Asko T780 User manual

DEAR ASKO CUSTOMER
Welcome to the family of ASKO customers. We hope that you will get many years of good use of your new
tumle dryer. The tumble dryer is very sophisticated. In order to get best possible use of your machine and
all its functions we recommend you to read this Use and Care Guide before you use the tumble dryer.
TumledryerASKOT780

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CONTENTS
READ FIRST
1 Before tumble drying the first time 3
2 Safety instructions 4
General.Installation.Safety. Interrup-
tingaprogram.Transport/Wintersto-
rage. Packing material. Disposal.
3 Children’s safety 5
General.General.ChildlockonStart
and Menu buttons.
4 Parts of the dryer 7
5 Panel 8
6 LC Display 8
INSTALLATION
See instructions for installation.
TUMBLE DRYING
7 Before tumble drying 9-11
Spin-dried? Recommended washing
marking.Sorting.Programs.Options.
Temperature. Drying time.
8 Tumble dry 12-15
Main power switch. Open the door.
Selecting program.Temporary altera-
tions. Start tumble drying. Putting in
morewashing.Changingtheprogram.
Aftertumbledrying.Cleaningthelint
filter.Emptyingthecondensationwa-
ter container. Hint.
9 Consumption values - Pre-set drying
programs 16
10 Making own drying programs 17-21
Select initial program. Programs.
Options.Temperature.Delayedstart.
Short cuts. Restoring pre-set pro-
gram.
CARE
11 Care - Cleaning 22-25
Cleaning the lint filter. Emptying the
condensation water container. Clea-
ning the outside of the machine. Cle-
aning the fan. Cleaning the conden-
ser.
PROBLEMS?
12 Trouble shooting 26-27
Machine will not start. Overheating
protection.No interiorlighting. Dry-
ing takes too long. Fault indications.
Wrong language on the display.
MISCELLANEOUS
13 Technical information 28
Technical data. Standard tests.
14 Service and guarantee 29
15 Quick guide 30
16 Index 31

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1BEFORETUMBLEDRYINGTHEFIRSTTIME
READ THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Please read through this Use and Care Guide
before attempting to use the machine, particu-
larly Chapter 2, Safety instructions, and 3,
Children’s safety.
DO NOT TUMBLE-DRY
Some fabrics are sensitive to tumble drying.
Check the Recommended washing marking on
the items concerned, and study Chapter 7, Be-
fore tumble drying.
NOTE.
When you start the tumble dryer the first time,
or after a long period when it has not been in
use,youmayhearalightrumblingnoise.Thisis
quitenormalandthe sound willdisappearafter
a few drying operations.

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2SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL
• Study and save this Use and Care Guide for
future reference.
• Electrical installation, if required, must be
carried out by an authorized electrician.
• The machine may only be used for tumble
drying in accordance with this Use and Care
Guide.
INSTALLATION
Seetheaccompanying installationinstructions.
SAFETY
Thismachinemaynotbeusedfordryingfabrics
that have been dry-cleaned at home, or which
canbe suspectedof containingresiduesofflam-
mablefluids.
The tumble dryer is fitted with an overhea-
tingprotectiondevice,whichswitchesthemach-
ine off in the event of excessive temperature.
A float valve switches the machine off if the
condensation water hose becomes clogged, or if
there is danger of water flowing over from the
container.
INTERRUPTING THE PROGRAM
A drying program can be interrupted by pres-
sing the main switch, , or by opening the
door causing the drum to stop automatically.
Themachinewill“remember”whereinthepro-
gramitwaswhenstopped. Ifyouwishtoconti-
nue the drying process, just close the door and
press the -button and the machine will
start where it was interrupted.
You can also interrupt a program by pressing
for three seconds. However, if you stop
the machine in this way it will forget where it
wasinthe programandyou willhaveto selecta
program to restart.
TRANSPORT/WINTER STORAGE
If the machine is to be transported or stored
during the winter, on unheated premises, ensu-
re that the water container is drained.
PACKING MATERIAL
Sort the packing material for recycling accor-
ding to recommendations by the local authori-
ties.
DISPOSAL
When the machine is no longer useful and is to
be scrapped it should be made unusable.
Get in touch with the refuse collection servi-
ce or your local authorities for advice on how to
scrap the machine in a proper manner.
Themachineismadeand markedtofacilitate
recycling.

