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WASHING MACHINE TVÄTTMASKIN PYYKINPESUKONE STIRALWNAÅ MAfiINA INSTRUCTION BOOKLET BRUKSANVISNING KÄYTTÖOHJE RUKOVODSTVO PO ÈKSPLUATACII E W F 1 2 4 9 E W F 1 4 4 9 132 985 290...
Dear customer, Transport damages Please read these operating instructions carefully When unpacking the appliance, check that it is not and pay particular attention to the safety notes damaged. If in doubt, do not use it and contact the indicated in the first pages. We recommend that you Service Centre.
Warnings The following warnings are provided in the interests of overall safety. You must read them carefully before installing or using the appliance. Installation • Leave the porthole door slightly ajar when the appliance is not in use. This preserves the door •...
(the environment is protected too!). laundry being washed. • The machine works more economically if it is fully loaded. Technical specifications EWF 1249 EWF 1449 DIMENSIONS Height 85 cm 85 cm...
Installation Unpacking Remove the polystyrene base. Set the machine upright and unscrew the remaining rear screw. Slide out the relevant pin. All transit bolts and packing must be Fill all the holes with the plastic plugs supplied with removed the instruction booklet. before using the appliance.
The inlet hose must not be lengthened. If it is too Electrical connection short and you do not wish to move the tap, you will This machine is designed to operate on a 220-230 have to purchase a new, longer hose specially V, single-phase, 50 Hz supply.
Your new washing machine This new washing machine meets all modern needs for effective treatment of laundry with low water, energy and detergent consumption. Further savings are achieved by washing small loads of laundry, since water and electricity consumption is proportional to the quantity and type of laundry being washed.
Control panel T I M E L I N E 3 Display 1 Programme chart The DISPLAY is used for setting a large number of A programme chart is in the interior part of the functions and combine them with each other using detergent dispenser drawer or together with the only a few control elements (1 programme selector instruction booklet.
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Options button allows you to move through the Maximum speeds are: option icons. • for cotton: 1200 rpm for model EWF 1249; 1400 rpm for model EWF 1449; • for synthetic, wool, and fabrics to be handwashed: 0900 rpm (EWF 1249, EWF 1449);...
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Depending on the program, different functions can be You must select this option after you have set the combined. These must be selected after choosing the program and before you press the START/PAUSE desired program and before depressing the button. START/PAUSE button.
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ENERGY SAVING: this option can be selected only for synthetics lightly or normally soiled with a temperature of 40°C or higher. The washing time will be prolonged. If you select 60°C-50°C-40°C, the washing temperature will be reduced to 42°C. SETUP: Setup option is used for selecting various basic settings without affecting the particular wash programme.
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CONTRAST LANGUAGE The Contrast setting allows you to modify the You can change the language setting if you would like optical characteristic of the display. the indicators in the display to appear in a different Example: language. 1. Enter the Setup option and select the Contrast Example: setting.
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7 START/PAUSE button 8 Vocal messages An electronic vocal board helps you through all the wash process, with its clear, simple and helpful messages. The vocal messages can be activated or disactivated, pressing simultaneously the buttons «Change» and «Exit». If it’s activated on the display is written “Voice enable”.
Programme information Sensitive + This programme has a high rinsing efficiency. Wool It is indicated for cotton fabrics. The cycle reduces Washing programme for machine washable wool as the detergent deposits, in particular on dark fabrics. well as for hand washable woollens and delicate This programme is recommended for people who are fabrics with the “hand washing”...
Laundry weights Washing hints The following weights are indicative: bathrobe 1200 g Sorting the laundry napkin 100 g Follow the wash code symbols on each garment quilt cover 700 g label and the manufacturer’s washing instructions. sheet 500 g Sort the laundry as follows: whites, coloureds, synthetics, delicates, woollens.
Ink: depending on the type of ink, moisten the fabric Quantity of detergent to be used first with acetone (*), then with acetic acid; treat any The type and quantity of detergent will depend on residual marks on white fabrics with bleach and then the type of fabric, load size, degree of soiling and rinse thoroughly.
International wash code symbols These symbols appear on fabric labels, in order to help you choose the best way to treat your laundry. Energetic wash Max. wash Max. wash Max. wash Max. wash temperature temperature temperature temperature 95°C 60°C 40°C 30°C Hand wash Do not...
Operating sequence 4. Switch the machine ON and OFF Turn the selector dial to the desired programme to Before washing your first load of laundry, we switch the appliance on. recommend that you run a cotton cycle at 60°C, To switch the appliance off turn it to O. with the machine empty, in order to remove any manufacturing residue from the drum and tub.
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Note: 7. Select the Spin Speed, the Rinse Hold If the undesired language has been set, press or Night cycle contemporary SPIN + OPTIONS buttons for about 2 seconds in order to change the language. Press the SPIN SPEED button repeatedly, in Follow the instructions as before.
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10. Start the programme If these requirements are met, when you pause the washing machine the door pilot light goes out, the Press the START/PAUSE button. The relevant light relevant message appears in the display and the will stop flashing. The message relevant to the door can be opened.
Washing programmes Washing Programmes Consumption* Type of laundry Programme/ Description of and symbols on Available options load temperature programme Energy Water Time labels litres min. White and Main wash at Cottons coloured cotton: 0 (cold)-95°C e.g. sheets, 0 (cold)-95°C 3 rinses 2.05 6 kg tablecloths,...
Washing programmes Special Programmes Consumption* Programme Wash Programme Addictional selector dial Programme load description functions Energy Water Time position max. litres min. 3 rinses with liquid additive, 0.15 For rinsing items if required. 6 kg Long spin at Rinses max. speed For empting out the water of the last rinses of program-...
Maintenance 1. Door seal Detergent can also accumulate inside the drawer recess: clean it with an old toothbrush. Refit the Check from time to time the door seal and eliminate drawer after cleaning. eventual possible objects that could be trapped in the fold.
Emergency emptying out • Remove any objects from the pump impeller by rotating it. If the water is not discharged, proceed as follows to empty out the machine: • pull out the plug from the power socket; • close the water tap; •...
Something not working? Problems which you can resolve yourself. During machine operation it is possible that one of the following messages appears on the display: Problem with the water supply ..“No incoming water. Check tap & hose” Problem with water draining ..“No drain. Check drain hose/filter” Door open ........“Door not closed.
Problem Possible cause • The machine vibrates or is noisy: • The transit bolts and packing have not been removed. • The support feet have not been adjusted. • The laundry is not evenly distributed in the drum. • Maybe there is very little laundry in the drum. •...
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