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5-2. Cycle Guide 

The cycle guide below shows the options and recommended fabric types for each cycle.

Dress shirts, blouses

Heavily soiled
underwear, work
clothes, diapers, etc.

Extra Hot/Cold

Extra High

No Spin

Low

Medium

High

Heavy

Light

Normal

Large items such as
blankets and comforters

Warm/Cold

Medium
No Spin

Warm/Warm

Hot/Cold

Cold/Cold

Low

Heavy

Light

Normal

Dress shirts/pants,
wrinkle-free clothing,
poly/cotton blend
clothing, tablecloths

Warm/Cold

High

No Spin

Low

Warm/Warm

Hot/Cold

Cold/Cold

Medium

Heavy

Light

Normal

Cotton, linen, towels,
shirts, sheets, jeans,
mixed loads

Cotton,unterwear,
pillow covers, bed
sheets, baby wear

Warm/Cold

Extra High

No Spin

Low

Medium

Warm/Warm

Hot/Cold

Cold/Cold

High

Heavy

Light

Normal

Extra High

No Spin

Low

Medium

High

Dress shirts/blouses,
nylons, sheer or lacy
garments

Cold/Cold

No Spin

Low

Warm/Cold

Warm/Warm

Medium

Heavy

Light

Normal

Items labeled 
“hand-washable”

Warm/Cold

No Spin

Cold/Cold

Warm/Warm

Low

Light

Normal

Lightly soiled clothing
and small loads 

Hot/Cold

No Spin

Low

Medium

High

Cold/Cold

Warm/Cold

Warm/Warm

Extra High

Normal

Heavy

Light

NOTE: To protect your garments, not every wash/rinse temperature, spin speed, soil level, or option is available 
with every cycle.

5-3. SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

The option buttons also activate special functions, including CHILD LOCK, DRUM LIGHT, TUB CLEAN, and
LANGUAGE. Press and hold the option button marked with the special function for 3 seconds to activate.

Use this option to prevent unwanted use of the washer or to keep cycle settings from being
changed while the washer is operating. Press and hold the PREWASH button for 3 seconds
to activate or deactivate CHILD LOCK. CHILD LOCK will be shown in the display, and all
controls are disabled except the ON/OFF button. The washer can be locked during a cycle.

The drum is equipped with a blue LED light that illuminates when the washer is turned on. 
This light automatically turns off when the door is closed and the cycle starts. To turn on the
light during a cycle, press and hold the RINSE+SPIN button for 3 seconds. The drum light
will illuminate and then turn off automatically after 4 minutes.

A buildup of detergent residue can occur in the wash tub over time and can lead to a mildew
or musty smell. The TUB CLEAN cycle is specially designed to remove this buildup. Press
and hold the EXTRA RINSE button for 3 seconds to activate this cycle. The display will show
a message to add liquid bleach to the dispenser. After the cycle has ended, open the door
and allow the drum interior to dry completely. NOTE: Do NOT use this cycle with clothes, and
do NOT add detergent or fabric softener.

5-4. Explanation of each process

No.

Process

Explanation

1.

Stay

• Electrical power is supplied.
• Washer is ready to work and the micom is in the active mode.  

2.

Water
supply

• After loading laundry and selecting a course and a cycle, water is

supplied and  drum rotates.

• When a user selects  Pre-wash course, water is supplied through pre

wash valve.

3.

Soaking
& washing
laundry

• To get laundry wet, drum rotates clockwise and counterclockwise.
• If water amount is insufficient at this time, the Inlet valve will supply

water again.

4.

Heating &
washing

• The heater heats the water in drum to the selected water temperature

and drum rotates for washing.

5.

~

6.

Washing
& heating
/ washing

• When the water temperature reaches to the selected temperature,

the heating stops and only the drum rotates.

• If water temperature becomes lower than selected because of

re-supplied water, the heating starts again.

7.

Washing

• Fuzzy Logic decides washing time according to the laundry load, water

temperature, and other factors.

8.

Drainage

• A pump motor drains the water from the drum.
• After sensing drained water amount by water level frequency, spin starts.
• When a heating course is selected, stay cooling process is performed to

decrease the water temperature gradually to prevent laundry from being
damaged and for safety reasons.

9.

Untangling
(Sensing
eccent-
ricity)

• It balances laundry load and senses the eccentricity of the load, to only

allow spinning without vibration.

• If the eccentricity is worse than the allowed level, it repeats the

disentangling process. When the repeated time is more than allowed
level, it displays UE.

• If the eccentricity is good, the intermittent spin starts.
• During this process, the drain pump works for drainage intermittently.

No.

Process

Explanation

A.

Intermittent
spin

• To reach the correct set speed, the motor rotates clockwise and

counterclockwise directions after spin process starts.

• If the water level frequency is lower than 23.0 kHz,

a washer senses suds and starts suds removal process.

B.

Rinse
spin

• In this process, the remaining water during washing process is

extracted and the selected speed is kept.

• Removing suds process is in active mode at this cycle.

C.

Remaining
spin

• After spin finishes, the drum rotates by remaining spin power until it

stops. Motor power is off.

• This process is overlapped with next process.

D.

Rinse water
supply

• Water supply for rinse process.

E.

Rinse

• Rinsing process.

F.

Last
drainage

• After spin finishes and power is not supplied to motor, the drum

rotates by remaining spin power.

• If rinse hold is selected, the drainage is not proceeded after rinse

finishes.

G.

Disentangling

• The same as item 9.

H.

Intermittent spin • The same as item A.

I.

Main spin1

• The same as item B.

J.

Main spin2

• At the end of a main spin, the spin speed will reach the selected rpm.

K.

Remaining spin • The same with item C.

L.

Disentangling

• After spin finishes, disentangling starts to remove unbalanced

laundry.

M.

End

• After ‘end’ signal is displayed, it stays for 8 seconds and power is

automatically turned off. (Auto type door switch)

• After door switch is off, end signal is displayed in the case of

manual type and it takes around 2 minute to turn off door switch.