Miele NOVOTRONIC W 1966 User manual

Operating instructions
Washer
W 1966
To prevent accidents and
machine damage,
read these instructions
before installation or use.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Quick Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centrer pages
Guide to the wa her. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Before u ing the wa her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
U ing the wa her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1. Prepare and sort laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. Load the laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3. Select a program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Special programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Program guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4. Select a spin speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5. Select wash options (if needed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6. Add detergent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Detergent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Water softener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Fabric softener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using the "Starch" program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Fabric dye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
U ing the wa her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
7. Start the program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8. Activate the program lock (if necessary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
9. Unload the laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adding/removing laundry during a wash program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cancelling a program that has not yet started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cancelling a program that has started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Making changes to the program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Skipping part of a program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
To change a program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Content
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Locking the wa her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electronic program lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Child Safety Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Wa her care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cleaning the washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cleaning the detergent drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cleaning the drain pump and lint trap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Cleaning the water inlet filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Cleaning the inlet hose filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Cleaning the filter in the inlet valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Frequently a ked que tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
The program will not start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
The program stops and a fault indicator blinks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
The program runs normally but a fault indicator lights up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Poor wash results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
The door will not open when the "Door" button is pressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Opening the drum door during a power failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
After Sale Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
PC Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
In tallation in truction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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,WARNING - To reduce the risk of
fire, electric shock, or injury to per-
sons while using your appliance, fol-
low basic safety precautions, includ-
ing the following:
Read all instructions before using
the appliance.
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
This appliance must be grounded.
In the event of malfunction or break-
down, grounding will reduce the risk of
electric shock by providing a path of
least resistance for electric current. This
appliance is equipped with a cord hav-
ing an equipment-grounding conductor
and a grounding plug. The plug must
be plugged into an appropriate outlet
that is properly installed and grounded
in accordance with all local codes and
ordinances.
WARNING - Improper connection
of the equipment-grounding con-
ductor can result in a risk of electric
shock. Check with a qualified electri-
cian or serviceman if you are in doubt
as to whether the appliance is properly
grounded.
Do not modify the plug provided
with the appliance - if it will not fit
the outlet, have a proper outlet installed
by a qualified electrician.
Do not wash articles that have
been previously cleaned in,
washed in, soaked in, or spotted with
gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, or
other flammable or explosive sub-
stances, as they give off vapors that
could ignite or explode. Do not add
gasoline, dry cleaning solvents, or other
flammable or explosive substances to
the wash water. These substances give
off vapors that could ignite or explode.
Under certain conditions, hydrogen
gas may be produced in a hot
water system that has not been used
for 2 weeks or more. HYDROGEN GAS
IS EXPLOSIVE. If the hot water system
has not been used for such a period,
before using the washing machine, turn
on all hot water faucets and let the
water flow from each for several min-
utes. This will release any built up hy-
drogen gas. As the gas is flammable,
do not smoke or use an open flame
during this time.
Do not allow children to play on or
in the appliance. Close supervision
is necessary when the appliance is
used near children.
Before the appliance is removed
from service or discarded, remove
the door.
Do not reach into the appliance if
the drum is moving.
Do not install or store this appli-
ance where it will be exposed to
the weather.
Do not tamper with
the controls.
Do not repair or replace any part of
the appliance, or attempt any ser-
vicing unless specifically recom-
mended in these Operating Instruc-
tions.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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Control panel
1 "On/Off" button
turns the machine on and off or inter-
rupts a program.
2 "Door" button
opens the drum door.
3 "START" button
begins the wash program.
4 Wa h option
are special wash features available to
enhance a wash program.
5 Spin peed elector button
allows you to select the final spin speed
of a program.
6 Spin peed indicator light
7 Program elector
for selecting a program and wash tem-
perature.
The light ring will go out a few minutes
after the end of the program to save en-
ergy.
8 Program equence di play
shows the currect cycle of the wash
program.
9 Fault indicator
Guide to the wa her
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The appliance must be correctly in-
stalled and connected before the
first use. Please see the "Installation
instructions."
Before using the washer, a program
must be run without laundry and without
detergent to flush out any residual
water from the factory testing process.
^Close washer door.
^Press in the "On/Off" button.
^Turn the program selector to
"COTTONS/very hot".
