Asko W6984 Operating Instructions
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DelayedStart
WhenyouselectDelayedStart,themachinewillstart½-24hoursafteryoupresstheStart/Stopbutton.
ThisoptioncannotbeusedwithTimeChoice.
1.SelectDelayedStartbypressingtheprogramselector(thebigarrow)untiltheclocksymbolis
highlightedandthecurrentstartandendtimesappearontherightofthedisplay.
2.Eachtimeyoupressthearrowbuttonsyouaddhalfanhourtothetimeuptoamaximumof24hours.
NOTE!
RemembertopresstheStart/Stopbuttontostarttheprogram.
NOTE!
Makesurethedetergentcompartmentiscompletelydrybeforeyouadddetergent,otherwisethereis
ariskthatthedetergentwillclumpbeforethemachinestarts.
HighWaterLevel
1.HighWaterLevelmeansadditionalwaterisusedduringthemainwashandrinsecycles.SelectHigh
WaterLevelbypressingtheprogramselector(thebigarrow)untilHighWaterLevelishighlighted.
2.ThisoptioncannotbeusedwiththeAuto,TimeChoice,Wool,Delicate,Rinse,Spin,andDrain
programs.
3.PresstheuparrowbuttontochooseHighWaterLevelorthedownarrowtochooseNormalWater
Level.
4.PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostarttheprogramorpresstheprogramselector(thebigarrow)again
toselectmoreoptions.
NOTE!
ThemachinetakesintheadditionalwaterforHighWaterLevelabout15minutesafterthemainwash
hasstarted.
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Operatinginstructions
7 Closethewasherdoorand presstheStart/Stopbutton Timeremaining Whentheprogramstarts,anestimatedprogram time,inhoursandminutes,isdisplayed.The remainingtimeisupdatedthreetimesduringthe program,basedontheactualloadandthe incomingwatertemperature.Thefirstupdate takesplaceafterabout15minutes.Theremaining timeislastupdatedjustbeforethefinalrinse. Toaddorremovelaundryafterthe programstarts Ifyouwanttoaddorremoveitemsafterthe programhasstarted,youcanstoptheprogram bypressingandholdingtheDoorOpeningbutton (keysymbol)forthreeseconds.Whenyourestart themachine,addanyextradetergentneededand closethewasherdoor.Themachinecontinues automaticallyfromthepointwheretheprogram wasinterrupted. Stoppingorchangingaprogram Youcanstopaprogrambypressingthe Start/Stopbuttonforthreeseconds."Stop" appearsonthedisplay.Torestartthemachine, selectanewprogram,addanyextradetergent needed,andpresstheStart/Stopbutton. NOTE! Donotopenthedetergentcompartmentwhile themachineisrunning. 8 Oncetheprogramhasfinished Onceaprogramhasfinished,"End" appearsonthedisplay. Thewasherdooropensautomaticallyoncethe programhasfinished.Ifyouwanttodeactivate theAutomaticDoorOpeningfunction,seethe "Selectingsettings"section. •Removethelaundry. •Turnoffthemainpowerswitchasthiswillsave energy. Ifyouhavesmallchildrenorpetsathome,close thewasherdooronceyouhaveremovedthe laundry. Backlighting Twominutesafterthewashprogramfinishesthe displaybacklightingentersenergysavingmode. CustomerCareCenter 1-800-898-1879 22 www.askousa.com Operatinginstructions
Youcanchangethefollowingsettings: •Child-safeStart •Dooropening •Language •Temperature •Extrarinses •Pre-soak •AntiWrinklefunction •Clock •BuzzerVolume •SpinOption Howtochoosethesettings: 1.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow)untiltheprogramselectionmenuinthedisplayontheleft ishighlighted. 2.ThenpresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilSettingsishighlighted. 3.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow). Child-safeStart YoucanactivatetheChild-safeStartoptiontopreventchildrenfromstartingthemachine.Youcan deactivatetheChild-safeStartoptionbypressingtheStart/Stopbuttonandtheprogramselector(the bigarrow)atthesametime.TheChild-safeStartoptionwillbetemporarilydeactivatedforthreeminutes. 1.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilChild-safeStartappearsinthemiddleofthedisplay. 2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebigarrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuontherightofthedisplay. 3.PresstheupordownarrowbuttontoselectOfforOn. 4.Presstheprogramselectortosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureachtheprogram youwant. Dooropening Thedefaultsettingisforthewasherdoortoopenautomaticallywhentheprogramhasfinished.Ifforany reasonyoudonotwantthedoortoopenautomatically,youcanprogramthemachinesothatthedoor onlyopenswhenyoupresstheDoorOpeningbutton(keysymbol). 1.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilAutomaticDoorOpeningappearsinthemiddleofthedisplay. 2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebigarrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuontherightofthedisplay. 3.PresstheupordownarrowbuttontoselectOfforOn. 4.Presstheprogramselectortosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureachtheprogram youwant. 23CustomerCareCenter 1-800-898-1879 www.askousa.com Settings
