Asko W6984 Operating Instructions

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ThankyouforchoosingthisqualityproductfromASKO.
Wehopeitwillmeetyourexpectationsandfulfillyourneeds
formanyyearstocome.Scandinaviandesigncombinesclean
lines,everydayfunctionality,andhighquality.Thesearekey
characteristicsofallourproductsandthereasontheyare
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Togetthemostoutofyournewmachine,werecommendthat
youreadtheoperatinginstructionsbeforeusingit.The
operatinginstructionsalsoincludeinformationonhowyou
canhelpprotecttheenvironment.
OperatingInstructions
WashingMachine
Savetheseinstructionsforfuturereference
ASKOW6984
   
						

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Beforeusingyourmachinefor
thefirsttime
5Transportprotection
5Packingmaterial
5Washerdoor
5Languageselection
5Timedisplayoptions
5Settheclock
5Checkingwaterhardness
6Importantsafetyinstructions
6Groundinginstructions
7Installation
7Overflowguardfunction
7Transport/Winterstorage
7Disposal
8Childsafety
8Keepaneyeonchildren!
8Child-safeStart
9Partsofthewashingmachine
10Detergentcompartment
11Adviceandtipsbeforewashing
11Sortingyourlaundry
11Clothing
11Laundrylabels
11Laundrylabelsymbols
13Coloredcotton
13Unbleachedlinen
13Wool
13Rayonfibersandsyntheticfibers
13Stainremoval
13Reducingallergicreactions
13Savetimeandenergy
13HighWaterLevel
14Economyandefficiency
14Detergents
14Dyeingfabrics
14Liquiddetergents
15
Recommendeddetergent
amountsbasedonwaterhardness
16Operatinginstructions
16Sortyourlaundry.
16Turnonthemainpowerswitch
16
Openthewasherdoorandload
thelaundry
16
Adddetergentandfabricsoftener,
asrequired
17Selecttheprogram
20Selectoptions
22
Closethewasherdoorandpress
theStart/Stopbutton
22Oncetheprogramhasfinished
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							23Settings
23
Youcanchangethefollowing
settings:
23Child-safeStart
23Dooropening
24Temperature
24Extrarinses
24Pre-soak
24AntiWrinklefunction
24Clock
25BuzzerVolume
25SpinOption
25Selectlanguage
25Back
26
Careandmaintenance
instructions
26
Cleaningthetrapandthedrain
pump
26
Cleaningthedetergent
compartment
26
Cleaningtheoutsideofthe
machine
26
Cleaningtheinsideofthemachine
toavoidunpleasantsmells
27Rinseholesunderthepaddle
27Ifyouhavehardwater
28Troubleshooting
28Thewasherdoorwillnotopen
28Themachinewillnotstart
29Errormessages
30Technicalinformation
30Technicaldata
31Transportprotection
33Installation
33Levelingthemachine
33Watersupplyconnection
34Drainoutletconnection
34ElectricalConnections
34Groundinginstructions
34Freestandinginstallation
34Stackedinstallation
35Built-ininstallation
36Reversingthedoor
37Followtheseinstructions:
38Fittingthewoodendoor
39Service
40Warranty
40
HowtocontactASKOAppliances
Inc.
44Quickguide
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Beforeusingyourmachineforthefirsttime
 
						

