Zanussi ZDT40 User Manual

User manual

Dishwasher

ZDT40

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 user 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.

Contents

Safety information _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3
Control panel _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4
Audible signals _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6
Washing programmes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6
First use _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
Set the water softener _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8
Use of dishwasher salt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10
Filling with rinse aid _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11
Adjusting the dosage of rinse aid _ _ _ _ 11
Loading cutlery and dishes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12

Use of detergent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14
Unloading the dishwasher _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15
Care and cleaning _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16
Environment concerns _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17
What to do if… _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18
Consumption values _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20
Technical data _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20
Hints for test institutes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21
Installation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22

Subject to change without notice

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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 car-

ried 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;

Control panel

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.

1.

On-Off button

2.

Programme selection/cancel button

3.

Programme lights

4.

Indicator light

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3

1

A

2

B

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Setting mode

The appliance is in setting mode when all
programme lights are off and End of pro­gramme light flashes.

IMPORTANT!

Always remember that when performing opera­tions such as:

• selecting a washing programme

• setting the water softener

• deactivation/activation of the audible signals

the appliance MUST be in setting mode.
If a programme light is illuminated and End of
programme light is illuminated with fixed light,
the last performed programme is still set.
In this case the programme has to be cancelled:

1.

Press and hold the Programme selection/
Cancel button until the light of the running
programme turns off and the End of pro-
gramme light is flashing.

2.

Release the Programme selection/Can-

cel button.

Programme selection/cancel button

•

Starting the washing programme:

1. Press the On-Off button.

2. Press the Programme selection/ca ncel button
once, the light of the last performed washing pro­gramme illuminates and the End of programme
light flashes.

3. Press the Programme selection/cancel button
as many times as necessary to illuminate the light
corresponding to the desired programme.

4. Close the dishwasher’s door, the programme will
start automatically.

IMPORTANT!

Once the programme has started, if you want to
change the selection made you must cancel the wash­ing programme in progress.

• Cancel the washing programme in progress:

1. Open the door.

2. Press and hold the Programme selection/cancel
button until the light of th e running programme
turns off and the End of programme light is flash­ing.

3. Release the Programme selection/cancel but­ton.

4.

Switch off the machine by pressing the On-Off
button or select a new washi ng programme (check
that there is detergent in the detergent dispenser.

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End of programme indicator light

Audible signals

Indicator lights

Illuminates when the was hing pr ogramm e has en ded.
It also has added functions of visual signalling as:

– the setting of the water softener,
– deactivation/acti vation of the audible signals,
– intervention of an ala rm due to the malfunction of

the machine.

Audible signals have been introduced to help
indicate which operations the dishwasher is
performing.

– end of the washing programme,
– malfunction of the appliance

Factory setting: audible signals activated.
It is possible to deactivate the audible signals,
using the Programme selection/Cancel but­ton.

Deactivation/activation of the audible sig­nals

1.

Press the On/Off button. The appliance
must be in setting mode.

2.

Press and hold Programme selection/
Cancel button until programme light A
flashes and programme light B illuminates
with fixed light.

3.

Press Programme selection/Cancel but­ton again: programme light A becomes
fixed and programme light B starts flashing.

4. After a few seconds:
–

programme light A turns off
– programme light B goes on flashing
–

End of programme light illuminates

with fixed light, indicating that the audi-

ble signals are active.

5. To deactivate the audible signals press
again the Programme selection/Cancel
button: the End of programme light turns
off indicating that the audible signals have
been deactivated.

6. To memorise the operation, switch off the
dishwasher.

7. To activate again the audible signals, sim­ply follow the above operations until the
End of programme indicator light illumi­nates.

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Washing programmes

Programme Degree of soil Type of load Programme description

Normal soil Crockery, cutlery, pots

and pans

65°

Light soil Crockery and cutlery Main wash

1)

30'

Normal soil Crockery and cutlery Prewash

50°

2)

Any.
Partial load (to be completed later in the day).

1) Ideal for washing a partially loaded dishwasher. This is 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.

Prewash
Main wash
1 intermediate rinses
Final rinse
Drying

Final rinse

Main wash
1 intermediate rinse
Final rinse
Drying

1 cold rinse (to avoid food
scraps from sticking
together).
This programme does not
require the use of deter­gent.

First use

Before using your dishwasher for the first time:

• Ensure that the electrical and water connec-

tions comply with the installation instructions

• Remove all packaging from inside the appli-

ance

• Set the water softener

• Pour 1 litre of water inside the salt container

and then fill with dishwasher salt

• Fill the rinse aid dispenser

When using tablets that
integrate rinse aid and
detergent:

there is no need to fill up with rinse aid
– set the water softener
– add special (dishwasher) salt

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When using tablets that
integrate rinse aid, detergent,
salt function and other
additives:

there is no need to fill up with special salt or
rinse aid.
Check whether these detergents are suitable
for your water hardness. Follow the manufac­turers instructions.

– Set the water hardness to level 1.

IMPORTANT!

If the drying results are not satisfactory we rec­ommend that you:

Set the water softener

1. Fill up the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.

2. Set the rinse aid dosage to position 2.
If you decide in future to use separated deter-

gents, we advise that you:
– Fill up the salt and rinse aid container.
– Adjust the water hardness setting to the

highest level and perform 1 normal washing
programme without loading any dishes.

– Adjust the water hardness setting according

to the hardness of the water in your area.

– Adjust the rinse aid dosage

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 (°TH)

Water hardness Adjusting the water hardness

Clarke °TH mmol/l manually electronically

64 - 88 91 - 125 9,0- 12,5 2 level 10 yes
53 - 63 76 - 90 7,6 - 8,9 2 level 9 yes
46 - 52 65 - 75 6,5 - 7,5 2 level 8 yes
36 - 45 51 - 64 5,1 - 6,4 2 level 7 yes
28 - 35 40 - 50 4,0 - 5,0 2 level 6 yes
23 - 27 33 - 39 3,3 - 3,9 2 level 5 yes

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and mmol/l (millimol per litre - international unit
for the hardness of water).
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.

setting

Use of salt

Water hardness Adjusting the water hardness

setting

Clarke °TH mmol/l manually electronically

18 - 22 26 - 32 2,6 - 3,2 1 level 4 yes
13 - 17 19 - 25 1,9 - 2,5 1 level 3 yes

5 - 12 7 - 18 0,7 - 1,8 1 level 2 yes

< 5 < 7 < 0,7 1 level 1 no

The water softener must be set in both ways:
manually, using the water hardness dial and
electronically.

Setting the water softener manually (see table)

The water softener is factory set at position 2.

Set switch to position 1 or
2

Use of salt

Setting the water softener
electronically (see table)

1. Press the On/Off button. The appliance

must be in setting mode.

2.

Press and hold Programme selection/
Cancel button until programme light A
flashes and programme light B illuminates
with fixed light.

3. After a few seconds:

–

programme light B turns off

–

programme light A goes on flashing

–

End of programme light starts flashing:
the number of flashes corresponds to
current level set. The flashing is repea­ted with a pause of a few seconds.
Examples: 5 flashes, pause, 5 flashes,
pause, etc... = level 5.

4.

To change the level, press the Programme
selection/Cancel button. Each time the
button is pressed the level increases (level
1 follows level 10). The End of pro-
gramme light indicates the new setting.

5. To memorise the operation, switch off the
dishwasher.

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