About The Door Lock (Manually Locking The Door); Preventing The Door From Being Closed - Hitachi BD-S5500 Operating Instructions Manual

About the DOOR LOCK (manually locking the door)

To prevent children from opening the door and getting trapped inside the drum, you can manually
lock the door so that it cannot be opened when the power is off or before or during operations.
Press <ON> to turn on the power.
To set the [DOOR LOCK]
Close the door, and hold
<DOOR LOCK 3Sec PRESS> for at
least 3 seconds.
When the machine beeps twice and
[DOOR LOCK] appears, the setting
is complete and the door is locked.
The indicator lights and [DOOR LOCK]
appears.
This setting will be saved.
The [DOOR LOCK] will remain set and the door will remain locked even when the power turns off after an
operation finishes. To open the door, turn on the power and release the setting.

Preventing the door from being closed

Use a coin or similar object to turn the door stopper on the back side of the door clockwise. This
will prevent children from closing the door and getting trapped inside the drum.
You can also use this to keep the door open to prevent mold growth.
Holding the door handle, pull the door open.
To use the door stopper
Use a coin or similar object to turn
the door stopper clockwise.
Coin
Door stopper
The door stopper extends and locks into place.
Door stopper
(when in use)
Make sure the door stopper is retracted before operating the machine.
Attempting to force the door closed while the door stopper is extended may result in malfunction.
To release the [DOOR LOCK]
Hold <DOOR LOCK 3Sec PRESS>
for at least 3 seconds.
When the machine beeps once
and [DOOR LOCK] disappears, the
setting is released and the door is
unlocked.
The indicator turns off and [DOOR LOCK]
disappears.
To retract the door stopper
Use a coin or similar object to turn
the door stopper counterclockwise,
and return it to its original position.
Coin
Door stopper
The door stopper retracts to its original position.
Door stopper
(when not in use)
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