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M MAY AYT TA AG G N NEPTUNE EPTUNE TL W TL WASHER ASHER
USE & CARE
USE & CARE
GUIDE
GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safety Instructions ................................................. 1-2 Detergent Use...........................................................17
Operating Instructions...............................................3 Features.................................................................17-18
Control Panel ............................................................. 4 Care
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Welcome read before operating your washer Welcome and congratulations on your ® purchase of a Maytag Neptune TL WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT washer! Your complete satisfaction is SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS very important to us. For best results, we suggest reading this material to help Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in this manual are not acquaint you with proper operating and meant to cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur. mainten
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b. Do not add gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, or other 11. Unplug power supply cord before attempting to service flammable or explosive substances to the wash your washer. Service is to be done only by qualified water.These substances give off vapors that could service personnel. ignite or explode. 12. Keep all laundry aids such as detergents, bleach, etc., c. Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas may be out of the reach of children, preferably in a locked produced in a hot water system that h
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS For detailed information on sorting, pretreating stains, etc., see the enclosed Laundering Tips booklet. LOAD THE CLOTHES WASHER • Put dry, unfolded clothes loosely in the tub, up to the accessed by touching “cycle library” on the Home top row of holes for a maximum load. Do not pack screen or use the Cycle Library option pad. down the load. •When washing heavily soiled loads, it is very •Overloading may reduce washing efficiency, cause important to avoid overloading the w
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CONTROL PANEL Touchscreen - An interactive display that responds with the touch of a finger. Off - Stops the washer Note: Exposure of the and the turns off the touchscreen to direct sunlight display. is not recommended. Start/Pause - Press this pad to start a cycle. Once Home - Takes you started, pressing this pad immediately to the will pause the washer at first screen. any point in the cycle. Home cycle favorite library cycles stain set your brain own cycle Back - Takes you to the previous scr
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SET YOUR OWN CYCLE If there are no words on the touchscreen, open the lid, touch any pad (except off), or touch the screen to “wake” the controls. Home cycle favorite library cycles stain set your brain own cycle Step 1 Home Screen – Touch “set your own cycle” on the Home screen. Fabrics “sturdy” – For sturdy, color-fast and heavily soiled items. sturdy cottons “cottons” – For most normally soiled items including cottons, sheets, linens, underwear and t-shirts. wrinkle free delicates “wrinkle fr
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“stain treat” – Use for cleaning ground-in, stubborn soils and stains. Soil Level/Wash Time “heavy soil” – Use for cleaning heavily soiled loads. stain treat 24 min. wash “medium soil” – Use for cleaning moderately soiled loads.This setting will heavy soil medium soil 19 min. wash 14 min. wash be appropriate for most loads. light soil freshen “light soil” – Use for cleaning lightly soiled loads. 9 min. wash 4 min. wash “freshen” – The freshen setting offers a quick cycle time. Suggested uses inc
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RINSE OR SPIN ONLY Rinse or Spin Only offers the ability to choose a rinse and spin only cycle or a spin only cycle. Home More Cycles warm cycle favorite rinse & spin spin library cycles cold rinse & spin custom stain set your spin custom brain own cycle rinse & spin Step 1 Step 2 Select “rinse or spin only cycles”. These settings Touch “set your own cycle” allow you to choose from the following: on the Home screen. • “warm rinse & spin” • “cold rinse & spin” • “custom rinse & spin” • “spin”
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Press "Start/Pause" or Spin Speeds change selections below. max high warm rinse medium end of extract (flat dry) temperature cycle chime low max extract medium 2 rinses (hang dry) spin Step 5 Step 4 This screen reviews the selections for Select a spin speed appropriate for “custom rinse & spin”.Press the load. This will determine how Start/Pause to begin rinsing or press much moisture is removed from a displayed choice to change a the load. selection. • “max extract” • “high (flat dry)” • “mediu
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FAVORITES Favorites allows you to create, name and save up to 24 commonly used wash cycles. For a detailed description of the settings, see Set Your Own Cycle on pages 5 and 6. “blue jeans” and “towels” favorite cycles have been programmed for you. To change these cycles for your preferences, see Edit a Favorite on page 10. CREATE A FAVORITE Home Fabrics Favorites blue jeans towels sturdy cottons cycle favorite library cycles or wrinkle free stain set your edit a create a delete a brain own cycl
