AEG LAVATHERM 57760 electronic Operating Instructions Manual

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Condenser Dryer
Operating Instructions

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  • Page 1 LAVATHERM 57760 electronic Condenser Dryer Operating Instructions...
  • Page 2: Dear Customer

    Dear customer, Please read these operating instructions through carefully. Please make sure you read the safety instructions on the first pages of these operating instructions! Keep the operating instructions for future reference. Pass them on to any future owners. With the warning triangle and/or by means of key words (Danger!, Caution!, Attention!), information is emphasized which is important for your safety or the correct functioning of the appliance.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Important Safety Information ........General Information ......... . . Disposal .
  • Page 4 Content Cleaning and maintenance ........26 Cleaning the heat exchanger .
  • Page 5: Important Safety Information

    Important Safety Information 1 Important Safety Information The safety of AEG electrical appliances complies with the established technical principles and statutory equipment safety regulations. Never- theless, as manufacturer we have to draw your attention to the follow- ing safety instructions.
  • Page 6 Important Safety Information Safety of children • Children are often not aware of the dangers involved when handling electrical equipment. Therefore provide the necessary supervision of children when operating the appliance and do not let children play with the dryer – there is a danger that children could become trapped inside the appliance.
  • Page 7: General Information

    General Information Installation and connection • Check the dryer for Transportation damage. Never connect-up a damaged appliance! Contact your supplier if the appliance is damaged. • If the tumble dryer has to be carried, first remove the plinth! • Do not set-up the dryer in frost-endangered rooms! •...
  • Page 8: Disposal

    Disposal 2 Disposal Packaging Dispose of the packaging material! Dispose of the packaging material of your tumble dryer correctly. All the packaging materials used are harmless to the environment and can be recycled. • Plastic parts are marked with standard international abbreviations: –...
  • Page 9: Environmental Protection Tips

    Environmental protection tips 2 Environmental protection tips • Your laundry will become light and soft in the tumble dryer even with- out a fabric softening agent. • Loosen your laundry before loading it into the dryer. This helps to pre- vent lengthy running times and creasing.
  • Page 10 Environmental protection tips • Select the appropriate drying program for the type and quantity of laundry. The dryer will then operate as economically as possible. Some typical consumption values: Power Fill weight Duration in Drying program consumption in kg Minutes in kWh COTTONS STORAGE DRY COTTONS HAND IRON...
  • Page 11: The Key Features Of Your Appliance

    The key features of your appliance The key features of your appliance • Program or time setting via the program selector • AUDIBLE SIGNAL can be selected in addition; an intermittent audible signal is sounded after the end of the program. •...
  • Page 12: Description Of The Appliance

    Description of the appliance Description of the appliance Front view Water Reservoir Fluff Filter Control Panel with Handle Flap Interior Light Rating Plate Vent Reversible Door Heat Exchanger Unit Feet behind Removal Plinth (all height-adjustable)
  • Page 13: Control Panel

    Description of the appliance Control panel A Program selector: for setting the drying program B Drying degree indicator: Shows the achieved extent of drying; this enables you to take-out individual pieces of laundry at the right time during the drying process. C Buttons and display block –...
  • Page 14: The Program Selector

    Before using the appliance for the first time – EMPTY WATER display: Empty the water reservoir! – CLEAN FILTER display: Clean the fluff filter! Note: The indicators are extinguished only after the programme is swit- ched off. The program selector •...
  • Page 15: Brief Instructions

    Brief instructions Brief instructions • Ensure the laundry is well spun before tumble drying. • Prepare the laundry. • Open the door and insert washing. • Shut the door. Attention! Do not catch washing in the door. • Select the drying program –...
  • Page 16: Drying

    Drying Drying Prepare the laundry • To prevent tangled bundles of laundry: Close zip fasteners; button-up bed linen and pillow cases; tie-together loose tapes, e.g. aprons. • Empty all pockets. • Remove all metal objects (paper clips, pins, etc.). • Turn clothing consisting of double-layer fabric inside out (such as cotton-lined anoraks with the cotton layer facing outwards).
  • Page 17 Drying 0 If required, select the button AUDIBLE SIGNAL, SPECIAL CARE or QUICK. • AUDIBLE SIGNAL button During the crease-protection phase (immediately after the drying proc- ess), an acoustic signal is sounded at certain intervals (see "End of dry- ing process"). •...
  • Page 18: Start Time Pre-Selection

    Drying Start time pre-selection With the start time pre-selection you can program the start delay of the drying program in the range from 1 to 19 hours. 0 Setting the program. 0 Hold the DELAY TIMER button depressed until the desired number of hours of delay of the program start appears in the display field for PROGR.
  • Page 19: Start The Drying Program

    Drying Start the drying program 0 Press the button START/PAUSE. The drying programme begins. You can check the progress of the drying procedure in the programme progress display. Removing laundry or loading laundry when necessary You can interrupt the drying process at any time to remove some of the laundry or to add more laundry.
  • Page 20: Empty The Water Reservoir

    Drying Empty the water reservoir Caution! The condensed water is not suitable for drinking or for use with foodstuffs. The water reservoir should be emptied completely after every drying programme. This avoids interruption of a programme when the water reservoir is full. 0 Grasp the handle flap of the water reser- voir and pull-out completely.
  • Page 21: Clean The Fluff Filter

    Drying Clean the fluff filter To ensure efficient operation of the tumble dryer, clean the fluff filter after each drying program. Also check whether there are any remnants or fluff from the washing in the drum; remove immediately. 0 Press the catch of the filter lid down- wards.
  • Page 22: Cleaning The Heat Exchanger

