- 5 -OperationPreparationNote:The ceramic plates t/ymust be free of conta-mination. If necessary, clean them before takingthem into use (see chapter „Cleaning“).1. Insert the power plug e into a wall socket.2. Press the On/Off switch w until the controllamp q glows.3. Set the desired temperature with the rotary con-troller r:• Temperature from level 1:fine hair• Temperature from level 10:average strength hair• Temperature from level 20:strong or difficult to straighten hairStraightening hair• Prepare the hair as described in "Before straigh-tening".• Start with the lower hair pieces at the back ofthe head. Work over the sides to the front.1. Separate a ca. 2 cm wide hair strand.Attention!Ensure the hair straightener does not makecontact with the skin of the head. Risk of burns!2. Clamp the hair strand between the ceramic platesnear the head t/y and press them together.3. Pull the whole of the hair strand through the cera-mic plates t/y in that you pull the hairstraightener downwards.4. Repeat the process with each individual strand.5. When all strands have been straightened pressthe On/Off switch w until the control lamp qextinguishes.6. Remove the power plug e from the wall socket.StorageAttention!NEVER wrap the power cable with plug earound the appliance.Attention!ALWAYS remove the power plug efrom thewall socket when the appliance is not in useand is being stored in the combination moun-ting a.• Always place the appliance in the hair straightenerretainer i to cool down.If the narrow ceramic plates t are assembled:• Slide the wide ceramic plates y in the retainerfor ceramic plates o as shown in the illustration.• Press the hair straightener together, and place itin the hair straightener retainer i.