Zanussi DX6453 User Manual

DISHWASHER

DX 6452 DX 6453

Instruction Book

152960 16/0

Safety instructions 3 Disposal 3 Economical and ecological dishwashing 3 Description of the appliance 4 The control panel 5 Prior to using for the first time 6

The water softener 6 Filling with dishwasher salt 7 Rinse aid 8

In daily use 9 Loading cutlery and dishes 9 The lower basket 9 The cutlery basket 9 Removable knife basket 9 The upper basket 10 Adjusting the height of the upper basket 10 Use of detergent 11

Different kinds of detergent 12 Washing programmes 13 Starting a washing programme 14 Maintenance and cleaning 15

Cleaning the filters 15 Prolonged periods of non-operation 15 Frost precautions 15 Moving the machine 15

What to do, when... 16 Service and Spare Parts 18 Customer Care Department 18 Guarantee Conditions 19

Installation instructions 20

Fitting under a counter 20 Levelling 20 Water supply connections 20 Water outlet hose connection 21 Electrical connection 21

Hints for test centres 22

Contents

Dimensions Width 60 cm

Height with worktop 85 cm Height without worktop 82 cm Max depth 63.5 cm Max depth with open door 118.5 cm

Electrical connection: Information on the electrical connection is given on the rating plate on the Voltage inner edge of the dishwasher’s door. Overall power Fuse

Water supply pressure Minimum 50 kPa (0.5 bar)

Maximum 800 kPa (8 bar)

Capacity 12 place settings

Technical specifications

This appliance complies with the following E.E.C. Directives:

- 73/23 or 19.2.73 (Low Voltage Directive) and subsequent modifications;

- 89/336 or 3.5.89 (Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive) and subsequent modifications.

It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance for future reference. Should the appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or should you move house and leave the appliance, always ensure that the book is left with the appliance in order that the new owner can get to know the functioning of the appliance and the relevant safety information.

This information has been provided in the interest of your safety. You MUST read it carefully before installing or using the appliance.

Installation

● Check your dishwasher for any transport damage. Never

connect a damaged machine. If your dishwasher is damaged, you should contact your supplier.

● For safety reasons it is dangerous to alter the specifications

or attempt to modify this product in any way.

● Any electrical and plumbing work required to install this

appliance should be carried out by a qualified and competent person.

● Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance does not

stand on the electrical supply cable.

● The sides of the dishwasher must never be drilled to

prevent damage to hydraulic components.

Child safety

● This appliance is designed to be operated by adults.

● Children should not be allowed to tamper with the controls

or play with the product.

● Packaging parts may be dangerous for children, who could

even be suffocated! You should therefore keep all packaging well away from children.

● The water in your dishwasher is not for drinking. Detergent

residues may still be present in your machine. Keep children well away from your dishwasher when the door is open.

● Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children's reach.

Your dishwasher in day-to-day use

● Items that are contaminated by petrol, paint, steel or iron

debris, corrosive, acidic or alkaline chemicals must not be washed in this dishwasher.

● Under no circumstances should you open the door whilst

the appliance is in operation, especially during the washing phase, hot water may escape. However, if the door is opened, a safety device ensures that the machine stops.

● Only use products (detergent, salt and rinse aid) specifically

designed for use in dishwashers.

● Long bladed knives stored in an upright position are a

potential hazard.

● Long and/or sharp items of cutlery such as carving knives

must be positioned horizontally in the upper basket.

● Ensure that the door of the dishwasher is always closed

when it is not being loaded or unloaded. In this way you will avoid anybody tripping over the open door and hurting themselves.

● When finishing loading or unloading close the door, as an

open door can be a hazard.

● Do not sit or stand on the open door.

● Isolate the appliance from the power supply and turn off the

water supply after use.

● This product should be serviced by an authorised service

engineer, and only genuine spare parts should be used.

● Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the

machine yourself. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact your local Service Force Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts.

Disposal

Dispose of the dishwasher packaging material correctly. All packaging materials can be recycled.

Plastic parts are marked with standard international abbreviations:

>PE< for polyethylene, e.g. sheet wrapping material. >PS< for polystyrene, e.g. padding material (always CFC-

free).

>POM< for polyoxymethylene, e.g. plastic clips. Cardboard packaging is manufactured from recycled paper

and should be deposited in the waste paper collection for recycling.

As and when you cease to use your dishwasher and withdraw it from service, your should render it unserviceable before having it disposed of.

Warning! Children at play could lock themselves in your dishwasher or otherwise endanger their lives. Therefore cut off the power supply cable and make the door closing device unusable to prevent children from being trapped inside.