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GENERAL
Do not allow children to play with the tumble
dryer.
The tumble dryer is fitted with a magnetic
catch, which allows the door to be opened from
the inside. The door is equipped with a switch,
whichautomaticallystopsthetumbledryerwhen
the door is opened. The machine will not start
automatically on closing the door (eg, if a child
should close the door from the inside).
CHILD LOCK ON AND
Menu
BUTTONS
Bylockingthe and
Menu
buttons,youcan
preventthatforexampleachildstartsthemach-
ine or changes the settings by mistake.
Child lock On/Off
Turnthemainpowerswitch, ,offandthen
turn it on again.
Press the
Enter
button five times, then press
the
P3
buttonfivetimes.Thesetentimesmust
be completed within fifteen seconds.
Within three seconds after the last press on
the
P3
button, use the buttons to
choose Child lock ON (the figure 3 will appear
at the bottom right in the display) or OFF (the
figure 0 will appear at the bottom right in the
display).
3CHILDREN’SSAFETY
To start a program with locked button.
Press the button for three seconds and
the machine will start.
To change program settings with Child locked
Menu
button.
Press the
Menu
button for three seconds, after
that the
Menu
button works normally again. If
you do not press any button within two minu-
tes, the
Menu
button will be locked again.

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1.FLUFF-FILTER HOLDER
2.DATA PLATE
3. CONDENSATION WATER CONTAINER
4.PANEL
4PARTSOFTHETUMBLEDRYER
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2
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5. OUTER DOOR
6. INTERIOR LIGHTING (ON THE INSIDE)
7. FAN (BEHIND THE LOWER COVER)
8. CONDENSER (BEHIND THE LOWER COVER)
9. LINT FILTER
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1. CONDENSATION WATER CONTAINER
2.INDICATIONLAMP ON/OFF
3. MAIN POWER SWITCH
4. PROGRAM SELECTION BUTTON P1
5. PROGRAM SELECTION BUTTON P2
6. PROGRAM SELECTION BUTTON P3
7. PROGRAM SELECTION BUTTON P4
8. LC DISPLAY
9. START BUTTON
10. STOP BUTTON
11. MENU BUTTON
12. STEP BACKWARD
13. STEP FORWARD
14. ENTER BUTTON
5PANEL
Start
P3P1 P2 P4
Stop
Menu Enter
236 7 8
910 11 12 13 14
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6LC-DISPLAY
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1. TEXT FIELD, SHOWING PROGRAM, OPTIONS,
ERROR MESSAGES, ETC.
2. INDICATES THAT 3 SHOWS SELECTED
DURATION FOR A TIMED DRY PROGRAM
3. SHOWS SELECTED DURATION FOR THE TIMED
PROGRAM
4. INDICATES THAT SELECTED PROGRAM IS P1
5. INDICATES THAT SELECTED PROGRAM IS P2
6. INDICATES THAT SELECTED PROGRAM IS P3
7. INDICATES THAT SELECTED PROGRAM IS P4
8. INDICATES THAT A PROGRAM IS STARTED
9. INDICATES THAT A PROGRAM IS COMPLETED
ORSTOPPED
10. SHOWS TOGETHER WITH 11 NUMBER OF
HOURS FOR DELAYED START TIME AND
TOGETHER WITH 12 REMAINING PROGRAM
TIME
11. INDICATES THAT 10 SHOWS DELAYED
START TIME
12. INDICATES THAT 10 SHOWS REMAINING
PROGRAM TIME
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5 7
4 6 8 9 10
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7BEFORETUMBLEDRYING
Before you start tumble drying, here is some
advice that can be useful.
SPIN-DRIED?
Items that are to be tumble dried should first
bespin-dried, preferablyat800revsperminute
or more. Better spin drying saves both energy
anddryingtime.
RECOMMENDED WASHING MARKING
Material suitable for tumble drying
The symbol above indicates that the material
can be tumble-dried. Cotton fabrics, towelling
and synthetic fibres are best suited to tumble
drying. Clothes and fabrics become softer and
fluffier when tumble-dried than when dried on
a line.
NOTE
Wear and tear of fabrics in a tumble dryer is
minimal. The lint caught in the lint filter con-
sists of dust and fibre residue that has been for-
med when wearing the garments.
Material which should not be tumble-
dried
Thissymbolindicatesthat the materialwillnot
withstandtumble-drying.
Certain materials will melt or become dan-
gerously flammable if heated, while others will
loose their shape or shrink.
Do not tumble-dry...
• Materials that are marked “Do not dry close
to heat”.
• Items that have been dry-cleaned at home.
• Foam plastic.
• Glass-fibre materials
• Woollen items, because of the risk of felting.
SORTING FABRICS
Best results are obtained if all articles are of the
same material.
Close zip-fasteners, button up garments, tie
belts, and sort the fabrics and adapt the load
and the temperature as shown in the table be-
low.
PROGRAMS
Extra dry
This program is designed for washing that is
extremely difficult to dry, eg, jeans with very
thick seams.
NOTE
Knitted fabrics in particular are
liabletoshrink.UsetheDry,Nor-
mal dry or Iron dry program for
these materials. Always stretch
garments out directly after dry-
ing.
TYPE OF FABFIC LOAD TEMPERATURE
White, coloured Cotton and 1/1 (5.0 kg) Normal
and synthetic linen
Polyester/ 1/2 (2.5 kg) Normal
cotton
Delicate and Acrylic, rayon, 1/2 (2.5 kg) Low
mild acetate etc.
Sort a suitable amount and type of fabric.

