Fisher & Paykel SmartDrive GW711 Installation instructions

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INTELLIGENCE WORKING FOR YOU 1
Over 65 years of laundry experience has led to the
development of the world’s most advanced wash
systems, The Smart Drive.
Unlike conventional machines, Smart Drive
autowashers use intelligence to adapt the wash action
and water levels to save on water and electricity use;
making it kinder on your wallet and the environment.
•Intelligent Electronics: A powerful microprocessor
controls every aspect of the Smart Drive, allowing it
to continually monitor and respond to each wash.
It contains over 10,000 lines of instructions in its
brain’ - the result of many years of testing and
fine-tuning, to give you the best possible
performance.
•Direct Drive Motor: Our revolutionary direct drive
motor is capable of infinite wash actions,
continuously adjusting its speed to the movement
of your clothes, removing dirt while caring for the
fabric, delivering the ultimate wash.
•Reliability: The Smart Drive has no mechanical
brake, pulleys or gears, which means fewer moving
parts and greater reliability.
•Energy Conservation: The unique wash action
means a typical load uses only the same amount of
electricity as a 100-watt light bulb left on for an
hour.
•Saves Time: With a top spin speed of 1000rpm,
Smart Drive reduces clothes drying time by up to
30%. The EXCELLENCE model has a time saver
option available which enables you to wash lightly
soiled items in half an hour or less.
INTELLIGENCE
WORKING FOR YOU
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CONTENTS
2 00
1. GETTING STARTED
• Before you do your first wash 3
• Model Variations 4
• Using Your Smart Drive 5
2. LIDLOCK 7
3. WASH CYCLES AND OPTIONS
• The Wash Cycle and Options 8
• Selecting the Wash Options
and advancing the cycle 9
• Water Levels 10
• Spin Hold 11
• Time Saver 11
• Delay Start 11
• Soak 12
• Nappy Sanitisers/Bleach 12
• Water Saver 12
• Washing Bulky Items 13
• Washing Woollens 13
• Favourite Cycle 14
• Customising the Wash Cycle 15
4. CHANGING PRE-SET OPTIONS
• Option Adjustment Mode 16
• Wash Temperatures 18
• Rinse Options 18
• Controlled Cold 19
• End of Cycle Beeps 19
• Water Saver 19
• Auto Water Fill Level 19
• Out of Balance Recovery
Routine 20
5. BEFORE YOU WASH
• Sorting 21
• Loading 21
• Detergent 22
• Fabric Softener 23
• Scrud 23
6. MACHINE INFORMATION
• Specifications 20
• Caring for Your Smart Drive 24
• Products That Might
Damage Your Smart Drive 25
• Smart Drive Sounds and Beeps 25
• Automatic Lint System 25
7. PROBLEM SOLVING
• Saving Water 26
• Wash Problems 28
• Operating Problems 29
• If Your Smart Drive Beeps
for Help 30
•Before you call for Service
or Assistance 32
• Manufacturers Warranty 33
8. INSTALLING YOUR SMART DRIVE
• Unpacking 1A
• Drain Hose 1A
• Inlet Hoses 2A
• Levelling 2A
• Installation Environment 3A
Please Note: All diagrams feature
the EXCELLENCE button shape
unless otherwise stated. The use of
the button is the same for all Smart
Drive models.
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00 BEFORE YOU DO YOUR FIRST WASH 3
Thank you for buying a Fisher & Paykel Smart Drive
washing machine. We are very proud of this washer
and trust it will serve you well for many years.
You owe it to yourself and your Smart Drive to have it
installed correctly by an authorised service agent.
Before you start, it is a good idea to go through
the following checklist:
1. Has the basepacker been removed?
2. Is the hot hose connected to the hot valve marked
‘H’? Is the cold hose connected to the cold valve
marked ‘C’?
3. Is the drain hose threaded through the ‘U bend‘
(with no more than 20mm extended) and on to
your standpipe?
4. Are the rubber inserts secured into the feet on the
base of your machine? and is the machine levelled?
Refer to Installation Instructions, Section 8.
If you have bought a PRIDE model it is a good idea
to check the warm fill temperature. (Refer to page
18).
BEFORE YOU DO
YOUR FIRST WASH
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MODEL VARIATIONS
4
Wash Cycles Wash Options
Wash Cycles Wash Options
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USING YOUR SMART DRIVE 5
1. Turn on the power and water supplies.
POWER AND WATER
LOADING
DETERGENT
FABRIC SOFTENER 4. • If you wish to use fabric softener, place
it in the dispenser on the top of the
agitator.
