,afterremovingthe
packaging, make sure the appliance is complete and
undamaged.Ifindoubt,donotusetheapplianceand
contactqualiedpersonnelonly.Removetheprotection
from the soleplate.
• Disposeoftheplasticbagwithcareas it representsa
hazard for children.
This appliance can be used by children
agedfrom8yearsandaboveandpersons
with reduced physical, sensory or men-
tal capabilities or lack of experience and
knowledgeiftheyhavebeengivensuper-
visionorinstructionconcerninguseofthe
appliance in a safe way and understand
thehazardsinvolved.
Children shall not play with the appliance.
Cleaning and user maintenance shall not
bemadebychildrenwithoutsupervision.
• Usetheremovableironrestonanironingboard.
• NEVERusetheironrestonatable.Theheatcouldruin
the surface!
• “Safe transport”: certain models are tted with a
locking system which locks the iron in position during
transport. When the iron is locked in position, it
must not be used as a carrying handle to tran-
sport the appliance! To position the iron correctly,
insertthetipofthesoleplateintothehousing,restthe
ironontheironrestandmovethelocktothelocking
position (g.1).
 Toreleasetheiron,movethelocktothereleaseposition
andremovetheironfromthehousing(g.2).
• Whileironing,youcanrestthetipofthesoleplateonthe
heatresistantbaseabovethehousing.
Theappliancemustbeusedandrestedon
astableheatresistantsurface.
Whenplacingtheirononitsstand,ensure
that the surface on which the stand is pla-
cedisstable.
• NEVER store the iron in a vertical position!
Important safeguards
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