Philips HD4686 User manual

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Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing this Philips kettle! In this user

manual,youndalltheinformationyouneedtoenjoyyourkettle

optimallyforalongtime.

General description (Fig. 1)

A Lid

B Triple-actionanti-scalelter

C Stainless steel mesh

D Spout

E Filterholder

F Control panel

G Waterlevelindicator

H Base

I Temperature lights

J KEEP WARM button

K SET TEMP button

L On/offbutton

M Mains plug

N Cordwinder

Important

Readthisusermanualcarefullybeforeyouusetheapplianceandsaveit

forfuturereference.

Checkifthevoltageindicatedonthebaseofthekettlecorresponds

tothelocalmainsvoltagebeforeyouconnecttheappliance.

Onlyusethekettleincombinationwithitsoriginalbase.

Alwaysplacethebaseandthekettleonadry,atandstablesurface.

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.

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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.

Keepthecord,thebaseandthekettleawayfromhotsurfaces.

Donotusetheapplianceifthemainscord,theplug,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qualiedpersonsin

ordertoavoidahazard.

Donotimmersetheapplianceorthebaseinwateroranyother

liquid.

Thekettleisonlyintendedforheatingwater.Donotuseittoheatup

souporotherliquidsorjarred,bottledortinnedfood.

Hotwatercancauseseriousburns.Becarefulwhenthekettle

containshotwater.

Neverllthekettlebeyondthemaximumlevelindication.Ifthekettle

hasbeenoverlled,boilingwatermaybeejectedfromthespoutand

causescalding.

Donotopenthelidwhilethewaterisheatingup.Becarefulwhen

youopenthelidimmediatelyafterthewaterhasboiled:thesteam

thatcomesoutofthekettleisveryhot.

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.

Alwaysmakesurethewaterinthekettleatleastcoversthebottom

ofthekettletopreventthekettlefromboilingdry.

Dependingonthehardnessofthewaterinyourarea,smallspots

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inuencethe

performanceofyourkettle.Descaleyourkettleregularlybyfollowing

theinstructionsgiveninchapter‘Descaling’.

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Boil-dry protection

Thiskettleisequippedwithboil-dryprotection.Thisdeviceautomatically

switchesoffthekettleifitisaccidentallyswitchedonwhenthereisno

waterornotenoughwaterinit.Liftthekettlefromitsbaseandllitwith

watertoresetboil-dryprotection.Thekettleisnowreadyforuseagain.



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

scienticevidenceavailabletoday.



1

Remove stickers, if any, from the base or the kettle.

2 Placethebaseonadry,stableandatsurface.

3 Usethecordwindertoadjustthelengthofthecord(Fig.2).

Turnthecordwinderclockwisetomakethecordshorteror

anticlockwisetomakeitlonger.

4 Rinse the kettle with water.

5 Fillthekettlewithwateruptothemaximumlevelandletitboil

once(seechapter‘Usingtheappliance’).

6 Pouroutthehotwaterandrinsethekettleoncemore.

Using the appliance

1

Removethelid(Fig.3).

Turnthelidanticlockwiseuntilthelineontopofthekettleisalignedwith

thelineonthelidthatindicatesthe‘open’position.

2 Fillthekettlewithwater(Fig.4).

Note: You can also ll the kettle through the spout.

3 Putthelidbackontothekettle(Fig.5).

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Putthelidonthekettleandturnthelidclockwiseuntilthelineontopof

thekettleisalignedwiththelineonthelidthatindicates

the‘close’position.

4 Placethekettleonitsbaseandputthepluginthewallsocket.

Theapplianceisnowreadyforuse.

Boiling water

Toboilwater,youonlyhavetodoonething:

1 Presstheon/offbutton.(Fig.6)

Thelightringaroundtheon/offbuttonlightsupandthe100°C

lightstartstoashtoindicatethatthekettleisheatingupwaterto

boilingpoint(Fig.7).

Whilethewaterheatsup,thecurrenttemperatureisshownbythe

numberoflightsthatareon.The100°Clightcontinuesto

ash(Fig.8).

2 Thekettlebringsthewatertotheboil.

Whenthewaterboils,youhearanaudiblesignalandthekettle

switchesoffautomatically.

Thelightaroundtheon/offbuttongoesoffandthe100°Clight

staysonfor120secondstoletyouknowthewaterhasjust

boiled(Fig.9).

Note: You can stop the heating process at any time by pressing the on/off

button or removing the kettle from the base. If you remove the kettle from

the base when it is operating, all settings are lost.

Setting the water temperature

WiththeSETTEMPbuttononthekettle,youcanheatupthewaterto

differenttemperatures:100°C(boilingwater),80°C,60°Cor40°C.

