Amica AWDS914DJ User manual

WASHER-DRYER
Please read this User Manual carefully before using the appliance!
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
IO 00667/1
(04.2013)
AWDS914DJ

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CONTENTS
•Correct use
•General warnings
•Safetywarnings
-Burn risk
-Electrocution risk
-Flooding risk
-Explosion risk
-Fire risk
-Fall and injury risk
-Child safety
•Disposing of packaging and your old machine responsibly
•General Appearance
•Te chnical specifications
•Removing thetransportation safety screws
•Placing themachine and adjusting the adjustable foot
•Electrical connection
•Water inlet connection
•Water draining connection
•Detergent drawer general view
BEFORE USINGYOURMACHINE
THE ENVIRONMENT
SAVINGS&EFFICIENCY INFORMATION
OVERVIEW OF YOUR DEVICE
SETTINGUP THE MACHINE
CONTROLPANEL
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•Water inlet filters98
•Detergent drawer maintenance and cleaning 99
•Liquid detergent apparatus 99
•Siphon cover100
•Drum cleaning 100
•Body cleaning 100
•Pump filter maintenance and cleaning
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TROUBLESHOOTING
INDEX
AUTOMATIC FAULTWARNINGSAND WHAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE
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•Read this user’s manual.
•Your machine is designed to be used in domes-
tic environments. Using it for commercial purpo-
ses shall cause your warranty to be void.
•Do notlet your pets near the machine.
•Please checkthe packaging of your machine befo-
re installation, and the outer surface of the machine
afterthe packaging has been removed. Do not ope-
rate damaged machines or machines with opened
packaging.
•Have your machine installed only by an authorised
service company. Any interference to your machine
by anyone other than authorized services shall cau-
se your warranty to be void.
•This appliance is not intended for use by people
(including children) withreduced physical, sensory
or mental capabilities, or lack of experience or know-
ledge, unless they have been given supervision or
instruction concerning use of the appliance by a
person responsible for their safety.
•Please use your machine for laundry that is speci-
fied as washable and dryable afterwashing by their
manufacturer on their label.
BEFORE USINGYOUR MACHINE
Correct Use

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•Yo u must remove the transportation safety
screws beforeyour machine’s first use. The mac-
hine will malfunction if it is operated with the
transport safety screws still in place and this will
void your warranty.
•Your machine warranty does notcover damage
caused by external factors (floods, fire, rodents etc.)
•Please do notthrow away this user manual. Store
it inasafe place. It might be needed by youorthe
next user.
•The necessary ambient temperaturefor your
machine’s ideal operation is 15-25°.
•Frozen hoses can tear and explode. In regions
wherethe temperatureis below zero, the electronic
card maynot operate safely.
•Please ensurethat the clothes you will load into
your machine do nothave foreign substances (nails,
needles, coins, lighters, matches, clips etc.) in their
pockets. These foreign substances can damage your
machine.
•Beforestarting to use your machine, youmay call
the nearest authorized service company and request
help for installation, operation and use of your mac-
hine.
General warnings

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•It is advised that the first washing operation is
conducted by putting 1/2 scale detergent in com-
partment number2of the detergent drawer and
run the machine without any clothes in on the
“DRUM CLEANING” program. (Please see prog-
ram table page 85)
•Asdetergent or softener exposed to air foralong
time may cause residues, only put your detergent or
softener in thedetergent drawer at the beginning of
each wash.
•Itis advised that you unplug your machine and
close thewater inlet tap if you will not use your mac-
hine foralong time. Yo u should also leave the door
of your machine open to prevent bad odours forming
due to humidity.
•Some water might be leftinyour machine due to
trials and tests conducted for Quality Control pro-
cedures during production. This causes no harm to
your machine.
•Keep the document bag that came inside your
machine that contains the user manual out of the
reach of children and babies to prevent the risk of
suffocation.
•Keep small parts found in the document partaway
from thereach of children and babies.
•Use pre-wash programs onlyfor very dirty laundry.

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•You should not load your machine withthe amo-
unt of laundry that will exceed the maximum laundry
amount specified in thewashing or drying program
youhave chosen.
•In case of any malfunction, unplug the machine
and close the tap first. Do not attempt to repair by
yourself and consult the nearest authorized service
company.
•Never open thedetergent compartment when the
appliance is running.
•Never force the door open when the machine is
running.
•Please adhereto the manufacturers’ advice regar-
ding the use of fabric conditioner or similar products
you will use in your machine.
•While your machine is in thedrying process, ple-
ase do notstopyour machine beforethe program
ends.
If youhavetodo this, remove all your laundryfast
and spread them on an appropriate place immedia-
tely to allow them to cool down.
•Set up your machine inaplace where its door can
be completely opened. (Do notset up your machine
in places where its door cannotbe fully opened.)
•Set up your machine in locations that can be venti-
lated and might have constant air circulation.

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Yo u must read these warnings. Ignoring these
warnings may put youoryour loved ones at risk
of fatal injuries.
•Do nottouch the discharge hose or the water disc-
harged during the discharging process as the appli-
ance mayreach high temperatures when running.
•Open the door of the machine all theway after the
drying process. Do nottouch the door glass. Burn
hazard may occur due to high temperature.
Safety warnings
Burn risk!

