Beko WMB 81231 PTLMC: C

Using limescale remover

• When required, use limescale

removers manufactured specifically

for washing machines only.

• Always follow instructions on the

package.

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5 Operating the product

Control panel

1 2 3

4

5

8 7

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1 - Programme Selection knob (Uppermost position On / Off)

2 - Display

3 - Delayed Start button

4 - Programme Follow-up indicator

5 - Start / Pause button

6 - Auxiliary Function buttons

7 - Spin Speed Adjustment button

8 - Temperature Adjustment button

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Preparing the machine

underwear, etc.). Your laundry will be

washed with vigorous washing action for

1. Make sure that the hoses are

a longer washing cycle.

connected tightly.

• Синтетика (Synthetics)

2. Plug in your machine.

Use this programme to wash your

3. Turn the tap on completely.

synthetic clothes (shirts, blouses,

4. Place the laundry in the machine.

synthetic/cotton blends, etc.). It washes

5. Add detergent and fabric softener.

with a gentle action and has a shorter

Programme selection

washing cycle compared to the Cottons

1. Select the programme suitable for

programme.

the type, quantity and soiling degree

For curtains and tulle, use the Synthetic

of the laundry in accordance with the

40˚C programme with prewash and

"Programme and consumption table"

anti-creasing functions selected. As

and the temperature table below.

their meshed texture causes excessive

foaming, wash the veils/tulle by putting

Heavily soiled white cottons

little amount of detergent into the main

and linens. (coffee table

wash compartment. Do not put detergent

90˚C

covers, tableclothes, towels,

in the prewash compartment.

bed sheets, etc.)

• Шерсть (Woollens)

Use this programme to wash your

Normally soiled, coloured,

woolen clothes. Select the appropriate

fade proof cottons or synthetic

temperature complying with the tags of

clothes (shirt, nightgown,

60˚C

your clothes. Use appropriate detergents

pajamas, etc.) and lightly

for woolens.

soiled white linens (underwear,

Additional programmes

etc.)

For special cases, additional programmes

are available in the machine.

40˚C-

Blended laundry including

Additional programmes may differ

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30˚C-

delicate textile (veil curtains,

according to the model of the

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etc.), synthetics and woolens.

machine.

• Хлопок Эко (Cotton Economic)

Use this programme to wash your

2. Select the desired programme with

laundry washable in cottons programme

the Programme Selection button.

for a longer time, still with a very good

Programmes are limited with the

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performance for saving purposes.

highest spin speed appropriate for

Cottons Eco programme consumes

that particular type of fabric.

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less energy compared to other

When selecting a programme, always

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cottons programmes.

consider the type of fabric, colour,

• Детская (Babycare)

degree of soiling and permissible

water temperature.

Use this programme to wash baby

laundry, and the laundry that belongs to

Always select the lowest required

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allergic persons. Longer heating time and

temperature. Higher temperature

an additional rinsing step provide a higher

means higher power consumption.

level of hygiene.

For further programme details, see

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• Ручная (Hand wash)

"Programme and consumption table".

Use this programme to wash your

Main programmes

woolen/delicate clothes that bear “not

Depending on the type of fabric, use the

machine- washable” tags and for which

following main programmes.

hand wash is recommended. It washes

• Хлопок (Cottons)

laundry with a very gentle washing action

Use this programme for your cotton

to not to damage clothes.

laundry (such as bed sheets, duvet and

pillowcase sets, towels, bathrobes,

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• Ежедневная (Daily express)

Spin speed selection

Use this programme to wash your lightly

Whenever a new programme is selected,

soiled cotton clothes in a short time.

the recommended spin speed of the

• Темные вещи (Dark wash)

selected programme is displayed on the

Use this programme to wash your dark

spin speed indicator.

coloured laundry or the laundry that you

To decrease the spin speed, press

do not want it get faded. Washing is

the Spin Speed Adjustment button.

performed with little mechanic action and

Spin speed decreases gradually.

at low temperatures. It is recommended

Then, depending on the model of the

to use liquid detergent or woolen

product, "Rinse Hold" and "No Spin"

shampoo for dark coloured laundry.

options appear on the display. See

• Микс 40 (Mix 40)

"Auxiliary function selection" section for

Use this programme to wash your cotton

explanations of these options.

and synthetic clothes together without

If the programme has not reached the

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sorting them.

spinning step, you can change the

speed without switching the machine

Special programmes

to Pause mode.

