Hotpoint TCD970 - Manual (Page 11)

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Impor
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Inf
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Installation
Description
The Displa
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Star
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Pr
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Laundr
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W
arnings and
Sug
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T
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S
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Maintenance
and Care
Start and Programmes
Timed Drying
Timed programmes table: First select a programme ( see Programmes Table ).
( 0:20, 0:40,
1:00, 1:20, 1:40,
2:00 or 2:20
Hours:Minutes
)
Always use Timed Drying
for loads less than 1kg, or
if you prefer a different
dryness result.
The heat setting depends
on the programme
(material option) selected.
Consult suggested drying
times
(see Laundry) .
The last 10 minutes of these
programmes is the Cool
Tumble phase.
1. Press and release the Timed button
until the display shows the required
selection. Each press advances ,
, , , , , then and
then repeats.
●
Delicates have maximum time of .
● When is displayed, Automatic
Dryness Level option is available if you
change your mind.
2. Select any Options if required.
3. Press the Start button .
Options available:
Alarm, Delay Timer,
Pre Care, Post Care.
! Warning , after pressing the Start/Pause button ,
the programme cannot be changed.
To change a selected programme, press the
Start/Pause button , the light flashes Amber to
indicate the programme is paused. Select the new
programme and any options required, the light will
then flash green. Press the Start/Pause button
again and the new programme will start.
● Option buttons
These buttons are used to customise the selected
programme to your requirements. A programme must
have been selected, by pressing a programme selection
button, before an option can be selected. Not all
options are available for all programmes (
see
Programmes Table ). If an option is not available and
you press the button, the buzzer will beep 3 times. If
the option is available the indicator, on the display unit
next to the bottom buttons, lights to show that the
option has been selected.
Time Delay (Delay Timer)
The start of some programmes ( see The Display and
Start and Programmes ) can be delayed for up to 24
hours. Ensure the water container is emptied before
setting a delayed start.
Pre Care
This option is only available if a delayed start has
been selected. It tumbles the clothes occasionally
during the delayed period to help prevent creases
developing.
Alarm
Available on all programmes and allows the buzzer to
give a signal at the end of the drying cycle, to remind
you that the clothes are ready to be removed.
Post Care
When available and selected, the clothes are
occasionally tumbled after the end of the drying and
cool tumble cycles, to help prevent creases
developing should you not be available to remove the
load immediately the programme is complete.
● TIME DISPLAY
The display shows either the amount of time delay
remaining or an indication of the amount of time left for
a drying programme (
see The Display ).
The delay or time to end is displayed in hours and
minutes and counts down each minute.
When timed programmes are selected the time
displayed throughout the cycle is the actual time
The Controls
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remaining.
When an Automatic programme is selected, the time
displayed is an estimate of the time remaining. When
the programme is selected the display shows the time
required to dry a full load, after around 10 minutes the
controller calculates a better estimate of the cycle time.
The colons between the hours and minutes in the
display flash to show that the time is counting down.
The display also shows if there is a problem with your
dryer, if this occurs the display will show F followed by
a fault code number (
see Troubleshooting ).
●
Empty Water Container
(If you have plumbed your dryer to a drain messages
about emptying the water container can be ignored, as
there is no need to empty the container).
Messages are displayed to reminds you to empty the
water container (
see The Display ).
If the water container fills during a programme, the
heater turns off and the dryer does a period of Cool
Tumble. After this it stops and a message tells you to
EMPTY THE WATER CONTAINER .
You must empty the water container and restart the
dryer or the clothes will not dry. After re-starting the
dryer the message will take a few seconds to go out.
To avoid this always empty the water container each
time you use the dryer (
see Maintenance ).
●
Door Opening
Opening the door during a programme will stop the
dryer and have the following effects:
● The display shows PAUSED .
●
During a delay phase the delay will continue to
count down. The Start/Pause button
must be
pressed to resume the delay programme.
The display will change to show current status.
● During the drying part of the programme, the
colons on the display stop flashing to show that
the time has stopped counting down.
The Start/Pause button
must be pressed to
resume the programme. The display will change to
show the current status, the colons flash and count
down continues.
● During the Post Care phase, the programme ends.
Pressing the Start/Pause button will restart a new
programme from the beginning.
●
Note
If you have a power cut, switch off the power or
remove the plug. When power is restored, press the
Start/Pause button and the programme will resume.