BEFORE USING FOR THE FIRST TIME
Before beginning to use your dishwasher for the first time:
1.Check to make sure that the voltage on which the dishwasher is to operate is the same as shown on the rating plate.
2.Check to make sure that the water valve to the dishwasher is open. The installer may have closed the valve upon completing the installation.
3.Thoroughly inspect unit for cosmetic damage. Cosmetic damage must be reported within 5 days.
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GETTING STARTED
The operation of your Bosch dishwasher is summarized below:
1.Load the dishwasher.
Refer to Table 1 for items suitable for washing in the dishwasher. The dishwasher should be loaded with
pots, pans, dishes and silverware according to the
instructions provided under the following section titled LOADING.
2.Add detergent and check rinse agent.
Detergent must be placed in the detergent dispenser compartment as described in the following section titled DETERGENT USE. The use of a rinse agent is
required to ensure good cleaning and drying result. See section titled RINSE AGENT DISPENSER.
. Check motion of wash arms.
The wash arms must be free to move and should not be blocked by any item extending so far above lower rack as to block upper arm or by any items hanging below either the upper or lower rack to obstruct the
motion of the wash arms. See following section titled
OPERATION.
4.Close the door of the dishwasher.
Make sure that the door is completely closed and latched.
5.Select a w_h cycle, see Table 2, and depress the corresponding cycle button, see Figure 2
6.Start the dishwasher.
Turn "Start and Run Knob" to "START" and depress
the On/Off button. The indicator light above On/Off button will become illuminated and the the dishwasher
will start. The "Start and Run Knob" will rotate clockwise as the dishwasher cycle progresses. By noting where the knob is pointing to it is possible to
discern where in the cycle the dishwasher is at any time.
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7, To stop dishwasher.
Depress the On/Off button. The indicator light above the On/Off button will turn off. See the following section titled TO INTERRUPT OR RESET CYCLE.
PREPARATIONS FOR WASHING
Very little preparation is required before placing dishes, pots, pans, etc. into the dishwasher. However, some preparation is required:
•Large solids, such as, bones, large seeds, shells, skins, leafy vegetables, meat trimmings, etc. should be removed either by scraping into a wastebasket, or into your food disposer.
•Large amounts of any type of leftover food should also be scraped into a wastebasket or into your food disposer.
•Pots and pans that have
•Do not place the following items in the dishwasher:
>toothpicks
>small bones and bone slivers
>paper products such as paper plates and paper
napkins
> plastic bags or plastic packaging material.
In general, try to remove food scraps and place the items to be washed in the dishwasher before the food has had a
chance to
remove. If there will be an extended period of time before the dishwasher will be run it is recommended that the
RINSE & HOLD cycle be used.
Other than the above, no special preparation or
