AEG L76856A3 User Manual
LAVAMAT 76856A3
User manual Washing Machine
Contents
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Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.
To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this
instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly
and most efficiently. To refer to this manual any time you need to, we
recommend you to keep it in a safe place. And please pass it to any future owner
of the appliance.
We wish you much joy with your new appliance.
CONTENTS
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 3
SAFETY INFORMATION 3
General safety 3
Installation 4
Use 4
Child Safety 4
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 5
Detergent dispenser drawer 6
CONTROL PANEL 6
Symbols: 7
Display 7
FIRST USE 8
PERSONALIZATION 8
Acoustic signals 8
Child safety lock 8
DAILY USE 9
Load the laundry 9
Measure out the detergent and the fabric
softener 9
Select the required programme by means
of programme selector dial (1) 10
Select the desired TEMPERATURE (Button 2)
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Select the spin speed, NIGHT CYCLE or
RINSE HOLD option (button 3) 11
Programme option buttons 11
PREWASH option 11
STAIN option 12
SENSITIVE option 12
EXTRA RINSE option (additional rinse) 12
Select the TIME SAVING option (button 6)
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Select the START/PAUSE (button 7) 12
Select the DELAY START (button 8) 13
Altering an option or a running programme 13
Interrupting a programme 13
Cancelling a programme 13
Opening the door after the programme has
started 14
At the end of the programme 14
WASHING PROGRAMMES 15
HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS 19
Sorting out the laundry 19
Temperatures 20
Before loading the laundry 20
Maximum loads 20
Laundry weights 20
Removing stains 21
Detergents and additives 21
Degrees of water hardness 22
CARE AND CLEANING 22
Descaling 22
After each wash 22
Maintenance wash 22
External cleaning 22
Detergent dispenser drawer 23
Washing drum 23
Door seal 24
Drain pump 24
Cleaning the water inlet filters 26
Frost precautions 27
Emergency emptying out 27
WHAT TO DO IF… 27
TECHNICAL DATA 30
CONSUMPTION VALUES 31
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 31
INSTALLATION 31
Unpacking 31
Positioning and levelling 34
Water inlet 34
Safety information
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Water-stop device 35
Water drainage 35
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 36
ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS 37
Packaging materials 37
Ecological hints 37
Subject to change without notice
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
SAFETY INFORMATION
Read carefully & keep for future reference.
• The safety of Your appliance complies with the industry standards and with legal re-
quirements on the safety of appliances. However, as manufacturers, we feel it is our
duty to provide the following safety notes.
• It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance
for future reference. Should the appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or
should you move house and leave the appliance, always ensure that the book is supplied with the appliance in order that the new owner can get to know the functioning
of the appliance and the relevant warnings.
• You MUST read them carefully before installing or using the appliance.
• Before first starting up, check the appliance for any damage incurred during transport.
Never connect up a damaged appliance . If parts are damaged, contact your supplier.
• If the appliance is delivered in the winter months when there are minus temperatures.
Store it at room temperature for 24 hours before using for the first time.
General safety
• It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any
way.
• During high temperature wash programmes the door glass may get hot. Do not touch
it!
• Make sure that small pets and children do not climb into the drum. To avoid this,
please check into the drum before using.
• Any objects such as coins, safety pins, nails, screws, stones or any other hard, sharp
material can cause extensive damage and must not be placed into the machine.
• Only use the advised quantities of fabric softener and detergent. Damage to the fabric
can ensue if you over-fill. Refer to the manufacturer’s recommendations of quantities.
• Wash small items such as socks, laces, washable belts etc in a washing bag or pillow
case as it is possible for such items to slip down between the tub and the inner drum.
• Do not use your washing machine to wash articles with whalebones, material without
hems or torn material.
• Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water supply after use, cleaning and
maintenance.
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Safety information
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• Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the machine yourself. Repairs
carried out by inexperienced people may cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact your local Service Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts.
Installation
• This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when moving it.
• When unpacking the appliance, check that it is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use it
and contact the Service Centre.
• All packing and transit bolts must be removed before use. Serious damage can occur
to the product and to property if this is not adhered to. See relevant section in the
user manual.
