AEG 57700 manual

L A V A THERM 5 7 7 0 0 Condenser Dryer Oper ating Instructions[...]

2 Dear customer , Pl ea se rea d t he se op era ti ng i ns tr uc ti on s t hro ug h c are fu lly, b ef ore us ing the appliance. Please ensure you fully under stand th e safety instructions on the fir st pag es of these operating instructions ! Retain this instruction book for future r eference, and pass on to any futur e owners. 1 The warning tria[...]

3 Content Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Packag[...]

Content 4 Something not working? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Replace the interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Door Reversal Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Progr amming p[...]

Important Safety Information 5 1 Important Safety Information The safety of AEG electrical applia nces complies with the established technical principles and statutory eq uipment safety r egulations. Never- theless, as manufacturer we have to dr aw your attention to the follow- ing safety instructions. Gener al safety • Repairs of the dryer may b[...]

Important Safety Information 6 Safety of childr en • Children are often not awar e of the dangers involved when handling electrical equipment. Therefor e pr ovide the necessary supervision of children when oper ating the appliance and do not let children play with the dryer – ther e is a danger that children could become tr apped inside the app[...]

Important Safety Information 7 Installation and connection • First take-off the base shr oud before carrying the dryer! • Check the dryer for Transportation damage. Never connect-up a damaged appliance! Contact your supplier if the appliance is dam- aged. • Do not set-up the dryer in frost-endangered r ooms! • Set-up the dryer horizontal! ?[...]

General Information 8 3 Gener al Information • Starched washing leaves traces of star ch on the drum and therefor e should not be placed in the tumble dryer . • If you exceed the maximum load stipulated in the pr ogram table your washing is more likely to get cr eased! For very delicate fabrics you should only fill in 1.5 kg washing at the most[...]

Disposal 9 2 Disposal P ackaging Dispose of the packaging material! Dispose of the packaging material of your tumble drye r corr ectly . All the packaging materials used are ha rmless to the envir onment and can be recycled. • Plastic parts are marked with sta n dard international abbr eviations: – >PE< for polyethylene, e.g. sheet wrappi[...]

Environmental protection tips 10 2 Envir onmental pr otection tips • Y our laundry will become light and soft in the tumble dryer even with- out a fabric softening agent. • Loosen your laundry before loading it into the dryer . This helps to pre- vent lengthy running times and creasing. Ensure your laundry is well spun. In the following table w[...]

Environmental protection tips 11 • Select the appropriate drying pr ogr am for the type and quantity of laundry . The dryer will then operate as economically as possible. Some typical consumption values: If the amount of laundry is not en ough for a particular degr ee of dry- ing (e. g. HAND IRON), you should dry it in stages for best economy: Fi[...]

The chief features of your appliance 12 The chief featur es of your appliance • Program or time setting via the pr ogram selector • AUDIBLE SIGNAL can be selected in addition; an intermittent audible signal is sounded after the end of the progr am. • SPECIAL CARE button for gentle drying of sensitive fabrics • QUICK button for quick drying [...]

Description of the appliance 13 Description of the appliance Fr ont view Control panel Water reser voir with handle flap Vent Fluff filter Reversable doo r Rating plate Feet (all height-adjustable) Condenser Unit behind Removal Plinth Interior Light[...]

Description of the appliance 14 Contr ol panel A Progr am selector: for setting the drying progr am B Drying degree indicator: Shows the achieved extent of drying; this enables you to take-out individual pieces of laundry at the right time during the drying process. C Buttons and display block – AUDIBLE SIGNAL button: When swit ched-on, an audibl[...]

Before using the appliance for the first 15 E Instructions for the user: – Indication CONDENSER: Clean the condenser (in the base of the appliance)! – EMPTY WATER display: Empty the water r eservoir! – CLEAN FILTER display: Clean the fluff filter! Note : The indicators ar e extinguished only after the programme is switched off. The pr ogram s[...]

Brief operating instructions 16 Brief oper ating instructions • Ensure the laundry is well spun before tumble drying. • Prepare the laundry . • L oad the laundry . • Select the drying program – on the program selector . – If required pr ess the button s AUDIBLE SIGNAL , SPECIAL CARE, QUICK. • Pre-select the start time? • Start the p[...]

Drying 17 Drying Pr epare the laundry • To pr event tangled bundles of laundry: Close zip fasteners; button-up bed linen and pillow cases; tie-together loose tapes, e.g. aprons. • Empty all pockets. • Remove all me tal objects (paper clips, pins, etc.). • Turn clothing consisting of do uble -layer fabric inside out (such as cotton-lined ano[...]

Drying 18 0 If requir ed, select the button AUDIBLE SIGNAL, SPECIA L CARE, QUICK. • AUDIBLE SIGNAL button During the crea se-protection phase (immediately after the drying process), an acoustic signal is sounded at certain intervals (see "End of drying pr ocess"). • SPECIAL CARE button This progr am operates with r educed heat. Press [...]

Drying 19 Start time pr e-selection With the start time pr e-selection you can progr am the start delay of the drying progr am in the range fr om 1 to 19 hours. 0 Setting the progr am. 0 Hold the DELA Y TIMER button depressed until the desired number of hour s of delay of the progr am start appears in the display field for PROG. TIME. 0 Press the S[...]

Drying 20 Removing laundry or load ing laundry when necessary Y ou can interrupt the drying process at any time to remove some of the laundry or to add more laundry . 3 Y ou can see by looking at the display field PROG. TIME, how long the drying progr am will probably st ill take. This display becomes increasingly accur ate, the longer the drying p[...]

