Releasing The Door Lock - Hitachi BD-S5500 Operating Instructions Manual

Opening and Closing the Door
Opening the door during operation (continued)
When the indicator is lit, the inside of the drum is very hot and the door cannot be opened until it cools
down.
The cooling operation starts when the
([TUB COOLING] appears).
The door lock releases 1 to 15 minutes after the cooling operation starts.
Press <START> to restart operation.
If you pause and resume drying operation, the load size of laundry is re-measured, and the remaining time shown
in the indicator may increase. (When the elapsed time is 25 to 70 minutes after drying starts, the remaining time
fluctuates depending on the selected program and load size of laundry.)
When 15 minutes has elapsed after the door was unlocked, water is discharged to the drain outlet, and then the
power turns off automatically.
If you press the <PAUSE> button during Fluffy Clothes operation (i.e., while the drum is rotating), the door lock
releases and the power turns off.
If you restart after putting a large load of additional laundry, the laundry may not dry completely. In such cases,
dry the laundry again.
Do not touch the drum, the top right portion of the machine, or the laundry (zippers, metallic
buttons, etc.) during or after drying operations.
Doing so may result in burns.
Turn the power <ON>.
If you turn off the power or a power outage occurs during operation, the door will remain locked.
If the temperature inside the drum is high, the door lock will release after the cooling operation finishes.
If water remains in the drum, drain it to a level at which the door can be opened.
Press <OFF>, and then press <ON>.
Press <<WASH>> to select the [FUZZY] program.
Press <SPIN>.
Press <START> to drain the water.
When the drum starts rotating, press <PAUSE> to pause the operation.
When the
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During drying

Releasing the door lock

When the power is <OFF>
When a washing operation is paused
indicator turns off, open the door.
(continued)
indicator blinks