ELECTROLUX EDC77550 User Manual [fr]

user manual notice d’utilisation

Tumble Dryer Séchoir à condensation

EDC 77550W

Welcome to the world of Electrolux

Thank you for choosing a first class product from Electrolux, which hopefully will provide you with lots of pleasure in the future. The Electrolux ambition is to offer a wide variety of quality products that make your life more comfortable. You find some examples on the cover in this manual. Please take a few minutes to study this manual so that you can take advantage of the benefits of your new machine. We promise that it will provide a superior User Experience delivering Ease-of-Mind. Good luck!

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Contents
Safety information..............................	5
Product description ...........................	8
Control panel .....................................	8
Use....................................................	9
Drying hints ................................	13-14
Drying programme .....................	15-16
Programme information ...................	17
Care and cleaning ...........................	18
Something not working ..............	21-23
Technical data .................................	24
Consumption values ........................	25
Installation ..................................	26-27
Environment concerns .....................	28
Guarantee conditions ......................	29
Customer service centres ................	30

The following symbols are used in this manual:

Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how to avoid damaging the appliance.

General information and tips

Environmental information

Safety Information

In the interest of your safety and to ensure the correct use, before installing and first using the appliance, read this user manual carefully, including its hints and warnings. To avoid unnecessary mistakes and accidents, it is important to ensure that all people using the appliance are thoroughly familiar with its operation and safety features. Save these instructions and make sure that they remain with the appliance if it is moved or sold, so that everyone using it through its life will be properly informed on appliance use and safety.

General safety

•It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way.

•This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory 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.

•Make sure that small pets 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.

•In order to avoid danger of fires caused by excessive drying, do not

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use appliance to dry the following items: Cushions, quilts and the like (these items accumulate heat).

• Items such as foam rubber (latex GB foam), shower caps, waterproof tex-

tiles, rubber backed articles and clothes or pillows fitted with foam rubber pads should not be dried in the tumble dryer.

•Always unplug the appliance after use, clean and maintenance.

•Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the machine yourself. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact your local Service Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts.

•Items that have been soiled with substances such as cooking oil acetone, petrol, kerosene, spot removers, turpentine, waxes and wax removers should be washed in hot water with an extra amount of detergent before being dried in the tumble dryer.

•Danger of explosion: Never tumble dry items that have been in contact with inflammable solvents (petrol, methylated spirits, dry cleaning fluid and the like). As these substance are volatile, they could cause an explosion. Only tumble dry items washed with water.

•Risk of fire: items that have been spotted or soaked with vegetable or cooking oil constitute a fire hazard and should not be placed in the tumble dryer.

•If you have washed your laundry with stain remover you must execute an extra rinse cycle before loading your tumble dryer.

•Please make sure that no gas lighters

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or matches have accidentally been left in pockets of garments to be loaded into appliance

of a washing machine, it is compulsory touse the stacking kit (optional accessory).

WARNING!

Never stop a tumble dry before the end of the drying cycle unless all items are quickly removed and spread out so that the heat is dissipated.

RISK OF FIRE!

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.

•The final part of a tumble dryer cycle occurs without heat ( cool down cycle ) to ensure that the items are left at a temperature that ensures that items will not be damaged.

•Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person.

•Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance does not stand on the electrical supply cable.

•If the machine is situated on a carpeted floor, please adjust the feet in order to allow air to circulate freely.

•After having installed the appliance, check that it is not pressing or standing on its electrical supply cable.

•If the tumble dryer is placed on top

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 dried. Follow the instructions on each garment label.

•Do not dry unwashed items in the tumble dryer.

•Do not overload the appliance. See the relevant section in the user manual.

•Clothes which are dripping wet should not be placed in the dryer.

•Garments which have been in contact with volatile petroleum products should not be machine dried. 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 tumble dryer if the power supply cable, the control panel, the working surface or the base are damaged so that the inside of the tumble dryer is accessible.

•Fabric softeners, or similar products should be used as specified by the

fabric softener instructions.

