Hotpoint AQM8F 49 U Washer/Dryer User Manual


 
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WARNING: before you use the washer dryer for the first
time, run a wash cycle with detergent and no laundry, using
the 90° cottons cycle without pre-wash.
1. SWITCH THE MACHINE ON. Press the
button.
All the indicator lights will illuminate for 1 second; the
indicator light corresponding to the
button will then
remain lit in a fixed manner and the START/PAUSE
indicator light will flash slowly.
2. LOAD THE LAUNDRY. Open the porthole door.
Load the laundry, making sure you do not exceed the
maximum load value indicated in the table of wash
cycles on the following page.
3. MEASURE OUT THE DETERGENT. Pull out the
detergent dispenser drawer and pour the detergent into
the relevant compartments as described in “Description
of the machine”.
4. CLOSE THE PORTHOLE DOOR.
5. SELECT THE PROGRAMME. Turn the WASH CYCLE
SELECTOR KNOB right or left, until you have selected
the desired wash cycle. A temperature and spin speed
is set for each wash cycle; these may be adjusted.
6. CUSTOMISE THE WASH CYCLE. Use the relevant
buttons on the control panel:
Modify the temperature.
The machine automatically displays the maximum
temperature values set for the selected cycle, or the
most recently-used settings if they are compatible with
the selected cycle. The temperature can be decreased
by pressing the
button, until the cold wash “
setting is reached. If these buttons are pressed again,
the maximum values are restored.
! Exception: if the “Cotton” programme is selected, the
temperature can be increased up to a value of 90°C.
Setting the drying cycle
The first time the button is pressed, the machine will
automatically select the maximum drying cycle which is
compatible with the selected wash cycle. Subsequent
presses will decrease the drying level and then the
drying time, until the cycle is excluded completely (
).
If these buttons are pressed again, the maximum values
are restored.
Two types of drying may be selected:
A - Based on a set time period: between 20’ and 180’.
B - Based on the how damp the clothes are once they
have been dried:
Iron dry
“L1”: slightly damp clothes, easy to iron.
Hanger dry
“L2”: ideal for clothes which do not need to be
dried fully.
Cupboard dry
“L3”: suitable for laundry which can be put
back in a cupboard without being ironed.
Extra dry
“L4”: suitable for garments which need to be
dried completely, such as sponges and bathrobes.
If your laundry load to be washed and dried is much
greater than the maximum stated load (see adjacent
table), perform the wash cycle, and when the cycle
is complete, divide the garments into groups and put
some of them back in the drum. At this point, follow the
instructions provided for a “Drying only” cycle. Repeat
this procedure for the remainder of the load.
N.B: a cooling-down period is always added to the end
of each drying cycle.
Drying only
Use the cycle selector knob to select a drying cycle
(
- - ) in accordance with the type of fabric. The
desired drying level or time may also be set using the
DRYING button
.
Set a DELAY TIMER.
Press the button until you have reached the desired
delay time. During the setting process, the delay time is
shown on the display and the
symbol flashes.
After selecting a DELAY TIMER time, the fixed
symbol and the cycle duration will appear on the display.
Press the button once to display the selected delay
time. To remove the DELAY TIMER option, press the
button until the display shows the text OFF; the
symbol will disappear.
! Once the START/PAUSE button has been pressed, the
time delay may only be decreased.
Modify the cycle settings.
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.
Running a wash cycle