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- Page 1 Cygnus Premium Machine with start-stop button Part No. D1167R4 Code: 249/00398/10 April 2011...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Safety and Environmental Informations ............6 Safety ......................6 Environmental ....................7 Explanation of Safety Messages ..............8 Important Safety Instructions ................ 9 Operator Safety ..................11 Detail screen & screen indications ............. 13 Detail screen ....................13 Screen indications ..................14 Basic operating instructions ............... - Page 4 Non-active menu ................... 33 Non-active menu ..................34 Info ....................37 Test menu ..................39 Modify the code ................47 Set the clock ..................49 Network address ................49 Enable advance ..................Enable temperature indication ............51 Edit ....................51 MMC ....................
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Page 6: Safety And Environmental Informations
Safety and Environmental Informations Safety CAUTION LABELS Please familiarize yourself with the following standard warning symbols. They are used throughout this manual and on the equipment to alert you to possible hazards.Anyone operating or servicing this equipment must understand these symbols and must follow all safety rules in this manual. -
Page 7: Environmental
Environmental Disposal of Unit This appliance is marked according to the European directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. -
Page 8: Explanation Of Safety Messages
Explanation of Safety Messages Throughout this manual and on machine decals, you will find precautionary statements (“DANGER”, “WARNING” and “CAUTION”) followed by specific instructions. These precautions are intended for the personal safety of the operator, user, servicer, and those maintaining the machine. DANGER Indicates an imminently hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will cause severe personal injury or death. -
Page 9: Important Safety Instructions
Important Safety Instructions WARNING To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury or death to persons when using your washer, follow these basic precautions: 1. Read all instructions before using the washer. 2. Refer to the GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS in the installation Manual for the proper grounding of the washer. - Page 10 22. Always read and follow manufacturer’s instructions on packages of laundry and cleaning aids. Heed all warnings or precautions. To reduce the risk of poisoning or chemical burns, keep them out of the reach of children at all times (preferably in a locked cabinet). 23.
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Page 11: Operator Safety
Operator Safety WARNING NEVER insert hands or objects into basket until it has completely stopped. Doing so could result in serious injury. To ensure the safety of machine operators, the following maintenance checks must be performed daily: 1. Prior to operating the machine, verify that all warning signs are present and legible. Missing or illegible signs must be replaced immediately. -
Page 13: Detail Screen & Screen Indications
Detail screen & screen indications Detail screen A: up- and down-key to select a program B: indication of the program number C: program segments D: program time E: indication of the operation F: indication of adding soap G: economy wash (function) H: spin speed limitation (function) I: several functions: predefined start / soak / reduced wash movement J: advance... -
Page 14: Screen Indications
Screen indications Items Indications Prewash Main wash 1st rinse 2nd rinse 3rd rinse 4th rinse Spin Test program Wash movement Drain through valve or pump Edit Water level Data card... - Page 15 Items Indications Temperature, heating Economy wash Inlet valves, filling water Soap Inputs Outputs Motor Reduce spin speed final spin Reduced wash movement Hold / condition Soak Error message Units of measure °C, min, cm, °F, cm, inch, rpm, Gal, lbs, L, Hz, rpm, sec, kg Time indication 7-segments display...
- Page 16 Items Indications Wait Predefined start Perform an action Soap symbols: Prewash Main wash Fabric softener Start / stop...
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Page 17: Basic Operating Instructions
Basic operating instructions Opening the door Open the door. Fill the drum Sort the linen according to the quality and the allowed wash temperature. Empty all pockets of the garments completely so that the garments or the machine cannot be damaged during the wash cycle. Turn sleeves of shirts, blouses, ... inside out. -
Page 18: Add Detergent
Add detergent It is recommended to only use detergents with a “foam-breaker”. The recommended doses are mentioned on the detergent packing. Overdosing of detergents can lead to reduced wash results and "overfoaming", which can damage the machine. In accordance with the program, the soap symbols light up to inform where soap needs to be added in the soapbox. -
Page 19: Indications Of Program Sequence
Indications of program sequence Label 3 Label 2 - (A) There is a symbol for each program segment or wash cycle. The wash cycles of the chosen program are always visible. The current wash cycle is blinking. (see Label 2) - (B) The program number is alternately shown with the water temperature. - Page 20 - (H) When water is drained through the valve or the pump, the drain symbol appears. - (I + J) When, at the end of a program segment, the water is draining and the machine is spinning, the wash cycle symbol and the spin symbol are blinking.
