Releasing The Door Lock - Hitachi BD-W3300 Operating Instructions And Owner's Manual

Opening and Closing the Door
Opening the door during operation (continued)
 When the
indicator is lit, the inside of the drum is very hot and the door cannot be opened until it cools down.
The cooling operation starts when the
The door lock releases 3 to 15 minutes after the cooling operation starts.
 If you pause during a drying operation, depending on the elapsed time, water may be passed through to the drain
hose for about 1 to 2 minutes after the cooling operation finishes and before the power turns off.
(The elapsed time is 15 to 40 minutes after drying starts, and varies depending on the selected program and
wash load.)
 If you press the [PAUSE] button during Soft Guard operation, the door lock releases and the power turns off.
 If you pause during [WASH DRY] operation and add a large load of additional laundry (2 kg or more), the laundry
may not dry completely. In such cases, dry the laundry again.
 Do not touch the metallic parts of the drum or door, the top right portion of the machine, or the 
laundry (zippers, metallic buttons, etc.) during or after drying operations.
Doing so may result in burns.
 Turn the power [ON]. 
 If you turn off the power or a power outage occurs during operation, the door will remain locked.
 If the temperature inside the drum is high, the door lock will release after the cooling operation finishes.
 If water remains in the drum, drain it to a level at which the door can be opened. 
Press
Press
Press
Press
When the drum starts rotating, press
When the
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Releasing the door lock

When the power is [OFF]
When a washing operation is paused
, and then press
to select the [FUZZY] program.
.
to drain the water.
indicator turns off, open the door.
During drying
indicator blinks.
.
to pause the operation.
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