1 Warnings Safety instructions • This appliance must be connected to General Safety an earthed outlet protected by a fuse of • Never place your machine on a carpet suitable capacity. covered floor. Otherwise, lack of airflow • The supply and draining hoses must from below of your machine may cause always be securely fastened and remain in electrical parts to overheat. This may cause an undamaged state. problems with your washing machine. • Fit the draining hose to a washbasin or • If the power cable or mains plug is bathtub securely before starting up your damaged you must call Authorized Service machine. There may be a risk of being for repair. scalded due to high washing temperatures! • Fit the drain hose into the discharge • Never open the loading door or remove the housing securely to prevent any water filter while there is still water in the drum. leakage and to allow machine to take in • Unplug the machine when it is not in use. and discharge water as required. It is very • Never wash down the appliance with a important that the water intake and drain water hose! There is the risk of electric hoses are not folded, squeezed, or broken...
2 Installation Removing packaging reinforcement Tilt the machine to remove the packaging reinforcement. Remove the packaging reinforcement by pulling the ribbon. Opening the transportation locks • If you are going to use your double water- Transportation safety bolts must be inlet machine as a single (cold) water-inlet removed before operating the washing unit, you must install the stopper*, supplied machine! Otherwise, the machine will be with your machine to the hot water valve. damaged! • If you want to use both water inlets of the 1. Loosen all the bolts with a spanner until product, you can connect the hot water they rotate freely (“C”) hose after removing the stopper and 2. Remove transportation safety bolts by gasket group from the hot water valve. turning them gently. * Applies for the products supplied with a blind 3. Fit the covers (supplied in the bag with the stopper group. Operation Manual) into the holes on the • Models with a single water inlet should not rear panel. (“P”) be connected to the hot water tap.
• The maximum length of the combined Detergents and softeners hoses must not be longer than 3.2 m. Detergent Drawer The detergent drawer is composed of three Electrical connection compartments: Connect the machine to an earthed outlet The detergent dispenser may be in two protected by a fuse of suitable capacity. different types according to the model of your machine. Important: • Connection should comply with national – (I) for prewash regulations. – (II) for main wash • The voltage and the allowed fuse - (III) siphon protection are specified in the section “Technical Specifications”. – ( ) for softener • The specified voltage must be equal to your mains voltage. • Connection via extension cords or multi- plugs should not be made. A damaged power cable must be replaced by a qualified electrician. The appliance must not be operated unless it is repaired! There is the risk of electric shock! Detergent, softener and other cleaning agents...
4 Selecting a Program and Operating Your Machine Control panel Figure 1 Cotton DAW 321 Duvet Synthetics Delicate Intensive + Temperature Spin Woollen Time Start / Pause Delay Cancel 3 sec. Hand quick Wash On / Off Rinse Drain Spin Prewash Quick Rinse...
• Cotton Economy Symbol You can wash your durable clothes with this Shows energy saving programs and program. Your laundry will be washed with temperature selections. vigorous washing movements during a longer As “Intensive” and “Baby” programs are long washing cycle. programs with higher temperature selections • Synthetics to ensure hygiene, “Economy” Symbol will not You can wash your less durable clothes on light up. this program. Lighter washing movements Special programs and shorter washing cycle is used compared For specific applications, you can select any of to “Cottons” program. It is recommended for the following programs: your synthetic clothes (such as shirts, blouses, • Rinse synthetic/cotton blended garments, etc.). For This program is used when you want to rinse curtains and lace, the “Synthetic 40” program or starch separately. with pre-wash and anti-creasing functions • Spin selected is recommended. This program spins with maximum possible • Woollen rpm in the default setting. You can wash your machine-washable woolen You should use a lower spin speed for garments on this program. Wash by selecting delicate laundries.
- Adjust the spin speed. You can use no spin function in order to drain - Press “Start/Pause/Cancel” button. the water without spinning at the end of the Program resumes. Your machine drains program. the water and spins your laundry. Program selection and consumption table Auxiliary functions Temperature Programme Cotton 2.77 max. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Cotton 60** 1.36 max. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Cotton 0.79 max.
