User manual WHIRLPOOL AWOD 7455 INSTRUCTION FOR USE

[. . . ] Check and eventually adjust the water hardness preset in the washing machine. 1. Detergent dosing values The concentration of detergents available on the market differs considerably. This is why you have to adjust your washing machine settings according to your detergents. [. . . ] If you want to change the saved dosing values (because you changed the type of detergent you use, for example) proceed as described above; the previously saved dosing value will be replaced by the new one for the programme group you selected. How to reset the dosing values you saved and go back to the preset values For a specific programme group: Select any programme belonging to the group you want to reset the dosing value for. Press and hold the “Dosing Aid” button for a few seconds - the bottle symbol and the currently saved dosing value are displayed. Press the “Reset/Drain” button briefly “rES” appears on the display for a short period. The preset dosing value appears on the display. Press the “Ok” button to confirm. 04/11 - © Copyright Whirlpool Europe s. r. l. All rights reserved Subject to change - Printed in Italy For all programmes: Select programme “Rinse & Spin”. Press and hold the “Dosing Aid” button for a few seconds - the bottle symbol and three horizontal bars appear on the display. Press the “Reset/Drain” button briefly “rES” appears on the display. Press the “Ok” button to confirm and reset all preset values. GB 5019 106 01490 2. Water hardness A - Check your local water hardness Washing with “hard water” requires more detergent than washing with “soft” water, this is why you have to check if the preset water hardness matches your regional water hardness. To find out your local water hardness, ask your local water supply authorities, or use the test strip attached to the Calgon Leaflet provided with your washing machine (if available): Tear off the edge of the paper sleeve and take out the test strip. Dip the strip into tap water for only 1 second. Shake off the excess water immediately. Wait 1 minute to see the result. The test strip contains 4 green squares which will turn to red depending on the hardness of your water: Soft 1 red square 2 red squares Medium 3 or 4 red squares or Hard B - Adjust your water hardness settings 04/11 - © Copyright Whirlpool Europe s. r. l. All rights reserved Subject to change - Printed in Italy The water hardness of your washing machine by default is set to SOFT. If your local water hardness is medium or hard, you must adapt the water hardness of the washing machine as described below. Turn on the machine by rotating the knob on any programme Press and hold “Dosing Aid“ and “+” buttons simultaneously for a few seconds. A horizontal bar appears on the display. This is the symbol for SOFT water hardness level. Press the button marked with “+“ or “-” to eventually adjust the water hardness to “medium“ or “hard“. Press “Ok” to confirm and save. Soft Medium Hard GB 5019 106 01490 Dosing Aid - DAILY USE Load the washing machine with laundry. Select the desired programme. Add any options, and set a start delay if desired. Select “Dosing Aid” and start the washing machine. After approximately ten seconds the washing machine suggests the recommended detergent amount. Add the recommended detergent amount to the dispenser. Start the wash process. Press the “Dosing Aid” button. The correspondent symbol appears on the display. The recommended detergent amount in ml appears on the display. Pour the recommended detergent amount in the appropiate chamber of the dispenser now. Press the “Start (Pause)” button again. Press “Start (Pause)”. The drum gently moves for 10 seconds while the wash load is detected. Note that for Wool and Delicates programmes the drum will move more gently. IMPORTANT NOTES • You have to set any options and the start delay before you start the wash programme. That is, before you press the “Start (Pause)” button for the first time. • If “Dosing Aid” is selected and you want to add more laundry after you have pressed the “Start (Pause)” button for the first time, proceed as follows: - press and hold the “Reset/Drain” button for a few seconds; the display shows the default setting of the programme. - Wait until the door unlocks (this can take more than a minute). [. . . ] Note also that whenever the programme duration is recalculated, the display shows an animation. • If you load the drum with laundry which is already wet, do not use the full amount of detergent suggested by the “Dosing Aid” function. • The minimum wash load the “Dosing Aid” will identify is 2 kg, even for smaller loads below 2 kg. 04/11 - © Copyright Whirlpool Europe s. r. l. [. . . ]