GE GTWS8650DWS Use and Care Manual - Page 4

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Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.
4
Operating instructions.
Controls
A
B
TM
Select Cycle and Push Button for stain options
Basket
Stain Removal Guide
B
A
D
C
E
F
G
H
I
Power
Press to “wake up” the display. If the display is active, press to put the washer into idle mode.
NOTE:
Pressing
POWER
does not disconnect the appliance from the power supply.
Start and Unlock Lid
Press
Start
to begin the cycle.
NOTE:
The lid must be closed for the washer to fill and the cycle to start. If the lid is open, “LID” will scroll across
the display. If the lid is closed, the lid will lock, the
LID LOCKED
light will light, the detergent will be dispensed, and “FILL” will scroll across the
display.
Pressing
Unlock Lid
will
Pause
the cycle and the
Start
indicator light will blink.
To continue the cycle, press
Start
again. If machine is paused more than 24 hours, the cycle will be cancelled. If water remains in the machine,
select the
Drain & Spin
cycle to drain tub and spin water out of the washer tub.
Display
and Status Lights
Display:
The display shows the
approximate
time remaining until the end of the cycle.
NOTE:
The cycle time is affected by how long it takes the washer to fill. This depends on the water pressure in your home. The “smart” timer
“learns” the amount of time it takes to fill your washer and adjusts the total time accordingly.
In addition, this display will, “scroll” the washer status:
±
bALANCIN
g
Start of rebalancing cycle to redistribute clothes. Stops after rebalancing is complete.
±
CyCLE PrEP
Sensing
dry
load size prior to fill (normal).
±
dELAY
When
Delay Wash
is initiated. Replaced with estimated time when cycle starts.
±
End
End of current cycle.
±
ES
Washer in a delay start (4 hour maximum) awaiting lower energy rates (see the
Energy Smart
section).
±
FILL
For the first 45 seconds of a fill, the estimated end of cycle time is displayed. For the rest of the fill time, “FILL” is scrolled
until the fill completes.
±
H2O SUPPLY
Can not sense water level (valves possibly turned off).
±
HEAt
Water being heated for
Sanitize
cycle.
±
LId
Cycle stopped because lid is open. Close the lid.
±
LOAd SenSE
Sensing
wet
load size (normal).
±
PAUSE
Cycle paused because the
Start
/
Pause
button was pressed and the washer was set to
Pause
. Press
Start
button again to
restart the cycle.
Cycle status lights:
Shows whether the washer is in the
SOAK, WASH, RINSE
or
SPIN
cycle.
Feature status lights indicate
(see sections
F
,
G
and
H
for more details)
:
The
My Settings
feature is on for this cycle.
The washer is locked - will blink once if you press any button or turn the cycle knob.
The signal is on. See the
Variable Signal
description.
The
Energy Smart
feature is selected. See
About Appliance Communication
section.
C
The lid is locked. See the
Control
Lock
description.
The
eWash
feature is selected.
A
Delay Wash
time is set.
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