WASHER-DRYER
ZWD 1681 W
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INSTRUCTION BOOKLET |
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Important Safety Information
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 supplied with the appliance in order that the new owner can get to know the functioning of the appliance and the relevant warnings.
These warnings have been provided in the interest of safety. You MUST read them carefully before installing or using the appliance.
Installation
●This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when moving it.
●It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way.
●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 instructions.
●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.
●Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance does not stand on 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.
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.
●Pets and children have been known to climb into washer-dryers. Please check your drum before use.
●The glass door becomes very hot during the washing and drying cycle. Keep children away from the vicinity of the appliance whilst it is in operation.
●Keep all packaging well away from children.
●Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s reach.
Use
●Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water supply after use.
●Do not overload the appliance. See relevant section in the instruction book.
●Only wash and dry fabrics which are designed to be machine washed and dried. If in doubt, consult the care label on the clothes.
●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.
●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.
●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.
●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.
●Only use the advised quantities of fabric softener. Damage to the fabric can ensue if you over-fill. Refer to the manufacturer’s recommendations of quantities.
●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 wash-through-to-dry you should use the conventional detergent dispenser drawer.
●Leave the porthole door slightly ajar between washes to preserve the door seal.
●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.
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Contents
For the User
Important Safety Information |
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Your New Washer-Dryer |
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Description of the Appliance |
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Detergent dispenser drawer |
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Child safety feature |
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The Control Panel |
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Programme information |
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Operating Sequence |
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Washing |
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Load the laundry |
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Measure out the detergent |
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Measure out the fabric softener |
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Select the required programme |
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Select the spin speed or the “Rinse Hold” option |
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Select the desired options |
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Select the “Delay Start” |
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Start the programme |
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How to change an option or a programme |
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How to cancel a programme during its cycle |
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How to open the door during the cycle of |
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End of programme |
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Drying 3.5 kg of cotton |
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Autodrying 2 kg of synthetics |
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Washing and Drying Hints |
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Which detergent to use?.... |
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And in which form? |
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Wash Care Symbols |
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Washing Programmes |
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Special Programmes |
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Drying Programmes |
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Maintenance and Cleaning |
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Descaling |
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After each wash |
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Maintenance wash |
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External cleaning |
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Cleaning the dispenser drawer |
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Cleaning the drawer recess |
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Cleaning the pump |
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Cleaning the water inlet filter |
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The dangers of freezing |
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Emergency emptying out |
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Something Not Working |
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Service and Spare Parts |
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Guarantee Conditions |
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For the Installer
Installation Instructions |
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Technical Specifications |
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Unpacking |
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Positioning |
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Water inlet |
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Water drainage |
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Levelling |
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Special conditions |
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In the interest of the environment |
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Electrical connection |
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Permanent connection |
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Guide to use the Instruction Book
The following symbols will be found in the text to guide you throughout the instructions:
Safety instructions
Hints and tips 
Environmental information
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Your New Washer-Dryer
This new machine, which is fitted with the New Jet System, meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry with low water, energy and detergent consumption.
Even small loads are washed “economically” because the amount of water used is regulated automatically according to the load and type of fabric.
●The special wool programme with its new delicate wash system treats your woollens with extreme care.
●The balance control device ensures that the machine remains stable when spinning.
●Automatic cooling of the wash water to 60°C before draining, with the 95°C programme. This reduces thermal shock to fabrics, helping to prevent creasing.
●The two drying programmes will give your wash that soft, relaxed feel whatever the weather.
Ecological hints
To save water and energy and help protect the environment, we recommend that you follow these hints:
●Adjust the quantity of detergent according to the hardness of your water supply, the amount of laundry and the degree of soiling.
●Select the “Economy” programme for lightly soiled laundry.
●A programme without prewash is sufficient for normally soiled laundry.
●Try to load the maximum drying capacity of the machine as small loads are uneconomical.
●Always load well spun laundry. The higher the spin speed, the lower the electricity consumption and the shorter the drying times.
Important
In the interest
of the environment
●Materials marked with the symbol 
are recyclable.
●Check with your local Council or Environmental Health Office to see if there are facilities in your area for re-cycling this appliance.
●When the appliance is to be scrapped, cut off the power supply cable and make the door lock device unusable to prevent young children from being trapped inside.
●Help to keep your country tidy - use authorised disposal sites for your old appliance.
The symbol 
on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.
How do we help to protect the environment? We use recycled paper!
Your machine is fitted with a balance control device, which ensures the machine is stable during the spin. If the wash load appears not to have been spun sufficiently at the end of the wash cycle, because it is not evenly distributed in the drum, the balance control device may have operated. It will therefore be necessary to redistribute the wash load manually and select a spin programme. For more detailed information see the section headed "Something Not Working".
