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User manual
Dishwasher
ZDF 312
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Thank you for selecting our appliance We wish you lots of enjoyment with your new appliance and we hope that you will consider our brand again when purchasing household appliances. Please read this user manual carefully and keep it throughout the product life cycle as a reference document. The user manual should be passed on to any future owner of the appliance. Contents Safety information _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 Unloading the dishwasher _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 Control panel _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Safety information • Under no circumstances should you attempt In the interest of your safety and to ensure the to repair the machine yourself. Repairs car- correct use, before installing and first using the ried out by inexperienced persons will cause appliance, read this user manual carefully, in- injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact cluding its hints and warnings. To avoid your local Service Force Centre. Always in- unnecessary mistakes and accidents, it is im- sist on genuine spare part
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or if the control panel, work top or plinth area Installation are damaged such that the inside of the ap- • Check your dishwasher for any transport pliance is freely accessible. Contact your damage. Never connect a damaged ma- local Service Force centre, in order to avoid chine. If your dishwasher is damaged con- hazard. tact your supplier. • All sides of the dishwasher must never be • All packaging must be removed before use. drilled to prevent damage to hydraulic and • Any electrical and plumb
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Control panel 1 On/Off button 2 Programme selection buttons 3 Delay start button 4 Indicator lights 5 Function buttons • Press On/Off button, ALL programme selec- Setting mode tion button lights are illuminated = appliance IMPORTANT! in setting mode. Always remember that when performing opera- • Press On/Off button, ONLY a programme tions as: button light is illuminated = last performed programme still set. – selecting a washing programme, In this case the programme has to be cancelled – setting
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Function buttons In addition to the dishwashing programme selection, the following functions can also be set with the help of these buttons. – the setting of the water softener, – the cancelling of a programme in progress. Programme selection buttons • Starting the washing programme: 1. Press the On/Off button. 2. Press the button corresponding to the required programme, the corresponding light remains illu- minated while the other programme lights turn off. 3. After about 3 seconds from the las
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Delay start button This option allows the start of the programme to be delayed by 3 or 6 hours. Before selecting the washing programme, press the On/Off button and then press the delay start button until the light corresponding to 3h or 6h illuminates. Press the button corresponding to the required wash- ing programme, the countdown will start automatically after about 3 seconds. Once the countdown has elapsed the washing pro- gramme will start automatically. The delay start light will turn off.
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Indicator lights Rinse aid Illuminates when rinse aid needs to be filled. 2) 1) As soon as you select a washing programme, the phase indicator lights for that programme will start flashing. As the programme starts, the phase indicator lights turn off except for the indicator light of the phase in progress which will remain lit with a static light. 2) The salt and rinse aid indicator lights are never illuminated while a washing programme is running even if filling with salt and rinse aid is neces
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Programme Degree of soil Type of load Programme description Rinse and Hold Any. 1 cold rinse (to avoid food Partial load (to be completed later in the day). scraps from sticking together). This programme does not require the use of deter- gent. 1) Ideal for washing a partially loaded dishwasher. This is perfect daily programme, made to meet the needs of a family of 4 persons who only wish to load breakfast and dinner crockery and cutlery. 2) Test programme for test institutes. First use • Fill t
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Water hardness Adjusting the water hardness Use of salt setting °dH °TH mmol/l manually electronically 51 - 70 91 - 125 9,1 - 12,5 2 level 10 yes 43 - 50 76 - 90 7,6 - 8,9 2 level 9 yes 37 - 42 65 - 75 6,5 - 7,5 2 level 8 yes 29 - 36 51 - 64 5,1 - 6,4 2 level 7 yes 23 - 28 40 - 50 4,0 - 5,0 2 level 6 yes 19 - 22 33 - 39 3,3 - 3,9 2 level 5 yes 15 - 18 26 - 32 2,6 - 3,2 1 level 4 yes 11 - 14 19 - 25 1,9 - 2,5 1 level 3 yes 4 - 10 7 - 18 0,7 - 1,8 1 level 2 yes < 4 < 7 < 0,7 1 level 1 no The water
