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21 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE GB BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE FOR THE FIRST TIME: •I M P O R T A N T : M A K E S U R E Y O U H A V E R E A D T H E “ I N S T A L L A T I O N I N S T R U C T I O N S ” •R E M O V E T H E T R A N S I T B O L T S B E F O R E U S I N G T H E M A C H I N E F O R T H E F I R S T T I M E •F i r s t w a s h c y c l e w i [...]
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22 GB CONTENTS APPLIANCE AND ACCESSORIES PAGE 23 PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT PAGE 24 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS PAGE 24 MOVING AND TRANSPORTING THE APPLIANCE PAGE 24 SORTING THE WASH PAGE 25 DETERGENT AND ADDITIVES PAGE 26 DYEING AND BLEACHING PAGE 27 SELECTING THE PROGRAMME / PROGRAMME START PAGE 28 SELECTING SPECIAL OPTIONS PAGE 29 PROGRAMME SEQUENCE IND[...]
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23 1. Worktop 2. Control panel 3. Detergent drawer 4. After-Sales Service sticker (inside door) 5. Door 6. Door handle - To open: press the button on the insid e of the handle and pull - To lock: press the do or firmly (the lock will clic k into place) 7. Door lock child safety device (inside door) 8. Filter (behind hatch) 9. Residual water drain ([...]
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24 • Packing The packagin g is marked with the rec ycling symbol , signifyin g that it c an be 100 % recycled. • Appliance The appliance is made of recyclab le materials. Dispose of the appliance in conformity with environmental regulat ions. Make it inoperable, pull out the plu g and cut off the power cable so that the appliance cannot be conn[...]
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25 1. Sort the load according to: • Fabric type / care label symbol Cotton, mixed fibres, synthetics , wool, silk, viscose. • Colours Separate coloured and white articles. Wash new coloured articles separately. • Article size Washing articles of different sizes together improves wash efficiency and distributes the load better in the drum. •[...]
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26 CHOOSING THE RIGHT DETERGENT The type of detergent de pends on: • the type of fabric (cottons, synthetics, delicates, wool, silk); Note: Use onl y specif ic deterge nts for washing wool and si lk articles; • colour; • wash tempe rature; • degree and type of soiling. Note: • Whitish residues on da rk fabrics are due to the insoluble wat[...]
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27 FILLING THE DETERGEN T AND ADDITIVES The drawer will have three or four chambers depending on the app liance mo del. 1. Pull out the detergent drawer. 2. Filling the detergent: • Programmes with pre- and main wash. • Main wash programmes without prewash. When using liquid detergent, ext ract the coloure d insert fro m the drawe r and put i t[...]
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28 SELECTING THE PROGRAMME (See also the separate pr ogramme chart and consumption dat a) 1. Open the tap(s). 2. Turn the programme selector knob to the desired programme. The Pilot la mp will light up to show that the machine is operating. . 3. Set the temperature knob to the desired temperature . 4. Turn the spin speed selecto r to the desire d s[...]
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29 (Depending on model, see also the s eparate programme chart). Prewash button • Only select for washing heavily soiled laundry (sand and grainy dirt). • The prewash cycle adds 15 minutes to the programme time. Rinse hold button • The laundry remains in the last rinse water without being spun, to avoid heavy c reasing and prevent colour s fr[...]
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30 Indicates the prog ramme s elected an d the current step in th e sequence. Green zone: Main wash. Black stripes : Rinse. Solid black zone: Final spin. “ Stop ” : Programm e end. DOOR LOCK The door locks automatically after the programme start until th e end of the programme. IMPORTA NT: During the first 15 minutes of the Cotton and Synthetic[...]
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31 WHEN TO REMOVE THE FILTER • Check and clean the filter at least 2 or 3 times a year. • When the appliance does not drain or spin properly. • When the pump is blo cked by an object (buttons, coins, saf ety pins). IMPORTANT: Before draining, make su re that the water has cooled. REMOVING THE FILTER 1. Switch off th e appliance (s et the prog[...]