For specific applications, select any of the

following programmes.

• Полоскание (Rinse)

Use this programme when you want to

rinse or starch separately.

• Отжим+Слив (Spin + Drain)

Use this programme to apply an

additional spin cycle for your laundry or to

drain the water in the machine.

Before selecting this programme, select

the desired spin speed and press Start /

Pause button. First, the machine will drain

the water inside of it. Then, it will spin the

laundry with the set spin speed and drain

the water coming out of them.

If you wish to drain only the water

without spinning your laundry, select the

Pump+Spin programme and then select

the No Spin function with the help of Spin

Speed Adjustment button. Press Start /

Pause button.

Use a lower spin speed for delicate

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laundries.

Temperature selection

Whenever a new programme is selected,

the maximum temperature for the

selected programme appears on the

temperature indicator.

To decrease the temperature, press

the Temperature Adjustment button.

Temperature will decrease gradually.

If the programme has not reached

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the heating step, you can change the

temperature without switching the

machine to Pause mode.

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Programme and consumption table

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Selectable

Programme

temperature

range °C

Max. Load (kg)

Water Consumption (l)

Energy Consumption (kWh)

Max. Speed***

Замачивание

Быстрая стирка

Rinse Plus

Anti-Creasing

Rinse Hold

Soaking

(Pet hair removal)

Удаление шерсти домашних

животных

Хлопок 90 8 80 2.6 1600 • • • • • • • Cold-90

Хлопок 60 8 80 1.8 1600 • • • • • • • Cold-90

Хлопок 40 8 80 0.9 1600 • • • • • • • Cold-90

Хлопок Эко 60** 8 59 1.36 1600 • • • • • • • 40-60

Ежедневная 90 8 70 2.2 1200 • • Cold-90

Ежедневная 60 8 70 1.13 1200 • • Cold-90

Ежедневная 30 8 70 0.31 1200 • • Cold-90

Темные вещи 40 4 75 0.63 800 * • Cold-40

Микс 40 (Mix40) 40 4 60 0.7 800 • • • • • • • Cold-40

Ручная 30 1.5 35 0.18 600 Cold-30

Шерсть 40 2 54 0.35 600 • • Cold-40

Детская 90 8 100 2.6 1600 • * • • 30-90

Синтетика 60 4 60 1 800 • • • • • • • Cold-60

Синтетика 40 4 60 0.58 800 • • • • • • • Cold-60

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• : Selectable

* : Automatically selected, no canceling.

** : Energy Label programme (EN 60456)

*** : If maximum spin speed of the machine is lower then this value, you can only select

up to the maximum spin speed.

- : See the programme description for maximum load.

Water and power consumption may vary subject to the changes in water pressure,

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water hardness and temperature, ambient temperature, type and amount of

laundry, selection of auxiliary functions and spin speed, and changes in electric

voltage.

You can see the washing time of the programme you have selected on the display

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of the machine. It is normal that small differences may occur between the time

shown on the display and the real washing time.

The auxiliary functions in the table may vary according to the model of your

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machine.

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Auxiliary function selection

one already made after the main wash.

Select the desired auxiliary functions

Thus, the risk for sensitive skins (babies,

before starting the programme.

allergic skins, etc.) to be effected by

Furthermore, you may also select or

the minimal detergent remnants on the

cancel auxiliary functions that are suitable

laundry can be reduced.

to the running programme without

• Легкая глажка (Anti-Creasing)

pressing the Start / Pause button when

This function creases the clothes lesser

the machine is operating. For this, the

when they are being washed. Drum

machine must be in a step before the

movement is reduced and spinning

auxiliary function you are going to select

speed is limited to prevent creasing. In

or cancel.

addition, washing is done with a higher

If the auxiliary function cannot be selected

water level.

or canceled, light of the relevant auxiliary

• остановка с водой (Rinse Hold)

function will blink 3 times to warn the

If you are not going to unload your

user.

clothes immediately after the programme

Some functions cannot be selected

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completes, you may use rinse hold

together. If a second auxiliary function

function to keep your laundry in the final

conflicting with the first one is

rinsing water in order to prevent them

selected before starting the machine,

from getting wrinkled when there is no

the function selected first will be

water in the machine. Press Start / Pause

canceled and the second auxiliary

button after this process if you want to

function selection will remain active.

drain the water without spinning your

For example, if you want to select

laundry. Programme will resume and

Quick Wash after you have selected

complete after draining the water.

the Prewash, Prewash will be

If you want to spin the laundry held in

canceled and Quick Wash will remain

water, adjust the Spin Speed and press

active.

