LG LDS5540ST/WW/BB User manual

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2 TABLEOFCONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
3 Basic Safety Precautions
4 Electrical Safety
4 Before Using the Dishwasher
.5 PARTS AND FEATURES
5 Features
6 Parts
6 Specifications
7 Control Panel
10 Cycle Option Chart
11 Cycle Selection Chart
12 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1 2 Quick Start
1 3 Loading the Lower Rack
14 Folding Down the Lower Tines
15 Loading the Silverware Basket
1 5 Height Adjustable Upper Rack
16 Loading the Upper Rack
16 Folding Down the Upper Tines
17 Loading the Cutlery Rack (on some models)
17 Height Adjustable Tray (on some models)
1S Adding Detergent to the Dispenser
19 Adding Rinse Aid to the Dispenser
20 CARE AND CLEANING
20 Keeping the dishwasher
20 Cleaning the Metallic Parts
20 Cleaning the Upper Spray Arm
21 Cleaning the Top Spray Arm
21 Seasonal Maintenance and Storage
22 FAQS
24 TROUBLESHOOTING
24 Before Calling for Service
26 Smart Diagnosis TM System
27 WARRANTY
27 Product Registration Information

iMPORTANTSAFETYiNFORMATiON3
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE
Your safety and the safety of others is very important. This owner's manual contains many important safety messages; as well as on your
appliance. Always read and follow all safety messages.
This isthe safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can result in property damage or seri-
ous bodily harm, even death.
The safety alert symbol will be followed by either the word "WARNING"or "CAUTION"then an important safety mes-
sage.These words mean:
A WAR N ING Indicates the possibility of serious bodily harm or death.
A CAUTION Indicates the possibility of injury or damage to property.
This manual contains very important information regarding the installation, use, and maintenance of your dishwasher. The manufacturer
cannot be responsible for injuries or damage caused by failureto follow these safety and caution instructions.
BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
A WARNING To reduce the risk of fire, electric
shock, or injury to persons when
using this appliance, follow basic
precautions, including the follow-
ing:
e
Read all instructions carefully before using the dishwasher.
Use the dishwasher only for its intended function.
Only use detergents or rinse agents recommended for use in a
dishwasher. Keep all dishwasher detergents and additives out
of the reach of children.
This appliance is not intended for use by young children.
• When loading itemsto bewashed:
1) Load sharp items so that they are not likely to damage the
door seal.
2) Load sharp knives with the handles up to reduce the risk of
injury when reaching into the dishwasher.
o Do not wash plastic items in the dishwasher unless they are
labeled "dishwasher safe" or the equivalent. For plastic items
that are not so labeled, check the manufacturer's recommen-
dations.
Do not operate the dishwasher unless all enclosure panels are
properly in place.
• Do not tamper with the controls.
• Do not abuse, sit on, or stand on the door or dish racks of the
dishwasher.
To reduce the risk of injury, do not allow children to play in or
around the dishwasher.
Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas may be produced in
a hot water system that has not been used for two weeks or
more. HYDROGEN GAS IS EXPLOSIVE. If the hot water system
has not been used for such a period of time, turn on all hot
water faucets and let the water flow for several minutes. This
will release any accumulated hydrogen gas. Since hydrogen
gas is flammable, do not smoke or use an open flame during
thistime.
• Remove the door to the wash compartment when disposing of
an old dishwasher.
• The installer must ensure that the dishwasher is completely
enclosed at the time of installation.
WARNING: This prod uct contains chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive
harm. Wash hands after handling.

