Hints And Tips - Zanussi ZDM16301SA User Manual

3. Close the appliance door. The countdown
starts.
• The display shows the countdown of the
delay start that decreases with steps of
1 hour.
• The wash indicator goes off.
• When the countdown is completed, the pro-
gramme starts.
– The delay indicator goes off.
– The wash indicator comes on.
– The display shows the programme dura-
tion.
You can set a programme, options and
the delay start also with the appliance
door closed. In this condition, you only have 3
seconds after each setting before the appli-
ance starts to operate.
Opening the door while the appliance
operates
If you open the door, the appliance stops.
When you close the door, the appliance con-
tinues from the point of interruption.
Cancelling the delay start while the
countdown operates
Press and hold function buttons (B) and (C) at
the same time, until all the programme indica-
tors come on.
When you cancel a delay start, the appli-
ance goes back to setting mode. You
have to set the programme again.
Cancelling the programme
Press and hold function buttons (B) and (C) at
the same time, until all the programme indica-
tors come on.

Hints and tips

The water softener
Hard water contains a high quantity of minerals
that can cause damage to the appliance and
bad washing results. The water softener neu-
tralises these minerals.
The dishwasher salt keeps the water softener
clean and in good conditions. It is important to
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Make sure that there is detergent in the
detergent dispenser before you start a
new programme.
At the end of the programme
When the programme is completed the display
shows 0 and the wash indicator goes off.
1. Press the on/off button to deactivate the
appliance.
2. Close the water tap.
• If you do not deactivate the appliance,
after three minutes from the end of the
programme:
– All the indicators go off.
– The display shows one horizontal sta-
tus bar.
This helps to decrease the energy con-
sumption.
Press one of the buttons (not the on/off
button), the display and the indicators
come on again.
• Let the dishes become cold before you
remove them from the appliance. Hot
dishes can be easily damaged.
• First remove the items from the lower
basket, then from the upper basket.
• There can be water on the sides and on
the door of the appliance. Stainless
steel becomes cool more quickly than
the dishes.
set the right level of the water softener. This
makes sure that the water softener uses the
correct quantity of dishwasher salt and water.
Loading the baskets
• Only use the appliance to wash items that
are dishwasher-safe.
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