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CONTENTS
Safety information |
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Washing programs |
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Product description |
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Care and cleaning |
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Control panel |
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What to do if… |
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Use of the appliance |
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Technical data |
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Setting the water softener |
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Installation |
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Use of dishwasher salt |
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Water connection |
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Use of detergent and rinse aid |
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Electrical connection |
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Multitab function |
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Environment concerns |
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Loading cutlery and dishes |
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Warranty |
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Setting and starting a washing program |
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Subject to change without notice.
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
•Only use the appliance to clean household utensils that are suitable for dishwashers.
•Do not put solvents in the appliance. Risk of explosion.
•Put knives and all items with sharp points in the cutlery basket with their points down. If not, put them in a horizontal position in the upper basket.
•Use only products specified for dishwashers (e.g. detergent, 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 appliance before the end of the washing program.
•When the washing program 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 the Customer Care Centre.
GENERAL SAFETY
•This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:
–Staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments
–Farm houses
–By clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments
–Bed and breakfast type environments.
•Some dishwasher detergents are strongly alkaline. They can be extremely dangerous if swallowed. Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Keep the children away from the appliance when the door is open. Check that the detergent dispenser is empty after completion of the washing program.
•Obey the safety instructions from the manufacturer of the dishwasher detergent to prevent burns to eyes, mouth and throat.
•Only put detergent in the dispenser before you start a washing program.
•Do not drink the water from the appliance. Detergent residue 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
•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 by a person who is responsible for their safety.
•Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
•Keep all the packaging away from children. There is a risk of suffocation.
•Keep all detergents in a safe area. Do not let children touch the detergents.
•Keep children and pets 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.
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•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.
•Do not use the appliance:
–If the mains cable or the water hoses are damaged.
–If the control panel, worktop or plinth area are damaged so that you can get access to the inner side of the appliance.
Contact your local Customer Care Centre.
•Do not drill into the sides of the appliance otherwise damage to hydraulic and electrical components may occur.
Warning! Follow carefully the instructions for electrical and water connections.
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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1Upper basket
2Air vent and water hardness dial
3Salt container
4Detergent dispenser
5Rinse aid dispenser
6Rating plate
7Filters
8Lower spray arm
9Upper spray arm
INTERNAL LIGHT
This appliance has an internal light that comes on when you open the door and goes off when the door is closed.
Warning! Visible led radiation, do not stare into the beam.
Internal light equipped with LED lamp CLASS 2 in accordance with IEC 60825-1: 1993 + A1:1997+ A2:2001.
Emission wave length: 450 nm Maximum emitted power: 548 μW
If it is necessary to replace the light, contact your local Customer Care Centre.
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CONTROL PANEL
The controls are on the top of the control panel. To operate with the controls keep the appliance door ajar.
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1On/off button
2Display
3Delay start button
4Program button (down)
5Program button (up)
6Energy saver button
7Multitab button
8Reset button
9Indicators
10 Program-display
Indicators
Salt indicator. It comes on when it is necessary to fill the salt container. 1) After you fill the container, the salt indicator can stay on for some hours. This does not have an unwanted effect on the operation of the appliance.
Rinse aid indicator. It comes on when it is necessary to fill the rinse aid dispenser.
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End indicator. It comes on when the washing program is completed.
1)When the salt container and/or the rinse aid dispenser are empty, the related indicators do not come on while a washing program operates.
ON/OFF BUTTON
Press this button to switch on or off the appliance.
After 10 minutes from the end of the washing program, the Auto Off function automatically switches off the appliance. This helps to decrease energy consumption.
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THE DISPLAY
The display shows:
•The electronic adjustment of the level of the water softener
•The activation and deactivation of the rinse aid dispenser (only with the multitab function on)
•The number of the washing program
•The remaining time to the end of the washing program
•The end of a washing program (the display shows a zero)
•The time of the delay start
•The alarm codes
•The activation and deactivation of the acoustic signals.
DELAY START BUTTON
Press this button to delay the start of the washing program from 1 to 24 hours. Refer to 'Setting and starting a washing program'.
PROGRAM BUTTONS
Press one of these buttons repeatedly to set a washing program. Each time you press the button, the display shows a number that is related to a washing program. Refer to 'Washing programs' chart.
ENERGY SAVER BUTTON
This function decreases the temperature in the drying phase. The power consumption decreases by 25%. The dishes can be wet at the end of the program when you open the appliance door. We recommend that you keep the door ajar and let the dishes dry.
Press this button to activate the function. The related indicator comes on.
The function can be activated with all washing programs but has effect only on some programs. To see where the energy saver function has effect, refer to the 'Washing programs' chart.
MULTITAB BUTTON
Press this button to activate or deactivate the multitab function. Refer to 'Multitab function'.
RESET BUTTON
Press this button to cancel a washing program in operation. Refer to 'Setting and starting a washing program'.
PROGRAM-DISPLAY
The program-display is divided in 5 LED lamps.
•When you switch on the appliance, all 5 LED lamps come on with a blue light.
•When you select a washing program or the delay start, all 5 LED lamps stay on with a blue light.
•When the washing program starts, only the first LED lamp is on. The remaining LED lamps come on gradually as the washing program operates.
•When the countdown operates, only the first LED lamp is on.
•When the washing program ends, all 5 LED lamps come on with a green light.
•When the appliance has a malfunction, all 5 LED lamps flash with a blue light
SETTING MODE
The appliance must be in setting mode for these operations:
•To set and start a washing program.
•To set and start a delay start.
