User manual HOOVER 1300 SPECIAL EDITION CA231

[. . . ] Please help dispose of the packaging via environmentally-friendly means. Your retailer or local council will be able to give you details of current means of disposal. Appliances that have reached the end of their useful life are not worthless rubbish!Valuable materials can be salvaged from an old appliance via scrap reprocessing. Note: to ensure safety when disposing of an old washing machine disconnect the mains plug from the socket, cut the mains power cable and destroy this together with the plug. To prevent children shutting themselves in the machine break the door hinges or the door lock. 3 05651259. qxd 07/11/2003 14:56 Page 4 General delivery notes Please check that the following items are delivered with the appliance: ­ Instruction manual ­ Guarantee card ­ Blanking plug ­ Inlet hoses & bracket ­ Base panel & x2 push clips Check that no damage has occurred during transit. If it has, call the manufacturer's service by GIAS (tel: 08705 400 600). [. . . ] Power on Power off Door Locked Indicator Light A special safety device prevents the door from being opened immediately after the end of the cycle. A `Door locked' indicator light is illuminated when the door is fully closed. Wait for 2 minutes after the wash cycle has finished and the door locked neon has gone off before opening the door. As a safety measure check that there is no water evident in the drum. Super Rinse This option adds more water at the rinsing stage. This can help to avoid skin irritation from detergent residues for people with particularly sensitive skin. Selecting the Super Rinse button is also recommended when washing heavily soiled fabrics, requiring the use of a lot of detergent, or when the wash load contains items made of towelling whose fabrics have a greater tendency to retain detergent. Creaseguard This option is available on the synthetics, delicates and woollens programmes (numbers 5 to 10). When this option is selected the machine will stop and the load will be held within the water in the drum. To continue with the wash cycle the Creaseguard button must be pressed and the programme will re-start. Fast Wash button This option can be utilised on cottons and synthetics programmes. These detergents are not suitable for washing stained laundry, as they do not contain bleach. ­ Biological detergents, not all the products available give a really thorough wash. 14 05651259. qxd 07/11/2003 14:56 Page 15 Special detergents ­ Detergents for coloureds and delicates, without added bleach, also often without any optical brightening agents, to preserve the colour. The final spin cycle ensures laundry is spun dry as much as possible up to the maximum speed. SYNTHETICS and mixed fabrics Washing and rinsing performance is optimised through drum rotation speeds and water levels. DELICATES This is a new concept in washing, with a cycle that comprises of alternate periods of activity and pauses, particularly suitable for washing very delicate fabrics, such as Pure New Wool. Wash and rinsing are carried out using a high water level to provide the best results. QUICK PROGRAMME 32 Minute Wash This washing machine also has a 32 Minute Wash programme option (Programme Q). This programme allows a complete washing cycle to be carried out in approximately 32 minutes, with a maximum load of 2kg and is recommended for lightly soiled items. When selecting the programme, please note that we recommend you use only 20% of the recommended quantities shown on the detergent pack. Do not use fabric conditioner with this programme. 17 05651259. qxd 07/11/2003 14:56 Page 18 Main wash Auto half load The washing machine is fitted with a self adjusting water level system. This system enables the machine to use the optimum amount of water needed to wash and rinse the laundry in relation to the particular load. This results in a reduction of the water and electricity used without in any way compromising the washing and rinsing performance. In fact, the amount of water and electricity used will always be appropriate for the clothes load. [. . . ] ­ The presence of foam in the final rinsing water is not necessarily an indication of poor rinsing. ­ Carrying out more rinse cycles does not serve any purpose in such cases. 28 05651259. qxd 07/11/2003 14:57 Page 29 Power failure If there is a power failure the wash cycle will be interrupted, the wash programme and functions will be suspended. When the power is restored, the wash programme and functions will re-start from the same point and complete the programme. The load can be removed from the machine during a power failure as follows: The water can be drained from the machine by: 1. [. . . ]