For the disposing of the appliance please take it to a recycling centre or to your dealer who may, for a small contribution to the costs, dispose it for you.

Economical and ecological dishwashing

● Ensure that the water softener is correctly adjusted.

● Do not pre-wash under running water.

● Select the wash programme to suit the nature and degree of

the soiling on the dishes.

● Do not use more detergent, dishwasher salt and rinse aid

than is recommended in these operating instructions and by the manufacturer of the respective product.

Safety instructions

Description of the appliance

1. Upper basket stop

2. Water hardness dial

3. Salt container

4. Detergent dispenser

5. Control panel

6. Rating plate

7. Rinse aid dispenser

8. Filters

9. Lower spray arm

10. Upper spray arm

11. Upper basket

12. Worktop

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The control panel

Function buttons: in addition to the dishwashing

programme selected, the following functions can also be set with the help of these buttons:

- the setting of the water softener,

- deactivation/activation of the rinse aid dispenser,

- the cancelling of a programme in progress.

Programme selection buttons: the selection of a

washing programme occurs by pressing one of these buttons (see "Washing programmes" chart).

"Delay start" button: this option allows the start of the

programme to be delayed by 3, 6 or 9 hours.

Indicator lights: have the following meanings:

The salt and rinse aid indicator lights are never illuminated while a washing programme is running even if filling with salt and rinse aid is necessary.

Phase indicator lights: have the following meanings:

As soon as you select a washing programme, the phase indicator lights for that programme will start flashing.

As the programme starts, the phase indicator lights turn off except for the indicator light of the phase in progress which will remain lit with a static light.

Function buttons

Programme selection

buttons

Indicator lights

"Delay start" button

Door handle

On/Off indicator light

On/Off button

WASH: illuminates when the washing and rinsing phases are running.

DRY: illuminates when the drying phase is running. END: illuminates when the washing programme has ended.

It also has added functions of visual signalling as:

- the setting of the water softener,

- deactivation/activation of the rinse aid dispenser,

- intervention of an alarm due to the malfunction of the machine.

Salt refilling indicator light: illuminates when the salt has run out.

Rinse aid refilling indicator light: illuminates when the rinse aid has run out.

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Before using your dishwasher for the first time:

1. Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instructions

2. Remove all packaging from inside the appliance

3. Set the water softener

4. Pour 1 litre of water inside the salt container and then fill

with dishwasher salt

5. Fill the rinse aid dispenser

The water softener

The dishwasher is equipped with a water softener designed to remove minerals and salts from the water supply, which would have a detrimental or adverse effect on the operation of the appliance.

The higher the content of these minerals and salts, the harder your water is.

Water hardness is measured in equivalent scales, Clarke degrees, French degrees and mmol/l (millimol per litre).

The softener should be adjusted according to the hardness of the water in your area. Your local Water Authority can advise you on the hardness of the water in your area.

The water softener must be set in both ways: manually, using the water hardness dial and electronically, using the function push buttons on the control panel.

a) Setting manually

1. Open the dishwasher door.

2. Remove the lower basket from the dishwasher.

3. Turn the water hardness dial to position 1 or 2 (see table).

4. Replace the lower basket.

The dishwasher is factory set at position 2.

b) Setting electronically

(The dishwasher must be switched off)

The dishwasher is factory set at level 5.

1. Press the On/Off button. The On/Off indicator light illuminates (setting mode).

If a programme button indicator light is on, this means that a washing programme has been set. The programme must be cancelled: press simultaneously the function buttons 2 and 3 for about 2 seconds. All the indicator lights will turn off (except for the On/Off indicator light and eventually salt and rinse aid indicator lights) indicating that the set programme has been cancelled and the machine is now in setting mode.

2. Press simultaneously function buttons 2 and 3, until the indicator lights of the function buttons 1, 2 and 3 start flashing.

3. Press the function button 1, the indicator lights of function buttons 2 and 3 turn off while the indicator light of the button 1 goes on flashing, at the same time the indicator light END starts to flash.

The current level is indicated by the number of flashes of the indicator light END (see chart).

Example: 5 flashes = level 5

4. To change the level, press button 1. Each time the button is

pressed the level changes. (For the selection of the new level see the chart).

Examples:

if the current level is 5, by pressing button 1 once, level 6 is selected. if the current level is 10, by pressing button 1 once, level 1 is selected.

5. To memorise the operation, switch off the dishwasher by pressing the On/Off button or wait about 60 seconds after which the dishwasher will automatically return to setting mode.

