Frigidaire ATF6500GS0, ATF6000FS2, CFW5000FW1 Owner’s Manual

WASHER OPERATING iNSTRUCTiONS

Normal

HeavyDuty

Perm Press

Delicates

Hand Wash

Spin Only

Before Operating Your Washer

Read your washer Owner's Guide. It has important safety and warranty information, it also has many suggestions for best washing results.

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or

injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS in your washer Owner's Guide before operating this appliance.

Operating Steps

Read and follow "Washing Procedures" in your Owner's

Guide. It provides detailed information for preparing the wash load and choosing control settings to ensure best washing results.

1. Sort laundry into loads that can be washed together.

2. Prepare items for washing.

3. Pretreat stains and heavy soil.

4. Add laundry load to the wash drum.

5. Add laundry products to the dispenser.

• Detergent, bleach and fabric softener will be dispensed at the proper time in the cycle.

• Open the dispenser drawer add the

recommended amount of a high efficiency

detergent to the detergent_

compartment. _.,_/

• If desired, add liquid chlorine bleach and liquid fabric softener to the appropriate compartments.

• Slowly close dispenser drawer.

Auto © Warm Cold 0 Fast

Temp ©Warm Warm © Medium

Temperature Spin Speed Options Soil Level Start/Pause

• Any water remaining in the dispenser at the end of the cycle is a result of siphoning action and part of the normal operation.

6. Select the appropriate cycle and settings for the load. o Turn the Cycle Selector knob in either direction to

select the cycle. The estimated cycle time will be displayed.

. Suitable wash and rinse water temperatures, final

spin speed, options and soil level for each cycle will automatically be displayed. See the Cycle Selection

Chart for more details.

. To change the settings, press the Temperature, Spin

Speed and Soil Level buttons.

. To select or delete an option, press Options, then,

while the indicator is blinking, press Select. The indicator will light when the option has been selected. It will no longer be lighted when the option

has been deleted.

o To provide the best care for your laundry, not every

setting or option is available with every cycle. If a setting or option is not available, its indicator will not light.

. Adjustments to the cycle will be remembered each

time that cycle is selected in the future. To return to the factory settings, press Start/Pause and Select at the same time and hold until a signal sounds.

7. Select Delay Start to delay the beginning of the cycle for up to 14 hours, if desired.

8. Start the washer. o Close the door and press Start/Pause. The washer

will not operate with the door open. The status lights will blink, the signal will beep and "dr" will be displayed as a reminder to close the door.

0 ExtendedSpin 0 Normal 0 Wash 0 SignalVolume 0 Light 0 FinalSpin

Start

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0 Rinse

o As a safety measure, the door will automatically lock

during the entire wash cycle and the Door Lock indicator will be lighted.

o To add a forgotten item to the wash drum, press Start/

Pause, open the door, add the item, close the door and press Start/Pause to resume the cycle. "PAU"

will be displayed alternately with the estimated cycle time.

o If the cycle is interrupted during spin, it will take

approximately 2-3 minutes for the door lock to release. DO NOT force open the door.

o To stop the washer, press Cancel.

9. A signal will sound when the Signal option is elected. Remove items from the washer when the cycle ends.

Cycle Selection

Turn the Cycle Selector knob to the desired cycle. For best

results, follow the fabric care label instructions on items to be washed. To change the selection after the cycle has

begun, press Cancel before making another choice. Just

turning the knob to another selection will not change the

cycle.

Heavy Duty The Heavy Duty cycle provides 20 minutes of reversing tumble wash action for heavily soiled sturdy items. Hot water is recommended to remove heavy soil and most

stains. Stain Clean, Extra Rinse and Extended Spin are

available options.

Normal The Normal cycle provides 15 minutes of reversing tumble

wash action for normally soiled loads. Stain Clean, Extra

Rinse and Extended Spin are available options.

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Cycle Selection (Con't)

Perm Press

The Perm Press cycle provides 10 minutes of reversing tumble wash action for cottons and blends with a no-iron

finish. To minimize wrinkling, the Warm Rinse and Extended Spin option are not available with this cycle. The Stain Clean and Extra Rinse options can be selected.

Quick

The Quick Cycle provides 10 minutes of reversing tumble wash action for lightly soiled items that must be laundered

quickly. To save time, the Extra Rinse and the Extended Spin option are not available with this cycle.

Delicates

This cycle provides 10 minutes of gentle reversing wash action for knits and delicates. To protect your delicate

items, a hot water wash, Heavy Soil, and the Extended Spin option are not available. The Stain Clean and Extra

Rinse options are available.

Hand Wash Select the Hand Wash cycle for items labeled "Hand Washable". Ten minutes of occasional tumbling are

followed by 2 rinses and a slow final spin. To protect your hand washables, a hot water wash, Heavy Soil, the Clean

Stain and Extended Spin options are not available. The Extra Rinse option is available.

