Zanussi ZDF411, ZDF 411 User Manual

User

manual

Dishwasher

ZDF 411

Thank you for selecting our appliance

We wish you lots of enjoyment with your new
appliance and we hope that you will consider
our brand again when purchasing household
appliances.

Please read this manual carefully and keep it
throughout the product life cycle as a reference
document. The user manual should be passed
on to any future owner of the appliance.

Content

Safety information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3
Control panel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -5
Washing programme - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -10
First use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -10
Set the water softener - - - - - - - - - - - - - -11
Use of dishwasher salt - - - - - - - - - - - - - -13
Use of rinse aid - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -14
Loading cutlery and dishes - - - - - - - - - - -15
Use of detergent - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -18
Multi-tab function - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -18
Unloading the dishwasher - - - - - - - - - - - -20

Care and cleaning - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -21
Environmental concerns - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23
What to do if ... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24
Technical data- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26
Consumption values - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26
Hints for test institutes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27
Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28
Guarantee/Customer Service - - - - - - - - - 31
European guarantee - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33
www.electrolux.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34

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Safety information

In the interest of your safety and to ensure the
correct use, before installing and first using the
appliance, read this user manual carefully,
including its hints and warnings. To avoid
unnecessary mistakes and accidents, it is
important to ensure that all people using the
appliance are thoroughly familiar with its
operation and safety features. Save these
instructions and make sure that they remain
with the appliance if it is moved or sold, so that
everyone using it through its life will be
properly informed on appliance use and safety.

Correct use

● This dishwasher is only intended for washing

household utensils suitable for machine
washing.

● Do not put any solvents in the dishwasher.

This could cause an explosion.

● Knives and other items with sharp points

must be loaded in the cutlery basket with
their points down or placed in a horizontal
position in the upper basket.

● Only use products (detergent, salt and rinse

aid) suitable for dishwashers.

● Avoid opening the door whilst the appliance

is in operation, hot steam may escape.

● Do not take any dishes out of the

dishwasher before the end of the
dishwashing cycle.

● After use, isolate the appliance from the

power supply and turn off the water supply.

● This product should be serviced only 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 will
cause injury or serious malfunctioning.
Contact your local Service Force Centre.
Always insist on genuine spare parts.

General safety

● Dishwasher detergents can cause chemical

burns to eyes, mouth and throat. Could
endanger life! Comply with the safety
instructions of the dishwasher detergent
manufacturer.

● The water in your dishwasher is not for

drinking. Detergent residues may still be
present in your machine.

● 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.

● Do not sit or stand on the open door.

Child safety

● This appliance is designed to be operated by

adults. Don’t allow children to use the
dishwasher unsupervised.

● Keep all packaging well away from children.

There is risk of suffocation.

● Keep all detergents in a safe place out of

children’s reach.

● Keep children well away from the

dishwasher when the door is open.

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Installation

● Check your dishwasher for any transport

damage. Never connect a damaged
machine. If your dishwasher is damaged
contact your supplier.

● All packaging must be removed before use.

● Any electrical and plumbing work required to

install this appliance must be carried out by
a qualified and competent person.

● For safety reasons it is dangerous to alter

the specifications or attempt to modify this
product in any way.

● Never use the dishwasher if the electrical

supply cable and water hoses are damaged;
or if the control panel, work top or plinth area
are damaged such that the inside of the
appliance is freely accessible. Contact your
local Service Force centre, in order to avoid
hazard.

● All sides of the dishwasher must never be

drilled to prevent damage to hydraulic and
electric components.

WARNING!

For electrical and water connection carefully
follow the instructions given in specific
paragraphs.

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Control panel

1. On/Off button and On/Off indicator light

2. Programme selection buttons

3. Half load button

4. Delay start button

5. Indicator lights

6. Digital display

7. Function buttons

Function buttons

The following functions can be set with the help
of these buttons:

● setting the water softener,

● cancel a washing programme or a delay start

in progress,

● activation/deactivation of the Multi-tab

function,

● activation/deactivation of the rinse aid

dispenser when Multi-tab function is active.

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The digital display indicates:

- the level of hardness to which the water
softener is set,

- the approximate remaining time of the
running programme,

- activation/deactivation of the rinse aid
dispenser (ONLY with Multi-tab function
active),

- the end of a washing programme (a zero will
appear in the digital display),

- the countdown of the delay start,

- fault codes concerning malfunction of the
dishwasher.

Half load button

This option is useful and economical when
baskets are not fully loaded. It reduces the
consumption of water and energy.

Remember to load both baskets.
When using this option we recommend to

reduce the dose of detergent that is normally
used for a complete load.

Press the half load button to activate the
option:

● half load option available with selected

programme = half load indicator light
illuminated

● half load option NOT available with selected

programme = half load indicator light does
not illuminate.

Refer to ‘Washing programmes’ chart to see
which programmes can be performed with this
option.

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Indicator lights

Wash

End of programme

Multi-tab function

Salt Illuminates when the special salt has run out.

Rinse aid Illuminates when the rinse aid has run out.

Illuminates when a washing programme is set and remains illuminated
for all the duration of the washing programme.
Turns off when the washing programme has ended.

Illuminates when a washing programme has ended.

Indicates the activation/deactivation of the “Multi-tab function” (see
“Multi-tab function”)

IMPORTANT!

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

IMPORTANT!

If a programme button light is illuminated, the
last performed or selected programme is still

Setting mode

The appliance is in setting mode when the
On/Off indicator light illuminates and NO
programme button light is illuminated.

