Kenmore 8787 Use and Care Guide - Page 21

Timed Cycle, Auto Cycles, Auto Dry Preset Cycle Settings

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You may follow the progress of your dryer with the drying Status indicator lights. Select the drying cycle that matches the type of load you are drying. See Auto Dry chart or Timed Preset Cycle Settings chart. TIMED CYCLES Normal _ _Ca ua_ Jeans, Delicate Timed Dry Heavv Dut?o _Ai FluFf Timed Cycle The Timed Cycle light glows green during a Timed Cycle. Wet The Wet light glows green at the beginning of Auto Dry if a wet item is detected or in a timed cycle after 5 minutes. • In an Auto Cycle, if a wet item is not detected after 5 minutes, the dryer will run for a preset minimum run time (based on the selected cycle and dryness level setting) and then go into Cool Down. The Cool Down and WRINKLE GUARD ® indicators will glow green, if selected. • In a Timed Cycle, the Wet light will glow green after 5 minutes and remain on until the dryer enters Cool Down. Damp The Damp light glows green in an Auto Cycle when the laundry is 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. To be alerted when the load is about 80% dry, you may use the damp dry signal option. See Damp Dry Signal in "Options." Cool Down The Cool Down light glows green during the cool down part of the cycle. Laundry cools for ease in handling. Clothes Dry The Clothes Dry light glows green when the drying cycle is finished. This indicator stays on during WRINKLE GUARD_L WRINKLE GUARD _ The WRINKLE GUARD _ light glows green when this option is selected. This indicator stays on with Clothes Dry. Sensing/Revising Est. Time The Sensing/Revising Est. Time light glows green when moisture sensing strips in the dryer drum are measuring the amount of moisture in the clothes. The estimated time display may adjust to show a more accurate drying time. Indicator lights Other indicator lights show Cycle, Options, Modifiers, End of Cycle and Control Lock settings selected. The display shows the estimated or actual time remaining. Express Dry Touch Up Auto Cycles Auto Cycles allow you to match the cycle to the load you are drying. See the following Auto Dry Preset Cycle Settings chart. Each cycle dries certain fabrics at the recommended temperature. A sensor detects the moisture in the load and automatically adjusts the drying time for optimal drying. Heavy Duty Use this cycle to get high heat for heavyweight mixed loads, cotton towels or bedspreads. Jeans Use this cycle to get medium high heat for drying denims. Normal Use this cycle to get medium heat for drying sturdy fabrics such as work clothes and sheets. Casual Use this cycle to get low heat for drying no-iron fabrics, such as sport shirts, casual business clothes and permanent press blends. Delicate Use this cycle to get extra-low heat to gently dry items such as lingerie, blouses or washable knit fabrics. Auto Dry Preset Cycle Settings Auto Cycles Load Type Temperature Time* (Minutes) HEAVY DUTY High 45 Heavyweight mixed loads, cotton towels, bedspreads JEANS Denim jeans, jackets Medium High 55 NORMAL Medium 40 Corduroys, work clothes, sheets CASUAL Low 35 Permanent press, synthetics DELICATE Extra Low 30 Lingerie, blouses, washable knit fabrics *Estimated Time with Auto Dry Level (Normal) setting. Time will vary depending on load type and load size. 21

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You may follow
the progress
of your dryer with the drying Status
indicator
lights.
Select the drying cycle that matches the type
of load you are
drying.
See Auto
Dry chart or Timed
Preset Cycle
Settings
chart.
TIMED CYCLES
Normal
_
_Ca
ua_
Jeans,
Delicate
Timed
Dry
Heavv Dut?o
_Ai
FluFf
Timed Cycle
The Timed Cycle light glows green during a Timed Cycle.
Wet
The Wet light glows green at the beginning
of Auto Dry if a wet
item is detected
or in a timed cycle
after 5 minutes.
In an Auto Cycle,
if a wet item is not detected
after 5 minutes,
the dryer will run for a preset minimum
run time (based on the
selected
cycle
and dryness
level setting) and then go into
Cool Down. The Cool Down and WRINKLE GUARD ®
indicators
will glow green, if selected.
In a Timed
Cycle, the Wet light will glow green after 5 minutes
and remain on until the dryer
enters Cool Down.
Damp
The Damp light glows green in an Auto Cycle when the laundry is
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. To be alerted when the
load is about 80%
dry, you may use the damp
dry signal
option.
See Damp Dry Signal in "Options."
Cool
Down
The Cool Down light glows green during the cool down
part of
the cycle. Laundry
cools for ease in handling.
Clothes
Dry
The Clothes
Dry light glows green when the drying cycle
is
finished.
This indicator
stays on during WRINKLE GUARD_L
WRINKLE
GUARD
_
The WRINKLE
GUARD _ light glows green when this option
is
selected.
This indicator
stays on with
Clothes
Dry.
Sensing/Revising
Est. Time
The Sensing/Revising
Est. Time light glows
green when
moisture
sensing
strips in the dryer drum are measuring
the amount
of
moisture
in the clothes.
The estimated
time display
may adjust to
show a more accurate
drying
time.
Indicator
lights
Other indicator
lights show Cycle,
Options,
Modifiers,
End of
Cycle and Control
Lock settings
selected.
The display
shows
the
estimated
or actual time remaining.
Express Dry
Touch
Up
Auto Cycles
Auto Cycles
allow you to match the cycle
to the load you are
drying.
See the following
Auto Dry Preset Cycle Settings
chart.
Each cycle dries certain
fabrics at the recommended
temperature.
A sensor detects
the moisture
in the load and
automatically
adjusts the drying
time for optimal
drying.
Heavy
Duty
Use this cycle to get high heat for heavyweight
mixed loads,
cotton
towels
or bedspreads.
Jeans
Use this cycle to get medium high heat for drying denims.
Normal
Use this cycle to get medium
heat for drying
sturdy fabrics
such
as work
clothes and sheets.
Casual
Use this cycle to get low heat for drying no-iron
fabrics,
such as
sport shirts, casual
business
clothes and permanent
press
blends.
Delicate
Use this cycle to get extra-low heat to gently dry items such as
lingerie, blouses or washable knit fabrics.
Auto Dry Preset Cycle Settings
Auto Cycles
Temperature
Time*
Load
Type
(Minutes)
HEAVY DUTY
High
45
Heavyweight
mixed loads,
cotton
towels,
bedspreads
JEANS
Medium
High
55
Denim jeans, jackets
NORMAL
Medium
40
Corduroys,
work clothes,
sheets
CASUAL
Low
35
Permanent
press,
synthetics
DELICATE
Extra
Low
30
Lingerie, blouses, washable
knit fabrics
*Estimated
Time with Auto Dry Level (Normal) setting.
Time will
vary depending
on load type
and load size.
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