Temperature 1.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilTemperatureappearsinthemiddleofthedisplay. 2.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow)oncetoaccesstheoptionsmenutotherightofthedisplay. 3.Presstheupordownarrowbuttonandchoose°Cor°F. 4.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow)tosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureachtheprogram youwant. Extrarinses Upondelivery,yourwashingmachineissettousethreerinsesintheWhiteandColorprograms.Ifyou wanttoincreasethenumberofrinsestofivefortheseprograms,doasfollows: 1.Presstheupordownarrowbuttonandselect"ExtrarinsesOn"forfiverinsesor"ExtrarinsesOff"for threerinses. 2.PresstheDoorOpeningbuttononcetosavethesetting. Pre-soak Ifthelaundryisstained,suchaswithblood,werecommendapresoak.Thelaundrywillbesoakedin coldwaterfortwohoursbeforethewashprogramstarts.ThisoptioncannotbeusedwiththeTimeChoice, Wool,andDelicateprograms. 1.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilPresoakappearsinthemiddleofthedisplay. 2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebigarrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuontherightofthedisplay. 3.PresstheupordownarrowbuttontoselectOfforOn. 4.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow)tosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureachtheprogram youwant. AntiWrinklefunction Thisoptionmeansthedrumwillrotateforthreesecondseachminutefortwohoursoncethewashprogram hasfinished.Thisfunctionpreventstheclothesfromlyinginthesamepositionandgettingwrinkled. Thisisausefulfeatureifyoucannottakethelaundryoutrightaway. 1.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilAntiWrinkleappearsontherightofthedisplay. 2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebigarrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuontherightofthedisplay. 3.PresstheupordownarrowbuttontoselectOfforOn. 4.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow)tosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureachtheprogram youwant. Clock Settheclockto12hour,24hour,orremainingprogramtimedisplay. 1.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilClockappearsinthemiddleofthedisplay. 2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebigarrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuontherightofthedisplay. 3.Presstheupordownarrowbuttontochoose12hourclock,24hourclock,orremainingprogramtime display. 4.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow)tosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyouselected12or24hourclock,youwillnowcomeautomaticallytotheclocksettingmenu. Settingtheclock 1.Presstheuparrowbuttonuntilthecorrecthourisshown. CustomerCareCenter 1-800-898-1879 24 www.askousa.com Settings
2.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow)tosaveyoursetting. 3.Presstheuparrowbuttonuntilthecorrectminutesareshown. 4.Presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow)tosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureachtheprogram youwant. BuzzerVolume Youcanchoosetohavethemachinenotifyyouwhenaprogramhasfinishedorwhenafaulthasoccurred. 1.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilBuzzerVolumeappearsinthemiddleofthedisplay. 2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebigarrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuontherightofthedisplay. 3.UsetheupanddownarrowbuttonstoadjusttheBuzzerVolume:Off,Low,Normal,orHigh 4.Presstheprogramselectortosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureachtheprogram youwant. SpinOption Ifyouhaveaproblemwithresonancefrequencieswhereyourmachineispositioned,trychangingthe SpinOptionsetting.Choosebetweenfourpresetoptions. Selectlanguage 1.PresstheupordownarrowbuttonuntilLanguageappearsinthedisplay. 2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebigarrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuontherightofthedisplay. 3.Presstheupordownarrowbuttonandchoosefrom:USenglish,English,Svenska,Dansk,Norsk, Suomea,Français,Deutsch,Italiano,Espanol,Русский,Nederlands. 4.Presstheprogramselectortosaveyoursetting. 5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoresettings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntilyoureachtheprogram youwant. Back Toreturntotheprogrammenu,presstheprogramselector(thebigarrow). 25CustomerCareCenter 1-800-898-1879 www.askousa.com Settings
Cleaningthetrapandthedrain
pump
Thewashingmachinehasatrapwheresmall
itemssuchascoins,buttons,andhairpinscan
collect.Tocleanthetrapandthedrainpump,do
asfollows:
1.Makesurethemachineisemptyofwaterand
switchedoffatthemainpowerswitch.
