Electrolux Ewf 12981 W User Manual

							User Manual
EWF 12981 W
EWF 14981 W - EWF 16981 WWashing Machine
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Welcome to the world of Electrolux
Thank you for choosing a first class product from Electrolux, which hopefully will
provide you with lots of pleasure in the future. The Electrolux ambition is to offer a
wide variety of quality products that make your life more comfortable. You find
some examples on the cover in this manual. Please take a few minutes to study
this manual so that you can take advantage of the benefits of your new machine.
We promise that it will provide a superior User Experience delivering Ease-of-
Mind. Good luck!
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Contents
Safety information ..............................5
Product description ...........................7
Control panel .....................................8
Use....................................................9
Washing hints ..................................22
International wash code symbol ......25
Washing programme ..................26-27
Programme information ...................28
Care and cleaning ...........................30
Something not working....................33
Techical data ...................................37
Consumption values ........................38
Installation .......................................39
Environment concerns .....................43
Guarantee conditions ......................44
Customer service centres ................45
The following symbols are used in this manual:
Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how
to avoid damaging the appliance.
General information and tips
Environmental information
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Safety Information
In the interest of your safety and to
ensure the correct use, before
installing and first using the
appliance, read this user manual
carefully, including its hints and
warnings. To avoid unnecessary
mistakes and accidents, it is
important to ensure that all people
using the appliance are thoroughly
familiar with its operation and safety
features. Save these instructions
and make sure that they remain
with the appliance if it is moved or
sold, so that everyone using it
through its life will be properly
informed on appliance use and
safety.
General safety
●It is dangerous to alter the
specifications or attempt to modify
this product in any way.
●During high temperature wash
programmes the door glass may get
hot. Do not touch it!
●Make sure that small pets do not
climb into the drum. To avoid this,
please check into the drum before
using.
●Any objects such as coins, safety
pins, nails, screws, stones or any
other hard, sharp material can cause
extensive damage and must not be
placed into the machine.
●Only use the advised quantities of
fabric softener and detergent.
Damage to the fabric can ensue if
you over-fill. Refer to the
manufacturer’s recommendations of
quantities.
●Wash small items such as socks,
laces, washable belts etc in a
washing bag or pillow case as it is
possible for such items to slip down
between the tub and the inner drum.
●Do not use your washing machine to
wash articles with whalebones,
material without hems or torn
material.
●Always unplug the appliance and
turn off the water supply after use,
clean and maintenance.
●Under no circumstances should you
attempt to repair the machine
yourself. Repairs carried out by
inexperienced persons may cause
injury or serious malfunctioning.
Contact your local Service Centre.
Always insist on genuine spare parts.
Installation
●This appliance is heavy. Care should
be taken when moving it.
●When unpacking the appliance,
check that it is not damaged. If in
doubt, do not use it and contact the
Service Centre.
●All packing and transit bolts must be
removed before use. Serious
damage can occur to the product
and to property if this is not adhered
to. See relevant section in the user
manual.
●After having installed the appliance,
check that it is not standing on the
inlet and drain hose and the worktop
is not pressing the electrical supply
cable.
●If the machine is situated on a
carpeted floor, please adjust the feet
in order to allow air to circulate freely
●Always be sure, that there is no
water leakage from hoses and their
connections after the installation.
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●If the appliance is installed in a
location subject to frost, please read
the “dangers of freezing”chapter.
●Any plumbing work required to install
this appliance should be carried out
by a qualified plumber or competent
person.
●Any electrical work required to install
this appliance should be carried out
by a qualified electrician or
competent person.
Use
●This appliance is designed for
domestic use. It must not be used
for purposes other than those for
which it was designed.
●Only wash fabrics which are
designed to be machine washed.
Follow the instructions on each
garment label.
●Do not overload the appliance. See
the relevant section in the user
manual.
●Before washing, ensure that all
pockets are empty and buttons and
zips are fastened. Avoid washing
frayed or torn articles and treat
stains such as paint, ink, rust, and
grass before washing. Underwired
bras must NOT be machine washed.
●Garments which have been in
contact with volatile petroleum
products should not be machine
washed. If volatile cleaning fluids are
used, care should be taken to
ensure that the fluid is removed from
the garment before placing in the
machine.
●Never pull the power supply cable to
remove the plug from the socket;
always take hold of the plug itself.
●Never use the washing machine if
the power supply cable, the control
panel, the working surface or the
base are damaged so that the inside
of the washing machine is
accessible.
Child safety
●This washing machine is not
intended for use by young children
or infirm persons without
supervision. 
●Young children should be supervised
to ensure that they do not play with
the appliance.
●The packaging components (e.g.
plastic film, polystyrene) can be
dangerous to children - danger of
suffocation! Keep them out of
children’s reach
●Keep all detergents in a safe place
out of children’s reach.
●Make sure that children or pets do
not climb into the drum. To avoid this
the machine incorporates special
feature. To activate this device, rotate
the button (without pressing it) inside
the door clockwise until the groove
is horizontal. If necessary use a coin.
To disable this device and restore
the possibility of closing the door,
rotate the button anti-clockwise until
the groove is vertical.

