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Customer Care Department • The Group Ltd. • Harby Road • Langar • Nottinghamshir e • NG13 9HY T : 01949 862 012 F : 01949 862 003 E : service@cda.eu W : www .cda.eu Passionate about style CI240 Int egr at ed W ashing Mac hine Manual for Inst allation, Use and Maintenanc e[...]
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Cont ents Page 1 Important information Page 2 W arnings Page 3 W ashing machine specifications Page 4 Unpacking the washing mac hine and removing the tr ansit bolts Page 5 Connecting to the mains w ater supply Page 6-7 Levelling and electrical inf ormation Page 8 Befor e first use Page 9 Preparing garments f or washing Page 1 0 Deter gents and ad[...]
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Important This appliance must only be used for the purpose f or which it is intended, i.e. domestic use. An y other use could be dangerous and ma y lead to pr emature failur e of the appliance. The CDA Group Ltd cannot be held responsible for injuries or losses caused by incorrect use or installation of this product. Please note that CD A r eserve [...]
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W ashing Mac hine Specifications Ac cessories 71 w a s h i n g m a c h i n e Water inlet hose specifications Drain hose Work top Power cord Control panel Detergent dispenser Stainless steel drum Filter Kickplate Hatch Rear plugs Drain pipe bender Levelling feet ACCESSORIES LOCA TED INSIDE THE DRUM W arnings T o a void the risk of fir e, electric [...]
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Unpacking the W ashing Machine • Remove the base, c orner protect ors and top cov er (Figure 1). Remo ving the T r ansit Bolts • Remove the scr ews holding the plastic covers to the bac k of the washing machine (Figur e 2 and 3). • Loosen and r emove the 3 transit bolts (Figur e 3). • Cover the holes with the plastic plugs supplied. Do not [...]
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Connecting t o the Mains W ater Supply The water supply hose is located inside the drum. • Connect the bent end of the hose to the thr eaded inlet of the electrov alve located at the r ear of the washing machine. • C onnect the other end of the hose to the water intak e. Then securely tighten the connecting nut. The dr ain hose must be securely[...]
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Lev elling • T o reduce the noise level fr om the washing machine and to pr event unnecessary movement during use, you should ensur e the washing machine is level using the adjustable feet. • First, fix and level the r ear feet. When they ar e properly fix ed, secure the metal locknut tightly against the underside of the w ashing machine. •[...]
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Electrical information W arning! This appliance must be earthed. The mains le ad of this appli anc e has bee n fitt ed wit h a BS 1 363A 1 3 amp fused plug. T o chan ge a fuse in th is type of plug, follow the steps below: 1. Remove the fuse c over and fuse. 2. Fit replac ement 1 3A fuse, AST A approved to BS 1 362 type, into the fuse cover . 3. R[...]
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Befor e First Use • When your washing machine has been corr ectly installed, we rec ommend that you pre-clean the mac hine. This is to check that the inst allation, the connections and the drainage ar e all correct, and to thor oughly clean the inside of the washing machine befor e any wash progr ammes are run (see the operating instructions on t[...]
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Pr eparing Garments for W ashing Prepar ation • Bef ore placing the clothes in the drum, make sur e all the pockets are empty (Figure 1 0). Any small objects may bloc k the drain pump. Sorting the Clothes Sort the clothes accor ding to fabric and how they ar e made: • W e rec ommend using the delicate progr ammes for sensitive f abrics (Figur e[...]
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Deter gents and Additiv es Y our washing machine’s deter gent dispenser has three compartments. • A dd the detergent or additiv e to the deter gent dispenser befor e starting the wash progr amme (Figure 1 4). The deter gent dispenser is designed to allow the use of liquid deter gents rather than adding them to the drum. Y ou should ensure that [...]
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Selecting the W ash Pr ogr amme T o select a wash progr amme: • T urn the programme selector dial cloc kwise to the desired function. • The display on the c ontrol panel will light up. • Pr ess the Start/P ause button to begin the progr amme. fig. 1 7 10 Start/P ause button Progr amme selector Spin/Anti-crease button Time delay butt on Addit[...]
