Zanussi ZWG 580 E User Manual

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User manual

Washing Machine

ZWG 580 E

Contents

Safety instructions _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2
Product description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4
Control panel _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5
Washing programmes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6
Consumption values _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9
Helpful hints and tips _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10
First use _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11

Daily use _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12
Care and cleaning _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14
What to do if… _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17
Technical data _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20
Installation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20
Electrical connection _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22
Environment concerns _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23

Subject to change without notice.

Safety instructions

Important! Read carefully & keep for future

reference.

• The safety of Your appliance complies with
the industry standards and with legal require­ments on the safety of appliances. However,
as manufacturers, we feel it is our duty to
provide the following safety notes.

• 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.

• You MUST read them carefully before instal­ling or using the appliance.

• Before first starting up, check the appliance
for any damage incurred during transport.
Never connect up a damaged appliance . If
parts are damaged, contact the Service Cen­tre.

• If the appliance is delivered in the winter
months when there are minus temperatures.
Store it at room temperature for 24 hours be­fore using for the first time.

General safety

• It is dangerous to alter the specifications or
attempt to modify this product in any way.

• During high temperature wash programmes
the door glass may get hot. Do not touch it!

• Make sure that small pets and children 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 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 washing machine 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 people 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.

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• 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 against the wall.

• 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 certified
Service Centre.

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 fabrics which are designed to be
machine washed. Follow the instructions on
each garment label.

• Do not overload the appliance. See the
Washing Programme Table.

• 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.

• Never pull the power supply cable to remove
the plug from the socket; always take hold of
the plug itself.

• Never use the appliance if the power supply
cable, the control panel, the working surface
or the base are damaged so that the inside
of the washing machine is accessible.

Child safety

• This appliance is not intended for use by per­son (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.

• 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 prevent children and pets
becoming trapped inside the drum this ma­chine incorporates a special feature.

Door safety button

To activate this de-
vice, 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 counter-clock­wise until the groove
is vertical.

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Product description

4

5

1

2

3

6

1

Detergent dispenser drawer

2

Control panel

3

Door opening handle

4

Rating Plate

5

Drain pump

6

Adjustable feet

Detergent dispenser drawer

Compartment for detergent used for pre­wash and soak phase or for stain remover used
during the stain action phase (if available). The
prewash and soak detergent is added at the be­ginning of the wash programme. The stain re­mover is added during the stain action phase.

Compartment for powder or liquid detergent
used for main wash. If using liquid detergent
pour it just before starting the programme.

Compartment for liquid additives (fabric soft-

ener, starch).

Follow the product manufacturer’s recommendations on quantities to use and do not exceed the
«MAX» mark in the detergent dispenser drawer. Any fabric softener or starching additives must
be poured into the compartment before starting the wash programme.

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Control panel

Below is a picture of the control panel. It shows the programme selector dial as well as the
buttons and the pilot lights. These are presented by relevant numbers on the following pages.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1

PROGRAMME selector dial

2

TEMPERATURE selector dial

3

SPIN reduction button

4

OPTIONS button

5

EXTRA RINSE button

6

START/PAUSE button

7

DELAY START button

8

Pilot Lights

Table of symbols

= On/Off

= Prewash

= Wool

= Cold wash

= No spin

= Washing

= End cycle

= Door locked

Programme Selector Dial

It allows you to switch the appliance on/off and/
or to select a programme.

Temperature selector dial

This dial allows you to select the temperature
more suitable to the laundry to be washed.

By selecting the position

(Cold) the ma-

chine will wash with cold water.

Spin Reduction

By pressing this button you can change the
spin speed of the selected programme.

Available options:

No spin

By selecting this option, all spinning phases are
suppressed and replaced by a drain, so as not
to wrinkle the laundry. Recommended for ex­tremely delicate fabrics. On some programmes
the rinses will be performed with more water.

Intensive

Select this option for heavily soiled laundry. The
washing cycle intensity will be increased and
the washing time will be prolonged by a few mi­nutes depending on the type of fabric.

Daily

A cycle to be used for daily soiled cotton, syn­thetic or delicate items in order to obtain good
washing performance in a short time.

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Super Quick

Short cycle for lightly soiled items or for laundry
which needs only freshening up. We recom­mend you to reduce the fabrics loading.

Extra Rinse

This appliance is designed to save energy. If it
necessary to rinse the laundry using an extra
quantity of water (extra rinse), select this option.
Some additional rinses will be performed. This
option is recommended for people who are al­lergic to detergents, and in areas where the
water is very soft.

Start Pause

This button allows you to start or to interrupt
the selected programme.

Delay Start

The start of the programme can be delayed by
3, 6 or 9 hours by means of this button.

