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Before Operating Your Washer

Read your washer Use and Care 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 IMPORTANTSAFETY
INSTRUCTIONSin your washer Use and Care Guide
before operating this appliance.

Operating Steps

Read and follow Washing Procedures in your Use
and Care 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.

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4. Add laundry load to the wash drum.

5. Open the dispenser drawer and add the
measured amount of detergent to the
detergent compartment. If desired, add liquid
bleach and fabric softener to the appropriate
compartments. Slowly close dispenser drawer.
The washer will not operate with the drawer
open.

6. Set the Wash/Rinse Temperature switch
according to fabric type and soil level of each
load.

7. If desired, select Extra Rinse YES in the Power
Wash and Delicates/Hand Washables cycles. To
conserve water, select Extra Rinse NOd in the
Eco Cycle:.,.

8. Select Final Spin Speed as desired.

9. Push in the cycle selector knob and turn it
clockwise to the desired wash cycle and
setting.

10. Start the washer by closing the door and
pulling out the cycle selector knob. The washer
will not operate with the door open. As a safety
measure, the door will automatically lock during
the entire wash cycle. When the door is closed,
the Door Lock Indicator lights up when the
washer starts, and turns off at the end of the
cycle.

• To stop the washer, push in the cycle
selector knob.

• To change a cycle, push in the cycle
selector knob and turn it clockwise to the

desired setting.

• Pull out the knob to restart the washer.

11. Remove items when cycle ends. A signal will
sound at the end of the cycle when the Cycle
Signal is selected.

Note: From time to time you may see water in
the bleach and fabric softener compartments.
This is a result of the siphoning action and is

part of the normal operation of the washer.

Cycle Selection

For best results, follow the fabric care label directions
on items to be washed.

Prewash Cycle

The Prewash Cycle can be used to help remove
protein-based stains such asmilk, grass or blood and
to help loosen soils before washing. During Prewash,
the washer will tumble the load for 6 minutes, drain,
spin and shut off. Usethe amount of detergent and
other laundry products recommended for a normal

wash cycle. P/N 134186400A (0210)

Prewash Cycle (cont)

• The Prewash water temperature is the same as
the wash water temperature selected, To avoid

setting protein stains, select cold water,

• This cycle should always be followed by a
complete wash cycle using the recommended
amount of detergent,

Power Wash Cycle

Upto 18 minutes of reversing tumble action for most
fabrics, A spray rinse, three rinses, three spins, a
pause and a brief tumble complete the cycle, Select
SLOW, NORMAL or FAST FinalSpin as desired,

• HeavyWash provides up to 18 minutes of
reversing tumble action for heavily soiled fabrics,

• Medium Wash provides upto 13 minutes of
reversing tumble action for normally soiled fabrics,

• Short Wash provides up to 6 minutes of reversing
tumble action for lightly soiled fabrics,

Load the washer, fill the dispenser, and select the
proper settings, Turn the cycle selector to the desired
setting and pull out the knob,

Eco CycleC

Choose Eco Cycle and the ( settings to conserve
additional time, water, and energy, Eco Cycle
provides up to 13 minutes of reversing tumble action
for regular and perm press items, Three rinses, three
spins, a pause and a brief tumble complete the cycle,
Select FAST_,:,Final Spin,

Usethe Delay Start feature to select a wash time
during off-peak energy hours, The start of the Eco
Cycle can be delayed for 2 to 6 hours,

Load the washer, fill the dispenser, and select the
proper settings, Turn the cycle selector to the desired
time delay setting and pull out the knob, The timer
will automatically advance to the Eco Cycle setting,

Delicates and Hand Washables Cycle

Up to 11 minutes of gentle tumble action for the
gentle care of knit, delicate and hand washable items,
A spray rinse,two rinses,two spins, a pause and a brief

tumble complete the cycle, Select SLOW, NORMAL

or FAST Final Spin as desired,

Controls

Always follow instructions on fabric care labels,
Note: There is no need to select a water level

because the washer automatically adjusts the
water level to the type and size of wash load,

WASH/RINSE TEMPERATURE- This determines water
temperatures for washing and rinsing, For example,
the Warm/Cold setting provides a warm water wash

and a cold water final rinse,

Note: Detergents are not as effective at wash water
temperatures below 65°F (18,3°C),

Thefollowing chart suggests wash/rinse temperatures

for basic fabric types,

Wash/Rinse

Fabric Type Temperature

Heavily soiled white/colorfast
cotton, perm press

Hot/Cold

Normally soiled white/colorfast Warm/Cold d*
cotton, perm press

Lightly soiled/noncolorfast
fabrics, knits, delicates,
hand washables

Cold/Cold _;:*

Washable woolens Warm/Warm*

* unregulatedor Automatic WashTemperature

CYCLE SIGNAL - A signal will sound at the end of the

cycle when the Cycle Signal is setto ON,

Auto Temp Control
The normal temperature of warm and cold wash water
can be affected by the hot water heater setting and
seasonally low ground water temperatures in some

geographic areas, Since detergents work best inwash

water at a minimum of 65° F, select an Auto Temp

Control to regulate the temperature of the warm and

cold wash water in any cycle,
Wash water in the Auto Temp Warm/Cold dand Auto

Temp Warm/Warm settings is regulated to

approximately 100 °F,and the wash water in the Auto

Temp Cold/Cold d setting isregulated to approximately

70°F, Rinsewater temperatures are not regulated,

EXTRA RINSE- Use Extra Rinse when additional

rinsing isdesired to remove excessdirt and detergent
from heavily soiled loads,

Select Extra Rinse YESto automatically include

an extra rinse in Power Wash or Delicates/Hand
Washables cycle,

Select Extra Rinse NO '::'to conserve water when
an extra rinse is not desired,

FINAL SPIN - There are three final spin speed
options available for each cycle, Note: The speeds
will vary from cycle to cycle, For example, Regular

FASTspin speed ismuch faster than Delicates/Hand
Washables FASTspin speed,

• SLOW isrecommended for hand washables and
items which may wrinke easily,

• NORMAL isrecommended for most loads,

• FAST _:,provides a faster spin speed to increase

water extraction and decrease drying time,

INDICATOR LIGHTSwill turn on during the
appropriate portions of each cycle: WASH, RINSE,
and FINAL SPIN, When the door is closed, the

Door Lock Indicator lights up when the cycle
selector knob is pulled out, and turns off at the
end of the cycle,

P/N 134186400A (0210)