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Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Owner’s Manual
and Installation
Operating Instructions
Instructions
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Cycle Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 DPGT750
Dryer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, 14
Loading and Using
the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16, 17
“My Cycles” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11, 12
Quick Start Guide . . . . . .
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. • Do not store or use gasoline or other • Installation and service must be performed by flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity a qualified installer, service agency or the gas of this or any other appliance. supplier. WHAT TO DO I
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. PROPER INSTALLATION This dryer must be properly installed and located in accordance with the Installation Instructions before it is used. Installation Instructions are included in the back of this manual. • Properly ground dryer to con
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. WHEN USING YOUR DRYER • Never reach into the dryer while the drum is • The laundry process can reduce the flame moving. Before loading, unloading, or adding retardancy of fabrics. To avoid such a result, clothes, wait until the drum has
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. WHEN USING YOUR DRYER (cont.) • Never attempt to operate this appliance • You may wish to soften your laundered fabrics if it is damaged, malfunctioning, partially or reduce the static electricity in them by disassembled, or has missing
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S E R L E K P E C M L C W Dryer Control Panel www.GEAppliances.com WARNING! To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. START STOP Features of 1 POWER. Press to “wake up” the display. If 5 HOME. Press to return to the “TOUCH TO the display is active, press to put the dryer SELECT Sensor DRY CYCLE” screen (Home the dryer into s
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Quick Start www.GEAppliances.com Clean the lint filter. Getting IMPORTANT: Clean the lint filter each time Started you use the dryer. If the Touch Add clothes. Do not overload. This wastes Screen is energy and promotes wrinkling. dark, press Select one of the four drying methods from the POWER or TOUCH TO SELECT Home Screen: Sensor DRY CYCLE the Touch • Press BY FABRIC to dry according to fabric Screen to type. access the • Press BY GARMENT to dry according to dry cycles clothing type. BY FABRI
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Dry Cycles www.GEAppliances.com If the Touch Screen is dark, press POWER or the Touch Screen to access the dry cycles menu. The default cycle settings are based on standard load types. Always follow the fabric manufacturer’s care label when laundering. Select By FABRIC to dry loads sorted by fabric type. Drying by Fabric Type FABRIC CYCLES include: • Blends • Delicates • Polyester BY FABRIC • Cottons • Knits • Silks (Washable) Select By Garment to dry loads sorted by garment type. Drying by GAR
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Summary Screen www.GEAppliances.com After selecting a dry cycle, the Summary Screen About the SUMMARY SCREEN displays the automatic settings for the cycle you Summary have chosen. You can adjust these by touching COTTONS MORE DRY Screen the screen location for any of the settings shown. If you change any of the automatic settings, you can save the new settings as a custom CYCLE DRYNESS TEMP “My Cycle” by pressing the MY CYCLES button while on the Summary Screen and choosing OPTIONS TIME SAVE C
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Summary Screen www.GEAppliances.com Touch the OPTIONS pad on the Touch Screen to About OPTIONS select drying options. After selecting any drying OK the Drying options, press OK to save your setting. Options Delay Start Touch the DELAY START pad repeatedly to set a DELAY START 1 HOUR delay time of up to 12 hours. The countdown time will be shown in the display. EXTENDED TUMBLE Extended Tumble Minimizes wrinkles by adding approximately 20 END OF CYCLE SIGNAL minutes of no-heat tumbling after clot
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S E L C “My Cycles” www.GEAppliances.com The “My Cycles” feature allows you to create, About the “My MY CYCLES store and reuse up to 6 custom cycles. Create Cycles” Feature your own cycles from scratch or adjust the settings of a predefined dry cycle; then save for USE MODIFY one-touch recall. CREATE RENAME SAVE CURRENT DELETE SETTINGS Creating You can create “My Cycles” two ways, by either modifying a predefined dry cycle or creating a and Using a cycle from your own combination of settings “My
