User manual DE DIETRICH DVF1210W

[. . . ] For future reference please keep this instruction booklet in a safe place. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GUARANTEE Your new appliance is fully guaranteed by the manufacturer for 12 months against electrical/mechanical breakdown excluding: A. Any faults which occur due to bad installation or misuse of the machine. Any faults which occur due to repair of, or interference with, the machine by any person not authorised by the manufacturer to carry out service. Any faults which occur due to any parts which are fitted to the machine which are not the original manufacturers parts. [. . . ] To add salt, unscrew the cap of the container on the bottom and then refill the container. During this operation a little water will overflow; but keep adding salt until the container is full. When the container is full, clean the thread of salt residue and retighten the tap. After loading the salt, it is recommended running a complete washing cycle, or COLD RINSE programme. The salt dispenser has a capacity of between 1. 5 and 1. 8 kg and, for efficient use of the appliance, it should be refilled from time to time according to the regulation of the water softener unit. IMPORTANT (Only for first start up) When the appliance is used for the first time, after completely filling the salt container, it is necessary to add water until the container overflows. Adjustment of the upper basket If 27 cm to 31 cm plates are normally used, load them onto the lower basket after the upper basket has been placed in its upper position and proceed as detailed below: 1. Take out the basket and remount it in the upper position; Salt loading indicator This model is provided with an indicator light on the control panel which will light up when it is necessary to reload the salt container. IMPORTANT The appearance of white stains on dishes is generally an important sign that the salt container needs filling. 3. Replace the blocks "A" in their original position. Dishes that are bigger than 20 cm in diameter can no longer be loaded onto the upper basket and the mobile supports cannot be used when the basket is in the upper position. A 10 11 LOADING DISHES Using the upper basket The upper basket is provided with mobile racks hooked to the sides of the basket which can be regulated in two positions: upright and lowered. In the lowered position the racks may be used for tea and coffee cups, kitchen knives and ladles. Glasses, cups, saucers and dessert plates may be loaded under the racks. Soup plates and ordinary plates may be loaded with the rack in the upright position. To open the lid, push the reference mark and, in the same time, pull the tab of opening. It is always advisable to use rinse aid that is specifically designed for dishwasher. Check the rinse aid level through the indicator eye (C) which is located on the dispenser. C IMPORTANT Do not use an excessive amount of detergent and help limit damage to the environment at the same time. FULL EMPTY dark light CAUTION!IMPORTANT NOTE ON THE USE OF COMBINED DETERGENTS. Regulating the rinse aid from 1 to 6 The regulator (D) is placed under the lid and can be turned using a coin. The limestone content of the water considerably affects the formation of limescale and the drying performance. It is therefore important to regulate the quantity of rinse aid to achieve good washing results. If, after the wash, streaks occur on the dishes, decrease the amount by one position. If whitish spots occur, increase the amount by one position. 17 A If you are planning to use combined detergents i. e. those with built in salt and/or rinse agent, we would advise the following: read carefully and follow the manufacturer's instructions given on the packaging; some combined detergents, particularly those with built in rinse agent, provide best results when used with specific programmes; 16 B D CLEANING THE FILTERS The filter system (fig. A "4") consists of: a central container that traps the larger particles; a flat gauze that continuously filters the wash water; a micro filter, located beneath the gauze, that traps the tiniest particles ensuring a perfect rinse. To achieve excellent results every time, the filters should be checked and cleaned after each wash. To remove the filter unit, simply turn the handle anticlockwise (fig. [. . . ] At this point, the programme will restart from where it had been interrupted (if it is necessary, the appliance will make a short thermal anti-shock programme before). If you wish to change or cancel the programme that is running, carry out the following: turn the programme selector to "RESET" position. The dishwasher will automatically empty the water and after a few seconds the indicator light "WASHING" will go off. A new wash setting can now be made. Setting of new programme Whenever you want to set a new programme, you MUST turn the programme selector to "RESET" position and wait for the "WASHING" indicator light to go off. IMPORTANT This dishwasher is equipped with an anti-overflow safety device which will automatically empty any excess water should a problem occur. Setting a programme Troubleshooting While you are setting a programme, the indicator light "WASHING" will start flashing very quickly if the electronics detect some incorrect programming function. [. . . ]