Asko W6863 Operating Instructions

							Menuoverview
Note!
Theillustrationshowsanexampleofaprogram.
Programchart
Program
time(ap-
prox.min)
Energyconsump-
tion(approx.kWh)
Watercon-
sumption
(approx.gal-
lon)
Max.
loadRPMs
Normal
numberof
rinsesTemp.°F
Pre
WashProgram
1/1No1.Auto
30-1801/1No2.TimeChoice
1501.018.51/116005140Yes3.Sani
1351.0214.31/116003140No4.Stain
901.014.51/216003140No5.White
750.611.91/216003140No6.Color
450.67.91/28003140No7.Quick
800.410.61/28004104No8.PermaPress
450.521.11/3800386No9.Wool/Delicate/
Hand
200.14.01/216001No10.Rinse
150.11/2160011.Spin
112.Drain
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Operatinginstructions
1.Auto
2.TimeChoice
3.Sani
4.Stain
5.White
6.Color
7.Quick
8.PermaPress
9.Wool/Delicate/Hand
10.Rinse
11.Spin
12.Drain
Start/Stop
*Onlyappliestocertainmachines
Cold
SuperRinse
Start/Stop
Dooropening
Timeremaining
*Onlyappliestocertainmachines
HighWaterLevel
AntiWrinklefunction
Superwash
Pre-soak*
1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 8.
7. 9. 10. 11. 12. 205° F
1800 *
1000
5.1600*
400
  800
1700 *
175° F
160° F
140° F
120° F
105° F  85° F
1200
1400
1500*
200 0 *
1:25  SuperRinseHighWaterLevelAntiWrinklefunctionSuperwashPre-soak            
						

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Closethedoorandpressthe
Start/Stopbutton
Timeremaining
Thetimeremainingisshowninhoursand
minutes.Duringtheactualprogram,thetime
countsdowninminutes.Onceaprogramis
selected,theestimatedprogramtimeisdis-
played.Thismaydifferfromtimetotimede-
pendingonthetemperatureofthewateren-
teringthemachineandthesizeoftheload.
Iftheprogramtimeislongerthantheprevious
washusingthesameprogram,“1”willbe
displayeduntiltheprogramfinishes.Thisis
normal!Thenexttimeyouusetheprogram
undersimilarconditions,theestimatedpro-
gramtimewillbemoreaccurate.
Toaddorremovelaundryafterthe
programstarts
Ifyouwanttoaddorremoveitemsafterthe
programhasstarted,youcanstopthepro-
grambypressingandholdingtheDoor
Openingbutton(keysymbol)forthreesec-
onds."Door"appearsonthedisplay.When
yourestartthemachine,addanyextradeter-
gentneededandclosethedoor.Themachine
continuesautomaticallyfromthepointwhere
theprogramwasinterrupted.
Stoppingorchangingaprogram
Youcanalsostopaprogrambypressingthe
Start/Stopbuttonforthreeseconds."Stop"
appearsonthedisplay.Torestartthema-
chine,selectanewprogram,addanyextra
detergentneeded,andpresstheStart/Stop
button.
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Oncetheprogramhasfinished
Onceaprogramhasfinished,"End"
appearsonthedisplay.
Thedooropensautomaticallyoncethepro-
gramhasfinished.Ifyouwanttodeactivate
AutomaticDoorOpening,seethe"Selecting
settings"section.
•Removethelaundry.
•Turnoffthemainpowerswitchand
youwillsaveenergy.
Ifyouhavesmallchildrenorpetsathome,
closethewasherdooronceyouhavere-
movedthelaundry.
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Operatinginstructions
 
						

