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    1 WASHER DRYER INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL GB[...]

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    2 GB Contents 1. The new washing system 3 2. Safety warnings 4 3. Installation inst ructions 7 4. Description of cont rols 9 5. Washing instructions 13 6. Drying instructions 19 7. Cleaning and maintena nce 21 8. Troubleshooting 24 9. Control panel symbols 26 This appliance is marked according to the Eu ropean directive 2002/96/EC on W aste Electri[...]

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    GB 3 1. THE NEW WA SHING SYSTEM This new washer dryer is th e outcome of years of research . The leading-edge design and the quality of the p roduction processes used to manufacture this p roduct ensure it will give you many years of excellen t service. Its concept satisfie s all current and future washing an d drying requirements. Its low water, p[...]

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    GB 4 2. S A FETY WAR NINGS Attention! These w arnings are giv en for safety reasons. Please read them caref ully before installing a nd using the appliance. This m anual f orms an integ ral part of the appliance an d m us t ther efore be k ept in tact together with the machine. Before us ing the appliance , c arefull y rea d all t he i nstructions [...]

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    GB 5 Do not wash petro l-soak ed garm ents in the was her dr yer. Make sure t here are no i nflamm able item s (e.g.: lighters, m atches , etc.) in pock ets befor e washing. If volatile flu ids have b een us ed to clean garm ents, make s ure that the su bstances have been r emoved before load ing them in th e washing m achine. Before loadin g garm [...]

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    GB 6 For Great Britain only Warning : th is appliance m ust be ear thed. Fuse replacem ent If the m ains lead of this a ppliance is fitted with a BS 1363 A 13amp fused p lug, to chan ge a fus e in this t ype of plug use an A.S.T. A . appro ved f use to BS 1362 t ype and procee d as f ollows: 1. Remove the fus e cover ( A ) and fus e ( B ) 2. Fit re[...]

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    GB 7 3. INSTALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS Important ! The appliance must be ins talled by a special ised technician according to curre nt regulations. This washer dr y er is ver y heav y. Take care when lifting it. 3.1 UNPACK ING The ins ide of the mac hine comprises a mo ving assembly which is blocked fo r transport p urposes by the screws ( A) located a[...]

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    GB 8 3.3 WATER SUPPLY CONNECTION 1. Check t hat inlet pressure li es between the following values: 50-900kPa . For higher pressures, install a pressure reducer. 2. Connect the c old w ater inlet hose ( light blue ring nut) to the c old water tap with a ¾ gas thread, taking ca re to sc rew it fi rmly into place in order to prevent leaks . The water[...]

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    GB 9 4. DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS 4.1 CONTROL PA NEL All the commands and con trols of the appliance are assembled together on the f ront panel. Description of contro ls A Open doo r button B ON-O FF and pro gramme selection k nob C Delay t imer show n on displa y LED – (on ly for mod els w ith this o ption) D T ime remaining sho wn on displ ay LED[...]

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    GB 10 A Open door button Press the button to op en the d oor . Chapter 5 – Washing instructions – explains ho w the door works and h ow to use it. B ON-OFF and washing and drying programme selection knob This knob lets you: • switch the m achine o n and off b y m oving it in either direction from the OFF position (k nob indicator vertical) ?[...]

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    GB 11 I Select spin speed and drying time for delicate s button Press the button repeate dly to select the require d spin speed. The f ollowing spin speeds are a vailable: • 0000: spin d isabled and stop with tub full. T he machine does not p erform the final sp in and ends the washing pro gramm e with water in th e tub. T o drain the water, see [...]

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    GB 12 Economy cycle button - e Press this button for cottons programmes, the machine will perform an e xtended wash at 35°C (biological step) thereby offering good washing p erformance combined w ith power saving. The m achine then continues the cy cle at the selected temperature. N.B.: Press the eco nomy c y cle button to o btain a maximum w ashi[...]

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    GB 13 4.2 DETERGENT TRAY This is located to the left of the control panel. Pull it out to open. The tray com prises four com partments which are mark ed as follows “ 1” : pre-wash d etergent “2” : main wash deterge nt “ ” or “3” : f abric softener, s tarch, etc. (tr eatment pro ducts ). Compar tment “4” is used f or bleach. If t[...]

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    GB 14 Wool – Only pure wool, id entified by or with the label <<shrink-proof machine wash able and dryab le>> can be machine washed with the spec ific programme, other types of wool should be hand-washed or dry-cleaned. 5.2 OPENING TH E DOOR The machine is fitted with a safety device that prevents the door from o pening while it is wo[...]