^Press the "Spin" button until the "900"
mark of the indicator lights.
^Press the "START" button.
Once the program ends the washer can
be used for laundry.
Before u ing the wa her
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1. Prepare and ort laundry
^Empty all pockets.
,Foreign objects left in pockets
(e.g. nails, coins, paper clips, etc.)
can cause damage to clothes and
the machine.
^Sort the laundry.
Only wash items that are labeled ma-
chine washable by the manufacturer.
Most garments have a fabric care label
in the collar or side seam. Sort the laun-
dry by care label and color.
^Pretreat stains.
Tough stains (blood, egg, coffee, tea
etc.) or badly soiled areas (collars and
cuffs) should be pretreated with a stain
remover or a paste made from powder
detergent and warm water.
–Dark fabrics often "bleed" the first few
times they are washed. They should
be washed separately several times
before being included in a mixed
load.
–Remove any lead weights or strips
from curtains before washing.
–Loose bra underwires should be re-
moved or sewn in place before
washing.
–Woolens and knitted garments
should be turned inside out.
–Close zippers, hooks and eyelets be-
fore washing.
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2. Load the laundry
^Turn on the washer using the "On/Off"
button.
^Open the drum door using the "Door"
button.
^Load the laundry into the drum.
For best results, wash mixed loads of
small and large items. This will im-
prove washing effectiveness and
help distribute the load evenly.
Note: Overloading the washer will affect
wash results and cause wrinkling.
^Close the drum door.
To prevent damage to the door seal
and clothing, make sure that there
are no clothes caught between the
drum door and the seal.
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3. Select a program
^Turn the program selector in either di-
rection to the program you wish to
use.
Special program
SILK /
Gentle program for hand and machine
washable silk fabrics. Cool water and
slower wash, rinse, and spin cycles re-
duce wrinkling and fading.
WOOLENS /
Specialty care program for hand and
machine washable wool and wool
blends. A mild range of wash temp-
eratures, low water level and minimum
drum movement gently clean and main-
tain the shape of garments.
Jean
Specially designed program that
washes denim materials at the correct
temperature to release stains and at a
spin speed that prevents wrinkles.
Dre hirt
Program for cleaning dress shirts with
reduced wrinkling.
Fine rin e
Laundry is only rinsed and spun in this
program.
Starch
This program is for starching without
washing. See "Detergent/ Using the
"Starch" program" for details.
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Program guide
Temperature Care ymbol Fabric
Cotton Available wash options: Soak, Heavy soil, Extended, Sensitive
95 °C /
very hot F–white household linens 100 % cotton sheets, cloth diapers, towels, etc. to be sanitized. Not for use with cloth-
ing with elastic.
60 °C / hot 8–sturdy white cottons Underwear, cotton t-shirts, socks.
50 °C / hot EClight colors Colorfast items.
40 °C / warm 7Bbright colors
20 °C / cold 6Adark colors Black items, mixed loads.
PERMA PRESS Available wash options: Soak, Heavy soil, Extended, Sensitive
60 °C / hot 8–whites For cotton blends, easy-care cottons, wrin-
kle-free items. Polyester blends and syn-
thetics such as acrylic, nylon, ramie.
Fabric softener can be dispensed in the final
rinse of these programs to reduce static cling.
50 °C / warm EClight colors
40 °C / warm 7Bbright colors
20 °C / cold 6Adark colors & tempera-
ture sensitive fabrics
Spandex, microfibers, etc.
Drain / Spin No available wash options
DELICATES Available wash options: Soak, Heavy soil, Extended
40 °C / warm 7Blight colors For synthetics, machine washable silks,
satin, hosiery, lingerie, lace or crocheted
(non-wool) items, curtains and knits.
30 °C / cold 6Adark colors
cold / cold 6–lace or sheer fabrics,
embroidered items.
SILK No available wash options
ß/ cold 6Asilk and silk blends,
lingerie and hosiery
Ideal for machine and hand washable silks
and other non-wool handwashable garments
WOOLENS No available wash options
40 °C / warm 7Blight colors For hand washable and machine washable
wool and wool blends (e.g. lamb’s wool,
chashmere, mohair, angora, etc.)
