L 98690 FL WASHING MACHINE USER MANUAL
CONTENTS 4 5 6 6 7 12 17 17 17 18 18 20 21 22 23 27 30 31 SAFETY INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ACCESSORIES CONTROL PANEL WASHING PROGRAMMES BEFORE FIRST USE USING THE APPLIANCE ACTIVATING THE APPLIANCE AND SETTING A PROGRAMME LOADING THE LAUNDRY USING THE DETERGENT AND ADDITIVES STARTING A PROGRAMME AT THE END OF PROGRAMME HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS CARE AND CLEANING TROUBLE SHOOTER AND SERVICE TECHNICAL DATA INSTALLATION The following symbols are used in this user manual: Important
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SAFETY INFORMATION Before the installation and use, read this manual carefully: • For your safety and the safety of your property • To help the environment • For the correct operation of the appliance. Always keep these instructions with the appliance also if you move or give it to a different person. The manufacturer is not responsible if an incorrect installation and use causes damage.
ENGLISH To replace the internal lamp, contact the service centre. Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket before the replacement of the internal lamp. INSTALLATION • The appliance is heavy, be careful when you move it. • Do not install and connect a damaged appliance. • Make sure to remove all packaging and transport bolts. • Make sure that the mains plug is disconnected from the mains socket during installation.
human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local council, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.
ENGLISH 7 CONTROL PANEL 1 2 Cotoni Antipiega Refresh Sensore di peso Extra Silent Eco Vapore 4 Sintetici Super Eco Memoria 1 Stiro Facile 20 Min. - 3 kg Delicati Jeans Risciacquo Centrifuga/ Scarico 3 Memoria 2 Lana/Seta Piumoni Auto Off Anti-Allergie Temp.°C Giri/Min. Macchie/ Extra Risparmio Partenza Prelav.
DISPLAY 3 A J I A B H G C F D E The text bar: • Guides you in the use of the appliance. • Tells you about the programme status and phase. • Shows alarm messages. Refer to 'Trouble shooter and service' . The symbols appear on the display when the related phase or function is set. B Child lock C Door locked The symbol comes on when the programme starts. You cannot open the door when the symbol is on. You can open the door only when the symbol goes on.
ENGLISH 9 • The time of delay – When you set the delayed start the time of the programme end increases by steps of 30 minutes till 10 hours and by steps of one hour till 20 hours. • The end of the programme The display shows a zero. This part comes on only if the door is open - Refer to 'Loading the laundry'. The programme maximum load The weight of the laundry E The indicator bar fills accordingly the weight of the laundry. The indicator fully fills when you put the maximum load.
Rinse hold The default temperature of the programme. J Cold wash VAPORE BUTTON 4 RISPARMIO TEMPO BUTTON 8 Touch the button 4 to set one of the three steam level in the programmes where steam function is available. The duration of the steam phase change accordingly your selection. Touch the button 8 to decrease the programme time. Touch the button 8 one time to wash items with daily soil: – The indicator bar not fully fills. – The display shows you the reduced programme duration.
ENGLISH AMMOLLO Use this function for heavy soil. The appliance soak the laundry at 30°C. At the end of the washing programme the appliance stops automatically and the water stays in the tub. To empty out the water refer to 'At the end of programme'. SPIN BUTTON 11 Touch the button 11 to: • Decrease the maximum speed of the spin phase when you set a programme. The display shows only the spin speeds available with the set programme. • Deactivate the spin phase (' No Spin ' function).
PERMANENT EXTRA RINSE FUNCTION With this function you can keep the extra rinse function permanently on when you set a new programme. • To activate the function touch the button 5 and the button 6 at the same time until the display shows the . symbol • To deactivate the function touch the button 5 and the button 6 at the goes same time until the symbol off.
ENGLISH 13 Programme Temperature Type of load Weight of load Functions Sintetici 60° - Cold Rinses Short spin Synthetic or mixed fabric items with normal soil. Maximum load 4 kg Wash Rinses Short spin SPIN REDUCTION NO CENTRIFUGA FINALE STOP ACQUA IN VASCA MACCHIE1) PRELAVAGGIO2) AMMOLLO EXTRA RISCIACQUO RISPARMIO TEMPO3) VAPORE1) Stiro Facile 60° - Cold Synthetic fabric Wash items with norRinses mal soil. It preShort spin vents the creases of the laundry.