Start / Pause button.

An auxiliary function that is not

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The programme resumes. Water

compatible with the programme

is drained, laundry is spun and the

cannot be selected. (See

programme is completed.

"Programme and consumption table")

• Soaking

Auxiliary Function buttons may

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The Soaking auxiliary function ensures

vary according to the model of the

better removal of stains ingrained into the

machine.

clothes by holding them in the detergent

• Замачивание (Prewash)

water prior to startup of the programme.

A Prewash is only worthwhile for heavily

• Удаление шерсти домашних

soiled laundry. Not using the Prewash will

животных (Pet hair removal)

save energy, water, detergent and time.

This function helps to remove pet hair

Prewash without detergent is

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that remain on your garments more

recommended for tulle and curtains.

effectively.

• Быстрая стирка (Quick Wash)

When you select this function, Prewash

This function can be used in Cottons and

and Extra Rinse steps are added to the

Synthetics programmes. It decreases the

normal programme. Thus, washing is

washing times and also the number of

performed with more water (30%) and the

rinsing steps for lightly soiled laundry.

pet hair is removed more effectively.

When you select this function,

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Never wash your pets in the washing

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load your machine with half of the

machine.

maximum laundry specified in the

Delayed Start

programme table.

With the Delayed Start function the

• Дополнительное полоскание

startup of the programme may be

(Rinse Plus)

delayed up to 19 hours. Delayed start

This function enables the machine to

time can be increased by increments of

make another rinsing in addition to the

1 hour.

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2. Programme follow-up light showing

Do not use liquid detergents when

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the startup of the programme will

you set Delayed Start! There is the

turn on.

risk of staining of the clothes.

If no programme is started or no key

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1. Open the loading door, place the

is pressed within 1 minute during

laundry and put detergent, etc.

programme selection process, the

2. Select the washing programme,

machine will switch to Pause mode

temperature, spin speed and, if

and the illumination level of the

required, the auxiliary functions.

temperature, speed and loading

3. Set the desired time by pressing the

door indicator lights will decrease.

Delayed Start button.

Other indicator lights and indicators

4. Press Start / Pause button. The

will turn off. Once the Programme

delayed start time you have set is

Selection knob is rotated or any

displayed. Delayed start countdown

button is pressed, indicator lights

starts. “_” symbol next to the delayed

and indicators will turn on again.

start time moves up and down on the

Child Lock

display.

Use Child Lock function to prevent

Additional laundry may be loaded

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children from tampering with the

during the delayed start period.

machine. Thus you can avoid any

5. At the end of the countdown,

changes in a running programme.

duration of the selected programme

If the Programme Selection

will be displayed. “_” symbol

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knob is turned when the Child

will disappear and the selected

Lock is active, "Con" appears

programme will start.

on the display. The Child Lock

Changing the Delayed Start period

does not allow any change in the

If you want to change the time during

programmes and the selected

countdown:

temperature, speed and auxiliary

1. Press Delayed Start button. Time will

functions.

increase by 1 hour each time you

Even if another programme is

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press the button.

selected with the Programme

2. If you want to decrease the delayed

Selection knob while the Child

start time, press Delayed Start button

Lock is active, previously selected

repeatedly until the desired delayed

programme will continue running.

start time appears on the display.

