Safety information 2
Environment concerns 3
Product description 4
Accessories 4
Control panel 5
Washing programmes 7
Before first use 10
Using the appliance 10
Loading the laundry 10
SAFETY INFORMATION
Before the installation and use, read this
manual carefully:
• For your safety and the safety of your
property
• To help the environment
• For the correct operation of the appliance.
Always keep these instructions with the appliance also if you move or give it to a different person.
The manufacturer is not responsible if an incorrect installation and use causes damage.
Children and vulnerable person safety
• Do not let persons, children included,
with reduced physical sensory, reduced
mental functions or lack of experience
and knowledge use the appliance. They
must have supervision or instruction for
the operation of the appliance by a person who is responsible for their safety.
• Keep all packaging away from children.
There is the risk of suffocation or injury.
• Keep all detergents away from children.
• Keep children and pets away from the
appliance when the door is open.
• Before you close the appliance door,
make sure that children and pets are not
into the drum.
General safety
• Do not use the appliance for professional
use. The appliance is only for domestic
use.
Using the detergent and additives 10
Setting and starting a programme 11
At the end of programme 12
Helpful hints and tips 12
Care and cleaning 13
Trouble shooter and service 15
Technical information 18
Installation 18
Subject to change without notice
• Do not change the specifications of this
appliance. There is the risk of injury and
damage to the appliance.
• Do not put flammable products or items
that are wet with flammable products in,
near or on the appliance. Risk of explosion or fire.
• Obey the safety instructions on the detergent packaging to prevent burns to eyes,
mouth and throat.
• Make sure that you remove all metal objects from the laundry. Hard and sharp
material can cause damage to the appliance.
• Do not touch the glass of the door while
a programme operates. The glass can be
hot (only for front-loading appliances).
Care and cleaning
• Deactivate the appliance and disconnect
the mains plug from the mains socket.
• Do not use the appliance without the filters. Make sure that the installation of the
filters is correct. An incorrect installation
causes water leakages.
Installation
• The appliance is heavy, be careful when
you move it.
• Do not transport your appliance without
the transit bolts, you can damage internal
components and cause leakages or malfunctions.
• Do not install and connect a damaged
appliance.
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• Make sure to remove all packaging and
transport bolts.
• Make sure that the mains plug is disconnected from the mains socket during installation.
• Only a qualified person must do the electrical installation, the plumbing and the installation of the appliance. This to prevent
the risks of structural damage or injury.
•Do not install or use the appliance where
the temperature is less than 0 °C.
• When you install the appliance on a carpet floor, make sure that there is air circulation between the appliance and the
carpet. Adjust the feet to have the necessary space between the appliance and
the carpet.
Water connection
• Do not connect the appliance with old
hoses already used. Only use new hoses.
• Make sure not to cause damage to the
water hoses.
• Do not connect the appliance to new
pipes or pipes not used for a long time.
Let the water flow for some minutes, then
connect the inlet hose.
• The first time you use the appliance,
make sure that the water hoses and the
couplings do not have leakages.
Electrical connection
• Make sure that the appliance is earthed.
• Make sure that the electrical information
on the rating plate agrees with the power
supply.
• Always use a correctly installed shockproof socket.
• Do not use multiple plugs and extension
cables. There is a risk of fire.
• Do not replace or change the mains cable. Contact the service centre.
• Make sure not to cause damage to the
mains plug and cable.
• Connect the mains plug to the mains
socket only at the end of the installation.
Make sure that there is access to the
mains plug after the installation.
• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect
the appliance. Always pull the mains
plug.
Discard the appliance
1. Disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket.
2. Cut off the mains cable and discard it.
3. Discard the door catch. This prevents
children or pets to be closed in the appliance. There is a risk of suffocation
(only for front-loading appliances).
ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS
The symbol on the product or on its
packaging indicates that this product may
not be treated as household waste. Instead
it should be taken to the appropriate
collection point for the recycling of electrical
and electronic equipment. By ensuring this
product is disposed of correctly, you will
help prevent potential negative
consequences for the environment and
human health, which could otherwise be
caused by inappropriate waste handling of
this product. For more detailed information
about recycling of this product, please
contact your local council, your household
waste disposal service or the shop where
you purchased the product.
Packaging materials
Recycle the materials with the symbol
.
Put the packaging in applicable containers
to recycle it.
Ecological hints
To help the environment, use less water
and energy, obey these instructions:
• Set a programme without the prewash
phase to wash laundry with normal soil.
• Always start a washing programme with
the maximum load of laundry.
