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DRYER USE
Starting Your Dryer
WARNING
Explosion Hazard
Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away from dryer.
Do not dry anything that has ever had anything flammable on it (even after washing).
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, explosion, or fire.
WARNING
Fire Hazard
No washer can completely remove oil.
Do not dry anything that has ever had any type of oil on it (including cooking oils).
Items containing foam, rubber, or plastic must be dried on a clothesline or by using an Air Cycle.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or fire.
Follow these basic steps to start your dryer. Please refer to specific sections of this manual for more detailed information.
1.Clean lint screen before each load. See “Cleaning the Lint Screen.”
2.Place laundry in dryer and shut door.
3.Press the POWER button. Then rotate the dial or press a Timed Cycles button to select the desired Auto or Timed Cycle. The preset settings for Auto Cycles or Timed Cycles will illuminate. The estimated or actual cycle time (in minutes) will show in the display.
To use an Auto Cycle
NOTE: A light next to each feature will glow green when the feature is selected or will glow amber when the feature is selectable. The light will not glow when the selection is unavailable with the cycle or option combinations selected.
■Select an Auto Cycle.
■Select DRYNESS LEVEL to adjust how dry you want the load. As the cycle runs, the control senses the dryness of the load and adjusts the time automatically for the selected dryness level.
NOTE: Most loads may be dried using Normal dryness level, which is shown in bold letters on your control panel. Normal is the energy preferred dryness level and will use the least energy.
■Select the desired Options.
To make changes during an Auto Cycle:
■Press STOP once.
■Adjust Dryness Level.
NOTE: Dryness Level selections can be made only while using Auto Cycles. You can select a different dryness level, depending on your load, by pressing Dryness Level and choosing More Dry, Normal or Less Dry. Selecting More Dry, Normal or Less Dry automatically adjusts the sensed time needed.
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