Samsung DV16T8740 Series User manual

Heat Pump Dryer
User manual
DV16T8740**
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Contents
Safety information 4
What you need to know about the safety instructions 4
Important safety symbols 4
Important safety precautions 5
Critical installation warnings 8
Critical usage warnings 9
Usage cautions 10
Critical cleaning warnings 12
Care for preventing freezing 12
Installation 13
What’s included 13
Installation requirements 15
Step-by-step installation 16
Environment 22
Before you start 23
Initial setup 23
Drying guidelines 24
Operations 26
Control panel 26
Operating a cycle 28
Cycle overview 29
Additional Functions 32
System Functions 35
Special features 37
Remote control (applicable models only) 41
Maintenance 44
Emptying the water tank 44
Installing the micro soft filter(Optional Filter) 45
Cleaning 46
Troubleshooting 52
Checkpoints 52
Information codes 54
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Appendix 55
Fabric care chart 55
Protecting the environment 56
Specification 57
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Safety information
Congratulations on yournew Samsung dryer. This manual contains important information on the
installation, use, and care of your appliance. Please take the time to read this manual to take full advantage
of your dryer’s many benefits and features.
What you need to know about the safety instructions
Warnings and Important Safety Instructions in this manual do not cover all possible conditions and
situations that may occur. It is your responsibility to caution and care when installing, maintaining, or
operating your dryer.
Always contact your manufacturer about problems or conditions you do not understand.
Important safety symbols
What the icons and signs in this user manual mean:
WARNING
Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in severe personal injury, death and/or property damage.
CAUTION
Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in personal injury and/or property damage.
NOTE
Indicates that a risk of personal injury or material damage exists.
Read the instructions
These warning signs are here to prevent injuryto yourself and others.
Please follow them explicitly.
Afterreading this manual, store it in a safe place for future reference.
Read all instructions before using the appliance.
As with any equipment that uses electricity and moving parts, potential hazards exist. To safely operate
this appliance, familiarize yourself with its operation and exercise care when using it.
WARNING
Risk of Fire
• Clothes dryer installation must be performed by a qualified technician.
• Install the clothes dryeraccording to the manufacturer’s instructions and local codes.
• To reduce the risk of severe injury or death, follow all installation instructions.
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Important safety precautions
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, orinjury to persons when using
yourappliance, follow basic precautions, including the following:
1. This appliance is not to be used by persons (including children) with
reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, 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.
2. Foruse in Europe: This appliance can be used by children aged from
8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or
mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have
been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance
in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children shall not
play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be
made by children without supervision.
3. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with
the appliance.
4. If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the
manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order
to avoid a hazard.
5. The new hose-sets supplied with the appliance are to be used and
that old hose-sets should not be reused.
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