Hotpoint VTD65 Clothes Dryer User Manual


 
7
Start and Programmes
Important
Information
Installation Description
Start and
Programmes
Laundry
Warnings and
Suggestions
Maintenance
and Care
Service
Troubleshooting
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DISPLAY
The display shows either the amount of time delay
remaining or an indication of the amount of time left
for a drying programme.
The ‘delay time’ is displayed in hours and counts down
each hour.
The ‘time to end’ is displayed in hours and minutes and
counts down each minute, this includes the cool
tumble phase. When timed programmes are selected
the time displayed throughout the cycle is the actual
time remaining.
When a sensing programme is selected the time
displayed is an estimate of the time remaining. When
the programme is selected the display shows the time
required to dry a full load, after around 10 minutes the
controller calculates a better estimate of the cycle
time.
The colons between the hours and minutes in the
display flash to show that the time is counting down.
When the programme finishes its cool tumble phase
the display will show .
The display also shows if there is a problem with your
dryer, if this occurs the display will show F followed by
a fault code number (see Troubleshooting).
Door Opening
Opening the door during a programme will stop the
dryer and have the following effects:
All 4 progress lights come on.
During a delay phase the delay will continue
to count down. The start button must be
pressed to resume the delay programme.
The progress lights will change to show
current status.
During the drying part of the programme, the
time to end count continues but the colons
do not flash. The start button must be
pressed to resume the programme. The
progress lights will change to show the
current status.
During the cool tumble or post creasecare
phase of a drying programme and anytime
during an Airing or Cool Tumble programme,
the programme will finish. Pressing the start
button will re-start a new programme at the
beginning.
Changing the programmes knob will select a
new programme, after you press the start
button. You can use this to select the Cool
Tumble programme to cool the clothes, if you
find them dry enough.
Note
If you have a power cut, switch off the power or
remove the plug. When the power is restored, press
the START button and the programme will resume.
PROGRAMMES knob
! Warning, after pressing the start button, the
programme can not be changed.
! Position 0, turning the knob to position 0 resets and
cancels a programme, the display shows .
OPTION buttons / lights
These buttons are used to customise the selected
programme to your requirements. A programme must
have been selected on the programme knob before an
option can be selected. Not all options are available for
all programmes (see Start and Programmes). If an
option is not available and you press the button, the
buzzer will beep three times. If the option is available
there will be one beep and the option light next to the
button lights to confirm the selection.
After the start button has been pressed only the
Alarm, Pre Creasecare and Post Creasecare options
can be changed.
Time Delay
The start of some programmes (see Start and
Programmes) can be delayed for up to 18 hours. Press
this button, the display shows and the option
light comes on. Press again and a 1 hour delay is
selected and the display indicates 1hr, each further
press of the button adds 1hr to the delay. When 18hr
is displayed a further press the display shows
and after a couple of seconds cancels the delay. You
can also cancel the delay by turning the programmes
knob to 0, wait for the buzzer to beep and then turn
back to your selected programme.
Pre Creasecare
This option is only available if a delayed start has been
selected. It tumbles the clothes occasionally during
the delayed period to help prevent creases developing.
High Heat
When available this button selects high heat. Press
this button and a high heat setting is selected and
the light alongside the button comes on.
Timed programmes have a default of low heat. If the
light alongside the button is on then pressing the button
selects a low heat setting and the light goes out. The
heat icon on the display will also change.
Alarm
Available on all programmes and allows the buzzer to
give a signal at the end of the drying cycle, to remind
you that the clothes are ready to be removed.
Press the button and the light will show that the
option is selected.
Post Creasecare
When available and selected, the clothes are
occasionally tumbled after the end of the drying and
cool tumble cycles, to help prevent creases
developing should you not be available to remove the
load immediately the programme is complete.
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The Controls