							Transportprotection
Removeanytransportprotectiondevicesbefore
installingthemachine.Seethe"Transport
protection"chapter.
Packingmaterial
Pleasesortwastematerialsinaccordancewith
localguidelines.
Washerdoor
•Thewasherdoorcannotbeopeneduntilthe
machineisconnectedtotheelectricitysupply.
•Toopenthedoormanually,see"Thewasher
doorwillnotopen"inthe"Troubleshooting"
chapter.
•Themachinecannotbestartedwhenthedoor
isopen.
•Toopenthewasherdoorwhileaprogramis
running,see"Closethedoorandpressthe
Start/Stopbutton"inthe"Operating
instructions"chapter.
Languageselection
Youwillbepromptedtoselectthedisplay
languagewhenyouhaveconnectedyourmachine
andstartitforthefirsttime.Doasfollows:
Turntheprogramselectortochoosefrom:US
English,English,Svenska,Dansk,Norsk,Suomi,
Français,Deutsch,Italiano,Espanol,Русский,
Nederlands.
Pressthebuttoninthemiddleoftheprogram
selectororStart/Stoptosaveandtocontinueto
theclockandtimedisplaysettings.
Timedisplayoptions
Thetimeisshownonthedisplay.
Presstheupordownarrowbuttontochoose12h,
24h,ordisplayremainingtime.Presstheprogram
selectororStart/Stoptoconfirm.
Onceyouhavemadeaselection,themenufor
settingtheclockwillopen.
Settheclock
1.Presstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilthe
correcthourfigureisdisplayed.Pressthe
programselectortoconfirm.
2.Presstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilthe
correctminutefigureisdisplayed.Pressthe
programselectororStart/Stoptosave.
Onceyouhavemadeaselection,theprogram
menuwillopen.
Checkingwaterhardness
Thequantityofdetergentneededdepends,
amongotherthings,onwaterhardness.Seethe
detergentpackfordetails.Phoneyourlocalwater
companytocheckthewaterhardnessinyour
area.
NOTE!
Eachmachineistestedbeforeleavingthe
factory.Asmallamountofwatermayremainin
thedrainpump,thoughthisdoesnotaffect
qualityordamagethemachine.
SeeQuickguideonthelastpage
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Beforeusingyourmachineforthefirsttime
 
						

							SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONSFORFUTURE
REFERENCE
WARNING!
Toreducetheriskoffire,electricshock,orinjury
topersonswhenusingyourappliance,follow
basicprecautions,includingthefollowing:
•Readallinstructionsbeforeusingthe
appliance.
•Donotrunappliancewhileyouareoutofthe
home.
•Donotwashordryarticlesthathavebeen
previouslycleanedin,washedin,soakedin,
orspottedwithgasoline,dry-cleaningsolvents,
cookingoils,orotherflammableorexplosive
substancesbecausetheygiveoffvaporsthat
couldigniteorexplode.
•Donotallowchildrentoplayonorinthe
appliance.Closesupervisionofchildrenis
necessarywhentheapplianceisusednear
children.
•Beforetheapplianceisremovedfromservice
ordiscarded,removethedoortothewashing
compartment.
•Donotreachintotheapplianceifthedrumis
moving.
•Donotinstallorstorethisappliancewhereit
willbeexposedtotheweather.
•Donottamperwithcontrols.
•Donotrepairorreplaceanypartofthe
applianceorattemptanyservicingunless
specificallyrecommendedintheuser-repair
instructionsorinpublisheduser-repair
instructionsthatyouunderstandandhavethe
skillstocarryout.
•Donotaddgasoline,dry-cleaningsolvents,or
otherflammableorexplosivesubstancesto
thewashwater.Thesesubstancesgiveoff
vaporsthatcouldigniteorexplode.
•Undercertainconditions,hydrogengasmay
beproducedinahotwatersystemthathasnot
beenusedfor2weeksormore.HYDROGEN
GASISEXPLOSIVE.Ifthehotwatersystem
hasnotbeenusedforsuchaperiod,before
usingawashingmachineorcombination
washer-dryer,turnonallwaterfaucetsandlet
thewaterflowfromeachforseveralminutes.
Thiswillreleaseanyaccumulatedhydrogen
gas.Asthegasisflammable,donotsmokeor
useanopenflameduringthistime.
WARNING!
Thisappliancemustbeproperlygrounded.
Thismanualdoesnotcovereverypossible
conditionandsituationthatmayoccur.Use
commonsenseandcautionwheninstalling,
operating,andmaintaininganyappliance.
Groundinginstructions
A)Groundinginstructionsforagrounded,
cord-connectedappliance:
Intheeventofmalfunctionorbreakdown,
groundingwillreducetheriskofelectricshockby
providingapathofleastresistanceforelectric
current.Thisapplianceisequippedwithacord
havinganequipment-groundingconductoranda
groundingplug.Theplugmustbepluggedinto
anappropriateoutletthatisproperlyinstalledand
groundedinaccordancewithalllocalcodesand
ordinances.
WARNING!
Improperconnectionoftheequipment-grounding
conductorcanresultinariskofelectricshock.
Checkwithaqualifiedelectricianorservice
representativeorpersonnelifyouareindoubt
astowhethertheapplianceisproperlygrounded.
Donotmodifytheplugprovidedwiththe
appliance.Ifitwillnotfittheoutlet,haveaproper
outletinstalledbyaqualifiedelectrician.
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Importantsafetyinstructions
     
