User manual MAYTAG MDE9901

[. . . ] Use & Care Guide Tumble Dryer MAYTAG MDE 9901 CONTENTS READ FIRST 2 Safety instructions Page 4 CARE 11 Care and cleaning Page 23-25 1 Before tumble drying for the first time 3 General, Installation, Safety, Interrupting a programme, Transport/Winter storage, Packing materials, Disposal 3 Child safety 5 Cleaning the lint filter, Draining the condensation water container, Cleaning the outside of the dryer, Cleaning the fan, Cleaning the condenser PROBLEMS? General, Child lock 4 Parts of the tumble dryer 5 Panel 6 LC display INSTALLATION 7 8 8 12 Trouble shooting 26-28 See Installation Instructions TUMBLE DRYING 7 Before tumble drying 9-11 Dryer will not start, Overheating protection, No interior lighting, Drying takes too long, Fault messages, Wrong language on the display, Stop flashes in the display, Reset programme MISCELLANEOUS 13 Technical information 29 Spin-dried?, Washing instructions, Sorting fabrics, Programmes, Options, Temperature, Drying time 8 Tumble dry 12-15 Technical data, Standard tests 14 Service and guarantee 15 Index 16 Quick guide 30 31 32 Tumble drying, Instructions ­ step-by-step, Automatic draining 9 Consumption values ­ pre-set drying programmes 16 10 Making your own drying programmes 1 7 - 2 1 General, Available settings and options, Available programmes, Create your own drying programme, Interrupt input, Reset programme, Menu system for altering preset programmes 2 1 BEFORE TUMBLE DRYING THE FIRST TIME READ THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS NOTE Please read through this Use and Care Guide before attempting to use the machine, particularly Chapter 2, Safety instructions, and 3, Children's safety. DO NOT TUMBLE-DRY When you start the tumble dryer the first time, or after a long period when it has not been in use, you may hear a light rumbling noise. This is quite normal and the sound will disappear after a few drying operations. Some fabrics are sensitive to tumble drying. Check the Recommended washing marking on the items concerned, and study Chapter 7, Before tumble drying. For brief operating instructions; see Chapter 16, Quick guide. 3 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL sing the main switch, , or by opening the · Study and save this Use and Care Guide for future reference. · Electrical installation, if required, must be carried out by an authorized electrician. [. . . ] If you wish to delay the start of any programme temporarily, you should proceed as follows before pressing the button: 1. Index forward with the Menu button until Delayed start appears in the display. Delayed start is disconnected automatically at the end of the programme. 15 9 CONSUMPTION VALUES - PRE-SET DRYING PROGRAMMES The following conditions apply for the consumption values indicated below: Temperature of intake air:20 ºC. The cotton fabrics are, before tumble drying, spin-dried at 800 and 1600 rpm (long spin) with MAYTAG washing machine. Other fabrics (creasfree and acrylics) are, before tumble drying, spin-dried at 800 rpm (short spin) with MAYTAG washing machine. PROGRAMME WASHING AMOUNT OF WASHING ENERGY CONSUMPTION ( ca kWh) 800 rpm 1600 rpm 3. 7 PROGRAMME TIME (ca minutes) 800 rpm 115 1600 rpm 95 P1 Extra dry P2 Dry Cotton, linen, 1/1 (6. 0 kg) 4. 5 - Cotton, linen, Crease free, polyester/cotton, 1/1 (6. 0 kg) 1/2 (3. 0kg) 4. 0 1. 8 - 3. 2 --- 100 45 - 80 --- P3 Normal dry Cotton, linen, Crease free, polyester/cotton, Acrylics, rayon, acetate, 1/1 (6. 0 kg) 1/2 (3. 0kg) 3. 8 1. 6 - 2. 9 --- 90 450 - 70 -- 1/2 (3. 0 kg) 2. 1 --- 75 --- P4 Iron dry Cotton, linen, 1/1 (6. 0 kg) 3. 0 - 2. 0 80 - 505 16 10 MAKING OWN DRYING PROGRAMMES We have preset P1 - P4 with the most common drying programmes; see the table below. You can also create your own programmes to suit you and your washing needs even better. You can select a different type of programme, for example a Timed dry programme and an Air fluff programme, or you can alter settings and options such as Buzzer, Temperature, Non-iron, Cooling or Delayed start. This Chapter includes tables containing information about all programme types, settings and options. Change programme In this Chapter we tell you how to replace one or other of the pre-set programmes with a programme of your own. By storing the programme, it will then be accessible simply by pressing a button every time you wish to use the tumble dryer. Temporary programme You can also make a temporary change of programmes, settings and options. The change is not stored in this case, but is deleted as soon as the programme is completed and the door is opened. SETTINGS OF THE FOUR PRE-SET PROGRAMMES. OP An TIO tiNS pro rease gra mm e PR OG RA BU MM TTO E N P1 EXTRA DRY DRY NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL ON ON ON ON ON, 1 h ON, 1 h ON, 1 h ON, 1 h NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL P2 P3 P4 NORMAL DRY IRON DRY DE LAY ED STA RT PR OG RA MM E Co TEM PER ATU RE g olin Buz zer 0h 0h 0h 0h 17 AVAILABLE SETTINGS AND OPTIONS Setting/Option Programme types Description Available programmes are described in a separate table. Change of programme type resets all options and settings to their original values. Delayed start (0-24 hours) If you select a delayed start of five hours, for example, the machine will start five hours after you pressed the start button. With Buzzer On, a 3-second buzzer signal will be heard at the end of the programme. The drum will rotate for 3 seconds per minute for the indicated period after the end of the drying programme. With Buzzer On, a buzzer signal will be heard each time the drum rotates. Normal cooling continues for 20 minutes, and short cooling for 5 minutes. . All programmes without Air fluffing. Can be used with all programmes. Buzzer On/Off Crease-free 0-3 hours (0-180 min) Can be used with all programmes. Can be used with all programmes. Cooling, Normal/Short All programmes without Air fluffing. AVAILABLE PROGRAMME TYPES Programme type Extra dry Dry Description Programme that gives the driest fabrics. Shuts off the heat when the fabrics are dry, but without being snuff-dry. Shuts off the heat when the fabrics are dry, but without being snuff-dry. Shuts off the heat when the fabrics are still slightly damp. Normal dry Iron dry Timed dry You decide the duration of the programme by using an individual setting as described below. You can also change the duration with the buttons on each occasion before you use the programme (before you press . [. . . ] In this situation make sure that ventilation is improved, eg, by opening doors and/or windows. 26 FAULT INDICATIONS WRONG LANGUAGE ON THE DISPLAY Error messages appear in the display text field if faults occur while a programme is in progress. To exit the error messages after correcting the fault as described below, switch the machine off or change the programme. When the machine has run for its maximum time (three hours) it will stop. To exit the error message, switch the machine off or open the outer door. [. . . ]