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GW712, GW612, GW512, MW612, MW512
Clothes Washer
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User guide NZ, AU & PAC
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Intelligence Working For You 70 years of laundry experience has led to the development of the world’s most advanced wash system, the Smart Drive®. Unlike conventional machines, Smart Drive® autowashers use intelligence to adapt the wash action and water levels to save on water and electricity use; making it kinder on your wallet and the environment. Intelligent Electronics A powerful microprocessor controls every aspect of the Smart Drive®, allowing it to continually monitor and respond to
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Contents Installation Instructions 4 Getting Started Before You do Your First Wash 7 Using Your Excellence Washer 8 Using Your Pride Washer 10 Lidlock 12 Wash Cycles and Options Wash Cycles and Options 13 Wash Options and Advancing the Cycle 14 Water Levels 15 Saving Water – Eco, Water Saver 16 Soak, Spin Hold, Delay Start 17 Washing Bulky Items, Washing Woollens 18 Favourite Cycle 19 Customising the Wash Cycle 20 Before You Wash Sorting, Loading 21 Detergent 22 Fabric Softene
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Installation Instructions Unpacking To ensure the best performance from your new Smart Drive® please follow the instructions below. Removing the Packaging 1 Remove the outer packaging. 2 Tilt the machine backwards and walk it off the bottom packer one foot at a time. 3 Remove the bottom packer from under the machine by pulling it out the front. 4 Lift the lid and remove the bowl packer from the bowl. 5 Remove the hoses and accessories. 6 Keep the bottom packer and bowl packer in case they
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Installation Instructions Inlet Hoses 1 Connect the straight ends of the inlet hoses to the taps. There are washers fitted in both ends. 2 Connect the elbow ends of the inlet hoses to the machine inlet valves. Inlet valves are marked on the back of the machine H=Hot C=Cold. Tap end Machine end Cold supply only: If you only have a cold water supply, an inlet valve cap (blanking cap) MUST be connected to the hot inlet valve. The cap prevents water leaking out of the hot valve. The cap is
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Installation Instructions Water Supply For best operating conditions your hot water Hot ‘N’ Safe Valves Available Are: should be approximately 65˚C. Your cold water should not exceed 35˚C or your hot water exceed RMC TVA 50HF 75˚C. Temperatures above these may cause the RMC TVA 75HFS machine to fault or cause damage to the machine. Adjustable between 35˚C – 55˚C If you have an uncontrolled water heating source RMC TVA 50HP (eg a wet back or solar heating system) you should For instanta
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Thank you for buying a Fisher & Paykel Smart Drive® washing machine. We are very proud of this washer and trust it will serve you well for many years. At Fisher & Paykel we aim to provide innovative products that are simple to use, ergonomic and energy efficient. Thousands of tonnes of washing and 70 years of laundry experience have been programmed into your washing machine to help give you the best possible performance. We hope you enjoy your new washing machine, we have certainly enjoyed
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Using Your Excellence Washer Remove fabric softener dispenser. Place the load evenly around the agitator. (Refer to Sorting and Loading pages 21). A. Detergent Follow the instructions on the detergent package. Use the mark on the agitator, nearest to the top of the clothes, as a guide to the correct amount of detergent to use. Pour the detergent down the centre of the agitator stem. Replace the fabric softener dispenser (this stops small articles falling down the centre of the
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C. Power Press POWER to turn the machine on. D. Wash Cycle Press the desired wash cycle button. E. Wash Options Select the WASH TEMPERATURE and other wash options. (Refer to pages 13–17). F E F. Start Press START/PAUSE to start the machine. If you wish to stop your Press START/PAUSE. If it is during spray rinse or spin there is a slight delay while the bowl is coasted to a stop and the lid is unlocked. For best fabric and colour care remove your clothes as soon as the cycle has f
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Using Your Pride Washer Remove fabric softener dispenser. Place the load evenly around the agitator. (Refer to Sorting and Loading pages 21). A. Detergent Follow the instructions on the detergent package. Use the mark on the agitator, nearest to the top of the clothes, as a guide to the correct amount of detergent to use. Pour the detergent down the centre of the agitator stem. Replace the fabric softener dispenser (this stops small articles falling down the centre of the agitat
