Maytag MDE 9901 manual

Use & Care Guide T umble Dryer MA YT A G MDE 9901[...]

2 CONTENTS READ FIRST Page 1 Before tumble drying for the first time 3 2 Safety instructions 4 General, I nstallation, Safety , Interrupting a programme, T ransport/Winter storage, P acking materials, Disposal 3 Child safety 5 General, Child lock 4 Parts of the tumble dryer 7 5 Panel 8 6 LC display 8 INST ALLA TION See Installation Instructions TUM[...]

3 1 BEFORE TUMBLE DRYING THE FIRST TIME READ THE OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS Please read through this Use and Care Guide before attempting to use the machine, particu- larly Chapter 2, Safety instructions, and 3, Children ’ s safety . DO NOT TUMBLE-DRY Some fabrics are sensitive to tumble drying. Check the Recommended washing marking on the items con[...]

4 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL • Study and save this Use and Care Guide for future reference. • Electrical installation, if required, must be carried out by an authorized electrician. • The machine may only be used for tumble drying in accordance with this Use and Care Guide. • Repairs and maintenance which affect safety or performance mus[...]

5 GENERAL Do not allow children to play with the tumble dr yer . The tumble dryer is fitted with a magnetic catch, which allows the door to be opened from the inside. The door is equipped with a switch, which automatically stops the tumble dryer when the door is opened. The machine will not start automatically on closing the door (eg, if a child sh[...]

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7 1 . FLUFF-FILTER HOLDER 2 . DA T A PLA TE 3 . CONDENSA TION W A TER CONT AINER 4 . P ANEL 5 . OUTER DOOR 4 P AR TS OF THE TUMBLE DR YER 3 4 1 2 5 8 9 6 . INTERIOR LIGHTING (ON THE INSIDE) 7 . F AN (BEHIND THE LOWER COVER) 8 . CONDENSER (BEHIND THE LOWER COVER) 9 . LINT FILTER 7 6[...]

8 5 P ANEL 1 . INDICA TOR LAMP ON/OFF 2 . MAIN POWER SWITCH 3 . PROGRAMME SELECTOR BUTTONS P4-P4 4 . DISPLA Y 5 . ST ART BUTTON 6 . STOP BUTTON 7 . MENU BUTTON 8 . INDEX BACK/REDUCE TIME 9 . INDEX FORW ARD/INCREASE TIME 1 0. ENTER BUTTON !$!-!3#/.$%.3%2#534/-4/5#( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6. LC-DISPLA Y 1 . TEXT FIELD INDICA TING PROGRAMME,[...]

9 7 BEFORE TUMBLE DRYING Before you start tumble drying, here is some advice that can be useful. SPIN-DRIED? Items that are to be tumble dried should first be spin-dried, preferably at 800 revs per minute or more. Better spin drying saves both energy and drying time. RECOMMENDED W ASHING MARKING Material suitable for tumble drying The symbol above [...]

10 PROGRAMMES Y our choice of programme will depend on what you wish to do with the fabrics after tumble drying. The av ailable programmes are Extra dry , Dry , Normal dry , Iron dry , Timed dry and Air fluff. Extra dry This programme is designed for washing that is extremely difficult to dry , eg, jeans with very thick seams. NOTE Knitted fabrics [...]

11 Anti-crease programme Using the Anti-crease programme you can pre- vent garments from lying still and becoming un- necessarily creased at the end of tumble drying. This is a helpful option if you cannot take out garments promptly at the end of the tumbling phase. Y ou can choose a programme duration of 1, 2 or 3 hours. The drum will then continu[...]

12 OPTIONS P 1 EXTRA DRY NORMAL O N ON, 1 h NORMAL 0 h P 2 DRY NORMAL O N ON, 1 h NORMAL 0 h P 3 NORMAL DRY NORMAL O N ON, 1 h NORMAL 0 h P 4 IRON DRY NORMAL O N ON, 1 h NORMAL 0 h SETTINGS OF THE FOUR PRE-SET PROGRAMMES. PROGRAMME TEMPERA TURE DELA YED ST ART Cooling PROGRAMME BUTTON Buzzer Anti-crease programme TUMBLE DRYING WITH EASY CONTROL Eas[...]

13 ST AR T TUMBLE DRYING Press the button. The text at the lower edge of the display indicates that the programme has star- ted. The text field of the display shows the cur- rent stage of the programme while it is in pro- gress. NOTE If the child lock is on, the button must be held down for 3 seconds in order for the programme to start. See Chapter[...]

14 CLEANING THE LINT FIL TER 1. Grasp the filter handle and pull towards you. 2. P ull the filter up out of the holder. 3. Open the filter and brush away the lint with your hand. 4. Fold the filter together and put it back in the filter hol- der . The filter may require cleaning if lime scale deposits are present; see Chapter 10, Care and Cleaning.[...]

15 DELA YED ST ART (1-24 HOURS) If Delayed start is set to 5 hours, for example, this means that the machine will start the pro- gramme 5 hours after you press the but- ton. If you wish to delay the start of any program- me temporarily , you should proceed as follows before pressing the button: 1. Select the programme, but do not press the button. [...]

16 9 CONSUMPTION V ALUES - PRE-SET DRYING PROGRAMMES The following conditions apply for the consumption values indicated below: T emperature of intake air: 20 ºC. Humidity of intake air: 65 %. Drying temperature: Normal ( ), Low ( ). Element power: 2500 W . The cotton fabrics are, before tumble drying, spin-dried at 800 and 1600 rpm (long spin) wi[...]

