Getting to Know Your Appliance

Functions - Washer Dryer

A. Programme Selection knob...

 

Turn the knob, clockwise only, until the symbol/letter of the required programme (refer to

 

Choosing a Wash Programme) is in line with the pointer on the control panel.

 

After the wash programme has been set and accepted by the washing machine, turning the

 

Programme Selection knob will have no effect (except for when turned to position ●

 

Stop/Reset).

 

 

 

B.

Temperature control knob...

 

 

 

For each programme it is always necessary to select a temperature.

 

Used to set the required wash programme temperature (refer to the Choosing a Wash

 

Programme).

 

 

 

 

It also allows you to reduce the recommended temperature for the selected programme

 

and even to set a cold wash cycle

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C.

Drying cycle knob...

 

 

 

Use this to select the desired drying cycle. Two options are available:

 

A

Based on time:

 

from 40 minutes to 150 minutes

 

B

Based on dry level required:

Iron Dry: slightly damp clothes, easy to iron.

 

 

 

 

 

Hanger Dry: dry clothes to put away.

 

 

 

 

 

Extra Dry: very dry clothes, recommended for

 

 

 

 

 

towelling and bathrobes.

 

NB. Each drying cycle ends with a Cooling Phase.

D. Detergent Dispenser...

 

 

 

The dispenser is divided into three compartments.

 

1.

Pre-wash detergent compartment

 

2.

Main wash detergent compartment

 

3.

Fabric Conditioner compartment

E.

Rinse Hold...

 

 

 

 

This function allows you to interrupt a programme (on symbol ) holding the laundry in

 

the water before the final spin cycle. Before opening the door, finish the wash cycle as

 

follows:

Silk and curtains: Press button E and the machine will drain the water.

 

 

 

Synthetics:

If you want a spin cycle - Press button E

 

 

 

 

OR

 

 

 

 

 

Turn knob A to programme M if you want to drain the

 

 

 

 

water.

 

With ‘Delicate Acrylics, Programme J’ or ‘Machine Wash Wool, Programme K’ this function is not

 

performed.

 

 

 

F.

Reduced Spin...

 

 

 

 

Use this button to reduce the spin speed from 1200 to 600rpm for the Cotton programmes

 

and from 850 to 600rpm for the Synthetic fabric programmes.

G. Quick Wash...

 

 

 

 

This button reduces the length of the selected wash programme by about 30%. It cannot

 

be used with special programmes or those for wool and silk.

H.

Intensive Wash...

 

 

 

With this button you can select a more intensive wash that optimises the effectiveness of

 

the detergents, thus allowing more resistant stains to be removed.

I.

On / Off button...

 

 

 

When pressed the appliance is switched on. When it is not the appliance is switched off.

 

Switching the appliance off does not cancel the selected programme.

L.

Mains On-Off Indicator Light / Door Locked Indicator Light...

 

This light flashes when the appliance is switched on and awaiting instructions at the end of

 

a cycle, indicating that the door can be opened.

 

It flashes quickly when the door should not be opened.

 

A steady light means the appliance has accepted the selected programme.

M. Drying Cycle Indicator Light...

When this light is on it shows that knob C has been set on a drying cycle. At the end of the wash cycle the appliance will run the selected tumble drying cycle.

WARNINGS

Do not overload appliance! It may damage laundry and reduce the quality of the wash.

Note: We recommend on completion of your programme that you switch off the appliance by pressing the ‘ON/OFF’.

As a safety measure, switch off both the mains electricity and water supply to the appliance.

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Hotpoint BWM12 instruction manual Functions Washer Dryer