How to run a wash cycle?
Using for the first time
• Ensure the electrical and water connec-
tions comply with the installation instruc-
tions.
• Remove the polystyrene insert and all other
items inside the drum.
• Run an initial wash cycle at 90°C, without any
washing but with detergent to clean the water
tank.
Daily use
Loading washing
• Open the lid of the
appliance.
• Open the drum by
depressing the
locking button A:
The two shutters
unlock automati-
cally.
• Load the washing,
close the drum and
the lid of your
washing machine.
Warning!
Before closing the lid of your
appliance, ensure that the drum is properly
closed :
• When the two shutters are closed,
• locking button A released.
Proportioning of detergents
Pour the amount of washing powder into the
washing
and prewash
compartments if you
have selected the “prewash” option. Pour fabric
softener into the compartment if necessary.
Selection of desired programme
Turn the programme selector to the required pro-
gramme. The “Start/Pause” pushbutton flashes
green.
If you turn the programme selector to another pro-
gramme while a cycle is in progress, the appliance
will ignore the new selected programme. The
“Start/Pause” pushbutton flashes red for a few
seconds.
Selecting the temperature
Press the “Temperature” pushbutton repeatedly
to increase or decrease the temperature if you
want your washing to be washed at a different
temperature to the one selected by the appliance.
The
symbol means a cold wash.
Selecting the spin speed
Turn the spin speed selector on the desired speed.
You can also select “No spin” “Rinse hold”
or
“Night silence plus”
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.
The maximum spin speeds are :
A
for Cottons, Synthetics, Easy iron, Wool, Hand-
wash : 900 rpm (AWT 9120W), 800 rpm (AWT
8120W), 700 rpm (AWT 7120W), for Delicates,
Silk, Flash 30 : 700 rpm.
At the end of the programme, if you have selected
“Rinse hold”
or “Night silence plus”
, you then
need to select a “Spin”
/
or “Drain”
pro-
gramme to finish the cycle and empty the water.
Selecting options
You must select the different options after select-
ing the programme and before pressing the “Start/
Pause” pushbutton (see “Programmes table”).
Press the desired button(s) : the corresponding
lights come on. If pressed again, the lights go out.
If one of the options is not compatible with the se-
lected programme, the “Start/ Pause” pushbutton
flashes red.
“Eco” option
This option allows you to choose a lower temper-
ature programme which is as effective as a higher
temperature wash programme.
“Super quick” option
The washing time will be reduced depending on
the programme selected.
“Prewash” option
The appliance runs a prewash at 30°C max.
“Extra rinse” option
The washing machine will add one or more rinses
during the cycle. This option is recommended for
people with sensitive skin and in soft water areas.
Temporary : Press the “Extra rinse”
pushbut-
ton. The option is only active for the selected pro-
gramme.
Permanent : Hold down the “Temperature” and
“Options” pushbuttons for a few seconds. The op-
tion is permanently activated, even if the appliance
is switched off. To deactivate it, repeat the proc-
ess.
“Delay start”
This option allows you to delay the start of a wash
programme by 3, 6 or 9 hours by pressing the
“Delay start” pushbutton
.
3) Selon modèle.
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