4iMPORTANT SAFETY iNFORMATiON
BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
A WAR NING Toreduce the riskof fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using this appliance, follow basic precautions,
including the following:
For a permanently connected dishwasher:
This appliance must be connected to a grounded metal, perma-
nent wiring system, or an equipment grounding conductor must
be run with the circuit conductors and connected to the equip-
ment grounding terminal or lead on the appliance. Consult with a
qualified electrician.
Tip Hazard
Do not put excessive downward force on the open dishwasher
door prior to installation, as this could cause damage to the unit
or cause it to tip over. Do not use the dishwasher before installa-
tion has been completed in accordance with the Installation In-
structions.
ELECTRICAL SAFETY
A WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, fire, or electrical shock.
• The dishwasher MUST be grounded. Connect the ground wire to the green ground connector in the terminal box.
• Do not use an extension cord with this appliance.
-The dishwasher is designed to be used with standard household current (120 Volts AC, 60Hz.). Before connecting the dishwasher, ensure
that the outlet or cable is properly grounded and polarized by circuit breakers or fuses. Failure to provide adequate grounding of this
appliance may cause electrical shock or malfunction of the appliance. Consult with a qualified electrician.
•Do not install or store the dishwasher where it will be exposed to weather conditions. Failure to observe this precaution may result in
electrical shock, fire, malfunction, and/or deformation of the dishwasher.
- Do not damage or place heavy items on the power cord of the appliance. Do not use the dishwasher if it has a damaged power cord.
Power cord damage may cause fire and electrical shock. Consult with a qualified electrician.
Do not grasp the power cord or touch the dishwasher controls with wet hands. Do not use the dishwasher if it has a damaged power
cord or plug, and do not plug the dishwasher into a damaged outlet. Failure to observe these instructions may result in electrical shock.
,Disassembly or repair must be performed by experienced service persons. Improper disassembly or repair could lead to product failure
or electrical shock.
BEFORE USING THE DISHWASHER
Before using the dishwasher, please read the Important Safety Instructions.
Water supply temperature should be a minimum of 120°F (49°C) for better washing and reasonable cycle time.
For this reason, use the hot water supply only. It is also important that the dishwasher is loaded according to instructions for effective clean-
ing. When loading the dishwasher, make sure that insoluble items such as bones, toothpicks, and pieces of paper have been removed.
When loading the dishwasher, observe the following general guidelines:
1. Place items with deep dish bottoms at an angle to help water run off and speed the drying process.
2. Remove solid, burned-on scraps from dishes prior to loading in the dishwasher.
3. Only load items that are dishwasher-safe.
@NOTE
Do not load utensils that are not heat-resistant, have
decorative metal trim, etc
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

PARTS AND FEATURES .5
PARTS AND FEATURES
FEATURES
LARGE CAPACITY
SLIM DIRECT MOTOR TM
LG dishwashers allow you
to load very large items in
both the upper and lower
racks. The tall tub pro-
vides extra overall capaci-
ty and the clearance to ac-
commodate large dishes.
Extra large items (max. 14
in.) may be loaded in the
lower rack by raising the
upper rack.
The new Slim Direct Mo-
tor TM is inverter-controlled.
Wash power is controlled
based on cycle selection.
It also offers high energy
efficiency to minimize en-
ergy use.
VARIO SPRAY SYSTEM
The water spray alternates
between the upper and
lower racks, so all of the
power from the motor is di-
rected to one rack at a time.
This concentrates all of the
cleaning power of the motor
on each rack in turn.
SOFT FOOD GRINDER AND SELF-
CLEANING FILTER
For best wash results, your LG
dishwasher has a built-in soft
food grinder and a selfclean-
ing filter. The grinder grinds
up soft food and residue into
small particles that can be
caught in the filter and washed
down the drain. The self-
cleaning filter system continu-
ously cleans the wash water as
it circulates to separate any residue from the wash water. All dirt
and residue easily washes down the drain.
HYBRID DRYING SYSTEM
This system effectively
dries dishes without the
use of a heating element
that would increase en-
ergy consumption.

6 PARTSANDFEATURES
PARTS
1. CONTROL PANEL
2. DOOR HANDLE
3. FRONT COVER
4. LOWER COVER
5. LEVELING FEET
6. DISPLAY WINDOW
7. POWER BUTTON
8. BASE
9. TOP SPRAYARM
10. UPPER SPRAYARM
11. LOWER SPRAY ARM
12. DETERGENT AND RINSE AID DISPENSER
13. DRYING VENT COVER
14. UPPER RACK
15. SILVERWARE BASKET
16. LOWER RACK
SPECIFICATIONS
Model: LDS5540ST/WW/BB, LDS5560ST/WW/BB
Power Supply 120 V, 60 Hz AC only, minimum 15 A circuit breaker
Water Pressure 20-120 psi (140-830 kPa)
Size (WxDxH) 23 3/4" x 24 5/8"x 33 1/2" (603 mmx 625 mmx 851 ram)
Inlet Water Temperature 1120 °F (49 °C) minimum
Product Weight LDS5540 : 90.8 Ibs. (41.2 kg)
LDS5560 : 97.8 Ibs. (44.4 kg)
The appearance and specifications are subject to change without notice.