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Page 21: End Of The Program
End of the program At the end of the program, the door is unlocked and " ", " " and the symbol to open the door (A) appear on the display as long as the door is closed. Premature end of the program By pressing the start-stop button ( ) during the program, the wash cycle symbols on top disappear and the water will be drained. -
Page 22: Power Failure
Power failure If there would be a power failure during the program, the water will be drained and the door can be opened after 3 minutes approximately. When the door stays closed and there is power again within 24 hours, the program will continue from the phase when the power failure happened. -
Page 23: Information Menu
Information menu During the program, the current speed, the actual water level and the measured temperature can be displayed. Functioning During the program, at the moment that one wants to see this information, press the upper key (A) and keep it pressed. Subsequently, press the 2nd key (B) at the same time and release it again. -
Page 24: Change Spin Speed
Change spin speed With this function, one can limit the highest spin speed (most of all final spin) to prevent damage to the linen. Functioning Select a program. Afterwards, press the key (H) to change the spin speed. The highest spin speed (F) is blinking on the display and the corresponding symbol (E) for this setting appears on the display. -
Page 25: Function Menu (Adjusted Beforehand)
Function menu (adjusted beforehand) The function menu contains four program settings that can be adjusted beforehand. The following settings can be activated here: - predefined start - soak - to wash with a reduced wash movement - abso wash / load-dependent wash Functioning Press the F-key (E) to enter the function menu. -
Page 26: Predefined Start
Predefined start Functioning Select the wash program with the up- (A) and down (B)-key. Press the F-key (E) to activate the ‘predefined start’ function. Press enter (C) to confirm and then introduce the desired starting hour of the selected program with the up- and down-key. Press enter and then select the number of minutes of the predefined start with the up- and down-key. -
Page 27: Soak
Soak The first wash cycle changes as follows: - the bath is filled until a high water level and at max. 40°C (adjustable). - once the bath is at temperature, the drum makes a left-right movement every 4 minutes. If the temperature would go down again, there will be heated up again with the reduced wash movement. -
Page 28: Abso Wash / Load-Dependent Wash
Abso wash / Load-dependent wash Here, the water level and soap quantity are adapted in accordance with the size of the load. One can only set this function when load-dependent wash has been activated in the selected program (see Cygnus Assist: Abso wash/weight dependable). There are 2 possibilities to adapt wash programs automatically in order to save water, soap, time and energy: - Water absorption: adapting the water level and/or soap quantity dependent on the measured water absorption of the load. - Page 29 Functioning Select the specific wash program with the up- (A) and down (B)-key. Only for the wash programs, in which the ‘abso wash’ function has been programmed, the sponge-symbol will appear on the display. (see Label 5) Subsequently, one can: - activate the 'abso wash' function: Press the function-key (E) and then select ‘abso wash' with the up- and down- key.
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Page 30: Manual Interventions During The Program
Manual interventions during the program During the wash cycle, the following functions can be executed: - advance - economy wash - hold-function (see p. 31) Advance With this function, one can skip certain steps of the chosen program. This function must be activated in the Cygnus Assist (Machine setup - User configuration) or in the settings on the machine. -
Page 31: Hold
Hold Here, one can add extra wash time in a program segment. The temperature, water level and wash action times remain the same as programmed. Functioning During the program, press the F-key (E) to activate this function. The hold-symbol (F) appears on the display to let you know that this function has been activated. -
Page 33: Non-Active Menu
Non-active menu This is a menu that consists of information, a test program and some settings of the machine. One can only navigate through this menu when the machine is not working. Functioning Press the upper key (A) and keep it pressed. Subsequently, press the 2nd key (B) at the same time and A = UP ... -
Page 34: Non-Active Menu
Non-active menu Info menu: number of cycles that have been performed, total working hours and mention of the serial number (see p. 37) Test program: testing the water level, water valves, motor, heating, drain valve(s) or pump, outputs, inputs, LEDs and displays (see p. 39) Modify the entry code (see p. - Page 35 Enable temperature indication (see p. 51) Edit the content of the wash program (see p. 51) Manage data on the MMC data card (see p. 54) Set the service counters (see p. 61) Overview of the weekly counters per program (see p. 61) Overview of the error messages from the last wash cycle (see p.
