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Auxiliary functions
Auxiliary function selection keys
Selecttherequiredauxiliaryfunctionsbefore
startingtheprogram.
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Auxiliaryfunctionbuttonsmaydifferaccording
tothemodelofyourmachine.
Auxiliary function selection
Ifanauxiliaryfunctionthatshouldnotbeselected
togetherwithapreviouslyselectedfunctionis
chosen,thefirstselectedfunctionwillbecancelled
andthelastauxiliaryfunctionselectionwillremain
active.
Auxiliaryfunctionthatisnotcompatiblewiththe
programcannotbeselected.(see“Program
SelectionTable”)
• Prelavaggio (Prewash)
Apre-washisonlyworthwhileforheavilysoiled
laundry.Withoutpre-washyousaveenergy,water,
detergentandtime.Pre-washwithoutdetergentis
recommendedforlaceandcurtains.
• Rapido (Quick Wash)
Thisfunctioncanbeusedforcottonsand
syntheticsprograms.Itdecreasesthewashing
timesforlightlysoiledlaundriesandalsothe
numberofrinsingsteps.Shortenstheprogram
timeapproximately45minutes.
• Risciacquo Aggiuntivo (Rinse Plus)
Withthisfunction,youcanincreasethenumberof
currentrinsingsteps.Thus,sensitiveskins’riskof
beingaffectedbytheremainderdetergentonthe
clotheswillbedecreased.
• Anti-Creasing
Thisfunctionreducesdrummovementand
limitsthespinningspeedtopreventcreasing.In
addition,washingiscarriedoutatahigherwater
level.
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Usethisfunctionfordelicatelaundriesthat
creaseeasily.
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Wheneveryouselectthisauxiliaryfunction,
loadyourmachinewithhalfofthemaximum
laundryspecifiedintheprogramtable.
• Rinse Hold
Ifyoudonotwanttounloadyourclothes
immediatelyafterthecotton,synthetics,woolen
anddelicatefabricsprogram,youmayrelease
yourclothesinsidethemachineinthelastrinsing
waterbypressingtherinseholdbuttoninorderto
preventyourclothesbecomewrinkled.Youcan
spinbypressing“Start/Pause/Cancel”buttonafter
thisprocess.
• No Spin
Youmayusethisprogramifyoudonotwantto
spinyourclothesattheendofcottons,synthetics,
woolenordelicateprograms.
• Spin speed reduction
Youmayusethespeedreductionbutton
wheneveryouwishtospinyourclothesbelow
themaximumspinspeed.Whenspeedreduction
buttonispressed,spinspeedwillbeatthe
minimumrpmgivenonthepanel.
Time delay
Ifyouwishtowashyourclothesatalatertime
inmachinesequippedwithatimedelaybutton,
thetimedelayfunctionallowsyoutodelaythe
programstarttimefor3,6or9hours.
Whenthetimedelayingbuttonispressedonce,a
3hoursdelayisselected.Whenthesamebutton
ispressedagain,6hours;andifpressedonce
more,a9hoursdelaywillbeselected.Ifthetime
delayingbuttonispressedonemoretime,time
delayingfunctionwillbecancelled.Timedelay
functionstartscountdownaftersettingthedesired
timedelayandpressingthe“Start/Pause/Cancel”
button.
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Morelaundrymaybeloadedduringthetime
delayperiod.
Changing and canceling the time delay.
Pressthe“Start/Pause/Cancel”buttontoswitch
themachineto“Pause”mode.Press“Start/Pause/
Cancel”buttontostarttheprogramaftermaking
thenewtimedelayselection.
Starting the Program
Press“Start/Pause/Cancel”buttontostartthe
program.“Start/Pause/Cancel”buttonwilllightup
toindicatethattheprogramhasstarted.Thedoor
islockedandthe“Ready”lightfades.
Progressing a program
Progressofarunningprogramisshownthrough
theprogramfollow-upindicator.Atthebeginningof
everyprogramstep,therelevantindicatorlampwill
lightupandlightofthecompletedstepwillturnoff.
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Ifthemachineisnotspinning,theprogram
maybeinrinseholdmodeortheautomatic
spincorrectionsystemmighthavebeen
activatedbecauseofexcessiveunbalanced
distributionoflaundryinthemachine.
Changing the program after the
program has started
Youcanusethisfeatureafteryourmachinehas
startedtowashdifferenttextilegroupsinthe
samebatchofclothesunderhigherorlower
temperatures.Youmustcanceltheongoing
programinordertochangethewashingprogram.
Forexample,pressandholdthe“Start/Pause/
Cancel”buttonfor3secondsinordertoselect
“Cottons40”programinsteadof“Cottons60”
program.Selectthe“Cottons40”program.Start
theprogram.
Switching the machine to standby mode
Press“Start/Pause/Cancel”buttonmomentarily
toswitchyourmachinetothestandbymode.