Kenmore 6806 Use and Care Guide - Page 23

Auto Dry Cycle Modifiers

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Auto Dry Cycle Modifiers Use the Dryness Level Modifier to select dryness levels for the Auto Dry Cycles. Press Dryness Level until the desired Dryness Level setting illuminates. The preset dryness setting is Normal when an Auto Dry Cycle is selected. You can select a different dryness level, depending on your load, by pressing Dryness Level and choosing More, Normal or Less. Selecting More, Normal or Less automatically adjusts the dryness level at which the dryer will shut off. Once a dryness level is set, it cannot be changed without stopping the cycle. NOTE: Dryness Level selections cannot be used with the Timed Cycles. M0{e Normal ¸¸Less Dryness Level _ ,ec_,isoN Timed Cycle Modifiers Use the Temperature Modifier to select temperatures for the Timed Cycles. Press Temperature until the desired temperature setting illuminates. NOTE: Temperature modifiers cannot be used with the Auto Dry Cycles. High MediumHigh Medium Low ExtraLow Air Dry Temperature ADJUST_TIMD CYCLES ONtY Air Dry Use the Air Dry Modifier for items that require drying without heat such as rubber, plastic and heat-sensitive fabrics. This table shows examples of items that can be dried using Air Dry. Type of Load Time* (Minutes) Foam rubber - pillows, padded bras, stuffed toys 20 - 30 Plastic - Shower curtains, tablecloths 20 - 30 Rubber-backed rugs 40 - 50 Olefin, polypropylene, sheer nylon 10 - 20 *Reset cycle to complete drying, if needed. When using Air Dry • Check that coverings are securely stitched. • Shake and fluff pillows by hand periodically during the cycle. • Dry item completely. Foam rubber pillows are slow to dry. NOTE: Air Dry is not available with Auto Dry Cycles. You can customize your cycles by selecting options. OPTIONS Q Drum Light Q Damp Dry Signal AUlO ¥cl so_lY Wrinkle Guard 150 Drum Light Select Drum Light to turn on the light inside the dryer drum. During a cycle, if Drum Light is selected, the drum light turns on and will remain on until DRUM LIGHT is pressed again, the door is open and closed, or the door is left open for 5 minutes. When the dryer is not running, the drum light will turn on when DRUM LIGHT is pressed or the dryer door is opened, and it will remain on until the dryer door has been open for 5 minutes, the dryer door is closed or DRUM LIGHT is pressed again. Press DRUM LIGHT at any time to turn the drum light ON or OFF. Damp Dry Signal Select the Damp Dry Signal to alert you that your clothes are approximately 80% dry. This is useful when you want to remove lightweight items in a mixed load to avoid overdrying or remove partially dry items that may need ironing. The DAMP DRY SIGNAL is useful when drying bedsheets/linens in a mixed load. When the signal goes off, open the door to stop the dryer, rearrange the load inside the dryer, close the door and restart the dryer to finish the drying cycle. Rearranging the load will aid in the drying process. NOTE: The Damp Dry Signal is available only with the Auto Dry Cycles. WRINKLE GUARD _ (30, 60, 90, 150 minutes) WRINKLE GUARD ®helps keep wrinkles from forming when you cannot unload the dryer promptly at the end of a cycle. During this option, the dryer stops tumbling and then tumbles again for a brief period. • Press WRINKLE GUARD ®to get heat-free, periodic tumbling at the end of a cycle. WRINKLE GUARD _ periodically starts and stops the dryer, tumbling the load without heat for 30, 60, 90 or 150 minutes (depending on your model) unless you open the dryer door. • Stop WRINKLE GUARD _ at any time by pressing WRINKLE GUARD ®, opening the dryer door or pressing STOR • The Auto Dry and Timed Dry Cycles will retain the WRINKLE GUARD ® setting. For example, if you select WRINKLE GUARD ® in the Normal cycle, WRINKLE GUARD _ will be on the next time you select the Normal cycle. NOTE: If you do not select WRINKLE GUARD _, the dryer stops after cool down. Cycle Signal The Cycle Signal produces an audible sound when the drying cycle is finished. Promptly removing clothes at the end of the cycle reduces wrinkling. Press CYCLE SIGNAL VOLUME until the desired volume (Loud or Soft) is selected. On some models, press CYCLE SIGNAL to turn the Cycle Signal On or Off. 23

