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DISHWASHER
ZDI 6896 SX
www.zanussi.co.uk
152956 59/1 INSTRUCTION BOOK
UK
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Contents Safety instructions 3 Installation instructions 21 Building-in 21 Disposal 3 Levelling 21 Fixing to adjacent units 21 Economical and ecological dishwashing 3 Water supply connections 21 Description of the appliance 4 Water outlet hose connection 22 Electrical connection 22 The control panel 4 First use 6 Hints for test centres 23 Prior to using for the first time 7 The water softener 7 Filling with dishwasher salt 8 Rinse aid 9 In daily use 10 Loading cutlery and dishes 10 The lower bas
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Safety instructions It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance for future reference. Should the appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or should you move house and leave the appliance, always ensure that the book is left with the appliance in order that the new owner can get to know the functioning of the appliance and the relevant safety information. This information has been provided in the interest of your safety. You MUST read it carefu
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Description of the appliance 1. Upper basket stop 2. Water hardness dial 3. Salt container 4. Detergent dispenser 5. Control panel 6. Rating plate 7. Rinse aid dispenser 8. Filters 9. Lower spray arm 10. Upper spray arm 11. Upper basket The control panel Display Confirm/start button On/Off button Cancel button Programme selection button Delay start button Option selection button Programme selection button: press this button until Cancel button: This function allows you to: the desired washing pr
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Option selection button: allows you to enter a menu of options with relative submenu. How to set the various options: 1. Press the option selection button, until the desired option is displayed. 2. To modify the current setting of the option press the confirm/start button. 3. Press the option selection button until the selection of the desired submenu is displayed. 4. Press again the confirm/start button: the option is memorised. Automatically the dishwasher will return to setting mode or t
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Symbols: indicate the various options. In this row several details are displayed: - setting mode, guide to the selection of the washing programmes, duration time of the programme, options, (when together with the washing programme one or more options are set, the update of the programme duration will occur automatically). - Once the programme has started, indicates the sequence of the running phases and the running time of the programme in progress. Washing phases: during the progress of the
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Prior to using for the first time Before using your dishwasher for the first time: a) Setting manually 1. Open the dishwasher’s door. 1. Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instructions 2. Remove the lower basket from the dishwasher. 2. Remove all packaging from inside the appliance 3. Turn the water hardness dial to position 1 or 2 (see table). 3. Set the water softener 4. Replace the lower basket. 4. Pour 1 litre of water inside the salt container and
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Filling with dishwasher salt Only use salt specifically designed for use in dishwashers. All other types of salt not specifically designed for use in a dishwasher, especially table salt, will damage the water softener. Only fill with salt just before starting one of the complete washing programmes. This will prevent any grains of salt or salty water, which may have been spilt, remaining on the bottom of the machine for any period of time, which may cause corrosion. To fill: 1. Open the door, re
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If you are using dishwasher detergent that already contains Rinse aid rinse aid, the detergent including the rinse aid must be Rinse aid is automatically added during the last rinse, ensuring placed in the detergent compartment. In this case the thorough rinsing, and spot and streak free drying. rinse aid dispenser must be deactivated in order to avoid a The dispenser, which is positioned inside the door, holds about double dosage. 110 ml of rinse aid, which is sufficient for 16 - 40 dis
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In daily use Check if it’s necessary to refill with dishwasher salt or rinse Loading cutlery and dishes aid Sponges, household cloths and any object that can Load cutlery and dishes into the dishwasher. absorb water may not be washed in the dishwasher. Fill with dishwasher detergent . Before loading the dishes, you should: Select a wash programme suitable for the cutlery and - Remove large left-overs. dishes. - Soften remnants of burnt food in pans Start the wash programme. When