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Electrocution risk!
•Donot use multiple plugs or
extension cords.
•Donot plug in damaged plugs or plugs withtorn
cables.
•Never pull from the cable when unplugging.
•Grab the plug when unplugging.
•Donot plug-in or out the plug from the receptacle
with wet hands to prevent electric shock.
•Never touch the machine withawet or damp hand
or foot.
•Call the nearest authorized service companyfor
assistance if the power cord malfunctions.

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•Check whether thewater flows fast or not before
hanging the discharge hose on the sink.
•Ta ke necessary measures to prevent the hose you
hung from slipping.
•The backfiring forceofahose that is not places
appropriately can move the hose from the place it is
hung on the sink. Ta ke measures to prevent the plug
in your sink from plugging the sink hole.
Flooding risk!

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Explosion risk!
•As thereisadrying function on your machine,
make surethat materials like stain removing chemi-
cals or washing gas that you might have applied on
your laundry earlier areproperly rinsed and purged.
There might bearisk of explosion when you run your
machine with the drying function otherwise.
Fire risk!
•Unwashed dry laundry mustnot be dried in your
machine.
•Do notkeep flammable or explosive liquids near
your machine.
•Materials stained withfood oil, acetone, alcohol,
petrol, kerosene, stain remover, turpentine, beeswax
and beeswax remover must firstbewashed with
an extra amount of detergent and hotwater before
being put through the drying process. There might
bearisk of fire when you run your machine with the
drying function otherwise.
•If you’re going to chooseawashing and drying
program, do not placeadetergent dose adjustment
device/ball intoyour machine. They might poseafire
risk.

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•Laundry undermust notbe dried in the machine
the conditions specified below due to the risk of fire:
-If laundryisnot washed.
-If oil stains and other stains on the laundry(food
oils, balms and cosmetic remains, kitchen swab etc.)
arenot cleaned enough.
- Laundry cleaned with industrial chemicals.
- Laundry that has high amount of foam-sponge-rub-
ber or rubber-like parts and accessories on.
-Rubber, sponge(latex), shower bonnet, watertight
textile products, rubber based objects and clothes or
pillows filled with rubber sponge must notbe dried in
thewashing machine withthe drying function.
- Stuffed and damaged parts (pillows or jackets).
The sponge parts dangling outside these stuffings
might catch fire during the drying process.
- The sulphur in paint-removing materials might cau-
se corrosion. Thus, never use paint-removing materi-
als in your machine.
- Please ensurethat detergent cups arenot left insi-
de the laundry. These plastic cups might melt during
drying and damage your machine and laundry.
- Laundry that has hadastain removalprocess app-
lied mustbe rinsed thoroughly beforewashing.

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-Never use products that contain solvent material
(likewashing gas) in your machine.
-Remove all the objects in the pockets of your la-
undry (needles, paperclips, lighters, matches etc.)
when loading your machine. Fire and Explosion
risk may occur.
Fall and injury risk!
•Donot climb on your machine. The upper table of
your machine maybreak and you might get injured.
•Tidy the hose, cable and packaging of your machi-
ne during installation. Yo u might trip over and fall.
•Donot turn your machine upside down, or on its
side.
•Donot liftyour machine by holding it from extruding
parts (detergent drawer, door). These parts might
break and cause you injury.
•There’sarisk of tripping and injuryifthe materials
like hoses and cables arenot property stored after
your machine is installed.
Machine must be carried by 2
people or more.

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Child safety!
•Donot allowyour children to play withthe machine.
It is an electrically driven appliance.
•Donot leave children unattended near the machi-
ne. Children might lock themselves intothe machine.
•The door glass and machine surfa-
ce might be extremelyhot during your
machine’s operation.
•Itistherefore especiallyimportant that
children do nottouch the machine as it
may damage their skin.
•Keep packaging material away from children.
•Poisoning might occur if thedetergent and other
washing aids are consumed, and eyeor skin irrita-
tion might occur if they come into contact with the
skin. Keep the cleaning materials where children
cannotreach them.

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Removalof packaging materials
Packaging materials protect your machine from the damage that
might occur during transportation. Please recycle you packaging
materials.
Recycled material provides both rawmaterial savings and decre-
ases wasteproduction
Old electrical devices might still contain salvageable parts.
Removal of old machine
So, neverthrow your old devices that youdonot use into the
waste.
Ensurethe parts of your old electronic or electrical devices are
reused by giving them to your local recycling centre.
Please ensure your old appliances are kept in an appropriate
place for the safety of children until they are taken outside
the house.
DISPOSINGOFPACKAGING AND YOUR OLD
MACHINE RESPONSIBLY
PA CKAGING AND THE ENVIRONMENT

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SAVINGS&EFFICIENCY INFORMATION
Someimportant information to getmoreefficiency out of your
machine:
•The amount of laundryyou put in your washing machine should
notexceed themaximum amount indicated. By avoiding overloa-
ding, your machine shall run more efficiently.
•Not using pre-wash featurefor normal and lightly soiled laundry
shall save electricity and water.

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OVERVIEW OF YOUR DEVICE
2-Detergent drawer
3-Programme button
4-High-resolution
LCD display
1-Upper tray
General Appearance
7-Pump filter
cover
6-Door
5-Touch buttons

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General Appearance
8-Power cord
9-Drain hose
10-Transportation
safety screws
11 -Adjustable foot
12-Drain hose holding plastic:
(The operation of the machine will be affected if this plas-
tic partisremoved. So please don’t remove this plastic
part under any condition.)