• Fabric softener must not be used if
you have selected the Water Saver
option.
(Refer to Fabric Softener page 23).
2. • Remove fabric softener dispenser.
• Place the load evenly around the
agitator. (Refer to Sorting and Loading
pages 21).
3. • Use the mark on the agitator, nearest
to the top of the clothes, as a guide to
the correct amount of detergent to
use.
• Pour the detergent down the centre of
the agitator stem. Replace the fabric
softener dispenser (this stops small
articles falling down the centre of the
agitator). (Refer to Detergent page 22).
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USING YOUR SMART DRIVE
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5. Press POWER to turn the machine on.
6. For Models
Select the cycle you want by pressing the Cycle
Button located below the Regular option.
Scroll through the cycles until the one you
want is lit.
7. Select the WASH TEMPERATURE and other
wash options. (Refer to pages 9-11).
8. Press START/PAUSE to start the machine.
To stop your Smart Drive during the cycle
- Press START/PAUSE
- If it is during spray rinse or spin there is a
slight delay while the bowl is coasted to a
stop and the lid is unlocked.
WASH OPTIONS
START
POWER BUTTON
SELECT WASH CYCLE
For Models
Press the desired wash cycle button.
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Your Smart Drive has a lidlock, which locks when your
machine is spinning. This ensures the lid cannot be
opened during hazardous parts of the cycle, providing
added safety for you and your family.
The lidlock light (above the START/PAUSE button)
comes on when the lid is locked to tell you when you
cannot open the lid. In short it means you can open
the lid while your Smart Drive is filling, agitating, and
draining, but not while it is spinning.
• When the Lidlock light is on, the lid is locked.
• When the Lidlock light is off, the lid is not locked
and the lid can be opened.
• If the Lidlock light is flashing the Lidlock is in
process of locking or unlocking, (i.e. while the
machine coasts down or START/PAUSE has been
pressed). During this stage the lid still cannot be
lifted.
The lidlock remains unlocked for the majority of the
cycle allowing you to add clothes, dissolve detergent
or to add fabric softener (if you do not want to use
the Automatic Fabric Softener Dispenser).
The chart below shows the stages when the lid is
locked.
Keep children away from the machine, especially
when you are using hot water, as the lid can be
opened during fill and agitate.
Fill Unlocked
Agitate Unlocked
Spray Rinse Locked
Deep Rinse Unlocked
Spin Locked
LIDLOCK 77
LIDLOCK
If the lid is left open,
the machine will be
unable to lock and the
cycle will be halted.
The machine will play a
tune and the lidlock
light will flash until the
lid is closed and
START/PAUSE is pressed.
DO NOT put anything
down the slot in the top
deck of your machine.
DO NOT try to disable
the lidlock.
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THE WASH CYCLES & OPTIONS
8
REGULAR HEAVY DELICATE PERMANENT WOOL
DUTY PRESS
Wash Time 12 min 15 min 6 min 9 min 6 min
Wash Action Regular Heavy Duty Delicate Regular Delicate
Wash Temp Warm-cold Warm Warm-cold Warm-cold Warm-cold
Rinse Spray rinse Spray rinse 2 cold 2 cold Spray rinse
+ cold + cold deep deep + warm-cold
deep rinse deep rinse rinses rinses deep rinse
Spin Speed Fast Fast Slow Slow Medium
Spin Time 6 min 6 min 4 min 2 min 6 min
Cycle Times*
700 Series
600 Series
500 Series
Time Saver*
700 Series
600 Series
500 Series
MODEL VARIATIONS
EXCELLENCE models - Fully featured, with all 5 wash cycles and a favourite cycle.
PRIDE models - Regular, Heavy Duty, Delicate and Wool cycles.
• Regular cycle (with the Water Saver option if available)
has been designed for normally soiled, everyday
washing eg sheets, towels, T-shirts.
• Heavy Duty cycle is for heavily soiled durable garments
eg overalls, jeans, tea towels.
• Delicate cycle uses a slow, gentle agitation designed to
care for your most delicate garments eg lingerie, blouses.
• Permanent Press cycle is for garments that crease easily
eg business shirts.
•Wool cycle is for machine washable woollens.
*Approximate times (minutes) for a high water level load on EXCELLENCE models.
Cycle times are dependent on your household water pressure.