Always remember that when performing the
following operations:

- selecting a washing programme,

- setting the water softener,

- activating/deactivating the rinse aid
dispenser,

set.
In this case, to return to setting mode, the

programme has to be cancelled.

To cancel a set programme or a programme
in progress

Simultaneously press and hold the two Cancel
buttons (B and C) until NO programme button
light is illuminated. The programme has been
cancelled and the machine is now in setting
mode.

the appliance MUST be in setting mode.

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Select and start a washing
programme

IMPORTANT!

Select the washing programme and delay start
with the door slightly opened. The start of the
programme or the countdown of the delay start
will occur only after the closure of the door.
Until then it is possible to modify the settings.

1. Check that the baskets have been loaded

correctly and that the spray arms are free to
rotate

2. Check that the water tap is opened

3. Press the On/Off button. The dishwasher

must be in setting mode.

4. Press the button corresponding to the

required programme (see ‘Washing
programmes’ chart).

When a programme has been selected the
corresponding light will illuminate.

The programme in progress indicator light
illuminates.

5. Close the dishwasher door, the programme

starts automatically.
The programme in progress indicator light

remains illuminated.

Setting and starting the programme
with delay start

1. After having selected the washing

programme, press the delay start button
until the flashing number of hours for the
delay start will appear in the digital display.
The commencement of the selected
washing programme can be delayed from 1
to 19 hours.

2. Close the dishwasher door, the countdown

starts automatically and the number in the
display stops flashing.

3. The countdown will decrease with steps of 1
hour.

4. The opening of the door will interrupt the
countdown. Close the door; the countdown
will continue from the point at which it was
interrupted.

5. Once the delay start has elapsed the
programme will start automatically.

IMPORTANT!

With the delay start function set, the
programme in progress indicator light is off.
Once the countdown of the delay start has
elapsed, the washing programme will start
automatically and the programme in progress
indicator light will illuminate.

IMPORTANT!

The selection of the washing programme and
delay start can also occur with the door closed.
Keep in mind that in this way, once a washing
programme button is pressed you have ONLY
3 seconds in which you can choose another
programme or select a delay start, after which
the selected programme will start automatically.

CAUTION!

Interrupt or cancel a washing programme in
progress ONLY if it’s absolutely necessary.
Attention! Hot steam may escape when the
door is opened. Open the door carefully.

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Cancel a delay start or a washing
programme in progress

Simultaneously press and hold the two Cancel
buttons (B and C) until NO programme button
light is illuminated.
Cancelling a delay start involves also the
cancelling of the washing programme set. In
this case you have to set the washing
programme again.
If a new washing programme is to be selected,
check that there is detergent in the detergent
dispenser.

Interrupt a washing programme in
progress:

● Open the dishwasher door; the programme

will stop. Close the door; the programme will
start from the point at which it was
interrupted.

● Press the On/Off button, all lights will turn

off. Press the On/Off button again; the
programme will start from the point at which
it was interrupted.

End of the washing programme

● The dishwasher will automatically stop and

the programme in progress indicator light
turns off.

● The end of programme indicator light will

illuminate.

● The light of the programme just ended will

remain on.

● Zero appears in the digital display.

● Switch off the dishwasher by pressing the

On/Off button.

IMPORTANT!

When the washing programme has finished, it
is recommended that the dishwasher is
unplugged and the water tap turned off.

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Washing programmes

Programme

Intensive 70°

Normal 65° Normal soil.

30 min. (1) Normal or light soil.

ECO 50° (2) Normal soil.

Heavy soil.
Crockery, cutlery, pots and pans

Crockery, cutlery, pots and pans

Crockery and cutlery

Crockery and cutlery

Washing programmes information

(1) Ideal for washing a partially loaded

dishwasher. This is the perfect daily
programme, made to meet the needs of a
family of 4 persons who only wish to load
breakfast and dinner crockery and cutlery.

(2) Test programme for test institutes.

Use Cycle description

Prewash - Main wash ­2 intermediate rinses - Final rinse

- Drying

Prewash - Main wash ­1 intermediate rinse - Final rinse ­Drying

Main wash - Final rinse

Prewash - Main wash ­1 intermediate rinse - Final rinse ­Drying

First use

Before using your dishwasher for the first time:

● Ensure that the electrical and water

connections comply with the installation
instructions

● Remove all packaging from inside the

appliance

● Set the water softener

● Pour 1 litre of water inside the salt container

and then fill with dishwasher salt

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● Set the water softener

If you want to use combi detergent tablets such
us: “3 in 1”, “4 in 1”, “5 in 1” etc... set the Multi­tab function. (See “Multi-tab function”).

Set 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

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.

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

IMPORTANT!

The water softener must be set in both ways:

manually and electronically.
degrees, French degrees (˚TH), and mmol/l
(millimol per litre - international unit for the
hardness of water).

Water hardness

Clarke TH° mmol/l

64 - 88 91 - 125 9.0 - 12.5 2 level 10

53 - 63 76 - 90 7.6 - 8.9 2 level 9

46 - 52 65 - 75 6.5 - 7.5 2 level 8

36 - 45 51 - 64 5.1 - 6.4 2 level 7

28 - 35 40 - 50 4.0 - 5.0 2 level 6

23 - 27 33 - 39 3.3 - 3.9 2 level 5
18 - 22 26 - 32 2.6 - 3.2 1 level 4

13 - 17 19 - 25 1.9 - 2.5 1 level 3

5 - 12 7 - 18 0.7 - 1.8 1 level 2

< 5 < 7 < 0.7 1

Adjusting the water hardness

setting

manually electronically

level 1

Use of salt

yes

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