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Page 37: Info
Info The first submenu is the " " menu. Press enter. " " = the total number of wash cycles that have been performed "XXXX" or the number of performed cycles appears on the display. Press the up- or down-key or the back-key to go back to the info menu. "... -
Page 39: Test Menu
Test menu The second submenu is the test menu. Make sure that the drum is completely empty before entering this menu. " " appears on the display. Press enter. With this test menu, the following items can be tested: LEVEL: test the water level detector, outlet and possibly (re)calibrate the water level detector (see p. - Page 41 " " = test the water level detector Make sure that all the water has been drained. If necessary, switch off the tension of the machine for a couple of minutes. Press enter. " XX.X ", the measured level, is blinking on the display. Now, one must calibrate the zero level.
- Page 43 " " = test the motor Press enter. " " appears on the display. Press enter once again. The drum is rotating clockwise during 10 seconds (wash speed), then 10 seconds anticlockwise (wash speed). Press the back-key to stop this action. Each time, the measured wash speed appears on the display.
- Page 45 There is 1 valve in the machine: " " = test the valve(s) or pump Press enter. " XX" appears on the display. Press enter. The machine is filled with water. Press enter to stop this. Once again, " XX" will appear on the display. Press enter to fill water again.
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Page 47: Modify The Code
" " = test the input signals of the door, the lock, the out of balance switch and the movement of the drum Press enter. " " appears on the display. The different input signals are indicated as follows: "C", close, lights up when the door is closed. "L", lock, lights up when the door is locked. -
Page 49: Set The Clock
Set the clock " " = set the year, month, day, day of the week, hour and minutes Press enter to adjust the year. " " appears on the display. Press the up- or down-key to set the year. Press enter to adjust the month. "... -
Page 51: Enable Temperature Indication
Enable temperature " "= enable seeing the measured temperature during the wash indication if it has not been set in the Cygnus Assist Dependent on what has been set in the Cygnus Assist, the display shows " Press enter to switch this function on or off. Press the down-key. - Page 53 - Time stop water temperature: the temperature that needs to be reached before the program continues (°C / °F) - Time stop water level: the water level that needs to be reached before the program continues (cm / inch) - Time: the time of execution of all the previous components (min : sec) - Spin-component: the spin speed and spin time (rpm / min : sec) This component allows selecting the ‘distribute’...
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Page 54: Mmc
" " = manage the data on the data card Put a data card in the provided card-holder. Press enter. Overview use MMC data card: View files: overview of all the files on the data card (see p. 57) Load washdata: transfer of the wash data into the machine by means of a data card (see p. - Page 55 Save prices: save the prices and times on a data card (see p. 59) Load helpfile: transfer of the help-files into the machine by means of a data card (see p. 59) Save helpfile: save the help-files on a data card (see p. 59) Update firmware: update of the machine firmware by means of a data card (see p.
- Page 57 " " appears on the display. = overview of all the files on the data card Press enter. The name of the first program file appears on the display. With the up- and down-key, one can see the names of all the other files. When no program files have been loaded on the data card, "...
- Page 59 " " appears on the display. = transfer of prices and times into the machine by means of a data card Press enter to download the price-file. It is possible to select another file with the up- and down-key (if the data card contains several files).
