Samsung DV10K6500EV User manual

Dryer

User manual

DV10K6500EV

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Contents

English2

Contents

Safety information 4

What you need to know about the safety instructions 4

Important safety symbols 4

Important safety precautions 5

Installation requirements 12

Key installation requirements 12

Location considerations 12

Alcove or closet installations 13

Ducting requirements 16

Exhausting requirements 17

Electrical requirements 18

Installation 19

What’s included 19

Step-by-step installation 21

Vent blockage test 25

Exhaust ducting guide 26

Door reversal 27

Before you start 30

Sort and load 30

Functional prerequisite 30

Rack Dry 31

Operations 33

Feature panel 33

Simple steps to start 36

Cycle overview 37

Drying guide 38

Special features 39

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Contents

English 3

Maintenance 40

Vent sensor 40

Cleaning 41

Troubleshooting 42

Checkpoints 42

Information codes 45

Specications 46

Fabric care chart 46

Protecting the environment 47

Specication sheet 48

Cycle chart 49

Consumption data 50

Sheet of household tumble driers 51

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Safety information

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Safety information

Congratulations on your new Samsung dryer. This manual contains important information

on the installation, use, and care of your appliance. Please take the time to read this

manual to take full advantage of your dryer’s many benets and features.

What you need to know about the safety instructions

Warnings and Important Safety Instructions in this manual do not cover all possible

conditions and situations that may occur. It is your responsibility to use common sense,

caution, and care when installing, maintaining, or operating your dryer.

Always contact your manufacturer about problems or conditions you do not understand.

Important safety symbols

What the icons and signs in this user manual mean:

WARNING

Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in severe personal injury, death and/or

property damage.

CAUTION

Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in personal injury and/or property damage.

NOTE

Indicates that a risk of personal injury or material damage exists.

Read the instructions

These warning signs are here to prevent injury to yourself and others.

Please follow them explicitly.

After reading this manual, store it in a safe place for future reference.

Read all instructions before using the appliance.

As with any equipment that uses electricity and moving parts, potential hazards exist.

To safely operate this appliance, familiarize yourself with its operation and exercise care

when using it.

WARNING - Risk of Fire

• Clothes dryer installation must be performed by a qualied technician.

• Install the clothes dryer according to the manufacturer’s instructions and local codes.

• To reduce the risk of severe injury or death, follow all installation instructions.

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Important safety precautions

WARNING

To reduce the risk of re, electric shock, or injury to persons when using

your appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following:

1. This appliance is not to be used by persons (including children)

with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack

of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given

supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a

person responsible for their safety.

2. For use in Europe: This appliance can be used by children aged

from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical,

sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and

knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction

concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand

the hazards involved. Children shall not play with the appliance.

Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children

without supervision.

3. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play

with the appliance.

4. If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the

manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualied persons in

order to avoid a hazard.

5. The new hose-sets supplied with the appliance are to be used and

that old hose-sets should not be reused.

6. For appliances with ventilation openings in the base, that a carpet

must not obstruct the openings.

7. For use in Europe: Children of less than 3 years should be kept

away unless continuously supervised.

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8. CAUTION: In order to avoid a hazard due to inadvertent resetting

of the thermal cut-out, this appliance must not be supplied

through an external switching device, such as a timer, or

connected to a circuit that is regularly switched on and off by the

utility.

9. The tumble dryer is not to be used if industrial chemicals have

been used for cleaning.

10. The lint trap has to be cleaned frequently, if applicable.

11. Lint must not to be allowed to accumulate around the tumble

dryer. (not applicable for appliances intended to be vented to the

exterior of the building)

12. Adequate ventilation has to be provided to avoid the back ow

of gases into the room from appliances burning other fuels,

including open res.

13. Do not dry unwashed items in the tumble dryer.

14. Items that have been soiled with substances such as cooking oil,

acetone, alcohol, petrol, kerosene, spot removers, turpentine,

waxes and wax removers should be washed in hot water with

an extra amount of detergent before being dried in the tumble

dryer.

15. Items such as foam rubber (latex foam), shower caps, waterproof

textiles, rubber backed articles and clothes or pillows tted with

foam rubber pads should not be dried in the tumble dryer.

16. Fabric softeners, or similar products, should be used as specied

by the fabric softener instructions.

17. The nal part of a tumble dryer cycle occurs without heat (cool

down cycle) to ensure that the items are left at a temperature

that ensures that the items will not be damaged.

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18. Remove all objects from pockets such as lighters and matches.

19. WARNING: Never stop a tumble dryer before the end of the

drying cycle unless all items are quickly removed and spread out

so that the heat is dissipated.

20. Exhaust air must not be discharged into a ue which is used for

exhausting fumes from appliances burning gas or other fuels.

21. The appliance must not be installed behind a lockable door, a

sliding door or a door with a hinge on the opposite side to that of

the tumble dryer, in such a way that a full opening of the tumble

dryer door is restricted.

22. WARNING: The appliance must not be supplied through an

external switching device, such as a timer, or connected to a

circuit that is regularly switched on and off by a utility.

Heat pump model only: The instructions shall also include the

substance of the following:

WARNING: In the appliance enclosure or in the built-in structure,

keep ventilation openings clear of obstruction.

WARNING: Do not damage the refrigerant circuit.

Critical installation warnings

WARNING

The installation of this appliance must be performed by a qualied technician or service

company.

• Failure to do so may result in electric shock, re, an explosion, problems with the

product, or injury.

Plug the power cord into a wall socket that meets local electrical specications. Use the

socket for this appliance only, and do not use an extension cord.

• Sharing a wall socket with other appliances using a power strip or extending the power

cord may result in electric shock or re.