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EDIT A FAVORITE “edit a favorite” allows you to change the settings of any favorite cycle. For a detailed description of the settings, see Set Your Own Cycle on pages 5 and 6. Press "continue" to name your Home Favorites favorite or change selections below. OPTIONS blue jeans towels cotton max extract spin cycle favorite fabrics medium cycle chime library cycles Auto Temp ON hot wash or cold rinse stain set your medium soil create a edit a delete a brain own cycle 14 min. wash favorite favorite
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FAVORITES MOVE A FAVORITE Home Favorites blue jeans towels cycle favorite library cycles dress shirts whites or blankets sweaters stain set your create a edit a delete a brain own cycle favorite favorite favorite Step 1 Step 2 Touch “favorite cycles” on the Home screen Touch “edit a favorite”. or use the Favorites option pad. Select a favorite to Select a favorite to Select favorite to edit Select favorite to edit move to the top of the first page move to the top of the first page blue jeans tow
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Press "Start/Pause" or change your selections below. OPTIONS wrinkle free medium spin fabrics medium cycle chime NOTE: Auto Temp ON cold wash • The original Cycle Library cycle cold rinse settings will remain the same. To medium soil save the new settings, select “save 14 min. wash save as a favorite as a favorite” on the review screen. Step 3 Step 4 The review screen for the selected Press Start/Pause to cycle will be displayed. Any of the begin the cycle. settings can be changed as needed. ST
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USING HELP The Help feature offers a variety of detailed information including “fabric care symbols”,“before you call”, “laundry hints”,“operating tips”,“lock out feature” and “select preferences”. This section of the use and care guide will demonstrate how to easily navigate to the main areas of the help topics. From there, you will easily be able to narrow your search for finding laundry information. FABRIC CARE SYMBOLS Most garments and fabrics carry fabric care symbols on the care label. The
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LAUNDRY HINTS Laundry Hints Help Screen washer washer fabric care before additives sorting symbols you call detergents pre-treating laundry hints operating tips water cycles temperature lock out select dryer hints feature preferences Step 2 Step 1 Step 3 Touch the Help option pad. Select “laundry hints” from Here you will see the available topics. the Help screen. Touch the topics to see specific information. Washer Additives Color-Safe Bleach • Color-safe bleach should be added in with color-
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USING HELP LOCK OUT FEATURE Help Screen Lock Out Feature fabric care before symbols you call To lock out the controls, touch the area below for three seconds. laundry hints operating tips lock out select To activate lock out preferences feature press here Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Touch the Help option pad. Select “lock out feature” from the The “lock out feature” deactivates the Help Screen. touchscreen and touchpads. Press and hold the “To activate lock out press here” section for three seconds. U
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TOUCHSCREEN VOLUME CHANGE MONITOR CONTRAST CHANGE LANGUAGE Use the arrow keys to adjust English to French Touch Screen Volume the contrast of the viewing screen. De l'anglais au français This provides audible feedback upon Are you sure you would like to change the making selections on the touch screen. language to French? loud medium Souhaitez-vous vraiment sélectionner le français? soft off default continue Yes/Oui No/Non continue Touch “loud”, “medium”, “soft” or Depending on the lighting i
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DETERGENT USE ® Your Maytag Neptune TL washer is designed • When using regular detergent formulated for top-loading to use either high efficiency (HE) detergents washers, it is important to pay close attention to the soil or regular detergents normally used with level of the load, load size, and water hardness**. To avoid top-loading washers. over-sudsing, reduce the amount of detergent used with soft water or with small or lightly soiled loads. •For best cleaning results, use a high efficiency
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FABRIC SOFTENER DISPENSER CHLORINE BLEACH DISPENSER The Chlorine Bleach Dispenser is located on the left side The Fabric Softener Dispenser is located on the right side of of the washer tub.To use the dispenser: the washer tub.To use the dispenser: 1. Add chlorine bleach to the bleach compartment. DO 1. Pour the recommended amount of liquid fabric softener NOT exceed the MAX FILL line.The liquid chlorine into the softener compartment. For smaller loads use less bleach compartment will hold 1/3 o
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CARE AND CLEANING Turn off the water faucets after finishing the day’s Clean the following as recommended: washing. This will shut off the water supply to the clothes Control Panel – clean with a soft, damp cloth. Do not use washer and prevent the unlikely possibility of damage from abrasive powders or cleaning pads. Do not spray cleaners escaping water. directly on the panel. Use a soft cloth to wipe up all detergent, bleach or other Cabinet – clean with soap and water. spills as they occur.
