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Use & Care Guide
Wave-Touch™ Front-Load Gas & Electric Dryer
Guia de Uso y Cuidado
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Secadora eléctrica y a gas de carga frontal Wave-Touch
Guide d’utilisation et d’entretien
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Sécheuse à gaz et à l’électricité à chargement frontal Wave-Touch
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Finding Information 2 Please read and save this guide Thank you for choosing Electrolux, the new pr emium brand in home appliances. This Use & Care Guide is part of our commitment to customer satisfaction and pr oduct quality thr oughout the service life of your new appliance. W e view your pur chase as the beginning of a r elationship. T o ensur e our ability to continue serving you, please use this page to record important product information. Keep a record for quick reference Pur chase dat
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Safety 3 Important Safety Instructions Recognize safety symbols, words and WARNING labels For your safety the following information in this Your safety and the safety of others is very manual must be followed to minimize the risk of important. fir e or explosion or to pr event pr operty damage, W e have pr ovided many important safety personal injury or death. messages in the Use and Care Guide, Installation Instructions and on your appliance. Always r ead D o n o t s t o r e
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Safety 4 WARNING T o r educe the risk of fir e, electrical shock, or injury to persons when using this dryer , comply with the basic war nings listed below . Failur e to comply with these war nings could r esult in serious personal injuries. Y ou can be killed or seriously injur ed if you don’ t follow these Important Safety Instructions: • Do not obstruct the flow of ventilating air . Do not PREVENT FIRE stack or place laundry or thr ow rugs against the • Do not dry items that have
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Safety 5 Important Safety Instructions, con’t PREVENT INJURY PREVENT INJURY AND DAMAGE TO THE DRYER • T o pr event shock hazar d and assur e stability during operation, the dryer must be installed • A l l r e p a i r s a n d s e r v i c i n g m u s t b e p e r f o r m e d b y and electrically gr ounded by a qualified service an authorized servicer unless specifically r ec- person in accordance with local codes. Installa- ommended in this Use & Care Guide . U s e
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Features 6 Multi-language Touch-2-Open™ LCD Interface Cycle Selector Control Lock 3 Drum Vanes Dual Stage, (2 tumbling) Wide-Angle (1 mixing) Door Hinge Reversible, Theater-Style, Touch-2-Open™ Luxury-Lighting™ Door System System Large Surface Moisture Sensor Door Strike Exhaust Channel Outlet Touch-2-Open™ Door Latch Reversing-Action, Perfect Tumble™ Drying System Touch-2-Open™ Adjustable Latch Indicator Leveling Legs Collapsible Lint Filter Drying Rack Stacking Kit for Mounting
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Operating Instructions 7 Getting Started To operate your dryer, follow these basic steps: 1. Check and clean the lint filter . (See page 8.) 4. Select desir ed settings and options. (See page 9, page 17, page 18, and pages 19-20.) 2. Load the dryer . (See page 8.) 5. Start the dryer . (See page 10.) 3. Select the desir ed cycle. (See page 9, pages 11-14 and page 29.) Normal Operating Sounds Y ou may or may not hear the following sounds A fr om your new dryer: A. WATER VALVE ( S t e a m m o
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Operating Instructions 8 Operating Your Dryer BEFORE USING YOUR DRYER Read the important instructions in this section of the Use and Care Guide befor e operating your dryer . WARNING T o r educe the risk of fir e, electric shock or injury to persons, r ead the IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS in this Use and Car e Guide befor e operating your dryer . OPERATING YOUR DRYER 1. Prepare load for drying. Dry items of similar fabric, weight and con- struction in the same load. Separate
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Operating Instructions 9 OPERATING YOUR DRYER, con’t 4. Select the appropriate cycle and settings for each load. NOTE Over drying can cause wrinkles, shrinkage, lint, harshness and a build up of static electricity . T ur n the cycle selector knob in either dir ec- tion to select the cycle desir ed. The icon for that cycle will be illuminated and if the cycle description featur e is tur ned on, the cycle and estimated cycle time ar e displayed on the User Interface scr een for 5 sec
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Operating Instructions 10 OPERATING YOUR DRYER, con’t 5. Start the cycle. Close the door and pr ess start to begin the cycle. The dryer will not operate with the door open. T o i n t e r r u p t t h e c y c l e , p r e s s pause or simply open the door . Pr ess start again to re- sume the cycle. Pr ess cancel to stop the cycle. T o change the cycle once the cycle has begun, press cancel, select a new cycle, and r estart the dryer To change the temperature, dryness level or