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C. Power Press POWER to turn the machine on. D. Wash Cycle Select the cycle you want by pressing the Cycle Button located below the Regular option. Scroll through the cycles until the one you want is lit. E. Wash Options Select the WASH TEMPERATURE and other wash options. (Refer to pages 13–17). F E F. Start Press START/PAUSE to start the machine. If you wish to stop your Press START/PAUSE. If it is during spray rinse or spin there is a slight delay while the bowl is coasted t
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Lidlock Your Smart Drive® has a lidlock, which locks when your machine is spinning. This ensures the lid cannot be opened during hazardous parts of the cycle, providing added safety for you and your family. The lidlock light (above the START/PAUSE button) comes on when the lid is locked to tell you when you cannot open the lid. In short it means you can open the lid while your Smart Drive® is filling, agitating, and draining, but not while it is spinning. When the Lidlock light is on,
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Wash Cycles and Options Default Settings Permanent Regular Heavy Duty Delicate Wool Press Wash Time 12 min 15 min 6 min 9 min 6 min Wash Action Regular Heavy Duty Delicate Regular Delicate † Wash Temp Warm-cold Warm Warm-cold Warm-cold Warm-cold Spray rinse Spray rinse 2 cold 2 cold Spray rinse + cold + cold deep deep + warm-cold Rinse deep rinse deep rinse rinses rinses deep rinse Spin Speed Fast Fast Slow Slow Medium Spin Time 6 min 6 min 4 min2 min6 min Cycle Times* Large 45 48 42 43 37 Medi
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Wash Options and Advancing the Cycle To Select the Wash Options Model 1 Select the wash cycle, temperature, water level and spin speed. (Refer to Page 9). 2 Press the OPTIONS button if you want to choose Eco, Soak or Water Saver. (Refer to pages 16 and 17). 3 Press START/PAUSE. Model 1 Select the wash cycle, temperature, water level and spin speed. (Refer to Page 11). 2 If you wish to save water press the Eco button. (Refer to page 16). 3 Press START/PAUSE. The Wash Progress Lights The W
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Water Levels Manual Water Level Selection The agitator has 5 levels marked on its stem that can be used to help you select the correct water level. Select the correct water level by using the mark nearest to the top of the load. The levels marked on the agitator do not correspond exactly to the level of the water. They indicate the level of dry clothes suitable for the water level. Your Smart Drive® may occasionally add water during agitation. This is to maintain the water level due t
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Wash Options – Saving Water Eco & Models Press the Eco option to save large amounts of water. The Eco option uses an Eco Spray rinse which has been specially designed to use 25% less water than the Water Saver option. Use this option when you want to use less detergent and less water. If you have low water pressure or sensitive skin it is better to use the Water Saver option (Excellence model only). The Eco option has not been designed to be used with fabric softener as it does not have
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Wash Options Soak Model Only Use the Soak option to soak clothes at the end of the wash phase or when you wish to re-use the wash water. When you select Soak your Smart Drive® will soak for a period of 2 hours before completing rinse and spin. During soak your Smart Drive® will agitate for a few seconds every minute. Nappy Sanitisers/ Bleach Nappy sanitisers and bleach are very corrosive to metal surfaces. DO NOT use your Smart Drive® to soak items in bleach or sanitiser, or tip the con
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Wash Options Washing Bulky Items Forcing large items into the machine may result in them being damaged during washing. Make sure there is enough room in the machine for items to move when being washed. Some items float up during the wash, (eg duvets/ doonas and pillows). If they sit too high they may touch stationary parts of the machine during agitate or spin. To minimize the chance of this happening, bulky items should be pushed down below the water level after fill and pushed to sit b
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Favourite Cycle Favourite Cycle Model Only Our Favourite cycle lets you design the wash cycle. It can be any wash cycle with any of its wash options and it can start from any point in the cycle. For instance, it may be a cycle to wash your gym gear or it may be a rinse and spin to finish washing the nappies. To Set Your Favourite Cycle 1 Press POWER. 2 Press the FAVOURITE cycle button. Hold down for 2 seconds. 3 You will hear 2 quick beeps and the Favourite light will flash. 4 Select your fav
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Customising the Wash Cycles To Customise a Cycle Model Only You can program your Smart Drive® to remember the wash options you prefer for each wash cycle. For instance, you may want to set the Regular cycle to a cold wash or set Heavy Duty to include a soak. 1 Press POWER. 2 Press the wash cycle button. Hold down for 2 seconds. You will hear 2 quick beeps and the wash cycle light will flash. 3 Select your wash options, (eg cold wash, soak). 4 Press the wash cycle again to store your customi