Warm on PRIDE models.
45
42
41
48
45
44
42
37
35
43
38
36
37
35
33
32
29
27
34
31
29
32
28
25
33
29
26
27
25
23
DEFAULT SETTINGS
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9
SELECTING THE WASH OPTIONS & ADVANCING THE CYCLE
THE WASH PROGRESS
LIGHTS
TO ADVANCE THE
WASH CYCLE
CLOTHES CARE
SAFEGUARDS
1. Select the wash cycle, temperature, water level and
spin speed (Refer to Page 6).
2. Press the OPTIONS button if you want to choose
Timer Saver, Soak or Water Saver.
3. Press START/PAUSE (See page 11 and 12).
The Wash Progress lights show all the tasks your Smart
Drive will do during the wash cycle. As each task is
completed a light goes out, so you can tell at a glance
how far the cycle has to go.
1 Press POWER.
2. Press the button with the ‘two arrows’ repeatedly
to advance the cycle, to the desired position.
3. Press START/PAUSE.
Note: Each wash progress light equals 3 minutes
of agitation.
To avoid accidentally damaging your clothes there are
a few options that your Smart Drive will not accept.
For example, you cannot select a hot wash on
Delicate, Permanent Press or Wool cycles.
TO SELECT THE WASH
OPTIONS
-models only
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WATER LEVELS
10
The agitator has 5 levels marked on its stem that can
be used to help you select the correct water level.
Select the correct water level by using the mark
nearest to the top of the load.
•The levels marked on the agitator do not
correspond exactly to the level of the water.
They indicate the level of dry clothes suitable
for the water level.
• Your Smart Drive may occasionally add water
during agitation. This is to maintain the water level
due to the release of air trapped in the garments.
•The medium/high and medium/low settings are
available on the EXCELLENCE models only.
•Out of balance loads, tangling or splash-over can
be caused by selecting a water level that is too high.
Your Smart Drive can automatically select the
appropriate water level for the load.
1. Place your clothes in the machine.
2. Select the wash cycle (Select AUTO if not
automatically selected).
3. Press START/PAUSE.
During fill the machine will pause occasionally to
sense the water level. The machine will check if the
water level is correct by using a series of 2 different
agitate strokes. A slow stroke to sense the load and
an agitate stroke to mix the load. (This may take
over a minute.) If it detects that the water level is not
high enough, it will fill with more water and
check the level.
•When washing an unusual load, eg large bulky
garments or pillows, we recommend you
manually select the water level and select the
Delicate cycle.
•Manually select the water level if there is already
water in the bowl.
Actual level of water
High
Med/high
Medium
Med/low
Low
Note: If you feel the Auto
Water Level does not fill
to the correct level, you
can adjust the level the
machine selects.
(Refer to Option
Adjustment instructions
pages 19 and 22).
MANUAL WATER LEVEL
SELECTION
AUTO WATER LEVEL
- models only
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WASH OPTIONS 11
Use the Spin Hold option to:
• Remove drip dry garments from a mixed load
before the wash goes into spin.
• Minimise the clothes creasing when they are left to
sit in the bottom of the bowl at the end of the
cycle.
When you have selected Spin Hold, your Smart Drive
will pause at the end of rinse, beep and the spin light
will flash to tell you that it is waiting for another
instruction.
Press START/PAUSE to begin the spin.
Time Saver allows you to shorten the wash cycle for
lightly soiled clothes. Selecting this option means that
the wash and spin times are reduced.
Time Saver can be turned on or off at any time during
the cycle.
Delay Start will delay the start of the wash cycle
for 1, 3 or 9 hours.
Press DELAY START once for a delay of 1 hour. Press
again for 3 hours, a third time for 9 hours (and again
to return to normal).
• Once you press Delay Start your Smart Drive will
begin the delay period, you do not have to press
START/PAUSE.
• Be careful if using Delay Start for non-colourfast
clothes as dyes may run if the clothes are damp.
• Your Smart Drive will not beep at the end of the
cycle if Delay Start is selected.
SPIN HOLD
TIME SAVER
- models only
DELAY START
- models only
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WASH OPTIONS
SOAK
- models only
NAPPY SANITISERS/
BLEACH
WATER SAVER
- models only
12
Use the Soak option to soak clothes at the end of the
wash phase or when you wish to re-use the wash
water.
When you select Soak your Smart Drive will soak for a
period of 2 hours before completing rinse and spin.
