Hitachi BD-S5500 Operating Instructions Manual page 67

Full Auto Operation and Changeable Settings
<WASH> cycle
Dissolving the detergent
Water is injected into the
detergent case to dissolve
the detergent and send it
to the bottom of the drum.
A pump circulates the
laundry water at the
bottom of the drum
to further dissolve the
detergent.
The pump injects the
laundry water into the
laundry.
Notes on Sprinkle Rinse
In the [FAVORITE], [DELICATE], and [1 TIME RINSE] programs,
the Sprinkle Rinse does not occur for the first rinse operation,
instead water is collected to perform Normal Rinse operation.
Even when Water-Injection Rinse is selected, the first rinse
operation will always be Sprinkle Rinse (except during the
[FAVORITE] and [BLANKET] programs).
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<HOT WASH> function
The drum rotates while
warm air blows. (Operation
time will increase by about
13 minutes, and more
power will be consumed.)
Beat washing
Prewash
The drum rotates while the
laundry water circulates.
Main wash
Water is supplied to a
specific level, and the
drum rotates while the
laundry water circulates.
When additional water
is being added or during
certain parts of the
wash cycle, water is
not circulated while the
drum rotates.
<RINSE> cycle
Normal Rinse Water-Injection Rinse
Spinning occurs after Spinning occurs after
drainage. drainage.
Water collected to Water collected to
specific level specific level
The drum rotates while the Water is collected and
drained repeatedly, and
water circulates to remove
the drum rotates while the
the detergent.
water circulates to remove
the detergent.
Sprinkle Rinse
<AUTO SELF CLEAN>
A water shower rinses the
laundry while the drum
spins and water is drained.
(Water is not collected and
less water is used than in
other rinsing methods.)
Rinse setting First rinse Second rinse
Normal / Water-
1 time –
Injection Rinse
Sprinkle Normal / Water-
2 times
Rinse Injection Rinse
Sprinkle Normal / Water-
3 times
Rinse Injection Rinse
Sprinkle Normal / Water-
4 times
Rinse Injection Rinse
(continued)
Drainage
For the
function
See (P. 4)
Third rinse Forth rinse
– –
– –
Normal / Water-
–
Injection Rinse
Normal / Water- Normal / Water-
Injection Rinse Injection Rinse