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Page 61: Counters
" " appears on the display. = format the data card Press enter and confirm ( ) with the up- and down-key to format the data card completely. Press enter to go back to the 'format card' menu. Counters The possibility to show a maintenance warning after having reached a number of performed wash cycles ("... -
Page 63: Last Errors
Last errors " " appears on the display. When pressing enter, the display shows " " or the number of error messages that have occurred during the last wash cycle. Press enter to see the specific error message(s) and then press the up- and down- key to see the extra error(s). -
Page 64: Standard Programs
Standard programs Machine with This machine is standard equipped with 10 programs (1-10). These have been designed in cooperation with specialized detergent manufacturers start-stop button to obtain the best possible wash results using the most frequently used detergents. 1. GENTLE WASH 2 BATHS 30°/30°... -
Page 65: Extend Boards
Extend boards Liquid soap The outputs (OUT) on the extend board are dry contacts: the pumps or other connections (option) extensions can be connected by using the required external voltage (~ 24V / 110V / 230V / ...). The specific activation time of the extension is programmed in the specific steps in the wash data. -
Page 66: Electrical Connection Of The Extend Boards - Liquid Soap Pumps
Electrical connection of On the machines equipped with the extend boards, connect the wires directly the extend boards - on the printboard – connect as indicated on the wiring diagram. liquid soap pumps If the relay is connected to a digital input (e.g. soap pumps, central panel, ...), it is necessary to remove the resistors from the extend boards. - Page 67 Extend board: 1 input / 8 outputs (at the top) 230V 24V COM 230V AC 24V AC 230V AC 230V AC 230V AC 230V AC 24V AC 24V AC Extend board: 1 input / 8 outputs (at the botttom) 230V AC 230V AC 230V AC 230V AC...
- Page 68 Extend board: 5 inputs / 5 outputs 230V AC 230V AC 230V AC 24V AC 24V AC 230V Fig. 1 If the relay is connected to a digital input (e.g. soap pumps, central panel, ...), it is necessary to remove the resistors from the extend boards: see Fig. 1...
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Page 69: Standard Configuration Of The Soap Pumps
Standard configuration of the soap pumps Extend board: 1 input / 8 outputs Extend board: 1 input / 5 outputs Extend board: 5 inputs / 5 outputs Extend board: 1 input / 1 output... -
Page 70: Error Messages
Error messages While the machine is not working ERROR 1: PROGRAM TITLE ERROR - missing program titles on the display board: after the installation of a new display board, titles are missing on this board there was no copy of the titles from the mainboard to the display board ERROR 2: COMPONENT UNKNOWN - a wash component is unknown in the wash program ERROR 3: COMPONENT ERROR... - Page 71 ERROR 11: REAL TIME CLOCK ERROR - error by read-out of the memory of the clock (on the mainboard) ERROR 12: TILT SWITCH ERROR - incorrect functioning or connection of the tilt switch when you start the wash cycle ERROR 14: TEMPERATURE ERROR - by start-up of the program the temperature is higher than 95°C - after 6 min.
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Page 72: While The Machine Is Working
While the machine is working ERROR 50: LEVEL STOP ERROR - the programmed water level is not reached in a certain calculated time --> the calculated time is the theoretical time multiplied by 10 (with 5 minutes minimum, time only counts when water flows) ERROR 51: HEAT STOP ERROR - the programmed temperature is not reached in a certain calculated time -->... -
Page 73: Events
Events With the Cygnus premium control, there is a complete data history: EVENT 100: PROGRAM STARTED - indication of the start of the program with the indication of time and date EVENT 101: PROGRAM ENDED - indication of the end of the program with the indication of time and date... - Page 74 EVENT 159: POWER UP EVENT 160: POWER UP WASHING EVENT 161: NEW ID CHIP EVENT 162: ID DATA ENTERED EVENT 163: NEW MAINBOARD EVENT 164: NEW DISPLAY BOARD EVENT 165: BACKUP WASH DATA EVENT 166: RESTORE WASH DATA EVENT 167: COPY DISPLAY FIRMWARE EVENT 168: COPY MAINBOARD FIRMWARE EVENT 169: RESTORE DISPLAY FIRMWARE EVENT 170: RESTORE MAINBOARD FIRMWARE...
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Page 75: Cygnus Mainboard And Display
Cygnus mainboard and display Replacement of the Cygnus mainboard Replacement of the mainboard WITH firmware and wash data* Turn off the power of the machine. Disconnect all the connectors of the mainboard. Replace the mainboard -- do NOT replace the ID chip. ... - Page 76 Replacement of the mainboard WITHOUT firmware and wash data* Turn off the power of the machine. Disconnect all the connectors of the mainboard. Replace the mainboard -- do NOT replace the ID chip. Reconnect all the connectors on the new mainboard. ...
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Page 77: Replacement Of The Cygnus Display
Replacement of the Cygnus display Replacement of the display WITH firmware and wash data* Turn off the power of the machine. Disconnect all the connectors of the display. Replace the display. Reconnect all the connectors on the new display. ...
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