• After having installed the appliance, check that it is not standing on the inlet and
drain hose and the worktop is not pressing the electrical supply cable against the wall.
• If the machine is situated on a carpeted floor, please adjust the feet in order to allow
air to circulate freely under the appliance.
• Always be sure, that there is no water leakage from hoses and their connections after
the installation.
• If the appliance is installed in a location subject to frost, please read the “dangers of
freezing” chapter.
• Any plumbing work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a quali-
fied plumber or competent person.
• Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a quali-
fied electrician or competent person.
Use
• This appliance is designed for domestic use. It must not be used for purposes other
than those for which it was designed.
• Only wash fabrics which are designed to be machine washed. Follow the instructions
on each garment label.
• Do not overload the appliance. See the Washing Programme Table.
• Before washing, ensure that all pockets are empty and buttons and zips are fastened.
Avoid washing frayed or torn articles and treat stains such as paint, ink, rust, and
grass before washing. Underwired bras must NOT be machine washed.
• Garments which have been in contact with volatile petroleum products should not be
machine washed. If volatile cleaning fluids are used, care should be taken to ensure
that the fluid is removed from the garment before placing in the machine.
• Never pull the power supply cable to remove the plug from the socket; always take
hold of the plug itself.
• Never use the appliance if the power supply cable, the control panel, the working sur-
face or the base are damaged so that the inside of the washing machine is accessible.
Child Safety
• This appliance is not intended for use by person (including children) with reduced
physical sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge unless
they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a
person responsible for their safety.
• The packaging components (e.g. plastic film, polystyrene) can be dangerous to children
- danger of suffocation! Keep them out of children's reach.
Product description
• Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s reach.
• Make sure that children or pets do not
climb into the drum. To prevent children or
pets becoming trapped inside the drum the
machine incorporates a special feature. To
activate this device, rotate the button
(without pressing it) inside the door clockwise until the groove is horizontal. If necessary use a coin. To disable this device and
restore the possibility of closing the door,
rotate the button anticlockwise until the
groove is vertical.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Your new appliance meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry
with low water, energy and detergent consumption.
The NEW JET system allows total use of detergent and reduces water consumption so
saving energy.
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1 Detergent dispenser drawer
2 Control panel
3 Door opening handle
4 Rating plate
5 Drain pump
6 Adjustable feet
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5
Control panel
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Detergent dispenser drawer
Compartment for detergent used for prewash . The prewash detergent is added at
the beginning of the wash programme.
Compartment for powder or liquid detergent used for main wash .
Compartment for liquid additives (fabric softener, starch).
Compartment for stain remover used for main wash with STAIN-option .
CONTROL PANEL
Below is a picture of the control panel. It shows the programme selector dial as well as
the buttons and the display. These are presented by relevant numbers on the following
pages.
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1 Programme selector dial
2 TEMPERATURE button
3 SPIN reduction button
4 OPTIONS button
5 OK button
6 TIME SAVING button
7 START/PAUSE button
8 DELAY START button
9 Display
Symbols:
Display
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Handwash;
Child Lock.
9.1 9.2
9.3 9.9
9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8
9.1 - Temperature indicator and COLD symbol
9.2 - Spin Speed indicator, RINSE HOLD
9.3 - Programme progress display: PREWASH
, NIGHT CYCLE - symbols
, MAIN WASH , RINSE , SPIN
, DRAIN , OVERDOSAGE
• The programme progress display shows the washing phases of the selected pro-
gramme.
• During a washing cycle, a black line blinks under the washing phase symbol of the
running programme. At the end of each washing phase, the line under the corresponding symbol becomes fixed.
If the OVERDOSAGE symbol lights up at the end of the programme, it indicates that too
much detergent has been used.
9.4 - Options: PREWASH
, STAIN , SENSITIVE , EXTRA RINSE
9.5 - DOOR - symbol (Door locked)
• This symbol indicates if the door can be opened:
– the symbol is on: the door cannot be opened. The appliance is performing a wash-
ing programme.
– the symbol is off: the door can be opened. The washing programme is finished.
9.6 - TIME SAVING
- option symbol
9.7 - The display shows the following information:
• Duration of the selected programme
– After selecting a programme, the duration is displayed in hours and minutes (for
example
. The duration is calculated automatically on the basis of the maxi-
mum recommended load for each type of fabric.
