Use & Care Guide Washing Machine MAYTAG MAF 9801 CONTENTS READ FIRST 1 Before washing the first time 2 Safety instructions Page 3 4-5 programmes 11 Making own washing programmes Page 10 Consumption values - Pre-set washing 18 19-24 General. Installation. Washer door. Overfill protection. Interrupting a programme. Packing material. Transport/Winter storage. Disposal. 3 Children's safety 6 Child-safe washing. Protect children. Child lock on Start/ Stop and Menu buttons. 4 Parts of the washing machine 5 Detergent compartment 6 Panel 7 LC Display INSTALLATION 7 7 8 8 General, Available settings and options, Create your own washing programmes, Interrupt input, Reset programme, Available types of programme, Menu system for altering pre-set programmes CARE 12 Care and Cleaning 26-27 See instructions for installation. WASHING 8 Before washing 9-11 Cleaning the coin trap and drain pump, Cleaning the detergent compartment, Cleaning the outside of the machine, Cleaning the inside of the machine to prevent problems with odour, Clean-out recess under the ridges. If you have hard water. PROBLEMS? 13 Trouble shooting 28-30 Sorting the washing. Garments. Recommended washing marking. Coloured cotton. Delicate washing. High water level, Save time, Minimizing allergy hazards. Economy and efficiency. Detergents. Textile dyeing. Washing time. 9 Washing 12-17 Door will not open. Machine will not start. No water entering the machine when it starts. Water in the machine after the final spin or pump out. Fault indications. Wrong language on the display, Celsius or Fahrenheit, Reset programme MISCELLANEOUS 14 Technical information 31 33 34 35 Washing, Washing step-by-step, Delayed start, Temporary spin drying or rinsing Technical data. Standard tests. 15 Service and guarantee 16 Quick guide 17 Index 2 1 BEFORE WASHING THE FIRST TIME CAUTION WITH CERTAIN MATERIALS CHECK HARDNESS OF THE WATER Always check and adhere to recommended washing marking on the items concerned. If no recommendations are given, refer to those in chapter 8, Before washing. TRANSPORT SUPPORTS Call your local water company to find out what degree of water hardness applies. This has significance in relation to the amount of detergent that should be dispensed. Are the transport supports removed? If not, see the Installation instructions. Carry out the following: 1. Turn the main power switch, , OFF and then back ON again to put the machine in its start mode. 2. Press the Menu button 5 times. All five presses must be within 15 seconds. 3. Press the button once. The rinse sensor is now reset. Ignore any message on the display. Press the Start/Stop button once to return. WASHER DOOR The door of the washer opens electrically. Consequently, the door cannot be opened normally until the machine is connected to an electric power supply. However, emergency opening is available, see chapter 13, Trouble shooting. For brief operating instructions; see Chapter 16, Quick guide. 3 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL OVERFILL PROTECTION · Study and save this Use and Care Guide for future reference. · Electrical and water installation, if required, must be carried out by authorized persons. · The machine may only be used for washing in accordance with these operating instructions not for dry cleaning. · Use only detergents intended for machine washing. · Remove the transport supports before using the machine, see installation instructions. · Repairs and maintenance which affect safety or performance must be carried out by an authorized specialist. INSTALLATION If the level of water in the machine rises above normal, the overfill protection will start to pump out water and shut off the water supply. The programme will be interrupted if the level does not fall within 60 seconds. INTERRUPTING A PROGRAMME You can interrupt a washing programme by holding the button down for three seconds. The machine will then "remember" the point in the washing programme at which it was interrupted. To restart: fill with new detergent, if required, and close the door. The machine will then start from the point at which it was interrupted. You can also interrupt a programme by pressing for three seconds. However, if you stop the machine in this way it will forget where it was in the programme and you will have to select a programme to restart. PACKING MATERIAL See the accompanying installation instructions. WASHER DOOR The door of the washer opens electrically. Consequently, the door cannot be opened normally until the machine is connected to an electric power supply. To open the door manually, see the heading, Door will not open, in chapter 13, Trouble shooting. The machine cannot be started with the door open. To open the door during an ongoing programme, see below, Interrupting a programme. Sort the packing material for recycling according to recommendations by the local authorities. 