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How to run a wash cycle or a

drying cycle

SWITCH THE MACHINE ON.

Press the button; the text

WELCOME will appear on the display and the START/PAUSE
indicator light will flash slowly in a green colour.

LOAD THE LAUNDRY.

Open the porthole door. Load the

laundry, making sure you do not exceed the maximum load
value indicated in the table of programmes on the following
page.

MEASURE OUT THE DETERGENT.

Pull out the detergent

dispenser drawer and pour the detergent into the relevant
compartments as described in

“Detergents and laundry”.

CLOSE THE DOOR.

SELECT THE WASH CYCLE.

Press one of the WASH

CYCLE SELECTOR buttons to select the required wash
cycle; the name of the wash cycle will appear on the display.
A temperature and spin speed is set for each wash cycle;
these may be adjusted. The duration of the cycle will appear
on the display.

CUSTOMISE THE WASH CYCLE.

Use the relevant

buttons:

Modifying the temperature and/or spin speed.

The machine automatically selects the maximum temperature
and spin speed set for the selected wash cycle; these values
cannot therefore be increased. The temperature can be
decreased by pressing the

button, until the cold wash

“OFF” setting is reached. The spin speed may be progressively
reduced by pressing the

button, until it is completely

excluded (the “OFF” setting). If these buttons are pressed
again, the maximum values are restored.

Exception: if the

(60°) programme is selected, the

temperature can be increased up to a value of 90°C.

Setting a delayed start.

To set a delayed start for the selected programme, press
the corresponding button repeatedly until the required delay
period has been reached. When this option is enabled, the

symbol lights up on the display. To remove the delayed

start function press the button until the text “OFF” appears
on the display.

Setting the drying cycle.

The desired drying cycle type may be set by pressing the
DRYING button once or several times. Two options are
available:

- Based on the how damp the clothes are once they have

been dried:

Iron dry

: slightly damp clothes, easy to iron.

Hanger dry

: dry clothes to put away.

Cupboard dry

: very dry clothes, recommended for towelling

and bathrobes.

- Based on time: from 40 minutes to 180.

To exclude the drying phase press the relevant button until
the text OFF appears on the display.
If your laundry load to be washed and dried is much greater
than the maximum stated load

(see adjacent table)

, perform

the wash cycle, and when the cycle is complete, divide the
garments into groups and put some of them back in the drum.
At this point, follow the instructions provided for a “

Drying only

”

cycle. Repeat this procedure for the remainder of the load.

N.B:

a cooling-down period is always added to the end of

each drying cycle.

Drying only

Use the cycle selector knob to select a drying cycle (

) in

accordance with the type of fabric. The desired drying level

or time may also be set using the DRYING button

Selecting the cotton drying cycle through the programme

selector knob and pressing the “Eco” button activates an

automatic drying cycle that allows for saving energy, thanks to

an optimal combination of air temperature and cycle duration;
the display will visualise the “Eco” dryness level.

Modifying the cycle settings.

• Press the button to enable the function; the indicator light

corresponding to the button will switch on.

• Press the button again to disable the function; the indicator

light will switch off.

If the selected function is not compatible with the

programmed wash cycle, the indicator light will flash and the
function will not be activated.

If the selected function is not compatible with another

function which has been selected previously, the indicator
light corresponding to the first function selected will flash and
only the second function will be activated; the indicator light
corresponding to the enabled function will remain lit.

The functions may affect the recommended load value and/

or the duration of the cycle.

START THE PROGRAMME.

Press the START/PAUSE

button. The corresponding indicator light will become green,
remaining lit in a fixed manner, and the door will be locked
(the DOOR LOCKED symbol

will be on). During the wash

cycle, the name of the phase in progress will appear on
the display. To change a wash cycle while it is in progress,

pause the washer dryer

using the START/PAUSE button

(the START/PAUSE indicator light will flash slowly in an
orange colour); then select the desired cycle and press the
START/PAUSE button again. To open the door while a cycle
is in progress, press the START/PAUSE button; if the DOOR
LOCKED

symbol is switched off the door may be opened.

Press the START/PAUSE button again to restart the wash
cycle from the point at which it was interrupted.

THE END OF THE WASH CYCLE.

This will be indicated

by the text “END OF CYCLE” on the display; when the DOOR
LOCKED

symbol switches off the door may be opened.

Open the door, unload the laundry and switch off the machine.

If you wish to cancel a cycle which has already begun, press

and hold the

button. The cycle will be stopped and the

machine will switch off.

Table of Drying times