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Installation Instructions
Floor Type Selection
Your GE washer is equipped with Adaptive Vibration Control 
Technology. Using information about the floor, this system 
can reduce vibration and improve spin performance in 
some installations by adapting the spin cycle. The DEFAULT 
configuration is specially designed to provide optimal 
performance across the widest range of floor types. Follow 
the procedure below to enable more specific adaptive 
settings. Your washer can be returned quickly and easily 
to the DEFAULT configuration at any time using the same 
procedure.
ADAPTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL
1.  Place control in the idle state. (Make sure no cycles or 
options are selected but that the washers Power is on.)
2.  Press and hold the Power and Spin buttons at the same 
time for 3 seconds.
3.  Only the Power, Start and display lights will be lit in this 
mode.
4.  Pressing the Power button in this mode will return the 
control to the idle state and the defaults will be restored.
5.  Rotate the selector knob to select the Floor Type, per 
the following table.
Display Floor Type
F0 Default
F1 Concrete Floor
F2 Second Floor, all surface types
F3 First Floor, Tile Surface
F4 First Floor, Linoleum surface
F5 First Floor, wood surface
6.  Press the Start button to make selection.
o  For GE RightHeight Design™ frontload washers with a 
Built-In Riser™ models (GFWR4800 and GFWR4805) – Exit 
the Floor Type selection mode and return to the idle state 
after the Start button is pressed. The programming of 
your washers Adaptive Vibration Control is now complete.
o  For all other models (GFWS2500, GFWS2505, GFWS2600, 
GFWS2605, GHWS3600, GHWS3605, GFWS3700 and 
GFWS3705) – proceed to the pedestal selection (steps 
7-9).
7.  Rotate the selector knob to select the Pedestal Type, per 
the following table.
8.  Press the Start button to make selection.
9.  Exit the Pedestal Type selection mode and return to the 
idle state after the Start button is pressed.
Display Pedestal Type
P0 No Pedestal (Default setting)
P1 Pedestal