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Washing Machine Front Loading BD-90XKVEADM For household use only Thank you for purchasing a Hitachi front loading washing machine. ■ Please read this Instruction Manual carefully for proper operation of the machine. ■ Please keep this Instruction Manual for future reference.
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Please read this user manual first! Dear Customer, Thank you for choosing Hitachi product. We hope that you get the best results from your product which has been manufactured with high quality and state-of-the-art technology. Therefore, please read this entire user manual and all other accompanying documents carefully before using the product.
Control Panel........21 Table of Contents Symbols on the Display ....22 1 Safety Instructions......Programme and Consumption Intended Use........Table ..........Safety of Children, Vulnerable Programme Selection....24 Persons and Pets ......Programmes ........25 Electrical Safety......Temperature Selection ....28 Handling Safety ......
1 Safety Instructions This section includes the safety – Ranches, instructions necessary to pre- – By customers of hotels, mo- vent the risk of personal injury or tels and other accommoda- material damage. tion facilities, Our company shall not be held –...
• Do not forget to close the load- cord. Do not over bend, crush ing door when leaving the and touch the power cable to room where the product is loc- sources of heat. ated. Children and pets may • Only use the original cable. Do get locked inside and drown.
qualified electrician and Handling Safety plumber to have them make • Unplug the product before the necessary arrangements. moving, remove the water out- These operations are the re- let and water main connec- sponsibility of the customer. tions. Drain any water left in- •...
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• Do not place the product on a be running from the tap in a carpet or similar surface. It minute in order for the product would create fire hazard since to function properly. If the wa- it cannot receive air from un- ter pressure is above 1 MPa derneath.
• Place the product at least 1 cm Contact of the detergent with away from the edges of fur- your skin and eyes is danger- niture. ous. • Make sure pets do not climb Operational Safety inside the product. Check in- side the product before use.
• Take the following precautions • If you need to move the to prevent formation of biofilm product for cleaning, do not and malodours: pull on the cover. The cover can break and cause injury! – Make sure the room where •...
• The temperature in the ma- in the machine cools down in chine may rise up to 90ºC. order to avoid risk of getting Clean the filter after the water burnt. 2 Important Instructions for Environment 2.1 Compliance with WEEE Direct- This product complies with EU WEEE Directive (2012/19/EU).
4 Installation • Total weight of the washing machine and Please read the “Safety Instruc- the dryer -with full load- when they are tions” section first! placed on top of each other reaches to approx. 180 kilograms. Place the product Your washing machine automatic- on a solid and flat floor that has suffi- ally detects the amount of laundry...
• Cover B and the Cap are optional. If avail- NOTICE able, attach cover B and the Cap. Keep the transportation safety bolts in a safe place to reuse when Cover B the product needs to be moved again in the future. Install the transportation safety bolts in reverse order of the disas- sembly procedure.
leaks, always secure the connection 4.5 Connecting the Drain Hose to between the extension hose and the the Drain draining hose of the product with a suit- 1. Attach the end of the drain hose directly able clamp so that it does not come off to waste water drain, washbasin or and cause leaks.
• If the current supply to the fuse or stallation”. To prepare the product for breaker in the house is less than 16 washing laundry, perform first operation in Amps, have a qualified electrician install Drum Cleaning programme. If this pro- a 16 amp supply.
Follow the instructions in “Pro- 5.3 Tips for Energy and Water Sav- gramme and consumption table”. When the appliances is overloaded Following information will help you use the product’s washing performance will product in an ecological and energy/water- drop. Moreover, noise and vibration efficient manner.
Choosing the Detergent type Detergent type to be used depends on the washing programme, fabric type and col- our. • Use different detergents for coloured and white laundry. • Wash your delicate clothes only with spe- cial detergents (liquid detergent, wool shampoo, etc.) intended solely for delic- ate clothes and at suggested pro- 2.
We recommend filling the detergent com- Liquid detergent cannot be selected in partment with liquid detergents that can be some of the programs. Powder detergent used in common for coloured and white must be used in these cases. For more in- laundry.
will turn off. If the softener symbol is not lit, it 5.6.3 Detergent and/or Softener means that softener will not be used in the Running Out rinsing step. When the detergent or the softener put in- When you press the Automatic Dosing key for side the detergent drawer finishes, the the seconds time, the powder detergent and dosage symbol in the display flashes.
Powder and liquid deter- It may be necessary to gents recommended for pre-treat the stains or per- colours can be used at form prewash. dosages recommended Prefer liquid deter- Liquid detergents Powder and liquid deter- for heavily soiled gents produced suitable for colours gents recommended for clothes.
Please read Installation section of You can see the washing duration the manual before first use. on the display of your machine The auxiliary functions in the table while selecting a programme. De- may vary according to the model of pending on the amount of laundry your machine.
• Synthetic You can wash your laundry (such as shirts, blouses, synthetic/cotton blended fabrics etc.) in this programme. When the quick wash function button is pressed, the pro- gramme duration will be shortened signific- antly and effective washing performance is provided for your laundry that is not very dirty.
of your machine. Prewash detergent may Do not load more than 1 double pour out on your clothes and cause fibre duvet (200 x 200 cm). stains. Do not wash your duvets, pillows ** It is recommended to operate the cycle and etc.
