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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:33 PM Page 3 CONTENTS 1. Important Safety Instructions 5. Changing Pre-set Options • Safety Information 2 • Option Adjustment Mode 23 • Rinse Options 25 • Volume of Water Used in 2. Operating Instructions Water Saver Option 25 • Introducing Your Smart Drive® 5 • End of Cycle Beeps 26 • Using Your Smart Drive 6 • Out of Balance Recovery Routine 26 3. Wash Cycles and Options • Auto Water Fill Level 27 • The Wash Cycles 8 • Changing the Wash Options 9 6. Ma
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:33 PM Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ ALL SAFETY INFORMATION BEFORE USING Many washers are located near a gas dryer or a water heater in the home. WARNING: For your safety the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property damage, personal injury or loss of life. Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance. Install
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:33 PM Page 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ ALL SAFETY INFORMATION BEFORE USING WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following: Safety Precautions: • Read all instructions before using the appliance. • Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this USE & CARE book. • Do not use washer if inspection cover (on bottom right-hand fr
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:33 PM Page 6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Do not tamper with the controls. • Keep the area around/underneath your appliance free from the accumulation of combustible materials, such as lint, paper, rags, chemicals, etc. • Keep the floor around your appliance clean and dry to reduce the possibility of slipping. • Never reach into the washer if the basket or agitator is moving. Before loading, unloading or adding clothes, press START/PAUSE and wait until
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:33 PM Page 7 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance. INTRODUCING YOUR SMART DRIVE Your Smart Drive has a unique control and drive system developed by Fisher & Paykel for use in washers. The Smart Drive system includes a sophisticated package of electronics in the console of the washer which controls a variable speed motor coupled
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:34 PM Page 8 USING YOUR SMART DRIVE 1. POWER AND WATER Turn on the power and water supplies. 2. LOADING Place the load evenly around the agitator. (Refer to Sorting and Loading pages 18-19.) 3. DETERGENT • Use the mark on the agitator, nearest to the top of the clothes, as a guide to the correct amount of detergent to use. • Remove the fabric softener dispenser. Pour the detergent down the center of the agitator stem. • Replace the fabric softener
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:34 PM Page 9 5. FABRIC SOFTENER • If you wish to use fabric softener, place it in the dispenser on the top of the agitator. • If you want to use fabric softener you will need to select the Softener Rinse Option. (Refer to Fabric Softener page 21.) 6. WASH CYCLE Close the lid and press your chosen wash cycle. 7. WASH OPTIONS Select the wash temperature and other wash options. (Refer to pages 8-14) F 8. START Press START/PAUSE to start the machine. 7
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:34 PM Page 10 WASH CYCLES & OPTIONS WASH CYCLES AND OPTIONS PERMANENT WOOL DELICATE REGULAR HEAVY PRESS DUTY Wash Time 6 8 8 12 15 Wash Action Regular Delicate Delicate Regular Heavy Duty Warm/cold Warm/cold Warm Warm Warm Wash Temp Rinse spray + Cold Double w/cold deep Cold Double Water Saver Water Saver Deep rinse Deep Spin Speed Slow Medium Slow Fast Fast THE WASH CYCLES FAVORITE Lets you design a wash cycle to suit your needs. See Favorite Wash Cycle (
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:34 PM Page 11 CHANGING THE WASH OPTIONS When you press POWER to turn on your Smart Drive, it will automatically select a: • REGULAR wash cycle, • WARM wash temperature, • AUTO water level • FAST spin speed. Each of these wash options can be altered to suit your wash needs. The following pages explain each of the wash options and how to use them. In the following diagrams when a is displayed ( ) it indicates a light is on. When (
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:34 PM Page 12 ADVANCING THE WASH CYCLE The Wash Progress lights show all the tasks your Smart Drive will do during the wash cycle. As each task is completed a light goes out, so you can tell at a glance how far the cycle has to go. TO SHORTEN THE WASH TIME, TO RINSE AND SPIN or TO SPIN DRY 1. Press ADVANCE until only the right number of lights remain on. 2. Press START / PAUSE. STOPPING THE MACHINE If you wish to pause or stop your Smart Drive at any stage,
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:34 PM Page 13 WATER LEVELS AUTO WATER LEVEL Your Smart Drive can automatically select the appropriate water level for the load. 1. Place your clothes in the machine. 2. Select wash cycle (select AUTO if not automatically selected). 3. Press START / PAUSE. During fill the machine will pause occasionally to sense the water level. The machine will check if the water level is correct by using a series of two different agitate strokes. A slow stroke to sense th
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:34 PM Page 14 WATER SAVER Use the WATER SAVER option when you want to minimize the amount of water used during a Regular or Heavy Duty wash cycle. When you have selected Water Saver, your Smart Drive will alter the rinse phase to a give a shower rinse. A shower rinse alternately showers the clothes with water and spins them to remove the sudsy water. • The Water Saver option is not designed to be used with fabric softener. The shower rinse does not have
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:34 PM Page 15 DELAY START Delay Start will delay the wash cycle for one, six or nine hours. DELAY TO USE DELAY START 1. Select wash cycle and wash options. 9 6 1 2. Press DELAY START. A delayed start of 1 hour will appear first. Press again for 6 hours, a third time for 9 hours and again to return to normal. Your Smart Drive is now programmed to begin the wash after the delay period. • Be careful if using Delay Start for non-colo
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:34 PM Page 16 SOAK Use the Soak option to soak clothes at the end of the wash phase or when you wish to reuse the wash water. When you select Soak your Smart Drive will soak for a period of 2 hours before completing rinse and spin. During soak your washer will agitate for a few seconds every minute. TO USE SOAK 1. Select wash cycle and wash options. 2. Select SOAK. 3. Press START / PAUSE. If at any time during the soak you wish to continue on with the rest
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:34 PM Page 17 FAVORITE CYCLE Favorite cycle lets you design a wash cycle to suit your needs. Favorite cycle can be any wash cycle with any of its wash options and it can start from any point along the wash progress lights. For instance, your Favorite cycle may be set up to wash your gym gear or it may be a rinse and spin to finish washing diapers. Whatever you program as your Favorite cycle, your Smart Drive will remember it even when it is unplugged. PROGRA
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:34 PM Page 18 CUSTOMIZING THE WASH CYCLES All the wash cycles can be partially customized. You can program your Smart Drive to automatically set the wash options and agitation time you want, when you select each wash cycle. For instance, you may want to set the Regular cycle to cold wash or set Heavy Duty to include a soak. Once you have programmed the wash cycles, your Smart Drive will remember them, even when it is unplugged. TO CUSTOMIZE THE WASH CYCLE
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:34 PM Page 19 WASHING WOOLLENS The Wool Cycle is for washing MACHINE WASHABLE WOOLLENS. The fibers of these woollens have been specifically modified to prevent felting when they are machine washed. Most handknitted garments are not made of machine washable wool and we recommend that you hand wash them. • Before washing your woollens check the care label for the washing instructions. • When washing woollens use a mild detergent recommended for washing
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1133 LDY Use & Care (USA) 16/5/01 3:34 PM Page 20 BEFORE YOU WASH BEFORE YOU WASH SORTING Some fabrics are “scavengers”. They absorb soil, color and lint given off by other garments. So it is important to sort clothes carefully before Hand Wash washing. Do not bleach CARE LABELS • Look for a care label on your clothes. This will Do not tumble dry tell you about the fabric content of your garment and how it should be washed. Medium iron • Sort clothes into loads that can be washed with Dry
