Amana W10216186A manual Dryer USE, Starting Your Dryer, To use an Automatic Cycle

DRYER USE

Starting Your Dryer

WARNING

Explosion Hazard

Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away from dryer.

Do not dry anything that has ever had anything flammable on it (even after washing).

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, explosion, or fire.

WARNING

Fire Hazard

No washer can completely remove oil.

Do not dry anything that has ever had any type of oil on it (including cooking oils).

Items containing foam, rubber, or plastic must be dried on a clothesline or by using an Air Cycle.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or fire.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance.

Follow these basic steps to start your dryer. Please refer to specific sections of this manual for more detailed information.

1.Clean lint screen before each load. See “Cleaning the Lint Screen.”

2.Place laundry in dryer and shut door.

3.Press the POWER button. Then rotate the dial or press a Timed Cycles button to select the desired Automatic or Timed Cycle. The indicator light for the selected Automatic or Timed cycle will glow green. The preset modifiers for the selected cycle will glow green. Selectable options will glow amber. If an option or modifier is unavailable with the selected cycle, the light will not illuminate. The estimated or actual cycle time

(in minutes) will show in the display.

To use an Automatic Cycle

NOTE: A light next to each feature will glow green when the feature is selected or will glow amber when the feature is selectable. The light will not glow when the selection is unavailable with the cycle or option combinations selected.

■ Select an Automatic Cycle.

■Select DRYNESS LEVEL to adjust how dry you want the load. As the cycle runs, the control senses the dryness of the load and adjusts the time automatically for the selected dryness level.

NOTE: Most loads may be dried using Normal dryness level, which is shown in bold letters on your control panel. Normal is the energy preferred dryness level and will use the least energy.

■Select the desired Options.

To make changes during an Automatic Cycle:

■Press STOP once.

■Adjust Dryness Level.

NOTE: Dryness Level selections can be made only while using Automatic Cycles. You can select a different dryness level, depending on your load, by pressing Dryness Level and choosing More Dry, Normal, or Less Dry. Selecting More Dry, Normal, or Less Dry automatically adjusts the sensed time needed.

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