Zanussi ZWD14581W1 User Manual

User

manual

Washer-

dryer

ZWD 14581 W1 ZWD 14581 S1

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.

The following symbols are used in this manual:

Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how to avoid damaging the appliance.

General information and tips

Environmental information

Content

Safety information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3

Description of the appliance - - - - - - - - - - - -5

Detergent dispenser drawer - - - - - - - - - - - -5

Control panel and functions - - - - - - - - - - - -6

Display - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -9

Programme table - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -10

Automatic drying programmes - - - - - - - - -13

Drying time - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -13

Programme information - - - - - - - - - - - - - -14

Washing and drying hints - - - - - - - - - - - - -15

Before the first use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -18

Operating Sequence - Washing only - - - - -18

Operating Sequence - Drying only - - - - - -21

Operating Sequence -AutoDrying - - - - - - -22

Care and cleaning - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -23

What to do if... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -26

Technical data- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29

Consumption values - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30

Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31

Environmental concerns - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35

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.

General safety

● It is dangerous to alter the specifications or

attempt to modify this product in any way.

● During high temperature washing and drying

programmes the door glass may get hot. Do not touch it!

● Make sure that small pets do not climb into

the drum. To avoid this, please check into the drum before using.

● Any objects such as coins, safety pins, nails,

screws, stones or any other hard, sharp material can cause extensive damage and must not be placed into the machine.

● Only use the advised quantities of fabric

softener and detergent. Damage to the fabric can ensue if you over-fill. Refer to the manufacturer’s recommendations of quantities.

● Wash small items such as socks, laces,

washable belts etc in a washing bag or pillow case as it is possible for such items to slip down between the tub and the inner drum.

● Do not use your washer-dryer to wash

articles with whalebones, material without hems or torn material.

● Always unplug the appliance and turn off the

water supply after use, cleaning and maintenance.

● 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 Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts.

Installation

● This appliance is heavy. Care should be

taken when moving it.

● When unpacking the appliance, check that it

is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use it and contact the Service Centre.

● All packing and transit bolts must be

removed before use. Serious damage can occur to the product and to property if this is not adhered to. See relevant section in the user manual.

● After having installed the appliance, check

that it is not standing on the inlet and drain hose and the worktop is not pressing the electrical supply cable.

● If the machine is situated on a carpeted floor,

please adjust the feet in order to allow air to circulate freely under the appliance.

● Always be sure, that there is no water

leakage from hoses and their connections after the installation.

● If the appliance is installed in a location

subject to frost, please read the «dangers of freezing» chapter.

● Any plumbing work required to install this

appliance should be carried out by a qualified plumber or competent person.

● Any electrical work required to install this

appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person.

Use

● This appliance is designed for domestic use.

It must not be used for purposes other than those for which it was designed.

● Only wash and dry fabrics which are

designed to be machine washed and dried. Follow the instructions on each garment label.

● Do not overload the appliance. See the

relevant section in the user manual.

● Before washing, ensure that all pockets are

empty and buttons and zips are fastened. Avoid washing frayed or torn articles and treat stains such as paint, ink, rust, and grass before washing. Underwired bras must NOT be machine washed.

● Garments which have been in contact with

volatile petroleum products should not be machine washed. If volatile cleaning fluids are used, care should be taken to ensure that the fluid is removed from the garment before placing in the machine.

● As some duvets and eiderdowns should be

washed/dried in large commercial machines because of their bulk, please check with the manufacturer of the item before washing in a domestic machine.

● The users should always check that they

have not left their gas lighters (disposable or otherwise) in their clothing.

● Never tumble dry items that have had

contact with chemicals such as dry cleaning fluid.These are of a volatile nature and could cause an explosion.

● Only tumble dry items which have been

washed in water or require airing.

● Plastic detergent dispensers should not

remain in the drum during the drying cycle, as the plastic used is not designed to withstand the heat. If you wish to washthrough-to-dry you should use the conventional detergent dispenser drawer.

● Never pull the power supply cable to remove

the plug from the socket; always take hold of the plug itself.

● Never use the washer-dryer if the power

supply cable, the control panel, the working surface or the base are damaged so that the inside of the washer-dryer is accessible.

Child safety

● This appliance is not intended for use by

persons (including children) with reduced physical sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.

● Young children should be supervised to

ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

● The packaging components (e.g. plastic film,

polystyrene) can be dangerous to children danger of suffocation! Keep them out of children’s reach

● Keep all detergents in a safe place out of

children’s reach.

● Make sure that children or pets do not climb

into the drum. To avoid that they remain closed inside the drum, the machine incorporates special feature.

To activate this device, rotate the button (without pressing it) inside the door clockwise until the groove is horizontal. If necessary use a coin.

To disable this device and restore the possibility of closing the door, rotate the button anti-clockwise until the groove is vertical.

