Hotpoint AQM8L 29 I instruction manual Running a wash cycle, cottons cycle without pre-wash

Running a wash cycle

WARNING: before you use the washer dryer for the first EN time, run a wash cycle with detergent and no laundry, using

the 90° cottons cycle without pre-wash.

1.SWITCH THE MACHINE ON. Press the button. All the indicator lights will illuminate for 1 second; the

indicator light corresponding to the button will then remain lit in a fixed manner and the START/PAUSE indicator light will flash slowly.

2.LOAD THE LAUNDRY. Open the porthole door. Load the laundry, making sure you do not exceed the maximum load value indicated in the table of wash cycles on the following page.

3.MEASURE OUT THE DETERGENT. Pull out the detergent dispenser drawer and pour the detergent into the relevant compartments as described in “Description of the machine”.

4.CLOSE THE PORTHOLE DOOR.

5.SELECT THE PROGRAMME. Turn the WASH CYCLE SELECTOR KNOB right or left, until you have selected the desired wash cycle. A temperature and spin speed is set for each wash cycle; these may be adjusted.

6.CUSTOMISE THE WASH CYCLE. Use the relevant buttons on the control panel:

Modify the temperature.

The machine automatically displays the maximum temperature values set for the selected cycle, or the most recently-used settings if they are compatible with

the selected cycle. The temperature can be decreased

by pressing the button, until the cold wash ““ setting is reached. If these buttons are pressed again,

the maximum values are restored.

! Exception: if the “Cotton” programme is selected, the temperature can be increased up to a value of 90°C.

Setting the drying cycle

The first time the button is pressed, the machine will automatically select the maximum drying cycle which is compatible with the selected wash cycle. Subsequent presses will decrease the drying level and then the drying time, until the cycle is excluded completely (). If these buttons are pressed again, the maximum values are restored.

Two types of drying may be selected:

A - Based on a set time period: between 60’ and 180’. B - Based on the how damp the clothes are once they have been dried:

Iron dry: slightly damp clothes, easy to iron.

Cupboard dry: suitable for laundry which can be put back in a cupboard without being ironed.

If your laundry load to be washed and dried is much greater than the maximum stated load (see below table), perform the wash cycle, and when the cycle is complete, divide the garments into groups and put some of them back in the drum. At this point, follow the instructions provided for a “Drying only” cycle. Repeat this procedure for the remainder of the load.

N.B: a cooling-down period is always added to the end of each drying cycle.

Drying only

Use the cycle selector knob to select a drying cycle (-- ) in accordance with the type of fabric. The desired drying level or time may also be set using the DRYING button .

Table of drying times (guideline values)

Fabric	Load type	Max.	Cupboard	Iron
type		load (kg)	dry	dry
	Clothing of diffe-
Cotton	rent sizes, Terry	6	200	150
	towels
Synthetics	Sheets, Shirts, Py-	4	140	120
	jamas, socks, etc.
Wool	Knitwear, Pullo-	1.5	160	130
	vers. etc.

The information contained in the table is purely indicative.

Set a DELAY TIMER.

To set the “delay timer” option for the program you have selected, press the button until the indicator light for the desired delay time is illuminated.

The sixth time the button is pressed, the function will be disabled.

N.B.: once the START/PAUSE button is pressed the “delay timer” indicator light will flash

(the time delay value may only be changed by decreasing the time).

Modify the cycle settings.

Press the OPTION buttons to customise the wash cycle in accordance with your own requirements.

•Press the button to activate the option; the corresponding indicator light will switch on.

•Press the button again to disable the option; the indicator light will switch off.

!If the selected option is not compatible with the selected wash cycle, this incompatibility will be signalled by the flashing of the indicator light; the option will not be activated.

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