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1 IN T EG R A T ED W A S HER D RY ER I NST RUCT I ON MA NU A L GB[...]
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2 GB Cont ent s 1. T he new w as hing s y s t e m 3 2. Sa f e t y w arnings 4 3. I n s t alla t ion in s t ru c t ion s 6 4. D e s c rip t ion o f c ont rol s 12 5. W a s hing in s t ru c t ion s 17 6. D r y ing in s t ru c t ion s 22 7. C leaning and m aint enan c e 26 8. T roubles hoot ing 28 9. C on t rol panel s y m bol s 30 T his applianc e is[...]
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GB 3 1 . THE NEW W A SHI N G SY STEM T his n ew wa sher dry er is t he o ut co m e of y ears of r e s earc h. T he lead ing- edg e de s i gn a nd t he qu alit y of t he produc t io n proc e ss e s u s e d t o m a nu- f ac t ur e t his pr oduc t en sur e it wil l giv e y ou m any y ear s of ex c ellent s er v ice. I t s conc ept s at i s f ie s a ll[...]
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GB 4 2 . SA F E T Y W A RNING S A t t e nt ion! T h ese w a r n i n g s are g iven f o r s af e t y r e a so n s . P le ase re ad t h em ca re f u lly b ef o re in s t alling an d u s in g t h e ap plian c e . T h i s m a nu al f or ms an i n tegr al par t o f th e a pp l i a nc e a nd mus t th er efor e be k ept i ntac t to get her w i th t he mac[...]
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GB 5 D o n ot w as h pet r ol - s oak ed gar m en ts i n th e w as her dr yer . M ak e s ur e th er e ar e no i nf la m m ab l e i te ms ( e .g.: l i g h t er s , m a tc h e s , e tc .) i n p ock e ts b ef or e was h i ng . If vo la ti l e f l u ids hav e bee n us ed t o c l ea n g ar me nts , m ak e s ur e that th e s ubs tanc es hav e b ee n r e [...]
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GB 6 3. INS T A L L A T ION INS T RU C T IONS I mp o r tan t ! T h e ap p l i a n ce m u st b e i n sta l l e d b y a sp ec i al i sed tech n i c i an acco r d i n g t o c u r r en t r e g ulation s . T h i s wash e r d r ye r i s ve r y h eavy. T ake car e wh e n l i ft i n g i t. 3. 1 UNP ACK I NG T he ins ide of t he m a c hine c o m pris e s a [...]
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GB 7 3 .3 ADD I TI O N AL I M P O R TA N T I N S TALLA TIO N I N S TRU CTI ON S 1. C are f ull y read t he in s t alla t ion in s t ru c t ion s in point 3 on page 6 o f t he w as her dr y er in s t alla t ion m anual. 2. Af t er t he ini t ial in s t ru c t ion s ha v e been adhered t o . I . e . re m o v ing t rans i t bol t s and f it t ing t he[...]
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GB 8 3. 5 DR AI N C O NNE CT I O N 1. I ns ert t he end o f t he drain hos e int o a drain pipe ha v ing an in t ernal dia m et er o f a t lea s t 4 c m and a height ranging bet w een 50 and 90 c m , or at t ac h it (us ing t he relat i v e c ur v ed plas t ic pro f ile) t o a ba s in or bat h t ub . 2. Alw ay s c he c k t hat t he end o f t he dra[...]
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GB 9 3 . 7 F I T T I NG T H E F U R NI T UR E DO O RS Onc e t he w as her dr y er has been c orrec t l y in s t alled and c o m m i s s ioned , t he f urnit ure door c an be f i t t ed f ollow ing t he dim en s ions on t he t em pla t e and t he ins t ruc t ion en c los ed in t he w as her dr y er packaging. Pleas e not e t hat onl y f urni t ure d[...]
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GB 10 3. 7. 2 U se o f th e fu r n i t u r e d o o r f i xi n g temp l ate Proc eed in t he f ollow ing w a y w hen appl y ing t he w ooden panel t o t he w as hing dr y er: 1. W hen f i t t ing t he f urni t ure door ut ili s ing t he door t e m plat e y ou w ill need t o m ak e s ure t ha t t he bo t t o m and t he t op o f t he f urni t ure door[...]
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GB 11 4. On t he oppo s it e s ide o f t he f urni t ure door eit her ins er t c los ing hook “ B ” or s c rew in m e t al pla t e “ C ” in t o t he upper s ide oppo s it e t he hinges . T hen in s ert t he door bu f f er ” D ” int o t he rem aining pos i t ion oppo s it e t he low er hinge 5. F ollow ing t his operat ion t he f urni t [...]
