Safety information 2
Product description 3
Control panel 4
Use of the appliance 5
Setting the water softener 5
Use of dishwasher salt 6
Use of rinse aid 6
Loading cutlery and dishes 7
Use of detergent 9
Setting and starting a washing programme
Subject to change without notice
Washing programmes 11
Care and cleaning 12
What to do if… 13
Technical data 15
Installation 15
Water connection 15
Electrical connection 16
Environment concerns 16
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Safety information
For your safety and correct operation of
the appliance, read this manual carefully
before installation and use. Always keep
these instructions with the appliance
even if you move or sell it. Users must
fully know the operation and safety features of the appliance.
Correct use
• The appliance is designed exclusively for
domestic use.
• Only use the appliance to clean household
utensils that are applicable for dishwashers.
• Do not put solvents in the appliance. Risk
of explosion.
• Put the knives and all items with sharp
points in the cutlery basket with their
points down. If not, put in a horizontal position in the upper basket.
• Use only branded products for dishwashers (detergent, salt, rinse aid).
• If you open the door while the appliance is
in operation, hot steam can escape. Risk
of skin burns.
•Do not remove dishes from the dishwasher
before the end of the washing programme.
• When the washing programme is completed, disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket and close the water tap.
• Only an authorised service engineer can
repair this appliance. Use only original
spare parts.
• Do not do repairs yourself to prevent injury
and damage to the appliance. Always contact your local Service Force Centre.
General safety
• Persons (including children) with reduced
physical sensory, mental capabilities or
lack of experience and knowledge must
not use the appliance. They must have supervision or instruction for the operation of
the appliance by a person responsible for
their safety.
• Obey the safety instructions from the manufacturer of the dishwasher detergent to
prevent burns to eyes, mouth and throat.
• Do not drink the water from the dishwasher. Detergent residues can stay in your appliance.
• Always close the door when you do not
use the appliance to prevent injury and not
to stumble over the open door.
• Do not sit or stand on the open door.
Child safety
• Only adults can use this appliance. Children must get supervision to make sure
that they do not play with the appliance.
• Keep all the packaging away from children.
There is a risk of suffocation.
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• Keep all detergents in a safe area. Do not
let children touch the detergents.
• Keep children away from the appliance
when the door is open.
Installation
• Make sure that the appliance is not damaged because of transport. Do not connect a damaged appliance. If necessary,
contact the supplier.
• Remove all packaging before first use.
• A qualified and competent person must do
the electrical installation.
• A qualified and competent person must do
the plumbing installation.
• Do not change the specifications or modify
this product. Risk of injury and damage to
the appliance.
Product description
• Do not use the appliance:
– if the mains cable or water hoses are
damaged,
– if the control panel, worktop or plinth
area are damaged, that you can get access to the inner side of the appliance.
Contact your local Service Force Centre.
• Do not drill into the sides of the appliance
to prevent damage to hydraulic and electrical components.
Warning! Carefully obey the
instructions for electrical and water
connections.
1 Upper basket
2 Water hardness dial
3 Salt container
4 Detergent dispenser
5 Rinse aid dispenser
6 Rating plate
7 Filters
8 Lower spray arm
9 Upper spray arm
The indicator light comes on when the washing
phase or the rinsing phase operates.
The indicator light comes on when the drying
phase operates.
The indicator light comes on when the washing
programme is completed. Auxiliary functions:
• Level of the water softener.
• An alarm if the appliance has a malfunction.
The indicator light comes on when it is necessary
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1) The indicator light is off while a washing programme operates.
Delay start button
Use the delay start button to delay the start
of the washing programme with an interval of
3 hours. Refer to the chapter 'Setting and
starting a washing programme'.
Programme knob and on/off indicator
light
• To set a washing programme, turn the
programme knob clockwise or anticlockwise. The programme marker on the pro-
to fill the salt container. Refer to the chapter 'Use
of dishwasher salt'.
The salt indicator light can stay on for some hours,
but it does not have an unwanted effect on the
operation of the appliance.
