Electrolux EDC 77550W User manual

EDC 77550W
user manual
notice d’utilisation
Tumble Dryer
Séchoir à condensation

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Welcome to the world of Electrolux
Thank you for choosing a first class product from
Electrolux, which hopefully will provide you with lots of
pleasure in the future. The Electrolux ambition is to
offer a wide variety of quality products that make your
life more comfortable. You find some examples on
the cover in this manual. Please take a few minutes
to study this manual so that you can take advantage
of the benefits of your new machine. We promise that
it will provide a superior User Experience delivering
Ease-of-Mind. Good luck!
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The following symbols areused in this manual:
Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how
to avoid damaging the appliance.
General information and tips
Environmental information
Contents
Safety information..............................5
Product description ...........................8
Control panel .....................................8
Use....................................................9
Drying hints ................................13-14
Drying programme .....................15-16
Programme information ...................17
Care and cleaning ...........................18
Something not working ..............21-23
Technical data .................................24
Consumption values ........................25
Installation ..................................26-27
Environment concerns .....................28
Guarantee conditions ......................29
Customer service centres ................30

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Safety Information
In the interest of your safety and to
ensure the correct use, before
installing and first using the
appliance, read this user manual
carefully, including its hints and
warnings. To avoid unnecessary
mistakes and accidents, it is
important to ensure that all people
using the appliance are thoroughly
familiar with its operation and safety
features. Save these instructions
and make sure that they remain
with the appliance if it is moved or
sold, so that everyone using it
through its life will be properly
informed on appliance use and safety.
General safety
• It is dangerous to alter the specifica-
tions or attempt to modify this prod-
uct in any way.
•This appliance is not intended for use
by persons (including children) with
reduced physical, sensory or lack of
experience and knowledge, unless
they have been given supervision or
instruction concerning use of the
appliance by a person responsible for
their safety.
•Make surethat small pets do not
climb into the drum. Toavoid this,
please check into the drum before
using.
•Any objects such as coins, safety
pins, nails, screws, stones or any
other hard, sharp material can cause
extensive damage and must not be
placed into the machine.
• In order to avoid danger of fires
caused by excessive drying, do not
use appliance to dry the following
items: Cushions, quilts and the like
(these items accumulate heat).
•Items such as foam rubber (latex
foam), shower caps, waterproof tex-
tiles, rubber backed articles and
clothes or pillows fitted with foam
rubber pads should not be dried in
the tumble dryer.
•Always unplug the appliance after
use, clean and maintenance.
•Under no circumstances should you
attempt to repair the machine your-
self. Repairs carried out by inexperi-
enced persons may cause injury or
serious malfunctioning. Contact your
local Service Centre. Always insist on
genuine spare parts.
•Items that have been soiled with sub-
stances such as cooking oil acetone,
petrol, kerosene, spot removers, tur-
pentine, waxes and wax removers
should be washed in hot water with
an extra amount of detergent before
being dried in the tumble dryer.
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Da an ng ge er ro of fe ex xp pl lo os si io on n: Never tumble
dry items that have been in contact
with inflammable solvents (petrol,
methylated spirits, dry cleaning fluid
and the like). As these substance are
volatile, they could cause an explo-
sion. Only tumble dry items washed
with water.
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Ri is sk ko of ff fi ir re e: items that have been
spotted or soaked with vegetable or
cooking oil constitute a fire hazard
and should not be placed in the tum-
ble dryer.
• If you have washed your laundry with
stain remover you must execute an
extra rinse cycle before loading your
tumble dryer.
• Please make sure that no gas lighters
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or matches have accidentally been
left in pockets of garments to be
loaded into appliance
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• This appliance is heavy. Care should
be taken when moving it.
• When unpacking the appliance,
check that it is not damaged. If in
doubt, do not use it and contact the
Service Centre.
• All packing and transit bolts must be
removed before use. Serious damage
can occur to the product and to
property if this is not adhered to. See
relevant section in the user manual.
• The final part of a tumble dryer cycle
occurs without heat ( cool down cycle
) to ensure that the items are left at a
temperature that ensures that items
will not be damaged.
• Any electrical work required to install
this appliance should be carried out
by a qualified electrician or competent
person.
• Care must be taken to ensure that
the appliance does not stand on the
electrical supply cable.
• If the machine is situated on a car-
peted floor, please adjust the feet in
order to allow air to circulate freely.
• After having installed the appliance,
check that it is not pressing or stand-
ing on its electrical supply cable.
• If the tumble dryer is placed on top
of a washing machine, it is compulso-
ry touse the stacking kit (optional
accessory).
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• This appliance is designed for
domestic use. It must not be used for
purposes other than those for which it
was designed.
• Only wash fabrics which are
designed to be machine dried. Follow
the instructions on each garment
label.
• Do not dry unwashed items in the
tumble dryer.
• Do not overload the appliance. See
the relevant section in the user manu-
al.
• Clothes which are dripping wet
should not be placed in the dryer.
• Garments which have been in con-
tact with volatile petroleum products
should not be machine dried. If
volatile cleaning fluids are used, care
should be taken to ensure that the
fluid is removed from the garment
before placing in the machine.
• Never pull the power supply cable to
remove the plug from the socket;
always take hold of the plug itself.
• Never use the tumble dryer if the
power supply cable, the control
panel, the working surface or the
base are damaged so that the inside
of the tumble dryer is accessible.
• Fabric softeners, or similar products
should be used as specified by the
fabric softener instructions.
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• This machine is not intended for use
by young children or infirm persons
without supervision.

