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• “
Prewash”
: select this option if you wish your
laundry to be prewashed before the main wash
(
not available for
Wool and “
30 Minute wash
”)
.
The prewash ends with a short spin at 650 rpm in
programmes for cotton and synthetic fabrics,
whereas in the programme for delicate fabrics the
water is only drained. This option can be selected for
heavily soiled laundry but not together with “
Stain”
option.
• “
Intensive”
: this option can be selected for heavily
soiled cottons and synthetic. If you depress this
button the washing intensity will be increased and the
washing time will be prolonged by few minutes
depending on the selected temperature and type of
fabric.
This option is not available for “Economy”
programmes, Wool, Delicates and “
30 Minute
wash
” programmes.
• “
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 pour a stain removing
detergent into 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.
The “
Prewash”
and the “
Stain”
options cannot be
selected together.
• “
Extra rinse”:
this option can be selected with all
programmes, except the wool programmes and “
30
Minute wash
”. The machine will add 2 rinses to the
selected programme.
This option is recommended for people who are
allergic to detergents, and areas where the water is
very soft.
•
“
Quiet”:
when you choose this option, the machine
will not drain the water of the last rinse, this will
ensure the minimum of creasing to laundry.
As all spinning phases are cancelled, this washing cycle
is very quiet and it can be useful at night or in hours
with more economical power rate.
The machine will perform 3 additional rinses on
cottons and 1 additional rinse on synthetics
programmes.
At the end of the cycle, the light corresponding to
the option “
Quiet
” and the “
Rinse hold
” pilot
phase light are on, the “
Start/Pause
” button light
goes out, the door locked light is on and the door
cannot be opened to indicate that the water must be
drained.
A blinking zero will appear on the display.
To empty out water there are 2 possibilities:
- Select “
Drain
” programme :
the water is emptied out without spinning.
- Select the “
Spin
” programme. Select the spin speed
by means of the relevant button and then depress
the “
Start/Pause
” button . The water is emptied
out and the laundry is spun at the selected spin
speed.
Attention!
Before selecting “
Drain
” programme or “
Spin
”
programme the selector dial must to be positioned on
“
Off”
.
5 Delay start button
This button makes it possible to delay the starting of
the programme from 30 min – 60 min – 90 min, 2
hours and then by 1 hour up to a maximum of 23
hours. The delay you have selected is shown on the
display for about 3 seconds; afterwards, the duration of
the programme reappears.
The Delay start cannot be selected with “
Soak 30°”,
“Drain”
and
“Spin”
programmes.
Selecting the delayed start
You must select this option
after
you have set the
programme and
before
you press the Start/Pause
button.
The machine starts its countdown. The programme will
start after the selected delay has expired.
Cancelling the delayed start
If you have already pressed the Start/Pause button, and
you wish to
cancel
the delay time, proceed as follows:
• set the washing machine to Pause by pressing the
Start/Pause button;
• press the “
Delay start
” button until the display
shows the symbole «
00’’
».
• press the “
Start/Pause”
button again.
Important!
The door will be locked throughout the delay time.
If you need to open the door, you must first set the
washing machine to Pause by pressing the Start/Pause
button. After you have closed the door, press the
Start/Pause button again.