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Product description
Detergent dispenser drawer
Control panel
Door opening handle
Drain pump
Adjustable feet
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4
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2
1
Prewash
Wash
Fabric Softener
Various programme charts in different
languages are supplied with the
appliance. One is on the front side of
the detergent dispenser drawer and
the others are attached into the user
manual assy. The chart in the drawer
can be easily be replaced: remove the
chart from the drawer by pulling it
towards the right and insert the chart
with the language required.










	


	












 



Detergent dispenser drawer
Your new appliance meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry
with low water, energy and detergent consumption.
The New Jetsystem allows total use of detergent and reduces water consumption
so saving energy.
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Control panel
Programme selector dial
Display
Temperature button
Spin reduction button
Options buttons
Confirm button
Start/Pause button
Time manger buttons
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Use
First Use
●Ensure that the electrical and water
connections comply with the
installation instructions.
●Remove the polystryrene block and
any material from the drum.
Setting the language
When switching on the appliance for the
first time, by turning the programme
selector dial, you must set the language in
which you want the indicators in the
display to appear. When the appliance is
switched on again all indicators in the
display will appear in this language.
Important!
If the display is not showing any language,
the appliance has already been switched
on once. In such case, if you would
change the language setting, press at the
same timeTe m p .and Spinbuttons for 6
seconds to activate the menu language.
By pressing the  «Options» buttons
you can scroll all the available languages.
Press the Okbutton twice to confirm your
choice.
Setting the time
After having chosen the language you
must set the time prior to the first wash
and when changing to and from daylight
savings time.
The clock setting permits you to
modify/set up the current time. It is
important to keep it updated as the
current END Cycle Time depends on it.
With a short/single time pressure of the
«Options»  buttons, the time varies
minute by minute. With a continue
pressure of the same buttons, the time
varies 10 minutes by 10 minutes.
Press the Okbutton to fix the current time.
Daily Use
Customize your appliance
This appliance is provided of a «settings»
menu that allows you to modify the
factory settings as you want.
When you switch on the machine, by
turning the programme selector dial,
press the «Options»  buttons to
activate the Options menu. By pressing
again the same buttons you can move
through all the available options till when
you locate the «Settings» menu. Press
«Ok» to access in the menu. Use again
«Up/Down» buttons to scroll all the
settings and press «Ok» button to
confirm your choice.
Setting the sound volume
The sound setting permits you to modify
the volume of the sound emitter. By
pressing the «Options»  buttons,
you can choose between different
volume levels from 
0to 9(0 = no sound;
9 = max.).
Press Okbutton to confirm your choice.
Setting the brightness
The Brightness setting allows you to
modify the backlight intensity of the
display.
By pressing the «Options» 
buttons, you can increase or decrease
the brightness.
You can choose between different levels
from 
0to 9(0 = min. - 9 = max.).
Press Okbutton to confirm your choice.
Setting the contrast
The Contrast setting allows you to
modify the optical characteristic of the
display.
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By pressing the «Options» 
buttons, you can increase or decrease
the contrast.
You can choose between different levels
from 
0to 9(0 = min. - 9 = max.).
Press Okbutton to confirm your choice.
Reset settings
The Reset setting function allows you to
re-apply the factory settings.
Press Okbutton to activate this
function.
Press Okbutton to confirm your choice.
Return to main menu
This setting function allows you to return
to the options menu.
Locate the «Back»  option by
pressing the «Options»  .
Press Okbutton to confirm your choice.
Acoustic signals
The machine is provided of an acoustic
device, which sounds in the following
cases:
●when the appliance is switched on
●by pressing the Start/Pause button
●at the end of the cycle
●in the event of operating problems
If you want disable the acoustic
signals, except for the event of
operating problems, please refer to the
previous chapter «setting the sound
volume».
Load the laundry
Open the door by carefully pulling the
door handle outwards. Place the laundry
in the drum, one item at a time, shaking
them out as much as possible. Close
the door.
Measure out the detergent and the
fabric softener
Pull out the dispenser drawer until it
stops. Measure out the amount of
detergent required, pour it into the main
wash compartment  and, if you wish
to carry out a programme with the
«prewash» or «stain» phase, pour it into
the compartment marked  .
If required, pour fabric softener into the
compartment marked  (the amount
used must not exceed the “MAX” mark
in the drawer). Close the drawer gently.
	

	

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