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32 APPLIANCE EXTERIOR AND CONTROL PANEL • Clean using norm al household detergent (do not use abrasive products). • Dry with a soft cloth. DETERGENT DRAWER Disengage the drawer by press ing down th e release lever and extract it. Remove the inserts (the siphon from the soften er compart ment, t he siphon f rom the chlori ne ble ach compart ment[...]
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33 The appliance is equipped with automatic s afety functions able to quickly identify and indicate t he presence of faults and react appropriately. Most faults are minor problems that can be solved quickly. The appliance will not start: Check the fol lowing: - Is the power plug properly inserted in t he mains socket? - Is the socket working proper[...]
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34 Machine vibrates during spin cycle: Check the fol lowing: - Is the machine perfectly horizontal with all four feet on ground? (see “ Installation Instructions ” ). - Have the transit bolts be en removed? The transit bolts mu st be removed before the machine is used (see “ Installat ion Instructions ” ). The machine does not spin at the e[...]
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35 TRANSIT BOLTS The appliance i s fitted with transit bolts to preven t intern al dam age whil e it is being moved. Before using the appliance the transit bolts MU ST be removed ( Fig. 1). 1. Slacken the bolts with the spanner supplied (Fig. 2 ). 2. Unscrew the bolt s by hand. 3. Hold each bolt head and pull the bolts complete with red plastic spa[...]
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36 INSTALLATION • Install the appliance on a solid and level floor surface, preferably in a corner of the room. • Make sure that all four feet are resting firmly on the floor, and check that the appliance is perfectly level (use a spirit level). • If the floor is uneven, adjust the le velling feet as required (do not insert pieces of wood, ca[...]
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37 WATER SUPPLY • Water supply: only cold water. • Tap: 3/4" threaded hose connector. • Water pressure (mains pressure): 10-100 N/cm 2 (1-10 bar). INLET HOSE(S) 1. Insert the mesh filter supplied in the thread on the end of the inlet hose(s) and the tap(s). 2. Carefully screw t he inlet hose(s) to the tap (s) preferably by hand, taking c[...]
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38 DRAIN HOSE • Drain hose connection to water o utlet. 1. Unhook the d rain hose from t he left clip, (see arrow A Fig. 1.) Do not loosen the d rain hose connection, see arrow B in Fig. 1, otherwise there is the risk of leakage (danger of scalding with hot water). 2. Fix the “ U ” b e n d s u p p l i e d ( i n s i d e t h e d r u m ) t o the[...]
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39 1 ) E L EC T R I CA L CO NN EC T I O N S “ W a r n i ng - t h i s a pp li a n ce m us t b e ea r t h e d ” This appliance is normally supplied with a mains lead having a plug fitted in the factory which has been checked for co rrect earth continuit y. If the fitted plug is not suitable for your soc ket outlet, or if th e machin e ’ s main [...]
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40 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS MOBILITY WHEELS (for UK only) Depending o n model, your washing mac hine is provided with mobility wheels. You will find these wheels in the accessory kit supplied with the ma chine, or yo u can orde r them from our After-Sales Service. MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Tilt the machine forward. 2. Loosen the two rear feet. 3. I[...]
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3 KURZANWEISUNG D VOR DEM ERSTEN GEBRAUCH: •U N B E D I N G T “ A U F S T E L L A N W E I S U N G ” B E A C H T E N . •D I E T R A N S P O R T S I C H E R U N G M U S S V O R D E R E R S T E N B E N U T Z U N G E N T F E R N T WERDEN. •E r s t e r W a s c h g a n g o h n e W ä s c h e : 1. Wasserhahn öffnen. 2. Einfülltür schließen. [...]