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Selecting the W ash Pr ogr amme When you select the pr ogramme, the following inf ormation will be displayed: 1 . W ash progr amme phases: Prewash W a s h Rinse Spin-drying and draining 2. Spin speed 3. Programme number (f or a few seconds) and then pr ogramme duration. 4. Additional functions: Easy iron Extra rinse Intensive wash There ar e four t[...]
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W ashing Machine Pr ogr ammes Cotton/Linen delicate colours very light soil Cotton/Linen whites/colours very light soil Cotton/Linen delicate colours light soil Cotton/Linen fast colours light soil Cotton/Linen fast colours medium soil Cotton/Linen whites heavy soil Cotton/Linen whites/fast colours heavy soil Synthetic/mix cotton delicate colours v[...]
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W ashing Machine Pr ogr ammes 0,10/59 0,25/30 0,30/59 0,60/59 1,52/59 2,20/64 1,50/64 0,10/45 0,20/45 0,40/45 1,00/45 0,05/55 0,45/55 0,05/25 0,05/0 0,00/0 50 30 52 57 80 110 100 50 50 55 70 30 40 23 10 2 Normal wash, rinses, automatic additive absorption if desired and long final spin SHORT wash, rinses, automatic additive absorption if desired an[...]
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Spin Speed Selection and Anti-Cr ease Y ou should first select the wash progr amme and then select the wash options (Changing the progr amme cancels the pr eset selected options). Each selected pr ogramme has its own preset spin speed. Spin speed • Y ou can reduce the spin speed or r emove it completely by pressing the spin but ton (Fig ur e 20)[...]
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Time Dela y Time dela y selection button • A dela y of up to 24 hours can be selected. The dela y must be selected after choosing the wash pr ogramme. • T o select the hours of delay , press the time dela y button (Figur e 24). Each time the button is pressed the dela yed start of washing is increased by one hour . Cancelling the dela y • T o[...]
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St arting Up Start/P ause button • T o start up the washing machine you ha ve to pr ess the Start/Pause but ton (Figure 2 7). • The time r emaining (in minutes) until the end of the pr ogramme will appear on the display at all times. Loc k Function Loc k function selection • The loc k function ensures that the pr ogramme will not be aff ected[...]
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W ash Pr ogr amme Phases and Po wer Cuts Progr amme Phases • When the pr ogramme is running, the progr amme phase and the time r ema inin g w ill ap pear on th e di spl ay (F igur e 3 0). • The active phases will appear suc cessively at the top of the displa y as the programme pr ogresses (Figure 30). The time r emaining until the end of the pr[...]
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fig. 32 fig. 33 18 Maintenanc e • After each w ash, leave the door open f or a while to allow the air to cir culate freely inside the machine. • From time t o time, depending on the hardness of your w ater , it is recommendable to run a full w ash cycle using a decalcifying product. This will extend the life of your washing mac hine. Cleaning[...]
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Cleaning the Filter • Clean the accessible filter if the drain pump is bloc ked by any foreign objects. • Open the kickplate c over with the aid of a coin and by gently pulling open (Figure 34). • Place a container under the drain pump filt er to collect any wat er that comes out of it (Figure 35). • Remove the drainpipe, plac e it on the[...]
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Safety and T r oubleshooting • If you detect any pr oblems with your washing machine, y ou will probably be able to r ectify them yourself by consulting the following instructions. • If this is not the case, unplug the appliance and contact the tec hnical assistance number . Do not open up the w ashing machine. It does no t contain any fuses or[...]
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Pr oblems Why doesn’t the w ashing machine dr ain or spin-dry? • If this failure is detected, F02 will appear on the displa y. The reasons f or the F02 indicator may be the f ollowing: • The wa shin g m ac hin e d ra in p ump bl oc ked , b uild ing dr ainag e p ipe s bl oc ke d, o r i nco rr ect p ump el ectr ica l c onn ect ion. • Solution[...]
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Customer Care Department • The Group Ltd. • Harby Road • Langar • Nottinghamshir e • NG13 9HY T : 01949 862 012 F : 01949 862 003 E : service@cda.eu W : www .cda.eu Passionate about style T o contact our Cust omer Care Department, or f or Service, please contact us on the det ails below .[...]