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7. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE AND
ORDINARY MAINTENANCE
7.1 OPERATION
Make sure that the cold water, warm water
and steam taps are open (the latter applies
only to steam-heated machines).
Turn ON the automatic thermomagnetic
cutoff switch on the wall. If the door is
closed, the machine will then be ready to be
started using the START button on the
machine front panel.
To select the cycle, open the door by the
appropriate handle and press the “P” button.
The display will read the corresponding
programme number: to confirm the selection
just close the door. Every time the button is
pressed the reading increases by one unit;
when the end of the list is reached the reading
starts from cycle 1 back again.
If the door is open, of course, skip the first
instruction and go straight to cycle selection.
Right after cycle selection, the temperature
display unit will read the maximum
temperature that the cycle will reach for two
seconds; then it will resume normal
temperature reading, i.e the value read by
the probe.
After the cycle has been selected following
the temperature and wash action suggested
by the labels attached to the garments (see
cycle description below), sort the laundry
according to the type of fabric, load the drum
and close the door.
Then fill the various dispenser compartments
with soap (foam-damping type) according
to cycle selection, i.e.:
A prewash compartment (when scheduled
by the wash cycle selected)
B main wash compartment
C compartment for other products to be
added during the last rinse
Then select water level, which ranges
between the factory setting (calculated
following the maximum laundry load) and a
20% reduction that may apply to partial
loads or economy cycles.
This selection is made available by the ad-
hoc button located below the START button.
WARNING! This function simply reduces
the amount of water and soap used with
reference to factory-foreseen amounts. NOT
to be interpreted as "half-load button".
Start the program pressing the green
“START” button, which is on the control
panel, on the right. The door will
automatically be locked and cycle progress
will be shown by the leds on the left of the
control panel (see 7.1).
Pressure on the start button also causes the
timer to commence the countdown to the
end of the cycle (see also function F9 in
paragraph 7.3 CONFIGURATION OF
SETTINGS).
Such time values are those that the
machine has stored in previous equivalent
cycles. Therefore they are not binding but
represent a mere reference.
Each time the push-buttons are pressed the
machine will beep shortly and it will beep
for 15 seconds at the end of the cycle. It is
however possible to stop the buzzer by
pressing the ”_” push button or even inhibit
the buzzer altogether through programming
(see 7.3, function F5).
How to change a cycle in progress
If a wrong cycle has been started it is possible
to change the selection within the first two
minutes of operation.
The display showing the cycle number
actually blinks for two minutes after cycle
start, to indicate that it is still possible to
change the selection.
If the "P" button is pressed during this
interval, the cycle is stopped and the next
cycle starts. Again while the cycle display
blinks, it will be possible to switch to the
next selection and so on, until the desired
cycle is reached. Cycle change occurs quickly
after the "P" button is pressed, so that repeated
machine starts and stops are avoided.
Alarm and fault signalling
When faults arise (voltage drop,
overtemperature, water level error) the
washing machine notifies the user by a
number of alarms that appear on the front
panel DISPLAY. All alarm details are dealt
with in the”ALARMS” chapter.
How to correct tub water level reading
Under normal conditions, water level reading
needn’t be corrected, but when special
installation factors like elevation ask for it, it
is possible to set the zero level value in the
tub as follows:
1) Open the door.
2) Check that the tub is empty visually.
3) Hold the “+” and “-” keys down
simultaneously for at least 5 seconds.
4) The DISPLAY will read “CA LI b”
5) Confirm the value read by the card
pressing the PROG push-button.
6) The BUZZER will give out a beep and
the DISPLAYS will return to their
normal functions.
If the water level is corrected, the procedure
has been carried out correctly. Otherwise the
machine will keep the zero value previously
stored
7.2 CYCLE STEPS
The leds on the right part of the control
display indicate the various cycle steps, i.e.
from top to bottom:
1.
YELLOW LED: STOP – The wash
cycle is over or the machine has just
been switched on
2.
GREEN LED: SOAK – Soak step
underway (when scheduled)
3.
GREEN LED: PREWASH – Prewash
step underway (when scheduled)
4.
GREEN LED: WASH - Wash step
underway
5.
GREEN LED: RINSE 1/RINSE 3 –
Rinse underway (any between 1 and 3)
6.
GREEN LED: SPIN – Final or
intermediate spin underway (blinks
when slowing down)
7.
GREEN LED: DISTRIB. – Distribution
step underway.
The leds blink when the machine is going
through a transitional intake or drain stage.
The intermittence stops when the machine
has reached the next step.
As soon as the cycle is over the YELLOW
LED goes on and the door is automatically
unlocked: then it will be possible to open the
door using the handle and pick the clean
laundry.
CAUTION! Never force the door open.
Open by hand only after it has been
unlocked.
At any rate, before opening the door make
sure that the drum has stopped, the water has
been drained and the temperature inside the
drum is below 40
°
C (take a look at the
temperature display). Should a potential drop
occur during the wash cycle, it will be
possible to open the door after about 90 sec.;
in case of emergency or defect of the door-
opening device, jerk the manual puller
downwards (see fig. 2).
To reach the manual puller it is necessary to
unscrew the two fixing screws with a cross-
