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Introduction
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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.
* This kettle has been designed to achieve maximum temperature accuracy.
However, the actual temperature of the water may deviate slightly from the
indicated temperature.
- There are 4 buttons that represent different hot drinks: black tea
(100ºC), green tea (80ºC), herbal/fruit tea (100ºC) and instant coffee
(90ºC). There is also a 40ºC button and a KEEP WARM button. (Fig. 7)
1 Press one of the preset buttons (Fig. 8).
, The water starts heating to the temperature of the selected preset
button.
, While the water is heated, the light ring around the selected
button slowly pulsates until the water has reached the desired
temperature (Fig. 9).
, If the current temperature of the water in the kettle is higher than
the temperature of the selected preset button, the light ring does
notpulsate,butashes3timestoindicatethatthisbuttoncannotbe
operated (Fig. 10).
Note: You can deactivate the appliance by pressing the button again or by
removing the kettle from the base.
2 The kettle heats the water to the temperature of the selected preset
button.
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