Child safety

• This machine is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision.

•Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

•The packaging components (e.g. plastic film, polystyrene) can be dangerous to children - danger of suffocation! Keep them out of children’s reach.

•Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s reach.

•Make sure that children or pets do not climb into the drum.

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Product description

1 Control panel

2 Fluff filters

3 Rating Plate

4 Condenser unit

5 Water reservoir

6 Adjustable feet

7 Drum Light

Control panel

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2

3

4

5

6

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8

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1	Programme selector dial	6	Display
	Delicate button		Start/Pause button
2		7
	Buzzer button		Delay button
3		8
	Dryness button		Indicator lights
4		9
	Long -Anti Crease button
5

Use

First Use

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Ensure that the electrical connections comply with the installation instructions.

●Remove the polystryrene block and any material from the drum.

●Before using your tumble dryer for the first time, werecommend that you to place a few damp clothsinside the appliance and dry for 30 minutes. There may be dust inside a brand new tumble dryer.

Daily Use

Load the laundry

Connect the appliance.

Open the door (see picture).

Place the laundry in the drum, one item at a time, shaking them out as much as possible.

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Select the required programme
Turn the programme selector dial to the
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The light Start/Pause starts to flash.

The selector dial is divided into following sections:

Cottons

Synthetics

Time

Special

Allows you to select electronically controlled or time controlled drying. Turn the dial to the required programme or time.

Electronically controlled drying (automatic)

The appliance runs these programmes with the help of probes which detect the degree of dampness of the laundry. Simply select the programme according to the type of laundry and degree of drying required. The selector dial can be turned either clockwise or anticlockwise.

At the end of the programme the selector dial must be turned to position O, to switch the machine off.

Attention!

If you turn the programme selector dial to another programme when the machine is working, the lights of the programme progress display start to flash. The machine will not perform the new selected programme.

Programme Option buttons

Depending on the programme, different functions can be combined. These must be selected after choosing the desired programme and before depressing the Start/Pause button. When these buttons are pressed, the corresponding pilot lights

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come on. When they are pressed again, the pilot lights go out.

Select Delicate

Pressing this button allows drying to be performed at a lower temperature, for delicate items.

The corresponding pilot light comes on. This option can also be used for time controlled drying. DELICATE is only suitable for use with loads of up to 3kg!

Select the Buzzer

When the drying cycle has finished, an intermittent audible signal will sound.

By depressing button the acoustic signal is switched off in the following cases:

•when selecting the programme

•when depressing the buttons

•when the programme selector dial is turned to another position during the programme or when you depress an option button during the cycle

•at the end of the programme.

The corresponding light comes on

Select the Dryness

Press the Dryness button repeatedly, to select the desired option. The relevant light will light up. Laundry becomes dryer from MIN to MAX.

When the programme has finished the pilot lights End is on.

Select the Long-Anticrease button

The drying cycle is automatically followed by a anti-crease phase which lasts around 90 minutes.

Select the Start/Pause

Press this button to start the dryer after having selected the programme and the options. The relevant light will stop flashing. If the programme selector dial is turned to another position, when the machine is running, the buzzer will sound and the programme phase indicator lights will flash. The drum turns alternately in both directions during drying.

All drying programmes end with a 10 minute cooling phase (light Cooling is on). You may remove the laundry after this phase.

The display will show the symbol Long Anticrease, and lights and illuminate and the buzzer sounds

If the door of the appliance or the small door at the bottom is opened while the programme is running, this button must be pressed again after closing the door in order to restart the programme from the point at which it was interrupted.

This button must be depressed also after a power failure and after having reinserted the water reservoir, if it has been emptied in the middle of a programme after lighting up of light .

In both cases the light of the Start/Pause button flashes to remind you that the start button needs to be pressed again.

Select the Delay Start

Delay

With the DELAY button, you can delay the start of a programme by between 30 minutes (30' and a maximum of 20 hours (20H).