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– After the programme has started, the time remaining is updated every minute.
• Delay start
– The selected delay (20 hours max) set by means of the relevant button appears on
the display for about 3 seconds (for example
ously selected programme is displayed.
– The DELAY START symbol will appear on the display.
– The delay time value decreases by one unit every hour and then, when remains 1
hour, the time decreases every minute.
• Incorrect option selection
– If an option which is not compatible with the set wash programme is selected, the
message Err is displayed for about 2 seconds and the yellow light of button 7 starts
blinking.
•Alarm codes
– In the event of operating problems, some alarm codes can be displayed, for example
(see chapter «What to do if...»).
• End of the programme
– When the programme has finished a blinking zero
disappears and the door can be opened.
9.8 - DELAY START
9.9 - CHILD SAFETY LOCK
FIRST USE
), then the duration of the previ-
is displayed, the DOOR symbol
- symbol
- symbol
• Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instructions.
• Remove the polystyrene block and any material from the drum.
• Before the first wash, run a cotton cycle at the highest temperature without any laundry in the machine, to remove any manufacturing residue from the drum and tub.
Pour 1/2 a measure of detergent into the main wash compartment and start the machine.
PERSONALIZATION
Acoustic signals
The machine is provided with an acoustic device, which sounds in the following cases:
• at the end of the cycle
• in the event of operating problems.
By pressing the 3 and 4 buttons simultaneously for about 6 seconds, the acoustic signal
is deactivated (except for the events of operating problems). By pressing these two buttons again, the acoustic signal is reactivated.
Child safety lock
This device permits you to leave the appliance unattended and not to worry that children
might be injured by or cause damage to the appliance.
This function remains able also when the washing machine is not working.
Daily use
To enable (or disable) this option press simultaneously for about 6 seconds buttons 4 and
5 until the Child Lock symbol appears on (or disappears from) the display.
There are two different ways to set this option:
• Before pressing button 7 : it will be impossible to start the machine.
• after pressing button 7 : it will be impossible to change any other programme or option.
DAILY USE
Load the laundry
1. Open the door by carefully pulling the
door handle outwards. Place the laundry
in the drum, one item at a time, shaking
them out as much as possible.
2. Close firmly the door. You must hear a
click during closing.
Attention! Do not embed the laundry between the door and the rubber joint.
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Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener
Your new appliance was designed to reduce water, energy and detergent consumption.
1. Pull out the dispenser drawer until it
stops. Measure out the amount of deter-
gent required, pour it into the main
wash compartment
to carry out the prewash phase, pour
the detergent into the compartment
marked
If you wish to perform the stain func-
tion, pour the stain remover into the
compartment
.
and, if you wish
marked with an arrow.
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2. If required, pour fabric softener into the
compartment marked
used must not exceed the MAX mark in
the drawer).
Close the drawer gently.
(the amount
Select the required programme by means of programme selector dial (1)
You can choose the right programme for any type of laundry following the descriptions
on the washing programme tables (see «Washing Programmes»).
Turn the programme selector dial to the required programme. The programme selector
determines the type of washing cycle (e.g. water level, drum movement, number of rinses) and the washing temperature according to the type of laundry.
The pilot light of button 7 starts blinking and the display shows the duration of the selected programme.
The selector dial can be turned either clockwise or anticlockwise. Position
programme/ Switching OFF of the machine.
At the end of the programme the selector dial must be turned to position
switch the machine off.
If you turn the programme selector dial to another programme when the machine is
working, the yellow pilot light of button 7 will blink 3 times and the message Err is displayed on the display to indicate a wrong selection. The machine will not perform the
new selected programme.
to Reset
, to
Select the desired TEMPERATURE (Button 2)
When selecting a programme, the appliance automatically proposes the default temperature provided for that programme.
Press this button repeatedly to increase or decrease the temperature, if you want your
laundry to be washed at a temperature different from the one proposed by the washing
machine.
The symbol of cold wash corresponds to - - (
For the maximum and the minimum available wash water temperature, see «Washing
programmes».
) .
