User manual Dishwasher ZDT 312
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Safety information In the interest of your safety and to ensure the correct use, before installing and first using the appliance, read this user manual carefully, including its hints and warnings. To avoid unnecessary mistakes and accidents, it is important to ensure that all people using the appliance are thoroughly familiar with its operation and safety features.
or if the control panel, work top or plinth area are damaged such that the inside of the appliance is freely accessible. Contact your local Service Force centre, in order to avoid hazard. • All sides of the dishwasher must never be drilled to prevent damage to hydraulic and electric components. Installation • Check your dishwasher for any transport damage. Never connect a damaged machine. If your dishwasher is damaged contact your supplier. • All packaging must be removed before use.
In addition to the dishwashing programme selection, the following functions can also be set with the help of these buttons: • the setting of the water softener, • deactivation/activation of the audible signals. • cancel a washing programme or a delay start in progress Indicator lights Salt Illuminates when the special salt has run out. Is never illuminated while a washing programme is running. Rinse aid Illuminates when the rinse aid has run out.
2. Simultaneously press and hold function buttons B and C until the lights of function buttons A, B and C start flashing. 3. Press function button C, the lights of function buttons A and B turn off while the light of function button C goes on flashing. At the same time the end of programme indicator light illuminates indicating that the audible signals are active. 4.
Cancelling a delay start involves also the cancelling of the washing programme set. In this case you have to set the washing programme again. CAUTION! Interrupt or cancel a washing programme in progress ONLY if it’s absolutely necessary. Attention! Hot steam may escape when the door is opened. Open the door carefully. Interrupt a washing programme in progress: • Open the dishwasher door; the programme will stop. Close the door; the programme will start from the point at which it was interrupted.
Programme Degree of soil Type of load Programme description Normal 65° Normal soil Crockery, cutlery, pots and pans Prewash Main wash 1 intermediate rinses Final rinse Drying 60° A 30' Light soil Crockery and cutlery Main wash Final rinse Normal soil Crockery and cutlery Prewash Main wash 1 intermediate rinse Final rinse Drying 1) Bio 50° 2) Rinse and Hold Any. Partial load (to be completed later in the day). 1 cold rinse (to avoid food scraps from sticking together).
1. Fill up the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid. 2. Set the rinse aid dosage to position 2. salt function and other additives: there is no need to fill up with special salt or rinse aid. Check whether these detergents are suitable for your water hardness. Follow the manufacturers instructions. – Set the water hardness to level 1.
Water hardness Adjusting the water hardness setting Use of salt Clarke °TH mmol/l manually electronically 5 - 12 7 - 18 0,7 - 1,8 1 level 2 yes <5 <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.
If the current level is 5, by pressing function button A once, level 6 is selected. If the current level is 10, by pressing button A once, level 1 is selected. 5. To memorise the operation, switch off the dishwasher by pressing the On/Off button. Filling with dishwasher salt CAUTION! Use only special salt suitable for dishwashers. Unscrew the cap.
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 the lid and press until it indicated by "max" locks. IMPORTANT! CAUTION! Top up the rinse aid when the light on the control panel Never fill the rinse aid dispenser with any other subilluminates. stances (e.g. dishwasher cleaning agent, liquid detergent). This would damage the appliance.
Loading cutlery and dishes Sponges, household cloths and any object that can absorb water may not be washed in the dishwasher. • Before loading the dishes, you should: – Remove all left over food and debris. – Soften remnants of burnt food in pans • When loading the dishes and cutlery, please note: – Dishes and cutlery must not impede the rotation of the spray arms. – Load hollow items such as cups, glasses, pans, etc. with the opening downwards so that water cannot collect in the container or a deep base.
Load cutlery. For best results we recommend you to use the cutlery grid provided (if the size and dimensions of the cutlery allow it) Place knives and other items of cutlery with sharp points or edges with their handles facing upwards. Risk of injury! Load upper basket. Light items (plastic bowls etc.) must be loaded in the upper basket and arranged so they do not move. For taller items, the cup racks can be folded upwards. Load the lower basket.
To move to the higher position proceed as follows: 1. Pull out the basket until it stops. 2. Carefully lift both sides upwards until the mechanism is engaged and the basket is stable. To lower the basket to the original position proceed as follows: 1. Pull out the basket until it stops. 2. Carefully lift both sides upwards and then allow the mechanism to drop back down slowly, keeping hold of it.
For programmes with pre- When using detergent Close the lid. wash add an additional tablets: place detergent detergent dose in comtablets in compartment A. partmentB. Detergent tablets Detergent tablets from different manufacturers dissolve at different rates. For this reason, some detergent tablets do not attain their full cleaning power during short washing programmes. Therefore, please use long washing programmes when using detergent tablets, to ensure the complete removal of detergent residuals.
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 comwater. 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 NEVER try to remove the spray arms.
2. Leave the door ajar to prevent the formation of any unpleasant smells. 3. Leave the inside of the machine clean. Frost precautions Avoid placing the machine in a location where the temperature is below 0°C. If this is unavoidable, empty the machine, close the appliance door, disconnect the water inlet pipe and empty it. 1. Unplug it. 2. Turn the water tap off. 3. Remove the water inlet and discharge hoses. 4. Pull the machine out together with the hoses.
Something not working The dishwasher will not start or stops during operation. Certain problems are due to the lack of simple maintenance or oversights, which can be Fault code and malfunction solved with the help of the indications described in the chart, without calling out an engineer. Switch off the dishwasher and carry out the following suggested corrective actions. Possible cause and solution • 1 intermittent audible signal • The water tap is blocked or furred with limescale. Clean the water tap.
If the malfunction or fault code reappears contact the Service Force Centre. For other fault codes not described in the above chart, please contact your Service Force Centre. The wash results are not satisfactory The dishes are not clean • The wrong washing programme has been selected. • The dishes are arranged in such a way as to stop water reaching all parts of the surface. The baskets must not be overloaded. • The spray arms do not rotate freely due to incorrect arrangement of the load.
Consumption values iations of the power supply and the amount of dishes.
rinse aid respectively and using the test programme (see "Consumption values"). Full load: 12 standard place settings Amount of detergent required 5 g + 25 g (Type B) Rinse aid setting position 4 (Type III) Upper basket Cutlery basket Lower basket cup racks: position A Installation WARNING! Any electrical and/or plumbing work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician and/or plumber or competent person.
WARNING! Only use, for connection to the water mains, new hose-set; old hose-set must not be reused. you should run the water for a few minutes before connecting the inlet hose. CAUTION! If the machine is connected to new pipes or pipes which have not been used for a long time, Inlet hose Connect the inlet hose to a water tap with an external thread of 3/4”. The inlet hose can be turned either to the left or the right to suit the installation by means of the locknut.
If you use a drain hose extension the total length should not be longer than 4 metres. Likewise the internal diameter of the couplings used for connections to the waste outlet must be no smaller than the diameter of the hose provided. Fitting under a counter Electrical connection WARNING! The dishwasher must be secured against tilting. Therefore make sure that the counter it is fixed under, is suitably secured to a fixed structure (adjacent kitchen units cabinets, wall).
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