
On-off
When button L 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 M flashes when the
appliance is switched on and
awaiting a programme to be set.
A steady light means the
appliance has accepted the
selected programme.
The door block lamp
Thesafety lamp indicates that the
washing machine door is locked
to prevent it from being opened
accidentally. To avoid any
damagesto lock mechanism, you
must wait for the lamp to
extinguish, before attempting to
open the door which takes
around three minutes.
Anti-crease
This function (represented by the
symbol ) interrupts the wash
programme,keepingthewashing
soakinginwater beforedraining.It
isonlyenabledinprogrammesfor
syntheticfabrics,silkand curtains.
Itisveryuseful,becauseitprevents
delicateandsynthetic fabrics from
creasing (for example, when you
cannottakethewashingoutat the
end of the wash cycle but only a
few hours later). The programme
canbecompletedby turning knob
Aone notch. In the case of
synthetic fabrics, should you
prefer drainingratherthan a spin
cycle, turn knob Auntil you have
selectedthesymbol (Drain).
Programme key
This contains the descriptions of
the wash programmes and the
various functions connected to
the buttons. Pull it outwards to
open it.
Extra Economy
Reduces water consumption
during the rinse cycles. We
recommend that you use this
function only with small laundry
loads, dosing the detergent
proportionally.
Rapid wash
This button reduces the length of
the wash programme by about
30%. It cannot be used with
specialprogrammes(see page18)
or those for wool and silk.
Stain removal (see page 21)
Thanks to this command, Mar-
gherita 2000 will carry out a more
intensive wash that optimises the
effectiveness of the liquid
additives, thus allowing more
resistant stains to be removed.
Whenyoupressthestainremoval
button, you cannot activate the
pre-wash cycle (I).
Prewash
With this button, you can pre-
wash on all programmes except
the wool programme and the
special programmes (see page
18). If you use this function, you
cannot use the stain removal
button (H).
Here Im in command
Understanding the control panel
Makingtherightchoiceis important. Anditseasy.
Margherita 2000s knobs are hidden.
Just press them lightly in the middle
to extract them.
Programme selector knob
and programmed start
It is used to select the wash
programme.
Before setting anything, press
the on/off button (L). Lamp M
will begin to flash.
The chosen programme is visible
through the window O.
Remember that the knob can
only be turned in a clockwise
direction.
To select the programmes, make
sure the mark situated on
window Ois aligned with the
symbol/numbercorrespondingto
the desired programme for at
least 5 seconds. After these 5
seconds, the setting is accepted,
lamp Mstops flashing (staying
lit) and the wash cycle begins. If
you want to interrupt the
programme in progress or to set
a new one, select one of the
symbols (Stop/Reset) and wait
for 5 seconds: when the
cancellation has been accepted,
lamp Mwill flash.
You can use this knob to delay
thewashingmachines operation:
select one of the four positions
forprogrammedstartandwait for
5 seconds. This is when the
setting has been accepted (lamp
Mstops flashing and stays lit)
and you can select the
programme you require.
Pilot lamp Mhas a particular
flashing action (2 seconds lit and
4 seconds off) to indicate that the
delayed start has been set.
During this phase, it is possible
to open the door and modify the
washing load.
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. 18. It
alsoallowsyoutoreducethetem-
perature recommended for the
selected programme, and even to
set a cold wash cycle ( ).
Spin exclusion knob
It is used to exclude the spin
cycle (by choosing symbol ) or
to reduce the spin speed of the
selected programme. The
maximum speed for the four
types of fabric are:
Fabric Speed
Cotton 800 rpm
Synthetics 600 rpm
Wool 600 rpm
Silk no
Note: distribution phase will be
carried out at low speed.
Detergent dispenser
It is divided into three
compartments:
1. Detergent for pre-wash;
2. Detergent for the main cycle
wash;
3. Fabric conditioner.
The washing machine is
equipped with an extra
compartment 4(provided as an
accessory) for the bleach, to be
inserted in compartment 1.
Thedetergentdispenserwith
theadditional bleach
compartmentis here.
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