Zanussi Zwf 385 User Manual

							User
Manual
Washing
machine
ZWF 385
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Content
Safety information  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3
Description of the appliance  - - - - - - - - - - - -5
Detergent dispenser drawer  - - - - - - - - - - - -5
Control panel and functions  - - - - - - - - - - - -6
Programme table  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8-9
Programme information  - - - - - - - - - - - - - -10
Washing Hints  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -11
Before the first use  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -13
Operating Sequence  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -14Care and cleaning  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -16
Something not working - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
Technical data- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
Consumption values - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
Installation instruction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23
Environmental concerns - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
Thank you for selecting our appliance 
We wish you lots of enjoyment with your new appliance and we hope that you will consider our
brand again when purchasing household appliances.
Please read this user manual carefully and keep it throughout the product life cycle as a reference
document. The user manual should be passed on to any future owner of the appliance.
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.
●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.
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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 appliance is not intended for use by
person (including children) with reduced
physical sensory or mental capabilities or
lack of experience and knowledge unless
they have been given supervision or
instruction concerning use of the appliance
by a person responsible for their 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  disablethis
device and restore
the possibility of
closing the door,
rotate the button anti-
clockwise until the
groove is vertical. To  activatethis
device, rotate the
button (without
pressing it) inside the
door clockwise until
the groove is
horizontal. If
necessary use a coin.
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Description of the appliance
Detergent dispenser drawer
Control panel
Door opening handle
Drain pump
Adjustable feet
5
4
3
2
1






 
Detergent dispenser drawer
Prewash
Wash
Fabric Softener
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Control panel and functions

	





 
Programme selector dial and
On/Off switch●The programme selector dial allows to select a programme
and/or to switch the machine on/off.
Spin reduction button and 
Rinse Hold option
●Press this button repeatedly to change the spin speed, if you
want your laundry to be spun at a speed different from the
one proposed by the washing machine or to select Rinse
Hold option. 
●The relevant light will light up.
1
3
Temperature selctor dial●The temperature selector dial allows to select a temperature
suitable for the lundry to be washed. 2
Infos
Henceforth, the programme selector dial, the
different buttons and the programme progress
display will be indicated in all the book with the
relevant numbers given in this table.
Symbols:
= Cotton,  = Economy,  = Prewash,  = Synthetics,  = Delicates,  Special
programmes,  = Handwash,  = Jeans,  = Sport Intensive,  = Rinses,  = Spin,
= Drain,  = Cold,  = Rinse Hold,  = Options,  = Super Quick,  = Easy Iron,
= Extra Rinse,  = Start/Pause,  = Washing,  = End
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Extra Rinse button●By means of this button, the machine performs some
additional rinses.
Start/Pause button
●This button allows to start the selected programme; the
corresponding green pilot light stops flashing.
●This button interrupts also a programme which is running,
the corresponding green pilot light starts to flash.
Programme progress display●The different pilot lights illuminate depending on the running
programme phase.
5
6
7
Functions
RINSE HOLD (Button3)
By selecting this option the water of the last
rinse is not emptied out to prevent the fabrics
from creasing. When the programme has
finished, the pilot light of button 
6 is off and the
door is blocked to indicate that the water must
be emptied out.
Options (Button
4)
EASY IRON
Selecting this option the laundry is gently
washed and spun to avoid any creasing. In this
way ironing is easier. Furthermore the machine
will perform additional rinses. By selecting
cotton programmes the spin speed will be
reduced automatically.
SUPER QUICK
Short cycle for lightly soiled items or for laundry
which needs only freshening up. 
We recommend you to reduce the fabrics
loading.
EXTRA RINSE (Button 5)
The machine performs some additional rinses
during the washing cycle. This option is
recommended for people who are allergic to
detergents, and in areas where the water is
very soft.
Programme progress display 
(7)
The light Ailluminates
after pressing button 
6.
The light Bis on when
the machine is rinsing or
spinning phase.
The light C illuminates at the end of the
washing cycle.



