GE GTWS8650DWS - Safety and Warning Guidelines; General Safety Precautions; Grounding Device Reconnection

Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.
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Operating instructions.
Controls
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Select Cycle and Push Button for stain options
Basket
Stain Removal Guide
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Power
Press to “wake up” the display. If the display is active, press to put the washer into idle mode.
NOTE: Pressing POWER does not disconnect the appliance from the power supply.
Start and Unlock Lid
Press Start to begin the cycle. NOTE: The lid must be closed for the washer to fill and the cycle to start. If the lid is open, “LID” will scroll across
the display. If the lid is closed, the lid will lock, the LID LOCKED light will light, the detergent will be dispensed, and “FILL” will scroll across the
display.
Pressing Unlock Lid will Pause the cycle and the Start indicator light will blink.
To continue the cycle, press Start again. If machine is paused more than 24 hours, the cycle will be cancelled. If water remains in the machine,
select the Drain & Spin cycle to drain tub and spin water out of the washer tub.
Display and Status Lights
Display:
The display shows the approximate time remaining until the end of the cycle.
NOTE: The cycle time is affected by how long it takes the washer to fill. This depends on the water pressure in your home. The “smart” timer
“learns” the amount of time it takes to fill your washer and adjusts the total time accordingly.
In addition, this display will, “scroll” the washer status:
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Start of rebalancing cycle to redistribute clothes. Stops after rebalancing is complete.
CyCLE PrEP Sensing dry load size prior to fill (normal).
dELAY When Delay Wash is initiated. Replaced with estimated time when cycle starts.
End End of current cycle.
ES Washer in a delay start (4 hour maximum) awaiting lower energy rates (see the Energy Smart section).
FILL For the first 45 seconds of a fill, the estimated end of cycle time is displayed. For the rest of the fill time, “FILL” is scrolled
until the fill completes.
H2O SUPPLY Can not sense water level (valves possibly turned off).
HEAt Water being heated for Sanitize cycle.
LId Cycle stopped because lid is open. Close the lid.
LOAd SenSE Sensing wet load size (normal).
PA U S E Cycle paused because the Start/Pause button was pressed and the washer was set to Pause. Press Start button again to
restart the cycle.
Cycle status lights:
Shows whether the washer is in the SOAK, WASH, RINSE or SPIN cycle.
Feature status lights indicate (see sections F, G and H for more details):
The My Settings feature is on for this cycle.
The washer is locked - will blink once if you press any button or turn the cycle knob.
The signal is on. See the Variable Signal description.
The Energy Smart feature is selected. See About Appliance Communication section.
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The lid is locked. See the Control
Lock description.
The eWash feature is selected.
A Delay Wash time is set.
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