Auxiliary functions temperature, type and amount of laundry, auxiliary functions selected, and changes in Auxiliary Function Selection Buttons the supply voltage. Select the required auxiliary functions before starting the program. Some combinations cannot be selected Time delay together. (Ex.: Pre-wash) (Figure 1-5a) and With the “Time delay” function you can delay Quick Wash (Figure 1-5b). the program start up to 24 hours. Setting can be made in intervals of 30 minutes. Auxiliary function selection 1. Press “Time delaying” buttons “+” and “-” If an auxiliary function that should not be to set your desired time delay. selected together with a previously selected 2. Press “Start/Pause/Cancel” button. Then function is chosen, the first selected function the time delay starts to count down. will be cancelled and the last auxiliary function More laundry may be loaded or taken out selection will remain active. during the time delay period. (Ex.: If you want to select pre-wash first and then quick wash, pre-wash will be cancelled Changing the delay time and quick wash will remain active.
brought to the appropriate position, rpm and 5 Maintenance and cleaning temperature data reappear. Detergent Drawer Remove any powder residue buildup in the Switching the machine to standby drawer. To do this; mode 1. Press the dotted point on the siphon in the Press “Start/Pause/Cancel” button softener compartment and pull towards momentarily to switch your machine to the you until the compartment is removed from standby mode. Auxiliary functions can be the machine. cancelled or selected in accordance with the step the program is at. The door can be opened if the water level is suitable. Laundry may be added / taken out by opening the door. Door lock The Door Locked Symbol (Figure 2-7i) lights up when the loading door is locked. This symbol will flash until the door is allowed to If more than a normal amount of water open. Do not force the door at this stage. You and softener mixture starts to gather in the may open the door after the symbol fades out. softener compartment, the siphon must be cleaned. Child-proof lock 2. Wash the dispenser drawer and the This function protects the appliance from...
• Replace the gaskets and filters carefully to • Pull out the pump outlet hose from its their places and tighten the hose nuts by housing. hand. • Place a large container at the end of the hose. Drain the water off into the container by pulling out the plug at the end of the Draining any remaining water and hose. If the amount of water to be drained cleaning the pump filter off is greater than the volume of the Your product is equipped with a filter system container, replace the plug, pour the water which ensures a cleaner water discharge that out, then resume the draining process. extends pump life by preventing solid items • After draining process is completed, such as buttons, coins and fabric fibers from replace the plug into the end of the hose clogging the pump propeller during discharge and fit the hose back into its place. of the washing water. If your product is not supplied with an • If your machine fails to drain the water, emergency drain hose, do the following as the pump filter may be clogged. You may shown in the figure below: have to clean it every 2 years or whenever it is plugged. Water must be drained off to clean the pump filter.
6 Solution suggestions for problems Problem Cause Explanation / Suggestion Machine may have switched Program cannot to self protection mode due to Reset your machine by pressing “Start/Pause/ be started or an infrastructure problem (such Cancel” button for 3 seconds. (see, Canceling a selected. as line voltage, water pressure, Program) etc.). There is water Be sure the seals of the water inlet hoses are coming from the There might be problems with securely fitted. bottom of the hoses or the pump filter. Tightly attach the drain hose to the tap. machine. Make sure that the pump filter is completely closed. Machine stopped Machine can stop temporarily It will resume operating when the voltage is back to shortly after the due to low voltage. the normal level. program started. The automatic spin correction system might have been activated due to the unbalanced distribution of It continuously the laundry in the drum.
7 Specifications Models DAW 321 Maximum dry laundry capacity (kg) Height (cm) Width (cm) Depth (cm) Net Weight (kg) Electricity (V/Hz.) 230 V / 50hz Total Current (A) Total Power (W) 2200 Spinning cycle (rpm max.) 1200 Specifications of this appliance may change without notice to improve the quality of the product. Figures in this manual are schematic and may not match your product exactly. Values stated on the machine labels or in the documentation accompanying it are obtained in laboratory in accordance with the relevant standards. Depending on operational and environmental conditions of the appliance, values may vary. This appliance’s packaging material is recyclable. Help recycle it and protect the environment by dropping it off in the municipal receptacles provided for this purpose. Your appliance also contains a great amount of recyclable material. It is marked with this label to indicate the used appliances that should not be mixed with other waste. This way, the appliance recycling organised by your manufacturer will be done under the best possible conditions, in compliance with European Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. Contact your town hall or your retailer for the used appliance collection points closest to your home. We thank you doing your part to protect the environment. 12 - EN...
Service Centres If you have followed the instructions and still have a problem, contact the nearest Defy Service Centre. They will be able to advise you on any aspect of the product or send a qualified technician to repair it....
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