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The cutlery basket The upper basket The upper basket is designed for plates (dessert plates, Long bladed knives stored in an upright position are a saucers, dinner plates of up to 24 cm in diameter), salad potential hazard. bowls, cups and glasses. Long and/or sharp items of cutlery such as carving knives must be positioned horizontally in the upper basket. Arrange items on and Take care when loading or unloading sharp items such as underneath the cup racks so knives. that water can reach all
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Adjusting the height of the upper basket Use of detergent If washing very large plates you can load them in the lower Only use detergents specifically designed for use in basket after moving the upper basket to the higher position. dishwashers. We recommend the use of Finish detergents. Maximum height of the dishes in Using no more then the correct amount of detergent upper basket lower basket contributes to reducing pollution. With upper basket raised 20 cm 31 cm Please observe the manufactur
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Different kinds of detergent Detergent tablets Use of "3 in 1" combi detergents Detergent tablets of different brands dissolve at different General advice speeds. For this reason some detergent tablets cannot These products are detergents with integrated and combined dissolve and develop their full cleaning power during short detergent/rinse-aid and salt functions. programmes. Therefore please use long programmes when using detergent tablets, to ensure the complete removal of 1. Before using the
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Washing programmes Programme Degree of soil Options available Cycle description (4) Consumption values and with the Energy Water type of load programme consumption consumption (in kWh) (in litres) Cold prewash Main wash up to 65° or 50°C Normal / light soil. ECO DRY (1) Automatic 1 or 2 cold rinses Crockery, cutlery, pots 1,1 - 1,5 12 - 25 EXTRA RINSE 1 hot rinse and pans Drying Main wash up to 60°C Fresh soil. EXTRA RINSE (2) 60° Quick 0,8 9 1 hot rinse Crockery and cutlery Hot prewash Main
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Starting a washing programme 1. Check that the baskets have been 8. To cancel a wash programme in loaded correctly and that the spray progress arms can rotate freely Press cancel button. The message CONFIRM CANCEL? appears in the display. 2. Turn on the water tap Press the confirm/start button. The dishwasher returns to setting mode and the message CHOOSE PROGRAMME is displayed. 3. Close the dishwasher door (If a new washing programme will be selected, check that there is detergent in the de
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Maintenance and cleaning Clean the external surfaces of the machine and control panel Attention! with a damp soft cloth. If necessary use only neutral Under no circumstances may the dishwasher be used without detergents. Never use abrasive products, scouring pads or filters. solvent (acetone, trichloroethylene etc....). Incorrect repositioning and fitting of the filters will produce Ensure that the seals around the door, the detergent and rinse poor washing results. aid dispensers are cleaned r
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What to do, when... Certain problems are due to the lack of simple maintenance or oversights, which can be solved with the help of the instructions given here, without calling out an engineer. ...alarm messages or codes are displayed The dishwasher will not start or stops during operation. The intervention of an alarm is indicated by a continuous sequence of intermittent audible signals, A message or a code (as indicated in the following chart) is displayed. Open the dishwasher’s door and carry
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...the wash results are not satisfactory The dishes are not clean The wrong washing programme has been selected. The dishes were arranged in such a way as to stop water reaching all parts of the surface. The baskets must not be overloaded. The spray arms do not rotate freely due to wrong arrangement of the load. The filters in the base of the washing compartment are dirty or incorrectly positioned. Too little or no detergent has been used. Where there are limescale deposits on the di
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Service and Spare Parts In the event of your appliance requiring service, or if you wish to purchase spare parts please contact your local Service Force Centre by telephoning: 08705 929929 Your telephone call will be automatically routed to the Service Force centre covering your post code area. For the address of your local Service Force Centre and further information about Service Force, please visit the website at www.serviceforce.co.uk Before calling out an engineer, please ensure you read t
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Guarantee Conditions Standard guarantee conditions European Guarantee We, Zanussi, undertake that if within 12 months of the date of If you should move to another country within Europe then your purchase this Zanussi appliance or any part thereof is proved guarantee moves with you to your new home subject to the to be defective by reason only of faulty workmanship or following qualifications: materials, we will, at our option repair or replace the same The guarantee starts from the date you fi