2.Openthedoor.
3.Unhookthedrainhosefromtheconnector
insidethedooranddrainthewaterintoa
suitablecontainer,suchasashallowbowl.
4.Turnthecovercounter-clockwisetoopenthe
pump.Removethecover.
5.Removeanyitemsanddebrisfromthepump
housingandcover.Alsocheckthatthepump
impellersatthebackrotate.
6.Screwonthecover,replacethedrainagehose
onthehatchpin,andclosethehatch.
Cleaningthedetergent
compartment
NOTE!
Donotwashthedetergentcompartmentorthe
insertinadishwasher!
Openthedetergentcompartmentandremovethe
insert.Rinsetheinsertandscrubitcleanwitha
dishbrush.Wipeupanydetergentleftinsidethe
detergentcompartment.Replacetheinsertinthe
detergentcompartment.
Cleaningtheoutsideofthemachine
Cleantheoutsideofthemachineandtheprogram
panelwithamildcleaner.Donotuseany
solvents,asthesecandamagethemachine.
NOTE!
Donothosedownthemachinewithwater!
Cleaningtheinsideofthemachine
toavoidunpleasantsmells
Moderndetergentsoftenallowlaundrytobe
washedatlowtemperatures.Thismeansthat
smalldepositscanbuildupinthemachine.These,
inturn,mayleadtounpleasantodorsdeveloping.
Toavoidthis,werecommendrunninga203°F
(95°C)washprogramonceamonth.Whenyou
dothis,useasmallquantityofdetergent.Itisnot
necessarytoputanylaundryinthemachine.
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Insert
Detergentcompartment
Rinseholesunderthepaddle
Ifyoususpectthatobjectssuchasnailsorpaper
clipsmayhavefallenintothewashdrum,you
shouldcheckthespaceunderthepaddles.Such
objectscanrustandcausespotsonclothing.
Nailsandothersharpobjectscancauseholesin
fabrics.
Doasfollows:
1.Insertascrewdriverorsimilartoolintothehole
onthepaddleasillustratedandcarefullypush
totheleft.
2.Useyourotherhandtograspthepaddleand
pullittowardyou.
3.Liftthepaddle.
4.Removeanyobjects.
5.Placethepaddleinthemountingholewiththe
F-marktowardyou.Ensurethatallthepaddle
fastenersareintheirholesinthedrum.Push
itinuntilitcatches.
Ifyouhavehardwater
Ifyouliveinanareawithhardwater(high
limescalecontent),agrayish-whitecoatingmay
formonthewashdrum.Toremovethiscoating,
pourapproximately20gram(1oz)ofcitricacid
intothewashdrumandrunany203°F(95°C)
program.Repeatifnecessary.
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Thewasherdoorwillnotopen
1.Checkthatthemainpowerswitchison.
2.Istherepower?Checkyourhome’sfuses
(circuitbreakers).Thewasherdoorcannotbe
openedwiththedooropeningbutton(withthe
keysymbol)ifthepowerisoff.
Ifnothingelseworks,thewasherdoorcan
beopenedasfollows:
WARNING!