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Dry, Normal dry
Theseprogramsturnofftheheatwhenthewash-
ing is dry, but not bone-dry.
The Dry program turns off the heat a little
later than Normal dry. Choose what you prefer
bytrial anderror.Usetheseprogramswhenyou
want dry fabrics.
Iron dry
Thisprogram turnsofftheheatwhenthewash-
ing is just damp enough for ironing or mang-
ling.
Timed dry program
The program length that you should choose
depends on what you wish to do with the fa-
brics after tumble drying. Dry different times
for different materials to find the right combi-
nation.
Whenusingatimeddryprogramwithmixed
washing it may happen that some of the items
will not be sufficiently dried. Such items can
suitablybydriedbyrunningthetimedprogram
for a further 10 minutes or so.
Timed dry programs automatically operates
attemperatureLow,butyoucanchange ityour-
self to Normal.
NOTE
When using a timed program it is possible to
over-dry fabrics if you set too long a time.This
can cause fabrics to shrink or crease and feel
rough.Syntheticmaterialscanalsobecomechar-
ged with static electricity. Set a shorter time if
you tumble dry at temperature Normal.
Air fluff program
Use the air fluff program just to shake dust out
of garments, air them or soften them up.
To select Timed dry program or Air fluff pro-
gram,seeChapter 10,Makingown dryingpro-
grams.
OPTIONS
Cooling
You can choose between Normal cooling and
Quick cooling. Normal cooling lasts 20 minu-
tes and Quick cooling lasts 15 minutes.
Buzzer
The machine offers you the possibility of hea-
ring when the cooling period ends. Set the op-
tion Buzzer ON and it will sound for three
seconds when the program is completed.
Anti-crease program
UsingtheAnti-creaseprogram you canprevent
garments from lying still and becoming unne-
cessarily creased at the end of tumble drying.
This is a helpful option if you cannot take out
garments promptly at the end of the tumbling
phase.
Youcanchooseaprogramdurationof1,2 or
3 hours.The drum will then continue to rotate
intermittently, ie, three seconds every minute
for the number of hours chosen.
IfyouchooseBuzzerON,asignalwillsound
each time the drum rotates.
To choose these options, see Chapter 10, Ma-
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TEMPERATURE
You can choose temperature Normal or Low,
see chapter 10, Making own drying programs.
DRYING TIME
Drying time depends on many factors, such as
the amount of washing, how damp it is, the
type of fabrics, rated power of the machine and
the temperature and humidity of the input air.
It alsodepends, naturally, on how dry you want
the washing to be when you take it out of the
machine.
The remaining drying time is approximately
calculated within four minutes after the pro-
gram is started. It shows, together with the -
symbol, at the bottom right in the display.

