CORDLESS STEAM IRON KH 1283 CORDLESS STEAM IRON Operating instructions BEZPRZEWODOWE ELAZKO NA PAR Instrukcja obslugi VEZETÉK NÉLKÜLI GZÖLS VASALÓ Használati utasítás BREZZICNI PARNI LIKALNIK Navodila za uporabo BEZDRÁTOVÁ NAPAOVACÍ ZEHLICKA Návod k obsluze BEZKÁBLOVÁ NAPAROVACIA ZEHLICKA Návod na obsluhu KOMPERNASS GMBH · BURGSTRASSE 21 · D-44867 BOCHUM www.kompernass.com ID-Nr.: KH1283-06/08-V3 PARNO GLACALO BEZ KABLA Upute za upotrebu KABELLOSES DAMPFBÜGELEISEN Bedienungsanleitung KH 1283 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 r e 0 q w CONTENT Intended Use Safety instructions Items supplied Operating Elements Before the First Use Tips for utilisation Operation Plugging in and ironing Steam ironing Ironing with steam blast Temporarily setting the steam iron aside Taking the steam iron out of service Drip-Stop Function Cleaning PAGE 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 Filling with mains water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Self-cleaning function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Metal parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Troubleshooting Technical data Disposal Warranty and Service Importer 7 7 7 7 8 Read the operating instructions carefully before using the appliance for the first time and preserve this booklet for later reference. Pass the manual on to whomsoever might acquire the appliance at a later date. -1- CORDLESS STEAM IRON KH1283 Intended Use The steam iron is intended exclusively for the ironing of textiles. The iron may only be used indoors and in private households. All other use is deemed improper use. Safety instructions Risk of burns! · Grasp the steam iron only by the handle when it is hot. · This appliance is not intended for use by individuals (including children) with restricted physical, physiological or intellectual abilities or deficiences in experience and/or knowledge unless they are supervised by a person responsible for their safety or receive from this person instruction in how the appliance is to be used. · Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. · Never hold your hand over the steam spray or on hot metal parts. · You should not open the filler opening of the water reservoir while the iron is in use. First allow the steam iron to cool down and remove the plug from the power socket. · When ironing, use only the temperatures detailed in the garment care instructions, or those suitable for the material. Otherwise, you could damage the textiles. Should care instructions not be given or known, start with the lowest temperature setting. · NEVER permit children to use the steam iron. · Place the station on a level and heat-resistent surface. The station must be stable when you place the steam iron onto it. · Place the steam iron only on the supplied station when you put it down. Risk of electrical shocks. · The rating of the local power supply must tally completely with the details given on the rating plate of the appliance. · To avoid potential risks, arrange for a defective appliance to be checked and possibly repaired by qualified technicians, or contact our Customer Service Department. · Arrange for defective power plugs and/or cables to be replaced at once by qualified technicians or our Customer Service Department. · To disconnect from the power source, pull only on the plug itself, not on the cable. · Never bend (kink) or crush the power cable. Arrange it in such a way that it cannot come into contact with hot surfaces and so that no-one can step on or trip over it. · After every use, before cleaning and when refilling with water, remove the plug from the power socket. · Always unroll the power cable fully before switching on and do not use an extension cable. · Never touch the power cable or the power plug with wet hands. Risk of fire! · Never leave the steam iron unattended when it is hot or switched on. · Put the steam iron into storage only when it has cooled down completely. -2- · Under no circumstances should you submerge the steam iron in any liquid or permit liquids to penetrate into the housing of the steam iron. Do not expose the appliance to humidity and do not use it outdoors. Should liquids enter the housing, unplug the appliance from the power socket immediately and arrange for it to be repaired by a qualified technician. · Never use the steam iron adjacent to water contained in a bath, shower, wash basin or other vessels. The proximity of moisture presents a danger, even when the appliance is switched off. · You may not open the housing of the steam iron. Permit only authorised technicians to repair a defective appliance should repairs be necessary. · Under no circumstances should you use the steam iron if it bears visible signs of damage, has fallen or leaks water. Arrange for it to be repaired by qualified specialists. Items supplied Steam iron Station Cable base Measuring beaker Operating instructions Operating Elements 1 Water jet 2 Filler opening for the water tank 3 Steam regulator 4 Button for fine water spray 5 Button for steam blast 6 Temperature control lamp 7 Temperature regulator 8 Cable base 9 Power cable 0 Unlocking switch q Station w Cable retainer e Ironing sole r Self-clean button Attention! · Should the clothing care instructions forbid ironing, (Symbol ), the clothing item may not be ironed. If you do so, the clothing item could be permanently damaged. · The water tank is to be filled exclusively with mains or distilled water. You will otherwise damage the steam iron. · You may not clean the steam iron with solvents, alcohol or abrasive cleaning agents. These could damage it. Before the First Use · Remove the steam iron from the packaging. · Remove all protective coverings and protective foils from the steam iron and from the sole of the iron e. · Plastic bags can be dangerous. To avoid the risks of asphyxiation, keep plastic bags out of the reach of toddlers and small children. · Connect the steam iron with the cable base 8 and with the station q, should it not be attached (see chapter "Tips for utilisation"). · Insert the plug into a wall power socket supplying an electrical current as detailed on the rating plate. -3- · Place the temperature regulator 7 into the position "MAX". · Heat the