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Description of the Appliance
1Detergent dispenser drawer
2Control Panel
3Door opening handle
4Drain pump
5Adjustable feet
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Drying |
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Drying |
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Detergent dispenser drawer
Prewash
Main wash 
Fabric softener
Child safety feature
This machine incorporates a special child safety feature to prevent small children from being trapped inside the machine.
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.
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The Control Panel
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1 Programme selector dial
The selector is divided into 5 sections:
•Cottons
•Synthetics
•Delicates
•Wool 
•Special programmes
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Wash |
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Rinse |
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Prewash |
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Drying |
Delay |
Start |
Spin |
Speed |
Wash |
Rinse |
Dry |
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Pause |
Dry |
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When these buttons are pressed, the corresponding pilot lights come on. When they are pressed again, the pilot lights go out.
If an incorrect option is selected, the corresponding pilot light flashes for about 2 seconds and the message Err is displayed.
2 “Spin Speed” button
• Off = Reset programme/Switching the machine off
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Position E60° corresponds to the ENERGY SAVING programme, position 
corresponds to the drying programme and position 
to “cold wash”.
Turn the dial clockwise or anticlockwise to select the required wash and drying programme.
Before setting the dial to any position ensure that the machine is switched off.
At the end of the programme the selector dial must be turned to position Off.
Programme Option buttons
Depending on the programme, different functions can be combined. These must be selected after choosing the desired programme and before depressing the “Start Pause” button.
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 machine. The relevant light will light up.
The following speeds are available for the different fabrics.
•Cotton, linen: 700/900/1200 max 1600 r.p.m.
•Synthetics and wool: 700 max 900 r.p.m.
•Delicates: 700 r.p.m.
“Rinse Hold” 
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When you choose this option, the machine will not drain the water of the last rinse, so as not to crease the laundry.
At the end of the cycle, the “Start Pause” button light goes out, the “Rinse Hold” and the “End’ pilot lights are alight to indicate that the water must be drained. A flashing zero will appears on the display.
To complete the cycle, choose one of the following options:
•Select programme “Drain”:
The water is emptied out without spinning.
•Select the programme “Spin”:
Select the spin speed by means of the relevant button and then depress the “Start Pause” button.
After emptying, the machine performs the spin cycle at the speed previously selected.
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Attention! Before selecting programme “Drain” or “Spin” the selector dial has to be positioned on Off (cancelling).
The Rinse Hold option cannot be selected for the automatic WASHING & DRYING programme.
For COTTONS and SYNTHETICS you can select a time from 10 minutes to 130 minutes.
At the end of the drying programme, the “Dry” pilot light goes out, the “End’ pilot light illuminates and a flashing zero appears on the display.
3 “Prewash” button
With this option the machine performs a prewash cycle at 30°C max. The prewash cycle ends with a short spin at 650 r.p.m. in programmes for Cottons and Synthetics, and with emptying of the water for Delicates.
This option is not available with the Wool and the Miniprogramme.
For use when washing heavily soiled laundry.
4 “Quick Wash” button
This option can be selected for lightly soiled laundry in order to obtain a good washing result in a short time. The washing time will be reduced according to the type of fabric and the selected programme/temperature.
This option is not available with the Wool and the «E60°» programmes.
5 “Super Rinse” button
Can be used with all programmes except the Wool programmes and Miniprogramme. The machine will add 2 rinses to the Cottons programmes and 1 to the Synthetics and Delicates programmes.
This option is recommended for people who are allergic to detergents and in areas where the water is very soft.
6 “Auto Dry” button
This button allows you to choose the required degree of drying for cottons and synthetics:
-Extra dry (only for cottons)
-Store dry (cottons and synthetics)
-Iron dry (only for cottons)
The relevant light illuminates.
The drying time is automatically adjusted by the machine: the laundry will be dried to the selected degree of dryness.
7 “Drying Time” button
If you wish to carry out a timed programme instead of an electronic programme push the button until the drying time you want appears in the display according to the fabrics (cotton or synthetics) you have to dry.
8 “Delay Start” button
This button makes it possible to delay the starting of the programme selected from 30 min - 60 min - 90 min, 2 hours and then by 1 hour up to a maximum of 23 hours. The delay you have selected is shown on the display for about 3 seconds; afterwards, the duration of the programme reappears.
You must select this option after you have set the programme and before you press the “Start Pause” button.
The time value shown on the display will decrease by one unit every hour.
You can change the delay time at any moment, before you press the “Start Pause” button.