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• Ensure that the power voltage, frequency and current are the same as those of the

product specications. Failure to do so may result in electric shock or re. Failure Plug

the power plug into the wall socket rmly.

Remove all foreign substances such as dust or water from the power plug terminals and

contact points using a dry cloth on a regular basis.

• Unplug the power plug and clean it with a dry cloth.

• Failure to do so may result in electric shock or re.

Keep all packaging materials well out of the reach of children, as packaging materials can

be dangerous to children.

• If a child places a bag over its head, it may result in suffocation.

This appliance must be properly grounded.

Do not ground the appliance to a gas pipe, plastic water pipe, or telephone line.

• This may result in electric shock, re, an explosion, or problems with the product

• Never plug the power cord into a socket that is not grounded correctly and make sure

that it is in accordance with local and national codes.

Do not install or keep the product exposed to the outdoor elements.

Do not use a damaged power plug, damaged power cord or loose wall socket.

• This may result in electric shock or re.

If the plug (power supply cord) is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer or its

service agent or a similar qualied technician in order to avoid a hazard.

This appliance should be positioned to be accessible to the power plug after installation.

Do not pull or excessively bend the power cord.

Do not twist or tie the power cord.

Do not hook the power cord over a metal object, place a heavy object on the power cord,

insert the power cord between objects, or push the power cord into the space behind the

appliance.

• This may result in electric shock or re.

Do not pull the power cord, when unplugging the power plug.

• Unplug the power plug by holding the plug.

• Failure to do so may result in electric shock or re.

This appliance must be properly grounded. Never plug the power cord into a receptacle

that is not grounded adequately and in accordance with local and national codes. See

installation instructions for grounding this appliance.

Install this appliance in a location with solid, level oor.

• Failing to do so may result in abnormal vibrations, noise or problems with the product.

Since an ingredient in hair spray may degrade the hydrophile property of the heat

exchanger so that dew may appear on the outer surface of the appliance when the cooling

operation is running, do not install the appliance in a beauty salon.

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This appliance should be positioned so that the power plug, the water supply taps, and the

drain pipes are accessible.

Critical usage warnings

WARNING

Do not let children or pets on or into the product. In addition, when disposing of this

product, disassemble the door lock (lever).

• This may result in children falling and injuring themselves.

• If children become locked in the product, there is a danger of suffocation.

Do not try to access the inside of the product when the drum is rotating.

Do not sit on the product or lean against the door.

• This may result in the product turning over and resulting in injury.

Dry the laundry only after it was spun by an appropriate washing machine.

Do not dry unwashed items in the tumble dryer.

Do not drink the condensed water.

Never stop a tumble dryer before the end of the drying cycle unless all items are quickly

removed and spread out so that the heat is dissipated.

Do not dry laundry contaminated by inammable materials such as gasoline, kerosene,

benzene, thinner, alcohol, etc.

• This may result in electric shock, re or explosion.

Do not let pets chew or play with the dryer.

• This may result in electric shock or injury.

When disposing of the product, separate the door and the power cord before disposing of

the product.

• Failing to do so may result in damage to the power code or an injury.

Do not touch the power plug with wet hands.

• This may result in electric shock.

When gas (city gas, propane gas, LP gas) leaks, do not touch this appliance or the power

cord, ventilate immediately.

• At this time, do not use the ventilating fan.

• A spark may cause an explosion or re.

Do not repair, replace, or attempt to service any part of the appliance unless specically

recommended in the user-repair instructions. You must also have the skills necessary to

service this appliance.

Do not attempt to repair, disassemble, or modify the appliance yourself.

• Do not use any fuse(such as cooper, steel wire, etc.) other than the standard fuse.

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• When repairing or reinstalling the appliance is required, contact your nearest service

center.

• Failure to do so may result in electric shock, re, problems with the product, or injury.

The product you have purchased is designed for domestic use only.

The use for business purposes qualies as product misuse. In this case, the product will

not be covered by the standard warranty provided by Samsung and no responsibility can

be attributed to Samsung for malfunctions or damages resulting from such misuse.

If the product generates strange noise, smells of something burning, or generates smoke,

immediately cut-off the power and contact the service center.

• Otherwise, it may cause an electric shock or re as a result.

Do not let children (or pets) play in or on your product. The product door does not open

easily from the inside and children may be seriously injured if trapped inside.

Usage cautions

CAUTION

Do not stand on top of the appliance or place objects (such as laundry, lighted candles,

lighted cigarettes, dishes, chemicals, metal objects, etc.) on the appliance.

• This may result in electric shock, re, problems with the product, or injury.

Do not touch the glass door and inside of the drum during or just after drying as it is hot.

• This may result in burns.

Do not press the buttons using sharp objects such as pins, knifes, ngernails, etc.

• This may result in electric shock or injury.

Do not dry laundry containing forming rubber (latex) or similar rubber textures.

• If forming rubber is heated, it may start a re.

Do not dry laundry contaminated by vegetable oil or cooking oil as a large amount of the

oil will not be removed when washing the laundry. In addition, use the Cool Down cycle so

that the laundry is not heated.

• The oxidization heat of the oil may start a re.

Make sure that the pockets of all clothing to be dryed are empty.

• Hard, sharp objects, such as coins, safety pins, nails, screws, or stones can cause

extensive damage to the appliance.

Do not dry clothing with large buckles, buttons, or other heavy metal (zippers, hooks and

eyelets, button-up covers).

If necessary, use the laundry net for small and lightweight laundry such as fabric tie belt ,

apron strings, and underwire bras which can dissolve or break during a cycle.

Recommend against using drying sheets to reduce static electricity as this could lead to

damage to your laundry and also potential damage to the appliance.

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