•To adjust electronically the level of the water softener.
•To activate or deactivate the rinse aid dispenser (only with the multitab function on).
•To deactivate or activate the acoustic signals.
Switch on the appliance. The appliance is in setting mode when:
•The display shows two horizontal status bars.
Switch on the appliance. The appliance is not in setting mode when:
•The display shows the time of the washing program or of the delay start.
–To go back to the setting mode, it is necessary to cancel the program or the delay start. Refer to 'Setting and starting a washing program'.
ACOUSTIC SIGNALS
You can hear the acoustic signals when:
• The washing program is completed.
•You adjust electronically the level of the water softener.
•The appliance has a malfunction.
Factory setting: acoustic signals active.
Deactivating the acoustic signals
1.Switch on the appliance. Make sure that the appliance is in setting mode.
2.Press and hold button (4) and button (5) at the same time until the indicators of buttons (3), (4) and (5) flash.
3.Release button (4) and button (5).
4.Press button (5),
•The indicators of button (3) and button (4) go off.
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•The indicator of button (5) continues to flash.
•The display shows the setting of the acoustic signals.
Acoustic signals activated.
Acoustic signals deactivated.
5.Press button (5) to change the setting. The display shows the new adjustment.
6.Switch off the appliance to confirm.
To activate the acoustic signals again, do steps (1) through (6).
USE OF THE APPLIANCE
Refer to the specific instructions for each step of the procedure.
1.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 appliance.
5.Set the correct washing program for the type of load and soil.
6.Fill the detergent dispenser with the correct quantity of detergent.
7.Start the washing program.
If you use the combi detergent tablets ('3 in 1', '4 in 1', '5 in 1'), set the multitab function. Refer to 'Multitab function'.
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:
• mg/I (millimol per litre)
•ppm (parts per million),
•mmol/l (millimol per litre - international unit for the hardness of water).
Adjust the water softener in to the water hardness in your area. If necessary, contact your local water authority.
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910 - 1250 |
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9.1 - 12.5 |
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760 - 909 |
760 - 909 |
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7.6 - 9.0 |
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650 - 759 |
650 - 759 |
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6.5 - 7.5 |
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510 - 649 |
510 - 649 |
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5.1 - 6.4 |
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400 - 509 |
400 - 509 |
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4.0 - 5.0 |
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330 - 399 |
330 - 399 |
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3.3 - 3.9 |
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260 - 329 |
260 - 329 |
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2.6 - 3.2 |
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190 - 259 |
190 - 259 |
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1.9 - 2.5 |
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70 - 189 |
70 - 189 |
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0.7 - 1.8 |
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Water hardness
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mmol/l |
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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.Remove the lower basket.
2.Turn the water hardness dial to position 1 or 2 (refer to the chart).
3. Put back the lower basket.
ELECTRONIC ADJUSTMENT
The appliance is factory set at level 5.
USE OF DISHWASHER SALT
Water hardness setting
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1.Switch on the appliance. Make sure that the appliance is in setting mode.
2.Press and hold button (4) and button (5) at the same time until the indicators of buttons (3), (4) and (5) flash.
3.Release button (4) and button (5).
4.Press button (3),
•The indicators of button (4) and button (5) go off.
•The indicator of button (3) continues to flash.
•The acoustic signals sound.
•The display shows the setting of the water softener (example: and you hear five acoustic signals = level 5).
5.Press button (3) one time to increase the water softener level by one step. Continue to press button (3) until the required water softener level is achieved.
6.Switch off the appliance to confirm.
Caution! Only use dishwasher salt. Types of salt that are not suitable 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 program.
Filling the salt container
1.Turn the cap counterclockwise 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.
4.Remove the salt around the opening of the salt container.
5.Turn the cap clockwise to close the salt container.
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It is normal that water overflows from the salt container when you fill it with salt.
USE OF DETERGENT AND RINSE AID
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USE OF DETERGENT
Caution! Only use detergents (powder, liquid or tablet) that are suitable for dishwashers.
Follow the recommendations on the detergent packaging for the use and storage of the detergent.
To help the environment, do not use more than the correct quantity of detergent.
Filling with detergent
1.Press the release button 2 to open the lid 7 of the detergent dispenser.
2.Put the detergent in the dispenser 1 .
3.If the washing program has a prewash phase, put a small quantity of detergent on the inner part of the appliance door.
4.If you use the detergent tablets, put the tablet in the detergent dispenser 1 .
5.Close the detergent dispenser. Press the lid until it locks into position.
Different brands of detergent dissolve in different times. Some detergent tab-
lets do not have the best cleaning results during short washing programs. Use long washing programs when you use detergent tablets to fully remove the detergent.
USE OF RINSE AID
Caution! Only use rinse aid specified for dishwashers.
Do not fill the rinse aid dispenser with other products (e.g. dishwasher cleaning agent, liquid detergent). This can cause damage to the appliance.
Rinse aid makes it possible to dry the dishes without streaks and stains.
Rinse aid is automatically added during the last rinsing phase.
Follow these steps to fill the rinse aid dispenser:
Filling with rinse aid
1.Press the release button 6 to open the lid 5 of 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 washing program.
4.Close the rinse aid dispenser. Press the lid until it locks into position.
ADJUSTING THE RINSE AID DOSAGE
Factory set: position 3.
You can set the rinse aid dosage between position 1 (lowest dosage) and position 4 (highest dosage).
Turn the rinse aid selector 4 to increase or reduce the dosage.
Wash hands to remove any residue of rinse aid from skin.