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CAUTION
May cause minor or moderate
injury or property damage.
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Safety Precautions
Observe fully.
To prevent the risk of danger to humans or property damage, make sure to follow the precautions described below.
The descriptions are classified according to the degree of harm or damage caused by misuse.
WARNING
May cause serious
injury or death.
Drum/Main Unit
Do not allow children to get
inside the drum.
(Children may get locked inside the drum, which will cause
suffocation, burns, electric shock, injury, or drowning.)
To prevent children from easily climbing on the
appliance, do not put a table, etc. near the appliance.
This appliance is not intended for use by persons
(including children) with reduced physical, sensory
or mental capabilities, or lack of experience
and knowledge, unless they have been given
supervision or instruction concerning use of the
appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
Children should be supervised to ensure that they
do not play with the appliance.
Do not hang on the door.
(The appliance may fall over, resulting in injury.)
Never disassemble, repair or remodel.
(Fire or abnormal operation may occur, resulting in injury.)
When taking out the laundry...
Do not touch the laundry inside
the drum until it completely stops.
(Your fingers may be entangled in the laundry even
during slow rotation, resulting in injury.)
Do not put flame or inflammable materials
in or close to the drum/main unit.
(Fire may occur.)
Pyrethrum coil, cigarette, candle, etc.
Do not splash water over the appliance.
Do not install at a damp place or place
which may be exposed to rain, water, etc.
(Electric shock or fire from a short circuit may occur.)
Bathroom
(Lots of
moisture)
Balcony
(Exposed to wind
and rain)
Maintenance
During Use
Never dry the following items.
(even after washing).
(Spontaneous ignition or infl ammation may occur
due to heat of combustion of oil.)
Items that have been soiled with substances such
as cooking oil, acetone, alcohol,
petrol, kerosene, spot removers,
turpentine, waxes, wax removers
and cosmetic oils must not be
dried in the appliance even after
having been washed.
Matters to be observed
The lint filters have to be cleaned frequently.
The lint must not be allowed to accumulate around
the appliance.
Make sure that no objects are left in any of the
pockets. Pay particular attention to cigarette
lighter and matches. They may cause fire.
Fabric softeners, or similar products, should
be used as specified by the fabric softener
instructions.
Prohibited matters
The appliance is not to be used if industrial
chemicals have been used for cleaning.
Do not dry unwashed items in the appliance.
Do not dry items made of polypropylene fibre.
To prevent fire, electric
shock or injury
WARNING
Do not “Wash”, “Rinse” or “Spin”
waterproof sheets and clothes.
(Intense vibration during spin or falling of the appliance may result
in injury, damage to the main unit, wall, floor, etc., damage to the
laundry, water leakage, etc.)
Raincoat, sauna suit, wet suit, diaper cover, sleeping bag, ski
wear, car cover, waterproof sheet, etc.
Prohibited matters
Items such as foam rubber (latex foam), shower caps, waterproof
textiles, airtight fabrics, rubber backed articles and clothes or
pillows fitted with foam rubber pads should not be dried in the
appliance.
Such materials may be destroyed and thereby damage the
appliance.
Do not insert your hand or foot under the main unit.
(Your limb may be cut.)
Do not climb up or put fragile things on the appliance.
(Deformation or damage may be caused, resulting in injury.)
Do not connect to a water heater (50 °C or more).
(Plastic parts of water supply pathway may be deformed or
damaged, resulting in electric shock or electric leakage.)
The appliance must not be supplied through an external
switching device, such as a timer, or connected to a circuit that
is regularly switched on and off by a utility.
This appliance is intended to be used in household.
This appliance is not intended to be used in applications such as:
– staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working
environments;
– farm houses;
– by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;
– bed and breakfast type environments;
– areas for communal use in blocks of flats or in launderettes.
Maximum mass of dry cloth in kilograms, specified. Please see
page 47.
Presure of water faucet, Please see page 47.
Restart function
In case of power failure during washing operation:
When power is on again, press power ON key, the “Running” light
flashes for 3 seconds before the original operation resume from where
it is interrupted.
Operating Instruction can be download in the following
website:
https://www.panasonic.com/middleeast/en/
Pull out from the pump hose,
remove the cap and take the
plug out to drain the water.
The water inside must be
drained in the following cases:
1. When the machine has been idle for a long time.
2. To lift or move the machine
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There is no need to do that in normal
circumstances.
3. To prevent from water leak,
please do not open the drain filter during operation.
Check before operation.
(Water leak may occur.)
Turn on the water faucet and check the connection.
Be sure to turn off the water faucet
after operation has finished.
Do not allow the laundry to be caught
when closing the door.
(This may cause water leak, malfunction
of the appliance or breakage of clothing.)
* Do not close the door with the laundry on
the window seal.
Drain Filter
(P.23)
(A large amount of water (hot water)
may spill out.)
Do not remove during operation.
Be sure to perform the “Spin” operation before removal.
Observe the following when drying.
Never stop the appliance before the end of the drying cycle
unless all items are quickly removed and spread out so that
the heat is dissipated.
Power Plug and Cord
Prohibited matters
(Fire or electric shock may occur.)
Do not damage, modify, immoderately bend, twist, pull, or bundle them.
Do not put them close to heating appliances. Do not put anything heavy on them.
Do not connect/disconnect them with wet hand.
Do not hold the cord when pulling out of the socket.
Matters to be observed
(Fire or electric shock may occur.)
Use the socket solely. (Using in combination with other appliances
could cause fire.)
Insert the plug all the way seated.
Wipe the plug periodically with dry cloth.
(Accumulated dust collects moisture, which may cause insulation failure, resulting
in fire.)
Be sure to pull out the cord before cleaning or when it is not used for a long period
of time.
If the power cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its
service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
In case of emergency
or malfunction, stop
using the appliance
immediately and pull out
the power plug.
(Fume, fire or electric shock may
occur.)
Emergency and malfunction
examples:
The appliance does not operate at
times when the power is turned on.
Dust or moisture has accumulated
on the plug.
An abnormal sound is heard during
operation.
Burnt odour smell comes from the
appliance. (Consult your dealer for
inspection and repair immediately.)
CAUTION
To prevent
water leak, etc.
WARNING
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