GE WSLS1500HWW Use and Care Manual - Page 5

Options, Water Temp, Process, Delay Wash, Start/Pause, Lock Controls, Mute Signal, Display - model #

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GEAppliances.com 4 Options Press the Options button to select the desired options. Swimwear Select to spin excessive water out of swimwear. NOTE: This is NOT a wash cycle. This option can only be selected after turning the unit on by pressing Power. Do NOT load more than 4 pounds of clothes into the washer. When you use extra detergent or bleach to clean heavily soiled clothes, use the Extra Rinse Extra Rinse option to better remove additional residues. NOTE: This option is available for Normal and Heavy Duty cycles only. Gentle Spin Provides a lower spin speed. 5 Water Temp Select the water temperature for the wash cycle: Hot; Warm (hot and cold); Cold. Always follow fabric manufacturer's care label or instructions when laundering. NOTE FOR PORTABLE MODELS: When using a one-faucet connection, adjust the water flow mix and water temperature at the faucet. 6 Process Chose the wash options to include in the cycle. Press the Process button until all the options you want to include are lit. More than one option can be selected. Soak Wash Rinse Select to set a soak cycle only. Washer basket will fill, soak and drain. NOTE: This option is available for Normal and Heavy Duty cycles only. Select to set a wash cycle only. Washer basket will fill, wash and drain. Select to set a rinse cycle only. Washer basket will rinse and spin. Spin Select to set a spin cycle only. Washer basket will spin. 7 Delay Wash You can delay the start of a wash cycle for 3-48 hours. Press the Delay Wash button to choose the number of hours you want to delay the start of the cycle, then press the Start/Pause button. The machine will count down and start automatically at the correct time. NOTE: If you forget to fully close the lid, a reminder signal will beep reminding you to do so. NOTE: If you open the lid when the delay is counting down, the machine will enter the pause state. You must close the lid and press Start/Pause again in order to restart the countdown. To cancel Delay Wash, press Power to restart. 8 Start/Pause Press to start a cycle. If the washer is running, pressing it once will pause the washer. Press again to restart the cycle. NOTE: If the washer is paused and the cycle is not restarted within 15 minutes, the current cycle will be cancelled. 9 Lock Controls You can lock the controls to prevent any selections from being made. Controls can be locked or unlocked after you have started a cycle. To lock/unlock the washer, press and hold the Process and Cycles buttons for 3 seconds. A sound is made to indicate the lock/unlock status. 10 Mute Signal To turn the signal sounds on/off, press and hold the Load Size and Process buttons for 3 seconds. 11 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. NOTE: If Delay Wash is set, Delay and the time remaining until the cycle starts will be shown before the remaining cycle time is displayed. 5

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Options
Press the
Options
button to select the desired options.
Swimwear
Select to spin excessive water out of swimwear.
NOTE:
This is NOT a wash cycle. This option
can only be selected after turning the unit on by pressing
Power
. Do
NOT
load more than 4
pounds of clothes into the washer.
Extra Rinse
When you use extra detergent or bleach to clean heavily soiled clothes, use the
Extra Rinse
option to better remove additional residues.
NOTE:
This option is available for
Normal
and
Heavy Duty
cycles only.
Gentle Spin
Provides a lower spin speed.
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Water Temp
Select the water temperature for the wash cycle:
Hot
;
Warm
(hot and cold);
Cold
. Always follow fabric manufacturer’s
care label or instructions when laundering.
NOTE FOR PORTABLE MODELS:
When using a one-faucet connection, adjust the water flow mix and water
temperature at the faucet.
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Process
Chose the wash options to include in the cycle. Press the
Process
button until all the options you want to include are
lit. More than one option can be selected.
Soak
Select to set a soak cycle only. Washer basket will fill, soak and drain.
NOTE:
This option is available for
Normal
and
Heavy Duty
cycles only.
Wash
Select to set a wash cycle only. Washer basket will fill, wash and drain.
Rinse
Select to set a rinse cycle only. Washer basket will rinse and spin.
Spin
Select to set a spin cycle only. Washer basket will spin.
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Delay Wash
You can delay the start of a wash cycle for 3–48 hours. Press the
Delay Wash
button to choose the number of hours
you want to delay the start of the cycle, then press the
Start/Pause
button. The machine will count down and start
automatically at the correct time.
NOTE:
If you forget to fully close the lid, a reminder signal will beep reminding you to do so.
NOTE:
If you open the lid when the delay is counting down, the machine will enter the pause state. You must close the lid and
press
Start/Pause
again in order to restart the countdown.
To cancel Delay Wash,
press
Power
to restart.
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Start/Pause
Press to start a cycle. If the washer is running, pressing it once will pause the washer. Press again to restart the cycle.
NOTE:
If the washer is paused and the cycle is not restarted within 15 minutes, the current cycle will be cancelled.
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Lock Controls
You can lock the controls to prevent any selections from being made. Controls can be locked or unlocked after you have
started a cycle.
To lock/unlock the washer,
press and hold the
Process
and
Cycles
buttons for 3 seconds.
A sound is made to indicate the lock/unlock status.
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Mute Signal
To turn the signal sounds on/off, press and hold the
Load Size
and
Process
buttons for 3 seconds.
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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.
NOTE:
If
Delay Wash
is set,
Delay
and the time remaining until the cycle starts will be shown before the remaining cycle
time is displayed.