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• “Quick”: select this option for laundry that is only
slightly soiled in order to obtain a good washing
result in a short time.
This option is not available with the Wool
programmes, “Duvet 40°”, the Energy saving
programmes “Economy” and “30 Minute wash”.
The washing time will be reduced according to the
type of fabric and the selected temperature.
• “Stain”: select this button if you wish to add to the
washing of heavy soiled laundry a stain phase: at the
temperature of 40°C the special detergent for stains
is loaded from the compartment marked .
This function is available in cotton and
synthetic programmes with a temperature of
40° or higher.
The washing time will be prolonged by few minutes.
The “Prewash” and the “Stain” options cannot be
selected together.
• “Extra rinse”: this option can be selected with all
programmes, except the wool programmes, “Duvet
40°” and “30 Minute wash”. The machine will add
2 rinses to the selected programme.
This option is recommended for people who are
allergic to detergents, and areas where the water is
very soft.
• “Quiet”: when you choose this option, the machine
will not drain the water of the last rinse, so as not to
crease the laundry.
As all spinning phases are cancelled, this washing cycle
is very quiet and it can be useful at night or in hours
with more economical power rate.
The machine will perform 3 additional rinses on
cottons and 1 additional rinse on synthetics
programmes.
At the end of the cycle, the light corresponding to
the option “Quiet” and the “Rinse hold” pilot
phase light are on, the “Start/Pause” button light
goes out, the door locked light is on and the door
cannot be opened to indicate that the water must be
drained.
A blinking zero will appear on the display.
To empty out water there are 2 possibilities:
- Select “Drain” programme :
the water is emptied out without spinning.
- Select the “Spin” programme. Select the spin speed
by means of the relevant button and then depress
the “Start/Pause” button . The water is emptied
out and the laundry is spun at the selected spin
speed.
Attention!
Before selecting “Drain” programme, or “Spin”
programme the selector dial has to be positioned on
“Off”.
5 “Delay start” button
This button makes it possible to delay the starting of
the programme from 30 min – 60 min – 90 min, 2
hours and then by 1 hour up to a maximum of 23
hours. The delay you have selected is shown on the
display for about 3 seconds; afterwards, the duration of
the programme reappears.
The Delay start cannot be selected with “Soak 30°”,
“Drain” and “Spin” programmes.
Selecting the delayed start
You must select this option after you have set the
programme and before you press the Start/Pause
button.
The machine starts its countdown. The programme will
start after the selected delay has expired.
Cancelling the delayed start
If you have already pressed the Start/Pause button, and
you wish to cancel the delay time, proceed as follows:
• set the washing machine to Pause by pressing the
Start/Pause button;
• press the “Delay start” button until the display
shows the symbole “00’”.
• press the “Start/Pause” button again.
Important!
The door will be locked throughout the delay time.
If you need to open the door, you must first set the
washing machine to Pause by pressing the Start/Pause
button. After you have closed the door, press the
Start/Pause button again.
6 “Start/Pause” button
This button has two functions:
• Start: after you have selected the desired programme
and options, press this button to start the washing
machine. The light above the button will stop flashing
and remain lit.
If you have selected a delay time, the countdown will
begin and will be shown on the display.
• Pause: when you press this button again, the
programme in progress is interrupted. The light above
the button will start flashing. To restart the
programme from the point at which it was
interrupted, press the button again.