Freezer compartmentHints
Temperature ControlFreezing of fresh food and storage of
frozen food
Y To freeze fresh foods it is not necessary to change
the setting of the thermostat knob.Y Prepare food in small portions to enable it to be
Y For a quicker freezing operation, turn therapidly and completely frozen and to make it
thermostat knob to the coldest setting; butpossible subsequently to thaw only the quantity
remember that, in this condition, the refrigeratorrequired.
Y Wrap up the food in aluminium foil or polythene
compartment temperature might drop below 0!C. Ifand make sure that the packages are airtight.
this occurs reset thermostat knob to a warmer
setting.Y Do not allow fresh, unfrozen food to touch food
Y At the first starting-up or after a period out of use,which is already frozen, thus avoiding a rise in
before putting the products in the compartment, lettemperature of the latter.
the appliance run for at least two hours on theY Do not touch frozen food with wet hands. Your
coldest setting, then turn the thermostat knob tohands could stick to the food and cause skin
the normal operating position.abrasions.
Y It is advisable to show the freezing-in date on each
individual pack to enable you to keep tab of the
Interior Accessoriesstorage time.
Ice-cube productionY Be sure that frozen foodstuffs are transferred from
This appliance is equipped with one or more trays forthe foodstore to the freezer in the shortest possible
the production of ice-cubes.time.
Fill these trays with water, then put them in theY Do not put carbonated liquids (fizzy drinks,
freezer compartment.etc.) in the freezing compartment as they may
burst.
Do not use metallic instruments to removeY Once defrosted, food deteriorates rapidly and
the trays from the freezer.cannot be refrozen.
Maintenance
Unplug the appliance before carrying outY It is important to periodically clean the defrost
any maintenance operation.water drain hole.
Warning
This appliance contains hydrocarbons in its
cooling unit maintenance and recharging must
therefore only be carried out by authorised
technicians.
Defrosting
Refrigerator compartment
Y Defrosting the refrigerator compartment isD037
automatic. The defrost water drains out through a
trough into a container at the back of the appliance,
above the motor compressor, where it evaporates.
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