1.Select the programme

2.Press the DELAY button as many times as necessary until the required start delay appears on the multi display, e.g. 12H if the programme is to be started in 12 hours.

If 20H is displayed and you press the button again, the time delay will be cancelled. The display will show 0' and then the duration of the selected programme.

3.Toactivatethedelaytimer,presstheSTART/PAUSE button. The amount of time remaining until the programme is set to start is continuously displayed (e.g. 12H, 11H, 10H, … 30' e+tc).

If you wish to add some laundry while the machine is performing the countdown, after having done so and having closed the door, press START/PAUSE again, in order to allow the machine to complete the remaining countdown time.

Child safety device

The child lock can be set to prevent a programme being accidentally started or a programme in operation being accidentally changed. The child safety device locks all buttons and the programme knob. The child safety device can be activated or deactivated by holding down the

“Dryness” and “Long anticrease” (long anti-crease) buttons simultaneously for 5 seconds.

• Before programme is started:

Appliance cannot be used

• After programme is started:

Programme in operation cannot be changed

The symbol

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appears in the display to indicate that the child safety device is activated.

The child safety device is not deactivat-

ed once the programme comes to an GB end.

If you want to set a new programme, you must first deactivate the child safety device.

Display

The display shows the following information:

Duration of selected programme

After you have selected the programme, its duration (in hours and minutes) appears on the display. It is calculated automatically on the basis of the maximum load accepted for each type of fabric and of the required degree of drying.

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When the programme starts, the remaining time is displayed every 5 minutes.

Delayed start

If you have selected a delay time by means of the relevant button, the display shows it for 3 seconds; then it shows the duration of the previously selected programme. The countdown is displayed every 30 minutes until it displays “90 minutes” and then hour by hour.

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End of programme

A flashing zero indicates the end of the programme and it is displayed after the “anticreasing” phase.

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0.00

Incorrect option selection

If you select an option that is not compatible with the programme you have selected, the display shows Err (error).

This code will reappear during the execution of the programme if you press one of the option buttons or turn the programme selector.

Alarm code

In case of a functional anomaly, the display shows an alarm code (e.g. E21).

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“Drying”

This symbol appears on the dispay that the appliance is in the drying phase.

“Cooling”

This symbol appears on the dispay that the appliance is in the cooling phase. At the end of drying, there is a 10 minute cooling phase to cool the laundry.

“Long Anticrease”

This symbol appears on the dispay at the end of the cooling phase, during the anti-creasing phase and at the end of the programme.

Indicator lights

These lights indicate the following functions:

“Water reservoir full” light

This light comes on at the end of the

programme to remind you that the water reservoir must be emptied out. If this light illuminates during a programme this means that the water reservoir is full. The buzzer sounds, the programme stops, the light of the Start/Pause button flashes.

“Filter cleaning” light

It comes on every 80 cycles to remind you that the condenser must be cleaned.

“Condenser cleaning” light

This light illuminates at the end of the programme to remind you that the filters must be cleaned.

At the end of the programme

All drying programmes end with a 10 minute cooling phase.

You may remove the laundry after this phase. The lights and , and illuminate.

The display shows a static zero.

If the laundry is not removed at the end of the cycle, the dryer performs an anticreasing phase (duration: 30 minutes maximum). If you do not remove the laundry, the dryer will stop automatically at the end of the anti-creasing phase. Lights and remain lit and the

buzzer sounds for 2 minutes.

If you do not intend to carry out another wash, close the water tap. Leave the door open to prevent the formation of mildew and unpleasant smells.

Turn the programme selector dial to “O” to switch the machine off. Remove the laundry from the drum and carefully check that the drum is empty. The appliance is switched off.

Remove the laundry.

If you open and then close the door before turning the selector dial to “O” all the lights corresponding to the phases making up the performed programme come on.

After each use

•Clean the filters.

•Empty the water reservoir.

Important!

If the drying programme has to be stopped before it reaches the end, we recommend that you turn the programme selector dial to position Cooling and wait until the end of this cooling phase before removing the laundry. This will avoid a build-up of heat inside the appliance.To do this first turn the dial to “Off” and then to Cooling and depress Start button.

