GB EXCELLENCE WA 1400 SILENCE PROGRAMME GUIDE
This washing machine is equipped with
automatic safety functions
faults at an early stage and react appropriately,
e.g.:
A. “Tap Off” indicator
Check your washing machine's water supply.
B. “Water Stop” indicator
Can be released by excess foaming or a leak in the
appliance (see also instructions for use
“Troublesh ooting” ).
Programme
Coloured Cotton
Koch-Buntwäsche
Synthetic
Pflegeleicht
Daily Mixed
Mischwäsche
Delicate
Feinwäsche
Wool
Wolle
Rapid wash
Schnelle Wäsche
Handwash
Handwäsche
Rinse + Spin
Spülen + Schleudern
Intensive spin
Intensiv Schleudern
Gentle spin
Schonschleudern
Drain / Cancel
Abpumpen /Löschen
1)
For improved garment care spin speed is restricted to 1000 rpm in this programme.
2)
For improved garment care spin speed is restricted to 400 rpm in this programme.
which detect
Care
Labels
Normally to heavily soiled bed linen, table
linen and underwear, towels, shirts etc. made
of cotton and linen.
Normally soiled blouses, shirts and other
outer clothing made of polyester (Diolen,
Trevira), polyamide (Perlon, Nylon) or
mixtures of these fibres with cotton.
Slightly to normally soiled textiles made of
cotton and/or synthetic fibres.
Curtains and delicate dresses, skirts, shirts
and blouses.
Only woollens with a felt-free finish,
labelled with the woolmark and identified
as machine washable.
Hardly worn outer and sport clothing
made of cotton, polyester, polyamid and
mixed cotton fabrics.
Textiles made of linen, silk, wool or viscose
marked as “handwashable”.
Type of wash/
Degree of soiling
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A
Max.
load
Kg
5.0
2.5
3.0
1.5
1.0
3.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
1.5
B
C
D
Detergent and Additives
Softe-
ner
❉
❉
❉
❉
❉
❉
❉
❉
E
Main
wash
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pre-
wash
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❉❉❉❉❉❉ 1)❉❉
–
❉❉❉
–
–
–
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F
delay
Start-
vorwahl
Start
h
h
❉
❉
❉
❉
❉
❉
❉
❉
G
Selectable special options =
Pre-
Intensive
wash
wäsche
Vor-
–
Rinse
Intensiv
Spülen
❉❉ ❉ ❉
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I
{
H
❉
Rinse
hold
Spülstopp
Speed
reduction
Drehzahl-
reduzierung
❉❉
❉❉
1)
1)
❉❉
❉❉
2)
❉❉
❉
1)
❉
Tempe-
Eco
Eco
–
rature
to 95
to 60
to 60
to 40
to 40
to 60
to 30
Easy
ironing
Leicht
Bügeln
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C. “Door Free” indicator
D. “Start/Pause” button
E. “Start Delay” button
F. Programme sequence indicator
G. Temperature selection buttons
H. “Speed Reduction“ button
I. Operation indicators
Max.
spin
speed
°C rpm
20
20
30
20
20
20
20
20 1400
“Prewash” can be additionally selected for
1400
heavily soiled laundry at any temperature.
“Prewash” can be additionally selected for
1)
1000
heavily soiled laundry.
In this programme, selection of the special
options “Prewash” and “Eco” is not possible.
1400
In this programme the spin speed should be
adapted to the fabrics.
In this programme, selection of the special
1)
1000
options “Intensive Rinse”, “Easy ironing”
and “Eco” is not possible.
If you select “Rinse Hold” do not leave
1)
1000
items to soak for too long.
In this programme, selection of the special
1400
options “Prewash”, “Intensive Rinse”, “Easy
Ironing” and “Eco” is not possible.
If you select “Rinse Hold” do not leave items
2)
to soak for too long. A very gentle spin is
400
used in this programme.
Same as the spin cycle in the “Coloured
Cotton” programme.
In this programme spinning is intensive. Same
1400
as the spin cycle in the “Coloured Cotton”
programme.
A very gentle spin is used in this
1)
programme. Same as the spin cycle in the
1000
“Wool” programme.
This programme only drains (alternative
method of terminating the programme after
“Rinse Hold” without spinning). In addition all
running programmes can be cancelled with
this programme.
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Notes
CONSUMPTION DATA
Programme Temperature
(°C)
Coloured Cotton
Coloured Cotton
Coloured Cotton
Daily Mixed
Synthetic
Synthetic
Rapid wash
Delicate
Wool
Handwash
* Consumption
** The
programme duration
particular household conditio ns an d to ada pt the pro gramm e run tim e acco rdin gly.
***To reduce
the pump drains the water out.
POUR IN DETERGENT, CLOSE THE
DOOR AND SELECT A PROGRAMME
the water temperature
were measured in normalized conditions in compliance with Standard IEC 60456.
values
95 5.0 44*** 1.60 1:55
60 5.0 39 0.95 2:00
40 5.0 39 0.55 2:00
40 3.0 45 0.50 1:00
60 2.5 55*** 0.70 1:30
40 2.5 50 0.50 1:15
30 3.0 35 0.40 0:30
30 1.5 50 0.50 0:45
40 1.0 50 0.50 0:40
30 1.0 35 0.40 0:35
may also vary from the chart values. The washing ma chine is able to allow fo r
, some cold water is added at the end of the main wash cycle, before
Add the detergent as described in the chapter
“Detergent and Additives” in the booklet.