PARTSANDFEATURES7
CONTROL PANEL
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Display varies by model(LDS5540)
Display varies by model(LDS5560)
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Cycles
Select your desired cycle.
POWER SCRUB
This cycle is for heavily and hard soiled dishes. Power Scrub
can also help reduce hard water spotting on dishes.
NORMAL
This cycle is for normally soiled, everyday loads.
DELICATE
The cycle is intended for effectively cleaning delicate items
such as fine china and stemware.
QUICK(LDS5540), qUICK & DRY(LDSS560)
This is a shortened cycle that is intended for washing and dry-
ing recently used dishes or lightly soiled loads.
QUICK (LDS5560)
This is a shortened cycle that is intended to wash recently used
or lightly soiled loads, without drying.
RINSE ONLY
This cycle is a quick rinse for dishes that will not be washed
immediately. This cycle will rinse dishes that have excess
soil to soften dried on residue. Rinsing the dishes will help
prevent odors in the dishwasher. No detergent should be
used.
DUAL WASH
This cycle washes the upper and lower racks at different spray
intensities. The default setting for this cycle washes the lower
rack with strong spray intensity and the upper rack with soft
spray intensity. This provides optimum cleaning performance
for mixed loads, including fine china and stemware. If other
combinations are desired, usethe steps listed below to change
the intensities or to use the HALF LOAD feature.
How To Use Dual Wash:
1.Select Dual Wash.
2. Press the Spray button to toggle between Soft, Medium
and Strong for the upper spray arm.
3. After making your selection for the upper spray arm, press
the Half Load button.
4. Press the Spray button to toggle between Soft, Medium
and Strong for the lower spray arm.
5. Close the door to start the cycle.
UPPER ONLY
This cycle isonly for washing items placed on the upper rack.

8 PARTS AND FEATURES
CONTROL PAN EL
EXTRA DRY EXTRA RINSE DELAY START POWER (i)
SANITARY
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SMART
DIAGNOSIS TM
L *CANCEL _L YrCHILD LOCK J
Display varies by model(LDS5540)
Cycle Opfions
Press the desired cycle and then select the options for that
cycle.
SAN ITARY
This high-temperature rinse sanitizes dishes and glassware in
accordance with NSF/ANSI Standard 184 for residential dish-
washers. Certified dishwashers are not intended for licensed
food establishments.
EXTRA DRY
Select the EXTRA DRYoption for better drying performance.
This option adds 60 minutes of extra drying time to the cycle.
EXTRA RINSE
The Extra Rinse symbol indicates that an extra rinse has been
added to the cycle.
DELAY START
The Delay Start feature allows you to delay the start of a se-
lected cycle. Eachtime the Delay Start button ispressed, the
delay time will increase an hour. The delay start time can be
set from 1to 19 hours, in one-hour increments.
POWER
Pressthe Power button to turn on the control panel. If no
cycle is selected within four minutes, the dishwasher will
power off.
After the cycle is complete, the power automatically turns
offfor safety and to reduce energy consumption.
If there is a power surge, power outage, or disruption of
any kind, the PFindicator will display and power will be au-
tomatically turned off for safety. The cycle win need to be
testa rted.
TO CANCEL A CYCLE
To cancel a cycle, open the door and then press and hold
the Extra Dry and Extra Rinse buttons simultaneously for
approximately three seconds. The drain pump win activate
and the cycle will cancel. The display will show "dr" and
the dish-washer win drain the water. After the dishwasher
is drained, the power will turn off.
If power is turned on and no cycle has been selected, the
dishwasher will power offwithin four minutes.
CHIME ON/OFF
To enable or disable the chime, first, turn on the dishwasher.
Press and hold the Extra Dry and Delay Start buttons sim-
ultaneously for approximately three seconds.
CHILD LOCK
The Child Lock feature helps prevent your settings from be-
ing changed during a cycle. Selecting this feature locks all
of the buttons, except for the Power button, on the control
panel. This feature does not lock the door.
To activate the Child Lock:
1. Press the Power button.
2. Select the cycle (and desired options).
3. Pressand hold the Extra Rinseand Delay Start buttons for
three seconds. The Child Lock indicator will illuminate in
the display once the Child Lock is activated.
DIGITAL DISPLAY
The Digital Display on the control panel shows the ESTIMAT-
ED cycle time. When the dishwasher is powered up, the dis-
play will be blank. When the cycle and options are selected,
the display will show the total estimated time to complete
those selections. During operation, the display shows the re-
maining estimated operating time.
NOTE
• The estimated time shown in the display does not include
delay times for heating water, etc.
• If Delay Wash is selected, the display shows the delay time
in hours.
• Time may vary depending on the soil level of your load.
• The RINSE AID symbol 2J_o indicates that the rinse aid
needs to be refilled. +q'_
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SMART DIAGNOSIS ....
Should you experience any problems with your dishwasher,
it has the capability of transmitting data to your Smart Phone
using the LGSmart Laundry& DWApplication or via you tele-
phone to the LGcall center.
.@ NOTE
Smart Diagnosis is a troubleshooting feature designed to as
sist, not replace, the traditional method of troubleshootinc _
through service calls. The effectiveness of this feature de
pends upon various factors, including, but not limited to, th(
reception of the cellular phone being used for transmission
any external noise that may be present during the transmis
sion, and the acoustics of the room where the machine isIo
cated. Accordingly, LGdoes not guarantee that Smart Diag
nosis would accurately troubleshoot any given issue.