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“My Cycles” www.GEAppliances.com To modify the settings of a “My Cycle” from the To delete a “My Cycle” from the Home Screen: Modifying, Home Screen: 1 Press the MY CYCLES button. Renaming 1 Press the MY CYCLES button. or Deleting 2 Select DELETE from the Touch Screen 2 Select MODIFY from the Touch Screen menu. a “My Cycle” menu. 3 Select the cycle name from the Touch Screen 3 Select the cycle name from the Touch Screen menu. menu. 4 Choose YES to delete the cycle or CANCEL 4 Change any of the
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Help www.GEAppliances.com Pressing the HELP button from the Home About Screen allows you to locate troubleshooting tips the Help for common dryer problems, to find help with Feature using the Home Screen or to set machine preferences. MACHINE HOME SCREEN PREFERENCES HELP Pressing the HELP button while on any other screen allows you to find additional information on features found on that screen. Press HELP; TROUBLE SHOOTER then touch any pad on the Touch Screen for an explanation of that featur
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Help www.GEAppliances.com The machine settings on the Help feature Setting the allow you to control the volume of the button MACHINE PREFERENCES Machine beep and end-of-cycle signal, and turn the Preferences washer/dryer communication feature on END OF CYCLE BUTTON BEEP SIGNAL or off. Press the HELP button, then select from the WASHER/DRYER on-screen options. COMMUNICATION Button Beep The button beep controls the volume of the beep that is made when you press any of the buttons on the control
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Dryer Features www.GEAppliances.com Before replacing the drum lamp, be sure to Screw Changing the unplug the dryer power cord or disconnect the Drum Lamp dryer at the household distribution panel by removing the fuse or switching off the circuit breaker. The drum lamp is located at the top left of the door frame. 1 Remove the screw holding the drum lamp shield in place. 2 Slide the shield up and remove. 3 Remove the bult and replace with a 15-watt, 120-volt candelabra-base bulb. 4 Replace the la
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Loading and Using the Dryer www.GEAppliances.com Always follow fabric manufacturer’s care label when laundering. As a general rule, if clothes are sorted properly Do not overload. This wastes energy and causes Sorting and for the washer, they are sorted properly for the wrinkling. Loading dryer. Try also to sort items according to size. Do not dry the following items: fiberglass items, Hints For example, do not dry a sheet with socks or woolens, rubber-coated items, plastics, items other small
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Loading and Using the Dryer www.GEAppliances.com Dryer Interior and Duct: The interior of the Stainless Steel: To clean stainless steel surfaces, Care and appliance and exhaust duct should be cleaned use a damp cloth with a mild, nonabrasive Cleaning of once a year by qualified service personnel. cleaner suitable for stainless steel surfaces. the Dryer Remove the cleaner residue, and then dry with The Exterior: Wipe or dust any spills or washing a clean cloth. compounds with a damp cloth. Dryer
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Installation Dryer Instructions DPGT750 Questions? Call 800.GE.CARES (800.432.2737) or visit our Web site at: www.GEAppliances.com BEFORE YOU BEGIN FOR YOUR SAFETY: Read these instructions completely and WARNING carefully. • Use only rigid metal or flexible metal 4-inch • IMPORTANT – Save these diameter ductwork for exhausting to the instructions for local electrical inspector’s outdoors. Never use plastic or other use. combustible easy-to-puncture ductwork. • This appliance must be properly •
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Installation Instructions UNPACKING YOUR DRYER SWITCH WASHER AND DRYER BACKSPLASHES (optional) Tilt the dryer sideways and remove the foam shipping pads by pulling at the sides and If necessary, switch the backsplashes for the breaking them away from the dryer legs. Be washer and dryer before making exhaust or sure to remove all of the foam pieces around utility connections (see “Switching the the legs. Washer and Dryer Backsplashes”). Remove the bag containing the drying rack, literature and se
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Installation Instructions LOCATION OF YOUR DRYER (cont.) REQUIREMENTS FOR ALCOVE OR BATHROOM OR BEDROOM CLOSET INSTALLATION INSTALLATION • Your dryer is approved for installation in an • The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. alcove or closet, as stated on a label on the See EXHAUST INFORMATION. dryer back. • The installation must conform with local • The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. codes or, in the absence of local codes, See the EXHAUST INFORMATION section. with the NATIONAL ELEC