Modifying the programme

To change a programme which is running, first cancel it by turning the programme selector dial to “O”. Select the new programme and press the Start button .

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Drying hints

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Before loading the laundry

Never tumble dry the following: Particularly delicate items such as net curtains, woollen, silk, fabrics with metal trim, nylon tights, bulky materials such as anoraks, blankets, eiderdowns, sleeping bags, feather quilts and any items containing rubber foam or materials similar to rubber foam.

•Always follow the instructions on garment labels:

may be tumble dried

normal drying (high temperature)

delicate drying (low temperature)

do not tumble dry

•Close pillowcases and covers with fasteners to prevent small laundry items getting tangled inside them. Close press studs, zips and hooks and tie belts and apron strings.

•Sort laundry according to type and degree of drying required.

•Do not over-dry laundry, this avoids creasing and saves energy.

•Avoid drying dark clothes with light coloured fluffy items such as towels as they could attract the fluff.

•The laundry must be thoroughly spun before tumble drying.

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•Easy-care items, too, e.g. shirts, should be briefly pre-spun before drying (depending on crease resistance approx. 30 seconds or using the special brief spin programme of your washing machine).

•Knitted textiles (knitted underwear) may shrink a little during drying. Please do not overdry items of this type. It is advisable to allow for shrinkage when choosing the size of new purchases.

•You can also put starched items into your dryer. However, to achieve the desired starched effect, choose the programme “iron dry”. To remove any starch residues, wipe out the internal drum after drying with a moist cloth and then rub it dry.

•To avoid a static charge when drying

bathrobe		1200 g
napkin		100 g
quilt cover		700 g
sheet		500 g
pillow case		200 g
tablecloth		250 g
towelling towel		200 g
tea cloth		100 g
night dress		200 g
ladies’ briefs		100 g
man’s work shirt		600 g
man’s shirt		200 g
man’s pyjamas		500 g
blouse		100 g
men’s underpants		100 g

is completed, use either a fabric softener when you are washing the laundry or a fabric conditioner specifically for tumble dryers.

•Remove the laundry when the dryer has finished drying.

•If individual items are still damp after

drying, set a brief post-drying time, but at least 30 minutes. This will be necessary particularly for multilayered items (e.g. collars, pockets, etc.).

Make sure that no metal objects are left in the laundry (e.g. hair clips, safety pins, pins).

Button up pillowcases, close zip fasteners, hooks and poppers. Tie any belts or long tapes.

Remove persistent stains before washing.

Rub particularly soiled areas with a special detergent or detergent paste. Treat curtains with special care. Remove hooks or tie them up in a bag or net.

Maximum loads

Recommended loads are indicated in the programme charts.

General rules:

Cotton, linen: drum full but not too tightly packed;

Synthetics: drum no more than half full;

Delicate fabrics and woollens: drum no more than one third full.

Try to load to the maximum capacity of the machine as small loads are uneconomical.

Laundry weights

The following weights are indicative:

Drying programmes

Programme

Extra

Strong

Cupboard

Damp

Iron

Extra

Cupboard

Iron

Type of

Options

laundry

Cotton and

Dryness

linen

Cotton and

Dryness

linen

Cotton and

Dryness

linen

Cotton and

Dryness

linen

Cotton and

Dryness

linen

Synthetics

Dryness

Synthetics

Dryness

Synthetics

Dryness

Time	Synthetics
30 min
60 min	Cotton

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Description of programme	GB

Drying thick or multi-layered textiles, e.g. terry towelling items

Drying thick textiles, e.g. terry towelling items, towels.

Drying textiles of even thicknesses, e.g. terry towelling items, knitted items, towels.

For thin textiles which are still to be ironed, e.g. knitted items, cotton shirts.

For cotton or linen laundry which are still to be put through a machine, e.g. bedding, table linen.

Drying thick or multi-layered textiles, e.g. pullovers, bedding, table linen.