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PRESS THE -BUTTON
Thedisplay willthenshowthefourpre-setpro-
grams.Ifnobuttonispressedwithinthreeminu-
testhedisplaywillgoout.Thedisplaywilllight
again when one of the buttons is pressed.
If the language on the display is wrong for
any reason, it can be restored to the right lang-
uage again. See chapter 12,Trouble shooting.
OPEN THE DOOR
Put the fabrics in, sorted according to the ins-
tructions in Chapter 7, Before tumble drying.
Close the door.
SELECT A PROGRAM
Chooseoneofthepre-setprograms
P1
to
P4
.
Pre-set drying programs
The machine has four pre-set drying programs,
these are:
P1
- Extra dry. Normal temperature, Normal
cooling, Buzzer ON, and Anti-crease program
for 1 hour.
OPTIONS
P1 EXTRA DRY NORMAL ON ON, 1 h NORMAL 0 h
P2 DRY NORMAL ON ON, 1 h NORMAL 0 h
P3 NORMALDRY NORMAL ON ON, 1 h NORMAL 0 h
P4 IRON DRY NORMAL ON ON, 1 h NORMAL 0 h
Settings of the four pre-set programs.
PROGRAM
TEMPERATURE
DELAYED START
Cooling
PROGRAM BUTTON
Buzzer
Anti-crease
program
P2
- Dry. Normal temperature, Normal coo-
ling,BuzzerON,andAnti-creaseprogramfor1
hour.
P3
- Normal dry. Normal temperature, Nor-
mal cooling, Buzzer ON, and Anti-crease pro-
gramfor1hour.
P4
- Iron dry. Normal temperature, Normal
cooling, Buzzer ON, and Anti-crease program
for 1 hour.
TEMPORARY ALTERATIONS
Ifyouhavemadeyourowndryingprogramand
included in it aTimed dry program or Air fluff
program,youcan easilyalterthe programtime.
To do this, use the -buttons as descri-
bed below.These alterations return to the initi-
al settings at the end of the drying program (to
selectTimed dry program or Air fluff program,
see chapter 10, Making own drying programs).
To alter other settings in the programs, see
chapter 10, Making own drying programs.
Timed dry program
To set the desired time for the program, use the
buttons.
The button re-
duces the time and
the button in-
creasesthetime.Step
up or down to the
desired time. The
timeisthenshownin
the upper right cor-
ner together with the
symbol.
8TUMBLE DRY

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1
2
START TUMBLE DRYING
Press the button.
The text at the lower edge of the dis-
playindicatesthattheprogramhas started.The
text field of the display shows the current stage
of the program while it is in progress.
The remaining drying time is approximately
calculated within four minutes after the pro-
gram is started. It shows, together with the -
symbol, at the bottom right in the display.
PUTTING IN MORE WASHING
Open the door and the drum will stop
automatically. To restart: Close the door and
press the button.
CHANGING THE PROGRAM
Press the button for three seconds. The
programwillthenbezerosetandyoucanchoose
a new program.
AFTER TUMBLE DRYING
•Turn off the main switch.
• Clean the lint filter after each drying opera-
tion, see below. An error message will be dis-
played if the lint filter needs to be cleaned.
• Empty the condensation water container.
WARNING!
If the lint filter becomes completely clogged
theoverheatprotectiondevicemaytrigger.The
device must then be reset to enable the machi-
ne to be started, see Chapter 12, Trouble shoo-
ting.
CLEANING THE LINT FILTER
1.Graspthe filterhandleand pulltowardsyou.
2. Pull the filter up out
of the holder.
3. Open the filter
andbrushawaythe
lintwithyourhand.
4.Foldthefiltertogetherandput it back in the
filter holder.
EMPTYING THE CONDENSATION WATER CONTAI-
NER
Empty the condensation water container after
each tumble drying.
Pull out the condensation water container,
empty the water and put the
container back.
If the container becomes too full, the pro-
gram will be interrupted and an error message

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will be displayed in the text field. Empty the
container and press the button and the
program will continue from where it was inter-
rupted, see also Chapter 12, Trouble shooting,
headingFault indications.
NOTE
Donotpullout the condensationwatercontai-
ner while the machine is running.
HINT
Thecondensationwaterissoft, and is therefore
suitableforuse inasteam iron.Strainthe water
through a coffee paper filter before use.
If you want the water to be emptied automa-
tically, see the Installation instructions.

