Operating The Dryer; Cycle Setting Buttons - Kenmore 796.8099 Use & Care Manual And Installation Instructions

OPERATING THE Dryer

Once you have loaded the dryer:
1 Press the ON/OFF button to turn on the dryer. The
lights around the cycle selector knob
will illuminate.
2 Turn the cycle selector knob to the desired cycle.
The display will show
the preset Dry Level,
Temperature, Time, and
Option settings for that cycle.
3 If you would like to change the settings
for that cycle, press the option button(s)
to display additional settings for that option. Press the
button again to cycle through the settings until the de-
sired setting is highlighted.
DRY TEMP.
LEVEL CONTROL
NOTE: To protect your garments, not every dry level, tem-
perature, or option is available with every cycle.
4 Select any additional cycle options, such as ANTIBAC-
TERIAL, DAMP DRY BEEP, FLOW CHECK,
OPTION
WRINKLE CARE, or RACK DRY by pressing
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the button for that option.
Press the START/PAUSE button to begin the
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cycle. The display will change, and
the dryer will display the estimated
(SENSOR DRY) or set time (MANUAL
DRY) remaining and start tumbling. To
pause the cycle at any time, open the dryer door
or press PAUSE. To resume the cycle where it was
stopped, press START/PAUSE again.
NOTE: If the dryer has been stopped for more
than 8 minutes, the dryer will turn
off automatically.
6 When the load is finished, the beeper (if
set) will sound. If you have set the WRINKLE
CARE option, the dryer will tumble the load
periodically for up to 3 hours.
To prevent wrinkling, remove items from the dryer
immediately after the end of the cycle.
Always clean the lint filter after every cycle.
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To clean, pull the lint filter straight up and roll any
lint off the filter with your fingers.
Do not rinse or wash the filter to remove lint. Push
the lint filter firmly back into place.
HOW TO USE
TIME
BEEPER
DRY
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CYCLE SETTING BUTTONS

SENSOR DRY cycles have preset settings that are
selected automatically and cannot be changed. MANUAL
DRY cycles have default settings, but you may also
customize the settings using the cycle setting buttons.
Press the button for that option to view and select other
settings.
NOTE: To protect your garments, not every dryness
level, temperature, or option is available with every cycle.
See the Cycle Guide for details.
DRY LEVEL
Selects the level of dryness for the cycle.
Press the DRY LEVEL button repeatedly to
DRY
LEVEL
scroll through available settings.
• This option is only available with
SENSOR DRY cycles.
• The dryer will automatically adjust the cycle time.
Selecting VERY DRY or MORE DRY will increase
the cycle time, while LESS DRY or DAMP DRY will
decrease the cycle time.
• Use a LESS DRY or DAMP DRY setting for items that
you wish to iron.
TEmP. CONTROL
Adjusts the temperature setting from ULTRA
LOW to HIGH. This allows precise care of
TEMP.
CONTROL
your fabrics
and garments. Press the TEMP.
CONTROL button repeatedly to scroll through available
settings.
TImE DRY
Allows you to manually select the drying
time, from 20 to 60 minutes, in 10-minute
TIME
DRY
increments. Use this for small loads or to
remove wrinkles. Use the MORE TIME/
LESS TIME buttons to add or reduce the drying time in
1-minute increments.
BEEPER
Adjusts the volume of the end-of-cycle
beeper, or turns off the beeper.
BEEPER