1 Makesurethekettleisempty.Thenllitwithcoldwater.

Tomakesurethekettleaccuratelyheatsupthewatertotheset

temperature,llthekettlewithatleast0.5lwater.

2 PresstheSETTEMPbuttononeormoretimestosetthedesired

temperature(Fig.10).

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Thelightoftheselectedtemperaturelightsup.

Note: If you cannot set the desired temperature, the current temperature of

the water in the kettle is higher than the temperature you want to set. The

current temperature is shown by the number of lights that are on.

3 Presstheon/offbuttontoswitchontheappliance(Fig.6).

Note: If you do not press the on/off button within 10 seconds after setting

the temperature, the set temperature is lost.

Whilethewaterheatsup,thecurrenttemperatureisshownbythe

numberoflightsthatareonandthelightofthesettemperature

ashes.(Fig.11)

Whenthekettlehasreachedthesettemperature,youhearan

audiblesignal(onebeep)andthekettleswitchesoffautomatically.

Thelightringaroundtheon/offbuttongoesoff.

Thelightofthesettemperaturestaysonfor120secondstolet

youknowthewaterhasjustreachedthepresettemperature.

Youcanadjustthesettemperaturewhilethekettleisoperating.Thisis

onlypossibleifthetemperatureofthewaterisstillbelowthenewlyset

temperature.

Note: If you remove the kettle from the base, the set temperature is lost.

Keeping water warm

Youcanusethekeep-warmfunctiontokeepwaterwarmata

temperatureof100°,80°,60°Cor40°C.

Therearetwowaystokeepwaterwarm:atthecurrenttemperature,or

atatemperaturehigherthanthecurrenttemperature.

Onlyusethekeep-warmfunctionwhenthereisatleast0.5lwaterin

the kettle. If there is too little water in the kettle, the kettle may switch

offwithin30minutestoprotecttheheatingelement.

1 Selectakeep-warmmethod.

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A Keeping water warm at the current temperature

1 PresstheKEEPWARMbutton(Fig.12).

Note: If the current temperature is lower than 60°C, you rst have to set the

temperature (see point B below).

B Keeping water warm at a higher temperature than the

current temperature

1 PresstheSETTEMPbuttononeormoretimestosetthedesired

temperature(seesection‘Settingthetemperature’).

2 PresstheKEEPWARMbutton(Fig.12).

3 Presstheon/offbutton.

ThelightringroundtheKEEPWARMbuttonandtheon/offbutton

goontoindicatethattheKEEPWARMfunctionis

activated(Fig.13).

2 Thekettlekeepsthewaterwarmfor30minutes.

Whenthekettleheatsupthewatertokeepitattheselected

temperature,thelightofthedesiredtemperatureashes.Whenthe

waterhasreachedtheselectedtemperature,thelightofthedesired

temperaturelightsupcontinuously.

After30minutes,youhearanaudiblesignalandthekettleswitches

offautomatically.

Note: You can always stop the keep-warm process at any time. To do so, press

the KEEP WARM button or the on/off button or remove the kettle from the

base.

Note: If you remove the kettle from the base, the set keep-warm temperature

is lost.

Note: If the selected keep-warm temperature is 100°C, the kettle keeps the

water at a temperature between 90°C and 100°C to avoid excessive steam

development. If the selected keep-warm temperature is 80°, 60° or 40°C, the

kettle keeps the water at a temperature between 5°C below and 5°C above

the selected temperature.

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Cleaning and descaling

Alwaysunplugthebasebeforeyoucleanit

Alwaysremovethekettlefromthebasebeforeyoucleanthekettle.

Never immerse the kettle or its base in water.

Donotuseabrasivecleaningagents,scourersetc.tocleanthekettle.

Cleaning the kettle and the base

1 Cleantheoutsideofthekettleandthebasewithasoftcloth

moistenedwithwarmwaterandsomemildcleaningagent.

Donotletthemoistclothcomeintocontactwiththecord,theplugand

theconnectorofthebase.



Scaleisnotharmfultoyourhealthbutitmaygiveyourdrinkapowdery

taste.Theanti-scalelterpreventsscaleparticlesfromendingupinyour

drink.

CleantheTripleactionanti-scalelterregularlyinthefollowingway:

1 Taketheentirelteroutofthekettle(Fig.14).

2 Slidethebasketoffthelterandtakethestainlesssteelmeshout

of the basket.

3 Tocleanthemesh,squeezeandrotateitunderarunningtap.

4 Gentlycleanthelterwithasoftnylonbrush.

5 Putthemeshbackintothelterbasketandslidethebasketonto

thelteragain.Thenslidethelterbackintothekettle.

Note: You can also clean the lter in two other ways. Leave the lter in the

kettle when you descale the kettle (see section ‘Descaling the kettle’) or

remove it from the kettle and clean it in the dishwasher.

