Ariston A 1124 Washer User Manual


 
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ARGHERITA
Margherita - Instructions for installation and use
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appliance has accepted the
selected programme.
The door block lamp
The safety lamp indicates that the
washing machine door is locked
to prevent it from being opened
accidentally. To avoid any
damages to lock mechanism, you
must wait for the lamp to
extinguish, before attempting to
open the door which takes
around three minutes.
Silk and curtains: press button
D and Margherita will drain the
water.
Synthetic fabrics: press button D
if you want a spin cycle, or turn
knob A to symbol if you
want the water to be drained.
With Daily wash, this function
is not enabled.
Rapid wash
This button reduces the length of
the wash programme by about
30%. It cannot be used with
special programmes (see page 4)
or those for wool and silk.
Prewash
With this button, you can pre-
wash on all programmes except
the wool programme and the
special programmes (see page 4).
On-off
When button G is pressed, the
washing machine is switched on,
when it is not the machine is
switched off.
Turning the appliance off does
not cancel the selected
programme.
The on-off lamp
Lamp H flashes when the
appliance is switched on and
awaiting a programme to be set.
A steady light means the
Here Im in command
Understanding the control panel
Making the right choice is important. And its easy.
Margherita s knobs are hidden. Just
press them lightly in the middle to
extract them.
Programme selector knob
and programmed start
Use this knob to select the wash
programme.
Turn this knob clockwise only.
To select a programme, you
should turn the knob so that the
symbol/number of the desired
programme is in line with the
pointer on the glass L.
Now press on/off button G
(position ON), pilot lamp H will
start flashing.
After 5", the setting will be
accepted, pilot lamp H will stop
flashing (staying lit) and the wash
cycle will begin.
Should you wish to interrupt the
programme in progress or set a
new one, select one of the
symbols
(Stop/Reset) and wait
5" : when the cancellation has
been accepted, pilot lamp H
flashes, and you can then turn the
appliance off.
Delay timer
You can use this knob to delay
the appliance's operation.
Select one of the four delay time
positions, press the on/off button
G (position ON) and wait 5". The
setting has now been accepted
(pilot lamp H stays lit) and you
can select the programme you
desire.
Pilot lamp H has a particular
flashing motion (2" on and 4"
off) to indicate that a delayed
start has been set.
During this phase, you can open
the appliance door and change
the washing load, should you
wish to do so.
After the wash cycle has been set
and accepted by the washing
machine, turning the knob will
have no effect (except for when
it is on position
Stop/Reset).
Temperature control knob
It is used to set the wash tempe-
rature in the recommended
programme table on pag. 4. It also
allows you to reduce the tempe-
rature recommended for the
selected programme, and even to
set a cold wash cycle ( ).
Detergent dispenser
It is divided into three
compartments:
1. Detergent for pre-wash;
2. Detergent for the main cycle
wash;
3. Fabric conditioner.
Rinse-Hold
This button allows you to
interrupt a programme (on
symbol ) keeping the washing
soaking in water before the spin
cycle. It is a very useful button
in particular because it can be
used for delicates and synthetics.
It is only to be used with wash
programmes for synthetic fabrics,
silk and curtains when it is
impossible for you to take the
washing out immediately. Before
opening the washing machine
door, finish the wash cycle as
follows:
The detergent dispenser is here.
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