PAR-SANDFEATURES9
CONTROL PANEL
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Display varies by mode[(LDS5560)
RINSE SPRAY HALF LOAD DELAY START POWER (_
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DIAGNOSIS _
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Cycle Opfions
Press the desired cycle and then select the options for that
cycle.
RINSE
Repeated pressing of the Rinsebutton will select the desired
Rinseoption. The Sanitary, Extra Rinse,or Sanitary and Extra
Rinse lights will show in the bottom left portion of the dis-
play.
SANITARY ( _160,)
This high-temperature rinse sanitizes dishes and glassware in
accordance with NSF/ANSIStandard 184for residential dish-
washers. Certified dishwashers are not intended for licensed
food establishments.
EXTRA RINSE (R + )
The ExtraRinse symbol indicatesthatan extrarinsehas been
added tothe cycle.An extra rinsecan help reduce hardwater
spottingon dishes.To add an extrarinse,pressthe Rinsebut-
ton repeatedly untilthe Extra Rinse symbol appears in the
display.
SPRAY (INTENSITY)
First, select the desired cycle. Press the Spray button repeat-
edly until the desired spray intensity is selected.
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Soft(,-,, ), Medium(@ ), Strong(6"))
HALF LOAD ( _- )
For small loads, you may use just the upper or lower rack to
save energy. Each press of the Half Load button cycles be-
tween upper rack only and lower rack only.
DELAY START
The Delay Start feature allows you to delay the start of a se-
lected cycle. Each time the Delay Start button is pressed, the
delay time will increase an hour. The delay start time can be
set from 1 to 19 hours, in one-hour increments.
POWER
Press the Power button to turn on the control panel. If no cycle
is selected within four minutes, the dishwasher will power off.
After the cycle is complete, the power automatically turns
offfor safety and to reduce energy consumption. If there is a
power surge, power outage, or disruption of any kind, the PF
indicator will display and power will be automatically turned
offfor safety. The cycle will need to be restarted.
EXTRA DRY ( _ )
Selectthe Extra Dry option for better drying performance.
Thisoption adds 60 minutes ofextradryingtime to the cycle.
The Extra Dry button willilluminatewhen the option has
been selected.
Pressand hold the Rinseand Spray buttonsforthree seconds.
TO CANCEL A CYCLE
To cancel a cycle, open the door and then press and hold
the Spray and Half Load buttons simultaneously for approxi-
mately three seconds. The drain pump will activate and the
cycle will cancel. The display will show "dr" and the dish-
washer will drain the water. After the dishwasher is drained,
the power will turn off.
If power is turned on and no cycle has been selected, the
dishwasher will power off within four minutes.
CHILD LOCK
The Child Lock feature helps prevent your settings from be-
ing changed during a cycle. Selecting this feature locks all
of the buttons, except for the Power button, on the control
panel. This feature does not lock the door.
To activate the Chiid Lock:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Press the Power button.
Select the cycle (and desired options).
Press and hold the Half Load and Delay Start buttons for
three seconds. The Child Lock indicator will illuminate in
the display once the Child Lock is activated.
Close the door to begin the cycle.
CHIME ON/OFF
Toenable or disable the chime, first, turn on the dishwasher.
Pressand hold the Spray and Delay Start buttons simultane-
ously for approximately three seconds.
DIGITAL DISPLAY
The Digital Display on the control panel shows the ESTIMAT-
ED cycle time. When the dishwasher is powered up, the dis-
play will be blank. When the cycle and options are selected,
the display will show the total estimated time to complete
those selections. During operation, the display shows the re-
maining estimated operating time.

10 PARTSANDFEATURES
CYCLE OPTION CHART
The cycle guide below shows the available options for each cycle.
Cycle
Power Scrub
Dual Wash
(LDS5560)
Delicate
Normal
Quick&Dry
(LDS5560)
Quick
(LDS5540)
Quick
(LDS5560)
Rinse Only
(LDS5560)
Upper Only
(LDS5540)
*Available Spray
Lavel
(Default bold)
Strong
Soft
(Upper Arm)
Medium
Strong
(Lower Arm)
Soft
Medium
Soft
Medium
Strong
Strong
Strong
Medium
Strong
Extra Dry Rinse Sanitary Sanitary
Rinse
*Half
Load Delay Start
ICONS
Extra Rinse
Sanitary Rinse
_ _} _ Low, Medium, High Spray, Intensity
Upper Spray Arm
Lower Spray Arm
Extra Dry
Child Lock
;; ,_: Low Rinse Aid Indicator
Cycle Time Indicator