Option button
●By means of this button, you can select only one of the
options.
●The relevant light will light up.
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DELICATES
40° to ColdDelicate items
Spin red./Rinse Hold,
Super Quick, 
Extra RinseMain wash
Rinses 
Short spin at 700 rpm
Programme table
SYNTHETICS
60° to Cold
Synthetic or mixed
fabricsSpin red./Rinse Hold,
Easy Iron, Super Quick,
Extra RinseMain wash
Rinses 
Short spin at the max
spin speed
SYNTHETICS +
PREWASH 
60° to Cold
Synthetic or mixed
fabricsSpin red./Rinse Hold,
Easy Iron, Super Quick,
Extra RinsePrewash, Main wash
Rinses 
Short spin at the max
spin speed
Programme/
TemperatureType of laundryOptionsDescription of
programme
COTTONS
95° to Cold
Cottons (normally soiled
items)Spin red./ Rinse Hold,
Easy Iron, Super Quick, 
Extra RinseMain wash
Rinses
Long spin at the max
spin speed
COTTONS
+ PREWASH
95° to Cold
Cotton (heavily soiled
cotton items)Spin red./Rinse Hold,
Easy Iron, Super Quick, 
Extra RinsePrewash, Main wash
Rinses 
Long spin at the max
spin speed
COTTONS
+ Eco
95° to 40°
White coloured cotton
(normally soiled cotton
items) ECONOMYSpin red./Rinse Hold,
Easy Iron, 
Extra RinseMain wash
Rinses 
Long spin at the max
spin speed
COTTONS
+ Eco + PREWASH 
95° to 40°
White coloured cotton
(heavilysoiled cotton
items)Spin red./Rinse Hold,
Easy Iron, Extra RinsePrewash, Main wash
Rinses 
Long spin at the max
spin speed
DELICATES + 
PREWASH
40° to Cold
Delicate items
Spin red./Rinse Hold,
Super Quick, 
Extra RinseMain wash
Rinses 
Short spin at 700 rpm
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Programme table
Programme/
TemperatureType of laundryOptionsDescription of
programme
Max load for Cottons .................................5 kg
Max load for Synthetics and Delicates....2,5 kg
Max load for Handwash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 kg
Max load for Sport Intensive  . . . . . . . . . . .2 kg
Max load for Jeans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,5 kgMax load for Cottons + Super Quick  . . .2,5 kg
Max load for Synthetics/
/Delicates + Super Quick  . . . . . . . . . . . .1,5 kg
SPORT
40° to Cold
Special programme for
heavily soiled sportwear
itemsSpin red./ Rinse Hold,
Extra Rinse
Prewash
Main wash
Rinses
Short spin at the max
spin speed
RINSES
Separate rinses cycle
with softener, if needed,
for hand washed cotton
items Spin red./ Rinse Hold,
Extra Rinse, Easy ironRinses
Long spin at the max
speed
HANDWASH
40° to Cold
Special programme for
delicate fabrics with the
«hand washing» care
symbol
Spin red./Rinse Hold
Main wash
Rinses 
Short spin at the max
spin speed
DRAINFor emptying out the
waterDraining of water
SPIN
Long spin at the max
speed for hand washed
cotton items
Drain and long spin
O
Cancelling /
Switching off 
of the machine To interrupt a running programme, to cancel an
incorrect option selection or to switch the machine
off.
Spin reduction
JEANS
40° to Cold
Special programme for
jeans or dark colours
cotton itemsSpin red./ Rinse Hold,
Easy iron
Main wash
Rinses
Long spin at the max spin
speed
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Programme information
This programme is suitable for washing heavily soiled sport items. The
machine will add automatically a prewash phase before the main
wash to eliminate mud stains. 
Important: 
We recommend you NOTto put the detergent into the compartment 
of the detergent drawer in order to rinse the laundry before the main wash
with only water .
Drain
For emptying out the water at the end of a programme with Rinse
Hold option. 
Turn first the programme selector dial to «O», then select
programme «Drain» and depress the button 
6.
Jeans
Cotton cycle suitable for Jeans and dark coloured articles. With the
special rinsing phase of this program it is possible to remove any
residual trace of detergent on dark fabrics. We recommend you to
reduce the amount of load in order to obtain a good washing
performance. 
Sport
With this separate programme it is possible to rinse and spin cotton
garments which have been washed by hand. The machine performs
3 rinses, followed by a final spin at maximum speed. The spin speed
can be reduced by depressing button 
3. 
Rinse
Spin
Separate spin for cotton items washed by hand.
According to the type of fabric, it is possible to choose a different
speed by means of the relevant button from one proposed by the
machine. This programme can be selected for emptying out the water
at the end of a programme with Rinse Hold option.
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