							Youcanselectoptionstoadjustthewashingprogramtosuityourownspecificrequirements.
Themachinerememberswhichoptionsyouchoseforaprogram(withtheexceptionofDelayed
Start)thenexttimeyouselectthesameprogram.Ofcourse,youcanchangethisifyouwant.
Temperature
1.Selectthetemperaturebypressingthe-/+buttonsuntilthedesiredtemperatureisdisplayed.
2.YoucanselecttemperaturesbetweenColdand203°F(95°C).IfyouselectCold,thewashing
temperaturewillbethesameasthatofthewaterenteringthemachine.ForWool/handwash
youcannotchooseatemperaturehigherthan104°F(40°C)andthemaximumtemperature
fortheTimeChoiceprogramis140°F(60°C).
3.PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostarttheprogramorselectmoreoptions.
Spin
1.Selectthespinspeedbypressingthe-/+buttonsuntilthedesiredspinspeedisdisplayed.
2.Youcanselectspeedsbetween400and1600rpm,Nospin,orNodrain.Aspinwithaspeed
of400-800rpmisalwaysashortspin.FortheWool/handwashandPermaPressprograms
youcannotchooseaspinspeedhigherthan800rpm.
3.TimeChoicehasamaximumspeedof1600rpm.
4.Nospinmeansthattheprogramdoesnotincludeaspincycleandendsbydraining.No
drainingmeansthattheprogramdoesnotincludeaspincycleandendswiththewaterfrom
thefinalrinsestillinthemachine.Thewashingwillremaincoveredbythewaterfromthefinal
rinseandthereforewillnotbecomewrinkled.
5.Inordertoremovethelaundryfromthemachine,selecteitheraSpinorDrainprogramor
presstheDoorOpeningbutton(keysymbol)todrainthewaterfromthemachine.
6.PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostarttheprogramorselectmoreoptions.
DelayedStart
SelectDelayedStartbypressingthe+buttonontheTimebutton.ThedisplayshowsDelayed
Startfor3seconds.Youcandelaythestartbybetween1and24hours.Thenumberofhours
selectedisshowninwholehours.Pressthe-buttontoreducethenumberofhoursofdelay.
ThesymbolforDelayedStartlightsbesidethenumberofhours.PresstheStartbutton.The
machinecountsdown1houratatimeandstartsaftertheselecteddelay.Thisoptioncannotbe
usedwiththeTimeChoiceprogram.
SuperRinse
UsetheSuperRinseoptionifyouwanttoincreasethenumberofrinses.Themaximumnumber
ofrinsesissevenandvariesdependingontheselectedprogram.Thisoptioncannotbeselected
withtheAuto,TimeChoice,Rinse,Spin,orDrainprograms.
•SelectSuperRinsebypressingthebuttonunderthesymbol.
•Thesymbolabovethebuttonlightswhenthisoptionisactivated.
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SelectingOptions
 
						

							HighWaterLevel
HighWaterLevelmeansadditionalwaterisusedduringthemainwashandrinsecycles.Can
beusedwithallprogramsexceptAuto,TimeChoice,Wool/handwash,andRinse.
•SelectHighWaterLevelbypressingthebuttonunderthesymbol.
•Thesymbolabovethebuttonlightswhenthisoptionisactivated.
Note!
ThemachinetakesintheadditionalwaterforHighWaterLevelabout15minutesafterthemain
washhasstarted.
AntiWrinklefunction
AntiWrinklemeansthatthedrumwillrotateforthreesecondsperminutefortwohoursoncethe
washprogramhasfinished.Thisfunctionpreventstheclothesfromlyinginthesameposition
andgettingwrinkled.Thisisausefulfeatureifyoucannottakethelaundryoutstraightaway.
CanbeusedwithallprogramsexceptAuto,TimeChoice,Wool/handwash,Nospin,andRinse.
•SelectAntiWrinklebypressingthebuttonunderthesymbol.
•Thesymbolabovethebuttonlightswhenthisoptionisactivated.
SuperWash
SuperWashincreasesthetimeduringwhichwaterispumpedintothemachine.Theamountof
watermustsuittheloadifstainsanddirtaretobewashedout,whilethemainwashtimeisalso
increased.CanbeusedwithallprogramsexceptTimeChoice,Quick,Wool/handwash,and
Rinse.
•SelectSuperWashbypressingthebuttonunderthesymbol.
•Thesymbolabovethebuttonlightswhenthisoptionisactivated.
Pre-soak
Ifthelaundryisstained,suchaswithblood,werecommendapresoak.Thelaundrywillbe
soakedincoldwaterfortwohoursbeforethewashprogramstarts.Canbeusedwithallprograms
exceptAuto,TimeChoice,andRinse.
•SelectPresoakbypressingthebuttonunderthesymbol.
•Thesymbolabovethebuttonlightswhenthisoptionisactivated.
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SelectingOptions
 
						