30 °C / cold 6Adark colors
cold / cold ––delicate woolens
Jean No available wash options
40 °C 7Bdenim
Dre hirt Available wash options: Soak, Heavy soil, Extended
40 °C 7B
Starch No available wash options
Fine rin e No available wash options
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4. Select a pin peed
The default spin speed will automati-
cally be selected for each program.
However, you can adjust the spin
speed within the parameters listed be-
low.
^Press the "Spin" button until the indi-
cator for the desired spin speed
lights.
Available pin
peed
Program
1200 to 900 COTTONS
1200 to no spin WOOLENS, Jeans,
Starch, Fine rinse,
Drain/Spin
900 to no spin PERMA PRESS,
Dress shirts
600 to no spin DELICATES
400 to no spin Silk
Special pin option
–Hold
Laundry is not spun and remains
soaking in water. This will prevent
wrinkles if the laundry is not removed
immediately at the end of the wash
program. When ready, select a spin
speed to continue the program. To
finish the program: Press the "Door"
button.
–No spin
The laundry is not spun after the final
rinse but the water is drained away.
After the drain cycle the washer goes
immediately into the anit-crease cy-
cle. Spinning between the rinses is
also omitted in this setting.
This option is not available in the
"COTTONS" program.
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5. Select wa h option
(if needed)
^Press the button for the wash options
you would like to select. The indicator
light for the respective option will illu-
minate.
If a wash option is chosen and it is not
compatible with the program, the indi-
cator light will go out when the button is
released.
Soak
For heavy soiling and stubborn stains
(e.g. blood, grease, cocoa), that require
soaking before the main wash.
Each press of the "Soak" button will add
30 minutes (6 hours max) of soak time
to the wash program.
Heavy oil
For heavy soiled laundry where a pre-
treatment is necessary to remove sur-
face soiling.
Extended
For laundry with stubborn or old stains.
The longer wash time works to relax
fabrics and release stains.
The total time for the wash program will
be extended.
Sen itive
An additional final rinse will wash away
detergent residue and scents for the
sensitive skin and nose.
Buzzer
A buzzer can be selected to signal the
end of the wash program.
The buzzer will sound until the washer
is turned off.
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6. Add detergent
^Pull out the detergent dispenser
drawer and add detergent to the
compartments.
j= Detergent for the main wash
i= Only add detergent (1/4of the
total recommended amount of
detergent) to this compartment
if the heavy soil wash option
is selected.
§= Fabric softener or liquid starch.
^Close the detergent dispenser
drawer.
,Do not use detergents contain-
ing chemical solvents.
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Only use high efficiency, low
sudsing laundry detergent formu-
lated for front loading washing ma-
chines.
For wool and wool blend fabrics use a
detergent formulated for wools.
Follow instructions on the detergent
packaging for the correct use and
amount of detergent. Please adjust the
amount of detergent if the load is
smaller or more or less soiled than nor-
mal.
Add detergent to compartment jat
the beginning of each wash program.
Only add detergent (1/4total recom-
mended amount) to compartment iif
the "Heavy soil" option was selected.
If you select the "Heavy soil" option and
you are using liquid detergent, insert
the liquid detergent insert into compart-
ment j. This will prevent the deter-
gent for the main wash being used in
the first wash of the "Heavy soil" option.
Do not u e chlorine bleach!
Water hardne
Hardness
level
Water
quality
Water
hardness
ppm
1 soft 0 - 130
2 middle 130 - 250
3 hard to
very hard
over 250
Water oftener
If your water hardness level is between
2 and 3 the water can be softened to
reduce detergent consumption.
Use the recommended amount of de-
tergent for water hardness level 1 and
then add a water softener to the deter-
gent dispenser.
Detergent
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Fabric oftener
Fabric softener added to the wash pro-
gram will make fabrics feel softer and
will reduce static cling in the dryer.
^Open the lid of compartment §.
^Pour the amount of liquid fabric soft-
ener into compartment §according
to the manufacturer’s instructions. Do
not exceed the maximum fill level
marked inside the compartment, as
the excess will prematurely activate
the siphon and be wasted.
^Close the compartment lid and push
in the dispenser drawer.
The softener will automatically be dis-
pensed during the final rinse cycle.
A small amount of water will remain in
the §compartment at the end of the
program.
Never mix fabric softener and starch
in compartment §. This will clog the
dispenser.
