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8. Press the button 4: all the option sym-
bols appear on the display.
To scroll all the available options, press
the button 4. The relative symbol appears
on the display and starts blinking.
For the compatibility among the
options and the washing pro-
grammes see chapter «Washing
Programmes».
CONFIRM YOUR CHOICE
(BUTTON 5)
Press the button 5 to activate and confirm
your choice. A black dash appears under
the selected symbol to indicate that this
option has been set. Press the button 5 to
deactivate the option.
After setting the options, wait about few
seconds until the display gets back to the
default status. The symbols of the set op-
tions appear on the display.
PREWASH OPTION
Set the PREWASH option to prewash your
laundry at 30°C before the main wash.
The prewash ends with a short spin in pro-
grammes for cotton and synthetic fabrics,
whereas in the programmes for delicate
fabrics the water is only drained.
The symbol
The Prewash option is recommended for
heavily soiled laundry.
STAIN OPTION
Set the STAIN option to treat heavily
soiled or stained laundry with stain remov-
er (extended main wash with time opti-
mized stain action phase). The symbol
appears on the display.
This option is not available with a temper-
ature lower than 40°C.
If you wish to perform a programme with
the STAIN option, put the stain remover
in the compartment
The PREWASH option and the STAIN op-
tion cannot be selected together.
SENSITIVE OPTION
Set the SENSITIVE option to reduce the
washing intensity. The symbol
on the display. The appliance adds one
rinse.
appears on the display.
.
appears
The SENSITIVE option cannot be selected
with the EXTRA RINSE option.
The SENSITIVE option is recommended
to wash non fast colored items and for fre-
quently washed items.
EXTRA RINSE OPTION
This appliance is designed for saving wa-
ter. However, for people with a very deli-
cate skin (allergic to detergents) it may be
necessary to rinse the laundry using an ex-
tra quantity of water. The symbol
pears on the display.
SETTING THE TIME SAVING
OPTION (BUTTON 6)
This option allows you to modify the
washing time, automatically proposed by
the appliance.
Press the button 6 once
The symbol
appears on the dis-
play. The washing duration will be re-
duced to wash daily soiled laundry.
Press the button 6 twice
The washing duration will be reduced
to wash lightly soiled laundry or items
that have been used or worn for a
short time.
The display shows the decreased washing
time.
STARTING THE PROGRAMME
(BUTTON 8)
Press the button 8 to start the pro-
gramme. The red light of the button 8
stops blinking.
The symbol
appears on the display
to indicate that the appliance has started
operating and the door is locked.
To interrupt a programme which is run-
ning, press the button 8: the red light of
the button 8 starts blinking.
To restart the programme from the point
at which it was interrupted, press the but-
ton 8 again. If you have chosen a delayed
start the machine will begin the count-
down.
If an incorrect option is selected, the yel-
low light of the button 8 blinks 3 times
and the message Err is displayed for a
few seconds.
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