AEG LAVATHERM 57700 manual

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

2 Dear customer , P l e a s e re a d t h e s e o p e ra t i n g i n s t r u c t i on s t h ro u g h c are f u l l y , b e f o re u s i n g the appliance. Please ensure you fully under stand th e safety instructions on the fir st pa ge s of these oper ating instructions ! Retain this instruction book for futur e refer ence, and pass on to any futur [...]

3 Content Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Gener al Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Packa[...]

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 regulations. Never- theless, as manufactur er we have to draw your attention to the follow- ing safety instructions. Gener al safety • Re pair s of the dryer may [...]

Important Safety Information 6 Safety of childr en • Child r en ar e 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 childr en play with the dryer – ther e is a danger that children could become tr apped inside the[...]

Important Safety Information 7 Installation and connection • First take-off the base shr oud befor e carrying the dryer! • Check the dryer for Tr ansportation damage. Never connect-up a damaged appliance! Contact your supplier if the appliance is dam- aged. • D o not set-up the dryer in fr ost-endanger ed r ooms! • S et-up the dryer horizon[...]

General Information 8 3 Gener al Information • S tarc hed 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 mor e likely to get cr eased! For very delicate fabrics you should only fill in 1.5 kg washing at the m[...]

Disposal 9 2 Disposal P ackaging Dispose of the packaging material! Dispose of the packaging material of your tumble dryer correctly . All the packaging materials used ar e ha rmless to the environment and can be r ecycled. • Plastic parts ar e marked with stan dar d international abbreviations: – >PE< for polyethylene, e.g. sheet wrappin[...]

Environmental protectio n 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 pr e- vent lengthy running times and creasing. Ensur e your laundry is well spun. In the following tabl[...]

Environmental protection tips 11 • Select the appropriate drying pr ogr am for the type and quantity of laundry . The dryer will then oper ate 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: F[...]

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

Description of the appliance 13 Description of the appliance Fr ont view Control panel Water rese rvoir with hand le flap Vent Fluff filter Reversable door Rating plate Feet (all height-adjustable) Condenser Un it behind Removal Plinth Interior Light[...]

Description of the appliance 14 Contr ol panel A Progr am selector: for setting the drying pr ogr 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 – A UDIBLE SIGNAL button: When swit ched-on, an audi[...]

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 WA TER display: Empty the water reservoir! – CL EAN FILTER display: Clean the fluff filter! Note : The indicators ar e extinguished only after the pr ogr amme is switched off. The pr ogr [...]

Brief operating instructions 16 Brief oper ating instructions • E nsur e the laundry is well spun before tumble drying. • Prepar e the laundry . • Load the laundry . • S elect the drying progr am – on the progr am selector . – If requir ed pr ess the button s AUDIBLE SIGNAL , SPECIAL CARE, QUICK. • Pre-select the start time? • Start[...]

Drying 17 Drying Pr epar e 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. • Re move all metal objects (paper clips, pi ns, etc.). • Turn clothing consis ting of double -layer fabric inside out (such as cotton-lined a[...]

Drying 18 0 If r equir ed, select the button AUDIBLE SIGNAL, SPEC IAL CARE, QUICK . • A UDIBLE SIGNAL button During the cr ease-pr otection phase (immediately after the drying pr ocess), 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. P[...]

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 pr ogr am start appears in the display field for PROG. TIME. 0 Pr ess the[...]

Drying 20 Removing laundry or load ing laundry when necessary Y ou can interrupt the d rying process at any time to r emove some of the laundry or to add mor e 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 dryin[...]

Drying 21 Empty the water r eservoir 1 Caution! The condensed water is not suitable for drinking or for use with foodstuffs. The water r eservoir should be emptied after every drying pr ogr amme. 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 [...]

Drying 22 Clean the fluff filter T o ensur e efficient operation of the tumble dryer , clean the fluff filter after each drying pr ogram. Also check whether there ar e any re mnants or fluff from the washing in the drum; r emove immediately . 0 Pr ess the catch of the filter lid down- wards. The filter lid will open. 0 T ake-out the fluff filter . [...]