Description of the appliance

1 2

40°

30°Rinse

Delicates

1600

900

700

Delay Start

End

ive

r Q

Off

Special

95°Sport 40°

60° EcoSport Shoes 40°

60°

40° Eco

Silk

40°

50°

40°

Mini 30'

Hand Wash

Cold

30°

Drain

Spin

Wool

Cottons

Synthetics

Easy Iron 40°

Your new appliance is fitted with an automatic device which detects the laundry amount in some programmes for cotton and synthetic items and chooses the best cycle parameters for washing in an economical way. Cycle time duration, energy and water consumptions are proportional to the amount of each load. It is ideal when washing different small quantities of laundry.

Detergent dispenser drawer

Control panel

Door opening handle

Drain pump

Adjustable feet

Detergent dispenser drawer

Prewash

Wash

Fabric Softener

Control panel and functions

Drying

Synthetics

Handwash

Silk

Duvet

Mini 30'

Specials

30º

Rinses

Cotton

+Superquick

Easy Iron

Jetsystem+

Cotton Eco

Synthetic

Normal

+Prewash

+Superquick

Normal

+Prewash

Cottons

Synthetics

90º

60º

40º

30º

Temp.

1400

900

700

Spin

Extra

Cupboard

Iron

Dry

Drying Time

Extra Rinse

Off

Cottons

30º

Drain

Spin

Delicates

40º

1 2 3 4

Delay Start

Lock

Start/Pause

9 10

Information

The control panel is illustrated above. It shows the programme selector dial as well as the different buttons, the pilot lights and the display. These are represented by relevant numbers which are explained in the table below.

Control Panel key symbols:

= cold wash, = «Night Cycle» option, = «Rinse Hold» option,

Programme selector dial and

On/Off switch

Temperature button

Spin reduction button

● The programme selector dial allows you to select a

programme and/or to switch the machine on/off. It can be turned either clockwise or anticlockwise. The light of

button starts to flash

● Press this button repeatedly to change the temperature, if

you want your laundry to be washed at a different temperature from the one proposed by the washer-dryer. The relevant light will light up.

● Press this button repeatedly to change the spin speed, if

you want your laundry to be spun at a speed different from the one proposed by the washer-dryer or to select the «Night Cycle» or the «Rinse Hold» option. The relevant light will light up.

Dry button

Drying Time button

● By pressing this button you can choose the required

degree of drying for cottons and synthetics. The corresponding pilot light illuminates. The drying time is automatically adjusted by the machine: the laundry will be dried to the selected degree of dryness.

● By pressing this button you can select a timed drying

programme for cotton or synthetics, the relevant light illuminates. The selected drying time appears on the display. Every time you press this button the time increases by 5 mins.

Extra Rinse button

● By pressing this button, the machine performs some

additional rinses. The relevant light illuminates.

● The display shows the following information: duration of

the selected programme, delayed start, incorrect option

Display

selection, alarm codes, drying time, drying cycle, washing phases, child safety lock and end of programme.

● This button allows you to start the selected programme;

Start/Pause button

the corresponding green pilot light stops flashing.

● This button also interrupts a programme which is running,

the corresponding green pilot light starts to flash.

«Lock» light ● This light indicates when it is possible to open the door.

● The wash programme can be delayed from 30 min - 60

Delay Start buttons

min - 90 min, 2 hours and then by 1 hour up to a maximum of 20 hours by pressing this buttons.

Functions

Night Cycle (button )

By selecting this option the machine will not drain the water of the last rinse, so as not to crease the laundry. As all spinning phases are suppressed, this washing cycle is very quiet and it can be selected at night or in times with a more economical power rate. On some programmes the rinses will be performed with more water.

When the programme has finished, the display shows three flashing zeros « door is locked to indicate that the water must be emptied out.

«Rinse Hold» (button )

By selecting this option the water of the last rinse is not emptied out to prevent the fabrics from creasing.

When the programme has finished, the display shows three flashing zeros « door is locked to indicate that the water must be emptied out.

To empty out the water see chapter «At the end of the programme».

«Dry» (button )

By pressing this button you can choose the required dryness degree for cottons and synthetics:

● Extra (cottons).

● Cupboard( cottons and synthetics).

● Iron (cottons).

The corresponding pilot light illuminates. The drying time is automatically adjusted by the machine: the laundry will be dried to the selected degree of dryness.

Drying time (button )

Press this button repeatedly until the time you want appears in the display according to the fabrics (cotton or synthetics) you have to dry.

For Cottons you can select a drying time from 10 minutes to 250 minutes (=

0.00» but the

4.10).

For Synthetics it is possible to select a drying time from 10 minutes to 130 minutes (= 2.10).

Every time you press the button the time increases by 5 mins.

Extra Rinse option (button )

This option is recommended for people who are allergic to detergents, and in areas where the water is very soft. The machine performs some additional rinses. For the options compatibility with each programme, please refer to the «Programme table».

«Lock» Light and other Pilot Lights

After having started a programme, the «Lock»

light illuminates to indicate that the appliance starts operating and the door is locked. This light is also on during the countdown of the delay start.

