4Operating Instructions
A WARNING:To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or personal injury, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance.
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First Use
•When operating your machine for the first time check inside the drum for any foreign objects.
•Partly load the drum with wet pieces of clothes and let the machine run for approximately 15 minutes. This operation will clean the drum before loading garments. •You may smell an unpleasant odor and excessive fiber/lint may accumulate during the first drying cycle.
Garments suitable for drying in the machine
Always follow the advice on garment labels. Dry only laundry having a label stating that they are suitable for
Garments unsuitable for drying in the machine
•Items with metal attachments like, belt buckles and metal buttons can damage your dryer.
•Do not dry items like woolens, silk garments and nylon stockings, delicate embroidered fabrics, garments with metal accessories and items like sleeping bags in the machine. •Garments made of delicate and valuable
fabrics as well as lace curtains can be permanently wrinkled. Do not dry these in your machine!
•Do not dry items made of hermetic fibers such as pillows and quilts in the dryer. •Garments made of foam or rubber may deform.
•Do not dry clothes containing rubber in the machine.
•Do not dry clothes exposed to petroleum, oil, combustible or explosive agents in the dryer even if they are washed beforehand.
•Overly wet laundry or laundry with dripping water must not be put into the dryer.
Preparing clothes to be dried
•All laundry must be spun at the highest possible spin speed the washing machine allows for the textile type.
•Laundry may be tangled after washing. Separate laundry before placing them into your dryer.
•Sort laundry according to their types and thicknesses. Dry similar types of laundry together.
Correct load capacity
CPlease consult the information in the “Program Selection” section. Always start the program in accordance with the maximum load capacity.
AAdding laundry to the dryer over the level shown in the figure is not recommended. Drying performance will be reduced when the machine is overloaded. Doing so may damage your machine and your clothes.
CPlace garments into the drum loosely so they won’t get tangled.
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