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User manual
Dishwasher
ZDS 231
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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 Care and cleaning _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 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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Programme selector dial and On/Off switch • when in this position, the machine is switched off (corresponding light off), • when the marker on the dial corresponds with a programme, the machine is switched on and a pro- gramme is selected (programme selector indicator light on) Start/cancel button • Starting the washing programme: 1. Select a washing programme. 2. Press the Start/Cancel button (corresponding light on). IMPORTANT! Once the programme has started, if you want to change the selectio
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Indicator lights End of programme indicator light Illuminates when the washing programme has ended. Switch off the dishwasher by returning the programme selector dial to the Off position. The On/Off indicator light turns off. It also has added functions of visual signalling as: – the setting of the water softener, – intervention of an alarm due to the malfunction of the machine. Salt refilling indicator light Illuminates when special salt needs to be filled. It can remain illuminated several hou
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Programme Degree of soil Type of load Programme description E Any. 1 cold rinse (to avoid food Rinse and Hold 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 – Set
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Set the water softener The dishwasher is equipped with a water and mmol/l (millimol per litre - international unit softener designed to remove minerals and salts for the hardness of water). from the water supply, which would have a det- The softener should be adjusted according to rimental or adverse effect on the operation of the hardness of the water in your area. Your the appliance. local Water Authority can advise you on the The higher the content of these minerals and hardness of the water
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Setting the water softener manually (see table) The water softener is factory set at position 2. Set switch to position 1 or 2 Setting the water softener electronically (see table) The water softener is factory set at position 5. The dishwasher must be switched off . Release the button. The end of programme indicator light will flash. The number of flashes corresponds to current level set. The end of programme indicator light might flash 5 times, for example. The flashing is repeated every 5
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Use of dishwasher salt CAUTION! Use only special salt suitable for dishwashers. Unscrew the cap. Only before filling with Using the funnel provided, salt for the first time, fill pour in the salt until the the salt container with wa- container is filled with salt. ter. 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. IMPORTAN
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Use of 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. IMPORTANT! CAUTION! Top up the rinse aid when the light on the control panel Never fill the rinse aid dispenser with any other sub- illuminates. stances (e.g. dishwasher cleaning agent, liquid deter- gent). This would damage the appliance. Adjusting the dosage of rinse aid Increase the dose if there are drops of
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• Before loading the dishes, you should: – To avoid damage to glasses, they must not touch. – Remove all left over food and debris. – Lay small objects in the cutlery basket. – Soften remnants of burnt food in pans • Plastic items and pans with non stick coat- • When loading the dishes and cutlery, please ings have a tendency to retain water drops; note: these items will not dry as well as porcelain – Dishes and cutlery must not impede the and steel items. rotation of the spray arms. • Light ite
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Load cutlery. For best re- Place knives and other Load the lower basket. Ar- sults we recommend you items of cutlery with sharp range serving dishes and to use the cutlery grid pro- points or edges with their large lids around the edge vided (if the size and di- handles facing upwards. of the basket. mensions of the cutlery Risk of injury! allow it) Load upper basket. Light For taller items, the cup items (plastic bowls etc.) racks can be folded up- must be loaded in the up- wards. per basket
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IMPORTANT! When the basket is in the higher position you will not be able to use the cup racks. Move the front runner Refit the basket in the stops (A) of the upper bas- higher position and re- ket outwards and slide the place the stops (A) in their basket out. original position. Use of detergent IMPORTANT! Observe the manufacturer’s dosing and stor- age recommendations. Only use detergents suitable for dishwashers. Open the lid. Fill in the detergent in Observe the dosing lev- compartment A. el
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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. Unloading the dishwasher • Hot dishes are sensitive to knocks. • Water may appear on the sides and the door The dishes should therefore be allowed to of the dishwasher as the stainless steel will cool down before removing from the appli- eventually become cooler than the dishes. ance. CAUTION! • Empty the lower basket first
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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. Replace the filters and lock by turning the handle clockwise to the stop. Cleaning the spray arms Internal cleaning Ensure that the seals around the door, the de- NEVER try to remove the spray arms. tergent and rinse aid dispensers are cleaned If residues of soil have clogged the holes in the regularly
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2. Leave the door ajar to prevent the forma- 1. Unplug it. tion of any unpleasant smells. 2. Turn the water tap off. 3. Leave the inside of the machine clean. 3. Remove the water inlet and discharge ho- ses. Frost precautions 4. Pull the machine out together with the ho- ses. Avoid placing the machine in a location where Avoid over tilting the machine during transpor- the temperature is below 0°C. If this is tation. unavoidable, empty the machine, close the ap- pliance door, disconnect the water
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Something not working The dishwasher will not start or stops during Switch off the dishwasher, open the door and operation. carry out the following suggested corrective ac- Certain problems are due to the lack of simple tions. maintenance or oversights, which can be solved with the help of the indications described in the chart, without calling out an engineer. Fault code and malfunction Possible cause and solution • continuous flashing of the start/cancel indicator • The water tap is blocked or
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Once these checks have been carried out; This information can be found on the rating close the dishwasher’s door and switch on the plate located on the side of the dishwasher appliance. Press the button of the programme door. that was running before the intervention of the So that you always have these numbers at alarm. The programme will continue from the hand, we recommend you to make a note of point at which it was interrupted. them here: If the malfunction or fault code reappears con- Mod. :
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Technical data Dimensions Width x Height x Depth (cm) 45 x 85 x 61 Electrical connection Information on the electrical connection is given on the rating plate on the Voltage - Overall power - Fuse inner edge of the dishwasher’s door. Water supply pressure Minimum - Maximum 0,05 - 0,8 (MPa) Capacity place settings 9 Max. weight kg 36 Consumption values The consumption values are intended as a iations of the power supply and the amount of guide and depends on the pressure and the dishes. temperatu