During soak your Smart Drive will agitate for a few
seconds every minute.
Nappy sanitisers and bleach are very corrosive to
metal surfaces. DO NOT use your Smart Drive to
soak items in bleach or sanitiser, or tip the
contents of the nappy bucket into your machine.
Rinse and wring items out thoroughly before placing
them in your machine.
Use the Water Saver option when you want to
minimise the amount of water used during a Regular
or Heavy Duty wash cycle.
When you have selected Water Saver, your Smart Drive
will alter the rinse phase to give a shower rinse. A
shower rinse alternately showers the clothes with
water and spins them to remove the sudsy water.
•The Water Saver option is not designed to be
used with fabric softener. The shower rinse does
not use a deep rinse so it cannot dispense fabric
softener correctly.
• There are some wash loads that may not suit being
washed using the Water Saver option. For
instance loads that have a lot of sand or sawdust
etc in them, or garments where the colour still
runs from them.
Note: Water Saver is only available on the Regular
and Heavy Duty cycles. If you try to select Water
Saver on the Wool, Delicate or Permanent Press cycle
your Smart Drive will skip over the option.
Water Saver will take slightly longer than a normal
spray and deep rinse.
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WASH OPTIONS 13
Forcing large items into the machine may result in
them being damaged during washing. Make sure there
is enough room in the machine for items to move
when being washed.
Some items float up during the wash, (eg duvets/doonas
and pillows). If they sit too high they may touch
stationary parts of the machine during agitate or spin.
To minimize the chance of this happening, bulky
items should be pushed down below the water
level after fill and pushed to sit below the medium
high water level mark on the agitator before
spinning. Select a slow spin.
To prevent an out of balance load or splashover we
recommend washing these items on the Delicate
cycle. If you wish to re-spin the load at a faster speed
make sure the load is sitting below the medium-high
mark before spinning.
The Wool Cycle has been approved by the
New Zealand Wool Board and the Australian Wool
Corporation for Woolmark products carrying a
MACHINE WASHABLE care claim. The fibres of these
woollens have been treated to prevent felting when
they are machine washed. Most handknitted garments
are not made of machine washable wool and we
recommend that you wash them by hand.
• Check the care label.
• Use a wool detergent.
• Use the Wool cycle.
• Hand washed woollens may be spun in your
Smart Drive.
• To dry woollens lie them flat on a towel and pat
into shape. Dry out of direct sunlight.
•Some wool underlays and sheepskin products
can be washed in a washing machine but may
produce excessive amounts of lint that may
cause pump blockages.
Bulky items should sit
below the medium
high water level mark.
WASHING WOOLLENS
WASHING BULKY ITEMS
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FAVOURITE CYCLE
14
FAVOURITE CYCLE
- models only
TO SET YOUR
FAVOURITE CYCLE
TO USE FAVOURITE
CYCLE
Our Favourite cycle lets you design the wash cycle.
It can be any wash cycle with any of its wash options
and it can start from any point in the cycle. For
instance, it may be a cycle to wash your gym gear or it
may be a rinse and spin to finish washing the nappies.
1. Press POWER.
2. Press the FAVOURITE cycle button.
Hold down for 2 seconds.
3. You will hear 2 quick beeps and the Favourite light
will flash.
4. Select your favourite cycle, (eg Regular, Delicate).
5. Select the wash options, (eg cold wash, soak).
Use ADVANCE if you want part of a cycle, (eg to
rinse nappies).
6. Press FAVOURITE again to store your favourite cycle.
To change your favourite cycle simply repeat these
steps.
Note: Your Smart Drive will remember your favourite
cycle even when it is turned off at the wall. It is not
possible to program a delayed start into the Favourite
cycle.
1. Press POWER.
2. Press FAVOURITE.
(Your favourite cycle and wash options will be
automatically selected).
3. Press START/PAUSE.
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CUSTOMISING THE WASH CYCLES 15
- models only
You can program your Smart Drive to remember the
wash options you prefer for each wash cycle.
For instance, you may want to set the Regular cycle to
a cold wash or set Heavy Duty to include a soak.
1. Press POWER.
2. Press the wash cycle button.
Hold down for 2 seconds.
You will hear 2 quick beeps and the wash cycle
light will flash.
3. Select your wash options, (eg cold wash, soak).
4. Press the wash cycle again to store your
customised cycle.
To change your customised wash cycle simply repeat
these steps.