Programme Temperature Type of load Weight of load Functions Lana/Seta 40° - Cold Rinses Short spin Machine washa- Wash ble wool as well Rinses as for hand wash- Short spin able woollens and delicate fabrics with «hand washing» care symbol. Maximum load 2 kg SPIN REDUCTION STOP ACQUA IN VASCA NO CENTRIFUGA FINALE Piumoni 60° - 30° Rinses Short spin Special proWash gramme for one Rinses synthetic blanket, Short spin duvet, bedspread and so on.
ENGLISH 15 Programme Temperature Type of load Weight of load Functions Jeans 60° - Cold Items like pants, Wash shirts or jackets Rinses in Jeans and also Short spin jersey realized with hi-tech materials. Maximum load 8 kg SPIN REDUCTION STOP ACQUA IN VASCA NO CENTRIFUGA FINALE PRELAVAGGIO2) AMMOLLO RISPARMIO TEMPO3) VAPORE1) 20 min. - 3 kg 40° or 30° Quick wash of sport items or cotton and synthetic items, lightly soiled or worn once.
3) If you touch the button 8 to set the EXTRA RISCIACQUO function, we recommend that you decrease the quantity of the load. It is possible to keep the full load but the washing results are not good. 4) This program removes the micro-organisms thanks to the washing by 60°C and adds on rinse. In this way the action is more effective. Important! Put into the compartment Stain a special additive for hygiene and select the option Stain. 5) The default spin speed is for cotton items.
ENGLISH Programme1) Wool/ Handwash 30° 17 Energy consumption (KWh) Water consumption (litre) 0.3 50 The consumption data shown on this chart is to be considered purely indicative, as it may vary depending on the quantity and type of laundry, on the inlet water temperature and on the ambient temperature. 1) For the programme time, refer to the display.
LOADING THE LAUNDRY 1. Open the appliance door. 2. The display ( E ) shows the maximum programme load for the programme ( MAX ) and the weight of the laundry ( KG ). The text bar on the display tells to add the laundry. 3. Put the laundry in the drum, one item at a time. Shake the items before you put them in the appliance. 4. On the display the weight of the laundry is updated by step of kg 0.5. The weight is purely indicative and depends on the type of the laundry.
ENGLISH 19 Liquid additives compartment (fabric conditioner, starch). Put the product in the compartment before you start the programme. This is the maximum level for the quantity liquid additives. The compartment for the stain remover. Put the product in the compartment and set the stain function before you start the programme. Flap for powder or liquid detergent Turn it (up or down) in the correct position to use powder or liquid detergent.
3. To use liquid detergent, turn the flap down. With the flap in the position DOWN: – Do not use gelatinous or thick liquid detergents. – Do not put more liquid detergent than the limit showed in the flap. – Do not set the prewash phase. – Do not set the delay start function. 4. Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener. 5. Carefully close the detergent dispenser. SET THE DELAY START 1. Touch the button 7 again and again to set the desired delayed start.
ENGLISH 1. Touch the button 6 . The indicator flashes. 2. Change the function set. 3. Touch the button 6 again. The washing programme continues. OPEN THE DOOR While a programme or the delay start operates, the appliance door is locked. To open the appliance door: 1. Touch the button 6 . The door lock symbol in the display goes off and a message tells you that the door is unlocked. 2. Open the appliance door. 3. Close the appliance door and touch the button 6 again.
HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS THE LAUNDRY LOAD • Divide the laundry in: white, coloured, synthetics, delicates and wool. • To wash correctly, obey the instructions that are on the laundry care labels. • Do not wash together white and coloured items. • Some coloured items can discolour in the first wash. We recommend that you wash them separately for the first times. • Button up pillowcases, close zippers, hooks and poppers. Tie up belts. • Remove hard stains.
ENGLISH 23 Water hardness Level Type °dH °T.H. mmol/l Clarke 2 medium 8-14 16-25 1.6-2.5 10-16 3 hard 15-21 26-37 2.6-3.7 17-25 4 very hard > 21 > 37 >3.7 >25 CARE AND CLEANING WARNING! Disconnect the appliance from the electricity supply before you clean it. DESCALING The water we use contains limescale. If it becomes necessary, use a water softener to remove limescales. Use a special product made for washing machines.
DETERGENT DISPENSER To clean the dispenser: 1 1. Press the lever. 2. pull the dispenser out firmly. 2 3. Remove the top part of the liquid additive compartment. 4. Clean all the parts with water. 5. Clean the dispenser recess with a brush. 6. Put back the dispenser in the recess. DRAIN PUMP Regularly examine the drain pump and make sure that it is clean. Clean the pump if: • The appliance does not drain the water. • The drum cannot turn.