This is not a washing programme. • Stain Program The machine has a special stain pro- This is a maintenance programme. Do not turn this programme on gramme which enables the removal of dif- ferent types of stains in the most effective when there is something inside the machine.
Whenever a new programme is selected, • Download program the recommended temperature for the pro- This is a special programme that allows gramme appears on the temperature indic- you to download different programmes ator. It is possible that the recommended when you want to.
If you are not going to unload your laundry Select the desired auxiliary functions be- immediately after the programme com- fore starting the programme. Whenever a pletes, you can use Rinse Hold function in programme is selected, icons of the auxili- order to prevent them from getting wrinkled ary function symbol that is selected to- when there is no water in the machine.
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the appropriate programme duration is When you activate the steam func- shown for your normally soiled clothes/ tion, do not use liquid detergent if laundry. there is no liquid container or liquid Depending on the programme selection, the detergent dosing feature. There is Intensive feature can be selected automat- the risk of staining of the clothes.
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Detergent manufacturers provide usage re- softener is on, the liquid detergent set- commendations similar to the table above. ting screen becomes active. The LED of The value you must define to the machine the active setting screen lights up. is the medium soiled value. Based on the water hardness, define b or e value to the machine.
6.8.2 Functions/Programmes Selec- To deactivate the child lock: Press and hold the related auxiliary func- ted by Pressing the Function tion button for 3 seconds. After the count- Keys for 3 Seconds down as “3-2-1" on the display is over, Child Lock symbol disappears.
Programme duration may differ When you have activated the End from the values in section "Pro- Time function, do not add liquid de- gramme and consumption table" tergent in the powder detergent depending on the water pressure, compartment no 2. There is the risk water hardness and temperature, of staining of the clothes ambient temperature, amount and...
If no programme is started or no button is pressed within 10 minutes during programme selection pro- cess, the product will automatically turn off. Display and all indicators turn off. If you press On / Off button, the de- fault selected programme informa- tion is displayed.
If the water level in the machine is not suit- It gives out an audio warning if able when you press Start/Pause button, change is not allowed. the door lock cannot be deactivated and The loading door will not open if the the door lock icon on the display remains water temperature in the machine is high or the water level is above...
your smart device by using the HomeWhiz To utilize the HomeWhiz feature, application. Moreover, you can use certain ensure that the HomeWhiz app is properties only with the HomeWhiz Func- installed on your smart device and tion. that your washing machine is con- You must download the HomeWhiz applica- nected to your home Wi-Fi network.
trol Function button simultaneously for Your washing machine will auto- 3 seconds to switch your machine to matically turn off if you cannot real- HomeWhiz setup mode. ize the setup successfully within 5 minutes. In this case, you have to start the setup process all over again.
1. Download HomeWhiz Application on the 6.15.4 Remote Control Function new smart device you want to use. and Its Use 2. Create a new account and log in to this After HomeWhiz setup, Wifi will automatic- account on the HomeWhiz app. ally turn on.
When the Remote Control is enabled, you 6.15.5 Troubleshooting can only turn on the machine, turn it off and Do the following if you have a problem with follow the status through your washing ma- controlling or connection. Observe whether chine.
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• If the liquid in the tank does not decrease although dosing is selected and you do not load detergents or softeners for a long time, • If you want to change the washing in- gredients you have filled in the chamber (for example, if you are not satisfied with the detergent and do not want to use it) or if you have done incorrect loading (for...
may get trapped in the drawer rail or 7.3 Cleaning the Body and Control move in difficulty. Therefore, make sure Panel that the guides are firmly seated. Wipe the body of the product with soapy 9. Insert the drain stick back into its slot in water or non-corrosive mild gel detergents the back of the drawer.
draining of washing water. Thus, the water will be drained without any problem and the service life of the pump will extend. If the product fails to drain water inside it, the pump filter is clogged. Filter must be cleaned whenever it is clogged or in every 3 months.
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• It may be difficult to close the loading • Excessive laundry is loaded in the door in case of excessive loading. >>> product. >>> Take out some of the laun- Reduce the amount of laundry and make dry from the product or distribute the sure that the loading door is closed prop- load by hand to balance it homogen- erly.
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Washing takes longer than specified in the Programme duration does not countdown. user manual. (*) • Water pressure is low. >>> Product waits • There is unbalanced load in the product. until taking in adequate amount of water >>> Automatic unbalanced load detection to prevent poor washing quality due to system is activated due to the unbal- the decreased amount of water.
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Washing performance is poor: Stains per- Washing machine does not rinse well. • The amount, brand and storage condi- sist or the laundry is not whitened. (**) • Insufficient amount of detergent is used. tions of the detergent used are inappro- >>>...
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• Detergent was mixed with the softener. • Some meshed laundry such as tulle may >>> Do not mix the softener with deter- foam too much because of their texture. gent. Wash and clean the drawer with hot >>> Use smaller amounts of detergent for water.
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