						

							B)Groundinginstructionsfora
permanentlyconnectedappliance:
Thisappliancemustbeconnectedtoagrounded
metal,permanentwiringsystem,oran
equipment-groundingconductormustberunwith
thecircuitconductorsandconnectedtothe
equipment-groundingterminalorleadonthe
appliance.
NOTE!
Thismanualdoesnotcovereverypossible
conditionandsituationthatmayoccur.Use
commonsenseandcautionwheninstalling,
operating,andmaintaininganyappliance.
Installation
Seethe"Installation"chapter.
Overflowguardfunction
Ifthemachine’swaterlevelrisesabovethenormal
level,theoverflowguardfunctionbeginstopump
wateroutandshutsoffthewaterintake.Ifthe
waterlevelhasnotdroppedwithin60seconds,
theprogramisterminated.
Transport/Winterstorage
Ifthemachineistobetransportedorstoredin
unheatedpremiseswherethetemperaturecan
fallbelowfreezing,doasfollows:
•Emptythefilterandthedrainpump.Seethe
"Careandmaintenanceinstructions"chapter.
•Shutoffthewatertothewashingmachine,
loosenthesupplyhosetotheintakevalve,and
letthewaterrunoutfromthevalveandhose.
•Afteremptyingthepump,asmallamountof
watermayremaininthemachine.Thisdoes
notaffectqualityordamagethemachine.
Disposal
Whenthemachinehasreachedtheendofits
servicelifeandistobedisposedof,itshould
immediatelybemadeunusablebyremovingthe
doortothewashingcompartment.Contactyour
localauthoritiesforinformationaboutwhereyour
machineshouldbedisposedofandrecycledin
theproperway.Themachineismanufactured
andlabeledforrecycling.
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Importantsafetyinstructions
  
						

							Keepaneyeonchildren!
Beobservantofchildren!
•Laundrydetergentsarecorrosive,soalways
keepthemoutofreachofchildren.
•Shouldachildswallowdetergent,giveplenty
todrinkimmediately,i.e.,oneortwoglasses
ofmilkorwater.Donottrytoinducevomiting.
Seekmedicaladviceimmediately:The
NationalPoisoncenterphonenumberis
1-800-222-1222.
•Alwaysclosethedoorandstarttheappliance
assoonasyouputinthedetergent.
•Alwaysturnthepowerofftothemachinewhen
itisnotinuse.
•Alwayskeepsmallchildrenawayfromthe
machinewhenitisopen.Theremaybesome
detergentresidueleftinsidethemachine.
•Iflaundrydetergentgetsinsomeone’seyes,
rinsethemwithplentyofwaterforatleast15
minutes.
Child-safeStart
YoucanactivatetheChild-safeStartoptionto
preventchildrenfromstartingthemachine.You
candeactivatetheChild-safeStartoptionby
pressingtheStart/Stopbuttonandtheprogram
selector(thebigarrow)atthesametime.The
Child-safeStartoptionwillbetemporarily
deactivatedforthreeminutes.
1.Presstheupordownarrowbuttonuntil
Child-safeStartappearsinthemiddleofthe
display.
2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebig
arrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuontheright
ofthedisplay.
3.Presstheupordownarrowbuttontoselect
OfforOn.
4.Presstheprogramselectortosaveyour
setting.
5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,
pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureach
theprogramyouwant.
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Childsafety
 
						

							1.Mainpowerswitch
2.Detergentcompartment
3.Programpanel
4.Serialnumberplate(oninsideofwasherdoor)
5.Drainpumpcover
6.Drainpump(behindcover)
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Partsofthewashingmachine
1234
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							1.PreWash
2.MainWash
3.Mainwashliquiddetergent.
4.Fabricsoftener
Thedetergentdrawerautomaticallydispensesthedetergentandfabricsoftenerattheappropriatetimes.
Simplypourthemeasuredamountsofdetergentandsoftenerintothepropercompartments(asillustrated)
andclosethedrawer.
NOTE!
Toavoidoversudsing,donotputdetergentintheprewashcompartmentunlessyouareusingoneof
theHeavywashprogramswhichhasaprewashcycle.
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Detergentcompartment
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