User manual

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Control panel
1 ON/OFF button
Press this button to switch the washing machine on.
Press the ON/OFF button again to switch the
machine off.
2 MAINS-ON light
This light is connected to the ON/OFF button. It lights
up when you press the button, and goes out when
you press it again.
3 FABRICS button
Press this button repeatedly to select the programme
on the basis of the type of laundry to be washed. The
light relevant to the selected programme will light up.
The washing machine will propose a temperature
and automatically select the maximum spin value
provided for the programme you have chosen. You
can change these values by operating buttons 4 and
5.
On the display will appear the duration of the
washing programme, depending on the maximum
load capacity for each type of fabric, and the
START/PAUSE light begins to flash.
Hand wash
When you select this programme, you obtain a
particularly delicate washing, suitable for articles of
clothing whose label indicates that they must be
hand-washed .
4 TEMPERATURE button
Press this button repeatedly to increase or decrease
the temperature, if you want your laundry to be
washed at a temperature different from the one
proposed by the washing machine. The relevant light
will light up. Maximum temperatures are 95°C for
cotton, 60°C for synthetic fabrics, 40°C for delicate
fabrics and wool/hand wash, 30°C for silk.
By selecting position COLD (the lower light) the
machine will wash with cold water. To be used for
extremely delicate items, such as curtains.
5 SPIN SPEED button
Press this button repeatedly to change the spin
speed, if you want your laundry to be spun at a
speed different from the one proposed by the
washing machine. The relevant light will light up.
Maximum speeds are:
• for cotton: 1.200 rpm;
• for synthetic fabrics, wool, and fabrics to be
handwashed: 900 rpm;
• for delicate fabrics and silk: 700 rpm.
RINSE HOLD position (the lower light): when you
choose this option, the machine will not drain the
water of the last rinse, so as not to wrinkle the
laundry.
At the end of the cycle, the light of the START/
PAUSE button goes out, the door is locked, and
the RINSE HOLD light remains lit, to indicate that the
water must be drained.
To complete the cycle, first press the SKIP RESET
button (3 dashes appear on the display), and then
choose one of the following options:
• drain only:
- press the FABRICS button to choose any type of
fabric, press the SKIP RESET button (10) 3
times, so as to cause the light DRAIN to light
up, and then press the START/PAUSE button.
• drain and spin:
- press the FABRICS button to select the type of
fabric previously washed, eventually reduce the
spin speed, and then press the SKIP RESET
button twice, so as to cause the light SPIN to
light up, and at the end press the START/PAUSE
button.
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