4 TRANSPORT/ WINTER STORAGE If the machine is to be transported, or stored in unheated premises where the temperature can fall below freezing point, you should proceed as follows: · Empty the coin trap and the drain pump; see Chapter 12, Care - Cleaning. · Turn off the water supply to the washing machine, disconnect the supply hose to the inlet valve, and let the water drain from the valve and the hose. DISPOSAL When the machine is no longer useful and is to be scrapped it should be made unusable. Get in touch with the refuse collection service or your local authorities for advice on how to scrap the machine in a proper manner. The machine is made and marked to facilitate recycling. 5 3 CHILDREN'S SAFETY CHILD-SAFE WASHING CHILD LOCK ON AND Menu BUTTONS Always close the washer door and start the programme immediately after filling the detergent. Do not allow children to play with the washing machine. PROTECT CHILDREN By locking the and Menu buttons, you can prevent that for example a child starts the machine or changes the settings by mistake. Child lock On/Off Keep detergents and conditioner out of the reach of children. Turn the main power switch, turn it on again. Press the the P3 Enter , off and then button five times, then press button five times. These ten times must be completed within fifteen seconds. Within three seconds after the last press on the P3 button, use the buttons to choose Child lock ON (the figure 3 will appear at the bottom right in the display) or OFF (the figure 0 will appear at the bottom right in the display). To start a programme with locked button. Press the button for three seconds and the machine will start. To change programme settings with Child locked Menu button. Press the that the Menu Menu button for three seconds, after button works normally again. If you do not press any button within two minutes, the Menu button will be locked again. NOTE If you want to change the settings after you have started a programme, you always have to press the Menu button for three seconds. 6 4 PARTS OF THE WASHING MACHINE 1 2 3 P1 P2 Start/Stop P3 P4 Menu Enter 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. DETERGENT COMPARTMENT MAIN POWER SWITCH PROGRAMME PANEL DATA PLATE COVER - DRAIN PUMP DRAIN PUMP (BEHIND THE COVER) WASHER DOOR OUTER DOOR 4 5 6 7 8 5 DETERGENT COMPARTMENT 1. 2. 3. DETERGENT COMPARTMENT - PRE-WASH DETERGENT COMPARTMENT - MAIN WASH FABRIC CONDITIONER COMPARTMENT 2 1 3 7 6 PANEL 1 2 3 4 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. INDICATOR LAMP ON/OFF MAIN POWER SWITCH PROGRAMME SELECTOR BUTTONS P1-P4 DISPLAY START/STOP BUTTON DOOR OPENING BUTTON 6 7. 8. 9. 7 MENU BUTTON 8 9 10 BUTTON FOR CHANGING TEMPERATURE/INDEX BACK BUTTON FOR CHANGING SPIN SPEED/ INDEX FORWARD 10. ENTER BUTTON 7 LC-DISPLAY 1 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 10 5. 9 6. 3 4 5 6 7 8 7. 8. TEXT FIELD INDICATING PROGRAMME, OPTIONS AND FAULT MESSAGES, ETC. DISPLAYS SELECTED SPIN SPEED INDICATES SELECTED PROGRAMME INDICATES THAT A PROGRAMME HAS STARTED INDICATES THAT THE WASHER DOOR IS OPEN OR MUST BE OPENED INDICATES THAT A PROGRAMME HAS BEEN COMPLETED OR HAS STOPPED DISPLAYS THE SELECTED WASHING TEMPERA TURE SEE 9 AND 10 BELOW INDICATES THAT DELAYED START IS ON. 8 THEN DISPLAYS HOURS REMAINING TO START 10. INDICATES THAT 8 IS DISPLAYING THE PROGRAMME TIME REMAINING IN HOURS AND MINUTES (ALTERNATING) 9. NOTE The display will be extinguished if no buttons are pressed within three minutes. The display will be reinstated the next time any button is pressed. 