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• The dishwasher must be switched off. • The End of programme light might flash 5 times, Switch on the dishwasher by pressing the On/Off for example. The flashing is repeated every 5 sec- button. onds. • Press and hold simultaneously function buttons B • To change the level, press function button A. Each and C until the lights of function buttons A , B and time the button is pressed the level increases. (Level C start flashing. 1 follows level 10). • Release the buttons and then press function b
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IMPORTANT! Immediately start a complete programme. IMPORTANT! Water will overflow from the container as salt is added. Remove any trace of salt. Replace the cap tightly turning it clockwise until it stops with a click. IMPORTANT! Top up the special salt when the light on the control panel illuminates. Filling with rinse aid Open the lid. Fill up with rinse aid. The Clean up any rinse aid maximum level for filling is which overflows. Close indicated by "max" the lid and press until it locks. IMPO
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Adjusting the dosage of rinse aid Increase the dose if there are drops of water or Reduce the dose if there are whitish streaks on lime spots on the dishes after washing. the dishes or a bluish film on glassware or knife blades. Open the lid. Set the dosage level. (The Close the lid and press un- dose is factory set in po- til it locks. sition 4). Loading cutlery and dishes – Dishes and items of cutlery must not lie Sponges, household cloths and any object that inside one another, or cover each
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For washing in the dishwasher the following cutlery and dishes are not suitable: are of limited suitability: • Cutlery with wooden, horn, china or mother-of- • Only wash stoneware in the dishwasher if it is pearls handles. specially marked as being dishwasher-safe by the manufacturer. • Plastic items that are not heat resistant. • Glazed patterns may fade if machine washed • Older cutlery with glued parts that are not tempera- frequently. ture resistant. • Silver and aluminium parts have a tende
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The two rows of prongs on the lower basket can be easily lowered to allow you to load pots, pans and bowls. Load upper basket. Light For taller items, the cup If plates are to be loaded in the upper basket: load items (plastic bowls etc.) racks can be folded up- them starting from the rear positions; tilting them must be loaded in the up- wards. slightly forwards and avoiding the front positions near per basket and arranged the door. so they do not move. Adjusting the height of the upper bas
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To move to the higher position proceed as follows: 1. Pull out the basket until it stops. 2. Carefully lift both sides upwards until the mecha- nism is engaged and the basket is stable. To lower the basket to the original position proceed as follows: 1. Pull out the basket until it stops. 2. Carefully lift both sides upwards and then allow the mechanism to drop back down slowly, keeping hold of it. IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! Never lift or lower the basket on one side only When the basket is in the h
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For programmes with pre- When using detergent Close the lid. wash add an additional tablets: place detergent detergent dose in com- tablets in compartment A. partmentB. "3 in 1 function" This appliance is equipped with the "3 in 1 func- the indicator lights for salt and rinse aid are de- tion", that allows the use of the "3 in 1" combi activated. detergent tablets. Select the "3 in 1 function" before the start of a These products are detergents with a combined washing programme. cleaning, rins
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function "indicator light illuminates. This means 4. To activate the rinse aid dispenser, press that the function is active. button B again, the end of programme in- To deactivate the function press the same but- dicator light illuminates, indicating that the tons again until the indicator light correspond- rinse aid dispenser has been activated. ing to the "3 in 1" symbol turns off. 5. To memorise the operation, switch off the dishwasher by pressing the On/Off button. IMPORTANT! 6. To deactivat
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Care and cleaning Cleaning the filters IMPORTANT! NEVER use the dishwasher without filters. In- correct repositioning and fitting of the filters will produce poor washing results. Clean filters A, B and C Turn the handle about 1/4 Remove filter A from the thoroughly under running turn anticlockwise and re- base of the washing com- water. move filters B and C. partment. Put the flat filter A back in Replace the filters and the base of the washing lock by turning the handle compartment and ensu
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use abrasive products, scouring pads or sol- Frost precautions vent (acetone, trichloroethylene etc....). Avoid placing the machine in a location where the temperature is below 0°C. If this is Internal cleaning unavoidable, empty the machine, close the ap- Ensure that the seals around the door, the de- pliance door, disconnect the water inlet pipe tergent and rinse aid dispensers are cleaned and empty it. regularly with a damp cloth. We recommend every 3 months to run the wash Moving the machine
