Black & Decker F499S- Manuals

Page 2 - IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

When using your iron, basic safety precautions shouldalways be followed, including the following: ■ Read all instructions. ■ Use iron only for its intended use. ■ To protect against a risk of electric shock, do notimmerse the iron in water or other liquid. ■ The iron should always be turned to O/FIL...

Page 3 - SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS; POLARIZED PLUG; do not attempt to remove; SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS; SCREW

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS ■ To avoid a circuit overload, do not operate another high-wattage appliance on the same circuit. ■ If an extension cord is necessary, it should be rated notless than 10 amperes and have Underwriters Laboratorieslisting. Cords rated for less amperage may overheat. Careshould be ...

Page 4 - Follow this procedure; How To Use

IMPORTANT: Follow this procedure to clean the iron and to becomefamiliar with its features before firstuse. 1. Remove any labels, stickers,protective materials, or tags whichmay be attached to the body orsoleplate of the iron. 4 How To Use PERPARING THE IRON 1. Water Fill Hole 7. Extended Heel Rest/...

Page 5 - FILLING WITH WATER; When filling, be sure the

2. Fill the Water Tank to the waterfull mark (approximately 4 oz.).(See “Filling With Water,” below ) 3. Plug the iron into a standard(polarized) electrical outlet. 4. Set the Temperature Selector/Heat Fabric Guide to the Cottonsetting and preheat for about 30seconds. (See “Starting The Iron,”page 6...

Page 6 - STARTING THE IRON; Figure A

1. Using a clean cup, pour waterinto the Water Fill Hole until thewater level reaches the FULL marknext to the Water Window (FigureA). Do not overfill. Refill as neces-sary. Never place the iron directlyunder a faucet to add water. 2. Ordinary tap water can gener-ally be used for ironing. However,do...

Page 7 - Figure B; Figure C

NOTE: The PUSH ON Button will normallyremain pushed in. It willpop out only if the ironshuts itself off automati-cally. 3. Use the Heat Fabric Guide(Numbered 1 thru 7) on the body ofthe iron to select the setting forthe fabric to be ironed. (Also, see“Fabric Ironing Chart” on page 9 ). 4. Turn the T...

Page 8 - ABOUT THE AUTO-OFF FEATURE; only; Figure D

increase the heat set-ting slightly on theTemperature SelectorDial. 6. For spray, simplypump the spray buttonat the top of the iron toget a water mist fromthe spray nozzle. Spraycan be used at any tem-perature settingwhether steam or dry ironing. 7. To iron without steam, turn theAdjustable Steam/Dr...

Page 9 - Turning the Temperature; TURNING THE IRON OFF

NOTE: Turning the Temperature Selector to O/FILL will not shut offthe iron. That simply shuts off theheat. If you have ironed for lessthan an hour and the PUSH ONButton remains pushed in, unplugthe cord from the outlet to ensurethe iron is off. Otherwise, the ironwill shut off automatically after it...

Page 10 - Use SPRAY at any temperature setting.

10 Refer to this chart for recommend-ed Temperature and Steam Settingsand ironing instructions for variousfabrics. Always read garment labelsand follow manufacturer’s ironinginstructions. FABRIC IRONING CHART FABRIC ADJUSTABLE STEAM TEMP. IRONING INSTRUCTIONS ACRYLIC ACETATE NYLON SILK POLYESTER SOM...

Page 11 - Figure E

CARE OF THE IRONEMPTYING THE IRON 1. Turn the TemperatureSelector Dial to O/FILL.2. Set the AdjustableSteam/Dry Dial to theDRY position, andunplug the iron.3. Empty the water byholding the iron over asink with the tip pointingdownward (Figure E). Water will empty out the Water FillHole.4. If all the...

Page 14 - BLACK AND DECKER COMPANY-OWNED SERVICE

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