Maytag MAF9601 User Manual

Use & Care Guide

Washing Machine

MAYTAG

MAF9601

CONTENTS

READ FIRST PAGE
1 Before washing for the first time 3
2 Safety instructions 4-5

General, Installation, Washer door, Inter­rupting a programme, Overfill protection,
Packing materials, Transport/Winter stora­ge, Disposal

3 Child safety 6

Child-safe washing, Watch that Child,
Child lock on Start/Stop button

4 Parts of the washing machine 7
5 Detergent compartment 7
6 Panel 8
7 Option buttons 8

INSTALLATION

See Installation Instructions

START WASHING
8 Before washing 9-11

Sorting the washing, Garments, Washing
instructions, Coloured cotton, Delicate
washing, Minimizing allergy risks, Pre­Soak, Save time, Economy and efficiency,
Detergents, Textile dyeing

9 Washing 12-17

Washing – step-by-step, Table of available
programmes

10 Consumption values 19

CARE PAGE
11 Care and cleaning 20-21

Inspecting the coin trap and drain pump,
Cleaning the detergent compartment, Cle­aning the outside of the machine, Cleaning
the inside of the machine to prevent odour
problems, Clean-out recess under the rid­ges, If you have hard water

PROBLEMS?
12 Trouble shooting 22-25

Machine will not start, Door will not close,
Door will not open, Fault indications on
the display, Normal indications on the dis­play , Washing temperatur e – Celsius or Fah­renheit

MISCELLANEOUS
13 Technical information 27

Technical data, Standard tests

14 Service and guarantee 29
15 Quick guide 30
16 Index 31

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1 BEFORE WASHING THE FIRST TIME

CAUTION WITH CERTAIN MATERIALS

Always check and adhere to recommended
washing marking on the items concerned. If no
recommendations are given, refer to those in
Chapter 8, Before washing.

TRANSPORT SUPPORTS

Are the transport supports removed? If not, see
the Installation instructions.

For brief operating instructions; see Chapter 15, Quick guide.

WASHER DOOR

The door of the washer opens electrically. Con­sequently , the door cannot be opened normally
until the machine is connected to an electric
power supply. However, emergency opening is
available, see Chapter 12, Trouble shooting.

CHECK HARDNESS OF THE WATER

Call your local water company to find out what
degree of water hardness applies. This has signi­ficance in relation to the amount of detergent
that should be dispensed.

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2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

GENERAL

• Study and save this Use and Care Guide for
future reference.

• Electrical and water installation, if required,
must be carried out by authorized persons.

• The machine may only be used for washing
in accordance with this Use and Care Guide ­not for dry cleaning.

• Use only detergents intended for machine
washing.

• Remove the transport supports before using
the machine, see installation instructions.

• Repairs and maintenance which affect safety
or performance must be carried out by an aut­horized specialist.

INSTALLATION

See the accompanying installation instructions.

WASHER DOOR

The door of the washer opens electrically. Con­sequently , the door cannot be opened normally
until the machine is connected to an electric
power supply.

To open the door manually, see the heading,
Door will not open, in Chapter 12, Trouble
shooting.

The machine cannot be started with the door
open.

To open the door during an ongoing pro­gramme, see below , Interrupting a programme.

INTERRUPTING A PROGRAMME

You can interrupt a washing programme and
open the door by holding the
down for three seconds. The machine will then
“remember ” the point in the washing program­me at which it was interrupted. To restart: fill
with new detergent, if required, and close the
door. The machine will start automatically from
the point at which the programme was inter­rupted.

You can also interrupt a programme by pres­sing the
interrupt a programme with this button, the
machine will forget where it was in the pro­gramme, and you will have to select a new pro­gramme to restart and fill with new detergent,
if required.

OVERFILL PROTECTION

If the level of water in the machine rises above
normal, the overfill protection will start to pump
out water and shut off the water supply. The
programme will be interrupted if the level does
not fall within 60 seconds.

PACKING MATERIAL

Sort the packing material for recycling accor­ding to recommendations by the local authori­ties.

button for three seconds. If you

button

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TRANSPORT/ WINTER STORAGE

If the machine is to be transported, or stored in
unheated premises where the temperature can
fall below freezing point, you should proceed as
follows:

• Empty the coin trap and the drain pump; see
Chapter 11, Care - Cleaning.

• Turn off the water supply to the washing mach­ine, disconnect the supply hose to the inlet val­ve, and let the water drain from the valve and
the hose.

DISPOSAL

When the machine is no longer useful and is to
be scrapped it should immediately be made
unusable.

Get in touch with the refuse collection servi­ce or your local authorities for advice on how
to scrap the machine in a proper manner for
recycling.

The machine is made and marked to facilita­te recycling.

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3 CHILDREN’S SAFETY

CHILD-SAFE WASHING

Always close the washer door and start the pro­gramme immediately after filling the detergent.

Do not allow children to play with the wash­ing machine.

PROTECT CHILDREN

Keep detergents and conditioner out of the reach
of children.

CHILD LOCK ON BUTTON

Y ou can pr event a child from starting the wash­ing machine by mistake. You can do this by
locking the

Child lock On/Off:

Set the programme selector knob to the posi­tion in which it points directly upwards.

Turn off the main power switch
then turn it on again so that the machine is in
stand-by mode.

Press the
press the button five times. These ten pres­ses must be completed within 15 seconds.

Within three seconds after pressing the
button for the last time, you must then use the

button to select Child lock On (the figure

appears in the display) or Off (the figure

appears in the display).

