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GB WAK 6550 PROGRAMME GUIDE
This washing machine is equipped with
automatic safety functions
faults at an early stage and react appropriately,
e.g.:
A. “Tap Off” indicator
Check your washing machine's water supply.
Programme
Cotton
which detect
Coton Blanc
Kookwas
Care
Labels
A
C
Type of wash/
Degree of soiling
Normally soiled bed linen, table linen and
underwear, towels etc. made of cotton and linen.
B
D
Max.
Detergent and Additives
load
Softe-
ner
Kg
5,0
❉
Main
wash
Yes
E
Pre-
wash
❉❉ ❉ ❉ ❉
G
{
F
Selectable special options =
Pre-
Intensive
wash
Pré-
lavage
Voor-
was
Rinse
Rinçage
Intensif
Intensief
Spoelen
Rinse
hold
Arrêt Cuve
Pleine
Spoelstop
❉
Speed
reduction
Essorage
Centri-
fugeren
B. “Door Free” indicator
C. “Start/Pause” button
D. Programme sequence indicator
E. Temperature selection buttons
F. “Speed Reduction“ button
G. Operation indicators
Temp e-
rature
speed
°C rpm
20
to 95
Max.
spin
“Prewash” can be additionally selected
1200
for heavily soiled laundry.
Notes
Coloured Cotton
Synthetics
Delicate
Wool
Rapid wash
Handwash
Rinse + Spin
Intensive spin
Gentle spin Essorage / Centrif.
Draining /
Clearing
1)
For improved garment care spin speed is restricted to 1000 rpm in this programme.
2)
For improved garment care spin speed is restricted to 400 rpm in this programme.
Coton Couleurs
Bonte was
Synthétiques
Synthetisch
Délicat
Fijne was
Laine
Wol
Express
Expres
Lavage Main
Handwas
Rinçage + Essorage
Spoelen + Centrif.
Essorage Intensif
Intensief Centrif.
Vidange /
Afpompen
Slightly to normally soiled bed linen, table linen
and underwear, towels, shirts etc. made of
cotton and linen.
Slightly to normally soiled blouses, shirts and
other outer clothing made of polyester (Diolen,
Trevira), polyamide (Perlon, Nylon) or cotton
blends.
Curtains and delicate dresses, skirts, shirts and
blouses.
Only woollens with a felt-free finish, labelled
with the woolmark and identified as machine
washable.
Lightly soiled outer garments and sportswear
made of cotton, polyester, polyamide and
cotton blend.
Textiles made of linen, silk, wool or viscose
marked as “handwashable”.
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5,0
2,5
1,5
1,0
3,0
1,0
5,0
5,0
1,5
❉
❉
❉
❉
❉
❉
❉
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
❉❉ ❉ ❉ ❉
❉❉ ❉ ❉ ❉
❉❉
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❉❉
❉❉
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❉
20
to 60
20
1)
to 60
20
1)
to 40
20
1)
to 40
20
to 60
20
2)
to 30
20 1200
❉
–
1)
–
“Prewash” can be additionally selected
1200
for heavily soiled laundry.
“Prewash” can be additionally selected
1)
1000
for heavily soiled laundry.
1)
1000
If you select “Rinse Hold” do not leave
1)
1000
items to soak for too long.
1200
If you select “Rinse Hold” do not leave
2)
items to soak for too long. A very
400
gentle spin is used in this programme.
Same as the spin cycle in the “Coloured
Cotton” programme.
In this programme spinning is intensive.
1200
Same as the spin cycle in the “Coloured
Cotton” programme.
A very gentle spin is used in this
1)
1000
programme. Same as the spin cycle in
the “Wool” programme.
This programme only drains (alternative
method of terminating the programme
after “Rinse Hold” without spinning). In
addition all running programmes can be
cancelled with this programme.
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CONSUMPTION DATA
Programme Temperature
Cotton
Coloured cotton
Coloured cotton
Synthetics
Synthetics
Rapid wash
Delicate
Wool
Handwash
Consumption values
*
programme duration
** The
particular household conditions and to adapt the programme run time accordingly.
