125983731 gb.qxp 2007-01-26 08:57 Page 1 user manual notice d'utilisation Tumble Dryer Séchoir à condensation EDC 46130 W 125983731 gb.qxp 2007-01-26 08:57 Page 2 125983731 gb.qxp 2007-01-26 08:57 Page 3 electrolux 3 Welcome to the world of Electrolux Thank you for choosing a first class product from Electrolux, which hopefully will provide you with lots of pleasure in the future. The Electrolux ambition is to offer a wide variety of quality products that make your life more comfortable. You find some examples on the cover in this manual. Please take a few minutes to study this manual so that you can take advantage of the benefits of your new machine. We promise that it will provide a superior User Experience delivering Ease-of-Mind. Good luck! GB 125983731 gb.qxp 2007-01-26 08:57 Page 4 4 contents electrolux Contents Safety information..............................5 Product description ...........................7 Control panel .....................................7 Use....................................................8 Drying hints ................................12-13 Drying programme...........................14 Care and cleaning ......................15-17 Something not working ..............18-19 Technical data .................................20 Consumption values ........................21 Installation ..................................22-23 Environment concerns .....................24 Guarantee conditions .................25-26 Customer service ...........................26 The following symbols are used in this manual: Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how to avoid damaging the appliance. General information and tips Environmental information 125983731 gb.qxp 2007-01-26 08:57 Page 5 safety information electrolux 5 Safety Information In the interest of your safety and to ensure the correct use, before installing and first using the appliance, read this user manual carefully, including its hints and warnings. To avoid unnecessary mistakes and accidents, it is important to ensure that all people using the appliance are thoroughly familiar with its operation and safety features. Save these instructions and make sure that they remain with the appliance if it is moved or sold, so that everyone using it through its life will be properly informed on appliance use and safety. General safety It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way. Make sure that small pets do not climb into the drum. To avoid this, please check into the drum before using. Any objects such as coins, safety pins, nails, screws, stones or any other hard, sharp material can cause extensive damage and must not be placed into the machine. As some bulky items such as duvets and eiderdowns should be dried in large commercial machines because of their bulk, check with the manufacturer of the item if it is suitable for drying in a domestic machine, even if the dry weight of the item is within the limit advised. In order to avoid danger of fires caused by excessive drying, do not use appliance to dry the following items: Cushions, quilts and the like (these items accumulate heat). Items containing rubber foam or materials similar to rubber foam. Always unplug the appliance after use, clean and maintenance. Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the machine yourself. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact your local Service Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts. Danger of explosion: Never tumble dry items that have been in contact with inflammable solvents (petrol, methylated spirits, dry cleaning fluid and the like). As these substance are volatile, they could cause an explosion. Only tumble dry items washed with water. Risk of fire: items that have been spotted or soaked with vegetable or cooking oil constitute a fire hazard and should not be placed in the tumble dryer. If you have washed your laundry with stain remover you must execute an extra rinse cycle before loading your tumble dryer. Please make sure that no gas lighters or matches have accidentally been left in pockets of garments to be loaded into appliance Installation This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when moving it. When unpacking the appliance, check that it is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use it and contact the Service Centre. All packing and transit bolts must be GB 125983731 gb.qxp 2007-01-26 08:57 Page 6 6 safety information electrolux removed before use. Serious damage can occur to the product and to property if this is not adhered to. See relevant section in the user manual. The final part of a tumble dryer cycle occurs without heat ( cool down cycle ) to ensure that the items are left at a temperature that ensures that items will not be damaged. Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person. Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance does not stand on the electrical supply cable. If the machine is situated on a carpeted floor, please adjust the feet in order to allow air to circulate freely After having installed the appliance, check that it is not pressing or standing on its electrical supply cable, inlet hose and drain hose. If the tumble dryer is placed on top of a washing machine, it is compulsory to use the stacking kit (optional accessory). Clothes which are dripping wet should not be placed in the dryer. Garments which have been in contact with volatile petroleum products should not be machine dried. If volatile cleaning fluids are used, care should be taken to ensure that the fluid is removed from the garment before placing in the machine. Never pull the power supply cable to remove the plug from the socket; always take hold of the plug itself. Never use the tumble dryer if the power supply cable, the control panel, the working surface or the base are damaged so that the inside of the tumble dryer is accessible. WARNING: Never stop a tumble dry before the end of the drying cycle unless all items are quickly removed and spread out so that the heat is dissipated. Child safety This machine is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision. Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. The packaging components (e.g. plastic film, polystyrene) can be dangerous to children - danger of suffocation! Keep them out of children's reach Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children's reach. Make sure that children or pets do not climb into the drum. Use This appliance is designed for domestic use. It must not be used for purposes other than those for which it was designed. Only wash fabrics which are designed to be machine dried. Follow the instructions on each garment label. Fabric softeners, or similar products, should be used as specified by the fabric softener instructions. Do not overload the appliance. See the relevant section in the user manual. 125983731 gb.qxp 2007-01-26 08:57 Page 7 electrolux product description/Control panel 7 Product description GB 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Control panel Fluff filters Rating Plate Condenser unit Water reservoir Adjustable feet 4 3 2 5 6 Control panel Drying Cotton Easy Care Textile Cooling End/Anticrease Start/Pause 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 Programme selector dial Delicate button Textile button Indicator lights Start/Pause button 23 4 5 125983731 gb.qxp 2007-01-26 08:57 Page 8 8 use electrolux Use First Use caught between the door and filter. Ensure that the electrical connections comply with the installation instructions. Remove the polystryrene block and any material from the drum. Before using your tumble dryer for the first time, were commend that you to place a few damp cloths inside the appliance and dry for 30 minutes. There may be dust inside a brand new tumble dryer. Select the required programme Turn the programme selector dial to the required programme. The light Start/Pause starts to flash. Daily Use Load the laundry The selector dial is divided into following sections: Cottons Synthetics Time Allows you to select electronically controlled or time controlled drying. Turn the dial to the required programme or time. Electronically controlled drying (automatic) The appliance runs these programmes with the help of probes which detect the degree of dampness of the laundry. Simply select the programme according to the type of laundry and degree of drying required. The selector dial can be turned either clockwise or anticlockwise. The lights Connect the appliance. Open the door (see picture). Place the laundry in the drum, one item at a time, shaking them out as much as possible. Close the door. Please check the laundry does not get 125983731 gb.qxp 2007-01-26 08:57 Page 9 electrolux use 9 Drying, Cooling and End/Anticrease come on. At the end of the programme the selector dial must be turned to position O, to switch the machine off. Attention! If you turn the programme selector dial to another programme when the machine is working, the lights of the programme progress display start to flash. The machine will not perform the new selected programme. Programme Option buttons Depending on the programme, different functions can be combined. These must be selected after choosing the desired programme and before depressing the Start/Pause button. When these buttons are pressed, the corresponding pilot lights come on. When they are pressed again, the pilot lights go out. Select Delicate Pressing this button allows drying to be performed at a lower temperature, for delicate items. Select the Textile Press the Textile button repeatedly, to select the desired option. The relevant light will light up. GB You can select 2 different options: Cotton Cycle: to be used for cotton, where as in the programmes When the programme has finished the pilot lights End is on. Easy Care: to be used for synthetic or delicate items. When the programme has finished the pilot lights End is on. Select the Start/Pause Start/Pause The corresponding pilot light comes on. This option can also be used for time controlled drying. DELICATE is only suitable for use with loads of up to 3kg! When the programme has finished the pilot lights End is on. Press this button to start the dryer after having selected the programme and the options. The relevant light will stop flashing. If the programme selector dial is turned to another position, when the machine is running, the buzzer will sound and the programme phase indicator lights will flash. 125983731 gb.qxp 2007-01-26 08:57 Page 10 10 electrolux use The drum turns alternately in both directions during drying. All drying programmes end with a 10 minute cooling phase (light Cooling is on). You may remove the laundry after this phase. The lights and illuminate and the buzzer sounds. If the door of the appliance or the small door at the bottom is opened while the programme is running, this button must be pressed again after closing the door in order to restart the programme from the point at which it was interrupted. This button must be depressed also after a power failure and after having reinserted the water reservoir, if it has been emptied in the middle of a programme after lighting up of light . In both cases the light of the Start/Pause button flashes to remind you that the start button needs to be pressed again. Indicator lights TThese lights indicate the following functions: D "Drying" light This light indicates that the appliance is in the drying phase. "Cooling" light This light indicates that the appliance is in the cooling phase. At the end of drying, there is a 10 minute cooling phase to cool the laundry. E "End of programme" light This light is on at the end of the cooling phase, during the anti-creasing phase and at the end of the programme. W "Water reservoir full"" light This light indicates that the appliance is in the drying phase. This light comes on at the end of the programme to remind you that the water reservoir must be emptied out. If this light illuminates during a programme this means that the water reservoir is full. The buzzer sounds, the programme stops, the light of the Start/Pause button flashes. This light comes on also when the water reservoir is not inserted correctly. "Filter cleaning" light This light illuminates at the end of the programme to remind you that the filters must be cleaned. "Condenser cleaning" light It comes on every 80 cycles to remind you that the condenser must be cleaned. At the end of the programme All drying programmes end with a 10 minute cooling phase. You may remove the laundry after this phase. The lights and , and illuminate. The display shows a static zero. If the laundry is not removed at the end of the cycle, the dryer performs an anticreasing phase (duration: ...