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6gb33020.fm Page 54 Thursday, February 13, 2003 3:59 PM BEFORE USING THE REFRIGERATOR Your new appliance is exclusively for domestic use. The freezer compartment can be used for making ice cubes, storing frozen and deepfrozen food and freezing fresh and cooked food. Defrosting is a manual procedure. The refrigerator compartment is used for the storage of fresh food and beverages. Defrosting is automatic. To get the most out of your new appliance, read the user handbook thoroughly.
6gb33020.fm Page 55 Thursday, February 13, 2003 3:59 PM HOW TO OPERATE THE REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENT Switching on the appliance 1. Plug in the appliance. 2. The appliance switches on. The temperature is factory set to 5 °C. The refrigerator door open alarm is triggered if the door is left open for more than 2 minutes (see Refrigerator door open alarm in this chapter).
6gb33020.fm Page 56 Thursday, February 13, 2003 3:59 PM HOW TO USE THE FREEZER COMPARTMENT The freezer compartment can be used for freezing fresh food. The quantity of fresh food that can be frozen in 24 hours is shown on the rating plate. Freezing fresh food Press the freeze button D; the yellow led lights up and remains lit for the duration of freezing. If your appliance is equipped with a grid, position food to be frozen as shown in fig. 1, otherwise position food as shown in fig. 2.
6gb33020.fm Page 57 Thursday, February 13, 2003 3:59 PM HOW TO DEFROST THE APPLIANCE Before defrosting, unplug the appliance from the mains or disconnect the electrical power supply. Defrosting of the refrigerator compartment is completely automatic. Droplets of water on the rear wall of the refrigerator compartment indicate that the periodic automatic defrost cycle is in progress. The defrost water is automatically routed to a drain outlet and into a container from which it evaporates.
gb33020.fm Page 58 Thursday, February 13, 2003 3:59 PM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Before any cleaning or maintenance operation, unplug the appliance from the mains or disconnect the electrical power supply. Periodically clean the inside of the refrigerator compartment with a sponge dampened in warm water and/or neutral detergent. Rinse the interior and dry with a soft cloth. Do not use abrasive products. The separators must not be washed with water but cleaned with a slightly damp sponge.
6gb33020.fm Page 59 Thursday, February 13, 2003 3:59 PM 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.
6gb33020.fm Page 60 Thursday, February 13, 2003 3:59 PM 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.
