Electrolux EW 1280F - Manual (Page 8)

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Use
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Prewash
Quick Wash
Prewash
Wash
Rinses
Spin
Drain Cold Night Cycle
1200
900
700
500
Delicates
60°C
40°C
95°C
30°C Wool On/Off
Cottons
Synthetics
FABRICS TEMPERATURE SPIN SPEED
Super Rinse
Eco
OPTIONS Start/Pause Reset
Skip
Delay
Start
Hand
wash
Soak
EW 1280 F
Control panel
1 ON/OFF button
Press this button to switch the washing machine on.
The display (8) will show three blinking dashes or a
blinking zero. You will find more detailed
explanations on pages 9-10 (see “DISPLAY”).
Press the ON/OFF button again to switch the
machine off.
2 MAINS-ON light
This light is connected to the ON/OFF button. It lights
up when you press the button, and goes out when
you press it again.
3 FABRICS button
Press this button repeatedly to select the programme
on the basis of the type of laundry to be washed. The
light relevant to the selected programme will light up.
The washing machine will propose a temperature
and automatically select the maximum spin value
provided for the programme you chose. You can
change these values by operating buttons 4 and 5.
On the display, the duration of the washing
programme will appear, depending on the maximum
load capacity for each type of fabric, and the
START/PAUSE light begins to flash.
Hand wash
When you select this programme, you obtain a
particularly delicate washing, suitable for articles of
clothing whose label indicates that they must be
hand-washed .
4 TEMPERATURE button
Press this button repeatedly to increase or decrease
the temperature, if you want your laundry to be
washed at a temperature different from the one
proposed by the washing machine. The relevant light
will light up. Maximum temperatures are 95°C for
cotton, 60°C for synthetic fabrics, 40°C for delicate
fabrics, wool and fabrics to be hand-washed (HAND
WASH programme).
By selecting position COLD the machine will wash
with cold water. To be used for extremely delicate
items, such as curtains.
Important!
By depressing TEMPERATURE and SPIN SPEED
buttons simultaneously, the acoustic signal at the
end of the cycle, during the programme setting and
in event of a wrong selection is suppressed.
5 SPIN SPEED button
Press this button repeatedly to change the spin
speed, if you want your laundry to be spun at a
speed different from the one proposed by the
washing machine. The relevant light will light up.
Maximum speeds are:
• for cotton: 1.200 rpm;
• for synthetic fabrics, wool, and fabrics to be
handwashed: 900 rpm;
• for delicate fabrics: 700 rpm.
NIGHT CYCLE position : when you choose this
option, the machine will not drain the water of the
last rinse, so as not to wrinkle the laundry.
As all spinning phases are suppressed, this washing
cycle is very quiet and it can be useful at nigh.t
On cotton and synthetic programmes the rinses will
be performed with more water.
At the end of the cycle, the light corresponding to the
option NIGHT CYCLE is on, the START/PAUSE
button light will flash and the door is locked to
indicate that the water must be drained. A static zero
will appear on the display.
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