Hotpoint DLB2900M Use And Care Manual page 5

How to opemte your dryer
read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRU~IONS before operating this appliance.
DRYING SELECTIONS
COTTONS
had Your Dryer Roperly
. Clean the lint filter each time the
dryer is used. Always be sure the
lint filter is in place. Don't use the
dryer without it.
at the washer. Generally, if clothes
are sorted right for washing, they're
sorted right for drying. See page 8
for sorting help. (If you do mix
various types of fabrics in your
load, set the controls for the
lighter-weight fabrics and remove
when dry. Reset controls for the
remaining heavier fabrics.)
Garments being dried or
REMOVE CLOTHES
PROMPTLY-TO help prevent
promptly at the end of the drying
cycles.
PLACE ON HANGERS—
Permanent Press and Polyester
Knit garments look best if placed
on hangers after drying.
PRESS GUARD
OFF
Set the Controk
See the Controls Setting Guide on
pages 6 and 7.
Select the proper heat for your
load. Note: "Fluff No-Heat" is to
be used only with the TIMED
CYCLES.
(Operates only with AU~MATIC
desired. To minimize wrin~es set
in the clothes, the P~SS GUARD
feature provides approximately one
hour of no-heat tumbling after the
clothes are dry.
Use End-of-Cycle Signal (See step
3 below). Buzzer will sound at
five-minute intervals to remind you
to remove the clothes.
(Operates with any cycle.)
What is the difference
between Automatic &
Automatic Drying
When using the AU~MATIC
Dry Control system continually
senses the temperature of the air in
the dryer drum. Wet laundry keeps
this air cool. When laundry is dry
enough (and the drum air warm
enough) the heat turns off. When
the air cools, the heat turns back
on. This off and on cycling may
happen a number of times
AUTOMATIC SENSI.DRY
START
The Signal control can be set
anywhere between OFF and
LOUD, depending on the desired
sound level. The signal will sound
just before the end of the cycle to
remind you to remove the clothes.
To stop signal while sounding, turn
Signal control to OFF or advance
Cycle Selector to OFF.
The signal should always be used
when drying Polyester Knits or
Permanent Press items which
should be removed as soon as the
dryer stops to help prevent setting
of wrinUes.
The signal should also be used with
the P~SS GUARD feature.
cycle setting. The selector may be
turned in either direction.
dryer. (Opening the door during
operation stops the drver. To
restart, close the door-and push
the START knob.)
(depending on the fabric, load size,
and Cycle Selector setting). The
Cycle Selector advances (when the
heat is ofo until it automatically
turns off dryer.
Timed Drying
When using the TIMED ~CLES,
you select the number of minutes
you wish the dryer to run and it
turns off at the end of tiis time
period.
for Controls Setting Guide
5
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