Starch
Starching can be included in any wash
program as part of the final rinse or can
be performed separately.
^Open compartment §.
^Add the recommended amount of
starch to compartment §.
^Close the compartment lid and push
in the dispenser drawer.
^The starch will be dispensed during
the final rinse.
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^Add the amount of starch recom-
mended on the packaging to com-
partment i.
^Turn the program selector to "Starch".
^Select a spin speed.
^Press the "START" button.
If starching frequently, clean the dis-
penser compartment and especially
the siphon tube and fabric softener
duct. See "Cleaning the detergent
dispenser drawer".
Fabric dye
^Do not use fabric dyes in this washer.
Detergent
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7. Start the program
^Press "START" to begin the program.
8. Activate the program lock
(if nece ary)
^Hold the "START" button until the
"Door Lock" indicator lights up.
See "Locking the washer" for further de-
tails.
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9. Unload the laundry
^Open the drum door by pressing the
"Door" button.
Do not attempt to remove laundry
from the washer if the drum is turn-
ing. You may seriously injure your-
self. If the drum turns with the door
open, contact Miele’s Technical Ser-
vice Department.
^Remove the laundry.
^Check the folds of the door seal for
any small articles which may have
been trapped.
Check the drum for any missed
pieces of laundry. Items inadver-
tently left in the washer may be dam-
aged (e.g. shrink) or discolored dur-
ing the next wash cycle.
^Turn off the washer using the "On/Off"
button and turn the program selector
to "End".
^Close the drum door.
Otherwise foreign objects may find their
way into the drum. These could be in-
advertently washed and cause damage
to laundry.
^Turn off the water valve.
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Adding/removing laundry
during a wa h program
You can interrupt the following pro-
grams to add or remove a piece of
laundry:
–COTTONS
–PERMA PRESS
–Jeans
–Dress Shirts
–Starch
^Press the "Door" button and open the
drum door.
^Add or remove the piece of laundry.
^Close the door.
The program will automatically con-
tinue.
The drum door can not be opened if:
– the water temperature is greater than
55 °C.
–the water level is too high.
–the child safety lock is activated.
–the program has reached the final
spin cycle.
If you press the "Door" button during
any of these conditions the "Door Lock"
indicator will light.
Cancelling a program that ha
not yet tarted
^Turn the program selector to "End" for
a few seconds.
^Turn the program selector to the new
program.
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Cancelling a program that ha
tarted
^Turn off the washer with the "On/Off"
button.
^Turn the program selector to "End".
^Turn on the washer with the "On/Off"
button.
^Turn the program selector to
"Drain/Spin".
^Select the desired spin speed.
^Press "Start".
Making change to the pro-
gram
The following changes can be made to
a program once it has already started:
– the spin speed may always be ad-
justed.
– up to 6 minutes after the start of a
program the wash options "Sensitive"
and "Extended" can be selected or
deselected and the temperature of
the program can be changed to an-
other temperature within the same
program.
Once the program starts you can not
change to a different program.
The "Anti-crease/End" indicator will
blink if the program selector has been
moved. The program will not be af-
fected. The indicator will go out, if the
program selector is turned back to the
original program.
Skipping part of a program
^Turn the program selector to "End".
When the desired program cycle
flashes in the program sequence dis-
play:
^Turn the program selector, within
4 seconds, back to the original pro-
gram.
To change a program
^Turn off the washer using the "On/Off"
button.
^Turn the program selector to "End".
^Turn on the washer using the "On/Off"
button.
^Select the new program.
^Select the desired spin speed.
^Press the "START" button.
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Electronic program lock
The program lock prevents the washer
from being opened or the program be-
ing changed during a wash program.
To activate the program lock
^Once the wash program has started,
hold the "START" button until the
"Door Lock" indicator illuminates.
The program lock is now activated.
The washer can now no longer accept
program changes and will continue to
the end of the program.
At the end of the program the lock is
automatically unlocked.
To cancel the program lock
^Hold the "START" button until the
"Door Lock" indicator goes out.
Exception:
The program selector was moved and
the "Anti-crease/End" indicator blinks in
the program sequence display.
^Turn the program selector back to the
originally selected program. The
"Anti-crease/End" indicator light goes
out.
^Press the "START" button until the
"Door Lock" indicator goes out.
Locking the wa her
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