ENGLISH 25 To clean the drain pump: 1. Open the drain pump door. 2. Pull the flap out to remove it. 3. Put a container below the recess of the drain pump to collect the water that flows out. 4. Press the two levers and pull forward the drainage duct to let the water flow out. 1 5. When the container is full of water, put the drainage duct back again and empty the container. Do previous step again until no more water flows out from the drain pump. 6.
9. Clean the filter under the water tap and put it back in the pump into the special guides. 10. Make sure that you tighten correctly the filter to prevent leakages. 11. Put the flap back and close the drain pump door. 2 1 THE INLET HOSE FILTER AND THE VALVE FILTER It could be necessary to clean the filters when: • The appliance does not fill with water. • The appliance fills with the water for a long time. • The indicator of the button 6 flashes and the display shows the related alarm.
ENGLISH When you drain the water with the emergency drain procedure, you must activate again the drain system: 1. Put 2 litre of water in the main wash compartment of the detergent dispenser. 2. Start the programme to drain the water. FROST PRECAUTIONS If the appliance is installed in an area where the temperature can be less than 0 °C, remove the remaining water from the inlet hose and the drain pump. 1. Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. 27 2. Close the water tap. 3.
Problem Possible cause Possible solution The display tells to check the drain filter: the appliance does not drain the water. The water drain hose is damaged. Make sure that the water drain hose has no damages. The filter of the drain pump is blocked. Clean the filter of the drain pump. Refer to 'Care and cleaning'. The connection of the water drain hose is not correct. Make sure that the connection is correct. The display tells to check the door.
ENGLISH Problem There is water on the floor. You cannot open the appliance door. The appliance makes an unusual noise. 29 Possible cause Possible solution The Child Lock function is activated. Deactivate the Child Lock function. Leakages from the couplings of the water hoses. Make sure that the couplings are tight. Leakages from the drain pump. Make sure that the drain pump filter is tight. The water drain hose is damaged. Make sure that the water inlet hose has no damages.
Problem Possible cause Possible solution After a steam programme, garments are not sufficiently smooth. A wrong STEAM programme has been selected (e.g. Synthetic instead of Cotton). Note the composition of the fabric. Excessive laundry load. Reduce the laundry load The drum is emp- It is necessary to set a ty and the display tare. shows there is some weight in . Press the button 1 to deactivate the appliance and to activate it again. The drum is full but the display shows 0.0 kg.
ENGLISH Maximum load Cotton Spin speed Maximum 31 9 kg 1600 rpm 1) Connect the water inlet hose to a water tap with a 3/4'' thread. INSTALLATION UNPACKING 1. Use the gloves. Remove the external film. Use a cutter, if it is necessary. 2. Remove the cardboard top. 3. Remove the polystyrene packaging materials. 4. Remove the internal film.
5. Open the door. Remove the polystyrene piece from the door seal and all the items from the drum. 6. Put the polystyrene front piece on the floor behind the appliance. Carefully put down the appliance with the rear side on it. Make sure that the hoses are not damaged. 7. Remove the polystyrene protection from the bottom. 1 2 11. Pull up the appliance in vertical position.
ENGLISH 33 12. Remove the power supply cable and the drain hose from the hose holders. 13. Turn the three bolts with the key supplied with the appliance. Pull out the plastic spacers. 14. Replace the plastic spacers with the plastic caps. You can find these caps in the user manual bag. WARNING! Remove all the packaging and the transit bolts before you install the appliance. We recommend that you keep the packaging and the transit bolts for when you move the appliance.
POSITIONING AND LEVELLING • Install the appliance on a flat hard floor. • Make sure that carpets do not stop the air circulation below the appliance. • Make sure that the appliance does not touch the wall or other kitchen units • Loosen or tighten the feet to adjust the level. A correct adjustment of the appliance level prevents the vibration, noise and the movement of the appliance when in operation. x4 • The appliance must be level and stable.
ENGLISH 35 • Connect the water inlet hose to the cold water tap with 3/4 thread. CAUTION! Make sure that there are no leaks from the couplings. Do not use an extension hose if the inlet hose is too short. Contact the service centre for the replacement of the inlet hose. WATER-STOP DEVICE A WATER DRAINAGE There are some procedure to connect the drain hose: With the plastic hose guide. The inlet hose has a water stop device.
• On the edge of a sink. • Make sure that the plastic guide cannot move when the appliance drains. Attach the guide to the water tap or the wall. • To a stand pipe with vent-hole. Refer to the illustration. Directly into a drain pipe at a height of not less than 60 cm and not more than 100 cm. The end of the drain hose must always be ventilated , i.e. the inner diameter of the drainpipe must be larger than the external diameter of the drain hose. Without the plastic hose guide. • To a sink spigot.
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