Spin Only Use the Spin Only cycle anytime you want to drain water

from the washer and spin out the load or as a follow-up to a No Spin selection. Select the spin speed appropriate to

the load. To add a rinse prior to spin, select the Extra Rinse o tion.

Cycle Settings

Appropriate wash and rinse water temperatures, final spin speed and soil level settings for each cycle will

automatically be displayed when a cycle is selected. To change the preset selections, press Temperature , Spin

Speed and Soil level to scroll to the desired setting. If a setting is not appropriate for that cycle, the indicator

will not light up.

NOTE: Pressing any button during operation of the i

To change a setting after the cycle starts, press Start/ Pause before making the adjustment. Changes made to

the cycle will automatically be remembered each time that cycle is selected in the future.

Wash / Rinse Water Temperatures Select a wash water temperature according to fiber content, colorfastness and soil level. For best results, follow the care label instructions and use the hottest water

safe for the fabric. A cold water rinse saves energy and reduces wrinkling.

cycle will produce flashing indicator

• Hot/Cold Heavily soiled white/colorfast cotton and perm press loads.

• Warm/Cold Normally soiled white/colorfast cotton and perm press loads.

• Warm/Warm Washable woolens.

• Cold/Cold Lightly soiled non-colorfast items, knits, delicates and hand washables.

Auto Temp

Auto Temp improves washing performance. Water

temperature can be affected by the water heater setting and its distance from the washer, water usage in other

parts of the home and seasonally low ground water temperatures in some geographic areas. Because most

detergents work best in wash water at a minimum of 65 ° F, select Auto Temp settings for regulated wash and final

rinse water temperatures.

Auto Temp Hot 120 ° F (Only if water heater

Auto Temp Warm 78 ° F Auto Temp Cold 65 ° F

Cold Temperature of cold tap water. NOTE: Final rinse water temperatures are not regulated.

Spin Speed Maximum, Fast, Medium and Slow speeds are available

for each cycle. The final spin speed and or duration vary from cycle to cycle.

• Increasing spin speed will extract more water and

decrease drying time.

• Decreasing spin speed will reduce wrinkling.

• Select Slow spin speed to gently spin items that should be line dried.

• Use No Spin to omit the final spin at the end of the cycle. The load will be very wet. Remove items from

the wash drum to drip dry or select Spin Only to remove excess water at a more convenient time.

temperature is greater than 120 ° F.)

Soil Level Press Soil Level to increase or decrease the wash time.

Water Level There is no need to select a water level. The washer automatically adjusts the water level to the type and size of

wash load.

Jlights, beeping and "Err" will be displayed.

Cycle Options

To select or delete the Extra Rinse, Extended Spin or Signal Volume, press Options until the blinking light

indicates the desired option. Then, while it is blinking, press Select. The indicator will light when the option has

been selected. It will no longer be lighted when the option has been deleted. To provide the best care for your laundry

items, not every option is available with every cycle. Stain Clean

Use the Stain Clean option to add a 5-minute soak in the middle of the wash portion of any cycle except Quick and

Hand Wash.

Extra Rinse Use this option when additional rinsing is desired to

remove excess dirt and detergent. It is recommended for heavily soiled loads or if household members have

sensitive skin. Extra Rinse occurs before the final rinse when the liquid fabric softner is dispensed.

Extended Spin Use this option to add several additional minutes to the final spin at the selected speed. This will improve water

extraction and decrease drying time.

Signal Volume A signal will sound at the end of the cycle this option is selected. The signal has an adjustable volume level or

can be turned off.

Washer Features

Delay Start Press Delay Start to select a wash time convenient to your schedule or during off peak energy hours. The start of the cycle can be delayed for up to 14 hours. The delay time selected will be displayed as 30, 60 or 90 minutes or 2 through 14 hrs.

_Contro! Lock

To avoid having someone accidentally start or stop the washer, press Options and Select at the same time and hold for 10 seconds until "LOC" is displayed alternately with the estimated cycle time. To unlock the controls, press Options and Select at the same time and hold 10 seconds until "LOC" is no longer displayed.

Estimated Cycle Time

The estimated total cycle time will be displayed when the cycle is selected. The time may increase if water pressure is low, oversudsing occurs or the load becomes unbalanced. The approximate time remaining will be displayed during the cycle.

Status Lights

The following will be displayed at the appropriate times during the cycle:

. Door Lock = Wash

o Rinse

Final Spin

Start/Pause

Press Start/Pause to start, pause or restart a cycle. "PAU" will be displayed alternately with the estimated time remaining when the cycle is paused.

Cancel Press Cancel to stop the cycle.

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