When you are customising a wash cycle you can
shorten or lengthen the agitation time.
• To shorten the agitation time, press ‘ADVANCE’ to
reduce the number of wash progress lights.
• To increase the agitation time keep pressing
‘ADVANCE’ until all the wash progress lights are on
(See page 9).
Note: Unlike the Favourite cycle you cannot customise
a wash cycle to start at the rinse or spin stage.
On Heavy Duty and Wool you can only decrease the
wash time.
TO CUSTOMISE A CYCLE
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CHANGING PRE-SET OPTIONS
16
OPTION ADJUSTMENT
MODE
TO ENTER OPTION
ADJUSTMENT MODE
After using your Smart Drive you may want to fine
tune some of the options to suit your wash needs.
There are a number of preset options, which can be
altered.
In the EXCELLENCE Model the following pre-set
options can be changed:
• the wash temperatures.
• the rinse option on Heavy Duty, Regular and
Wool cycles.
• the cold wash to Controlled Cold.
• the number of beeps at the end of the cycle.
• the amount of water used in the Water Saver
option.
• the fill level selected by Auto Water Level.
• the Out of Balance recovery routine.
In the PRIDE Model the following pre-set options can
be changed:
• the warm wash temperature.
• the rinse option on Heavy Duty, Regular and
Wool cycles.
• the Out of Balance recovery routine.
1. Turn machine on at the wall but do not press
POWER.
Press START/PAUSE and hold down, then press
POWER.
You will hear two quick beeps and the machine
will show an unusual pattern of lights.
In this mode the lights are used to indicate the
different options available.
The diagram on page 20 shows how the lights
relate to the options you can change.
Pages 18-20 explain the different options in more
detail.
2. Use the buttons on the panel to make your
changes to the pre-set options.
3. Press POWER to return to normal mode.
4. Your Smart Drive will automatically remember your
changes.
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CHANGING PRE-SET OPTIONS 17
Temperature Setting Adjustment
Colder Hotter
Automatic
Out of
Balance
Recovery Temp
Setting Rinses
2 Deep
1 Deep
Spray & Deep
1. Press START/PAUSE and hold down. Press POWER.
2. The diagram below shows how the lights relate to the options you can change. It
also shows what lights will be on when you first enter the Option Adjustment Mode.
Use this diagram to help you adjust the options on the model.
3. Use the buttons on the panel to change the pre-set options.
Temperature Setting Adjustment
Colder Hotter
Autowater Level
Less Water More Water
Automatic
Out of
Balance
Recovery
Beeps
Temp
Setting Water Saver
Rinse
Volume
Rinses
15 Beeps
5 Beeps
None
Hot
Warm
Cold
More
Standard
Less
2 Deep
1 Deep
Spray & Deep
Water
Saver
Rinse
Volume
Rinses
More
Standard
Less
2 Deep
1 Deep
Spray & Deep
Use this diagram to help you adjust the options on the model.
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CHANGING PRE-SET OPTIONS
18 2
WASH TEMPERATURES
RINSE OPTIONS
21
On the PRIDE models the warm temperature can be
adjusted if you think it is too hot or too cold.
(Note: On these models the hot temperature will be
the same as the hot water supply temperature).
On the EXCELLENCE models all wash temperatures can
be individually adjusted.
1. Select the WASH TEMPERATURE you want to adjust.
2. The wash progress lights show the temperature
adjustment possible for that temperature.
• Pressing the ADVANCE will cause the wash
progress light that is on to change.
• Advancing the Wash Progress light will increase
the wash temperature. If you keep pressing the
ADVANCE, the light will scroll back to the
coldest setting available for that wash
temperature.
On the Heavy Duty, Regular and Wool cycles you can
change the pre-set rinse option.
The pre-set rinse option on these cycles is a spray rinse
followed by a deep rinse. The spray rinse may be
replaced with a short spin or a deep rinse.
If you have a problem with impurities in your water
supply you may get a better wash if you change the
rinse option to 2 deep rinses. If you want to conserve
water change the rinse option to 1 deep rinse.
RINSE OPTIONS
MED spin Deep Deep
light on rinse rinse
SLOW spin Short Deep
light on spin rinse
HOLD Spray Deep
light on rinse rinse
Temperature Setting Adjustment
Colder Hotter
Note: If you have a PRIDE
model and still can’t get
the temperature you
require, advance the
progress light (while in
the options adjustment
mode) across to spin and
manually adjust the flow
of the taps.
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