steam iron up for several minutes at this highest setting. · Remove the steam iron from the station q (see chapter "Tips for utilisation"). · Then iron a piece of material that is no longer required, to remove possible contamination from the sole of the iron e. To reconnect the steam iron with the cable base 8: · Insert the steam iron into the cable base 8 connected to the station q. Slide the unlocking switch 0 to . You can now lift the steam iron with the cable base 8 from the station q. Should you wish to secure the steam iron to the station q, for safekeeping for example, slide the unlocking switch 0 with the preplaced steam iron to . The steam iron can now no longer be removed from the station q. Tips for utilisation In addition to the typical utilisation with a cable, you can also separate the steam iron from the cable base 8 for a short period to iron textiles which are not located close to an electrical power socket. To separate the steam iron from the cable base 8: · Place the steam iron, with the cable base 8 engaged, onto the station q. The unlocking switch 0 must be in the position . · Slide the unlocking switch 0 into the position . The steam iron now allows itself to be lifted off. The cable base 8 remains combined with the station q. Operation Filling with mains water · In a cooled condition, place the steam iron horizontally on its sole e. · Slide off the cover of the filler opening for the water tank 2. · Using the measuring beaker, fill the water tank with water to the "Max" marking, but no further. · Slide the cover of the filler opening for the water tank 2 back to close it. Note Note: As the steam iron cannot be heated up without the cable base 8, you can only work for a short period without the cable base 8. Reconnect the steam iron with the cable base 8 as soon as the steam blast or the ironing quality diminishes. Should the mains water at your locality be rated as hard, it is recommended that you mix mains water with some distilled water. Otherwise, the jets for the steam blast function could calcify (become blocked) prematurely. To extend the optimal steam blast function, mix mains water with distilled water according to the table. -4- Water hardness very soft / soft medium hard very hard Ratios - distilled water to mains water · To moisten the laundry, press the spray button 4. This function is suitable for very dry and very crumpled garments. 0 1: 1 2: 1 3: 1 Steam ironing · Programme the steam regulator 3 to the desired steam setting. · The temperature regulator 7 must be turned into at least the adjustment range . Otherwise it cannot produce any steam. The water hardness level can be queried at your local water works. Plugging in and ironing Dry ironing without steam is possible at all temperatures, steam ironing is first possible from the adjustment range on the temperature regulator 7. · Insert the plug into a power socket. Ironing with steam blast The steam blast is especially suitable for smoothing difficult to reach parts of a garment. · Slightly raise the steam iron. · For a steam blast, press the steam blast button 5. Attention! Should the clothing care instructions forbid ironing, (Symbol ), the clothing item may not be ironed. If you do so, the clothing item could be permanently damaged. · Check the care instructions on the labels in the garment to see if it is suitable for being ironed, and at which temperature setting. · Select the best suitable temperature setting with the temperature controller 7. The control lamp for the temperature 6 glows. When the set temperature has been reached, the temperature control lamp 6 goes out. · Wait until the temperature control lamp 6 extinguishes. Temporarily setting the steam iron aside Risk of fire! Never leave the steam iron unattended when it is hot or switched on. · Place the temperature regulator 7 into the position "MIN". · Place the steam iron only on the cable base 8 or insert it onto the station q. -5- Taking the steam iron out of service · Remove the plug from the wall power socket. · Empty the water tank and clean the sole of the iron e. · Place the cooled down steam iron on the station q and secure it, in that you slide the unlocking switch 0 into the position . · The power cable 9 can be wrapped and stored around the cable retainer w on the underside of the station q: Cleaning Self-cleaning function · · · · · · Connect the steam iron with the cable base 8. Fill the water tank to the marking MAX. Insert the plug into a wall socket. Place the temperature regulator 7 into the position MAX. Adjust the steam regulator 3 to maximum steam power. Allow the steam iron to heat up until the heat control lamp 6 extinguishes and once again glows. Hold the steam iron horizontally over a catchment receptacle. Position the steam regulator 3 at the maximal steam power level. Press and hold down the button Self-clean r. Thereby, steam and boiling water flows from the steam exit holes in the sole of the iron e. Impurities that may be present are washed out. Release the Self-clean button r as soon as all of the water has exited. Thoroughly dry the sole of the iron e. For this, slide the sole of the iron e back and forth over a hand towel or an old piece of material several times. Allow the steam iron to cool down before placing it in storage. · · · · Drip-Stop Function With conventional steam irons it can happen that water drips from the iron sole e at low temperatures. This iron however possesses a new equipment characteristic, the DRIP-STOP function. At low temperatures the iron automatically switches off the steam-blast function. When this happens, a "CLICK" is to be heard. You must then re-set a suitable temperature with the temperature controller 7. As soon as this is reached, steam production is continued. · Housing Risk of personal injury! ALWAYS remove the plug before cleaning the appliance. There is a danger of electric shock! Allow the appliance to cool down. Risk of Burns! · Clean the housing with a soft, dry cloth only. Important! Do not use aggressive, abrasive or chemical cleaning agents. These could attack the surfaces and cause irreparable damage to the appliance. -6- Metal parts · Clean the metal components with a lightly watermoistened cloth and a mild, non-abrasive ...