Fabric Softener; My Cycle; Soak; Delay Wash - Kenmore 796.3142 Series Use & Care Manual

OPTION BUTTONS
FABRIC SOFTENER
I_,l_ 1 Fabric softener is dispensed in the final rinse.
This washer is designed to save rinse water by
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using a jet spray rinse system (SMARTRINSE)
in NORMAL and HEAVY DUTY cycles. Press the FABRIC
SOFTENER button to change the final rinse from spray
rinse to regular rinse so that the fabric softener is most
effective.
NOTE: Select the FABRIC SOFTENER option or
EXTRA RINSE option if liquid fabric softener is used
in NORMAL and HEAVY DUTY cycles. Failure to
select one of these options will greatly reduce the
effectiveness of the softener.
MY CYCLE
MY CYCLE allows you to store a customized
. My I wash cycle for future use. It allows "youto save
Cycle
favorite temperature, spin speed, soil level, and
other options for a cycle, and then recall them at the touch
of a button.
NOTE: You can only save one cycle at a time. Pressing
and holding the MY CYCLE button will overwrite any
previously saved cycle.
To save a MY CYCLE:
O Press the POWER button the washer.
to
turn
on
O Press the cycle button to select the desired cycle.
O ress the cycle modifier b_ons to change the desired
settings.
O Press the buttons add the desired
option
to
options.
Press and hold the MY CYCLE button.
To recall a MY CYCLE:
O Press the POWER button to turn on the washer.
O Pressthe MY CYCLE button. The stored settings will be
displayed.
O Press the START/PAUSE button to start the cycle.
NOTE: MY CYCLE can be adiusted the same as any
other cycle. However, once any other button is pressed,
the MY CYCLE button LED will turn off indicating that
the settings are no longer those of your saved cycle.
_l/S°_kI Thisoption provides a maximum 180-minute presoak
prior to the start of the selected cycle. Use the SOAK
option to presoak garments to help remove difficult
spotsor stainson fabrics. At the end of the presoak
time, the selected cycle will begin with the same water used
for the soak.
DELAY WASH
Once you have selected the cycle and
_ Delay other settings, press this button to delay the
Wash
start of the wash cycle. Each press of the
button increases the delay time by one hour, for up to
19 hours. Once the desired delay time is set, press the
START/PAUSE button to start the delay time.
NOTE: If the START/PAUSE button is not pressed to
begin the delay time, the washer will automatically shut
off after four minutes.
RINSE & SPIN
Select this option to rinse and spin a load
separately from a regular cycle. This can be
helpful in preventing fresh stains from setting in
fabrics. You can change the spin speed by pressing the
SPIN SPEED button
O Press the START/PAUSE button to turn on the
washer.
O Press the RINSE & SPIN button.
O Press the SPIN SPEED button to select the desired
spin speed. Selecting NO SPIN is not allowed.
O Press the START/PAUSE button.
CONTROL LOCK
Use this option to disable the controls. Thisfea-
ture can prevent children from changing cycles or
operating the machine. Once the control lock is
set, it must be deactivated before any controls, except the
POWER button, can be used. Once the washer has shut off,
the POWER button will allow the machine to be turned ON,
but the controls will still be locked. When the controls are
locked, [L will display alternately with the estimated time
remaining. Pressand hold the CONTROL LOCK button for
three seconds to activate or deactivate Control Lock.
SPECIAL DRAIN FEATURE
Thiswasher is equipped with a special feature that is
designed to make your washer as safe as possible.
If the washer is paused or shut off while there is still water
in the tub, the -waterwill drain after several minutes. This
helps keep children safe by reducing the possibility of
water remaining in the tub. The washer can be restarted
an,,, time before the drain begins.
If no action is taken, the dr error code will display and
the "water will drain from the tub. Once the "washerbegins
draining the water, the controls are disabled and the
drain process cannot be interrupted. Once the water is
completely drained, the washer will shut off.
NOTE: In the unlikely event that the washer experiences
a problem that causes an error code to be displayed, the
washer will still drain after several minutes. However, only
the original error code will be displayed.
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