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Cycle Settings

Wash/Rinse Water Temperature

To change the temperature, press the

TEMP

button to scroll

to the desired setting. Select a wash water temperature ac-
cording to fi ber content, colorfastness and soil level. A cold
water rinse saves energy and reduces wrinkling.

To protect your fabrics, not all temperatures are available
with every cycle. The indicator will not light if the setting is
not available with that cycle.

The temperature selected for the cycle will be remembered
and recalled each time that cycle is selected in the future.
To return to factory settings, press the

Pause/Cancel

and

Select

buttons at the same time and hold until the signal

sounds.

Wool

Select the

Wool

cycle for

washable

wool items. Ten min-

utes of occasional tumbling are followed by 2 rinses and a
slow fi nal spin. If

Warm/Warm

is selected, both rinses are

warm water. If

Cold/Cold

is selected, both rinses are cold

water.

Warm/Cold

Hot/Cold

Extra Spin

, and

Hang Dry

are not available options. Water will not enter the bleach
chamber of the dispenser. If an additional rinse is desired,
select

Extra Rinse

on items containing Lycra™. Fabric softeners reduce wick-
ing and are not recommended for garments made to pull
moisture away from the body.

Towel

Select the

Towel

cycle for towel loads. 20 minutes of re-

versing tumble wash action are followed by 2 rinses plus an
automatic extra rinse and a fi nal spin.

Jeans

Select the

Jeans

cycle for denim garments with light to

normal soil. For heavily soiled jeans, select the

Heavy

cycle.

Five minutes of delicate reversing tumble wash action are
followed by 6 to 8 minutes of regular tumbling, 2 rinses
and a fi nal spin. To prevent shrinkage and fading,

Hot/Cold

is not available in this cycle. The

Extra Rinse

and

Extra

Spin

options are available with this cycle.

This manual covers many models and not all cycles, options, or features listed are available on
every model. Console shown above for reference only. Your model may differ.

Cycle Selection, continued

Silk

Select the

Silk

cycle for

washable

silk items. Six minutes

of gentle reversing tumble wash action in cold water is fol-
lowed by 2 rinses and an automatic

Extra Rinse

. Chlorine

bleach will not be dispened in this cycle. The water will
drain out at the end of the cycle, but the drum will not
spin. The garments will be very wet.

Bulky

This cycle is designed for bulky items such as comforters,
blankets, mattress pads, sleeping bags and similar items.
Ten minutes of normal reversing tumble wash action are
followed by 5 minutes of gentle tumbling, 2 rinses and a
fi nal spin. The

Extra Rinse

and

Extra Spin

options are

available with this cycle.

Sport

This cycle is designed for small loads of lightweight, syn-
thetic apparel worn for working out, running, swimming,
cycling, tennis and similar activities when removal of light
soil and perspiration are important. Items will occasionally
tumble slowly as they soak for 10 minutes. Reverse tumble
wash action will continue for 6 minutes followed by 2
rinses and a fi nal spin. A hot water wash is not available
with this cycle.

For best results, select a detergent that contains enzymes
and the hottest wash water safe for the load. Add a deter-
gent booster, color safe bleach or odor eliminator with the
detergent if needed. Chlorine bleach should not be used

Washing wool garments labeled “

Dry Clean Only

”

or using chlorine bleach can result in permanent damage.

Washing silk garments labeled “

Dry Clean Only

” or

using chlorine bleach can result in permanent damage.

To change the temperature once the cycle has be-

gun, press the

Pause/Cancel

button