Maytag MHWZ600TW Use and Care Guide - Page 20

Normal Sounds, Options, Modifiers

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Rinse & Spin Use this cycle to rinse, drain, and spin your wash load. This cycle combines fast-speed tumbling and high-speed spin. If desired, you can reduce the spin speed by selecting the speed you want from the SPIN SPEED modifier. Rinse & Spin is useful for „ Loads that need rinsing only. „ Adding fabric softener to a load using the fabric softener dispenser. Clean Washer Use the Clean Washer cycle once a month to keep the inside of your washer fresh and clean. This cycle uses a higher water level. Use with AFFRESH® washer cleaner tablet or liquid chlorine bleach to thoroughly clean the inside of your washing machine. This cycle should not be interrupted. See "Cleaning Your Washer" in the "Washer Care" section. IMPORTANT: Do not place garments or other items in the washer during the Clean Washer cycle. Use this cycle with an empty wash drum. Normal Sounds As with any new product, you will hear sounds that you are not accustomed to. You may hear various sounds when the door is locked or unlocked, and during the washing, rinsing, or spinning process. Between changes in wash actions, there will be momentary pauses. You will hear water spraying and splashing during the wash and rinse cycles. These new sounds and pauses are part of normal washer operation. See "Troubleshooting." Options You can customize your wash by adding options to your cycle selections. You can add or change an option after starting a cycle anytime before the selected option begins. Not all options are available with all cycles. Prewash Use this option for loads of heavily soiled items that need pretreatment. „ Add detergent to Main Wash compartment of the dispenser drawer. This option adds tumbling time prior to the selected main cycle. The washer continues automatically from prewash into the main wash cycle. Stain Cycle Use this option for heavily soiled loads that need improved stain treatment. When Stain Cycle is selected, the water temperature of the selected wash cycle is automatically set to warm. The water will then be heated to a hot water temperature to aid in stain removal. This option will provide optimal removal of organic stains such as blood. Extra Rinse An extra rinse can be used to aid in the removal of detergent or bleach residue from garments. This option provides an additional rinse with the same water temperature as the Normal rinse. Cycle Signal This signal is helpful when you are removing items from the washer as soon as it stops. Select ON or OFF. Modifiers Preset cycle settings of Wash/Rinse Temperature and Spin Speed can be changed. You can change a modifier after starting a cycle anytime before the selected Modifier begins. Not all modifiers are available with all options and cycles. „ See the "Laundry Guide" section for an overview of possible options for each Wash Cycle selection. „ If an option is available with a selected cycle, the light for that option will illuminate when selected. „ If an option is unavailable with a selected cycle, there will be a short tone and the light for that option will not illuminate when selected. „ To change the spin speed, select the SPIN SPEED button until the desired setting illuminates. „ To change the water temperature, select the WASH/RINSE TEMP button until the desired setting illuminates. 20

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Rinse & Spin
Use this cycle to rinse, drain, and spin your wash load. This cycle combines fast-speed
tumbling and high-speed spin. If desired, you can reduce the spin speed by selecting the
speed you want from the SPIN SPEED modifier.
Rinse & Spin is useful for
Loads that need rinsing only.
Adding fabric softener to a load using the fabric softener dispenser.
Clean Washer
Use the Clean Washer cycle once a month to keep the inside of your washer fresh and clean.
This cycle uses a higher water level. Use with AFFRESH
®
washer cleaner tablet or liquid
chlorine bleach to thoroughly clean the inside of your washing machine. This cycle should
not be interrupted. See “Cleaning Your Washer” in the “Washer Care” section.
IMPORTANT:
Do not place garments or other items in the washer during the Clean Washer
cycle. Use this cycle with an empty wash drum.
Normal Sounds
As with any new product, you will hear sounds that you are not accustomed to. You may hear
various sounds when the door is locked or unlocked, and during the washing, rinsing, or
spinning process. Between changes in wash actions, there will be momentary pauses. You
will hear water spraying and splashing during the wash and rinse cycles. These new sounds
and pauses are part of normal washer operation. See “Troubleshooting.”
Options
You can customize your wash by adding options to your cycle selections. You can add or
change an option after starting a cycle anytime before the selected option begins. Not all
options are available with all cycles.
See the “Laundry Guide” section for an overview of possible options for each Wash Cycle
selection.
If an option is available with a selected cycle, the light for that option will illuminate
when selected.
If an option is unavailable with a selected cycle, there will be a short tone and the light for
that option will not
illuminate when selected.
Prewash
Use this option for loads of heavily soiled items that need pretreatment.
Add detergent to Main Wash compartment of the dispenser drawer.
This option adds tumbling time prior to the selected main cycle. The washer continues
automatically from prewash into the main wash cycle.
Stain Cycle
Use this option for heavily soiled loads that need improved stain treatment. When Stain Cycle
is selected, the water temperature of the selected wash cycle is automatically set to warm. The
water will then be heated to a hot water temperature to aid in stain removal. This option will
provide optimal removal of organic stains such as blood.
Extra Rinse
An extra rinse can be used to aid in the removal of detergent or bleach residue from garments.
This option provides an additional rinse with the same water temperature as the Normal rinse.
Cycle Signal
This signal is helpful when you are removing items from the washer as soon as it stops. Select
ON or OFF.
Modifiers
Preset cycle settings of Wash/Rinse Temperature and Spin Speed can be changed. You can
change a modifier after starting a cycle anytime before the selected Modifier begins. Not all
modifiers are available with all options and cycles.
To change the spin speed, select the SPIN SPEED button until the desired setting
illuminates.
To change the water temperature, select the WASH/RINSE TEMP button until the desired
setting illuminates.