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User manual
Dishwasher
ZDT 311
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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 Use of detergent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 Control panel _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Safety information In the interest of your safety and to ensure the ried out by inexperienced persons will cause correct use, before installing and first using the injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact appliance, read this user manual carefully, in- your local Service Force Centre. Always in- cluding its hints and warnings. To avoid sist on genuine spare parts. unnecessary mistakes and accidents, it is im- portant to ensure that all people using the General safety appliance are thoroughly fa
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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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In addition to the dishwashing programme se- – activating/deactivating the rinse aid lection, the following functions can also be set dispenser, with the help of these buttons: the appliance MUST be in setting mode: • the setting of the water softener, • Press On/Off button, All programme light are illuminated = the appliance is in setting • deactivation/activation of the audible sig- mode. nals. • Press On/Off button, ONLY a programme • cancel a washing programme or a delay start button is illu
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Audible signals A BC Audible signals have been introduced to help 3. Press function button C, the lights of func- indicate which operations the dishwasher is tion buttons A and B turn off while the light performing: of function button C goes on flashing. At the same time the end of programme in- • setting the water softener, dicator light illuminates indicating that the • end of the programme, audible signals are active. • intervention of an alarm due to malfunction. 4. To deactivate teh audible
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4. Press the button corresponding to the re- Attention! Hot steam may escape when the quired programme (see "Washing pro- door is opened. Open the door carefully. grammes" chart). Interrupt a washing programme in pro- When a programme has been selected the gress: corresponding light will illuminate. • Open the dishwasher door; the programme 5. Close the dishwasher door, the pro- will stop. Close the door; the programme will gramme starts automatically. start from the point at which it was interr
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IMPORTANT! plugged and the water tap turned off. When the washing programme has finished, it is recommended that the dishwasher is un- Washing programmes Programme Use Cycle description Intensive 70° Heavy soil. Prewash Crockery, cutlery, pots and pans Main wash 2 intermediate rinses Final rinse Dry AUTO A 45°-70° Normal / Light soil. Prewash Crockery and cutlery Main wash 1 or 2 intermediate rinses Final rinse Dry 65°A30' Light soil. Main wash Crockery and cutlery Final rinse Bio 50° Normal soi
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adjusted between 45°C and 70°C depending on the amount of soil on the dishes. First use • Pour 1 litre of water inside the salt container Before using your dishwasher for the first time: and then fill with dishwasher salt • Ensure that the electrical and water connec- • Fill the rinse aid dispenser tions comply with the installation instructions If you want to use combi detergent tablets such • Remove all packaging from inside the appli- as: "3 in 1", "4 in 1", "5 in 1" etc... set the Multi- anc
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Water hardness Adjusting the water hardness Use of salt setting °dH °TH mmol/l manually electronically 4 - 10 7 - 18 0,7 - 1,8 1 level 2 yes < 4 < 7 < 0,7 1 level 1 no The water softener must be set in both ways: manually, using the water hardness dial and electronically. 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 dishwasher is factory set at level 5. A BC
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3. Press function button A, the lights function 6 flashes / 6 intermittent audible signals, buttons B and C turn off while the light of pause, etc...= level 6 function button A goes flashing, at the 4. To change the level press the function but- same time the end of programme indica- ton A. Each time button is pressed the level tor light starts to flash, along with a se- changes (For the selection of a new level quence of intermittent audible signals. The see the chart). current level is indicat
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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. 12
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CAUTION! Never fill the rinse aid dispenser with any other substances (e.g. dishwasher cleaning agent, liquid detergent). This would damage the appliance. Top up the rinse aid indica- tor (B) becomes clear 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
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that water cannot collect in the container • Plastic items and pans with non stick coat- or a deep base. ings have a tendency to retain water drops; these items will not dry as well as porcelain – Dishes and items of cutlery must not lie and steel items. inside one another, or cover each other. • Light items (plastic bowls etc.) must be loa- – To avoid damage to glasses, they must ded in the upper basket and arranged so not touch. they do not move. – Lay small objects in the cutlery basket. For
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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) 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
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Adjusting the height of the upper basket If washing very large plates you can load them in the lower basket after moving the upper bas- ket to the higher position. Maximum height of the dishes in: upper basket lower basket With upper basket raised 20 cm 31 cm With upper basket lowered 24 cm 27 cm 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 out
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Open the lid. Fill in the detergent in Observe the dosing lev- compartment A. els. 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. cleaning power during short washing pro- Detergent tablets grammes. Therefore, please use long washing Detergent tablets from different manufacturers programmes when using detergent tablets, to dissolve at different rates. For this reason, ensure
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This appliance is equipped with the "Multi-Tab IMPORTANT! function", that allows the use of the "Multi-Tab If the drying results are not satisfactory we sug- " combi detergent tablets. gest that you: These products are detergents with a combined 1. Fill up the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid. cleaning, rinsing and salt functions. They can 2. Activate the rinse aid dispenser. also contain other different agents depending on which kind of tablets you choose ("3 in 1", 3. Set the rinse aid dosag
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IMPORTANT! 4. Adjust the water hardness setting accord- ing to the hardness of the water in your If you decide to turn back to the use of standard area. detergent system we advise that you: 5. Adjust the rinse aid dosage. 1. Deactivate the Multi-Tab function. 2. Fill up the salt container and the rinse aid dispenser again. 3. Adjust the water hardness setting to the highest setting and perform 1 normal wash- ing programme without loading any dishes. Unloading the dishwasher • Hot dishes are sens
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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. Put the flat filter A back in Replace the filters and the base of the washing lock by turning the handle compartment and ensure clockwise to the stop. that it fits perfectly under the two guidesD. Cleaning the spray arms Internal cleaning Ensure that the seals around the door, the de- NEVER try to remove