17 10 MAKING OWN DRYING PROGRAMMES SETTINGS OF THE FOUR PRE-SET PROGRAMMES. P 1 EXTRA DRY NORMAL O N ON, 1 h NORMAL 0 h P 2 DRY NORMAL O N ON, 1 h NORMAL 0 h P 3 NORMAL DRY NORMAL O N ON, 1 h NORMAL 0 h P 4 IRON DRY NORMAL O N ON, 1 h NORMAL 0 h OPTIONS PROGRAMME TEMPERA TURE DELA YED ST ART Cooling PROGRAMME BUTTON Buzzer Anti-rease programme W e [...]

18 A V AILABLE SETTINGS AND OPTIONS Setting/Option Description Restrictions Cooling, Normal/Short Normal cooling continues for 20 minutes, and short coo- ling for 5 minutes.. Buzzer On/Off With Buzzer On, a 3-second buzzer signal will be heard at the end of the programme. Crease-free 0-3 hours (0-180 min) The drum will rotate for 3 seconds per minu[...]

19 x Select Program Timed dry progr. < Next > x Select Program Extra dry < Next > CREA TE YOUR OWN DR YING PROGRAMME 1. Press one of the buttons P1 - P4 under which you wish to store your programme. Y ou can select any button you like if you only want to make a temporary programme. 2. Index forward with the Menu button to the first sett[...]

20 RESET PROGRAMME If you wish to revert to the settings which a pre- set programme had at the time when the dryer was supplied, you can reset the programme. Proceed as follows: 1. Hold down the programme button (P1-P4) for the programme that you wish to reset. 2. Press the Enter button once. 3. Release the programme button. The programme for the b[...]

21 MENU SYSTEM FOR CHANGING A PRESET PROGRAM Menu Menu Enter Menu Enter Menu Enter Menu Enter Menu Enter Menu Enter Enter P1 P4 Change with: Select Time Select T emperature Select Delayed start Select Buzzer Select Anti-crease Select Cooling Select program to be changed (For a temporary change, select any button). The new program is stored in the m[...]

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23 EMPTYING THE CONDENSA TION W A TER CONT AI- NER Empty the condensation water container after each tumble drying. Pull out the condensation water container , empty the water and put the container back. If the container becomes too full, the pro- gramme will be interrupted and an error messa- ge will be displayed in the text field. Empty the conta[...]

24 CLEANING THE FAN The fan should be cleaned at least once a year . If you have any household pets the fan must be cleaned more often. 1 . T urn off the main power switch. 2 . Remove the lo wer cover . 3 . Remove the safety screw (1). Prise out the four clips in the order shown and remove the fan cover . 4 . Unscrew the nut while holding the fan. [...]

25 CLEANING THE CONDENSER The condenser should be cleaned at least three times a year . . If you have any household pets the condenser must be cleaned more often. 1 . T urn off the main po wer switch. 2 . Remove the lo wer cover . 3 . T urn the two levers anticlockwise to open the conden- ser cover . 4. T ake the condenser out and rinse the con- de[...]

26 12 TROUBLE SHOOTING THE MACHINE WILL NOT ST ART Check that: • The door is properly closed. • The main switch is pressed in. • Y ou have correctly set the required program- me or the required time in the timed dry pro- gramme. • Y ou have not choosen Delayed start. • The electric plug, if any , is firmly inser ted in its socket. • All[...]

27 FAUL T INDICA TIONS Error messages appear in the display text field if faults occur while a programme is in progress. T o exit the error messages after correcting the fault as described below , switch the machine off or change the programme. The error messages that can be displayed are: Maximum programme time . When the mach- ine has run for its[...]

28 Start Stop buttons. RESET PROGRAMME If you wish to revert to the settings which a pre- set programme had at the time when the dryer was supplied, you can reset the programme. Proceed as follows: 1. Hold down the programme button for the programme that you wish to reset. 2. Press the Enter button once. 3. Release the programme button. The program[...]

29 13 TECHNICAL INFORMA TION TECHNICAL DA T A Height: 850 mm Width: 595 mm Depth: 585 mm W eight: 47 k g Drum volume: 111 litre Max drying capacity: 6.0 kg Speed: 52 r/min Rated power: See data plate Material: Cylinder and water container Stainless steel Material: Outer cover Hot-galvanized, powder-lacquered steel or stainless steel P ositioning: W[...]

30 14 SERVICE AND GUARANTEE SERVICE Before calling for service, check to see whether the faults is due to something that you can put right yourself. S ee chapter 12, T r ouble shoo- ting. If you do require service, telephone your local MA YT AG retailer or the MA Y T AG representa- tive for your country . See guarantee card for address and telephon[...]

31 16 INDEX Chapter A Acetate 7,15 Acrylate 7,8,15 After tumble drying 8,15 Air fluff programme 7, 8, 10 Altering settings 1 0 Anti-crease programme 7,8,10 B Before tumble drying the first time 1 Before tumble drying 7 Belts 7 C Change programme after starting 8 Children ’ s safety 3 Child safety start 3 Cold ironing 7 Coloured washing 7 Condensa[...]

Art. No. 80 800 42. Rev . 01. The right to make changes is reserved. Printed on environment friendly paper. 15 QUICK GUIDE 1. Sort the fabrics. 2. T urn on the main switch . 3. Open the door , load the fabrics and close the door again. Close the door carefully , and av oid slamming it. 4. Select a programme. The dryer has four pre-set programmes; s[...]