13START/PAUSE buttonThis button has two functions:a) StartAfter having selected the required programme, press this button to startthe machine. The relevant pilot light stops flashing and remains static.If you have selected the DELAY START option, the machine starts itshourly countdown.b) PauseTo interrupt a programme which is running, press the START/PAUSEbutton: the information on the display remains lit and theSTART/PAUSE pilot light starts to flash.To restart the programme from the point at which it was interrupted,press the START/PAUSE button again.SPIN SPEEDPress this button to reduce the maximum speed of the final speed proposedby the machine for the selected programme or to select RINSE HOLD option.The maximum spin speed for cotton is 1200 rpm, for easy cares, wooland delicates 900 rpm.Important: By depressing the SPIN SPEED and DRYING TIME buttons atthe same time the machine will perform an extra rinse (see page 27).RINSE HOLDBy selecting this option, the last rinse water is not emptied out, toprevent the fabrics from creasing. When the programme has finished,the pilot light END on the programme progress display illuminates, thepilot light DOOR is red and the door is blocked to indicate that the watermust be emptied out.To empty out water:• select the DRAIN programme to empty out the water without spin-ning.• select the SPIN/DELICATE SPIN programmes for spinning.• select the SPIN SPEED and depress the START/PAUSE button;Warning! The programme selector dial must be turned first to O/OFFand then to the DRAIN, SPIN or DELICATE SPIN programmes.The RINSE HOLD option cannot be selected for the automatic WASHING &DRYING programme.Description of the appliance