Asko W6903 Operating Instructions
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Menuoverview Note! Theillustrationshowsanexampleofaprogram. Programmechart Program time(ap- prox.min) Energyconsump- tion(approx. kWh) Watercon- sumption (approx. gallon) Max. loadRPMs Normal numberof rinses Temp. °FMainWash Pre WashProgram 1/1No1.Auto 30-1801/1No2.TimeChoice 1501.018.51/120005140LongYes3.Sani 1351.0214.31/120003140LongNo4.Stain 900.814.31/220003140ShortNo5.White 700.411.91/220003104ShortNo6.Color 400.47.91/220003104ShortNo7.Quick 800.410.61/28004104ShortNo8.PermaPress 450.521.11/3800386ShortNo9.Wool 450.521.11/3800386ShortNo10.Delicate/ Hand 200.14.01/120001No11.Rinse 150.11/1200012.Spin 13.Drain 14.Settings 21CustomerCareCenter 1-800-898-1879 www.askousa.com Operatinginstructions Auto TimeChoice Sani Stain White Color Quick PermaPress WoolDelicate/Hand RinseSpin Drain Settings Cold SuperRinse NormalRinse EconomyRinse DelayedStart End ClockDooropen- ing HighWaterLevel NormalWaterLevel EndtimeStart/Stop *Onlyappliestocertainmachines205°F 175°F 160°F 120°F 105°F 85° F 2000 * 1900 * 1700 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 400 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 8. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 5. 10.2 009.20 140°F1800 205°F 175°F 160°F 120°F 105°F 85°F 2000 * 1900 * 1700 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 400 5. 140°F1800 * * * * EconomyRinseNormalRinseSuperRinseNormalWaterLevelHighWaterLevel
6 Closethedoorandpressthe Start/Stopbutton Timeremaining Thetimeremainingisshowninhoursand minutes.Onceaprogramhasbeenselected, anestimatedrunningtimeforthecomplete programisdisplayed.Thismaydifferfrom timetotimedependingonthetemperatureof thewaterenteringthemachineandthesize oftheload.Duringtheactualprogramthe timecountsdowninminutes.Iftheprogram timeislongerthanapreviouswashwiththe sameprogram,"1"willbedisplayeduntilthe programhasfinished. 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. 7 Oncetheprogramhasfinished Onceaprogramhasfinished,"End" appearsonthedisplay. Thedooropensautomaticallyoncethepro- gramhasfinished.Ifyouwanttodeactivate AutomaticDoorOpening,seethe"Selecting settings"section. •Removethelaundry. •Turnoffthemainpowerswitchand youwillsaveenergy. Ifyouhavesmallchildrenorpetsathome, closethewasherdooronceyouhavere- movedthelaundry. CustomerCareCenter22 1-800-898-1879 www.askousa.com Operatinginstructions
Youcanselectoptionstoadjustthewashingprogramtosuityourownspecificrequirements. Themachinerememberswhichoptionsyouchoseforaprogram(withtheexceptionofDelayed Start)thenexttimeyouselectthesameprogram.Ofcourse,youcanchangethisifyouwant. Temperature 1.Choosethetemperaturebypressingtheprogramselector(thebigarrow)untilatemperature ishighlighted. 2.Presstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilthedesiredtemperatureisdisplayed.Youcanselect temperaturesbetweenColdand203°F(95°C).IfyouselectCold,thewashingtemperature willbethesameasthatofthemachine'swatersupply.Youcannotchooseahighertemperature than104°F(40°C)forWoolor86°F(30°C)forHand.ThemaximumtemperaturefortheTime programis140°F. 3.PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostarttheprogramorpresstheprogramselector(thebigarrow) againtochoosemoreoptions. Spin 1.Choosethespinspeedbypressingtheprogramselector(thebigarrow)untilaspinspeedis highlighted. 2.Presstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilthespeedyouwantisdisplayed.Youcanselect speedsbetween400and2000rpm,Nospin,orNodrain.Aspinwithaspeedof400-800 rpmisalwaysashortspin.FortheDelicate/WoolandPermaPressprograms,youcannot chooseaspinspeedhigherthan800rpm. 3.TimeChoicehasamaximumspeedof1600rpm. 4.Nospinmeansthattheprogramdoesnotincludeaspincycleandendsbydraining.No drainingmeansthattheprogramdoesnotincludeaspincycleandendswiththewaterfrom thefinalrinsestillinthemachine.Thewashingwillremaincoveredbythewaterfromthefinal rinseandthereforewillnotbecomewrinkled. 