Thedoormayonlybeopenedmanuallyifthe
electricpoweriscutandthemachinehas
beendrainedofwater.
ARuntheDrainprogramtoemptythewater
fromthemachine.Ifthisdoesnotwork,the
machinemustbedrainedmanually.See
"Cleaningthetrapandthedrainpump"in
the"Careandmaintenanceinstructions"
chapter.
Ifthisdoesnotwork,themachinemustbe
drainedmanually.See"Cleaningthetrap
andthedrainpump"inthe"Careand
maintenanceinstructions"chapter.
BEnsurethatthemainpowerswitchisturned
offandthattheplughasbeenremovedfrom
thewallsocket.
CTaketheemergencydooropeningtooland
placeitinthegapontherightsideofthe
washerdoorlock.Thistoolisfoundinthe
enclosedplasticbag.
DPushthetoolupwardtoopenthewasher
door.
Ifinthefuturethewasherdoordoesnotopen
whenthewashprogramhasfinished,callthe
CustomerCareCenter.
Themachinewillnotstart
1.Isthewasherdoorproperlyclosed?Pushit
firmly.
2.Istherepower?Checkthefusesandresidual
currentdevices(circuitbreakers)inthe
building.
3.CheckthatyouhavenotselectedDelayed
Start.TocancelDelayedStart,pressthe
Start/Stopbuttonforthreeseconds.
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Troubleshooting
Errormessages Ifanerroroccursduringtheprogram,amessage isshownonthedisplay.Toexitthemessageafter takingaction,turnthemachineoffandthenback on. Theerrormessagesthatmaybeshowninthe displayare: Closethedoor Closethewasherdoorandtheprogramwillstart. Overfilling 1.Shutoffthewatertap. 2.See"Drainageerror". Drainageerror Check: •thatnoobjectsarestuckinthedrainagehose outlet. •thatthedrainpumpisnotblockedbyforeign objects.Cleanthepump.Seethe"Careand maintenanceinstructions"chapter. •thattherearenokinksinthedrainagehose. Aftertakingaction,runtheDrainprogramorpress theDoorOpeningbutton(keysymbol)toempty themachine.Ifthisdoesnotresolvetheproblem, calltheCustomerCareCenter. WaterInletFault Check: •thatthetaponthewaterpipeisopen. •thatthefilterinthemachine’swaterintakeis notblocked. Action: 1.Shutoffthewatertap. 2.Unscrewthehose. 3.Cleanthefilterintheintakevalveonthe machine. 4.Screwthehosebackon. 5.Turnonthetap. 6.Runtheprogramagaintocheckwhetherthe errorhasbeenfixed. 7.Ifthisdoesnotresolvetheproblem,callthe CustomerCareCenter. Dooropeningerror ContacttheCustomerCareCenteratthenumber listedatthebottomofthispage! Motorfault ContacttheCustomerCareCenteratthenumber listedatthebottomofthispage! Imbalance Themachinestopsthespincycleifthereistoo muchimbalance.Thewashingmachinerestarts thespincycleandhopefullythelaundryisbetter distributedinthedrum.Thisprocedurecanbe repeatedupto10times.Ifthemachinestillfails tofindagoodbalance,theprogramjumpstothe nextstep. Theerrormessagerequiresnoaction. 29CustomerCareCenter 1-800-898-1879 www.askousa.com Troubleshooting
Technicaldata 331/2''(850mm)Height: 231/2''(597mm)Width: 237/8"(606mm)Depth: 161lb(73kg)Weight: 15,9gal(60l)Cylindervolume: 18lb(8kg)Max.laundrycapacity: 400-1800Spinspeed(rpm): Seeserialnumbertagandratingplate.Ratedpower: Seeserialnumbertagandratingplate.Heateroutput: 14-145psiWaterpressure: StainlesssteelWashdrumandliquidcompartmentmaterial: Powder-coatedandhot-galvanizedsheetsteelor stainlesssteel. Outercasingmaterial: 59"(1.5m)pexpipeWaterconnection: 67"(1.7m)polypropylenehoseDrain: CustomerCareCenter 1-800-898-1879 30 www.askousa.com Technicalinformation