user manual manual de instrucciones Tumble Dryer Secadora EDC 77550W 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 4 contents electrolux Contents Safety information..............................5 Product description ...........................7 Control panel .....................................7 Use....................................................8 Drying rack ......................................12 Drying hints ................................13-14 Drying programme .....................15-16 Programme information ...................17 Care and cleaning ......................18-20 Something not working ..............21-23 Technical data .................................24 Consumption values ........................25 Installation ..................................26-27 Environment concerns .....................28 Guarantee conditions ......................29 Customer service centres...........29-30 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 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. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory 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. 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. 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 such as foam rubber (latex foam), shower caps, waterproof textiles, rubber backed articles and clothes or pillows fitted with foam rubber pads should not be dried in the tumble dryer. 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. Items that have been soiled with substances such as cooking oil acetone, petrol, kerosene, spot removers, turpentine, waxes and wax removers should be washed in hot water with an extra amount of detergent before being dried in the tumble dryer. 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 GB 6 electrolux safety information that it is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use it and contact the Service Centre. All packing and transit bolts must be 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). Do not overload the appliance. See the relevant section in the user manual. 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. Child safety This machine is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision. 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. Do not dry unwashed items in the tumble dryer. Fabric softeners, or similar products, should be used as specified by the fabric softener instructions. product description/Control panel electrolux 7 Product description GB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Control panel Drum Light Fluff filters Rating Plate Condenser unit Water reservoir Adjustable feet Rack 5 8 4 6 2 1 3 Control panel Algodón Especial Aireación Sport kit Secado Lana Seco Armario Seco Plancha Extra Seco Seco 7 Inicio Diferido Fácil Plancha Vaqueros Extra Seco Seco Armario Mix Seco Plancha Delicado Alarma G. Secado Tiempo Kit Inicio/Pausa Tiempo Sintéticos 9 1 1 2 3 Programme selector dial Delicate button Buzzer button 7 68 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 Start/Pause button Delay button Indicator lights Display 4 Dryness button 5 Time button 8 electrolux use Use First Use Select the required programme Turn the programme selector dial to the required programme. The light Start/Pause starts to flash. Especial Aireación Sport kit Secado Lana Extra Seco Seco Algodón 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, werecommend that you to place a few damp clothsinside the appliance and dry for 30 minutes. There may be dust inside a brand new tumble dryer. Seco Armario Seco Plancha Fácil Plancha Vaqueros Extra Seco Seco Armario Mix Seco Plancha Tiempo Sintéticos Daily Use Load the laundry Connect the appliance. Open the door (see picture). The selector dial is divided into following sections: Cottons Synthetics Special 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. 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 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 caught between the door and filter. use electrolux 9 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. Delicado When the programme has finished the pilot lights End is on. Time button To select the programme duration after setting the TIME (Tiempo Kit) programme. Tiempo Kit GB 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! Select the Buzzer When the drying cycle has finished, an intermittent audible signal will sound. Alarma You can select a programme duration from 10 mins to 3 hrs in 10- minute steps. 1. Turn the programme knob to the TIME programme. The display will show 0.10 (corresponding to the COOLING programme). 2. Press the TIME button repeatedly until the desired programme duration is shown in the display, e.g. 00.20 for a programme of 20 minutes. If the programme duration is not selected, the duration is automatically set to 10 mins. Select the Start/Pause Inicio/Pausa By depressing button the acoustic signal is switched off in the following cases: · when selecting the programme · when depressing the buttons · when the programme selector dial is turned to another position during the programme or when you depress an option button during the cycle · at the end of the programme. The corresponding light comes on Select the Dryness Press the Dryness button repeatedly, to select the desired option. The relevant light will light up. Laundry becomes dryer from MIN to MAX. 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. 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 display t will show the symbol Long Anticrease, and 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 G. Secado 10 electrolux use 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. Select the Delay Start Inicio Diferido on the display. It is calculated automatically on the basis of the maximum load accepted for each type of fabric and of the required degree of drying. 1.20 When the programme starts, the remaining time is displayed every 5 minutes. ...