For thin textiles which are not ironed, e.g. easy care shirts, table linen, baby’s clothes, socks, underwear.

For thin textiles which are still to be ironed, e.g. knitted items, cotton shirts.

Drying thick or multi-layered textiles, e.g. terry towelling items.

For drying individual items of laundry or for small volumes of less than 1kg.

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Drying programmes

Type of

Programme Options

laundry

Special	Cotton				Dryness
	Cupboard dry
Mix	Synthetics

Special

Synthetics

Easy

Special	Cotton			Dryness
Jeans	Cupboard dry

Cotton and

Special linen

Cooling Synthetics

Max	Cottons load:	7 kg
Max	Synthetics load:	3 kg
Max	Time load:	1 kg
Max	Special Mix load:	3 kg
Max	Special Jeans load:	7 kg

Description of programme

Special programme for cotton and easy care, which can drying together in the same time.

Special programme with anti-crease mechanism for easy care textiles such shirts and blouses; for minimum ironing effort. The result depends on the type and quality of textiles. (The loading volume corresponds to approx. 4 to 5 shirts.) Recommendation: Place textiles in the dryer straight after spinning. Once dried, immediately remove textiles and place on clothes hanger.

Special programme for leisure clothing, such as jeans, sweat-shirts, etc., of different material thicknesses (e.g. at the cuffs and seams).

Special programme, lasting around 10 minutes, for refreshing or gently cleaning textiles with commercially available dry cleaning sets.

(Only use those products which are declared as suitable for the drier by the manufacturer; please observe the manufacturer’s instructions for use.)

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Programme information

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Objective	Implementation

Adjusting the level of conductivity

Water contains, a variable quantity of limestone and mineral salts of which quantities vary according to geographical locations thus varying its conductivity values.

Relevant variations of the conductivity of the water compared to those prefixed by the factory could slightly influence the residual humidity of the laundry at the end of the cycle. Your dryer allows you to regulate the sensitivity of the drying sensor based on conductivity values of the water by using the following procedure.

To access adjustment mode:

1.Turn the programme selector dial to switch on the appliance.

2.In selection mode,press simultaneously the buttons

Dryness and Start/Pausa.

Press the buttons down until until «C0» appears on the digits.

Adjusting the level of conductivity:

Press the Start/Pausa button sequentially: the level of conductivity is indicated by the lighting of the horizontal hyphens.

Display			Conductivity	Approximate value µS/cm
CO			Low	< 300
CO			Medium	300-600
CO			High	>600

Normally, the appliance is factory-set to the highest level; however, certain models may be configured differently.

Memorizing the new setting:

Simultaneously press the buttons Dryness and Start/Pausa. Press the buttons down until the previous drying cycle time appears again on the display and the buzzer sounds.

To reset a programme and to switch off the machine turn O = Cancelling/OFF the selector dial to O. Now can a new programme be

selected.

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Care and cleaning

You must DISCONNECT the appliance from the electricity supply, before you can carry out any cleaning or maintenance work.

External cleaning

Use only soap and water and then dry thoroughly.

Important: do not use methylated spirit, diluents or similar products..

Cleaning the door

Clean periodically the interior part of the door to remove any fluff from the seals around the filter. Accurate cleaning ensures correct drying.

Cleaning the filters

Your dryer will only function well if the filters are clean.

The filters collect all the fluff which accumulates during drying and they must therefore be cleaned at the end of each programme, before removing the laundry, with a damp cloth.

The light is on to remind you this operation.

The filter in the inner door must be removed for cleaning.

Do not be alarmed by the amount of fluff. It is not due to excessive wear caused by the dryer.

All fabric loses fluff when drying but it goes un-noticed in the air. In a tumble dryer it simply collects in the filter.

After a while, a withish patina due to detergent residue on laundry forms on the filters. When this occurs, clean the filters with warm water using a brush. Remove the filter in the door opening as per picture (it can be positioned with the tooth facing to the left or to the right).