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Prewash Cycle (cont)
The Prewash water temperature
is the same as
the wash water temperature selected, To avoid
setting protein stains, select cold water,
This cycle should always be followed by a
complete wash cycle using the recommended
amount of detergent,
Power Wash Cycle
Up to 18 minutes of reversing tumble action for most
fabrics, A spray rinse, three rinses, three spins, a
pause and a brief tumble complete the cycle, Select
SLOW, NORMAL or FAST Final Spin as desired,
Heavy Wash provides up to 18 minutes of
reversing tumble action for heavily soiled fabrics,
Medium Wash provides up to 13 minutes of
reversing tumble action for normally soiled fabrics,
Short Wash provides up to 6 minutes of reversing
tumble action for lightly soiled fabrics,
Load the washer, fill the dispenser, and select the
proper settings, Turn the cycle selector to the desired
setting and pull out the knob,
Eco CycleC
Choose Eco Cycle and the ( settings to conserve
additional time, water, and energy, Eco Cycle
provides up to 13 minutes of reversing tumble action
for regular and perm press items, Three rinses, three
spins, a pause and a brief tumble complete the cycle,
Select FAST _,:, F inal Spin,
Use the Delay Start feature to select a wash time
during off-peak energy hours, The start of the Eco
Cycle can be delayed for 2 to 6 hours,
Load the washer, fill the dispenser, and select the
proper settings, Turn the cycle selector to the desired
time delay setting and pull out the knob, The timer
will automatically
advance to the Eco Cycle setting,
Delicates and Hand Washables
Cycle
Up to 1 1 minutes of gentle tumble action for the
gentle care of knit, delicate and hand washable items,
A spray rinse,two rinses,two spins, a pause and a brief
tumble complete the cycle, Select SLOW, NORMAL
or FAST Final Spin as desired,
Controls
Always follow instructions on fabric care labels,
Note:
There is no need to select a water level
because the washer automatically adjusts the
water level to the type and size of wash load,
WASH/RINSE TEMPERATURE - This determines water
temperatures for washing and rinsing, For example,
the Warm/Cold setting provides a warm water wash
and a cold water final rinse,
Note: Detergents are not as effective at wash water
temperatures below 65°F (18,3°C),
The following chart suggests wash/rinse temperatures
for basic fabric types,
Wash/Rinse
Fabric Type
Temperature
Heavily soiled white/colorfast
cotton, perm press
Hot/Cold
Normally soiled white/colorfast
Warm/Cold d*
cotton, perm press
Lightly soiled/noncolorfast
fabrics, knits, delicates,
hand washables
Cold/Cold _;: *
Washable woolens
Warm/Warm*
* unregulated or Automatic Wash Temperature
CYCLE SIGNAL - A signal will sound at the end of the
cycle when the Cycle Signal is set to ON,
Auto Temp Control
The normal temperature of warm and cold wash water
can be affected by the hot water heater setting and
seasonally low ground water temperatures in some
geographic areas, Since detergents work best in wash
water at a minimum of 65 ° F, select an Auto Temp
Control to regulate the temperature of the warm and
cold wash water in any cycle,
Wash water in the Auto Temp Warm/Cold dand Auto
Temp
Warm/Warm
settings
is regulated
to
approximately 100 ° F, and the wash water in the Auto
Temp Cold/Cold d setting isregulated to approximately
70 ° F, Rinse water temperatures are not regulated,
EXTRA RINSE- Use Extra Rinse when additional
rinsing is desired to remove excess dirt and detergent
from heavily soiled loads,
Select Extra Rinse YES to automatically include
an extra rinse in Power Wash or Delicates/Hand
Washables cycle,
Select Extra Rinse NO '::'to conserve water when
an extra rinse is not desired,
FINAL SPIN - There are three final spin speed
options available for each cycle, Note: The speeds
will vary from cycle to cycle, For example, Regular
FAST spin speed is much faster than Delicates/Hand
Washables FAST spin speed,
• SLOW is recommended for hand washables and
items which may wrinke easily,
• NORMAL is recommended for most loads,
• FAST _:, provides a faster spin speed to increase
water extraction and decrease drying time,
INDICATOR LIGHTS will turn on during the
appropriate portions of each cycle: WASH, RINSE,
and FINAL SPIN, When the door is closed, the
Door Lock Indicator
lights up when the cycle
selector knob is pulled out, and turns off at the
end of the cycle,
P/N 134186400A
(0210)

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