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9CONSUMPTIONVALUES-PRE-SETDRYINGPROGRAMS
The following conditions apply for the consumption values indicated below:
Temperature of intake air:23 ºC.
Humidity of intake air: 60 %.
Drying temperature: Normal ( ), Low ( ).
Element power: 1900 W, 240 V.
Thecottonfabricsare,beforetumbledrying,spin-driedat800and 1600rpm(longspin)withASKO
washingmachine.
Other fabrics (creasfree and acrylics) are, before tumble drying, spin-dried at 800 rpm (short spin)
with ASKO washing machine.
PROGRAM WASHING AMOUNT OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION PROGRAM TIME
WASHING ( ca kWh) (caminutes)
800rpm - 1600rpm 800rpm - 1600rpm
P1 Cotton, linen, 1/1 (5.0 kg) 3.8 - 3.1 120 - 105
Extradry
P2 Cotton, linen, 1/1 (5.0 kg) 3.5 - 2.8 110 - 95
Dry Creasefree, poly- 1/2 (2.5kg) 1.4 --- 75 ---
ester/cotton,
P3 Cotton, linen, 1/1 (5.0 kg) 3.2 - 2.4 95 - 80
Normaldry Crease free, poly- 1/2 (2.5kg) 1.2 --- 65 --
ester/cotton,
Acrylics,rayon, 1/2 (2.5 kg) 1.5 --- 75 ---
acetate,
P4 Cotton, linen, 1/1 (5.0 kg) 2.5 - 1.5 95 - 65
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are: Programs, Options, Temperature and De-
layedstart.Theoptionsconsist ofsub-headings
Cooling, Buzzer and Anti-crease program.
Using the buttons, step forward or
backward in the respective headings to the set-
ting you wish to choose.
When you are at the desired setting, ack-
nowledge your choice by pressing the
Enter
but-
ton once.
Inordertorememberwhatyouhaveincluded
in your drying programs, we recommend that
you fill in the settings that you have chosen in
the table noted on the last page of this chapter.
10MAKINGOWNDRYINGPROGRAMS
You can make your own programs that perhaps
suityourrequirementsbetterthanthefourpre-
set programs.
It is always possible to restore the initial pre-
set programs. See the heading at the end of this
chapter, Restoring pre-set programs.
There is a flow chart on the next page that
gives you a good overview of all the available
functions.
After that follows a step-by-step instruction
onhowtodesignthe programsthatsatisfyyour
requirements.
Each step begins with a description of the
programs, options or settings that you can
choose. Followed by a numbered sequence
describing what to do to make the alterations
that you require.
The buttons that you will need to use when
compiling your own programs are
Menu
, ,
and
Enter
.
Step forward in the menu by pressing the
Menu
button to the menu heading where you
wishtomake analteration.Themenuheadings
Settings of the four pre-set programs.
P1 EXTRA DRY NORMAL ON ON, 1 h NORMAL 0 h
P2 DRY NORMAL ON ON, 1 h NORMAL 0 h
P3 NORMALDRY NORMAL ON ON, 1 h NORMAL 0 h
P4 IRON DRY NORMAL ON ON, 1 h NORMAL 0 h
OPTIONS
PROGRAM
TEMPERATURE
DELAYED START
Cooling
PROGRAM BUTTON
Buzzer
Anti-crease
program

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Menu
Menu
Enter
Menu
Enter
Menu
Enter Menu
Enter
Enter
Enter
Menu
Extra dry
Dry
Normal dry
Iron dry
Timed dry program
Air fluff program
COOLING
Normal
Quick
BUZZER
Menu 0
1
2
11
12
.
.
.
Menu
Enter
ANTI-CREASE
PROGRAM (h)
0 1
3
2
Normal
Low
Begin by pressing
Use the -button to acknowledge and save your choice. Use the -button to go to the next menu heading without making any changes in the program.
On
Off
SELECT PROGRAM
SELECT
TEMPERATURE
SELECT
DELAYED START (h)
The new settings
are now shown in
the display.
USE THE
Menu
, , ,
Enter
-BUTTONS TO MAKE YOUR OWN PROGRAMS.

