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Using the tumble dryer
Before using your tumble dryer for the first time, we
recommend that you to place a few damp cloths
inside the appliance and dry for 30 minutes.
There may be dust inside a brand new tumble dryer.

Drying

1. Connect the appliance.
2. Open the door (see picture).
3. Load the items one at a time, shaking them out
loosely.
4. Close the door. Please check the laundry does not get
caught between the door and filter.
5. Select the drying programme or time. The lights
DRYING, COOLING and END come on. The light of
the START/PAUSE button flashes and the display
shows the duration of the programme.
6. If required, press the HALF POWER button and/or
the ALARM OFF button or the QUICKbutton.
7. Select the DELAYSTART if required. The selected
delay appears on the display for 2 seconds, then the
duration of the selected programme is displayed.
8. Press the START/PAUSE button: the corresponding
light stops flashing and drying starts. Only the
DRYING light stays lit. If you have selected the
DELAYSTART, the machine begins its countdown.
If the programme selector dial is turned to another
position, when the machine is running, the buzzer will
sound, the programme phase indicator lights will flash.
The drum turns alternately in both directions during
drying.
All drying programmes end with a 10 minute cooling
phase (COOLING light illuminates).
You may remove the laundry after this phase.
The lights END and FILTER illuminate and the buzzer
sounds.
The display shows a static zero.
9. If the laundry is not removed at the end of the cycle,
the dryer performs an anti-creasing phase (duration:
30 minutes maximum).
If you do not remove the laundry, the dryer will stop
automatically at the end of the anti-creasing phase.
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The END and FILTER ights remain lit and the buzzer
sounds every 10 seconds for 2 minutes.
The light of the START/PAUSE button goes off and a
flashing zero appears on the display.
10.Turn the programme selector dial to “Off”; all the
lights go out. The appliance is switched off.
Remove the laundry.
If you open and then close the door before
turning the programme selector dial to
“Off”, all the lights corresponding to the
phases making up the performed
programme come on and the display shows
the duration of the programme.

After each use

• Clean the filters (see page 16).
Important!
If the drying programme has to be stopped before it
reaches the end, we recommend that you turn the
programme selector dial to position “Cooling” and wait
until the end of this phase before removing the laundry.
This will avoid a build-up of heat inside the appliance. To
do this first turn the dial to “Off” and then to “Cooling”
and depress START/PAUSE Button.
Modifying the programme
To change a programme which is running, first cancel it by
turning the programme selector dial to “Off”. Select the
new programme and press the START/PAUSE Button.
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