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Dryer Cycle Guide WARNING WARNING Fire Hazard No washer can completely remove oil. Do not dry anything that has ever had any type of oil on it (including cooking oils). Items containing foam, rubber, or plastic must be dried on a clothesline or by using an Air Cycle. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or fire. Explosion Hazard Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away from dryer. Do not dry anything that has ever had anything flammable on it (even after washing). Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, explosion, or fire. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS, located in your appliance's Owner's Manual, before operating this appliance. Automatic Dry Use Automatic Dry for better fabric care and energy savings. The dryer senses temperature in the drum and shuts off when the load reaches the selected dryness level. NOTE: Choose the appropriate dryness level based on your preference. If loads do not seem as dry as you would like, turn the knob closer to More Dry the next time you dry a similar load. If loads seem drier than you like, turn the knob closer to Less Dry the next time you dry a similar load. Select the temperature based on the fabrics in your load. If you are unsure of the temperature to select for a load, select the lower setting rather than the higher setting. NOTE: Temperatures shown in bold are the recommended settings for that cycle. Note that you cannot adjust the time with these cycles. Items to Dry: Work clothes, casual wear, mixed cottons, sheets, corduroys. Dryness Indicator: Normal Undergarments, blouses, lingerie, performance Less Dry wear, shirts, blouses, permanent press, synthetics, lightweight items. Jackets, comforters, pillows, Work clothes, casual wear, mixed cottons, sheets, corduroys, large loads of jeans, towels and heavyweight items. More Dry Temperature: Description: High Medium Low High Medium Low High Medium Low Use to dry large loads of mixed fabrics and items. Use to gently dry delicate objects. Use for drying large, bulky items; do not overfill dryer drum. Timed Drying In these cycles, you can choose the drying time. Not all features and cycles are available on all models. Not all settings and options are available on each cycle. Items to Dry: Cycle: Tempera- Description: ture: Any Load. 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 min Dry High Medium Low Use the Timed Drying when you prefer to run the dryer for a set amount of time. You cannot specify the dryness level when using a Timed Drying. Select a drying temperature based on the type of fabrics in your load. If you are unsure of the temperature to select for a load, select the lower setting rather than the higher setting. Foam, rubber, plastic or heat sensitive fabrics. 10, 20, 30 N/A min Air only Uses unheated air to dry heat-sensitive items 1

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Dryer Cycle Guide
WARNING
Fire Hazard
No washer can completely remove oil.
Do not dry anything that has ever had any type of oil on it
(including cooking oils).
Items containing foam, rubber, or plastic must be dried
on a clothesline or by using an Air Cycle.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or
fire.
WARNING
Explosion Hazard
Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline,
away from dryer.
Do not dry anything that has ever had anything
flammable on it (even after washing).
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death,
explosion, or fire.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS, located in
your appliance's Owner's Manual, before operating this appliance.
Automatic Dry
Use Automatic Dry for better fabric care and energy savings
. The dryer senses temperature in the drum and shuts off when the load
reaches the selected dryness level.
NOTE:
Choose the appropriate dryness level based on your preference.
If loads do not seem as dry as you would like, turn the knob closer to More Dry the next time you dry a similar load. If loads seem drier
than you like, turn the knob closer to Less Dry the next time you dry a similar load.
Select the temperature based on the fabrics in your load. If you are unsure of the temperature to select for a load, select the lower setting
rather than the higher setting.
NOTE:
Temperatures shown in
bold
are the recommended settings for that cycle. Note that you cannot adjust the time with these cycles.
Items to Dry:
Dryness
Indicator:
Temperature:
Description:
Work clothes, casual wear, mixed cottons,
sheets, corduroys.
Normal
High
Medium
Low
Use to dry large loads of mixed fabrics and items.
Undergarments, blouses, lingerie, performance
wear, shirts, blouses, permanent press,
synthetics, lightweight items.
Less Dry
High
Medium
Low
Use to gently dry delicate objects.
Jackets, comforters, pillows, Work clothes,
casual wear, mixed cottons, sheets, corduroys,
large loads of jeans, towels and heavyweight
items.
More Dry
High
Medium
Low
Use for drying large, bulky items; do not overfill
dryer drum.
Timed Drying
In these cycles, you can choose the drying time. Not all features and cycles are available on all models. Not all settings and options are
available on each cycle.
Items to Dry:
Cycle:
Tempera-
ture:
Description:
Any Load.
20, 30, 40,
50, 60, 70
min Dry
High
Medium
Low
Use the Timed Drying when you prefer to run the dryer for a set amount of time.
You cannot specify the dryness level when using a Timed Drying. Select a drying
temperature based on the type of fabrics in your load. If you are unsure of the
temperature to select for a load, select the lower setting rather than the higher
setting.
Foam, rubber, plastic
or heat sensitive
fabrics.
10, 20, 30
min Air only
N/A
Uses unheated air to dry heat-sensitive items