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LAVATHERM 57700
Condenser Dryer
Operating Instructions
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Dear customer, Please read these operating instructions through carefully, before using the appliance. Please ensure you fully understand the safety instructions on the first pages of these operating instructions! Retain this instruction book for future reference, and pass on to any future owners. The warning triangle and/or the key words (Warning!, Caution!, 1 Important!), emphasize information which is important for your safety or the correct functioning of the appliance. It is essential
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Content Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Environmental protection tips . . . .
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Content Something not working? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Replace the interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Door Reversal Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Programming possibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Important Safety Information 1 Important Safety Information The safety of AEG electrical appliances complies with the established technical principles and statutory equipment safety regulations. Never- theless, as manufacturer we have to draw your attention to the follow- ing safety instructions. General safety • Repairs of the dryer may be carried out only by trained personnel. Incompetently carried out repairs can entail considerable hazards for the user. Please get in touch with our custom
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Important Safety Information Safety of children Children are often not aware of the dangers involved when handling electrical equipment. Therefore provide the necessary supervision of children when operating the appliance and do not let children play with the dryer – there is a danger that children could become trapped inside the appliance. Packaging parts (e.g. films, styropore) can be dangerous for children. Danger of suffocation! Keep packaging parts out of reach of children. Make
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Important Safety Information Installation and connection First take-off the base shroud before carrying the dryer! Check the dryer for Transportation damage. Never connect-up a damaged appliance! Contact your supplier if the appliance is dam- aged. Do not set-up the dryer in frost-endangered rooms! Set-up the dryer horizontal! Do not place the dryer on high-pile carpet floors! This would hinder air circulation at the ventilation slots! If the dryer is placed adjacent to a gas, coal
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General Information 3 General Information Starched washing leaves traces of starch on the drum and therefore should not be placed in the tumble dryer. If you exceed the maximum load stipulated in the program table your washing is more likely to get creased! For very delicate fabrics you should only fill in 1.5kg washing at the most. For your information: 70 per cent of fabric wear is caused by being worn, 20 per cent by washing and only 10 per cent by being dried in a tumble dryer. As
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Disposal 2 Disposal Packaging Dispose of the packaging material! Dispose of the packaging material of your tumble dryer correctly. All the packaging materials used are harmless to the environment and can be recycled. Plastic parts are marked with standard international abbreviations: – >PE< for polyethylene, e.g. sheet wrapping material – >PS< for polystyrene, e.g. padding material (always CFC-free) – >POM< for polyoxymethylene, e.g. plastic clips Cardboard packaging is manufactured fro
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Environmental protection tips 2 Environmental protection tips Your laundry will become light and soft in the tumble dryer even with- out a fabric softening agent. Loosen your laundry before loading it into the dryer. This helps to pre- vent lengthy running times and creasing. Ensure your laundry is well spun. In the following table we give an overview of specific electric con- sumption data depending on the spinning speed. This information is valid for 5kg laundry dried with the program
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Environmental protection tips Select the appropriate drying program for the type and quantity of laundry. The dryer will then operate as economically as possible. Some typical consumption values: Power Fill weight Duration in Drying program consumption in kg Minutes in kWh 1 5 90 3.5 COTTONS CUPBOARD DRY 1 5 70 2.8 COTTONS HAND IRON 2 2.5 35 1.3 EASY CARES CUPBOARD DRY 1) spun at 800 revolutions per minute 2) spun at 1000 revolutions per minute If the amount of laundry is not enough for a
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The chief features of your appliance The chief features of your appliance Program or time setting via the program selector AUDIBLE SIGNAL can be selected in addition; an intermittent audible signal is sounded after the end of the program. SPECIAL CARE button for gentle drying of sensitive fabrics QUICK button for quick drying DELAY TIMER: Program start delayed by 1 to 19 hours (e.g. for operation at times when electricity is cheaper) Multi-display for displaying –probable program d
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Description of the appliance Description of the appliance Front view Control panel Water reservoir Fluff filter with handle flap Interior Light Rating plate Vent Condenser Unit Reversable door Feet behind Removal Plinth (all height-adjustable) 13
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Description of the appliance Control panel B C A D E A Program selector: for setting the drying program B Drying degree indicator: Shows the achieved extent of drying; this enables you to take-out individual pieces of laundry at the right time during the drying process. C Buttons and display block – AUDIBLE SIGNAL button: When switched-on, an audible signal is sounded at the end of the drying program; then take-out the laundry – SPECIAL CARE button: For sensitive fabrics. This button has no e
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Before using the appliance for the first E Instructions for the user: – Indication CONDENSER: Clean the condenser (in the base of the appliance)! – EMPTY WATER display: Empty the water reservoir! – CLEAN FILTER display: Clean the fluff filter! Note: The indicators are extinguished only after the programme is switched off. The program selector positions OFF: The tumble dryer is switched off. LIGHT: The drum light switches on when the door is opened. Program group COTTON: Programs for dr
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Brief operating instructions Brief operating instructions Ensure the laundry is well spun before tumble drying. Prepare the laundry. Load the laundry. Select the drying program – on the program selector. – If required press the buttons AUDIBLE SIGNAL, SPECIAL CARE, QUICK. Pre-select the start time? Start the program. While the program is running you can open the door to take-out laun- dry or add more laundry. At the end of the program: Remove the laundry. Empty the water reserv
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Drying Drying Prepare the laundry To prevent tangled bundles of laundry: Close zip fasteners; button-up bed linen and pillow cases; tie-together loose tapes, e.g. aprons. Empty all pockets. Remove all metal objects (paper clips, pins, etc.). Turn clothing consisting of double-layer fabric inside out (such as cotton-lined anoraks with the cotton layer facing outwards). The fab- rics will dry better. Loosen the laundry. Open the door To open the door: Press firmly against the door (P
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Drying 0 If required, select the button AUDIBLE SIGNAL, SPECIAL CARE, QUICK. AUDIBLE SIGNAL button During the crease-protection phase (immediately after the drying process), an acoustic signal is sounded at certain intervals (see "End of drying process"). SPECIAL CARE button This program operates with reduced heat. Press the SPECIAL CARE button for fabrics bearing the care symbol S. Gentle drying is advisable for heat-sensitive fabrics (such as acrylic and viscose). The SPECIAL CARE
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Drying Start time pre-selection With the start time pre-selection you can program the start delay of the drying program in the range from 1 to 19 hours. 0 Setting the program. 0 Hold the DELAY TIMER button depressed until the desired number of hours of delay of the program start appears in the display field for PROG. TIME. 0 Press the START/PAUSE button. After elapse of the set number of hours the dryer automatically starts the set drying program. The PROG. TIME display field shows the num
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Drying Removing laundry or loading laundry when necessary You can interrupt the drying process at any time to remove some of the laundry or to add more laundry. You can see by looking at the display field PROG. TIME, how long the 3 drying program will probably still take. This display becomes increasingly accurate, the longer the drying process has already been running. 0 Open the door. Caution! The laundry and the drum may be 1 hot. 0 Remove or add more laundry. 0 Close the door. 0 Press
