Maytag MVWC400XW Owners Manual - Page 6

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CYCLE GUIDE For best fabric care, choose the cycle that best fits the load being washed. Not all cycles and options are available on all models. Items to wash: Cycle: Temperature*: Heavily soiled fabrics Heavy Duty Heavy Hot Warm Cool Cold Sturdy fabrics, colorfast items, towels, jeans Heavy Duty Regular Large items such as sheets, small comforters, jackets Normal Heavy Cottons, linens, sheets, and Normal mixed garment loads Regular Light weight cotton and cotton blends Normal Light No-iron fabrics, cottons, perm press, synthetics Casual Large items such as sheets, sleeping bags, small comforters, jackets, and small washable rugs Bulky Hot Warm Cool Cold Hot Warm Cool Cold Hot Warm Cool Cold Hot Warm Cool Cold Hot Warm Cool Cold Hot Warm Cool Cold Machine-wash silks, hand-washed fabrics Delicate Swimsuits and items requiring rinsing without detergent Rinse & Spin Hot Warm Cool Cold Cold Dripping wet item or Drain & N/A hand-washed items Spin No clothes in washer Clean Washer Hot Warm Cool Cold Spin Speed**: Cycle Details: High Provides maximum wash time and action for tough stains and soils. Use this cycle for heavily soiled or sturdy items. Water-level sensing process may take longer for some items than for others because they will absorb more water than other fabric types. High Use this cycle for heavily soiled or sturdy items. Water-level sensing process may take longer for some items than for others because they will absorb more water than other fabric types. This cycle features a spray rinse. High Use this cycle for heavily soiled cottons and mixed fabric loads. This cycle features a spray rinse. High Use this cycle for normally soiled cottons and mixed fabric loads. This cycle features a spray rinse. High Use this cycle for light weight cottons that are lightly soiled. This cycle features a spray rinse. Low Use this cycle to wash loads of no-iron fabrics such as sport shirts, blouses, casual business clothes, permanent press, and blends. High Low High High High Use this cycle to wash large items such as jackets and small comforters. The washer will fill with enough water to wet down the load before the wash portion of the cycle begins, and uses a higher water level than other cycles. Do not tightly pack basket. Use this cycle to wash lightly soiled garments indicating "Machine Washable Silks" or "Gentle" cycle on the care label. Place small items in mesh garment bags before washing. This cycle uses a higher, preset water level. Combines a rinse and high speed spin for loads requiring an additional rinse cycle or to complete a load after power interruption. This cycle uses a higher, preset water level. Also use for loads that require rinsing only. This cycle uses a spin to shorten drying times for heavy fabrics or special-care items washed by hand. Use this cycle to drain washer after cancelling a cycle or completing a cycle after a power failure. Use once a month to keep the inside of the washer fresh and clean. Higher water levels and bleach work together to thoroughly clean the washer interior. Use hot water for best results. *All rinses are cold. **Spin speed is integrated into the cycle and can not be selected. 6

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CYCLE GUIDE
Items to wash:
Cycle:
Temperature*:
Spin
Speed**:
Cycle Details:
Sturdy fabrics, colorfast
items, towels, jeans
Heavily soiled fabrics
Swimsuits and items
requiring rinsing without
detergent
Heavy Duty
Regular
Heavy Duty
Heavy
Rinse &
Spin
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Cold
High
High
High
For best fabric care, choose the cycle that best fits the load being washed.
Not all cycles and options are available on all models.
Dripping wet item or
hand-washed items
Drain &
Spin
High
No clothes in washer
Clean
Washer
High
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
*All rinses are cold.
**Spin speed is integrated into the cycle and can not be selected.
N/A
Use this cycle for heavily soiled or sturdy items. Water-level
sensing process may take longer for some items than for
others because they will absorb more water than other fabric
types. This cycle features a spray rinse.
Provides maximum wash time and action for tough stains
and soils. Use this cycle for heavily soiled or sturdy items.
Water-level sensing process may take longer for some items
than for others because they will absorb more water than
other fabric types.
Combines a rinse and high speed spin for loads requiring
an additional rinse cycle or to complete a load after power
interruption. This cycle uses a higher, preset water level. Also
use for loads that require rinsing only.
This cycle uses a spin to shorten drying times for heavy fabrics
or special-care items washed by hand. Use this cycle to drain
washer after cancelling a cycle or completing a cycle after a
power failure.
Use once a month to keep the inside of the washer fresh
and clean. Higher water levels and bleach work together to
thoroughly clean the washer interior. Use hot water for best
results.
Machine-wash silks,
hand-washed fabrics
Delicate
Low
No-iron fabrics, cottons,
perm press, synthetics
Cottons, linens, sheets, and
mixed garment loads
Large items such as sheets,
sleeping bags, small
comforters, jackets, and
small washable rugs
Casual
Normal
Regular
Bulky
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Low
High
High
Light weight cotton and
cotton blends
Normal
Light
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
High
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Use this cycle to wash lightly soiled garments indicating
“Machine Washable Silks” or “Gentle” cycle on the care
label. Place small items in mesh garment bags before
washing. This cycle uses a higher, preset water level.
Use this cycle to wash loads of no-iron fabrics such as sport
shirts, blouses, casual business clothes, permanent press, and
blends.
Use this cycle for normally soiled cottons and mixed fabric
loads. This cycle features a spray rinse.
Use this cycle to wash large items such as jackets and small
comforters. The washer will fill with enough water to wet
down the load before the wash portion of the cycle begins,
and uses a higher water level than other cycles. Do not tightly
pack basket.
Use this cycle for light weight cottons that are lightly soiled.
This cycle features a spray rinse.
Large items such as
sheets, small comforters,
jackets
Normal
Heavy
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
High
Use this cycle for heavily soiled cottons and mixed fabric
loads. This cycle features a spray rinse.