Drying and Cycle Tips
Select the correct cycle and dryness level or temperature for your load. If an Automatic Cycle is running, the display shows the estimated cycle time when your dryer is automatically sensing the dryness level of your load. If a Manual Cycle is running, the display shows the exact number of minutes remaining in the cycle.
Cool Down tumbles the load without heat during the last few minutes of all cycles. Cool Down makes the loads easier to handle and reduces wrinkling. The length of the Cool Down depends on the load size and dryness level.
Drying tips
■Follow care label directions when they are available.
■If desired, add a fabric softener sheet. Follow package instructions.
■Remove the load from the dryer as soon as tumbling stops to reduce wrinkling. This is especially important for permanent press, knits, and synthetic fabrics.
■Avoid drying heavy work clothes with lighter fabrics. This could cause overdrying of lighter fabrics, leading to increased shrinkage or wrinkling.
Cycle tips
■Dry most loads using the preset cycle settings.
■Refer to the Automatic or Manual Preset Cycle Settings chart (in the “Cycles” section) for a guide to drying various loads.
■Drying temperature and Dryness Level are preset when you choose an Automatic Cycle. You can choose a different dryness level, depending on your load by pressing the DRYNESS LEVEL button to select MORE or LESS.
■If you wish to adjust the cycle length of a Manual Cycle, you must press MORE TIME or LESS TIME. Adjust the temperature of a Manual Cycle by pressing TEMPERATURE until the desired temperature is selected.
NOTE: You cannot choose a Dryness Level with Manual Cycles.
StatusLights
You may follow the progress of your dryer with the drying Status indicator lights.
Sensing
When a cycle is first turned on, the SENSING light glows until a wet item is detected.
■In an Automatic Cycle, if a wet item has not been detected within 10 minutes, the Sensing light will turn off and the dryer will shut down.
■In a Manual Cycle, if a wet item is not detected after
10 minutes the Wet light turns on and the selected cycle continues.
Wet
The WET light will turn on when a wet item has been detected in the dryer. The Wet light will remain on until:
■The damp dry point is reached in an Automatic Cycle.
■The dryer enters the cool down period in a Manual Cycle.
Damp
The DAMP light indicates that the load has reached the damp dry level.
NOTE: The Damp light is not used with manual cycles.
Cool Down
The COOL DOWN light glows during the cool down part of the cycle. Laundry is cooling down for ease in handling.
Cycle Complete
This light glows when a drying cycle is finished. If the WRINKLE SHIELD™ feature has been selected, the WRINKLE SHIELD™ feature indicator light will also be on.
The Cycle Complete light turns off one hour after the end of a drying cycle (including the WRINKLE SHIELD™ cycle of 2 hours), when Pause/Cancel is pressed, or when the door is opened.
WRINKLE SHIELD™ Feature
The WRINKLE SHIELD™ feature light glows when this option is selected. This indicator stays on with the Cycle Complete light.
Control Locked
The CONTROL LOCKED light glows when this option is enabled.
Indicator lights
Other indicator lights on the control panel show Cycle, Temper- ature, and End of Cycle settings selected.
The time display will indicate the estimated or actual time remaining in a cycle.
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