. i „ > *k - I <■ •*. • J 5* 13 Operating procedure LAVATHERM 450 R Timer S button Door release button Plug the appliance in Press door release button to open the door i-4 Loosely load the laundry into the drum Close door - it must click into position, as otherwise the dryer will not start to work. Set the required drying time by turning the timer in a clockwise direction (see table on page 16). The “0” position is marked by the dot above the timer. The dryer will start to tumble with a reversing drum action. S button (special button for delicates). Use this button if you want to dry particularly sensitive articles very gently. The drying temperature is reduced and up to 10% electricity can be saved. Removing the laundry - you may remove individual items while the programme is running. The drum stops when the door is opened; the dryer continues to operate when the door is closed again. The dryer switches off automatically when the end of the programme is reached. Press button i-0 to open the door. Unplug the machine when you have finished drying Airing If you simply wish to air the laundry, select position A on the timer knob. The laundry is then tumbled in a flow of cold air. Cleaning the fluff filter Lift up the filter handle, which is situated on the inside of the door, and remove the fluff from the filter. Remove any fluff which may remain in the cavity between the filter and the door through the slot at the bottom. Always clean the fluff filter after using the dryer. Aft**»'*******» *1 Slot 14 Important hints on drying Only materials washed in water can be dried in the tumble dryer. Articles containing foam rubber or similar materials must not be dried in the tumble dryer. We recommend that you do not dry woollens in the tumble dryer as they may shrink. Maximum capacity: Cottons 4.5kg. Easy-care 1.5 kg. (Dry weight.) Easy-care, e.g. shirts, should be spin dried before tumble drying (for approximately 10 to 30 seconds with the short spin programme of your automatic washing machine, depending on how crease-resistant the material is). These materials tend to crease when overdried. Therefore, we recom mend you remove the laundry when it is sti slightly damp. You also should not overdry knitwear made froi synthetics or synthetic/cotton mixtures. Inferior quality underwear tends to shrink. It shrinks even more when tumble dried. Therefore, do not overdry these items. When buying underwear, bear this in mind. Ruff - Wearing and washing garments causes fluff to develop which loosely adheres to the surface of the washing. This fluff is to a great extend blown away by the wind when clothes are dried on the line, whilst this is visibly collected in the fluff filter of the tumble dryer. Do not be concerned by the amount of fluff in the filter. If you dampen the flu and press it slightly together you will be able I see that the amount of fluff is extremely sms compared with the amount of washing dried. R< search institutes have proven that tumble dryir hardly affects the life of the garment. Starched items can be dried in your tumble dryer. To obtain the same results you must, however, use twice as much starch as normal. We recommend that you select slightly less time than required for "ready to iron". Room ventilation - if the dryer is not vented, then Care should be taken to ensure that the air c; the room must be adequately ventilated. flow freely. Drying times You can select drying times of up to 150 minutes with the time selector knob. The dot above the timer knob marks the time set. The drying time depends upon the kind of fabric, the size of the load, the required degree of dryness and also on how much water has been extracted during spin drying. An automatic cooling cycle which prevents creasing, particularly in the case of synthetics, is carried out at the end of each drying process. If the set time is not sufficient, then set the additional time required with the time selector knob - minimum ten minutes. Approximate time settings, based on dry weight of laundry Dryness Application Load in kg. Extraction rate achieved with spin speeds of min-1 Approx. of timer in minute Normal setting s S-button Cupboard dry Cottons 4.5 560 85 175 Underwear 750/800 70 150 Towelling 1000/1100 65 130 Baby clothes, etc. 1400* 65 130 2800/2900 45 90 2.0 560 45 90 750/800 40 80 1000/1100 35 70 1400* 35 70 2800/2900* 30 55 Easy-care, 1.5** Short spin 25 50 non-iron garments, Synthetics and mixed fabrics of cotton/synthetics, wool/synthetics Ready to iron Cotton garments 4.5 560 70 145 and linen garments: 750/800 60 120 bed linen, 1000/1100 50 100 table linen, etc., 1400* 50 100 including shirts 2800/2900* 35 65 2.0 560 40 80 750/800 35 65 1000/1100 30 55 1400* 30 55 2800/2900* 20 40 * Spin dryer. ** Small load size in view of the fact that these items crease easily. For quantities betw...