5.Inordertoremovethelaundryfromthemachine,selecteitheraSpinorDrainprogramor presstheDoorOpeningbutton(keysymbol)todrainthewaterfromthemachine. 6.PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostarttheprogramorpresstheprogramselectortochoosemore options. Rinse 1.ThisoptioncanbeselectedwithallprogramsexceptAuto,Time,Rinse,SpinandDrain. Choosethenumberofrinsesbypressingtheprogramselector(thebigarrow)untiloneofthe rinsesymbols,EconomyRinse(removes1rinse),NormalRinse,orSuperRinse(adds2extra rinses),appearsonthedisplay. 2.PressthebuttonwiththebigarrowtochooseLight,Normal,orSuperRinse. 3.PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostarttheprogramorpresstheprogramselector(thebigarrow) againtochoosemoreoptions. 23CustomerCareCenter 1-800-898-1879 www.askousa.com SelectingOptions
HighWaterLevel 1.HighWaterLevelmeansadditionalwaterisusedduringthemainwashandrinsecycles. SelectHighWaterLevelbypressingtheprogramselector(thebigarrow)untiltheHighWater Levelsymbolishighlighted. Note! ThemachinetakesintheadditionalwaterforHighWaterLevelabout15minutesafterthe mainwashhasstarted. 2.YoucannotchoosethisoptionwiththeAuto,Time,Wool,Delicate/Hand,Rinse,Drain,or Spinprograms. 3.PresstheuparrowbuttontochooseHighWaterLevelorthedownarrowtochooseNormal WaterLevel. 4.PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostarttheprogramorpresstheprogramselector(thebigarrow) againtochoosemoreoptions. DelayedStart 1.WhenyouselectDelayedStart,themachinewillstart1-24hoursafteryoupresstheStart/Stop button.SelectDelayedStartbypressingtheprogramselector(thebigarrow)untiltheclock symbolishighlightedandthecurrentstartandendtimesappearontherightofthedisplay. 2.ThisoptioncannotbeusedwiththeTimeprogram. 3.Eachtimeyoupressthearrowbuttonsyouaddhalfanhourtothetimeuptoamaximumof 24hours. Important! RemembertopresstheStart/Stopbuttontostarttheprogram. CustomerCareCenter24 1-800-898-1879 www.askousa.com SelectingOptions
Youcanchangethefollowingsettings: •Pre-soak •AntiWrinklefunction •Clock •BuzzerVolume •Child-safeStart •AutomaticDoorOpening •Language •Temperature°C/°F Howtochoosethesettings: 1.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow)untiltheprogramselectionmenuinthedisplayon theleftishighlighted. 2.ThenpresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilSettingsishighlighted. 3.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow). Pre-soak Iftheclotheshavestains(blood,forexample),werecommendusingthepresoakprogram.The laundrywillbesoakedincoldwaterfortwohoursbeforethewashprogramstarts.Thisoption cannotbeusedwiththeWool/HandandTimeprograms. 1.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilPresoakappearsinthemiddleofthedisplay. 2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebigarrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuontherightof thedisplay. 3.PresstheupordownarrowbuttontoselectOfforOn. 4.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow)tosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureach theprogramyouwant. AntiWrinklefunction Thisoptionmeansthedrumwillrotateforthreesecondsperminutefortwohoursoncethewash programhasfinished.Thefunctionpreventstheclothesfromremaininginthesameposition andbecomingwrinkled. Thisisausefulfeatureifyoucannottakethelaundryoutstraightaway. 1.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilAntiWrinkleappearsontherightofthedisplay. 2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebigarrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuontherightof thedisplay. 3.PresstheupordownarrowbuttontoselectOfforOn. 4.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow)tosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureach theprogramyouwant. 25CustomerCareCenter 1-800-898-1879 www.askousa.com Settings
