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ApplianceRegistration
Care andCleaning
China,Crystal,Sterling 10
CycleFeatures
Detergent,DetergentGuide 6, ‘7
DispenserCups
EnergySaverSwitch
Energy-SavingTips
Front PanelColorChange
Loading
Modeland SerialNumbers
OperatingInstructions
CycleSelection 5
4,5
4,5
8,9
4,5
hilt-in Models
GSD600G
GSD640G
14 ProblemSolver 11-13
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‘7 WaterTemperature 6
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RepairService
SafetyInstructions
UserMaintenanceInstructions 14
Warranty BackCover
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Beforeawing your &hwher9
read Ithi$book mRfuuye
Misintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewdishwasher
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
writedom themodel
serialnmbem.
and
You’llfindthemonalabeljust
insidethe dishwasherdoor.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourdishwasher.Beforesending
inthiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:
M’youreceived
awm~ed*hWasher.••
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
dishwasher.
save t@M3and money!!
Befol%?
ymam!qw$t
sf!rviceoe,
ChecktheProblemSolver
(pages11-13).Itlistscausesof
minoroperatingproblemsthatyou
cancorrectyourself.
* Operatedishwasheronlywhen
it’sMl. Letthedishesaccumulate
indishwasher.Whenyouput in
onlyapartialload,usetheRINSE
ONLYcycletorinseoffheavysoils,
Be sure tolatchthedoorwhen
waitingfora fullload.Thishelps
keepsoilsmoist,easiertoremove.
@Ifyoudon’tneedyourdishesright
away,useyour ENERGYSAWR
no-heatdryingfeature thatturns
thedryingheateroffautomatically.
Dishesdrynaturallyoveralonger
periodsuchasovernight.
@Ahvaysselectthecyclethatuses
IkastamountofwaterthatVW
removethesoilfromthe10wL
Seepages4 and5.
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourdishwasher.
mom
ReadM itirudiom bdix?eusing thisappfiance.
—Thisappliancemustbe
connectedtoagroundedn3etaI,
permanentwiringsystem;or an
equipment-groundingconductor
mustberunwiththecircuit
conductorsandconnectedtothe
equipment-groundingterminal
orleadoftheappliance.
–Connect toaproperlyrated,
protectedandsizedpower-supply
circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.
@Useonlypowderor liquid
detergentsorwettingagents
recommended
dishwasher.
*DOnotwashplasticitems
marked
equivalent.Forplasticitemsnotso
marked,checkthemanufacturer’s
Ecomendations.
“dishwashersafe”or the
m SmTY ms~~uc~~o~s
I@DOnotope~~ yourdishwasher.~‘”~
unlessMenckmre panel~art? ‘.-. ~
properlyinplace. -‘ -:‘W@cd a~puw~?‘Mch’$
@Donotabuse,siton,or stand
onthedoorordishrackofthe
dishwasher.
@Closesupervisionisnecessary
foruse ina
unkxs
ifthisapplian$eisusedbyornear
children.Donotallowchildren
toplayinsideyonorwiththis
applianceoranydiscarded
afi~iiance.Dis~oseofdiscarded
appliancesandshippingor
packingmaterialproperly.
Beforediscardinga dishwasher,
renxwethedoorofthe
;.
wading
“allowth~nitorun forspveral
tin~~s bef~rey.singany~
connectedtothehotwater~
hydrogengastoescape.A&09 --
sincethegasisfkumnable,do
notsmokeoruseanopenflame -—orapplianceduringthisprocess. =-
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130Wtooperateyourdishwasher
STEPL Loadyourdishwasher
withdj.shes,silverware,pots,
pans,bowls,etc.accordingto
instructionsonpages8and9.
STEP2. Adddetergenttothe
detergentdispenser.Makesurethe
CycleIndicatorDialisatOFF
positionbeforeaddingdetergent.
(Seepages
6and7.)
Userinseaidagenttohelpprevent
spotting.Occasionallycheckto
makesuretherinse agentcontainer
isatleasthalffull.(Seepage6.)
STEP3.SelectDryingOption.