							Youcanchangethefollowingsettings:
•Child-safeStart
•AutomaticDoorOpening
•Language
Child-safeStart
Activating/deactivatingChild-safeStart
YoucanactivatetheChild-safeStartoptiontopreventchildrenfromstartingthemachine.
•Turnoffthemachineusingthemainpowerswitch.
•Pressandholdthe+ontheTimebuttonandtheSuperRinsebuttonandturnonthemain
powerswitch.
•Turntheprogramselectorandchoose"Child-safeStartOff"or"Child-safeStartOn".
•PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostore.
YoucandeactivateChild-safeStartbypressingtheSuperRinseandStart/Stopbuttonsatthe
sametime:
TheChild-safeStartoptionwillbetemporarilydeactivatedforthreeminutes.
AutomaticDoorOpening
Thestandardsettingisforthewasherdoortoopenautomaticallywhentheprogramhasfinished.
Ifforanyreasonyoudonotwantthedoortoopenautomatically,youcanprogramthemachine
sothatthedooronlyopenswhenyoupresstheDoorOpeningbutton.Doasfollows:
•Turnoffthemachineusingthemainpowerswitch.
•PressthemainpowerswitchandtheSuperRinsebutton
•"Dooropen"isshownonthedisplay.
•PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostore.
Selectlanguage
Followtheseinstructions:
•Turnoffthemachineusingthemainpowerswitch.
•PressthemainpowerswitchandtheStart/Stopbutton
•Turntheprogramselectortochoosefrom:USEnglish,English,Svenska,Dansk,Norsk,
Suomi,Francais,Deutsch,Italiano,Espanol,Русский,Nederlands.
•PresstheStart/Stopbuttontosave.
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Settings
 
						

							Checkingthefilteranddrainpump
Thewashingmachinehasafilter,where
coins,hairpins,andthelikecangetcaught.
Tocleanthefilteranddrainpump:
1.Makesurethemachineisemptyofwater
andthatitisswitchedoffatthemainpower
switch.
2.Openthehatchforthedrainpumpas
shownintheillustration.
3.Drainoutthewater,intoabowl,forexam-
ple,byunhookingthedrainagehosefrom
thepininsidethehatch.
4.Openthepumpbyunscrewingthecover
counterclockwise.Removethecoverwith
thefilter.
5.Removeanyobjectsordebrisfromthe
pumphousing.Checktoseethatthepump
impellersatthebackwillrotate.
6.Screwonthecover,replacethedrainage
hoseonthehatchpin,andclosethehatch.
Cleaningthedetergent
compartment
Openthedetergentcompartmentandliftout
theinsert.Rinseitandscrubitcleanwitha
dishbrush.Replacethecompartment.
Note!
Donotrunthedetergentcompartment
throughadishwasher!
Cleaningtheoutsideofthemachine
Cleantheoutsideofthemachineandthe
programpanelwithamildcleaner.Donotuse
anysolvents,asthesecandamagethema-
chine.
Note!
Donothosedownorspraythemachinewith
water.
Cleaningtheinsideofthemachine
toavoidunpleasantsmells
Moderndetergentsoftenallowlaundrytobe
washedatlowtemperatures.Thismeansthat
smalldepositscanbuildupinthemachine.
These,inturn,mayleadtounpleasantodors
developing.
Toavoidthis,werecommendrunninga203°F
(95°C)washprogramonceamonth.When
youdothis,useasmallquantityofdetergent.
Itisnotnecessarytoputanylaundryinthe
machine.
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Careandmaintenanceinstructions
      
						

