User manual DE DIETRICH DVF1210W

[. . . ] Please read this booklet carefully as it provides important information regarding the safe installation, use, and maintenance of the machine, together with some useful advice on how to achieve the best results from your dishwasher. For future reference please keep this instruction booklet in a safe place. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GUARANTEE Your new appliance is fully guaranteed by the manufacturer for 12 months against electrical/mechanical breakdown excluding: A. Any faults which occur due to bad installation or misuse of the machine. Any faults which occur due to repair of, or interference with, the machine by any person not authorised by the manufacturer to carry out service. [. . . ] To add salt, unscrew the cap of the container on the bottom and then refill the container. During this operation a little water will overflow; but keep adding salt until the container is full. When the container is full, clean the thread of salt residue and retighten the tap. After loading the salt, it is recommended running a complete washing cycle, or COLD RINSE programme. The salt dispenser has a capacity of between 1. 5 and 1. 8 kg and, for efficient use of the appliance, it should be refilled from time to time according to the regulation of the water softener unit. IMPORTANT (Only for first start up) When the appliance is used for the first time, after completely filling the salt container, it is necessary to add water until the container overflows. Adjustment of the upper basket If 27 cm to 31 cm plates are normally used, load them onto the lower basket after the upper basket has been placed in its upper position and proceed as detailed below: 1. Turn the front stops "A" outwards; A 2. Take out the basket and remount it in the upper position; Salt loading indicator This model is provided with an indicator light on the control panel which will light up when it is necessary to reload the salt container. IMPORTANT The appearance of white stains on dishes is generally an important sign that the salt container needs filling. 3. Replace the blocks "A" in their original position. Dishes that are bigger than 20 cm in diameter can no longer be loaded onto the upper basket and the mobile supports cannot be used when the basket is in the upper position. A 10 11 LOADING DISHES Using the upper basket The upper basket is provided with mobile racks hooked to the sides of the basket which can be regulated in two positions: upright and lowered. In the lowered position the racks may be used for tea and coffee cups, kitchen knives and ladles. Glasses with stems may be safely hung on the ends of the racks. IMPORTANT Any problems which arise as a direct result of the use of these products are not covered by our warranty. Normal wash The detergent container is inside the door (fig. If the lid of the container is closed, press the button (A) to open. At the end of every wash cycle the lid is always open and ready for the next time the dishwasher is used. The amount of detergent to be used varies according to how dirty the dishes are and on the type of dishes to be washed. We advise using 20:30 g of detergent in the wash section of detergent compartment (B). Since not all detergents are the same the instructions on the boxes of detergent can vary. We should just like to remind users that too little detergent does not clean the dishes properly whilst too much detergent will not produce better results and is also a waste. Filling the rinse aid container The rinse aid, which is automatically released during the last rinsing cycle, helps the dishes to dry quickly and prevents spots and stains forming. The rinse aid container can be found to the left of the detergent container (fig. To open the lid, push the reference mark and, in the same time, pull the tab of opening. It is always advisable to use rinse aid that is specifically designed for dishwasher. Check the rinse aid level through the indicator eye (C) which is located on the dispenser. C IMPORTANT Do not use an excessive amount of detergent and help limit damage to the environment at the same time. FULL EMPTY dark light CAUTION!IMPORTANT NOTE ON THE USE OF COMBINED DETERGENTS. Regulating the rinse aid from 1 to 6 The regulator (D) is placed under the lid and can be turned using a coin. [. . . ] The dishwasher will automatically empty the water and after a few seconds the indicator light "WASHING" will go off. A new wash setting can now be made. Setting of new programme Whenever you want to set a new programme, you MUST turn the programme selector to "RESET" position and wait for the "WASHING" indicator light to go off. IMPORTANT This dishwasher is equipped with an anti-overflow safety device which will automatically empty any excess water should a problem occur. Setting a programme Troubleshooting While you are setting a programme, the indicator light "WASHING" will start flashing very quickly if the electronics detect some incorrect programming function. In this case, turn the programme selector to the "RESET" position and the indicator light "WASHING" will then go off. After this you should again set the required programme. [. . . ]