The indicator light comes on when it is necessary
to fill the rinse aid. Refer to the chapter 'Use of
rinse aid'.
gramme knob must agree with one of the
washing programmes on the control panel.
– The on/off indicator light comes on (po-
sition ON).
• To set the appliance to the off position,
turn the programme knob until the programme marker agrees with the on/off indicator light.
– The on/off indicator light goes off (posi-
tion OFF).
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Use of the appliance
Refer to the following instructions for each
step of procedure:
1. Make a check if the water softener level
is correct for the water hardness in your
area. If necessary set the water softener.
2. Fill the salt container with dishwasher salt.
3. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.
4. Load cutlery and dishes into the dishwasher.
5. Set the correct washing programme for
the type of load and soil.
6. Fill the detergent dispenser with the correct quantity of detergent.
7. Start the washing programme.
If you use detergent tablets, refer to the
chapter 'Use of detergent'.
Setting the water softener
The water softener removes minerals and
salts from the water supply. Minerals and
salts can have bad effect on the operation of
the appliance.
Water hardness is measured in equivalent
scales:
• German degrees (dH°).
Water hardnessWater hardness setting
°dH°THmmol/lClarkemanuallyelectronically
51 - 7091 - 1259,1 - 12,564 - 88210
43 - 5076 - 907,6 - 9,053 - 6329
37 - 4265 - 756,5 - 7,546 - 5228
29 - 3651 - 645,1 - 6,436 - 4527
23 - 2840 - 504,0 - 5,028 - 3526
19 - 2233 - 393,3 - 3,923 - 2725
15 - 1826 - 322,6 - 3,218 - 2214
11 - 1419 - 251,9 - 2,513 - 1713
4 - 107 - 180,7 - 1,85 - 1212
< 4< 7< 0,7< 5
1) No use of salt required.
You must set the water softener manually and electronically.
Manual adjustment
The appliance is set at the factory at position 2.
1. Open the door.
2. Remove the lower basket.
3. Turn the water hardness dial to position
1 or 2 (refer to the chart).
4. Install the lower basket.
• French degrees (°TH).
• mmol/l (millimol per litre - international unit
for the hardness of water).
•Clarke.
Adjust the water softener to the water hardness in your area. If necessary, contact your
local water authority.
1)
1
5. Close the door.
Electronic adjustment
The water softener is set at the factory
at level 5.
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1. Press and hold the start/cancel button.
Turn the programme knob clockwise until
the programme marker agrees with the
first washing programme on the control
panel.
2. Release the start/cancel button when the
on/off indicator light and the start/cancel
indicator light start to flash.
– At the same time, the end indicator
light flashes to show the level of the
water softener.
Use of dishwasher salt
Caution! Only use dishwashers salt.
Types of salt that are not applicable for
dishwashers cause damage to the water
softener.
Caution! Grains of salt and salty water
on the bottom of the appliance can
cause corrosion. Fill the appliance with
salt before you start a washing
programme to prevent corrosion.
Do these steps to fill the salt container:
1. Turn the cap anticlockwise to open the
salt container.
2. Fill the salt container with 1 litre of water
(only the first operation).
3. Use the funnel to fill the salt container with
salt.
3. Press the start/cancel button one time to
increase the water softener level by one
step.
The end indicator light shows the new
level.
4. Turn the programme knob to the off position to save the operation.
4. Remove the salt around the opening of
the salt container.
5. Turn the cap clockwise to close the salt
container.
It is normal that water overflows from the
salt container when you fill it with salt.
When you set electronically the water softener to level 1, the salt indicator light does
not stay on.
Use of rinse aid
Caution! Only use branded rinse aid for
dishwashers.
Do not fill the rinse aid dispenser with
other products (e.g. dishwasher clean-
ing agent, liquid detergent). This can
cause damage to the appliance.
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Rinse aid makes it possible to dry the
dishes without streaks and stains.
Rinse aid is automatically added during
the last rinsing phase.