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4 D INHALT GER Ä T UND ZUBEH Ö R SEITE 5 HINWEISE ZUM UMWELTSCHUTZ SEITE 6 SICHERHEITSHINWEISE SEITE 6 TRANSPORT / UMZUG SEITE 6 VORBEREITUNG ZUM WASCHEN SEITE 7 WASCHMITTEL UND WASCHHILFSMITTEL SEITE 8 F Ä RBEN UND ENTF Ä RBEN SEITE 9 PROGRAMM W Ä HLEN / PROGRAMMSTART SEITE 10 ZUSATZFUNKTIONEN W Ä HLEN SEITE 11 PROGRAMMABLAUFANZEIGE SEITE 12[...]
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5 1. Arbeitsplatte 2. Bedienungselemente 3. Waschmittelkasten 4. Service-Aufkleber (T ü rinnenseite) 5. Einf ü llt ü r 6. T ü rgriff - Innenliegende Ö ffnungstaste dr ü c ken und T ü r aufziehen. - Mit leichtem Schwung sch lie ß en (T ü r rastet h ö rbar ein). 7. Kindersicherung (T ü rinnenseite) 8. Fremdk ö rperfalle (hinter der Klappe[...]
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6 • Verpackung Die Verpackung besteht aus 100 % recyclingf ä higem Material und ist d urch das Recycling-Symbol gekennzeichnet. • Ger ä t Das Ger ä t wurde aus wiederverwertbaren Materialien hergestellt . Bei einer sp ä teren Verschrottung einer ordnungsg em äß en und damit umweltgerechten Entsorgung zuf ü hren. Das Ger ä t funktionsunt[...]
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7 1. W ä sche sortieren nach: • Textilart / Pflegekennzeichen Baumwolle, Mischgewebe, Synthetik, Wolle, Seide, Viskose. • Farben Farbige und wei ß e W ä sche tre nnen. Neue farbige Texti lien separat waschen. • Gr öß e der W ä schest ü cke Verschieden gro ß e W ä schest ü cke verst ä rken die Was chwirkung und verteilen sich besser[...]
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8 WAHL Die Wahl des Waschmittels h ä ngt ab von: • Textilart (Baumwolle, Pflegeleicht, Feinw ä sche, Wolle, Seide), Hinweis: f ü r Wolle und Se ide nur entspreche nde Spezialwaschmitt el verwenden. • Farbe der Textilien, • Waschtemperatur, • Verschmutzung. Hinweise: • Wei ß e R ü ckst ä nde auf dunklen Textilien kommen von den unl ?[...]
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9 WASCHMITTEL U ND WASCHHILFSMITTEL EINF Ü LLEN Je nach Ger ä te typ kann der Wa schmittelk asten drei oder vier Ka mmern habe n. 1. Waschmittelkasten hera usziehen. 2. Waschmittel einf ü llen. • Programme mit Vorw ä sche und Hauptw ä sche. • Programme ohne Vorw ä sche, nur Hauptw ä sche. Bei Benutzung von Fl ü ssigwaschmittel den farbi[...]
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10 PROGRAMM W Ä HLEN (Siehe auch sepa rate Programm ü bers icht und Verbrauchsdaten ). 1. Wasserhahn ö ffnen. 2. Programmwahlschalter auf das gew ü nschte Programm stellen. Das Leuchten der Betriebsanzeige weist darauf hin, da ß d as Ger ä t eingeschaltet ist . 3. Temperaturwahlschalter a u f d i e g e w ü nschte Temperatur stellen . 4. Schl[...]
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11 (Je nach Ger ä tetyp versc hieden, sieh e auch separate Programm ü bersicht). Vorw ä sche • Nur bei besonders stark verschmutzte r W ä sche (z. B. Sand, grobk ö rnige r Schmutz) sinnvoll. • Die Programme mit Vorw ä sche dauern ca. 15 Minuten l ä nger. Sp ü lstop • Die W ä sche bleibt ungeschleudert im letzten Sp ü lwasser liegen:[...]
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12 Die Pr ogrammabla ufanzeige zeigt de n je weiligen Programmstand an. Gr ü ner Berei ch: Waschen. Bereich mit schw arzen Strichen: Sp ü len. Schwarzer Bereich: Schleuder n. “ Stop ” : Programm ende. T Ü RVERRIEGELUNG Nach dem Programmstart ist die T ü r automatisch bis zum Progra mmende verriegelt. Ausnahme : In den e rsten 15 Minuten n a[...]
