Hitachi BD-80YCV, Operating & Installation Instructions Manual

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Safety Instructions
Child safety
General safety
Use
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Keep packaging out of reach of children and babies.
 Danger of suff
ocation.
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Do not let children climb onto the washing machine or open the drum
door, and do not leave a box or chair near the washing machine which
could enable children to climb onto it.
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This may cause injury.
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Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the
appliance.
Caution
Issues which could cause injury or damage your belongings
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If there is a water outage or you remove the water supply hose and
reattach it, turn off
the tap and press the Start/Pause button, then turn
on the tap slowly after 40 seconds.

Air pressure could damage the washing machine if there is a lot of air
in the water pipe.
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Regularly check to confi rm that the union nut of the water supply hose
is tightened.

A loose nut may cause a water leak.
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Remove the plug from the socket and turn off
the water tap if you don’t
use the machine for a long time.
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All transport bolts must be removed before using the washing machine.

They may cause abnormal vibration or failure.
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Check inside the drum before washing.
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Make sure that small pets do not climb into the drum.
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Do not wash waterproof items such as raincoats, wet suits, ski suits,
sleeping bags, cushions, pillows, shoes, etc.

The washing machine may not work properly, or the items may
cause injury or damage the machine.
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Do not operate without the detergent dispenser.
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Do not use tap water hotter than 50ºC.
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Do not wash items together with coins, pins or stones.
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This may damage clothes and the washing machine, and cause a
water leak. Check inside pockets before washing.
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Do not press the buttons with sharp or pointed objects.
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Be careful when draining hot water.
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Do not lean on or put weight on the opened door of the washing
machine.

This may cause damage to the washing machine.
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Do not attempt to open the door while it is operating.
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Do not put heavy objects, liquid-fi lled containers or equipment which
produces heat (e.g. oven, rice cooker, etc.) on the washing machine.

This may damage the washing machine or the surface of the
worktop.
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If detergent, fabric softener or bleach spills on the surface of the
machine, clean it up with a damp cloth immediately.
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The plastic or steel parts of the washing machine may get damaged.
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Do not place heat sources near the washing machine.
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This may cause deformation of the machine.
Care and
maintenance