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    GB 15 Detergent packs indicate the quantities to use according t o 4 level s of hardness and for normally dirt y loads of 4-5 kg. Ask your local water board to tell you how hard your water is. Water hardness Hardness lev el French degree f H German degree dH Soft Up to 15° Up to 8° Moderatel y hard 15° - 25° 8° - 14° Hard 25° - 40° 14° - 2[...]

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    GB 16 Wool prog ramme only for garments marked “p ure wool ” washable, treated, shrink proof. Other types of wool should be hand washed or dry-cleaned. To select programmes according to the ty pe of fabric, co nsult the “Programme chart” supplied together with this manual. Displa y information W hen the machine is s witched on, the display [...]

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    GB 17 5.10.3 DELAYED START ( ONLY FOR MODELS FEATURING THIS FUNCTION ) Press the delayed start button ( ). The relative LED located above the button lights up . The displ ay visualises the time re maining (hou rs/minutes) before the selected washing programme starts: the display ini tially shows 0 hours 0 minutes for all programmes. Press the butto[...]

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    GB 18 5.13 END OF PROGRA MME The wash ing programmes are automa tically completed , the display shows END and the “Time remaining” LED lights up. 1. Turn the programmes k nob to OFF to switch off the machine. 2. Open the door. 3. Remove the washing from the drum . 4. Leave the door ajar in ord er to allow the inside of the washer dryer to d ry.[...]

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    GB 19 6. USING THE MACH INE FOR DRYING PURPOSES 6.1 GENERA L INFORMATION During drying cycles it is essential that the water tap is open and that th e drain hose is correctly positioned. W ith this machine it is possible to set wash-only programmes, dry-only programmes and wash-dry programmes. For the latter pr ogrammes, the cyc le shifts automatic[...]

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    GB 20 6.3 TIMED DRYING The length of drying tim e corresponds to the time selected with the drying selec tion button. 6.4 WASH-DR Y PROGRA MME It is possible to us e a wash-d ry programme for inte nsive programmes (cotton, coloureds) and for synthetics/delicates. W ith the w ool wash pr ogramme it is not possible to select automatic drying after wa[...]

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    GB 21 7. CLEANING A ND M A INTENANCE Important – Before cleaning or servicing the machine, remove the plug from t he socket. 7.1 EXTERNA L CLEANING • Regular and constant cleani ng w ill ke ep your appliance looking like new. • Clean the unit with specific products for steel and dry thoroughly with a soft cloth. • Clean parts in plastic wit[...]

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    GB 22 3. Pull out the drain hose “A”. Attention: if the hose is hot it mea ns the water is hot o r boiling. Place a tray on the floor and remo ve the plug “B” to drain the water. Depending on the quantity of water, it ma y be necessary to e mpty the tray several times. W hen no more water comes out, push th e hose back in an d screw back th[...]

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    GB 23 7.6 CLEANING TH E WATER INLET FILT ER The machine is fitted with a filter for protecting the water inlet valves. The filter is fitted the gas t hread of the inlet hose connected to the tap Clean the filter if no water or insufficient quantities of water enter the washer dryer. To do this, proceed as foll ows: • Remove the plug fro m the s o[...]

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    GB 24 8. TROUBLESHOOT ING This product complies w ith current safety regulations governing electrical equipment. For safety reas ons, all technical inspections or repairs must b e perfo rmed b y qualified technicians i n o rder to prevent h azardous situations for users. If the machi ne d oes not work, befo re calling the Ser vice Centre and s pend[...]

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    GB 25 11 The machine does not spin The unb alanced load sensor h as triggered because the washing is not uniformly dis tributed inside the drum. If the washing is wet at the end o f the cycle, distribute it well i nside the basket and repeat just the spin cycle. 12 Draining water from the drum In th e event of a power failure or a fault in the appl[...]

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    GB 26 9. CONTROL PA NEL SYMBOLS PROGRAMS OPTIONS OTHER SYMBOLS DRYING WATER INCREASE FABRIC CONDITIONER HAND WASH NO SPIN OR STOP WHIT FULL TUB OPEN DOOR PRE-WASH DELAY TIMER START-PAUSE RINSES DELICATES START DRAIN AND SPIN - e ECONOMY CYCLE WASH SECTION QUICK WASH END COTTON AND COLOURED EXTRA RINSE HEATING WOOL SPIN TIME REMAINING DRYING EASY-IR[...]