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GB 12 4 . DES CRI P T IO N OF CO NT RO LS 4. 1 CON T RO L PA NE L All t he c om m ands and c ont rol s o f t he applian c e are as s em bled t oge t her on t he f ron t panel . M o de l s w i t h ou t de l a y e d s ta r t o pti o n M o de l s w i t h de l a ye d s ta r t o pti o n D e s c r i ption of c on tr ol s A O pe n door b utto n B O N -OFF[...]
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GB 13 A O pe n do or but ton Pr es s the but t on t o ope n the door . C hapter 5 – W as hi ng in- s tr uc tions – ex p l a ins how th e d oor w or k s and h ow to us e i t. B ON -O FF a nd w a shi ng a n d dr y ing pr og r a mme s e l e c - ti on k no b T h i s k nob lets y ou : • s w i tc h th e mach i ne on an d off by mov i n g it i n e i[...]
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GB 14 G D is p lay T h e d i s pl ay s how s t he fo l l ow i ng i nfor m at i on: 1. t i me re ma ining f o r t he s e l e c t ed p r o g r amm e , gi v e n i n ho ur s /mi nut es . 2. de l a y e d s ta rt ( for m o de l s feat ur i n g t hi s opt i on) . Giv e n i n h our s /m i nu t es . W he n t he ti m e r e m a in i ng bef or e th e pr o gr a[...]
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GB 15 M O ptions but ton s T h e op t i ons that may be av a i l ab l e on t he w as her dr y er ar e s how n be l ow . Qu i ck w a s h Button T his but t on reduc es t he o v erall durat ion o f t he w as hing c y c le. T his opt ion is us ed t o w as h s m all load s or les s dirt y w as hing in le s s t i m e. T he bleac h s t age i s s k ipped [...]
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GB 16 N O ptions e na bl e d LE D 's T h es e LED 's l ig ht u p w he n the r e l at i v e o pt ion but t on i s pr es s ed and i nd i c at e tha t th e o pt io n has be en s el ect ed. T hey r em a i n on un t i l t he m ac h i n e s w i tc hes off or a di ff er e nt s el ec - ti o n i s m a d e. O “S tart / P a u s e ” but ton Pr es[...]
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GB 17 5. WA S H ING IN S T RU C T IONS 5.1 P RE PA R I NG T HE W A SHING 1. Separat e t he w as hing a c c ording t o t he t y pe and c olour f as t nes s o f t he f abric s . 2. W as h w hit es and c oloureds s eparat el y . W as h new c oloured gar m ent s s eparat el y f or t he f ir s t t im e . A label is norm all y applied t o garm en t s gi [...]
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GB 18 5.3 P RE PA R I NG T HE W A SHING W here pos s ible, save el ect r i c i ty b y wash i n g fu l l l o ad s d i v i d e d b y typ e o f fa b r i c . I nt rodu c e loo s e w as hing and alt ernat e large it e m s w it h s m all ones . F or t he f irs t f ew t i m es , w eigh t he w as h loads and t hen rel y on y our judge- m ent . A v erage w [...]
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GB 19 5. 6 DO SI NG P O W DER DE T E RG E N T S No rm a lly d irt y w a s h in g 1. C hoos e a program m e w it hou t prew as h . 2. Pour t he t ot al quant i t y o f det ergen t indi c at ed on t he pa c k s in t o c om par t m en t “2” o f t he det ergen t t ra y . V e ry d irt y w a s h in g 1. C hoos e a program m e w it h prew as h. 2. Add[...]
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GB 20 U D i sp l ay i n f o r mat i o n W hen t he m ac hine is s w it c hed on, t he dis pla y v is uali s es t he durat ion (hours / m inu t es ) and m a x im u m s pin s peed env i s aged f or t he program m e. T hes e t w o param et er s are dis pla y ed al t ernat i v el y f or 3 s e c onds ea c h, t oget her w it h t heir relat i v e LE D &ap[...]
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GB 21 5.11 STA R T I N G T HE WAS H I NG P ROG R AM M E 1. Bef ore s t art ing t he s ele c t ed progra m m e , c are f ull y c los e t he door, open t he w at er t ap and add t he det er- gent and addi t i v e 2. Pres s t he “S t art -Pau s e” bu t t on . T he LED loc a t ed abo v e t he St ar t -Paus e but t on re m ains li t t hroughout t he[...]
