Silk,woollenandsyntheticmaterials:ironthereversesideofthefabricto
preventshinypatches.Avoidusingthesprayfunctiontopreventstains.
Startironingthearticlesthatrequirethelowestironingtemperature,
suchasthosemadeofsyntheticbres.
3 Put the mains plug in an earthed wall socket.
The amber temperature light goes on (Fig. 7).
4 When the amber temperature light has gone out, wait a while
before you start ironing.
Thetemperaturelightwillgoonfromtimetotimeduringironing.
Using the appliance
Steam ironing
1 Make sure that there is enough water in the water tank.
2 Select the recommended ironing temperature (see chapter
‘Preparing for use’).
3 Select the appropriate steam setting. Make sure that the steam
setting you select is suitable for the ironing temperature
selected: (Fig. 8)
1-3formoderatesteam(temperaturesettings
2 to 3)
4-6forstrongsteam(temperaturesettings
3toMAX)
Note: The iron will start steaming as soon as the set temperature has been
reached.
Note: If the selected ironing temperature is too low (MIN to 2) water may
drip from the soleplate (see section ‘Drip stop’).
Ironing with Ionic DeepSteam (GC4444/GC4440/GC4430
only)
WhenyouusetheIonicDeepSteamfunctionduringsteamironing,the
steamproducedisnerthanduringregularsteamironing.Finesteam
reachesdeeperintothefabric.Thishelpsyoutoeasilyremovestubborn
creases.
1 Follow steps 1 to 3 in section ‘Steam ironing’.
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