This light indicates if the door can be opened:

• light on: the door cannot be opened. The appliance is operating or there is water left in the tub. Attention! If the door is locked do not try to open or force it!

• light off: the door can be opened. The washing programme has finished.

The green light of the button flashes when

the programme selector dial has set to a programme position, when the machine is set in PAUSE or if the appliance is in stand by. It stops flashing when the programme is started (after pressed the button ). At the end of the

cycle it goes off. The red light of the button flashes in case

of wrong option selection and for a few seconds the message Err will be shown on the display.

The options lights illuminate when the corresponding buttons are pressed and if they are pressed again to cancel the selection, the pilot lights go off.

Display

7.2

7.3 7.4 7.5

Display ( )

The display shows the following information:

7.1

After selecting a programme, the duration is displayed in hours and minutes (for example

2.05). The duration is calculated automatically on the basis of the maximum recommended load for each type of fabric. After the programme has started, the time remaining is updated every minute.

7.2

When selecting the «proportional» programmes, the display shows the washing duration of the maximum recommended load. After the button has been pressed, on the display appears an arrows animation indicating that the appliance is calculating the laundry amount and the real duration. During this time, the washing duration shown decreases. When the calculating phase has finished, the icon disappears from the display and the washing time is adjusted to the real load.

Duration of the selected programme/

Calculating phase icon

7.2

7.1

/Incorrect option selection

If an option which is not compatible with the set wash programme is selected, the message Err is displayed for a few seconds and the red light of button starts flashing.

/Delayed start

The selected delay (20 hours max) set by pressing the relevant button appears on the display for a few seconds, then the duration of the previously selected programme is displayed. The delay time value decreases by one unit every hour and then, when 1 hour remains, the time decreases every minute.

7.3

7.4

By selecting the wash programme, the washing programme phase icons corresponding to the various phases making up the programme are shown in the bottom of the display. After the machine has started, only the running icon stays on. When the programme has finished, three flashing zeros «0.00» are displayed.

Child Safety lock

Washing programme phase icons

/Alarm codes

In the event of operating problems, some alarm codes can be displayed, for example paragraph «What to do if...»).

E20 (see

7.5

Drying phase

During the drying phase the display shows the drying icon illuminated and the selected drying time to indicate that the appliance has started the drying phase.

Programme table - Proportional programmes

Programme/ Temperature

Cotton

90°-

Proportional

Cotton Eco

60°- 40°

Proportional

Synthetic

60°-

Proportional

Cycle time duration, energy and water consumptions are proportional to the amount of the load.

Type of laundry Options

White and coloured cotton (normally soiled)

White and fast coloured cotton

(normally or lightly soiled items)

Synthetic or mixed fabrics

Spin red.

Extra Rinse

Description of

programme

Main wash, rinses Long spin at the max speed

Max load: 7 kg

Main wash, rinses Long spin at the max speed Max load: 7 kg

Main wash, rinses Short spin at 900 rpm Max load: 3.5 kg

Programme table

Programme/ Temperature

Type of laundry Options

Description of

programme

Cottons

Normal

90° -

Cottons

+ Prewash

90° -

Cottons

+ SuperQuick

90° -

White and coloured cotton cotton (normally

soiled items

White and coloured cotton (heavily soiled

cotton items)

White cotton and coloured (slightly soiled

items)

Spin red.

Extra rinse

Spin red.

Extra rinse

Spin red.

Extra rinse

Main wash, rinses Long spin at the max speed Max load: 7 kg

Prewash at 30°C Main wash, rinses Long spin at the max speed Max load: 7 kg

Main wash, rinses Long spin at max speed

Max load: 3.5 kg

Programme table

Programme/ Temperature

Synthetics

Normal

60° -

Synthetics

+ Prewash

60° -

Synthetics

+ SuperQuick

60° -

40° Easy Iron

40°

Delicates

40° -

Spin

Drain

Rinses

Type of laundry Options

Synthetic or mixed fabrics

(normally soiled items)

Synthetic or mixed fabrics

(heavily soiled items)

Synthetic or mixed fabrics lightly soiled

Synthetic or mixed fabrics to be gently

washed and spun.

Delicate fabrics, for example curtains.

Separate spin for cottons.

For emptying out the last rinse water in programmes with the Rinse Hold or Night Cycle option.

Separate rinse cycle for cotton hand washed items.

Spin red.

Extra rinse

Spin red.

Extra rinse

Extra Rinse

Spin red.

Extra rinse

Description of

programme

Main wash, rinses Short spin at 900 rpm

Max load: 3.5 kg

Prewash at 30°C Main wash, rinses Short spin at 900 rpm

Max load: 3.5 kg

Main wash, rinses Short spin at 900 rpm Max load: 2 kg

Main wash, rinses Short spin at 900 rpm Max load: 1 kg

Main wash, rinses Short spin at 700 rpm

Max load: 3.5 kg

Drain and long spin at max speed

Max load: 7 kg

Draining of water

3 rinses Long spin at max speed

Max load: 7 kg

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