Start a programme with the button
locked:

To start the machine, you must hold the
button down for three seconds.

button, as follows.

and

button five times, and then

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4 PARTS OF THE WASHER

1. DETERGENT COMPARTMENT

2. MAIN POWER SWITCH

3. PROGRAMME PANEL

4. DATA PLATE

5. COVER - DRAIN PUMP

6. DRAIN PUMP (BEHIND THE COVER)

7. WASHER DOOR

8. OUTER DOOR (NOT ALL MODELS)

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2

4

3

Start/Stop

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5 DETERGENT COMPAR TMENT

1. DETERGENT COMPARTMENT - PRE-WASH

2. DETERGENT COMPARTMENT - MAIN WASH

3. CONDITIONER COMPARTMENT

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6

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2

3

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6 PANEL

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MAF 9601. AAA PERFORMANCE 1600RPM

1. DETERGENT COMPARTMENT

2. INDICATOR LAMP ON/OFF

3. MAIN POWER SWITCH

4. PROGRAMME SELECTOR KNOB
THE PROGRAMMES ARE DESCRIBED IN
CHAPTER 9, WASHING.

7 OPTION BUTTONS

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2 5

4

Drain

Spin

Rinse

Hand

Wool

Quick

Heavy Cotton

White Cotton

Cotton Eco

Synthetics

Cool Cotton

5. DISPLAY

6. START/STOP BUTTON WITH LED TO
INDICATE PROGRAMME STARTED

7. SETTING AND OPTION BUTTONS

8. DOOR OPENING BUTTON WITH LED TO
INDICATE DOOR OPEN

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Start

Stop

2h

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1 2 3

1. BUTTON FOR TEMPERATURE SELECTION

2. BUTTON FOR SPIN SPEED SELECTION

3. BUTTON FOR DELAYED START SELECTION

4. BUTTON FOR SUPER RINSE SELECTION

5. BUTTON FOR E2 ECO/EFFICIENCY SELECTION

6. BUTTON FOR PRE-SOAK SELECTION

The LEDs indicate that the associated choice has been
activated.

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8 BEFORE WASHING

Before you start washing, here is some advice
that can be useful.

SORTING THE WASHING

Sort garments in relation to:

• How soiled they are

• Colour

• Material

GARMENTS

• Close zip-fasteners so that they do not chafe
against other items.

• New coloured garments can have surplus dye
and should therefore be washed separately the
first time.

• Turn garments inside out.
This reduces the risk of bur­ling and dye creases.

• Empty pockets and suitably
let them wash turned inside
out.

RECOMMENDED WASHING MARKING

Check the recommended washing marking on
garments. The table below gives useful informa­tion on suitable washing programmes for diffe­rent materials and amounts of washing.

COLOURED COTTON

Coloured cotton garments marked with a re­commendation for 60ºC should be washed the
first time at 60ºC to get rid of any surplus dye.
If this advice is ignored there is a risk that co­lours will run. Use a detergent without bleach
to safeguard the colours.

DELICATE WASHING
Unbleached linen

Unbleached linen should be washed at 60ºC
using a detergent without bleach or optical
whitening agent. Severely soiled linen can oc­casionally be washed at a higher temperature,
but not too often because heat can destroy the
lustre and strength of linen.

Symbols in washing instructions

WASHING
LABEL MATERIAL PROGRAMME LOAD

Cotton, linen, white and light colours Heavy 60°C to 95°C 1/1 drum

Cotton, linen. Darker colours White Cotton 60°C 1/1 drum

Polyester, cotton/polyester, nylon. Whites Synthetics 60°C 1/2 drum

Rayon, acetates, acrylics. Sensitive colours Synthetics 40°C 1/2 drum

Polyesters, cotton/polyester, nylon. Colours Synthetics 40°C 1/2 drum

Silk and very delicate items Synthetics 30°C 1/3 drum

Items marked IWS and Superwash Wool/Hand 30°C 1/3 drum

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Wool and silk

Wool and silk are sometimes marked machine
wash, and sometimes hand wash. The W ool and
Hand programmes of the machine are at least
as gentle as washing by hand.

Wool is particularly sensitive to mechanical
processing. If you wish to avoid spin drying,
you can press out the water instead using terry
towelling. In this case, you should select No
Spin. See Chapter 9, Washing for details of how
to select this setting.

Most garments will tolerate a short spin, ho­wever. The Wool and Hand programmes al­ways include a short spin.

Man-made fibres and synthetic fibres

These materials require a lot of space if they are
not to crease. Fill the drum only to half load
when washing man-made/synthetic fibres. Se­lect a short spin by selecting a spin speed of 800
revolutions/minute or lower.

NOTE

Viscose and acetate are brittle when wet.

MINIMIZING ALLERGY RISKS

This washing machine offers a Super rinse func­tion

. You should use this to take account
of persons with a sensitive skin, for example
persons with allergies and infants.

PRE-SOAKING

The Pre-soaking option 2h means that your
washing will be soaked for two hours before the
programme starts. This is useful for highly soi­led washing.
The drum will rotate on two occasions every
tenth minute.

SAVE TIME

Use the White/Coloured programme to save
time. This programme has a shorter main wash
than ”Normal”, but it is often sufficient for nor­mally soiled washing.

ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY

You can save a lot of energy by not using a
stronger programme than necessary.

- Without increasing the temperature, the wash­ing effect can be increased by selecting the
option. You will then save energy without lo­sing any washing effect.

- Select a fast spin speed to reduce the energy
consumption for subsequent drying in a tumble
dryer or a drying cabinet.

- Select Quick if you simply need to freshen up
shirts or training kit, etc. You will save both
water and energy.

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