Warning! Before closing the lid of your
appliance, ensure that the drum is
properly closed :
• When the two shutters are closed,
• locking button A released.
PROPORTIONING OF DETERGENTS
Pour the amount of washing into the wash-
ing and prewash compartments if
you have selected the “prewash” option.
Pour fabric softener into the compartment
if necessary.
SELECTION OF DESIRED
PROGRAMME
Turn the programme selector to the re-
quired programme. The “Start/Pause”
pushbutton flashes green.
If you turn the programme selector to an-
other programme while a cycle is in pro-
gress, the appliance will ignore the new se-
lected programme. “Err” flashes and the
“Start/Pause” pushbutton flashes red for
a few seconds.
SELECTING THE TEMPERATURE
Press the “Temperature” pushbutton re-
peatedly to increase or decrease the tem-
perature (see “Programmes table”). The
symbol means a cold wash.
SELECTING THE SPIN SPEED
Press the “Spin” pushbutton to change
the spin speed.
The maximum spin speeds are :
for Cottons, Eco, Wool/Handwash, Linge-
rie, Jeans : 1000 rpm, for Synthetics, Easy
iron, Intensive sport : 900 rpm, for Deli-
cates, Silk, Sport : 700 rpm.
At the end of the programme, if you have
selected “Rinse hold” or “Night silence
plus” , you then need to select a “Spin”
or “Drain” programme to finish the cy-
cle and empty the water.
Night silence plus : this cycle eliminates
all spin speed phases and ends with rinse
hold. This cycle is very quite and can be
used during the night.
SELECTING OPTIONS
You must select the different options after
selecting the programme and before press-
ing the “Start/Pause” pushbutton (see
“Programme table”). Press the desired but-
ton(s) ; the corresponding lights come on. If
pressed again, the lights go out. If one of
the options is not compatible with the se-
lected programme, “Err” flashes on the dis-
play and the “Start/Pause” pushbutton
flashes red.
“PREWASH” OPTION
The appliance runs a prewash at 30°C
max.
“RINSE PLUS” OPTION
The washing machine will add one or more
rinses during the cycle. This option is rec-
ommended for people with sensitive skin
and in soft water areas.
Temporary : Press the “Rinse plus”
pushbutton. The option is only active for the
selected programme.
Permanent : Hold down the “Prewash”
and “Delay Start” pushbuttons for a few
seconds. The option is permanently activa-
ted, even if the appliance is switched off. To
deactivate it, repeat the process.
“DELAY START”
This option allows you to delay the start of a
wash programme by 30, 60, 90, 2 hours to
20 hours. The selected time appears on the
display for a few seconds.
You can change or cancel the delayed start
time at any time before you press the
“Start/Pause” pushbutton, by pressing
the “Delay start” pushbutton again ( ’
indicates immediate start).
If you have already pressed the “Start/
Pause” pushbutton and you want to
change or cancel the delayed start, pro-
ceed as follows :
• To cancel the delayed start and start the
cycle immediately, press “Start/Pause”
and then “Delay start” . Press
“Start/Pause” to start the cycle.
• To change the timer delay period, you
must go through the “Stop” position
and reprogramme your cycle.
The lid will be locked during the delayed
start time. If you need to open it, you must
first pause the appliance by pressing the
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