V-ZUG Unimatic S 287 User manual

Washing machine
Unimatic S
Operating instructions
V-ZUG Ltd

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Thank you for choosing to buy one of our products. Your appliance is made
to high standards and is easy to use. Nevertheless, please take the time to
read these operating instructions in order to familiarize yourself with the
appliance and get the best use out of it.
Please follow the safety precautions.
Modifications
Text, diagrams and data correspond to the technical standard of the appli-
ance at the time these operating instructions went to press. The right to make
technical modifications for the purpose of the further development of the
appliance is reserved.
Symbols used
➤Indicates step-by-step instructions.
– Describes how the appliance reacts to the steps taken.
• Indicates a list.
Validity
The model number corresponds to the first three digits on the identification
plate. These operating instructions apply to the model:
Variations depending on the model are noted in the text.
© V-ZUG Ltd, CH-6301 Zug, 2011
Denotes important safety precautions. Failure to observe said
precautions can result in injury or damage to the appliance or
fittings!
Denotes useful tips for the user.
Model Type Model no.
Unimatic S WA-US 287

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Contents
1 Safety precautions 5
1.1 Before using for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Correct use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3 Children in the home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.4 Note on use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.5 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 Your appliance 9
2.1 Appliance description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3 Operating and display elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.4 Using for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3 Programme overview 14
3.1 Main programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.2 Additional programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.3 Additional functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4 User settings 19
4.1 Childproof lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.2 Automatic door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.3 Restoring factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5Washing 23
5.1 Adding washing detergent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5.2 Programme selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.3 Changing selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5.4 Programme selection with childproof lock activated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.5 End of programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.6 End of the wash day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
6 Care and maintenance 36
6.1 Cleaning the detergent dispenser drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.2 Cleaning the water inlet filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.3 Emergency draining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6.4 Cleaning the foreign body trap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
7 Trouble-shooting 39
7.1 What to do if … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
7.2 Opening the appliance door in the event of a power failure . . . . . . . . . . 48

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8 Washing tips 49
8.1 Energy and water economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
8.2 Unsatisfactory wash results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
9 Spare parts 57
10 Technical data 58
10.1 Note for testing institutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
10.2 VAS Vibration Absorbing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
10.3 Water and energy economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
10.4 Automatic energy-saving stand-by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
11 Disposal 61
12 Notes 62
13 Index 64
14 Repair service 67

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1 Safety precautions
In accordance with the requirements of IEC 60335-1:
• This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with
reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and
knowledge, unless supervised or unless they have been given instruction
concerning the use of the appliance by a person responsible for their
safety.
1.1 Before using for the first time
• The appliance must be installed and connected to the electricity supply in
accordance with the separate installation instructions. The necessary work
should be carried out by a qualified fitter or electrician.
• Dispose of the packaging material in accordance with local regulations.
• Ensure access to the place of disconnection (e.g. socket outlet, wall switch,
mains fuse) and the water tap.
• The transport lock must be removed. Failure to remove the transport lock
can result in damage to the appliance or apartment or laundry room
fittings.
• Before using the newly installed appliance for the first time, please follow
the precautions given in the USING FOR THE FIRST TIME section.
The appliance corresponds to recognised technology standards
and the relevant safety regulations. Proper use of the appliance is
however essential to avoid damage and accidents. Please
therefore follow the precautions given in these operating
instructions.

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1.2 Correct use
• The appliance is suitable for washing home textiles with water and regular
washing machine detergent. The appliance is designed for use in the home
and for the above-mentioned purpose only. No liability is assumed for any
damage caused by improper or incorrect use.
• Any repairs, modifications or manipulations to the appliance, especially
any electrically live parts, should only be carried out by the manufacturer,
its Customer Services or similarly qualified persons. Repairs if carried out
incorrectly may cause serious injury, damage to the appliance and fittings,
as well as affect the functioning of the appliance. If the appliance is not
working properly or in case of a repair order, follow the instructions given
in the REPAIR SERVICE section. If necessary, please contact Customer
Services.
• Use original spare parts only.
• Retain these operating instructions for future reference. If you sell or pass
the appliance on to a third party, please ensure these operating instruc-
tions accompany the appliance, together with the instructions on instal-
lation. In this way, the new owner can inform themselves about how to use
the appliance correctly and read the pertinent safety precautions.
Do not use the appliance to wash the following:
• Textiles that have been cleaned, treated or soaked with flammable
chemicals, detergents or solvents such as benzene, alcohol, stain remover,
oil, paint, wax, etc. Fire or explosion hazard! Wash materials containing
such substances first by hand with water or allow the solvent to evaporate
completely.
• Textiles with metal reinforcements (risk of damage).
• Trainers, diving suits, rucksacks, carpets, etc.