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Descaling the kettle

Regulardescalingprolongsthelifeofthekettle.

Incaseofnormaluse(upto5timesaday),thefollowingdescaling

frequencyisrecommended:

Onceevery3monthsforsoftwaterareas(upto18dH).

Onceeverymonthforhardwaterareas(morethan18dH).

1 Fillthekettlewithwateruptothree-quartersofthemaximum

levelandbringthewatertotheboil.

2 Afterthekettlehasswitchedoff,addwhitevinegar(8%aceticacid)

tothemaximumlevel.

3 Leavethesolutioninthekettleovernight.

4 Emptythekettleandrinsetheinsidethoroughly.

5 Fillthekettlewithfreshwaterandboilthewater.

6 Emptythekettleandrinseitwithfreshwateragain.

Repeattheprocedureifthereisstillsomescaleinthekettle.

Youcanalsouseanappropriatedescaler.Inthatcase,followthe

instructionsonthepackageofthedescaler.

Storage

Tostorethecord,turnthecordwinderinthebottomofthebase

clockwise(Fig.15).

Replacement

YoucanbuyreplacementltersforyourkettlefromyourPhilipsdealer

oraPhilipsservicecentre.Thetablebelowindicateswhichltersare

suitableforyourelectrickettle.

Kettletype Filtertype

HD4685:2400W,1.0litre 882499000000

HD4686:2400W,1.5litres 882499100000

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Environment

Donotthrowawaytheappliancewiththenormalhouseholdwaste

attheendofitslife,buthanditinatanofcialcollectionpointfor

recycling.Bydoingthis,youhelptopreservethe

environment(Fig.16).

Guarantee & service

Ifyouneedinformationorifyouhaveaproblem,pleasevisitthePhilips

websiteat

www.philips.com or contact the Philips Customer Care

Centreinyourcountry(younditsphonenumberintheworldwide

guaranteeleaet).IfthereisnoCustomerCareCentreinyourcountry,

gotoyourlocalPhilipsdealerorcontacttheServiceDepartmentof

PhilipsDomesticAppliancesandPersonalCareBV.

Troubleshooting

Signal Meaning/solution

One temperature

light is continuously

onwhilethekeep-

warmbuttonand

on/offbuttonareoff.

Afterthewaterhasreachedtheset

temperature,thelightstaysonfor120seconds.

Twoormore

temperature lights

ashrapidlyatthe

sametime.

Thewaterinthekettlehasbecomemorethan

10°Chotterthanthesettemperaturebecause:

-thereistoolittlewaterinthekettle.To

preventoverheating,alwaysllthekettlewithat

least0.5litreswater.

-thereistoomuchscaleinthekettle.Descale

thekettlebeforeyouuseitagain(seechapter

‘Descaling’).

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Signal Meaning/solution

Twotemperature

lightsashalternately.

Thekettleisoutoforder.Contactan

authorisedPhilipsservicecentreorthe

CustomerCareCentreinyourcountry.

The kettle beeps

once.

Thewaterhasreachedthesettemperature.

The kettle beeps

twice.

Thekettlemayhaveswitchedoffattheendof

thekeep-warmperiod(30minutes).Thekettle

mayalsohaveswitchedoffbecausethereistoo

littlewaterinit.Alwaysllthekettlewithat

least0.5litreswater.

Problem Solution

I cannot set the

desired

temperature.

Thecurrenttemperatureofthewaterinthe

kettle is probably higher than the temperature

youwanttoset.

Itrytoswitchon

the kettle but it

switchesoff

automatically.

Thekettlehasboil-dryprotectionand

automaticallyswitchesoffwhenthereistoolittle

waterinit.Youmayneedtoputmorewaterin

thekettle(atleast0.5litres).

Thekettleswitches

off

automaticallywhen

it is in the keep-

warmmode.

Theremaybetoolittlewaterinthekettle.

Alwaysllthekettlewithatleast0.5litreswater.

Thekettlekeepsthewaterwarmfor30minutes

andthenswitchesoffautomatically.Tokeepthe

waterhotlonger,pressthekeep-warmbutton

again.

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Problem Solution

I set the

temperature but

thekettledoesnot

work.

Youmaynothavepressedtheon/off

buttonwithin10secondsaftersettingthe

temperature.Inthiscase,thesettemperatureis

lostandyouhavetosetthetemperatureagain.

Ipressedthekeep

warmbuttonbut

thekettledoesnot

react.

Thecurrenttemperatureofthewaterisprobably

lowerthan60°C.Firstsetthedesiredkeep-warm

temperatureandthenpresstheon/offbutton

(seesection‘Keepingwaterwarm’inchapter

‘Usingtheappliance’).

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