8 8 BEFORE WASHING Before you start washing, here is some advice that can be useful. SORTING THE WASHING RECOMMENDED WASHING MARKING Sort garments in relation to: · How soiled they are · Colour · Material GARMENTS Check the recommended washing marking on garments. The table below gives useful information on suitable washing programmes for different materials and amounts of washing. COLOURED COTTON · Close zip-fasteners so that they do not chafe against other items. · New coloured garments can have surplus dye and should therefore be washed separately the first time. · Turn garments inside out. This reduces the risk of burling, dye creases, etc. · Empty pockets and suitably let them wash turned inside out. Coloured cotton garments marked with a recommendation for 60ºC should the first time be washed at 60ºC to get rid of any surplus dye. If this advice is ignored there is a risk that colours will run. Use a detergent without bleach to safeguard the colours. DELICATE WASHING Unbleached linen Unbleached linen should be washed at 60ºC using a detergent without bleach or optical whitening agent. Severely soiled linen can occasionally be washed at a higher temperature, but not too often because heat can destroy the lustre and strength of linen. Symbols in washing instructions WASHING LABEL MATERIAL Cotton, linen, white and light coloured garments. Cotton, linen. Darker coloured garments. Polyester, cotton/polyester, nylon. White garments. PROGRAMME Normal 60° to 95° Normal Synthetics 60° 60° 40° 40° 30° 40° LOAD 1/1 1/1 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/3 1/3 Rayon, acetates, acrylics. Garments with more sensitive colours. Synthetics Polyester, cotton/polyester, nylon. Coloured garments. Silk and very delicate garments. Garments marked IWS or Superwash Synthetics Synthetics Wool/Hand 9 Wool and silk Wool and silk are sometimes marked machine wash, and sometimes hand wash. The Wool and Hand programmes of the machine are at least as gentle as washing by hand. Wool is particularly sensitive to mechanical processing. If you wish to avoid spin drying, you can press out the water instead using terry towelling. In this case, you should select No Spin. See Chapter 9, Washing, for details of how to select this setting. Most garments will tolerate a short spin, however. The Wool and Hand programmes always include a short spin. Man-made fibres and synthetic fibres creased washing. This option means that the washing will continue to be rotated for two hours after the programme has ended. See Chapter 11, Making your own programmes, for details of how to select this option. MINIMIZING ALLERGY HAZARDS This washing machine offers a Super rinse function. You should use this to take account of persons with a sensitive skin, for example persons with allergies and infants. See Chapter 11, Making your own programmes, for details of how to select this option. SAVE TIME These materials require a lot of space if they are not to crease. Fill the drum only to half load when washing man-made/synthetic fibres. Select a short spin by selecting a spin speed of 800 revolutions/minute or lower. NOTE Use the White/Coloured programme to save time. This programme has a shorter main wash than Normal, but it is often sufficient for normally soiled washing. ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY Viscose and acetate are brittle when wet. HIGH WATER LEVEL You can save a lot of energy by not using a stronger programme than necessary. - Without increasing the temperature, the washing effect can be increased by selecting the E2 option. You will then save energy without losing any washing effect. See Chapter 11, Making your own washing programmes, for details of how to select E2. - Select a fast spin speed to reduce the energy consumption for subsequent drying in a tumble dryer or a drying cabinet. - Select Quick if you simply need to freshen up shirts or training kit, etc. You will save both water and energy. If you require more water for the main wash and rinsing, you can use the High water level option. See Chapter 11, Making your own programmes, for details of how to select this option. High water level is always used in the Wool and Hand programmes. AVOID CREASES WASHING You should use the Anti-crease option to avoid 10 DETERGENTS WASHING TIME Overdosing detergent will not give better results, it only increases the burden on the environment. Try using less detergent, and increase the dose only if you are displeased with the washing results. TEXTILE DYEING If you want to dye fabrics in the machine, select Normal with the Super ri ...