User manual HOTPOINT AQ72L 09 S EU

[. . . ] Instructions for installation and use Contents EN English, 1 WASHING MACHINE EN I Italiano, 13 Installation, 2-3 Unpacking and levelling Connecting the electricity and water supplies Technical data Care and maintenance, 4 Cutting off the water and electricity supplies Cleaning the machine Cleaning the detergent dispenser drawer Caring for your appliance drum Cleaning the pump Checking the water inlet hose Precautions and advice, 5 General safety Disposal Opening the porthole door manually Description of the machine, 6-7 AQUALTIS AQ72L 09 S Control panel Running a wash cycle, 8 Wash cycles and options, 9 Table of wash cycles Wash options Detergents and laundry, 10 Detergent Preparing the laundry Washing recommendations Load balancing system Trouble shooting, 11 Assistance, 12 1 Installation EN !This instruction manual should be kept in a safe place for future reference. If the washing machine is sold, given away or moved, please ensure the manual is kept with the machine, so that the new owner may benefit from the advice contained within it. Read these instructions carefully: they contain vital information relating to the safe installation and operation of the appliance. [. . . ] The temperature can be decreased by pressing the button, until the cold wash ( ) setting is reached. The spin speed may be progressively reduced by pressing the button, until it is completely excluded ( ). If these buttons are pressed again, the maximum values are restored. Exception: if the programme is selected, the temperature can be increased up to a value of 90°C. To set the “delayed start” option for the program you have selected, press the button until the indicator light for the desired delay time is illuminated. On pressing the button six times, this function will deactivate. Once the START/PAUSE button has been pressed, the time delay may only be decreased. Press the OPTION buttons to customise the wash cycle in accordance with your own requirements. €¢ Press the button to activate the option; the corresponding indicator light will switch on. €¢ Press the button again to disable the option; the indicator light will switch off. If the selected option is not compatible with the selected wash cycle, this incompatibility will be signalled by the flashing of the indicator light and a sound alert (3 beeps); the option will not be activated. If the selected option is not compatible with another option that has been selected previously, the indicator light corresponding to the first option selected will flash and only the second option will be activated; the indicator light corresponding to the button will remain lit in a constant manner. The corresponding indicator light remains lit in a fixed manner and the porthole door locks (the LOCK indicator light illuminates). The icons corresponding to the wash cycle phases will light up during the cycle to indicate which phase is currently in progress. To change a wash cycle once it has already started, pause the washing machine by pressing the START/ PAUSE button; then select the desired cycle and press the START/PAUSE button again. To open the door during a wash cycle, press the START/ PAUSE button; if the LOCK indicator light is switched off you may open the door. Press the START/PAUSE button again to restart the wash cycle from the point at which it was interrupted. This is indicated by the illuminated text END. The porthole door may be opened immediately. If the START/PAUSE indicator light is flashing, press the button to end the cycle. Open the door, unload the laundry and switch off the machine. If you wish to cancel a cycle which has already begun, press and hold the button until the cycle stops and the machine switches off. [. . . ] €¢ The free end of the hose is under water (see “Installation”). €¢ If the dwelling is on one of the upper floors of a building, there may be problems relating to water drainage, causing the washing machine to fill with water and drain continuously. Special anti-draining valves are available in shops and help to prevent this inconvenience. €¢ The wall drainage system is not fitted with a breather pipe. [. . . ]