Program tables 23 Pr ogr am tables Progr am gr oup COTT ONS car e symbols R , Q ; maximum load 5 kg Pr ogr am Laundry T ype Example s for EXTRA DRY Heavy weight or mult-layer ed fabrics To welling material, bath r obes CUPBOARD DRY Fab rics of medium weight, articles not made up of mult- layer s To wel laundry , hand towels DAMP Lightweight materia[...]

Program tables 24 COOL AIR Progr am TIME progr a ms 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 pr ogram dur ation for additional dryi ng of individual pieces of laund ry or to dry small q uantities. The laundry is tr eated for 1 0 minutes in co ld air; for smoothing crea[...]

A small gloss ary of textile in fo rmation 25 A small glossary of textile information Car e symbols Ensure articles to be dried ar e suit able for tumble drying. If they ar e one of the following symbols should be present on the car e label: R Normal drying S Drying wit h special c ar e (pr ess the SPECIAL CA RE button!) Q This fabric can be tumble[...]

Cleaning and m aintenance 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 Pr ess on the two tabs to[...]

Cleaning and maintenance 27 Cleaning the filter ar ea 1 Important! A small amount of fluff may r each the ar ea around t he fil- ter in spite of the fluff filte r . Ther ef ore you should clean the entir e filter ar ea fr om time to time, or at least every thr ee months. 0 Remove the fluff filter . 0 Hold the filter lid by the top and pull it forwa[...]

Something not working? 28 Something not working? If the tumble dryer is not working co rrectly please carry out the follow- ing checks befor e calling an engineer . Symptom P ossible cause Solution The tumble dryer will not start The appliance is not plugged in Plug in the appli ance 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 progr am selector is in the OFF position T urn the pr ogram selector dial to LIGHT The bulb needs replacing Replace bulb The drying process takes unusually long The condenser un it is covere d with fluff Clean the cond enser uni[...]

Something not working? 30 If you do not find the r equir ed info rmation in this manual to r emedy a disturbance, please call the customer service. Replace the interior light 0 A r eplacement bulb can be pur chased thro ugh your local AEG Service Force Centr e (P art No: 647 0 72 580). 1 Wa r n i n g ! Ne ver use standar d light bulbs in your Lavat[...]

Door Reversal Instructions 31 Door Reversal Instructions The door opening dir ection can be changed if r equired. 1 Wa r n i n g ! Befor e rever sing the door , isolate the appliance fr om the mains supply . Pr oceed as follows to rever se the door opening dir ection: 0 Un-screw the scr ews A on the front panel of the appliance. 0 T ake-off the doo[...]

Door Reversal Instructions 32 0 T ake-out the latched catch c overing 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 scr ew-down or latch into position. 0 Push the door with the hinges into the br eakouts pr ovided for them in the fr ont panel o[...]

Programming possibilities 33 Pr ogr amming possibilities The electr onic contr ol system of your laundry dryer pr ovides you with the possibility to adapt some functions of the dryer permanently to your r equir ements. Purpose Execution "Laundry protection": If you want to "lock" the selected dry ing program (the selected progr [...]

Programming possibilities 34 Adjusting the dry ing res ul t : If at the en d of the pr o- gr amme you always want the washing to be somewhat dryer or somewhat damper than with the standar d set- ting and you want to adjust the tumble dryer’s r ecognition of the degree of dr yness accordingly: 1) turn the pro gramme selec tor to the LIGHT position[...]

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 fr om 1.0 / – 0.4 cm Empty weight approx. 46 kg Load (depending on the progr am) max. 5 kg (Different loads in some countries ar e due to different measuring methods) P ower consumption in acc. with IEC 1 12 1 s.[...]

Special accessories 36 Special accessories Y ou can obtain the followi ng special accessories from your r etailer . Dr ainage kit With this kit (E-No. 9 16 0 19 000) yo u 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). Emptyi[...]

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 informat ion ther e, please contact your local c ustomer service centre. It is nearby and if necessary can r each you quickly . (Addresses and phone number s can be found in the W arrant[...]

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