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1 - SELECT INITIAL PROGRAM
Begin by choosing one of the pre-set drying
programs.
1. Press the button of the program you wish to
alter, ie,
P1
,
P2
,
P3
or
P4
.
2 - PROGRAMS
Theprogramsthatyou can choose fromarethe
following:
Extra dry - This program is for washing that
is extremely difficult to dry, eg, jeans with very
thick seams.
Dry, Normal dry - These programs turn off
theheatwhen thewashingis dry, butnotbone-
dry.
TheDryprogram turnsoffthe heatalittle later
than Normal dry. Choose what you prefer by
trial and error. Use these programs when you
want dry fabrics.
Iron dry - This program turns off the heat
when the washing is just damp enough for iro-
ningormangling.
Timed dry program - The program length
that you should choose depends on what you
wish to do with the fabrics after tumble drying.
Dry different times for different materials to
find the right combination.
NOTE
When using a timed program it is possible to
over-dry fabrics if you set too long a time.This
can cause fabrics to shrink or crease and feel
rough.Syntheticmaterialscanalsobecomechar-
ged with static electricity. Set a shorter time if
you tumble dry at temperature Normal.
Air fluff program - Use the Air fluff
program just to shake dust out of garments, air
them or soften them up.
When you wish to run your Timed dry pro-
gram or Air fluff program you can easily alter
the program time, see heading Temporary
alterations, in Chapter 8,Tumble dry.
1.Press the
Menu
button once.
2.With the buttonsselectthedesired
program.
If you select Timed dry program or Air fluff
program you should also choose how long you
wishtoruntheprogram.AftersteppingtoTimed
dryprogramorAirfluffprogram,pressthe
Enter
button to choose the length of the program.
Choose the desired time with the
buttons.
3.Press the
Enter
button once to acknowledge
and save your choice.
3 -OPTIONS
This heading has three sub-headings (option
headings) indicating the options that you can
add to your program.
Cooling
You can choose between Normal cooling and
Quick cooling. Normal cooling lasts 20 minu-
tes and Quick cooling lasts 15 minutes.
1.Press the
Menu
button once.
2. With the buttons select Normal or
Quick cooling.
3.Press the
Enter
button once to acknowledge
and save your choice. You will now come
automatically to sub-heading:

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Buzzer
If you choose Buzzer ON, a signal will sound
for three seconds as the drying program ends.
1.Withthe buttonsselectBuzzerON
or OFF.
2.Press the
Enter
button once to acknowledge
and save your choice. You will now come
automatically to sub-heading:
Anti-crease program
Inthisprogram thedrumwill continuetorota-
te intermittently, ie, three seconds every min-
ute at the end of the drying phase. You can
choose a program duration of 1, 2 or 3 hours.
The Anti-crease program prevents garments
from lying still in the same position and beco-
ming creased. This is a helpful option if you
cannot take out garments promptly at the end
of the tumbling phase.
If you have chosen Buzzer ON, a signal will
sound each time the drum rotates during this
program.
1.With the buttons select how long
you wish the Anti-crease program to run.
2.Press the
Enter
button once to acknowledge
and save your choice.
You have now gone through all the options.
4 - TEMPERATURE
You can choose temperature Normal or Low.
1.Press the
Menu
button once.
2.With the buttons select the desired
temperature, Normal or Low.
3.Press the
Enter
button once to acknowledge
and save your choice.
5 - DELAYED START
You can delay starting your drying program by
up to 12 hours.
If you select Delayed start at say five hours,
the machine will start five hours after you press
the start button.
Whenyoustepforward tothedesiredtime it
will be shown together with the symbol in
the lower right corner of the display.
When you wish to run your drying program
you can easily alter the time for Delayed start,
seeTemporaryalterations,inChapter8,Tumble
dry.
1.Press the
Menu
button once.
2.With the buttons choose how long
you wish starting of the drying program to be
delayed.
3.Press the
Enter
button once to acknowledge
and save your choice.
You have now compiled and saved your
owndryingprogram.
Thenexttime youwishtorun thisparticular
programallyouhave to doispressthe program
button that you chose initially as the basis for
your settings.
SHORT CUTS
Ifyoudonotwishtomakechangesinallofthe
menuheadings foryourprogramyoucansimp-
ly jump past them.
To go to the next heading without making
any changes, just press the
Menu
button once.