Hotpoint TCEl 87B Experience manual The Controls, Start and Programmes

Start and Programmes

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The Controls

●PROGRAMMES knob

!Warning, if after pressing the start button, the programmes knob position is changed, the new position will NOT change the programme selected.

To change a selected programme, press the

Start/Pause button , the light flashes Amber to indicate the programme is paused. Select the new programme and any options required, the light will then flash green. Press the Start/Pause button again and the new programme will start.

●OPTION buttons / lights

These buttons are used to customise the selected programme to your requirements. Not all options are available for all programmes (see Start and Programmes). If an option is not available and you press the button, the buzzer will beep three times. If the option is available the option light next to the button lights to confirm the selection.

Progress ( Drying, Cool Tumble, End) / Delay (3hr 6hr 9hr) Lights

When the light next to the delay button is on, these lights flash to indicate the delay time selected. During other programmes they indicate the progress of the dryer, each one comes on as the corresponding phase starts.

Delay Timer

The start of some programmes (see Start and Programmes) can be delayed for up to 9 hours in 3hr steps. Ensure the water bottle is emptied before setting a delayed start.

When a delayed start is in progress the light next to the delay button will be on and the selected delay period light will flash (after the start button has been pressed). To set a delayed start, press the Delay Timer button, and the light next to the button will come on together with the 3hr delay light. Pressing the button again will advance the delay setting to 6hr, the 3hr light goes out and the 6hr light is on. Each time you press the button the delay setting advances 3 hours, as indicated by the corresponding light. If the 9hr light is on, pressing the button again will cancel the delay. Holding in the On/Off button will also cancel.

Extra Care

This Anti-Ageing function for Cottons helps to maintain the brightness of your laundry for a long time, thanks to the correct drum rotation (reduced in the last part of the cycle) and the correct temperature.

Note: It cannot be used with the ‘Extra Dry’, ‘Cupboard Dry’ and ‘Light Dry’ dryness levels.

complete.

The End light is on during this phase. Note: The Start/Pause light flashes Amber during this phase. Selecting this option enables both the pre and post care functions if appropriate.

High Heat

Press this button and a high heat setting is selected and the light next to the button comes on. If the light alongside the button is on then pressing the button selects a low heat setting and the light goes out.

Not all programmes allow you to change this setting.

Empty Water Light / Container

(If you have plumbed your dryer to a drain this light can be ignored, as there is no need to empty the water container).

When this light is on (not flashing) it reminds you to empty the water container.

If the water container fills during a programme, the heater turns off and the dryer does a period of Cool Tumble then the light flashes and the buzzer sounds. You must empty the water container and restart the dryer or the clothes will not dry. After re-starting the dryer, the light will take a few seconds to go out.

To avoid this always empty the water container each time you use the dryer (see Maintenance).

●Door Opening

Opening the door (or pressing the Start/Pause button) during a programme will stop the dryer and have the following effects:

Note: The Start/Pause light flashes Amber during the Post Care phase of a programme.

● The Start/Pause light flashes Amber.
● During a delay phase the delay will continue to
count down. The Start/Pause button must be
pressed to resume the delay programme.
One of the delay lights will flash to show the
current delay setting.
● The Start/Pause button must be pressed to
resume the programme. The progress lights will
change to show the current status and the
Start/Pause light will stop flashing and turn green.
● During the Post Creasecare phase of a drying
programme, the programme will finish. Pressing
the Start/Pause button will re-start a new
programme at the beginning.
● Changing the programmes knob will select a new
programme and the Start/Pause light will flash
green. You can use this to select the	Refresh
programme to cool the clothes, if you find them
dry enough. Press the Start/Pause button to begin
a new programme.

Crease Care

The pre-care option is only available if a delayed start has been selected. It tumbles the clothes occasionally during the delayed period to help prevent creases developing.

The post-care option occasionally tumbles the clothes after the end of the drying and cool tumble cycles to prevent creases developing, should you not be available to remove the load immediately the programme is

● Note

If you have a power cut, switch off the power or remove the plug. When power is restored, press and hold the ON/OFF button until the dryer reactivates, then press the Start/Pause button.

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