Clock Settheclockto12hour,24hour,orremainingprogramtimedisplay. 1.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilClockappearsinthemiddleofthedisplay. 2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebigarrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuontherightof thedisplay. 3.Presstheupordownarrowbuttontochoose12hourclock,24hourclock,orremainingpro- gramtimedisplay. 4.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow)tosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyouselected12or24hourclock,youwillnowcomeautomaticallytotheclocksettingmenu. Settingtheclock 6.Presstheuparrowbuttonuntilthecorrecthourisshown. 7.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow)tosaveyoursetting. 8.Presstheuparrowbuttonuntilthecorrectminutesareshown. 9.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow)tosaveyoursetting. 10.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureach theprogramyouwant. BuzzerVolume Youcanchoosetohavethemachinenotifyyouwhenaprogramhasfinishedorwhenafault hasoccurred. 1.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilBuzzerVolumeappearsinthemiddleofthedisplay. 2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebigarrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuontherightof thedisplay. 3.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonandchoosetheBuzzerVolumesetting.Off,Low,Normal, High. 4.Presstheprogramselectortosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureach theprogramyouwant. Child-safeStart YoucanactivatetheChild-safeStartoptiontopreventchildrenfromstartingthemachine.You candeactivatetheChild-safeStartoptionbypressingtheStart/StopandDoorOpening(key symbol)buttonsatthesametime.TheChild-safeStartoptionwillbetemporarilydeactivated forthreeminutes. 1.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilChild-safeStartappearsinthemiddleofthedisplay. 2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebigarrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuontherightof thedisplay. 3.PresstheupordownarrowbuttontoselectOfforOn. 4.Presstheprogramselectortosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureach theprogramyouwant. CustomerCareCenter26 1-800-898-1879 www.askousa.com Settings
AutomaticDoorOpening Thestandardsettingisforthewasherdoortoopenautomaticallywhentheprogramhasfinished. Ifforanyreasonyoudonotwantthedoortoopenautomatically,youcanprogramthemachine sothatthedooronlyopenswhenyoupresstheDoorOpeningbutton(keysymbol). 1.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilAutomaticDoorOpeningappearsinthemiddleofthe display. 2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebigarrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuontherightof thedisplay. 3.PresstheupordownarrowbuttontoselectOfforOn. 4.Presstheprogramselectortosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureach theprogramyouwant. Language 1.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilLanguageappearsinthedisplay. 2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebigarrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuontherightof thedisplay. 3.Presstheupordownarrowbuttonandchoosefrom:AUenglish,USenglish,svenska,dansk, norsk,suomea,Francais,Deutsch,Italiano,espanol,Русский,nederlands. 4.Presstheprogramselectortosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureach theprogramyouwant. Temperature 1.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilTemperatureappearsinthemiddleofthedisplay. 2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebigarrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuontherightof thedisplay. 3.Presstheupordownarrowbuttonandchoose°Cor°F. 4.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow)tosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureach theprogramyouwant. Back Toreturntotheprogrammenu,presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow). 27CustomerCareCenter 1-800-898-1879 www.askousa.com 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. 29CustomerCareCenter 1-800-898-1879 www.askousa.com Careandmaintenanceinstructions 1 2
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. CustomerCareCenter30 1-800-898-1879 www.askousa.com Troubleshooting Illustration3.