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Operating Instructions 11 Cycle Selection T ur n the cycle selector in either dir ection to the cycle desir ed. The icon for that cycle will be illumi- nated. Pr ess on the cycle selector knob to extend it or return it flush to the console. For best results Follow the fabric car e label instructions on items to be dried. T o change the cycle once it has begun, pr ess the cancel button befor e selecting a new cycle. Just tur ning the cycle selector knob to another selec- tion will not c
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Operating Instructions 12 AUTO DRY CYCLES, con’t NORMAL Select this cycle to dry everyday fabrics including cottons and sheets with high temp, med high temp or medium temp heat. All dryness levels except maximum dry and all options including sanitize ar e available with this Auto Dry cycle. If equipped with Perfect Steam™, the add steam option is also available with this cycle. TOWELS Select this cycle to dry heavy loads such as towels and bath mats with maximum temp, high temp or
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Operating Instructions 13 AUTO DRY CYCLES, con’t CASUAL Select this cycle to dry cottons and blends with a no-iron finish using med high temp, medium temp, or med low temp heat. Normal dry, less dry, and damp dry dryness levels and all options except sanitize ar e available with this Auto Dry cycle. If equipped with Perfect Steam™, the add steam option is also available with this cycle. ACTIVE WEAR Select this cycle to dry lightweight synthetic ath- letic appar el including str etch
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Operating Instructions 14 TIME DRY CYCLES TIME DRY T o manually select the drying time for any load, tur n the cycle selector knob to time dry and press the drying time button to select up to 90 minutes of drying time in 15-minute incr ements. Select any drying temperatur e. Dryness levels ar e not select- able with Time Dry cycles. The extended tumble, wrinkle release, delicate heat and shrink guard options ar e available with the time dry cycle. WARNING FIRE HAZARD T o avoid fi
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Operating Instructions 15 Cycle Selection, con’t MY FAVORITES T o select one of your 3 favorite cycles: • T ur n the cycle selector knob to my favorites. • Pr ess the button corr esponding to the favorite cycle desir ed. The custom cycle, settings, and options you saved will automatically be dis- played. • Pr ess the start button to begin the cycle. For example, to select your my shirts cycle, tur n the cycle selector knob to my favorites. Pr ess the button corr esponding to my shir
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Operating Instructions 16 MY FAVORITES , con’t If mor e than one user has been enter ed in CUSTOM MODE: • The curr ent user’ s name will be displayed when the dryer is tur ned on if CUSTOM MODE is on. • Pr ess the button under OK to continue using that user’ s favorite cycles. • The icon for the last cycle run will light up. • T ur n the cycle selector knob to my favorites. • Select one of the 3 customized cycles by pr ess- ing the corr esponding button. • Pr ess the start button. T o
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Operating Instructions 17 Drying Temperature The appropriate drying temperature will auto- matically be indicated for the cycle selected. For best results Follow the fabric car e label instructions on items to be dried. To change the preset temperature, press the tem- peratur e button to scr oll to the desir ed setting. T o pr otect your fabrics, not all temperatur es ar e available with every cycle. If a temperatur e is not ap- pr opriate for the cycle, it will not be displayed. The
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Operating Instructions 18 Dryness Level (Auto Dry) The appropriate dryness level will automatically be indicated when the cycle is selected. T o c h a n g e t h e p r e s e t l e v e l , p r e s s t h e d r y n e s s l e v e l button to scr oll to the degr ee of dryness desir ed. T o p r o t e c t y o u r f a b r i c s , n o t a l l d r y n e s s l e v e l s a r e a v a i l a b l e w i t h e v e r y c y c l e . I f a d r y n e s s l e v e l i s
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Operating Instructions 19 Options Suitable options will automatically be indicated when the cycle is selected. To select or clear the wrinkle release, extended tumble, delicate heat, perfect tumble, sanitize, shrink guard and damp alert options, press the options buttons until the desir ed option is dis- played. Pr ess select and ON w i l l b e d i s p l a y e d i n t h e upper right corner. To clear the option, press select again and ON will disappear. * * T o pr otect your fabr
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Operating Instructions 20 Options, con’t WRINKLE RELEASE The wrinkle release option helps pr event wrinkles and tangling by alter nately tumbling the load with- o u t h e a t f o r 5 m i n u t e s i n a c l o c k w i s e d i r e c t i o n , t h e n 5 minutes in a counter clockwise dir ection, for a total o f 4 5 m i n u t e s . A s i g n a l w i l l s o u n d e v e r y 5 m i n u t e s to r emind you to r emove the dry load at any time. The extended tumble