***To reduce
the pump drains the water out.
the water temperature
POUR IN DETERGENT, CLOSE THE
DOOR AND SELECT A PROGRAMME
Add the detergent as described in the chapter
“Detergent and Additives” in the booklet.
1. Turn the
programme selector knob
any direction to the desired programme.
The pilot lamp above the
button is flashing.
2. The programme sequence indicator and
the indicator with the maximum possible
spin speed light up.
3. The temperature can be altered by pressing
“+”
the
“-”
or
button under the
corresponding LED display.
*
Load
(°C)
95 5.0 44*** 1.60 1:55
60 5.0 39 0.95 2:00
40 5.0 39 0.55 2:00
60 2.5 55 0.70 1:30
40 2.5 50 0.50 1:15
30 3.0 35 0.40 0:30
30 1.5 50 0.50 0:45
40 1.0 50 0.50 0:40
30 1.0 35 0.40 0:35
were measured in normalized conditions in compliance with Standard IEC 60456.
may also vary from the chart values. The washing machine is able to allow for
(kg)
, some cold water is added at the end of the main wash cycle, before
Water
(l)
Energy
(kWh)
SELECT SPECIAL OPTIONS - The
indicator lights go on.
“Prewash” button
• Only for heavily soiled laundry (for
in
example sand or granular dirt).
Programme duration is increased by some
“Start/Pause”
15 min.
“Intensive Rinse” button
• An additional rinse cycle is carried out.
• This additional option is particularly
suitable for areas with very soft water, for
washing baby linen and helping people
with detergent allergies.
“Rinse Hold” button
• The laundry remains in the last rinse
water without being spun: discoloration
of the laundry and additional creasing are
prevented.
• This additional option is particularly
recommended for the programme
“Synthetics” or “Delicates”.
• This additional function is particularly
useful if you want to postpone spinning
to a later time.
Note:
the programme has reached the
“Rinse Hold” when the “Rinse Hold” button
light flashes.
Programme duration **
approx.
(hours : minutes)
Terminate the “Rinse Hold” option:
• Press the “Rinse Hold” button again; the
programme will terminate automatically
with the appropriate spin cycle for the
current programme.
• If you do not wish to spin the clothes, turn
the programme selector knob to “Drain/
Cancel” and press the “
Start/Pause
”
button again.
“Speed Reduction” button
• A maximum spin speed is assigned to each
programme.
• Press the button to set another speed for
the spin cycle.
• If the spin speed “0” is selected, the final
spin is cancelled. The water is drained out
only.
PROGRAMME START
After you have selected the programme and
the additional option, the indicator light
over the
“Start/Pause”
button flashes. Turn
on the tap and start the programme by
pressing the
“Start/Pause”
button. Now the
indicator light above the button goes on.
In addition, all programme phases are
indicated by the associated lights. After the
end of a programme phase the associated
indicator light goes out. Thus the
programme sequence indicator moves from
left to right across the wash, rinse and spin
phases. At the end of the programme only
the “End” indicator is still on.
DOOR LOCK
In the first 15 minutes after the start of the
“Cotton”, “Coloured Cotton” and
“Synthetic” programmes the door can be
opened to add further laundry. This is not
possible if “Rapid Wash” is selected.
PROGRAMME END
• The “End” display lights up.
1. Turn the programme selector knob to the
“Off” position.
2. Turn off the tap.
3. Open the door and unload the machine.
RESELECT AFTER PROGRAMME START
A newly-selected programme will continue
in the same programme section during
which the current programme was
interrupted. Therefore do not add any more
detergent.
1. Press the
“Start/Pause”
button to
interrupt the programme. The indicator
light flashes.
2. Select the new programme (with
temperature), any additional options and
- if you wish - another spin speed.
3. Press the
“Start/Pause”
button again to
restart the programme.
• If you are in the “Prewash” programme
step this additional option can not be
deselected as described (to do this see
“Interrupt/Cancel Programme).
CANCEL/DELETE PROGRAMME
1. Press the
“Start/Pause”
button to
interrupt the programme. The indicator
light flashes.
2. Set the programme selector to “Drain/
Cancel”. The spin speed
“0”
and the
remaining time “2 minutes” are displayed.
3. Press the
“Start/Pause”
button to start
the “Drain/Cancel” programme.
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