Prior to using for the first time

Clarke

degrees

°TH

(french degrees)

mmol/l

(millimol per litre,

international unit for the

hardness of water)

Range

manually electronically

64 - 88 53 - 63 46 - 52 36 - 45 28 - 35 23 - 27 18 - 22 13 - 17

5 - 12

< 5

9,0 - 12,5

7,6- 8,9 6,5 - 7,5 5,1 - 6,4 4,0 - 5,0 3,3 - 3,9 2,6 - 3,2 1,9 - 2,5 0,7 - 1,8

< 0,7

IV IV IV IV IV III III

I/II

91 - 125

76 - 90 65 - 75 51 - 64 40 - 50 33 - 39 26 - 32 19 - 25

7 - 18

< 7

2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

level 10

level 9 level 8 level 7 level 6 level 5 level 4 level 3 level 2 level 1

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Water hardness

Adjusting the water

hardness setting

Number of

flashes of the

"END"

indicator light

Use

of salt

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Filling with dishwasher salt

Only use salt specifically designed for use in dishwashers. All other types of salt not specifically designed for use in a dishwasher, especially table salt, will damage the water softener. Only fill with salt just before starting one of the complete washing programmes. This will prevent any grains of salt or salty water, which may have been spilt, remaining on the bottom of the machine for any period of time, which may cause corrosion.

To fill:

1. Open the door, remove the lower basket and unscrew the

cap of the salt container by turning it anticlockwise.

2. Pour 1 litre of water inside the container (this is necessary only before filling with salt for the first time).

3. Using the funnel provided,

pour in the salt until the container is full.

4. Replace the cap making sure that there is no trace of salt on the screw thread or on the gasket.

5. Replace on the cap tightly turning it clockwise until it stops with a click.

The salt container will require topping up periodically. You are reminded of this by the salt indicator light on the control panel which comes on when the salt has finished.

The salt indicator light on the control panel can remain illuminated for 2-6 hours after the salt has been replenished, assuming the dishwasher remains switched on. If you are using salts that take longer to dissolve then this can take longer. The function of the machine is not affected.

Do not worry if water over flows from the unit when filling with salt, this is quite normal.

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SALE

ZOUT

SALT

SALZ

SEL

Rinse aid

Rinse aid is automatically added during the last rinse, ensuring thorough rinsing, and spot and streak free drying.

The dispenser, which is positioned inside the door, holds about 110 ml of rinse aid, which is sufficient for 16 - 40 dishwashing programmes, depending upon the dosage setting.

Filling with rinse aid

1. Open the container by pressing the release button (A).

2. Add the rinse aid until the container is completely full. The

maximum level for filling is indicated by "max".

Ensure that the lid is closed after every refill. Clean up any rinse aid spilt during filling with an

absorbent cloth to avoid excess foaming during the next wash.

Only use branded rinse aid for dishwashers. Never fill the rinse aid dispenser with any other substances (e.g. dishwasher cleaning agent, liquid detergent). This would damage the appliance.

Adjusting the dose

According to the finish and drying results obtained, adjust the dose of rinse aid by means of the 6 position selector (position 1 minimum dosage, position 6 maximum dosage).

The dose is factory set in position 4.

Increase the dose if there are drops of water or lime spots on the dishes after washing.

Reduce it if there are sticky whitish streaks on the dishes or a bluish film on glassware or knife blades.

Top up the rinse aid when the indicator light on the control panel illuminates.

● If you are using dishwasher detergent that already contains

rinse aid, it is necessary to deactivate the rinse aid dispenser, in order to avoid a double dosage.

Deactivation/activation of the rinse aid dispenser

(The dishwasher must be switched off)

Factory setting: rinse aid dispenser activated When the rinse aid dispenser has been deactivated, the

rinse aid indicator light on the control panel is automatically deactivated.

1. Press the On/Off button. The On/Off indicator light

illuminates (setting mode).

2. Press simultaneously function buttons 2 and 3, until the indicator lights of the function buttons 1, 2 and 3 start flashing.

3. Press the function button 2, the indicator lights of function buttons 1 and 3 turn off while the indicator light of the function button 2 goes on flashing, at the same time the indicator light END illuminates indicating that the rinse aid dispenser is active.

4. To deactivate the rinse aid dispenser, press the function button 2 again, the indicator light END turns off, indicating that the rinse aid dispenser has been deactivated.

5. To memorise the operation, switch off the dishwasher by pressing the On/Off button or wait about 60 seconds after which the dishwasher will automatically return to setting mode.

To activate the rinse aid dispenser follow the above instructions until the indicator light END illuminates.

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