Whirlpool 8578901 manual Cycles

Wet

The WET light will turn on when a wet item has been detected in the dryer. The Wet light will remain on until:

■The damp dry point is reached in an Auto or Manual Cycle.

Damp

The DAMP light indicates that the load has reached the damp dry level.

Cool Down

The COOL DOWN light illuminates during the cool down part of the cycle. Laundry is cooling down for ease in handling.

Cycle Complete

This light illuminates when a drying cycle is finished. If the WRINKLE SHIELD™ feature has been selected, the WRINKLE SHIELD™ feature indicator light will also be illuminated.

The Cycle Complete light turns off 1 hour after the end of a drying cycle (including the WRINKLE SHIELD™ cycle of 90 minutes), when Pause/Cancel is pressed, or when the door is opened.

WRINKLE SHIELD™ Feature

The WRINKLE SHIELD™ feature light illuminates when this option is selected. This indicator stays on with the Cycle Complete light.

Indicator lights

Other indicator lights on the control panel show when Cycle, Temp Adjust, and End of Cycle settings are selected.

Cycles

Select the drying cycle that matches the type of load you are drying. See Auto Preset or Manual Preset Cycle Settings charts.

Cycle control knob

AUTOCYCLES

Auto Cycles allow you to match the cycle to the load you are drying. See the following Auto Preset Cycle Settings chart. Each cycle dries certain fabrics at the recommended temperature. A sensor detects the moisture in the load and automatically adjusts the drying time for optimal drying.

Heavy Duty

Use this cycle to get High heat for heavy fabrics such as cotton towels or bedspreads.

Normal

Use this cycle to get Medium heat for drying mixed loads and sturdy fabrics such as work clothes.

Casual

Use this cycle to get Low heat for drying no-iron fabrics such as sport shirts, casual business clothes and permanent press blends.

Delicate

Use this cycle to get Low heat for drying synthetic fabrics, washable knit fabrics and no-iron finishes.

Super Delicate

Use this cycle to get Extra Low heat to gently dry items such as lingerie, exercise wear or sheer curtains.

Damp Dry

Use this cycle to dry items to a damp level using Low heat, or to dry items that do not require an entire drying cycle. Damp dry items such as jeans (to avoid stiffness) or cotton clothing (to make ironing easier). The temperature setting on this cycle cannot be adjusted. Items will have different levels of dampness. At the end of this cycle, clothes will be damp.

Auto Preset Cycle Settings

Auto Cycles	Temp.	Time*
Load Type		(Minutes)
HEAVY DUTY	High	40
Heavyweight, towels
NORMAL	Medium	35
Mixed loads, corduroys, work
clothes, sheets
CASUAL	Low	35
Permanent press, synthetics
DELICATE	Low	30
Lightweight items, blouses,
synthetics
SUPER DELICATE	Extra Low	25
Lingerie
DAMP DRY	Low	20
Clothes to come out suitable
for ironing

*Estimated Time with Auto DRYNESS (Normal) setting.

Time will vary depending on load type and load size.

MANUALCYCLES

Use Manual Cycles to select a specific amount of drying time and a drying temperature. When a Manual Cycle is selected, the ESTIMATED TIME REMAINING display shows the actual time remaining in your cycle. You can change the actual time in the cycle by pressing TIMING Up or Down.

Timed Dry

Use this cycle to complete drying if items are still damp after an Auto Cycle. Timed Dry is also useful for drying heavyweight and bulky items such as bedspreads and work clothes.

Quick Dry

Use this cycle for drying small loads or loads that need a short drying time.

Touch Up

Use this setting to help smooth out wrinkles from such items as clothes packed in a suitcase or items wrinkled from being left in the dryer too long.

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