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Electrical connection
Connectthemachinetoanearthedoutlet
protectedbyafuseofsuitablecapacity.
Important:
• Connectionshouldcomplywithnational
regulations.
• Thevoltageandtheallowedfuse
protectionarespecifiedinthesection
“TechnicalSpecifications”.
• Thespecifiedvoltagemustbeequalto
yourmainsvoltage.
• Connectionviaextensioncordsormulti-
plugsshouldnotbemade.
B
Adamagedpowercablemustbereplaced
byaqualifiedelectrician.
B
Theappliancemustnotbeoperatedunless
itisrepaired!Thereistheriskofelectric
shock!
3 Initial preparations for
washing
Preparing clothes for washing
Laundryitemswithmetalattachmentssuch
as,bras,beltbucklesandmetalbuttons
willdamagethemachine.Removemetal
attachmentsorplacetheitemsinaclothing
bag,pillowcase,orsomethingsimilar.
• Sortthelaundryaccordingtotypeoffabric,
color,anddegreeofsoilingandpermissible
watertemperature.Alwaysfollowthe
adviceonthegarmentlabels.
• Placesmallitemslikeinfants’socksand
nylonstockings,etc.inalaundrybag,
pillowcaseorsomethingsimilar.Thiswill
alsosaveyourlaundryfromgettinglost.
• Wash“machinewashable”or“hand
washable”labeledproductsonlywithan
appropriateprogram.
• Donotwashcolorsandwhitestogether.
New,darkcoloredcottonsmayreleasea
lotofdye.Washthemseparately.
• Useonlydyes/colorchangersandlime
removerssuitableformachinewash.
Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsonthe
packaging.
• Washtrousersanddelicateclothesturned
insideout.
Correct load capacity
C
Pleasefollowtheinformationinthe
“ProgramSelectionTable”.Washing
resultswilldegradewhenthemachineis
overloaded.
Loading door
Thedoorlocksduringprogramoperationand
theDoorLockedSymbol(Figure3-13i)lights
up.Thedoorcanbeopenedwhenthesymbol
fadesout.
Detergents and softeners
Detergent Drawer
Thedetergentdraweriscomposedofthree
compartments:
Thedetergentdispensermaybeintwo
differenttypesaccordingtothemodelofyour
machine.
–(I)forprewash
–(II)formainwash
-(III)siphon
–( )forsoftener
Detergent, softener and other cleaning
agents
Adddetergentandsoftenerbeforestartingthe
washingprogram.
Neveropenthedetergentdispenserdrawer
whilethewashingprogramisrunning!
Whenusingaprogramwithoutpre-wash,no
detergentshouldbeputintothepre-wash
compartment(Compartmentno.I).
Detergent quantity
Theamountofwashingdetergenttobeused
dependsontheamountoflaundry,thedegree
ofsoilingandwaterhardness.
• Donotuseamountsexceedingthe
quantitiesrecommendedonthepackage
toavoidproblemsofexcessivefoam,
poorrinsing,financialsavingsandfinally,
environmentalprotection.
• Neverexceedthe(>max<)levelmarking;
otherwise,thesoftenerwillbewasted
withoutbeingused.
• Donotuseliquiddetergentifyouwantto
washusingthetimedelayfeature.