Daily use
Select the spin speed, NIGHT CYCLE or RINSE HOLD option (button 3)
When the required programme has been selected, your appliance automatically proposes
the maximum spin speed provided for that programme.
Press this button repeatedly to change the spin speed, if you want your laundry to be
spun at a speed different from the one proposed by the washing machine.
RINSE HOLD: by selecting this option the water of the last rinse is not emptied out to
prevent the fabrics from creasing. At the end of the programme,
symbol appear on the display, DOOR symbol (door locked) remains lit, the pilot light of
button 7 goes off and the door is blocked to indicate that the water must be emptied
out.
NIGHT CYCLE: by selecting this option, the machine will not drain the water of the last
rinse, so as not to wrinkle the laundry. As all spinning phases are suppressed, this washing cycle is very noiseless and it can be selected at night or in times with a more economical power rate. In some programmes the rinses will be performed with more water.
At the end of the programme,
DOOR symbol remains lit, the pilot light of button 7 goes off and the door is blocked to
indicate that the water must be emptied out.
To empty out the water, please read chapter «At the end of the programme».
and RINSE HOLD symbol appear on the display, the
and RINSE HOLD
Programme option buttons
Depending on the programme, different functions can be combined.
WARNING!
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Not all the options are compatible among themselves. The symbols of the incompatible
options disappear.
Anyway, if an option, which is not compatible with the set washing programme or any
other option, is selected, the Err message is displayed for few seconds and the yellow
pilot of button 7 light starts blinking.
You must select the options after you have selected the programme but before pressing
the button 7 . Press the button 4 : all the option symbols appear on the display.
To scroll all the available options, press the button 4 . The corresponding symbol appears
on the display and starts blinking.
Press the button 5 to activate and confirm your choice. A black dash appears under the
selected symbol to indicate that this option has been set. Press the same button to deactivate the option.
After selecting the options, wait about few seconds until the display gets back to the default status. The selected options appear on the display.
For the compatibility among the options and the washing programmes see chapter
«Washing Programmes».
PREWASH option
Select this option if you wish your laundry to be prewashed at 30°C before the main
wash. The Prewash ends with a short spin in programmes for cotton and synthetic fabrics, whereas in the programmes for delicate fabrics the water is only drained.
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The relevant symbol will appear on the display.
This option is recommended for heavily soiled laundry.
STAIN option
Select this option to treat heavily soiled or stained laundry with stain remover (extended
main wash with time optimized stain action phase). The relevant symbol will appear on
the display.
This option is not available with a temperature lower than 40°C.
If you wish to perform a programme with the stain option, pour stain remover into stain
compartment
marked with an arrow.
SENSITIVE option
By selecting this option the washing intensity will be reduced. The machine adds one
rinse in the programmes for cottons and synthetics. The relevant symbol will appear on
the display.
This option cannot be selected together with Extra Rinse option.
This option is recommended for non fast coloured items and for frequently washed
items.
EXTRA RINSE option (additional rinse)
This appliance is designed for saving water. However, for people with a very delicate skin
(allergic to detergents) it may be necessary to rinse the laundry using an extra quantity
of water (extra rinse). The relevant symbol will appear on the display and this option is
active for selected washing programme.
If you wish to activate this option permanently press simultaneously buttons 2 and 3 for
some seconds: the relevant symbol appears on the display. If you wish to cancel it press
the same buttons until the symbol disappears.
Select the TIME SAVING option (button 6)
This option allows you to modify the washing time, automatically proposed by the appliance.
By pressing this button you can select the following options:
DAILY: by pressing button 6 once, the corresponding symbol appears on the display and
the washing duration will be reduced to wash daily soiled laundry. Reduced washing
time is presented on the display.
SUPER QUICK: by pressing button 6 twice, the corresponding symbol remains lit on the
display and the washing duration will be reduced to wash lightly soiled laundry or items
that have been used or worn for a short time. Reduced washing time is presented on the
display.
Select the START/PAUSE (button 7)
To start the selected programme, press the button 7 , the corresponding red pilot light
stops blinking.
The DOOR symbol appears on the display to indicate that the appliance has started operating and the door is locked.
To interrupt a programme which is running, press the button 7 : the corresponding red
pilot light starts blinking.
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