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13 WANN SOLLTE DIE FREMDK Ö RPERFALLE HERAUSGENOMMEN WERDEN? • Die Fremdk ö rperfalle regelm äß ig, mindestens 2- bis 3mal im Jahr kontrollieren bzw. reinigen. • Wenn das Ger ä t nicht ordnungsgem äß abpumpt oder nicht schleudert. • Wenn die Pumpe durch einen Fremdk ö rper (Kn ö pfe, M ü nzen, Sic herheitsnadeln) verstopft ist. WICH[...]
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14 GEH Ä USE U ND BLEND E • Mit handels ü blichen Haushaltsreinig ern pflegen (kein Scheuerpulver verwenden). • Mit weichem Tuch trockenreiben. WASCHMITTE LKASTEN Entrie gelungshebe l in der Vorwaschkammer nach unte n dr ü cken und Kast en herauszi ehen. Eins ä tze herausnehmen (den Saugheber aus der Weichsp ü lkammer, den Saugheber aus de[...]
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15 Ihre Wa schmasch ine ist m it Sicherheitsfu nktionen ausge stattet, die ev entuell auftretend e St ö rungen fr ü hzeitig erkennen un d entsprech end reagiere n. Oftmals sind es aber auch nur die sogenannten kleinen Di nge, die je doch schnell behoben werden k ö nnen. Das Ger ä t startet nicht. Bitte pr ü fen Si e, ob: - der Netzstecker in d[...]
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16 Das Ger ä t steht w ä hrend des Schleuderns nicht ruhig: Bitte pr ü fen Si e, ob: - das Ger ä t waagerecht und gleichm äß ig auf allen vier F üß en steht (siehe “ Aufstellanweisung ” ); - die Transportsicherung entfernt wurd e. Vor Inbetriebnahme des Ger ä tes mu ß d ie Transportsicherung unbedingt entfernt werden (siehe “ Aufste[...]
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17 TRANSPORTSICHERUNG Das Ger ä t ist mit ein er Tra nsportsic herung ausger ü stet, um Sch ä den im Inneren des Ger ä tes w ä hrend des Transportes zu verhindern. Vor Inbetriebnahme des Ger ä tes mu ß die Transportsicherung unbedingt entfernt werden (Bild 1). 1. Die Schrauben mit dem mitgelieferten Schraubenschl ü ssel lockern (Bild 2). 2.[...]
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18 AUFSTELLUNG • Das Ger ä t auf einem ebenen und stabilen Fu ß boden, m ö glichst in einer Eck e des Raumes, aufstellen. • Kontrollieren Sie, ob alle vier F üß e fest auf dem Boden stehen, waagerechte Aufstellung pr ü fen (Wasserwaage). • Kleine Unebenheiten des Fu ß bodens lassen sich durch Heraus- oder Hineindrehen der vier Ger ä t[...]
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19 WASSERZU LAUF • Zulauf: nur Kaltwasser. • Wasserhahn: 3/4 ” Schlauchverschra ubung. • Wasserdruck (Flie ß druck): 10-100 N/cm ² (1-10 bar). ZULAUFSCHLAU CH 1. Mitgeliefertes Sieb unbedingt am Schlau chende in die Verschraubung im Zulaufschlauch einlegen. 2. Zulaufschlauch vo rsichtig, am besten vo n Hand, an den Wasserhahn anschrauben.[...]
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20 WASSERABLAUF • Anschlu ß des Ablaufschlauches. 1. Ablaufschlauch nur v on der linken Fixie rung l ö sen (siehe Pfeil A in Bild 1). Die Befestigung des Ablaufschlauches (siehe Pfeil B in Bi ld 1) nicht l ö sen, sonst kann Wasser a uslaufen (Verbr ü hungsgefahr!). 2. Mitgelieferten Kr ü mmer aus der Trommel nehmen und am freien Ende d es Ab[...]