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• Children should be supervised to
ensure that they do not play with the
appliance.
• The packaging components (e.g.
plastic film, polystyrene) can be dan-
gerous to children - danger of suffo-
cation! Keep them out of children’s
reach.
• Keep all detergents in a safe place
out of children’s reach.
• Make sure that children or pets do
not climb into the drum.
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Product description
Control panel
Fluff filters
Rating Plate
Condenser unit
Water reservoir
Adjustable feet
Drum Light
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5
4
3
2
1
Control panel
Programme selector dial
Delicate button
Buzzer button
Dryness button
Long -Anti Crease button
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4
3
2
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Display
Start/Pause button
Delay button
Indicator lights
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Use
First Use
●
Ensure that the electrical connections
comply with the installation instructions.
●Remove the polystryrene block and
any material from the drum.
●Before using your tumble dryer for
the first time, werecommend that you
to place a few damp clothsinside the
appliance and dry for 30 minutes.
There may be dust inside a brand
new tumble dryer.
Daily Use
Load the laundry
Connect the appliance.
Open the door (see picture).
Place the laundry in the drum, one item at a
time, shaking them out as much as possible.
Select the required programme
Turn the programme selector dial to the
required programme.
The light Start/Pause starts to flash.
The selector dial is divided into following
sections:
 Cottons
 Synthetics
 Time
 Special
Allows you to select electronically
controlled or time controlled drying. Turn
the dial to the required programme or time.
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The appliance runs these programmes with
the help of probes which detect the degree
of dampness of the laundry. Simply select
the programme according to the type of
laundry and degree of drying required. The
selector dial can be turned either clockwise
or anticlockwise.
At the end of the programme the
selector dial must be turned to
position O, to switch the machine off.
Attention!
If you turn the programme selector dial
to another programme when the machine is
working, the lights of the programme progress
display start to flash. The machine will
not perform the new selected programme.
Programme Option buttons
Depending on the programme, different
functions can be combined. These must
be selected after choosing the desired
programme and before depressing the
Start/Pause button. When these buttons
are pressed, the corresponding pilot lights
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come on. When they are pressed again, the
pilot lights go out.
Select Delicate
Pressing this button allows drying to be
performed at a lower temperature, for
delicate items.
The corresponding pilot light comes on. This
option can also be used for time controlled
drying. DELICATE is only suitable for use
with loads of up to 3kg!
Select the Buzzer
When the drying cycle has finished, an
intermittent audible signal will sound.
By depressing button the acoustic
signal is switched off in the following cases:
•when selecting the programme
•when depressing the buttons
• when the programme selector dial is
turned to another position during the
programme or when you depress an
option button during the cycle
• at the end of the programme.
The corresponding light comes on
Select the Dryness
Press the Dryness button repeatedly, to
select the desired option. The relevant
light will light up. Laundry becomes
dryer from MIN to MAX.
When the programme has finished the
pilot lights End is on.
Select the Long-Anticrease button
The drying cycle is automatically followed by
a anti-crease phase which lasts around
90 minutes.
Select the Start/Pause
Press this button to start the dryer after
having selected the programme and
the options. The relevant light will stop
flashing. If the programme selector dial
is turned to another position, when the
machine is running, the buzzer will
sound and the programme phase indicator
lights will flash. The drum turns alternately
in both directions during drying.
All drying programmes end with a 10 minute
cooling phase (light Cooling is on). You may
remove the laundry after this phase.
The display will show the symbol Long
Anticrease, and lights and illumi-
nate and the buzzer sounds
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In both cases the light of the Start/Pause
button flashes to remind you that the
start button needs to be pressed again.