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Auto Dry Cycle Modifiers
Use the Dryness Level Modifier
to select dryness
levels for the
Auto Dry Cycles.
Press Dryness Level until the desired Dryness
Level setting
illuminates.
The preset dryness
setting
is Normal when
an Auto Dry Cycle
is
selected.
You can select
a different
dryness
level, depending
on
your load, by pressing Dryness Level and choosing
More, Normal
or Less. Selecting
More, Normal or Less automatically
adjusts
the dryness
level at which the dryer will shut off. Once a dryness
level is set, it cannot
be changed
without
stopping
the cycle.
NOTE: Dryness Level selections
cannot
be used with the Timed
Cycles.
M0{e
Normal
¸¸Less
You can customize
your cycles
by selecting
options.
OPTIONS
Q
Drum
Light
Q
Damp Dry Signal
AUlO ¥cl so_lY
Wrinkle
Guard
150
Drum
Light
Select Drum Light to turn on the light inside the dryer drum.
During a cycle, if Drum Light is selected,
the drum
light turns on
and will remain on until DRUM LIGHT is pressed again, the door
is open and closed,
or the door is left open for 5 minutes.
When the dryer is not running,
the drum
light will turn on when
DRUM
LIGHT is pressed or the dryer door is opened,
and it will
remain on until the dryer door has been open for 5 minutes, the
dryer door is closed
or DRUM LIGHT is pressed
again.
Press DRUM LIGHT at any time to turn the drum
light ON or OFF.
Dryness
Level
_ ,ec_,isoN
Timed
Cycle
Modifiers
Use the Temperature
Modifier
to select temperatures
for the
Timed
Cycles.
Press
Temperature
until the
desired
temperature
setting
illuminates.
NOTE: Temperature
modifiers
cannot
be used with
the Auto Dry
Cycles.
High
MediumHigh
Medium
Low
ExtraLow
Air Dry
Temperature
ADJUST_
TIMD
CYCLES
ONtY
Air Dry
Use the Air Dry Modifier
for items that require drying without
heat
such as rubber, plastic
and heat-sensitive
fabrics.
This table
shows examples
of items that can be dried using Air Dry.
Type of Load
Time*
(Minutes)
Foam rubber
- pillows,
padded
bras, stuffed
toys
20 - 30
Plastic - Shower
curtains,
tablecloths
20 - 30
Rubber-backed
rugs
40 - 50
Olefin, polypropylene,
sheer nylon
10 - 20
*Reset cycle to complete
drying,
if needed.
When
using Air Dry
Check that coverings
are securely stitched.
Shake and fluff pillows
by hand periodically
during the cycle.
Dry item completely.
Foam rubber
pillows
are slow to dry.
NOTE: Air Dry is not available with Auto Dry Cycles.
Damp
Dry Signal
Select the Damp Dry Signal to alert you that your clothes are
approximately
80%
dry. This is useful when you want to remove
lightweight
items in a mixed load to avoid
overdrying
or remove
partially
dry items that may need ironing.
The DAMP DRY SIGNAL is useful when drying
bedsheets/linens
in a mixed load. When the signal goes off, open the door to stop
the dryer, rearrange the load inside the dryer, close the door and
restart the dryer to finish the drying
cycle. Rearranging
the load
will aid in the drying
process.
NOTE: The Damp Dry Signal is available only with the Auto Dry
Cycles.
WRINKLE
GUARD
_ (30, 60,
90,
150
minutes)
WRINKLE GUARD ®helps keep wrinkles
from forming
when you
cannot
unload
the dryer promptly
at the end of a cycle. During
this option,
the dryer stops tumbling
and then tumbles
again for a
brief period.
Press WRINKLE GUARD ®to get heat-free,
periodic
tumbling
at the end of a cycle. WRINKLE
GUARD _ periodically
starts
and stops the dryer, tumbling
the load without
heat for 30, 60,
90 or 150 minutes
(depending
on your model) unless you
open the dryer door.
Stop WRINKLE GUARD _ at any time
by pressing WRINKLE
GUARD ®, opening
the dryer door or pressing
STOR
The Auto Dry
and Timed
Dry Cycles will retain the WRINKLE
GUARD ® setting.
For example,
if you select WRINKLE
GUARD ® in the Normal cycle, WRINKLE
GUARD _ will be on
the next time you select the Normal cycle.
NOTE: If you do not select WRINKLE GUARD _, the dryer stops
after cool down.
Cycle
Signal
The Cycle
Signal produces
an audible
sound
when the drying
cycle is finished.
Promptly
removing
clothes at the end of the
cycle
reduces wrinkling.
Press CYCLE SIGNAL VOLUME until the desired volume (Loud or
Soft) is selected.
On some models,
press CYCLE SIGNAL to turn
the Cycle Signal On or Off.
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