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GB 22 T o c ont inue draining and s pinning , pres s t he s pin s ele c t bu t t on t w ic e . T he m a c hine re s um e s t he c y c le b y draining t he w at er and s pinning. T o s ele c t s pin s peed, pre s s t he but t on unt il t he required s peed is di s pla y ed . I f y ou w is h t o drain t he w at er in t he t ub w it hout s pinning , p[...]
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GB 23 • F or aut o m at i c w as h+dr y progra m m e s , t here f ore , t he dr y ing t em pera t ure depends on w hic h washing pro- gram m e i s s elec t ed. • T he w as hing m us t ha v e been pre v iou s l y w as hed and s pun be f ore a dr y -onl y program m e c an be per- f or m ed. • W hen dr y ing part i c ularl y f lu f f y i t em s [...]
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GB 24 D r y ing t im e s depend on t he s pin s peed: t he higher t he s peed t he low er t he dr y ing t im e and, c on s equent l y , t he low er t he pow er c on s um p t ion. C hoos e t he highe s t s pin s peed c o m pat ible w it h t he t y pe o f w as hing. 5. T o s t art t he w as hing progra m m e , aut om a t ic all y f ollow ed b y t he [...]
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GB 25 6. 5 IN T E RRUPTING O R C H A NG I N G T HE DRYI N G P R O G R AM M E 1. T o int errupt t he dr y ing program m e, pro c eed a s indic a t ed in poin t 1 o f paragraph 5. 12 – I n t errupt ing or c hang- ing t he w as hing program m e . W hen t he m ac hine i s paus ed, t he dr y ing t i m e c an be c hanged b y pres s ing t he s elec t bu[...]
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GB 26 7 . CL E A NI NG A ND M A INTE N A NCE I mp o r tan t – B efo r e c l ean i n g o r ser v i ci n g th e mach i n e , r emo ve th e p l ug f r o m th e so cket . 7. 1 E X T E RN AL CL E A N I N G • R egular and c ons t ant c leaning w ill k eep y our applianc e look ing lik e new . • C lean t he out er s ur f ac e s w it h s oap and w at[...]
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GB 27 3. Pull out t he drain hos e “A”. At t ent ion : i f t he hos e i s hot it m eans t he w at er is ho t or boiling . Plac e a t ra y on t he f loor and re m o v e t he plug “B” t o drain t he w at er . D epending on t he quant it y o f w at er , it m a y be nec es s ar y t o em p t y t he tr a y se v er al ti me s . W hen no m ore w at[...]
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GB 28 8. T ROU BL E S HOOT ING T his produc t c om plie s w it h c urrent s a f e t y regula t ions go v erning ele c t ri c al equipm en t . F or s a f e ty rea s ons , all t ec h- nic al ins pe c t ion s or repairs m u s t be per f or m ed b y quali f ied t ec hni c ians in order t o pre v ent hazardous s it ua t ions f or us ers . I f t he m a c[...]
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GB 29 11 T h e mach i n e d o es n o t s p i n T he unbalanc ed load s ens or has t riggered bec aus e t he w as hing is no t unif or m l y di s t ribu t ed ins ide t he drum . I f t he w as hing is w et at t he end of t he c y c le , di s t ribu t e i t w ell in s ide t he ba s k e t and repeat jus t t he s pin c y c le. 12 D r ai n i n g water fr[...]
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GB 30 9 . CONTROL P A N EL SY M BO L S PR O GRA MS OP TIO N S OTH E R S Y M BO LS DRY I NG W AT E R I NCRE ASE F ABRI C CO NDI T I O NE R HAND W AS H N O SPIN OR ST O P W H I T FU LL TU B OP E N D OOR PR E-W A SH D E LA Y TIM E R S T ART - P AUSE R I N SES DE L I CAT E S S T ART DRAI N AN D S PI N - e EC O N O MY C YC L E WA S H SEC T I ON Q UI CK [...]
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PROGRAMME GUIDE - KEY TO BUTTON Temperatur e Max. recommended load (kg) Prewash detergent Main wash detergent Additive (optional) Quick wash Extr a Ri nse Drying possible after washi ng Max. drying load (kg) Description of washing cycle Slightly dirty delicate coloureds Cold 4- 2 U ○○ + - 2,5 Cold wash, rinses and final spin at selected speed S[...]