							Rinseholesunderthepaddle
Ifyouthinkthatanobject,suchasanailora
paperclip,mayhavefallenthroughthewash
drum,youshouldcheckthecontainerunder
thepaddle.Objectsofthiskindcanrustand
causespotsonclothing.Nailsandothersharp
objectscanmakeholesinfabric.
Doasfollows:
1.Useascrewdriverorsimilartool.
2.Insertthescrewdriverintothecenterhole
onthepaddleandturnthescrewdriver
handlegentlytotheleft.
3.Withyourotherhand,holdthepaddleand
pullittowardyouasshownintheillustra-
tion.
4.Liftthepaddle.
5.Removeanyobjects.
6.Placethepaddleinthemountingholewith
theF-marktowardyou.Ensurethatallthe
paddlefastenersareintheirholesinthe
drum.Pushitawayfromyouuntilitcatch-
es.
Ifyouhavehardwater
Ifyouliveinanareawithhardwater
(limescale),thewasherdrummaydevelopa
grayish-whitecoating.Toremovethis,empty
asachetofcitricacid,approx.20gram
(1ounce),intothewasherdrumandrunthe
Stain-Colorprogramat203°F(95°C).Re-
peatifnecessary.
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Careandmaintenanceinstructions
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							Thewasherdoorwillnotopen
1.Checkthatthemainpowerswitchison.
2.Hasthepowersupplybeencutoff?Check
thehousefuses(circuitbreakers).The
washerdoorcannotbeopenedusingthe
buttonwiththekeysymbolifthepower
supplyhasbeencutoff.
Ifnothingelseworks,thewasherdoor
canbeopenedasfollows:
•Thismustonlybedoneinanemergency
ifthemachine'sglassdoordoesnot
openautomaticallywhentheprogram
hasfinished.
•Firstcheckthatthereisnowaterleftin
themachine.Ifthereiswaterleftinthe
machineanditisnotpossibletorunthe
Drainprogram,emptythemachine.This
isdescribedundertheheading
"Checkingthefilteranddrainagepump"
inthe"Careandcleaning"chapter.
•Makesurethatthemainpowerswitch
isoffandthattheplughasbeenre-
movedfromthewallsocket.
•Youwillfindtheemergencyopenerfor
theglassdoorinthedoublesealedbag.
•Opentheglassdoorbyputtingthe
openerintheslottotherightofthelock
onthedoor.Pushtheopenerupor
downandthedoorwillopen.Illustration
3.
Ifthemachine'sglassdoordoesnotopenthe
nexttimeawashingprogramfinishes,callthe
CustomerCareCenteratthenumberatthe
bottomofthispage.
Themachinewillnotstart
1.Isthewasherdoorproperlyclosed?Push
itfirmly.
2.Istherepower?Checkthehousefuses.
3.CheckthatyouhavenotselectedDelayed
Start.Stoptheprogramifyouwant.
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Illustration3.   
						

							Errormessages
Thedisplayindicateswhetheranerrorhas
occurredduringtheprogram.Aftertakingthe
measuresdescribedbelow,turnoffthema-
chinetoexiterrormessagemode.
Theerrormessagesthatmaybeshownare:
Thedoorisnotclosed
IfthedisplayshowsClosethedoor,youtried
tostartaprogramwiththewasherdooropen.
Closethedoorandtheprogramwillstart.
Overfilling
IfthedisplayindicatesOverfilling:
1.Shutoffthewatertap.
2.ContacttheCustomerCareCenteratthe
numberlistedatthebottomofthispage!
Drainageerror
IfthedisplayindicatesaDrainageerror,
check:
•thatnoobjectsarestuckinthedrainage
hoseoutlet.
•thatthedrainpumpisnotblockedbyfor-
eignobjects.Cleanthepump(seethe
"Careandcleaning"chapter).
•thattherearenokinksinthedrainage
hose.
Aftertakingthenecessaryaction,runthe
DrainprogramorpresstheDoorOpening
button(keysymbol)toemptythemachine.If
theproblempersists,contacttheCustomer
CareCenteratthenumberlistedatthebot-
tomofthispage!
Waterintakeerror
IfthedisplayindicatesaWaterinletfault,
check:
Faultwithwatersupply.Check:
•thatthetaponthewaterpipeisopen.
•thatthefilterinthemachine’swaterintake
isnotblocked.
1.Shutoffthewatertap.
2.Unscrewthehose.
3.Cleanthefilterintheintakevalveonthe
machine.
4.Screwthehosebackon.
5.Turnonthetap.
6.Runtheprogramagaintocheckwhether
theerrorhasbeenfixed.
7.Iftheproblempersists,contacttheCus-
tomerCareCenteratthenumberlistedat
thebottomofthispage!
Dooropeningerror
IfthedisplayindicatesaDooropeningerror.
ContacttheCustomerCareCenteratthe
numberlistedatthebottomofthispage!
Motorfault
IfthedisplayindicatesaMotorfault.Contact
theCustomerCareCenteratthenumber
listedatthebottomofthispage!
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							Technicaldata
331/2''(850mm)Height:
237/16''(595mm)Width:
23.0"(585mm)Depth:
161(172)lb(withouterdoor)Weight:
13.2gal(50l)Cylindervolume:
13lb(6kg)Max.laundrycapacity:
400-1600Spinspeed(rpm)
Seeserialnumbertagandratingplate.Ratedpower:
Seeserialnumbertagandratingplate.Heateroutput:
14-145psiWaterpressure:
StainlesssteelWashdrumandliquidcompartmentmaterial:
Powder-coatedandhot-galvanizedsheetsteel
orstainlesssteel.
Outercasingmaterial:
59"(1.5m)pexpipeWaterconnection:
67"(1.7m)polypropylenehoseDrain:
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