Instruction for Use
GB
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Precautions and tips
! This washer-dryer was designed and constructed in 
accordance with international safety regulations. The fol-
lowing information is provided for safety reasons and must 
therefore be read carefully.
General safety
• This appliance was designed for domestic use only.
•Thisappliancecanbeusedbychildrenaged
from 8 years and above and persons with 
reduced physical, sensory or mental capabi-
lities or lack of experience and knowledge if 
they have been given supervision or instruction 
concerning use of the appliance in a safe way 
and understand the hazards involved. Children 
shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and 
user maintenance shall not be made by children 
without supervision.
– Do not dry unwashed items in the tumble dryer.
  – Items that have been soiled with substan-
ces such as cooking oil, acetone, alcohol, 
petrol, kerosene, spot removers, turpentine, 
waxes and wax removers should be washed 
in hot water with an extra amount of deter-
gent before being dried in the tumble dryer.
  – Items such as foam rubber (latex foam), 
shower caps, waterproof textiles, rubber 
backed articles and clothes or pillows fitted 
with foam rubber pads should not be dried in 
the tumble dryer.
  – Fabric softeners, or similar products, 
should be used as specified by the fabric 
softener instructions.
  – The final part of a tumble dryer cycle occurs 
without heat (cool down cycle) to ensure that 
the items are left at a temperature that ensures 
that the items will not be damaged.
  WARNING: Never stop a tumble dryer before 
the end of the drying cycle unless all items 
are quickly removed and spread out so that 
the heat is dissipated.
•Do not touch the machine when barefoot or with wet or 
damp hands or feet.
•Do not pull on the power supply cable when unplugging 
the appliance from the electricity socket. Hold the plug 
and pull. 
•Do not open the detergent dispenser drawer while the 
machine is in operation.
•Do not touch the drained water as it may reach extreme-
ly high temperatures. 
•Never force the porthole door. This could damage the 
safety lock mechanism designed to prevent accidental 
opening.
•If the appliance breaks down, do not under any circum-
stances access the internal mechanisms in an attempt 
to repair it yourself.
•Always keep children well away from the appliance while 
it is operating.
•The door can become quite hot during the wash cycle.
•If the appliance has to be moved, work in a group of two 
or three people and handle it with the utmost care. Never 
try to do this alone, because the appliance is very heavy.
•Before loading laundry into the washer-dryer, make sure 
the drum is empty.
• During the drying phase, the door tends to get quite hot.
• Donotusetheappliancetodryclothesthat
  have been washed with flammable solvents  
  (e.g. trichlorethylene).
• Donotusetheappliancetodryfoamrubber
  or similar elastomers.
• Make sure that the water tap is turned on during   
  the drying cycles.
• Childrenoflessthan3yearsshouldbekept
  away from the appliance unless continuou- 
  sly supervised.
• Removeallobjectsfrompocketssuchas
  lighters and matches.
Disposal
• Disposingofthepackagingmaterials:observelocal
regulations so that the packaging may be re-used.
• TheEuropeanDirective2012/19/EUonWaste 
  Electrical and Electronic Equipment, requires that  
  old household electrical appliances must not be   
  disposed of in the normal unsorted municipal waste 
  stream. Old appliances must be collected   
  separately in order to optimise the recovery and   
  recycling of the materials they contain and reduce 
  the impact on human health and the environment. 
  The crossed out “wheeled bin” symbol on the   
  product reminds you of your obligation, that when 
  you dispose of the appliance it must be separately 
  collected. 
  Consumers should contact their local authority or   
  retailer for information concerning the correct   
  disposal of their old appliance.
Opening the porthole door manually
In the event that it is not possible to open the porthole 
door due to a powercut, and if you wish to remove the 
laundry, proceed as follows:
1. remove the plug from the electrical socket.
2. make sure the water level inside the machine is lower 
than the door opening; if it is not, remove excess water 
using the drain hose, collecting it in a bucket as indicated 
in the figure.
3. using a screwdriver, remove the cover panel on the 
lower front part of the washer-dryer (see figure).
4. pull outwards using the tab as indicated in the figure, 
until the plastic tie-rod is freed from its stop position; pull 
downwards and open the door at the same time.
5. reposition the panel, making sure the hooks are securely 
in place before you push it onto the appliance.
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