132978151 EN.qxd 04/12/2006 16:05 Pagina 1 User Manual Washing Machine EWF 12981 W EWF 14981 W - EWF 16981 W 132978151 EN.qxd 04/12/2006 16:05 Pagina 2 132978151 EN.qxd 04/12/2006 16:05 Pagina 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-ofMind. Good luck! 132978151 EN.qxd 04/12/2006 16:05 Pagina 4 4 contents electrolux Contents Safety information..............................5 Product description ...........................7 Control panel .....................................8 Use....................................................9 Washing hints ..................................22 International wash code symbol ......25 Washing programme ..................26-27 Programme information ...................28 Care and cleaning ...........................30 Something not working....................33 Techical data ...................................37 Consumption values ........................38 Installation .......................................39 Environment concerns .....................43 Guarantee conditions ......................44 Customer service centres ................45 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 132978151 EN.qxd 04/12/2006 16:05 Pagina 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. During high temperature wash programmes the door glass may get hot. Do not touch it! 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. Only use the advised quantities of fabric softener and detergent. Damage to the fabric can ensue if you over-fill. Refer to the manufacturer's recommendations of quantities. Wash small items such as socks, laces, washable belts etc in a washing bag or pillow case as it is possible for such items to slip down between the tub and the inner drum. Do not use your washing machine to wash articles with whalebones, material without hems or torn material. Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water supply 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. 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 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. After having installed the appliance, check that it is not standing on the inlet and drain hose and the worktop is not pressing 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 Always be sure, that there is no water leakage from hoses and their connections after the installation. 132978151 EN.qxd 04/12/2006 16:05 Pagina 6 6 safety information electrolux If the appliance is installed in a location subject to frost, please read the "dangers of freezing"chapter. Any plumbing work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified plumber or competent person. Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person. Never use the washing machine if the power supply cable, the control panel, the working surface or the base are damaged so that the inside of the washing machine is accessible. 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 washed. Follow the instructions on each garment label. Do not overload the appliance. See the relevant section in the user manual. Before washing, ensure that all pockets are empty and buttons and zips are fastened. Avoid washing frayed or torn articles and treat stains such as paint, ink, rust, and grass before washing. Underwired bras must NOT be machine washed. Garments which have been in contact with volatile petroleum products should not be machine washed. 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. Child safety This washing 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. To avoid this the machine incorporates special feature. To activate this device, rotate the button (without pressing it) inside the door clockwise until the groove is horizontal. If necessary use a coin. P1131 To disable this device and restore the possibility of closing the door, rotate the button anti-clockwise until the groove is vertical. 132978151 EN.qxd 04/12/2006 16:05 Pagina 7 electrolux product description 7 Product description Your new appliance meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry with low water, energy and detergent consumption. The New Jet system allows total use of detergent and reduces water consumption so saving energy. 1 2 3 4 5 Detergent dispenser drawer Control panel Door opening handle 1 3 2 1 2 Time Options Ok Start/Pause Temp Spin Drain pump Adjustable feet 3 4 5 Detergent dispenser drawer Prewash Wash Fabric Softener Various programme charts in different languages are supplied with the appliance. One is on the front side of the detergent dispenser drawer and the others are attached into the user manual assy. The chart in the drawer can be easily be replaced: remove the chart from the drawer by pulling it towards the right and insert the chart with the language required. EN006 132978151 EN.qxd 04/12/2006 16:05 Pagina 8 8 electrolux control panel Control panel 3 2 1 Time Temp Spin Options Ok Start/Pause 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Programme selector dial Display Temperature button Spin reduction button Options buttons Confirm button Start/Pause button Time manger buttons 132978151 EN.qxd 04/12/2006 16:05 Pagina 9 use electrolux 9 Use First Use Daily Use Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instructions. Remove the polystryrene block and any material from the drum. Setting the language When switching on the appliance for the first time, by turning the programme selector dial, you must set the language in which you want the indicators in the display to appear. When the appliance is switched on again all indicators in the display will appear in this language. Important! If the display is not showing any language, the appliance has already been switched on once. In such case, if you would change the language setting, press at the same time Temp. and Spin buttons for 6 seconds to activate the menu language. By pressing the «Options» buttons you can scroll all the available languages. Press the Ok button twice to confirm your choice. Setting the time After having chosen the language you must set the time prior to the first wash and when changing to and from daylight savings time. The clock setting permits you to modify/set up the current time. It is important to keep it updated as the current END Cycle Time depends on it. With a short/single time pressure of the «Options» buttons, the time varies minute by minute. With a continue pressure of the same buttons, the time varies 10 minutes by 10 minutes. Press the Ok button to fix the current time. Customize your appliance This appliance is provided of a «settings» menu that allows you to modify the factory settings as you want. When you switch on the machine, by turning the programme selector dial, press the «Options» buttons to activate the Options menu. By pressing again the same buttons you can move through all the available options till when you locate the «Settings» menu. Press «Ok» to access in the menu. Use again «Up/Down» buttons to scroll all the settings and press «Ok» button to confirm your choice. Setting the sound volume The sound setting permits you to modify the volume of the sound emitter. By pressing the «Options» buttons, you can choose between different volume levels from 0 to 9 (0 = no sound; 9 = max.). Press Ok button to confirm your choice. Setting the brightness The Brightness setting allows you to modify the backlight intensity of the display. By pressing the «Options» buttons, you can increase or decrease the brightness. You can choose between different levels from 0 to 9 (0 = min. - 9 = max.). Press Ok button to confirm your choice. Setting the contrast The Contrast setting allows you to modify the optical characteristic of the display. 132978151 EN.qxd 04/12/2006 16:05 Pagina 10 10 electrolux use By pressing the «Options» buttons, you can increase or decrease the contrast. You can choose between different levels from 0 to 9 (0 = min. - 9 = max.). Press Ok button to confirm your choice. Reset settings The Reset setting function allows you to re-apply the factory settings. Press Ok button to activate this function. Press Ok button to confirm your choice. Return to main menu This setting function allows you to return to the options menu. Locate the «Back» option by pressing the «Options» . Press Ok button to confirm your choice. Acoustic signals The machine is provided of an acoustic device, which sounds in the following cases: when the appliance is switched on by pressing the Start/Pause button at the end of the cycle in the event of operating problems If you want disable the acoustic signals, except for the event of operating problems, please refer to the previous chapter «setting the sound volume». Load the laundry Open the door by carefully pulling the door handle outwards. Place the laundry in the drum, one item at a time, shaking them out as much as possible. Close the door. C0065 P0004 Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener Pull out the dispenser drawer until it stops. Measure out the amount of detergent required, pour it into the main wash compartment and, if you wish to carry out a programme with the «prewash» or «stain» phase, pour it into the compartment marked . C0064 If required, pour fabric softener into the compartment marked (the amount used must not exceed the "MAX" mark in the drawer). Close the drawer gently. 132978151 EN.qxd 04/12/2006 16:05 Pagina 11 use electrolux 11 Select the required programme Turn the programme selector dial to the required programme. When the appliance is switched on, a frielndly jingle can be heard, at the same time the Electrolux logo appears on the display and, for few seconds, a short description of the selected programme is shown in last 2 rows of the display. After having selected the programme, the appliance will propose on the display the following information: 1 temperature 2 spin speed 3 selected option icons 4 soil degree (*) 5 washing programme duration 6 end of was ...