INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION CONTROLS BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE SAFEGUARDING THE ENVIRONMENT PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS HOW TO OPERATE THE REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENT HOW TO OPERATE THE FREEZER COMPARTMENT HOW TO DEFROST AND CLEAN THE APPLIANCE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE AFTER-SALES SERVICE INSTALLATION ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 75
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION A) Refrigerator compartment (for storage of fresh food and beverages) 1. Shelves (partly height adjustable) 2. Crispers 3. Refrigerator inner door with: (if supplied) a. Adjustable door trays b. Top door tray c. Bottom door tray 4. Drawer (telescopic extraction) (if supplied) 5. Pull-out defrost water drain 6. Rating plate B) Freezer compartment (if supplied) (marked with the symbol for storing fresh food, frozen food and making ice cubes) 7.
BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE • Your new appliance is designed to be used in the household and similar applications such as: - kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments - farm houses - by clients in hotels, motels, residences, bed & breakfasts. To ensure best use of your appliance, carefully read the operating instructions which contain a description of the product and useful advice. Keep these instructions for future reference. 1.
PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS INSTALLATION • The appliance must be handled and installed by two or more persons. • Be careful not to damage the floors (e.g. parquet) when moving the appliance. • During installation, make sure the appliance does not damage the power cable. • Make sure the appliance is not installed near a heat source. • To guarantee adequate ventilation, leave a space on both sides and above the appliance and follow the installation instructions.
HOW TO OPERATE THE REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENT This appliance is a refrigerator with a star freezer compartment. OR is a refrigerator with a star freezer compartment. Optimal appliance performance is obtained at ambient temperatures between +10°C and +38°C. Switching on the appliance Once the power plug is inserted in the mains socket, unless the thermostat (1) is set to symbol z the inside light switches on each time the door is opened.
HOW TO OPERATE THE FREEZER COMPARTMENT Only for or appliances: can be used to Appliances with the symbol store already frozen food. Appliances with the symbol can be used to store food for months and also to freeze food. The amount of fresh food (in kg) that can be frozen in 24 hours is indicated on the appliance rating plate (see paragraph “Product description”, point 6). Freezing food • Set the thermostat knob (1) to 3-4. • Arrange the food to be frozen centrally in the freezer compartment.
HOW TO DEFROST AND CLEAN THE APPLIANCE Before carrying out any maintenance or cleaning operations, unplug the appliance from the mains socket. Defrost the freezer compartment when the ice on the walls reaches a thickness of 3 mm. • Remove foodstuffs from the or freezer and turn the thermostat knob to z. • The frozen food must be wrapped in sheets of newspaper (or a cover) and kept in a cool place.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE When you hear these noises ..your appliance is alive!!! 1. Temperature inside the compartments is not low enough. •Is food preventing the doors from closing properly? •Is the thermostat setting correct? •Are the air circulation vents blocked? 2. Temperature inside the refrigerator compartment is too low. •Is the thermostat setting correct? 3. The appliance is excessively noisy.
AFTER-SALES SERVICE Before contacting After-Sales Service: 1. See if you can solve the problem yourself with the help of the “Troubleshooting guide”). 2. Switch the appliance on again to see if the problem has been solved. If it has not, disconnect the appliance from the power supply and wait for about an hour before switching on again. 3. If the problem persists after this course of action, contact After-sales Service.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 1) For Great Britain only Warning - this appliance must be earthed Fuse replacement If the mains lead of this appliance is fitted with a BS 1363A 13amp fused plug, to change a fuse in this type of plug use an A.S.T.A. approved fuse to BS 1362 type and proceed as follows: 1. Remove the fuse cover (A) and fuse (B). 2. Fit replacement 13A fuse into fuse cover. 3. Refit both into plug.