If you have already pressed the “Start Pause” button, and you wish to cancel the delay time, proceed as follows:
•set the machine to PAUSE by pressing the “Start Pause” button;
•press the “Delay Start” button until the display shows the symbol «0’».
•press the “Start Pause” button again.
Important!
•The door will be locked throughout the delay time. If you need to open the door, you must first set the machine to PAUSE by pressing the “Start Pause” button. After you have closed the door, press the “Start Pause” button again.
•With the “Soak” programme it is possible to select a delay start by 30, 60 90 minutes and then 2 hours up to a maximum of 10 hours and the selected delay corresponds to the soak time of the laundry in the drum.
The delay start cannot be selected with “Drain” and “Spin” programmes.
9 “Start/Pause” button
This button has two functions:
•Start: after you have selected the desired programme and options, press this button to start the machine. The light above the button will stop flashing and remain lit.
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If you have selected a delay start by means of the “Delay Start” button, the countdown will begin and will be shown on the display.
•Pause: when you press this button again, the programme in progress is interrupted. The light above the button will start flashing. To restart the programme, press the button again.
Important! You must set the washing machine to PAUSE before you make any change in the programme in progress.
10Display
The following pieces of information are shown on the display:
•Duration of washing programme in hours
and minutes, after you have selected a programme (for example 2.05) .
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.
•The washing machine has completed the programme: this is indicated by a flashing zero.
•The washing machine has stopped with water in the tub, at the end of a programme with the “Rinse Hold” option 
: this is indicated by a flashing zero.
•Selected drying time in minutes or hours and minutes.
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After starting the programme, the remaining time is updated every minute.
•Delay start, a time value indicated in hours and selected by means of the relevant button (max 23 hours).
The delay time is displayed for 3 seconds, then the duration of the selected programme reappears.
After you have pressed the “Start Pause” button, the countdown begins, and the delay time value decreases by one unit every hour and then, when 2 hours remain, the time decreases in 30 minute intervals.
You can delay the start of the selected programme by up to 23 hours in one hour intervals.
•An incorrect option selection has been made: this is indicated by the message Err when a function incompatible with the current programme is selected.
•An alarm code indicates a fault in the machine operation (see the relevant chapter on page 21-22).
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When you select a programme, the lights relevant to the phases that form the programme light up.
Prewash
Wash
Rinse
Rinse Hold
Drain
Spin
Dry
End
After you have started the programme, only the light relevant to the phase that is currently being carried out will remain lit.
When the programme has finished, the pilot light “End” comes on and a flashing zero appears on the display .
Programme information
Wool
Washing programme for machine washable wool as well as for hand washable woollens and delicate fabrics with the “hand washing” care symbol 
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Soak
Select this programme for heavily soiled laundry. Pour the detergent into the compartment 
. This programme is not suitable for Wool.
The machine performs a soak at 30°C and stops with the water in the drum. The water can be emptied out in 2 ways:
•Draining only: turn the programme selector dial to Off, select programme “Drain” and depress the “Start Pause” button.
•Draining and spin: turn the programme selector dial to Off, select programme “Spin”, reduce eventually the spin speed by means of button “Spin Speed” and depress “Start Pause” button.
By means of the “Delay Start” button, the soak time can be prolonged by 30, 60, 90 minutes and then 2 hours up to a maximum of 10 hours.
Important!
•At the end of the soak (after having emptied out the water) you can select the washing programme. Turn first the programme selector dial to “Off”, then select the programme and depress the “Start Pause” button.
Rinses
With this programme it is possible to rinse and spin cotton garments which have been washed by hand. The machine performs 3 rinses, followed by a final spin at the max speed.
The spin speed can be reduced by depressing the “Spin Speed” button.
Softeners
Hand washed garments can be softened with this programme.
The machine performs 1 rinse, followed by a final spin at the max. speed, which can be reduced by depressing “Spin Speed” button.
Drain
For emptying out the water of the last rinse in programmes with the Rinse Hold 
option or at the end of the “Soak” programme.
Turn first the programme selector dial to “Off”, then select programme “Drain” and depress the “Start Pause” button.
Spin
Separate spin at the maximum speed for hand washed garments. You can reduce the speed by means of “Spin Speed” button to adapt it to the fabrics to be spun.
Miniprogramme
This is a complete programme that can be combined with the following options: “Rinse hold” 
and “Delay Start”.
To be used for laundry which is lightly soiled or which needs freshening up.
Max load 3 kg.
Washing temperature 30°C Programme duration 31 minutes Final spin speed 700 r.p.m.
Off
To reset a programme or switch the machine off turn the selector dial to “Off”. Now a new programme can be selected.
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