Remove the protective cover from the soleplate before you use the appliance. 3 Remove the hangtag from the iron. using the appliance Checking the water hardness 60 sec. Your appliance has been designed to be used with tap water. If you live in an area with ver y hard water, fast scale build-up will occur. It is therefore recommended to check the water hardness first with the test strips provided. 1 Dip the test strip in tap water for 1 second. 2 Shake the strip for 60 seconds. EnGlish 3 Check how many squares on the test strip have changed colour and compare with the details in the water hardness table below. Water hardness table Squares with colour change Water hardness Advice Ver y hard water Use mixture of 30% tap water and 70% distilled water or filtered water from IronCare water descale filter. 1 None 3 Two 5 Four * For your convenience, we recommend that you use filtered water from IronCare water descale filter. Note: Please visit for more information on the IronCare water descale filter.You can buy an IronCare water descale filter in the online webshop at can also contact the Philips Consumer Care Centre. Filling the water tank Ver y soft water Use tap water 2 One Soft water Use tap water Medium hard water Use mixture of 50% tap water and 50% distilled water* 4 Three Hard water Use mixture of 50% tap water and 50% distilled water or filtered water from IronCare water descale filter. Caution: Do not put perfume, vinegar, starch, descaling agents, ironing aids or other chemicals in the water tank, as your appliance is not designed to work with these chemicals. 1 Fill the water tank up to the MAX indication with the filling cup supplied if your tap water is soft. Note: If you use the IronCare water descale filter, you can fill the water tank with filtered water straight from this filter. 10 EnGlish heating up 1 Put the plug in an earthed wall socket. 2 The Smart light starts flashing blue to indicate that the iron is heating up. 3 When the iron is ready for use, the Smart light lights up blue continuously. Temperature and steam setting The OptimalTemp technology enables you to iron all types of ironable fabrics, in any order, without adjusting the iron temperature or steam setting. -Fabrics with these symbols are ironable, for example linen, cotton, polyester, silk, wool, viscose, rayon. -Fabrics with this symbol are not ironable.These fabrics include synthetic fabrics such as Spandex or elastane, Spandex-mixed fabrics and polyolefins (e.g. polypropylene), but also prints on garments. EnGlish 11 ironing 1 2 Unfold your ironing board and set it to the appropriate height. Place the garment you want to steam iron on the ironing board. Note:With the OptimalTemp technology, every single garment can be ironed effectively and safely, even delicate fabrics like silk. 3 You can start ironing when the Smart light stops flashing and lights up continuously. -Thanks to the Auto Steam Sensor technology, the iron star ts steaming automatically when it is moved. Steam Boost function (specific types only) -Press the steam trigger twice. The iron delivers one single shot of high steam output to remove stubborn wrinkles. -During deliver y of the Steam Boost, the Smar t light flashes quickly. Vertical steam ironing -Hold the iron in ver tical position.Then press and hold the steam trigger to steam the garment ver tically. Tip: Pull the garment with one hand to stretch it for more effective wrinkle removal. Hot steam is emitted from the iron. Never attempt to remove wrinkles from a garment while someone is wearing it. Do not apply steam near your or someone else’s body to prevent burns. Note:Water is regularly pumped into the steam chamber, which causes the iron to produce a pumping sound.This is normal. 12 EnGlish Putting down the iron during ironing -Place the iron on its heel on the ironing board. ECO mode (specific types only) During ironing, you can use the ECO mode to save energy but still have sufficient steam to iron all your garments. Note: For the best results, we advise you to use the ‘OptimalTemp’ mode. 1 Press the ECO button when the appliance is switched on.The Smart light starts flashing green.When the iron has reached the ECO modeand is ready for use, the Smart light stops flashing and lights up green continuously. 2 To go back to the ‘OptimalTemp’ mode, press the ECO button again. ironing tips Minimising wrinkles while drying Star t wrinkle removal early in the dr ying process by spreading out your laundr y properly after washing and by putting garments on hangers to make them dr y naturally with fewer wrinkles. Best practice shirt ironing Star t with the time-consuming par ts like collar, cuff links and sleeves. Next, iron the bigger par ts like front and back to prevent wrinkling the bigger par ts when you are busy ironing the time-consuming par ts. Collar: When you iron a collar, star t on its underside and work from the outside (the pointy end) i...