Asko W6342 Operating Instructions

Detergents
Eco-labelleddetergentsarelessharmfulto
theenvironment.
Detergentoverdosingdoesnotgivebetter
washingresults;itmerelycausesagreater
impactontheenvironment;canalsohinder
thewashperformance.
Trytouselessdetergent,andincreaseonly
ifyouarenotsatisfiedwiththeresults.
Dyeingfabrics
Ifyouwanttodyefabricsinthemachine,
selecttheNormalprogramwiththeSuper
RinseoptionOn.Selecttemperature
accordingtothedyemanufacturer’s
recommendations.
Choosealowspinspeedifthefabrictobe
dyedisablendedmaterialsuchas...

1
Sortyourlaundry.
Seethe"AdviceandTips"section
beforewashing.
Note!
Placeunderwiredbrasinalaundrynet.
Note!
Emptypockets.Coins,nailsandthelikecan
causedamagetothemachineandfabrics.
Seethe"AdviceandTips"sectionbefore
washing.
2
Turnonthemainpowerswitch.
3
Openthewasherdoorandload
thewashing
Ifthedoorisclosed,presstheDoor
openingbutton(keysymbol).Theredfield
lightsupandthedoorwillopenafterafew
seconds.Loadthelaundry.Thelaundry
programchartshowshowmuchlaundrycan
bewashedwitheachprogram.
4...

5
Selecttheprogram
Youcanselectaprogrambyturningthe
programselector.Aredfieldlightsup
besidetheselectedprogram,andthe
estimatedprogramtimeisshownonthe
display.Starttheprogrambypressingthe
Start/StopbuttonorgotoOptionsand
Settings.
Heavy
Usethisprogramforheavilysoiledlaundry.
Youonlyneedtousethemaximum
temperature,95°C,ifthelaundryisvery
heavilysoiled.
Normal
Normallysoiledsheets,pillowcasesand
towelswillcomecleanat60°C.
White
Normallysoiledsheets,pillowcasesand
towelswillcomecleanat60°C.
Colour...

6
Selectoptionsandsettings
Bychangingoptionsandsettingsyou
canadjustthewashingprogramtosuit
yourownspecificrequirements.
Themachinewillrememberwhichsettings
andoptionsyouchooseforeachprogram
andusesthese(withtheexceptionofDelayed
Start)thenexttimeyouselecttheprogramin
question.Ofcourse,youcanchangethe
optionsifyouwant.
Temperature
Selecttemperaturebypressingthe
Temperaturebuttonuntiltheredfieldlights
upbesidethedesiredtemperature.
Youcanselecttemperaturesbetween30°C
and95°CorCold.IfyouselectCold,the...

DelayedStart
WhenyouselectDelayedStart,themachine
willstartbetween1and24hoursafteryou
presstheStart/Stopbutton.
•PresstheDelayedStartbuttonthesame
numberoftimesasthenumberofhours
youwanttodelaythestartby(1-24hours).
Alitredfieldnexttothebuttonindicates
thattheoptionhasbeenactivated.
•Thenumberofhoursdelayuntilstartis
showninthedisplaywindow.
•PresstheStart/Stopbutton.
•Thenumberofhourstostartisdisplayed
withacountdownonehouratatime.
•CancelDelayedStartbypressingthe
Start/Stopbuttonfor3seconds.Thered...

8
Oncetheprogramhasfinished[
Onceaprogramisfinished,"End"
appearsonthedisplay.
Thedooropensautomaticallyoncethe
programhasfinished.Ifyouwantto
deactivate"automaticdooropening",seethe
Childsafetychapter.
•Removethelaundry.
•Turnoffthemainpowerswitch,turn
offthemainpowerswitch...andyou
willsaveenergy.
Ifyouhavesmallchildrenorpetsathome,
closethewasherdooronceyouhave
removedthelaundry.
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Washing
 

Checkingthetrapanddrainage
pump
Thewashingmachinehasatrap,where
coins,hairpinsandthelikecangetcaught.
Tocleanthefilteranddrainagepump:
1.Makesurethemachineisemptyofwater
andthatitisswitchedoffatthemains.
2.Openthehatchforthedrainagepumpas
shownintheillustration.
3.Drainoutthewater,intoabowl,for
example,byunhookingthedrainagehose
fromthepininsidethehatch.
4.Unscrewthecoveranti-clockwiseand
remove.
5.Removeanyforeignobjectsfromthetrap
andpumpassembly.Checktoseethatthe
pumpblades,rightattheback,willrotate....

Cleaningtheinsideofthemachine
toavoidunpleasantsmells
Moderndetergentsoftenallowclothestobe
washedatlowtemperatures.Thismeansthat
smalldepositscanbuildupinthemachine.
These,inturn,mayleadtounpleasantsmells
developing;especiallyifconstantlyusingcold
wash.
Toavoidthis,werecommendrunninga95
°Cwashprogramonceamonth.Whenyou
dothis,useasmallquantityofdetergent.It
isnotnecessarytoputanywashinginthe
machine.
Rinseholesundertheagitator
Ifyouthinkthatanobject,suchasanailora
paperclip,mayhavefallenthroughthewash...

Thewasherdoorwillnotopen
1.Checkthatthemainpowerswitchison.
2.Hasthepowersupplybeencutoff?Check
thehousefuses(circuitbreakers).The
washerdoorcannotbeopenedifthepower
supplyhasbeencutoff.
Ifnothingelseworks,thewasherdoor
canbeopenedasfollows:
•Thismustonlybedoneinanemergency
ifthemachine'sglassdoordoesnot
openautomaticallywhentheprogram
hasfinished.
•Firstcheckthatthereisnowaterleftin
themachine.Ifthereisanywaterleft
andyouareunabletoruntheDrain
program,emptythemachineby...

Errormessages
Thedisplayindicatesifanerrorhasoccurred
duringtheprogram.Aftertakingthemeasures
describedbelow,turnoffthemachinetoleave
errormessagemode.
Theerrormessagesthatmaybeshownare:
Thedoorisnotclosed
IfthefirstredfieldbesidetheStart/Stop
buttonisflashing,youhavetriedtostarta
programwiththedooropen.Closethedoor
andtheprogramwillstart.
Overflowfault
IfF1isflashinginthedisplay.
1.Shutoffthewatertap.
2.Calltheservicedivision.
Wateroutletfault(GreyHose)
IfF3isflashinginthedisplay,thereisa...