Operating The Washer - Kenmore 796.2947 Series Use & Care Manual

OPERATING THE WASHER
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O SORT LAUNDRY AND LOAD WASHER
Sort laundry by fabric type, soil level, color and load size, as
needed. Open the lid and load selected items into the washer (refer
to page 17).
O CLEANING PRODUCT
Add High-Efficiency (HE) detergent to the detergent dispenser. Add
bleach and/or fabric softener to the dispensers as needed
(refer to page 18).
TURN ON THE WASHER
Press the POWER button to turn ON the washer,
SELECT A CYCLE
Select the desired cycle, if the desired cycle is not visible, touch the
arrow icons to shift the displayed cycles until the desired cycle is
visible. Touch the desired cycle icon to select the cycle.
ADJUST CYCLE SETTINGS AND SELECT OPTIONS
Change default settings or add options if desired. Refer to pages
20-24.
NOTE: Not all settings and options are available on all cycles
(refer to pages 14-15).
O BEGIN CYCLE
Touch the START button to begin the cycle. The lid will lock, and the
TiME & STATUS screen will be displayed. The washer will begin the
cycle. The screen will dim after four minutes of inactivity.
PAUSE (optlonal)
Touch the PAUSE button to pause the cycle. The cycle must be
paused to add a garment, to select the Water Plus option, change
settings or to cancel the cycle. When the PAUSE button is touched,
it will change to the START button. Touch the START button to
resume the cycle immediately.
NOTE: It is not recommended to add items unless "Press PAUSE
to add a garment?" appears on the display, as this could result in
poor performance.
START or CANCEL
Once the door is unlocked, the CANCEL and START buttons will
appear. Touch the START button to continue the cycle after making
any desired changes or adding garments, if desired, the cycle
can be canceled by touching the CANCEL button to return to the
HOME screen, if the START button is not touched within three
minutes, a warning will display to indicate that the cycle is about to
be lost. The screen will dim after four minutes, and the control will
shut off one minute later.
END OF CYCLE
When the cycle is finished, the cycle COMPLETE screen will display
and the lid will unlock, immediately remove your clothing from the
washer to reduce wrinkling.
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