Hotpoint TCUD 97B, Tumble Dryer manual Controls, Easy Iron Programme, Fabric, Less Fluff

Start and Programmes

Easy Iron Programme

‘Easy Iron’ is a short 10 minute programme (8 minutes of heat followed by a 2 minute cool tumble period) which

GB fluffs the fibres of clothing that have been left in the same position/location for an extended period of time. The cycle relaxes the fibres and makes them easier to iron and fold.

!‘Easy Iron’ is not a drying programme and should not be used for wet articles of clothing.

For best results: 1. Do not load more than the maximum capacity. These numbers refer to the dry weight:

Fabric	Maximum load
Cotton and Cotton mixtures	2.5kg
Synthetics	2kg
Denim	2kg

2.Unload the dryer immediately after the end of the programme, hang, fold or iron the articles and put them away in the closet. Should this not be possible repeat the programme.

The ‘Easy Iron’ effect varies from one fabric to the next. It works well on traditional fabrics like Cotton or Cotton mix, and less well on acrylic fibres and on materials such as Tencel®.

The Controls

!Warning, after pressing the Start/Pause button , the programme cannot be changed.

To change a selected programme, press the Start/Pause button , the light flashes Amber to indicate the programme is paused. Select the new programme and any options required, the light will then flash green. Press

the Start/Pause button again and the new programme will start.

●Option buttons

These buttons are used to customise the selected programme to your requirements. A programme must have been selected, by pressing a programme selection button, before an option can be selected. Not all options are available for all programmes (see Programmes Table). If an option is not available and you press the button, the buzzer will beep 3 times. If the option is available the indicator, on the display unit next to the bottom buttons, lights to show that the option has been selected.

Delay Timer (Time Delay)

The start of some programmes (see The Display and Programmes tables) can be delayed for up to 24 hours. Ensure the water container is emptied before setting a delayed start.

Pre Care

This option is only available if a delayed start has been selected. It tumbles the clothes occasionally during the delayed period to help prevent creases developing.

Post Care

When available and selected, the clothes are occasionally tumbled after the end of the drying and cool tumble cycles, to help prevent creases developing should you not be available to remove the load immediately the programme is complete.

Note: The Start/Pause light flashes Amber during this phase.

Note: If you have selected the Sound option this option is not available.

Heat Level button, Display and Icons

Not all programmes allow you to change the heat level and some programmes allow all three heat level options: Low, Medium and High.

When the heat level options are available pressing this button changes the heat level and the display briefly shows the selected heat level, along with a display of the selected level icon:

HIGH HEAT MEDIUM HEAT LOW HEAT

Sound

When available and selected, a buzzer gives a signal at the end of the drying cycle, to remind you that the clothes are ready to be removed.

Note: If you have selected the Post Care option this option is not available.

Less Fluff

By reducing the mechanical action during the final drying stage the amount of lint and fluff produced is substantially reduced, protecting the fibres of your garments.

●TIME DISPLAY 88:88

The display shows either the amount of time delay remaining or an indication of the amount of time left for a drying programme (see The Display).

The display also shows if there is a problem with your dryer, if this occurs the display will show F followed by a fault code number (see Troubleshooting).

●Empty Water Container

(If you have plumbed your dryer to a drain this icon can be ignored, as there is no need to empty the water container). Messages are displayed to reminds you to empty the water container (see The Display).

If the water container fills during a programme, the heater turns off and the dryer does a period of Cool Tumble. After this it stops and a message tells you to

EMPTY THE WATER CONTAINER .

You must empty the water container and restart the dryer or the clothes will not dry. After re-starting the dryer the message will take a few seconds to go out.

To avoid this always empty the water container each time you use the dryer (see Maintenance).

●Door Opening

Opening the door during a programme will stop the dryer and have the following effects:

Note: The Start/Pause light flashes Amber during the Post Care phase of a programme.

●The display shows PAUSE .

●During a delay phase the delay will continue to count down. The Start/Pause button must be pressed to resume the delay programme.

The display will change to show current status.

●During the drying part of the programme, the colons on the display stop flashing to show that the time has stopped counting down.

The Start/Pause button must be pressed to resume the programme. The display will change to show the current status, the colons flash and count down continues.

●During the Post Care phase, the programme ends. Pressing the Start/Pause button will restart a new programme from the beginning.

●Note

If you have a power cut, switch off the power or remove the plug. When power is restored, press and hold the On/Off button until the display briefly shows POWER ON

and the dryer reactivates. Then press the Start/Pause button and the programme will resume.

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