Drying 21 Empty the water r eservoir 1 Caution! The condensed water is not suitable for drinking or for use with foodstuffs. The water reservoir should be emptied after every drying pr ogramme. This avoids interruption of a progr amme when the water r eservoir is full. 0 Grasp the handle flap of the water r eser- voir and pull-out completely . 0 Pu[...]

Drying 22 Clean the fluff filter To ensur e efficient operation of the tumble dryer , clean the fluff filter after each drying progr am. Also check whether there ar e any re mnants or fluff from the washing in the drum; r emove immediately . 0 Press the catch of the filter lid down- wards. The filter lid will open. 0 Take-out the fluff filter . 0 R[...]

Program tables 23 Pr ogr am tables Progr am group COTT ONS car e symbols R , Q ; maximum load 5 kg Prog ram Laundry Type Examples fo r EXTRA DRY Heavy weight or mult-layered fabrics Towelling mat erial, bath robes CUPBOARD DRY Fabrics of me dium weight, articles not made up of mult- layer s Towel laundry , hand towels DAMP Lightweight materials req[...]

Program tables 24 COOL AIR Progra m TIME progr ams care symbols R , S 1 , Q ; loads less than 1 kg 1) Pr ess the SPECIAL CARE button! Y ou can select 20, 40 and 6 0 minutes progr am durat ion for additional drying of individual pieces of laundry or to dry small quantities. The laundry is trea ted for 1 0 minutes in co ld air; for smoo thing cr ease[...]

A small glossary of textile in formation 25 A small glossary of textile information Car e symbols Ensure articles to be dried ar e suit able for tumble drying. If they are one of the following symbols should be present on the care label: R Normal drying S Dry ing with special car e (pr ess the SPECIAL CA RE button!) Q This fabric can be tumble drie[...]

Cleaning and mainten ance 26 Cleaning and maintenance Cleaning the condenser 1 Important! When the CONDENSER display lights, it is essential to clean the condenser . Otherwise your dryer might suffer damage. In addition ener gy consumption will be incr eased if the condenser unit is cover ed with fluff. 0 Open the door . 0 Press on the two ta bs to[...]

Cleaning and maintenance 27 Cleaning the filter ar ea 1 Important! A small amount of fluff may r each the area ar ound the fil- ter in spite of the fluff filter . Theref or e you should clean the entire filter area fr om time to time, or at least every three months. 0 Remove the fluff filter . 0 Hold the filter lid by the top and pull it forwards u[...]

Something not working? 28 Something not working? If the tumble dryer is not working co rrectly please carry out the follow- ing checks before calling an engineer . Symptom P ossible cause Solution The tumble dryer will not start The appliance is not plugged in Plug in the applianc e The fuse has blown Check the fuse The START/P AUSE button has not [...]

Something not working? 29 The drum illumination does not work Is the tumble dryer plugged in Plug in the tumble dryer The program selector is in the OFF position Turn the progr am selector dial to LIGHT The bulb needs replacing Replace bulb The drying process takes unusually long The condenser unit is covered w ith fluff Clean the conden ser unit F[...]

Something not working? 30 If you do not find the requir ed info rmation in this manual to r emedy a disturbance, please call the customer service. Replace the interior light 0 A re placement bulb can be pur chased through your loca l AEG Service Force Centr e (P art No: 647 0 72 580). 1 War n in g! Never use standar d light bulbs in your Lavatherm.[...]

Door Reversal Instructions 31 Door Reversal Instructions The door opening direction can be changed if r equired. 1 War n in g! Before r eversing the door , isolate the appliance fr om the mains supply . Proceed as follows to r everse the door opening direction: 0 Un-screw the scr ews A on the front panel of the appliance. 0 Take-off the door by dis[...]

Door Reversal Instructions 32 0 Take-out the latched catch covering J and pull-off the plug. 0 Connect the door catch H and the catch covering J on the respective opposite side to the plug, insert into the break-out and screw-down or latch into position. 0 Push the door with the hinges into the br eakouts provided for them in the front panel of the[...]

Programming possibilities 33 Pr ogr amming possibilities The electronic contr ol system of your laundry dryer provides you with the possibility to adapt some functions of the dryer permanently to your requir ements. Purpose Execution "Laundry protectio n": If you want to "lock" the selected dryin g pr ogram (the selected p r ogr[...]

Programming possibilities 34 Adjusting the drying resu lt: If at the end o f the pro- gramme you always want the washing to be somewhat dryer or somewhat damper than with the standard set- ting and you want to adjust the tumble dryer’s reco gnition of the degree of dry ness accordingly: 1) turn the pr ogramme selector to the LIGHT position. 2) Ho[...]

Technical data 35 T echnical data H e i g h t x W i d t h x D e p t h 8 5x6 0x6 0c m Depth with the door open 1 17 cm Height adjustable from 1.0 / – 0.4 cm Empty weight approx. 46 kg Load (depending on the progr am) max. 5 kg (Different loads in some countries are due to differ ent measuring methods) P ower consumption in acc. with IEC 1 12 1 s. [...]

Special accessories 36 Special accessories Y ou can obtain the following special accessories from your retailer . Dr ainage kit With this kit (E-No. 9 16 0 19 000) you can lead the condensate directly into a drain (sink, siphon, dr ain grat ing) with a maximum feed height of 1 m above the floor on which the dryer is standing (3 m Length). Emptying [...]

37 Index A Acrylate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Acrylic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Anorak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 AUDIBLE SIGNAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 C Children, safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Closing[...]

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39 Service In the chapter "Something not workin g?" some disturbances have been summarised, which you can solve your self. If you do not find any helpful information there, please con tact your local customer service centre. It is nearby and if necessary can r each you quickly . (Addresses and phone number s can be found in the W arranty [...]

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