HS9380 - Kettle PHILIPS - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL HS9380 PHILIPS

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14ENGLISH Introduction Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully benet from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. General description (Fig. 1) 1 Lid 2 Spout 3 Water level indicator 4 Lid release button 5 Base 6 Base connector 7 Cord storage facility 8 Mains plug 9 Black tea button 10 Green tea button 11 Herbal/fruit tea button 12 Instant coffee button 13 40ºC button 14 KEEP WARM button Important Read this user manual carefully before you use the appliance and save it for future reference. Danger - Do not immerse the kettle or the base in water or any other liquid. Warning - Check if the voltage indicated on the appliance corresponds to the local mains voltage before you connect the appliance. - Do not use the appliance if the plug, the mains cord, the base or the appliance itself is damaged. - If the mains cord is damaged, you must have it replaced by Philips, a service centre authorised by Philips or similarly qualied persons in order to avoid a hazard. - This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety. - Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. - Keep the mains cord out of the reach of children. Do not let the mains cord hang over the edge of the table or worktop on which the appliance stands. Excess cord can be stored in or around the base of the appliance. - Do not place the appliance on an enclosed surface (e.g. a serving tray), as this could cause water to accumulate under the appliance, resulting in a hazardous situation. - Hot water can cause serious burns. Be careful when the kettle contains hot water. - Do not touch the body of the kettle during and some time after use, as it gets very hot. Always lift the kettle by its handle. - Never ll the kettle beyond the maximum level indication. If the kettle has been overlled, boiling water may be ejected from the spout and cause scalding. - Do not remove the lid while the water is heating up. Be careful when you remove the lid immediately after the water has boiled: the steam that comes out of the kettle is very hot. - Only use the kettle in combination with its original base. Caution - Only connect the appliance to an earthed wall socket. - Always place the base and the kettle on a dry, at and stable surface. - The kettle is only intended for heating up and boiling water. Do not use it to heat up soup or other liquids or jarred, bottled or tinned food. - When you select a temperature below 100ºC, the water is not boiled (sterilised) rst, but is heated up directly to the temperature of the selected preset button. - Always make sure you ll the kettle at least up to the 1-cup indication (0.25l) to prevent the kettle from boiling dry. - Depending on the hardness of the water in your area, small spots or stains may appear on the heating element of your kettle when you use it. This phenomenon is the result of scale build-up on the heating element and on the inside of the kettle over time. The harder the water, the faster scale builds up. Scale can occur in different colours. Although scale is harmless, too much scale can inuence the performance and durability of your kettle. Descale your kettle regularly by following the instructions given in chapter ‘Cleaning and descaling’. - Some condensation may appear on the base of the kettle. This is perfectly normal and does not mean that the kettle has any defects. - This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as: 1 staff kitchen areas in shops, ofces and other working environments; 2 farm houses; 3 by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments; 4 bed and breakfast type environments. Boil-dry protection This kettle is equipped with boil-dry protection. The boil-dry protection automatically switches off the kettle if it is accidentally switched on when there is no water or not enough water in it. Fill the kettle with approx. 1 litre of water. Leave the kettle off the base for 1 minute and then place it on the base. The kettle is now ready for use again. Electromagnetic elds (EMF) This Philips appliance complies with all standards regarding electromagnetic elds (EMF). If handled properly and according to the instructions in this user manual, the appliance is safe to use based on scientic evidence available today. Before first use 1 Remove stickers, if any, from the base or the kettle. 2 Placethebaseonadry,stableandatsurface. 3 To adjust the length of the cord, wind part of it around the cord storage facility in the bottom of the base (Fig. 2). 4 Rinse the kettle with water. 5 Fill the kettle with water up to the MAX indication and let the water boil once (see chapter ‘Using the appliance’). 6 Pour out the hot water and rinse the kettle once more. Using the appliance 1 Press the lid release button (1). The lid opens automatically (2) (Fig. 3). 2 Fill the kettle with the desired amount of water (Fig. 4). Note: You can also ll the kettle through the spout. 3 Close the lid (Fig. 5). 4 Place the kettle on its base and put the plug in the wall socket (Fig. 6). The appliance is now ready for use. Heating up water with preset buttons Different hot drinks require different temperatures to taste their best. With the preset buttons on the base, you can choose the right temperature for your favourite hot drink. To make sure the appliance accurately* heats up the water to the set temperature, ll the kettle with at least 0.25l water.