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1.3 Children in the home
• Packaging material (e.g. plastic, polystyrene) can be dangerous for
children. Danger of suffocation! Keep packaging material away from
children.
• The appliance is designed for use by adults who are familiar with these
operating instructions. Children are often unable to recognise the danger
of electrical appliances. Ensure proper supervision and do not allow
children to play with the appliance – there is a danger that children could
get locked inside.
• Washing detergent can irritate the eyes, mouth and throat and even cause
choking! Keep washing detergent out of the reach of children.
• Use the childproof locking facility.
1.4 Note on use
• If the drain hose leads into a sink (wash trough), check that it is fastened
securely. Make sure that the water can drain off fast enough. Flooding
hazard!
• From time to time, check the drain hose for tears, kinks, twists, bends, etc.
• Do not use the appliance if visibly damaged or if the inlet pipes are
damaged. Contact Customer Services.
• If the appliance is not operating properly, disconnect it from the electricity
supply immediately.
• Keep pets away from the appliance.
• To protect your washing, follow the fabric care symbols and the hints and
advice in the WASHING TIPS section.
• Do not use solvents (e.g. turpentine, benzene) instead of, or in addition to,
water, washing detergent or additives in your appliance. Fire or explosion
hazard!

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• Only use water softener, dye/bleach or other additives expressly recom-
mended by the manufacturer for use in the appliance. Follow the manufac-
turer’s instructions carefully.
• Store washing detergents, washing additives and other additives in a cool,
dry place. Lumpy washing detergent can cause problems. Keep all
washing detergents and additives out of the reach of children.
• Before closing the appliance door and starting a programme, ensure that
there are no foreign objects or pets in the washing drum, detergent
dispenser drawer or around the foreign body trap. Foreign objects such as
coins, nails, paper clips, etc. can damage parts of the appliance, as well
as the washing.
• During longer periods of absence, turn off the water tap before switching
off the power by pulling out the mains plug. Never pull the mains plug out
by the cable.
1.5 Maintenance
• Disconnect the appliance from the mains before carrying out maintenance
work.
• Do not spray the outside of the appliance with water. Do not use a steam
cleaner.
• Do not sit, lean or rest on the appliance door.
• Do not climb on to the appliance. Danger of tipping!
• Opening the water inlet and outlet while the appliance is in operation could
pose a scalding hazard.
• Use original spare parts only.
Ensure the washing drum has stopped moving before reaching
inside. Do not touch the drum while it is still in motion – risk of
serious injury!

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2 Your appliance
2.1 Appliance description
• Capacity: 8 kg dry washing
•7mainprogrammes
• Additional programmes
–Easycare
–Pre-wash
–Sport
–Rinseplus
–Intensiveprogramme
• Additional functions
–Temperatureselection
– Spin speed selection
– Delayed start
– Stop after rinsing
– Deselect parts of programmes
• Sensors for optimizing the wash cycle
• Automatic energy-saving stand-by
• Digital display for hints and trouble-shooting
• Automatic door opener
• Childproof lock
• Anti-leak protection

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2.2 Construction
1Operating and display elements
2Detergent dispenser drawer
3Appliance door
4Drain tray
5Emergency door release tool
6Emergency door release
7Foreign body trap
8Identification plate/Serial number (FN)
Detergent dispenser drawer
9Pre-wash detergent, compartment I
10 Main wash detergent, compartment II
11 Liquid detergent flap
12 Siphon for fabric conditioner (softener)
13 Fabric conditioner (softener),
compartment
14 Quick operating instructions
The appliance door can be set to open to the left or to the right. Our
Customer Services can make the necessary adjustments to the
appliance.
Front:
Back:
German/French
English/Italian
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2.3 Operating and display elements
Main programmes
Additional programmes
Additional functions
Whites 95 °C Woollens 30 °C
Coloureds 60 °C Hand wash 20 °C
Coloureds 40 °C Appliance hygiene
Coloureds 20 °C
Easy care Sport
Pre-wash Rinse plus
Temperature setting Quick wash cycle/
End of programme
Spin speed Door opener
Delayed start
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SPORT
406095
95
60
40
20
SPORT

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Programme progress display
The programme progress display shows the stage at which the programme
is at.
The corresponding time remaining for the programme is shown in the digital
display.
Indicator lights
The buttons for the main programmes and certain additional programmes are
equipped with an indicator light.
Indicator light flashes
Programme or function can be selected.
Indicator light is illuminated
Programme or function is active.
Indicator light is not illuminated
Programme or function is switched off.
Pre-wash/Main wash
Rinsing
Final rinse/Conditioning
Spinning
Draining