    Drying Cleaning the heat exchanger Important! When the HEAT EXCHANGER display lights, it is essential to clean the heat exchanger. Otherwise your dryer might suffer damage. In addition energy consumption will be increased if the heat exchanger unit is covered with fluff. 0 Open the door.
  • Page 23: Programme Tables

    Programme tables Programme tables Programme group COTTONS care symbols R, Q; maximum load 6 kg Program Laundry Type Examples for Heavy weight or mult-layered EXTRA DRY Towelling material, bath robes fabrics thick textiles that are to be INTENSIVE DRY Towelling, terry towels thoroughly dried.
  • Page 24 Programme tables TIME programmes care symbols R, S , Q; loads less than 1kg You can select 20 and 40 minutes program duration for additional drying of individual pieces of laundry or to dry small quantities. 1) Press the SPECIAL CARE button! Programme EASY IRON care symbols R, S , Q;...
  • Page 25: A Small Glossary Of Textile Information

    A small glossary of textile information A small glossary of textile information Care symbols Ensure articles to be dried are suitable for tumble drying. If they are one of the following symbols should be present on the care label: This fabric can be tumble dried. The fabric manufacturer does not stip- ulate if the piece of laundry should be dried on a normal or gentle pro- gram.
  • Page 26: Cleaning And Maintenance

    Cleaning and maintenance Cleaning and maintenance Cleaning the heat exchanger Important! When the HEAT EXCHANGER display lights, it is essential to clean the heat exchanger. Otherwise your dryer might suffer damage. In addition energy consumption will be increased if the heat exchanger unit is covered with fluff.
  • Page 27: Cleaning The Drum

    Cleaning and maintenance Cleaning the drum Warning! Do not clean the stainless steel drum with abrasive deter- gents or steel wool! Fabric softeners or lime in the water can cause a scarcely visible deposit to form on the drum. The dryer is then no longer reliably able to recognise how dry the washing is.
  • Page 28: Something Not Working

    Something not working? Something not working? If the tumble dryer is not working correctly please carry out the follow- ing checks before calling an engineer. Symptom Possible cause Solution The appliance is not Plug in the appliance plugged in The fuse has blown Check the fuse The START/PAUSE button Press the START/PAUSE...
  • Page 29 Something not working? Symptom Possible cause Solution The heat exchanger unit Clean the heat exchanger The drying process takes is covered with fluff unit unusually long Fluff filter is clogged Clean the fluff filter Fluff filter has not been Replace the fluff filter The door cannot be closed inserted correctly and/or and ensure the filter lid is...
  • Page 30: Replace The Interior Light

    If you do not find the required information in this manual to remedy a disturbance, please call the customer service. Replace the interior light 0 A replacement bulb can be purchased through your local AEG Service Force Centre (Part No: 647072580). Warning! Never use standard light bulbs in your Lavatherm.
  • Page 31: Door Reversal Instructions

    Door Reversal Instructions Door Reversal Instructions The door opening direction can be changed if required. Warning! Before reversing the door, isolate the appliance from the mains supply. Proceed as follows to reverse the door opening direction: A C B A C B 0 Un-screw the screws A on the front panel of the appliance.
  • Page 32 Door Reversal Instructions 0 Take-out the latched catch covering J and pull-off the plug. 0 Connect the door catch H and the catch covering J on the respective opposite side to the plug, insert into the break-out and screw-down or latch into position.
  • Page 33: Programming Possibilities

    Programming Possibilities Programming Possibilities The electronic control system of your laundry dryer provides you with the possibility to adapt some functions of the dryer permanently to your requirements. Purpose Execution When a drying program is set at the program selector and "Laundry protection": If the START/PAUSE button has been pressed: you want to "lock"...
  • Page 34 Programming Possibilities Purpose Execution Adjusting the drying result: 1) turn the programme selector to the LIGHT position. If at the end of the pro- 2) Hold down the DELAY TIMER button for five seconds. gramme you always The current setting appears in the PROGRAMME TIME dis- want the washing to be play: H1 is the standard setting, with...
  • Page 35: Technical Data

    Technical data Technical data Height x Width x Depth 85x60x60cm Depth with the door open 117cm Height adjustable from 1.0/–0.4cm Empty weight approx. 46 kg Load (depending on the program) max. 6kg (Different loads in some countries are due to different measuring methods) Power consumption in acc.
  • Page 36: Special Accessories

    Special accessories Special accessories You can obtain the following special accessories from your retailer. Drainage kit With this kit (E-No. 916 019 000) you can lead the condensate directly into a drain (sink, siphon, drain grating) with a maximum feed height of 1m above the floor on which the dryer is standing (3m Length).
  • Page 38: Content

    Content Acrylate ......17 Lime ....... .27 Acrylic .
  • Page 39: Service

    Service In the chapter "What to do if ..." some disturbances have been summarised, which you can solve yourself. If you do not find any helpful information there, please contact your local customer service centre. It is nearby and if necessary can reach you quickly. (Addresses and phone numbers can be found in the Warranty Conditions/Service Departments) Be well prepared before you phone.
  • Page 40 USD 14 billion in more than 150 countries around the world. AEG Hausgeräte GmbH Postfach 1036 D-90327 Nürnberg http://www.aeg.hausgeraete.de © Copyright by AEG 822 944 342–00- 0503/PRO Subject to change without notice...

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