GE Profile PDW8100 Series Owner's Manual page 6

About the dishwasher controlpanel
D Enhancements
ADDED HEAT
(EXTRA HOTWASH)
PREWASH
(onsomemodels)
HEATED DRY
LightOff
HEATED DRY
LightOn
LOCK
6
RESET
D Start
(COl?tiylued)
Whenselected, the cyclewill run longer with heating elements onto improve bothwashanddry
performance.
NOTE: Cannot b eselected with RINSEONLYcycle.
Forusewith heavily soiledand/ordried-on, baked-on soils.ThisoptionMUSTbe selected PRIORto
startingthecycle. T hisoptionadds16minutes to the cycletime.
NOTE: Cannot b eselected with RINSEONLYcycle.
Shuts off thedryingheatoption.Dishes will air drynaturally (PDW8100-PDW8800 Series) o r
fandry(PDW9200-PDW9800 Series) t o saveenergy.
PDW8200-PDW8600 Series: Turns the heateron forfastdrying. T hiswill extend thetotal cycle
timeby8 minutes forthe SPEED CYCLEand 3 0 minutesforall othercycles.
PDW8100, P DW8700, P DW8800 and PDW9200-PDW9800 S eries: Turns theheateronforfast
drying. T hiswill extend thetotal cycletime by30 minutes for theANTI-BACTERIAL c ycle, 3 8
minutes forthe NORMALcycleandCOOKWAREcycle, 8 minutes forthe SPEED cycle,15minutes
forthe PLASTICS cycleand30 minutes for all othercycles.
NOTE: Cannot b eselected with RINSEONLYcycle.
Youcanlockthecontrols to prevent a nyselections f rombeingmade.Oryoucanlockthecontrols
afteryouhavestarteda cycle.
Childrencannotaccidentallystartdishwasherbytouching padswith this optionselected.
Tounlock thedishwasher c ontrols, p ressandholdthe HEATED DRYpadfor3 seconds. Tolockthe
dishwasher, press andholdthe HEATED DRYpad for 3 seconds. Thelightabovethe LOCKpad
will turnoff.
Tochange a cycleafterwashing starts...
PDW8100-PDW8800 Series: Touch the START/RESETpad to cancel thecycle. T heSTART/RESET
lightwill flashwhilethe wateris pumped outif needed. Thistakesapproximately 9 0seconds.
PDW9200-PDW9800 S eries: Open thedoorslowlyto prevent s plash-out. Touch the START/RESET
padto cancel t hecycle.If the START/RESETlight is flashing, c losethedooruntilthewater pumps
out(thistakesapproximately 9 0 seconds) andthe lightstopsflashing.
Whenthe lightstopsflashing, t hedishwasher c anbe reprogrammed andrestarted.
PDW8100-PDW8800 Series
Close thedishwasher d oorandselectthe cycleanddesiredenhancements. Touch theSTART/RESETpad to beginthe
cycle. W aterfill beginsimmediately, andapproximately 6 0seconds laterthewashactionbegins.
Whenthe dishwasher d ooris fully closed, t hecontrolpanellightswill display the last settings youselected. I f youdon't
wantto change anyofthe settings, s implytouchthe START/RESETpad to beginthecycle.
If thedooris closed, the indicator l ightswill turnoff if the START/RESETpad is notselected within2 minutes. T oactivate
thedisplay, openandclose thedooror press anypad.
PDW9200-PDW9800 Series
Afterselecting the cycleanddesired enhancements, touchthe START/RESETpad to readythedishwasher t o begin the
cycle. C lose thedoorto startthecycleor begin the DELAYSTARTcountdown. Whenthecyclestarts,thewater fill
beginsandapproximately 6 0 seconds laterthewashactionbegins.
Thedishwasher will alwaysdisplay yourlastselection andenhancements. If youdon'twant to change the settings,
simplytouchthe START/RESETpad to ready the dishwasher andclosethedoorto beginthecycle.
Also,if a powerfailureoccursNORMALandHEATED BRYwill automatically beprogrammed. Makeanynewselections
andtouchtheSTART/RESETpad to beginthe newcycle.