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2.4 Using for the first time
Before using the newly installed appliance for the first time, the following work
should be carried out.
Transport lock
Running the first wash cycle without any washing
➤Run an empty wash cycle to remove any residues from the manufacturing
process.
➤Add a little washing detergent to compartment II.
➤Select the main programme .
The appliance was tested with water before being shipped. There may
therefore still be traces of water left in the appliance.
To avoid damage the transport locks must be removed before
placing in operation for the first time (2 screws with washers at the
back of the appliance; polystyrene ring in the drum).
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3 Programme overview
3.1 Main programmes
To select the right wash programme, follow the fabric care symbols
on the labels of the wash items, e.g. .
Programme Symbol Type of wash
Whites 95 °C
White cottons, linens:
e.g. bed and table linen, towels,
white or colour-fast underwear.
Coloureds 60 °C Coloured cottons:
e.g. bright blouses, overalls, shirts, bed linen.
Coloureds 40 °C Coloured cottons (non-fast):
e.g. jeans, coloured sweat shirts, T-shirts.
Coloureds 20 °C Energy-saving programme for lightly soiled textiles with
fabric care symbols , , and .
Woollens 30 °C
Gentle wash for woollens and other delicates. Only for
woollens with a felt-free finish and labelled as «machine
washable».
Hand wash 20 °C Very gentle wash for items labelled with the fabric
care symbol.
Appliance hygiene
Without any washing. A small amount of water is heated
up to around 80 °C and the steam produced sharply
reduces the germ count.
40
95
60
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20 30 40 60 95

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The stated consumption data and program durations are guide values and
refer to the maximum wash load. The data can vary with, for instance,
towelling material, a very cold water feed, the degree of soiling selected or a
smaller wash load. The indicated remaining time is automatically adjusted.
Load capacity Spin speed ¹Duration Water Energy
1–8 kg 1200 rpm 1h33 75 l 2.2 kWh
1–8 kg 1200 rpm 1h13 65 l 1.3 kWh
1–8 kg 1200 rpm 1h05 70 l 0.8 kWh
1–8 kg 1200 rpm 0h57 70 l 0.3 kWh
1–2.5 kg 800 rpm 0h49 52 l 0.3 kWh
1–2 kg 600 rpm 0h45 58 l 0.2 kWh
0kg Nospinning 0h23 9l 0.7kWh
¹ Factory setting

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3.2 Additional programmes
Easy care
Pre-wash
Sport
For washing requiring very gentle treatment
• Reduced washing action
• Higher water level during washing and rinsing
• Reduced spin speed: 800 rpm
• Optimum wash load: max. 3.5 kg
Suitable for heavily soiled washing
• Programme duration extended: about 15 minutes
Short programme for a smaller, lightly soiled wash load
• Programme duration
+ : 26 minutes
+ : 29 minutes
+ : 39 minutes
• 2 instead of 3 rinsing cycles
• Optimum wash load: max. 2.5 kg
Add a small quantity of wash detergent.
An excessively large washing load or too much wash detergent can
significantly lengthen the programme duration.
SPORT
20 SPORT
40 SPORT
60 SPORT

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Rinse plus
Intensive programme
Suitable for normal soiled washing
• Significant lengthening of the washing duration
Separate rinsing/Separate spinning
More intensive rinse
• Raised water level with rinse
• Additional rinse cycle
➤Keep the desired main programme selection button depressed for
3 seconds.
– The digital display shows .
It is possible to skip parts of the programme selected.
➤Select main programme according to fabric care labels.
➤Press the button 1×.
– Rinsing and final spin are selected.
➤Press the button 2×.
– Last rinsing cycle/Conditioning and final spin are selected.
➤Press the button 3×.
– Separate final spin is selected.

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3.3 Additional functions
Function/Symbol Type of wash
Temperature setting The temperature can be changed in steps of 10 °C or 15 °C, allowing
lightly soiled (not stained) textiles to be washed with a saving in
energy.
Cold wash
Temperature below 20 °C.
Spinning The spin speed can be changed in steps of 200 rpm (1200, 1000,
800, 600, 400 rpm, stop after rinsing, 1500, 1400 rpm). Delicates
than thus be spun at a lower spin speed. However, this increases the
drying time (greater energy consumption for tumble drying).
Delayed start Take advantage of cheap-rate electricity (setting range: 1–24 hours).
During shut-off periods – determined by the local electricity supplier
– the delayed start time is extended by the length of time the
electricity is shut off. This is not shown in the display.
Quick wash/End of
programme Press the button to skip individual parts of a programme at any
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4 User settings
Providing no programme is running and no error message is displayed, the
user settings can be changed with the appliance door open or closed. The
procedure is generally the same for all settings.
Changing user settings
➤Hold the button depressed for 5 seconds.
– The digital display shows .
➤Press the button repeatedly until the desired setting shows in the
digital display, e.g.: for childproof lock OFF.
➤To change, press the button.
– The digital display shows for childproof lock ON.
– The setting is taken over automatically and must not be confirmed.
Exiting user settings
➤Press the button repeatedly until the digital display goes out.
If no button is pressed within the next 15 seconds, user settings is
exited and the digital display goes out.
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The following diagram gives an overview of the possible user settings.
no change
restore
* Factory setting
Automatic door opener
Childproof lock
Factory settings
AHold button depressed for 5 seconds.
OFF *
ON
OFF *
ON