Control panel – Hotpoint Ariston Aqualtis AQ93F 69 EU User Manual
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TEMPERATURE
button
WASH CYCLE
SELECTOR
knob
OPTION
buttons
with indicator lights
LOCK
indicator light
START/ 
PAUSE 
button with 
indicator light
WASH
CYCLE 
PHASE 
icons
SPIN
button
CONTROL PANEL 
LOCK 
button with
indicator light
Button with
ON/OFF
indicator light
ECO
indicator light
OPTION
buttons
with indicator lights
Control panel
Button with ON/OFF indicator light: press this briefly 
to switch the machine on or off. The green indicator light 
indicates that the machine is switched on. To switch off the 
washing machine during the wash cycle, press and hold 
the button for approximately 3 seconds; if the button is 
pressed briefly or accidentally the machine will not switch 
off. If the machine is switched off during a wash cycle, this 
wash cycle will be cancelled.
WASH CYCLE SELECTOR knob: may be turned in 
either direction. To select the most suitable wash cycle, 
please refer to the “Table of wash cycles”.
The knob will not move during the wash cycle.
TEMPERATURE
button: press to modify or exclude
the temperature setting; the value selected will appear on 
the display above (see “Running a wash cycle”).
SPIN CYCLE
button: press to modify or exclude the
spin cycle; the value selected will appear on the display 
above (see “Running a wash cycle”).
DELAYED START button: press to set a delayed start 
for the selected wash cycle; the set delay time will appear 
on the display above (see “Running a wash cycle”).
OPTION buttons with indicator lights: press to select the 
available options. The indicator light corresponding to the 
selected option will remain lit (see “Running a wash cycle”).
WASH CYCLE PHASE icons: these illuminate to indicate the 
progress of the wash cycle (Wash 
– Rinse
– Spin
–
Drain
). The text
lights up when the cycle is complete.
START/PAUSE button with indicator light: when the green 
indicator light flashes slowly, press the button to start a 
wash cycle. Once the cycle has begun the indicator light 
will remain lit in a fixed manner. To pause the wash cycle, 
press the button again; the indicator light will flash in an 
orange colour. If the “LOCK” indicator light is switched 
off, the door may be opened. To start the wash cycle from 
the point at which it was interrupted, press the button 
again.
LOCK
indicator light: indicates that the porthole door
is locked. To open the door, pause the wash cycle (see 
“Running a wash cycle”).
CONTROL PANEL LOCK
button with indicator light:
to activate or deactivate the control panel lock, press and 
hold the button for approximately 2 seconds. when the 
indicator light is illuminated, the control panel is locked 
(apart from the ON/OFF button). This means it is possible 
to prevent wash cycles from being modified accidentally, 
especially where there are children in the home.
ECO indicator light: the
icon lights up when, after
altering the washing parameters, an energy saving of 
at least 10% is made. Furthermore, before the machine 
enters “Standby” mode, the icon will light up for a few 
seconds; when the machine is switched off the estimated 
energy saving will be around the 80% mark.
DELAYED 
START 
button
DISPLAY