9
6-7 OPTIONS buttons
Press this button to select the following options:
•
PREWASH
: select this option if you wish your
laundry to be prewashed before the main wash
(not available for WOOL and HAND WASH
programme).
The prewash ends with a short spin in
programmes for cotton and synthetic fabrics,
whereas in the programme for delicate fabrics the
water is only drained.
The
Prewash
, the
EXTRA RINSE
and the
Stain
functions cannot be selected together.
•
EXTRA RINSE
: can be used with all programmes
except the WOOL and HAND WASH
programme
. The machine performs 5 rinses
instead of 3.
This option is recommended for people who are
allergic to detergents and in areas where the water
is very soft.
•
STAIN
: select this button if you wish to add to the
washing of heavy soiled laundry a stain phase: at
the temperature of 40°C the special detergent for
stains is loaded from the compartment marked
.
This function is available in cotton and
synthetic programmes with a temperature of
40° or higher)
.
The washing time will be prolonged by few
minutes.
•
QUICK WASH
; select this function for laundry that
is only slightly soiled
(not for WOOL and HAND
WASH programme).
The washing time will be reduced according to the
type of fabric and the selected temperature.
•
ECO
: this option is available only with cotton
programme at 95°-60°-40° C and synthetics
programme at 60°-40° C.
If you select this option the temperature
automatically decreases and, consequently, the
washing time increases.
This function can be used with normally soiled
laundry in order to save energy.
8 Display
The following pieces of information are shown on the
display:
•
Three blinking dashes
, when a programme is
cancelled by means of the SKIP RESET button.
The three blinking dashes will also appear when you
press the ON/OFF button to switch the machine on,
if the previously selected cycle has been erased.
•
Duration of washing programme
in hours and
minutes, after you have selected a programme.
While the programme is running (after you have
pressed the START/PAUSE button), the displayed
time value decreases by one unit every minute.
•
The washing machine has stopped wih water in
tub
, at the end of a programme with
RINSE HOLD
option:
this is indicated by a
blinking zero
.
•
The washing machine has completed the
programme
: this is indicated by a
blinking zero
.
The zero will reappear when you switch the
washing machine on, unless the previous
programme has been erased by means of the
SKIP RESET button.
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