• If necessary, use a stain remover when
you set a programme with a low temperature.
• To use the correct quantity of the detergent, check the water hardness of your
domestic system
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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2
1 Control panel
2 Lid
3 Lid button
4 Filter access door
5 Lever to move the appliance
6 Adjustable feet
ACCESSORIES
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3
10
4
5
6
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12
7 Rating plate
8 Mains cable
9 Water inlet valve
10 Water drain hose
11 Transit bolts
12 Feet for the appliance level
1 Plastic cap
To close the hole on the rear side of
the cabinet, after the removal of the
transit bolt.
Press this button to activate or deactivate
the appliance. A tune sounds when the appliance is activated.
The AUTO Stand-by function automatically
deactivates the appliance to decrease the
energy consumption when:
• You do not use the appliance for 5 mi-
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nutes before you press button
.
6 Time saving button
7 Extra rinse button
8 Stain button
9 Spin button
10 Temperature button
– Set again the washing programme and
all possible options.
• After 5 minutes from the end of the
washing programme. Refer to 'At the end
of programme'.
Programme knob
Turn this knob to set a programme. The related programme indicator comes on.
– All settings are cancelled.
–
Press button
1
to activate the appli-
ance again.
Display
3
ABCD
The display shows:
A• The maximum temperature of the programme.
B
• The default spin speed of the programme.
•
'No Spin'
C•
The display symbols.
1)
and 'Rinse Hold' symbols.
2)
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SymbolsDescription
Washing phase
Rinse phases
Spin phase
Child lock
You cannot open the appliance door when the symbol is on.
You can open the door only when the symbol goes off.
If the programme is completed but the symbol stays on:
• There is water in the drum.
• The 'Rinse Hold' function is on.
Delay start
D
• The programme time
When the programme starts, the time decreases with steps of 1 minute.
•The delay start
When you press the delay start button, the display shows the delay start time.
•Alarm codes
If the appliance has a malfunction, the display shows alarm codes. Refer to 'Troubleshooting' chapter.
•Err
The display shows this message for some seconds if:
– You set a function that is not applicable for the programme.
– You change the programme while it operates.
The indicator of the Start/Pause button
•
When the programme is completed.
1) Only available for Spin/Drain programme.
2) The symbols appear on the display when the related phase or function is set.
Start/Pause button
Press button
4
4
to start or interrupt a pro-
gramme.
Delay start button
Press button
5
5
to delay the start of a pro-
gramme from 30 minutes to 20 hours.
Time save button
Press the button
6
6
to decrease the pro-
gramme duration.
• Press one time to set 'Shortened duration' for items with daily soil.
• Press two times to set 'Extra Quick' for
items with almost no soil.
Some programmes accept only one of
the two functions.
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flashes.
Extra rinse button
Press button
programme.
Use this function for persons allergic to detergents and in areas where the water is
soft.
Stain button
Press button
programme.
Use this function for laundry with hard
stains to remove.
When you set this function, put the stain re-
mover into compartment
This function increases the programme
duration.
This function is not available with a
temperature lower than 40° C.
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7
to add rinsing phases to a
8
8
to add the stain phase to a
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Spin button
9
Press this button to:
• Decrease the maximum speed of the
spin phase when you set a programme.
The display shows only the spin
speeds available with the set programme.
• Deactivate the spin phase.
• Activate the 'Rinse Hold' function. Set
this function to prevent fabric creases.
The appliance does not drain the water
when the programme is completed.
Spin phase is off.
'Rinse Hold' function is on.
Temperature button
Press button
10
10
to change the default tem-
perature.
- -
= cold water
Acoustic signals function
You can hear the acoustic signals when:
• You activate the appliance.
• You deactivate the appliance.
•You press the buttons.
• The programme is completed.
• The appliance has a malfunction.
To deactivate/activate the acoustic sig-
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nals, press button
and button 8 at the
same time for 6 seconds.
If you deactivate the acoustic signals,
they continue operate only when you
press the buttons and when a malfunction occurs.
Child lock function
This function prevents children to play with
the control panel.
•
To activate the function, press button
9
and button 10 at the same time until the
display shows the symbol
.
• To deactivate the function, press button
9
and button 10 at the same time until
the symbol
goes off.
You can activate the function:
• Before you press the Start/Pause button
4
: the appliance cannot start.
• After you press the Start/Pause button
4
, all the buttons and the programme
knob are deactivated.
Permanent extra rinse function
With this function you can keep the extra
rinse function permanently on when you set
a new programme.
•
To activate the function press button
5
and button 6 at the same time until the
indicator of button