GE WPDH8800JMV Owners Manual - Page 7

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions ge.com 8 Prewash Prewash is an extra wash before The prewash feature will fill the washer the main wash. Use it for heavily soiled (adding the prewash detergent), tumble clothes or for clothes with a care label the clothes, drain and spin. Then the that recommends prewashing before washer will run the selected wash washing. Be sure to add high-efficiency cycle. detergent, or the proper wash additive to the prewash dispenser. NOTE: In some special cycles, the prewash is selected automatically as the default. You can modify this selection at any time. 9 Extra Rinse Use an extra rinse when additional NOTE: In some special cycles, the extra rinsing is desired to remove excess dirt rinse is selected automatically as the and detergent from soiled loads. default. You can modify this selection at any time. Some cycles have additional rinses done automatically. Installation Instructions 10 Delay Start You can delay the start of a wash cycle NOTE: If you forget to fully close for up to 24 hours. Press the DELAY the door, a reminder signal will beep START button to choose the number reminding you to do so. of hours you want to delay the start of the cycle. Use the L and M (up and down) arrows to find the desired delay time; then press ENTER to select the delay time. Finally, press the START button after the desired cycle is NOTE: If you open the door when the delay is counting down, the machine will enter the pause state. You must close the door and press START again in order to restart the countdown. selected. The machine will count down and start automatically at the correct time. 11 Lock You can lock the controls to prevent To lock the washer, press and hold any selections from being made. Or the LOCK button for 3 seconds. you can lock or unlock the controls To unlock the washer controls, after you have started a cycle. press and hold the LOCK button for Children cannot accidentally start the washer by touching pads with 3 seconds. A sound is made to indicate the lock/unlock status. this option selected. The control lock icon on the display will light up when it is on. NOTE: The POWER button can still be used when the machine is locked. Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support 12 MY CYCLE To save a favorite cycle, set the desired NOTE: When using MY CYCLE, settings for wash cycle, soil level, spin wash options cannot be modified speed and wash temp settings and after the cycle has been started. hold down the MY CYCLE button for 3 seconds. A beep will sound to indicate the cycle has been saved. NOTE: If you change wash options with MY CYCLE before starting the cycle, the MY CYCLE light will turn off and you To use your custom cycle, press will be returned to the base cycle. the MY CYCLE button before washing a load. To change the saved cycle, set the desired settings and hold down the MY CYCLE button for 3 seconds. 7