Filling The Water Tank; Setting The Temperature - Rowenta SOFT Manual Del Usuario

– Each time you begin ironing, allow the iron to emit steam for at least
1 minute. During this time press the power steam button from time
to time to release several bursts of steam. Any particles released
through the soleplate during first use are harmless and are due to
the newness of your iron.
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Filling the water tank

Before filling the water tank, unplug from the mains and set the steam
control to the
Tilt the iron and pour in untreated tap water up to the maximum level (
What water may be used?
Your iron has been designed to operate using untreated tap water.
However, if your water is very hard, you can mix it 50% untreated tap
water with 50% distilled or demineralised water.
Do no add anything to the contents of the water tank and do not use
water from clothes dryers, scented or softened water, water from ref-
rigerators, batteries or air conditioners, pure distilled water or rain
water. These contain organic waste or mineral elements that become
concentrated when heated and cause spitting, brown staining or pre-
mature wear to your iron.
Tip: Spray starch onto the reverse side of the fabric to be ironed.
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Setting the temperature

Ironing label
Using the temperature control (
type of material. We recommend using the above table as a guide. The
thermostat light (
the light goes out, the required temperature has been reached.
Please note: When heating up the iron from cold, wait until the ther-
mostat light has gone out a second time. Only then is the set tempe-
rature reached.
Tip: We recommend that you start with fabrics to be ironed at a low
temperature as the iron takes longer to cool down than to heat up.
For mixed fabrics set the temperature for the most delicate fabrics.
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Ironing and Steam functions
E1 Dry ironing
To iron without continuous steam, turn the steam control (
position and set the temperature to suit the type of
material (care points
E2 Steam ironing
You can steam iron by setting the temperature in the marked steam zone
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(after ). The steam quantity can be set to between
and (maximum steam quantity). We recom-
mend setting to maximum steam quantity only when the iron is set at tem-
perature setting
E3 Power steam button (temperature setting after
To generate a powerful jet of steam to remove stubborn creases, press
the power steam button.
Vertical steam ironing (temperature setting after
Ideal for removing creases from suits, jackets, skirts, hanging curtains etc.
Important:
Never steam or iron clothing that is being worn!
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position.
Synthetic fibres e.g.
viscose, polyester
cotton, linen
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Fabric
silk, wool
), set the iron temperature to suit the
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Temperature control
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(no steam position)
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