Do these steps to fill the rinse aid dispenser:
1. Press the release button (A) to open the
rinse aid dispenser.
2. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.
The mark 'max.' shows the maximum
level.
3. Remove the spilled rinse aid with an absorbent cloth to prevent too much foam
during the subsequent washing programme.
4. Close the rinse aid dispenser.
Adjusting the rinse aid dosage
The rinse aid is set at the factory at position
4.
You can set the rinse aid dosage between
position 1 (lowest dosage) and position 6
(highest dosage).
1. Turn the rinse aid dial to increase or decrease the dosage.
– Increase the dosage if there are water
droplets or limescale on the dishes.
– Decrease the dosage if there are
streaks, whitish stains or bluish layers
on the dishes.
Loading cutlery and dishes
Helpful hints and tips
Caution! Only use the appliance for
household utensils that are applicable
for dishwashers.
Do not use the appliance to clean objects
that can absorb water (sponges, household
cloths, etc.).
• Before you load cutlery and dishes, do
these steps:
– Remove all food remainings and debris.
– Make burnt, remaining food in pans soft.
• While you load cutlery and dishes, do
these steps:
– Load hollow items (e.g. cups, glasses
and pans) with the opening down.
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– Make sure that water does not collect in
the container or in a deep base.
– Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not
lie inside one another.
– Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not
cover other cutlery and dishes.
– Make sure that glasses do not touch
other glasses.
– Put small objects in the cutlery basket.
• Plastic items and pans with non-stick
coatings can keep water droplets. Plastic
items do not dry as well as porcelain and
steel items.
• Put light items in the upper basket. Make
sure that the items do not move.
Caution! Make sure that the spray arms
can move freely before you start a
washing programme.
Warning! Always close the door after
you load or unload the appliance. An
open door can be dangerous.
Lower basket
Put saucepans, lids, plates, salad bowls and
cutlery in the lower basket. Arrange service
dishes and large lids around the edge of the
basket.
Cutlery basket
Warning! Do not put long-bladed knives
in a vertical position. Arrange long and
sharp cutlery horizontally in the upper
basket. Be careful with sharp items.
Put forks and spoons with the handles down.
Put knives with the handles up.
Mix spoons with other cutlery to prevent
them to bond together.
Use the cutlery grid. If the dimensions of the
cutlery prevent the use of the cutlery grid, you
can remove it.
Upper basket
The upper basket is for plates (maximum 24
cm in diameter), saucers, salad bowls, cups,
glasses, pots and lids. Arrange the items to
let water touch all surfaces.
Prevent to put plates in the first three
sectors in the front part of the basket.
Make sure the plates tilt forward.
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Put glasses with long stems in the cup racks
with the stems up. For longer items, fold the
cup racks up.
Adjustment of the height of the upper
basket
If you put large plates in the lower basket, first
move the upper basket to the upper position.
Caution! Adjust the height before you
load the upper basket.
Maximum height of the dishes
upper bas-
ket
lower
basket
Use of detergent
Only use detergents (powder, liquid or
tablet) that are applicable for dishwashers.
Follow the data on the packaging:
• Dosage recommended by the manufacturer.
• Storage recommendations.
Do not use more than the correct quantity of detergent to save an environment.
Do these steps to fill the detergent dispenser:
1. Open the lid of the detergent dispenser.
Maximum height of the dishes
Upper position20 cm31 cm
Lower position24 cm27 cm
Do these steps to move the upper basket to
the upper position:
1. Move the front runner stops (A) out.
2. Pull the basket out.
3. Put the basket in the upper position.
4. Put back the front runner stops (A) in their
initial position.
Caution! If the basket is in the upper
position, do not put cups on the cup
racks.
2. Fill the detergent dispenser (A) with detergent. The marking shows the dosage:
20 = approximately 20 g of detergent
30 = approximately 30 g of detergent.
3. If you use a washing programme with
prewash phase, put more detergent in
the prewash detergent compartment (B).
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A
B
4. If you use detergent tablets, put the detergent tablet in the detergent dispenser
(A).