To activate the Child Lock:

Canceling the Delayed Start function

st

nd

Press and hold 1

and 2

Auxiliary

If you want to cancel the delayed start

Function buttons for 3 seconds.

countdown and start the programme

st

nd

The lights on the 1

and 2

Auxiliary

immediately:

Function buttons will flash, and "C03",

1. Set the Delayed Start period to zero

"C02", "C01" will appear on the display

or turn the Programme Selection

respectively while you keep the buttons

knob to any programme. Thus,

pressed for 3 seconds. Then, "Con" will

Delayed Start function will be

appear on the display indicating that

canceled. The End/Cancel light

the Child Lock is activated. If you press

flashes continuously.

any button or turn the Programme

2. Then, select the programme you

Selection knob when the Child Lock is

want to run again.

active, same phrase will appear on the

3. Press Start / Pause button to start

display. The lights on the 1st and 2nd

the programme.

auxiliary function buttons that are used

to deactivate the Child Lock will blink 3

Starting the programme

times.

1. Press Start / Pause button to start

To deactivate the Child Lock:

the programme.

st

nd

Press and hold 1

and 2

auxiliary

function buttons for 3 seconds while

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any programme is running. The lights on

be opened. If you are obliged to open

st

nd

the 1

and 2

Auxiliary Function buttons

the Loading Door while the Loading

will flash, and "C03", "C02", "C01" will

Door light is off, you have to cancel the

appear on the display respectively while

current programme; see "Canceling the

you keep the buttons pressed for 3

programme".

seconds. Then, "COFF" will appear on

Changing the selections after

the display indicating that the Child Lock

programme has started

is deactivated.

Switching the machine to pause

In addition to the method above, to

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mode

deactivate the Child Lock, switch the

Press the Start / Pause button to switch

Programme Selection knob to On

the machine to pause mode while a

/ Off position when no programme

programme is running. The light of the

is running, and select another

step which the machine is in starts

programme.

flashing in the Programme Follow-up

Child Lock is not deactivated after

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indicator to show that the machine has

power failures or when the machine is

been switched to the pause mode.

unplugged.

Also, when the loading door is ready to

Progress of programme

be opened, Loading Door light will also

Progress of a running programme

illuminate continuously in addition to the

can be followed from the Programme

programme step light.

Follow-up indicator. At the beginning

Changing the speed and temperature

of every programme step, the relevant

settings for auxiliary functions

indicator light will turn on and light of the

Depending on the step the programme

completed step will turn off.

has reached, you may cancel or activate

You can change the auxiliary functions,

the auxiliary functions; see, "Auxiliary

speed and temperature settings without

function selection".

stopping the programme flow while the

You may also change the speed and

programme is running. To do this, the

temperature settings; see, "Spin speed

change you are going to make must be in

selection" and "Temperature selection".

a step after the running programme step.

If no change is allowed, the relevant

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If the change is not compatible, relevant

light will flash for 3 times.

lights will flash for 3 times.

Adding or taking out laundry

If the machine does not pass to the

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1. Press the Start / Pause button to

spinning step, Rinse Hold function

switch the machine to pause mode.

might be active or the automatic

The programme follow-up light of

unbalanced load detection system

the relevant step during which the

might be activated due to the

machine was switched into the pause

unbalanced distribution of the laundry

mode will flash.

in the machine.

2. Wait until the Loading Door can be

Loading door lock

opened.

There is a locking system on the loading

3. Open the Loading Door and add or

door of the machine that prevents

take out the laundry.

opening of the door in cases when the

4. Close the Loading Door.

water level is unsuitable.

5. Make changes in auxiliary functions,

Loading door light will start flashing when

temperature and speed settings if

the machine is switched to Pause mode.

necessary.

Machine checks the level of the water

6. Press Start / Pause button to start

inside. If the level is suitable, Loading

the machine.

Door light illuminates steadily within 1-2

Canceling the programme

minutes and the loading door can be

opened.

To cancel the programme, turn

the Programme Selection knob to

If the level is unsuitable, Loading Door

select another programme. Previous

light turns off and the loading door cannot

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programme will be canceled. End /

Cancel light will flash continuously to

notify that the programme has been

canceled.

Pump function is activated for 1-2

minutes regardless of the programme

step, and whether there is water in the

machine or not. After this period, your

machine will be ready to start with the

first step of the new programme.

Depending on the step where the

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programme was canceled in, you

may have to put detergent and

softener again for the programme

you have selected anew.

End of programme

“End” appears on the display at the end

of the programme.

1. Wait until the loading door light

illuminates steadily.

2. Press On / Off button to switch off

the machine.

3. Take out your laundry and close the

loading door. Your machine is ready

for the next washing cycle.

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