1. Turn the programme sel ector kn ob in
any direction to the desired programme.
The remaining time display shows the
duration of the chosen programme (in
hours and minutes) and the pilot lamp
above the “Start/Pause”button is flashing.
2. The programme sequence indicator and
the indicator with the maximum possible
spin speed light up.
3. The temperature can be altered by pressing
the “+” or “-” button under the
corresponding LED display.
SELECT SPECIAL OPTIONS The indicator lights go on.
“Prewash” button
• Only for heavily soiled laundry (for example
sand or granular dirt). Programme duration is
increased by some 15 min.
“Intensive Rinse” button
• An additional rinse cycle is carried out.
• This additional option is particularly
suitable for areas with very soft water, for
washing baby linen and helping people
with detergent allergies.
Wash
(kg)
Water
(l)
“Rinse Hold” button
• The laundry remains in the last rinse
water without being spun: discoloration
of the laundry and additional creasing are
prevented.
• This additional option is particularly
recommended for the programme
“Synthetics” or “Delicates”.
• This additional function is particularly
useful if you want to postpone spinning to
a later time.
Note: The programme has reached the
“Rinse Hold” when the “Rinse Hold” button
light flashes.
Terminate the “Rinse Hold” option:
• Press the “Rinse Hold” button again; the
programme will terminate automatically
with the appropriate spin cycle for the
current programme.
• If you do not wish to spin the clothes, turn
the programme selector knob to “Drain/
Cancel” and press the “Start/Pause”
button again.
“Speed Reduction“ button
• A maximum spin speed is assigned to each
programme.
• Press the button to set another speed for the
spin cycle.
• If the spin speed "0" is selected, the final
spin is cancelled. The water is only
drained out.
Energy
(kWh)
Programme
duration **
approx.
(hours : minutes)
“Easy Ironing” button
• To lessen creasing, the water quantity is
increased and the clothes are spun very
gently at reduced power . This makes your
laundry significantly damper at the end of
the programme.
“Eco Wash” button
• The duration of the wash is extended and
the temperature reduced. This saves you
up to 40% energy and maintains good
washing results.
START DELAY
The “Start Delay” allows to run the machine
at the consumer's convenience, for example
at night when electricity is cheaper.
• Press the “Start Delay” button. Select the
programme start from 1 to 19 hours
ahead by pressing the button again.
• Press the “Start/Pause”button. The Start
Delay indicator light flashes until the
programme starts.
• During programme start the remaining
time appears in the digital display.
“Start Delay” correction.
• Before the "Start Delay" has been started:
The preset number of hours can be
altered by continuously pressing the
“Start Delay” button.
The number of hours can be reduced by
first turning the programme selector
switch to the “Off” position. Then set the
programme again and select the desired
number of hours.
• After the "Start Delay" has been started:
The preset number of hours can be reduced
by pressing the “Start Delay” button again.
To increase the number of hours
preselected, first turn the programme
selector switch to the “Off” position. Then
set the programme and the additional
options again and select the desired
number of hours.
PROGRAMME START
After you have selected the programme and
the additional option, the indicator light over
the “Start/Pause” button flashes. Turn on
the tap and start the programme by pressing
the “Start/P ause” button. Now the indicator
light above the button goes on.
In addition, all programme phases are
indicated by the associated lights. After the
end of a programme phase the associated
indicator light goes out. Thus the
programme sequence indicator moves from
left to right across the wash, rinse and spin
phases. At the end of the programme only
the “End” indicator is still on.
DOOR LOCK
In the first 15 minutes after the start of the
“Cotton”, “Cotton coloured” and “Synthetic”
programmes the door can be opened to add
further laundry. This is not possible if "Rapid
Wash" is selecte.
PROGRAMME END
• The remaining time display shows "0:00"
and the "End" indicator lights up.
1. Turn the programme selector knob to the
"Off" position.
2. Turn off the tap.
3. Open the door and unload the machine.
RESELECT AFTER PROGRAMME START
A newly-selected programme will continue in
the same programme section during which the
current programme was interrupted.
Therefore do not add any more detergent.
1. Press the “Start/Pause”button to
interrupt the programme. The indicator
light flashes.
2. Select the new programme (with
temperature), any additional options and
- if you wish - another spin speed.
3. Press the “Start/Pause”button again to
restart the programme.
• If you are in the “Prewash” programme
step this additional option can not be
deselected as described (to do this see
“Interrupt/Cancel Programme).
CANCEL/DELETE PROGRAMME
1. Press the “Start/Pause”button to interrupt
the programme. The indicator light flashes.
2. Set the programme selector to “Drain/
Cancel”. The spin speed “0” and the
remaining time “2 minutes” are displayed.
3. Press the “Start/Pause”button to start
the “Drain/Cancel” programme.
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