Use & care guide

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Normal
Use this cycle to wash loads of no-iron fabrics such as sport
shirts, blouses, casual business clothes, permanent press blends,
cottons and linens, and synthetic fabrics. This cycle combines
medium-speed tumbling, high-speed spin, and a load cooling
process to reduce wrinkling.
Delicate
Use this cycle to wash sheer fabrics and lingerie. This cycle
combines low-speed tumbling and low-speed spin for gentle
fabric care.
■ Use mesh garment bags to wash undergarments such as
underwire bras, items with strings, and small items such as
socks.
Rinse & Spin
Use this cycle to get a rinse and spin only. This cycle combines
fast-speed tumbling and high-speed spin.
Rinse & Spin is useful for:
■ Loads that need rinsing only.
■ Adding fabric softener to a load using the fabric softener
dispenser.
Drain & Spin
Use this cycle to drain your washer or to drain and spin your wash
load. The spin speed is present to high.
Using Drain & Spin:
1. Select Drain
& Spin cycle.
Clean Washer with AFFRESH™ cycle
Use the Clean Washer with AFFRESH™ cycle once a month to
keep the inside of your washer fresh and clean. This cycle uses a
higher water level in combination with AFFRESH
®
washer cleaner
tablet or chlorine bleach to thoroughly clean the inside of your
washing machine. See “Cleaning Your Washer.”
IMPORTANT: Do no
t place garments or other items in the washer
during the Clean Washer with AFFRESH™ cycle. Use this cycle
with an empty wash drum.
Normal Sounds
As with any new product, you will hear sounds that you are not
accustomed to. You may hear various sounds when the door is
locked or unlocked, and during the washing, rinsing, or spinning
process. Between changes in wash actions, there will be
momentary pauses. You will hear water spraying and splashing
during the wash and rinse cycles. These new sounds and pauses
are part of normal washer operation. See “Troubleshooting.”
Options
You can customize your wash by adding options to your cycle
selections. You can add or change an option after starting a cycle
anytime before the selected option begins. Not all Options are
available with all cycles.
■ If an option is available with a selected cycle, the light for that
option will illuminate when selected.
■ If an option is unavailable with a selected cycle, there will be a
short tone and the light for that option will not illuminate when
selected.
Te mp
Each cycle has a preset water temperature setting. To change the
water temperature, press the TEMP button until the desired
setting is illuminated.
Select a water temperatur
e based on the type of load you are
washing. Use the warmest wash water safe for fabrics. Follow
garment label instructions.
The water temperature for all rinses are cold. Cold rinses save
energy.
Temperature Guide
Temp Suggested Fabrics
HOT Whites and pastels
Heavy soils
WARM Bright colors
Moderate to light soils
COLD Colors that bleed or fade
Light soils
In wash water temperatures colder t
han 60°F (15.6°C), detergents
do not dissolve well. Soils may be difficult to remove.
Controlled Temperature
Warm and cold wash temperatures are sensed and maintained by
regulating the amount of hot and cold water from your faucet. This
provided excellent cleaning while saving energy.
ATC (Auto Temp Control) electronically sen
ses and maintains a
uniform water temperature, by regulating incoming hot and cold
water.
■ Cold rinse is not controlled by the ATC and will be the same
temperature as the water coming from your cold water faucet.
Cycle Signal
This signal is helpful when you are removing items from the
washer as soon as it stops. Press and hold CYCLE SIGNAL to
select signal on or off.