5. Close the lid of the detergent dispenser.
Press the lid until it locks into position.
Use of detergent tablets
Put the detergent tablet in the detergent dispenser (A).
Detergent tablets contain:
• detergent
•rinse aid
• other cleaning agents.
Do these steps to use detergent tablets:
1. Make sure that the detergent tablets are
applicable for your water hardness. Refer
to the instructions from the manufacturer.
2. Set the lowest levels of water hardness
and rinse aid dosage.
It is not necessary to fill the salt container
and the rinse aid dispenser.
Do these steps when the drying results
are not satisfactory:
1. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.
2. Set the rinse aid dosage to position 2.
Do these steps to use the detergent
powder again:
1. Fill the salt container and the rinse aid
dispenser.
2. Set the water softener to the highest level.
3. Do a washing programme without
dishes.
4. Adjust the water softener. Refer to the
chapter 'Setting the water softener'.
5. Adjust the rinse aid dosage.
Different brands of detergent dissolve in
different times. Some detergent tablets
do not have the best cleaning results
during short washing programmes. Use
long washing programmes when you
use detergent tablets to fully remove the
detergent.
Setting and starting a washing programme
Do these steps to set and start a washing
programme:
1. Close the door.
2. Turn the programme knob to set the
washing programme. Refer to the chapter 'Washing programmes'.
– The on/off indicator light comes on.
– The phase indicator light for the wash-
ing programme starts to flash.
3. Press the start/cancel button.
– The washing programme starts auto-
matically.
– The start/cancel indicator light comes
on.
– When the programme starts, only the
phase in progress indicator light stays
on.
When the washing programme operates, you cannot change the programme. Cancel the washing programme.
Warning! Only interrupt or cancel a
washing programme if necessary.
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Caution! Open the door carefully. Hot
steam can come free.
Cancelling a washing programme
•Press and hold the start/cancel button for
approximately 5 seconds.
– The start/cancel indicator light goes off.
– The phase indicator lights starts to flash.
The washing programme is cancelled.
At this time you can do these steps:
1. Switch off the appliance.
2. Set a new washing programme.
Fill the detergent dispenser with detergent
before you set a new washing programme.
Interrupting a washing programme
Open the door.
• The programme stops.
Close the door.
• The programme continues from the point
of interruption.
Setting and starting a washing
programme with delay start
1. Set a washing programme.
2. Press the delay start button.
– The delay start indicator light comes
on.
3. Press the start/cancel button.
– The countdown of the delay start
starts.
– The phase indicator lights go off.
When the countdown is completed, the
washing programme automatically starts.
• The delay start indicator light goes off.
• The phase indicator light comes on.
Do not open the door during the countdown to prevent interruption of the
countdown. When you close the door
again, the countdown continues from
the point of interruption.
Cancelling a delay start:
1. Press and hold the start/cancel button for
approximately 5 seconds.
– The start/cancel indicator light and de-
lay start indicator light go off.
– The phase indicator lights start to flash.
2. Press the start/cancel button to start the
washing programme.
End of the washing programme
Switch off the appliance in these conditions:
• The appliance stops automatically.
• The end indicator light comes on.
For better drying results, keep the door ajar
for some minutes before you remove the
dishes.
Let the dishes cool down before you remove
them from the appliance. Hot dishes are
easily damaged.
Removing the load
• First remove items from the lower basket,
then from the upper basket.
• There can be water on the sides and door
of the appliance. Stainless steel becomes
cool more quickly than the dishes.
Washing programmes
Washing programmes
Programme and
knob position
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Degree of soilType of loadProgramme description
Heavy soilCrockery, cutlery,
Normal soilCrockery and cut-
Normal or light soilCrockery and cut-
pots and pans
lery
lery
Prewash
Main wash up to 70°C
2 intermediate rinses
Final rinse
Drying
Prewash
Main wash up to 65°C
2 intermediate rinses
Final rinse
Drying
Main wash up to 60°C
Final rinse
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