SEPARATE SPECIAL PROGRAMMES
Important! When selecting these programmes the “FABRICS” button must not be depressed.
-switch the machine on
-select the desired special programme
-depress START/PAUSE button to start the programme.
■SOAK: for heavily soiled laundry, not for wool. The machine performs a soak at 40°C ( the drum rotates occasionally) and stops with the water in the drum. The water can be emptied out in 2 ways:
-empty only by pressing the START/PAUSE button;
-empty and spin selecting a SPIN SPEED and pressing START/PAUSE button.
The machine automatically drains after 18 hours, if a drain or spin option has not been selected.
At the end of the soak, and after having emptied out the water (the three zeros on the display flash), select the required wash programme (the machine must be first switched off and then on) or call one up using the “memory” buttons, then start the machine by pressing the START/PAUSE button.
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■RINSES: with this programme, it is possible to rinse and spin garments which have been washed by hand, such as synthetics or delicates and types of wool which are not machine washable.
The machine performs 3 delicate rinses with a high water level, followed by a final spin at 700 rpm. To select a slower or a higher spin speed use the SPIN SPEED button.
Important: If you select a spin speed of 1500 or 1200 rpm, the machine will perform 3 rinses with a low water level, a number of intermediate spins and a final spin at 1500 or 1200 rpm; particularly recommended for cottons.
If you select a spin speed of 900 rpm, the machine will perform 3 rinses at high water level.
■DRAIN: this programme can be selected to empty out the water (e.g. for programmes with which the RINSE HOLD option has been selected).
7 AUTO DRY button
By depressing this button you can selected the following drying programmes:
■Cotton
-Extra dry
-Store dry
-Iron dry
■Synthetics
-Store dry
8 DRYING TIME button
By depressing this button you can select the desired drying time according to the fabrics (cotton or synthetics) you have to dry.
■If you select COTTON, the appliance will dry at full heating power.
■If you choose SYNTHETICS drying will be performed at a reduced heating power.
If you select SYNTHETICS and then you wish to change into COTTON, depress the AUTO DRY button for about 2 seconds until the cotton light turns on.
To select the drying time you have to push the button until the drying time you want appears in the display.
For COTTON you can select a drying time from 15 minutes to 2 hours and 10 minutes (2.10).
For SYNTHETICS you can select a time from 10 minutes to 1 hours and 40 minutes (1.40).
9 TIME TO FINISH display
This display provides the following information:
■Three flashing dashes
appear immediately after pressing the ON/OFF button and indicate that the machine is ready to receive instructions for the required programme.
■Duration of the selected wash programme, calculated automatically on the basis of the maximum recommended load for each type of fabric. The figures on the display flash until the machine is started with the START button.
After the programme has started, the time remaining is updated every 10 minutes, and every 5 minutes during the last 20 minutes.
About 20 minutes after the programme has started, the time remaining is updated on the basis of the actual load size being washed (cottons only).
When the programme has finished, after the door lock has released, three flashing zeros are displayed.
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