Indicator pilot lights

B

C

A

After having pressed the button 6, the WASH­ING pilot light (A) illuminates. When the pilot
light A comes on this means that the machine is
operating.
When the programme has finished the END
CYCLE pilot light (B) comes on.
The DOOR pilot light (C) illuminates when the
programme starts and indicates if the door can
be opened:

• light on: the door cannot be opened. The
machine in working or has stopped with wa­ter left in the tub.

• light off: the door can be opened. The pro­gramme is finished or the water has been
emptied out.

• light flashing: the door is opening.

Washing programmes

Programme
Maximum and Minimum Temperature
Cycle Description
Maximum Spin Speed
Maximum Fabrics Load
Type of Laundry

Options

Detergent

Compartment

COTTON
Normal

90° -

(Cold)
Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed 800 rpm
Max. load 6 kg - Reduced load 3 kg
White and coloured cotton (normally soiled items).

SPIN

NO SPIN

INTENSIVE

SUPER QUICK

1)

DAILY

EXTRA RINSE

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Programme
Maximum and Minimum Temperature
Cycle Description
Maximum Spin Speed
Maximum Fabrics Load
Type of Laundry

Options

Detergent

Compartment

COTTON
+ Prewash

90° -

(Cold)
Prewash - Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed 800 rpm
Max. load 6 kg - Reduced load 3 kg
White and coloured cotton (heavy soiled items).

SPIN

NO SPIN

INTENSIVE

SUPER QUICK

1)

DAILY

EXTRA RINSE

2)

COTTON
ECO

3)

90° - 40°
Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed 800 rpm
Max. load 6 kg
White and coloured cotton. This programme can be se­lected for slightly or normally soiled cotton items. The tem­perature will decrease and the washing time will be exten­ded. This allows to obtain a good washing efficiency by
saving energy.

SPIN

NO SPIN

INTENSIVE

EXTRA RINSE

COTONI
ECO + Prewash

90° - 40°
Prewash - Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed 800 rpm
Max. load 6 kg
White and coloured cotton. This programme can be se­lected for normally soiled cotton items. The temperature
will decrease and the washing time will be extended. This
allows to obtain a good washing efficiency by saving ener­gy.

SPIN

NO SPIN

INTENSIVE

EXTRA RINSE

2)

SYNTHETICS
Normal

60° -

(Cold)
Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed 800 rpm for
Max. load 3 kg - Reduced load 1.5 kg
Synthetic or mixed fabrics: underwear, coloured gar­ments, non-shrink shirts, blouses.

SPIN

NO SPIN

INTENSIVE

SUPER QUICK

1)

DAILY

EXTRA RINSE

SYNTHETICS
+ Prewash

60° -

(Cold)
Prewash - Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed 800 rpm
Max. load 3 kg - Reduced load 1.5 kg
Synthetic or mixed fabrics: underwear, coloured gar­ments, non-shrink shirts, blouses.

SPIN

NO SPIN

INTENSIVE

SUPER QUICK

1)

DAILY

EXTRA RINSE

2)

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Programme
Maximum and Minimum Temperature
Cycle Description
Maximum Spin Speed
Maximum Fabrics Load
Type of Laundry

Options

Detergent

Compartment

DELICATES

40° -

(Cold)
Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed 700 rpm

Max. load kg 3 - Reduced load 1.5 kg

1)

Delicate fabrics: acrylics, viscose, polyester.

SPIN

NO SPIN

INTENSIVE

SUPER QUICK

1)

DAILY

EXTRA RINSE

WOOL

40° -

(Cold)
Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed 800 rpm
Max. load 2 kg
Washing programme for machine washable wool as well
as for hand washable woollens and delicate fabrics.

SPIN

NO SPIN

HANDWASH

30° -

(Cold)
Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed 800 rpm
Max. load 2 kg
Special programme for delicate fabrics with «hand wash­ing» care symbol.

SPIN

NO SPIN

JEANS

60° -

(Cold)
Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed at 800 rpm
Max. load 4 kg
With this programme it is possible to wash items like
pants, shirts or jackets in denim and also jersey realized
with hi-tech materials.

SPIN

NO SPIN

INTENSIVE

EXTRA RINSE

4)

SPORT INTENSIVE

40° -

(Cold)
Prewash - Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed at 800 rpm
Max. load 2 kg
This programme is suitable for washing heavily soiled sport
items. The machine will add automatically a prewash phase
before the main wash to eliminate mud stains.

SPIN

NO SPIN

EXTRA RINSE

RINSE

Rinses
Maximum spin speed 800 rpm
Max. load 6 kg
With this programme it is possible to rinse and spin cotton
garments which have been washed by hand. The machine
performs some additional rinses, followed by a final long
spin. The spin speed can be reduced.

SPIN

NO SPIN

EXTRA RINSE

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