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Description of the appliance
QUICK 
By pressing this button the washing time is reduced. For use when washing lightly soiled laundry.
This option is not available with the wool and economy programmes (95E, 60°,
SPIN SPEED
1046EL 1246EL
Press this button to reduce the maximum speed | 1000 | 1200 |
of the final speed proposed by the machine for | 800 | 900 |
the selected programme or to select option | 700 | 700 |
(RINSE HOLD). | 500 | 500 |
The maximum spin speeds are:
Model 1046 EL: 1000 rpm for cotton, syn- thetics, delicates, wool and handwash;
Model 1246 EL: 1200 rpm for cotton, 900 rpm for synthetics, deli- cates, wool and handwash.
RINSE HOLD 
By selecting this option, the last rinse water is not emptied out, to prevent the fabrics from creasing. When the programme has finished, the pilot light 
(END) on the programme progress display illuminates ,
the pilot light 
(DOOR) goes out to indicate that the water must be emptied out. The door is locked.
To empty out water there are 2 possibilities:
•select the 
(DRAIN) programme to empty out the water without spinning;
•select the 
/ 
(SPIN/DELICATE SPIN) programmes for spinning;
•select the SPIN SPEED and depress the START/PAUSE button.
Warning! The programme selector dial must be turned first to RESET O and then to the 
, 
or 
programme.
Display
The display shows the following information:
•Duration of the selected programme (in minutes), calculated auto- matically on the basis of the maximum recommended load for each type of fabric.
•When the programme has finished, a steadily lit zero is displayed.
•Delayed start, (23 hours max.) programmed using the special button
. The countdown is updated every hour.
•Alarm code indicating a fault in the machine operation (see page 31).
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