HEATED ENERGY
DRYING SAVER
❑n
HEATEDDRYING.Turnsthe
dryingheateronforfastdrying.
ENERGYSAVER(no-heatdrying).
Turnsthedryingheaterofftosave
energy.Disheswilldry naturally
overa longerperiodsuchas
overnight.
Jfyouneedyourdishes sooner,
openthedishwasherdoorafterthe
qcle is completetoreducethe
naruraldryingtime.
Useofthisoptionreducesthe
electricalenergyusedbythis
modelapproximately7%forthe
NORMALWASHcycle.
!Ximatedyearlysavings,
@ending onyourlocalelectrical
r:~res,areasfoilows:
STEP4. Selectthecycleandstart
thedishwasher.SeeCycleSelection
Hintsonthenextpage.
Ifyourdishwasherdrainsintoa
foodwastedisposer,operatethe
disposeruntilit isemptybefore
startingthedishwasher.
~ ForPOTSCWBBERand
~~w~~WASHCyCkS:
POT- NUFtMAL
SCRUBBER WASH
❑n
a. Pushselectedcyclebutton.
b. Latchthedoor.
OFF~~ON
DRYING
@
c. SlowlyturnCycleIndicatorDial
toONpositiontostartthecycle.
Youwillhearthe motorstart.
Toobtainthebenefitsofa complete
cycle,becarefulthat youdo not
turn thedialany furtherthan
necessarytostart thedishwasher.
LIGHT
&#
WASH
@ RINSE ONLY
E&~’yoRYIMG
USE
@ForLJmHrrWMHcycle:
a. Besure door ismlatched.
b. PushNORMALWASHbutton.
DRYING
OFF~@ON
@
LIGHT
@
WAAMI
@ RINSE ONLY
USE‘##/EWIBfi
c. SlowlyturnCycleIndicator
Dialto LIGHTWASHposition.
d. Latchdoortostartthecycle.
@ForRINSEONLYcycle:
a. Besure doorisunlatched.
b. SelectENERGYSAVERdrying
option.
DRYING
OfF@@ON
@
LIGHT
t3
WASH
~ RINSE ONLY
USE‘&~&yORYIWG
c. Slowlyturn CycleIndicator
Dialto RINSEONLYposition.
d. Latchthedoortostartthecycle.
ElwtricRm
(pm Kwh)
Est.
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$6.80
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$9.35
.
CJd?sekxthm hinti
Misimportanttofollowtheloading
instructionsonpages8 and$?
POTSCIU.JBBER-Foritemssuch
aspots,pans andcasseroleswith
dried-onor baked-onsoils.
Everydaydishesmaybeincluded.
NORMALWASH—Forloads
ofeverydaydishes,glasses
andcookware.
LIGHTWASH—Fordishesthat
arelightlysoiledwithsoilsthat
havenot driedon.Alsofor
everydaydishesthat haveextra
preparationbeforeloading.
RINSEONLY—Forrinsingpartial
loadswhichwillbewashedlater.
Donotusedete~ent.
whathappem in(33CIIcycle
@You’llhearoccasionalclicking
sounds:
—Soflfooddisposershredding
action.
—Drainvalveopeningtopump
waterout.
–Timercontrolas cycle
progresses.
—Detergentcupopening.
Wash
CycleTime
Minutes
wash
Cycles
POTSCRLJBBER
WaterUse
Gallons
(approx.) (approx.)
12.1
@Duringthe dryingperiod:
—Themotorstops.
—Watervaporcomesthroughthe
ventbythedoorlatchduring
dryingandwhenwaterisbeing
pumpedout.
CycleSequence
HFGIFIRIFIFIFI
65x
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NORMALWASH
mn-r!i’ WASH
RINSEONLY
*unextended(imcs,Thesecyc]etimesmaybeincreased
dishwasherto heatthe watertopropertemperatureforgoodwashability.
D1’yixlgoptions:
HEATEDDRYING.Availableonall washcyclesexceptRINSEONLY.Add25minutesto wash
cycletime.
ENERGYSAVER.Dryingheateristurnedoff.Disks drynaturally.
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