Operation
Refrigerator/Freezer - Starting-up and Temperature Regulation
Insert the plug into the wall socket.
Open the refrigerator door and turn the thermostat knob, to be found on the upper right
side of the inner liner, clockwise, beyond the �OE (STOP) position, to start the appliance.
Temperature adjustment is obtained by turning the thermostat knob to the required set-
ting. A medium setting is generally the most suitable.
However, the thermostat knob setting should be adjusted depending on the temperature
required inside the appliance. This, in turn, depends on a number of factors such as the
ambient temperature, the number of times the door is opened, the quantity of food stored
and the location of the appliance.
Turn the knob clockwise, to higher numbers, to obtain a lower temperature, or anticlock-
wise if a higher temperature is required.
Ambient switch
To ensure a regular operation also at low ambient temperatures this appliance is provided
with a switch located beside the thermostat (Fig. 5).
This switch (A) must be switched on when the ambient temperature is below +14°C (the
built-in light will come on).
Freezing fresh food
The 4-star compartment () is suitable for long term storage of commercially frozen
food, and for freezing fresh food.
Do not exceed the storage times shown by the manufacturer on the commercially frozen
food packets.
Under normal circumstances, to freeze fresh foods it is not necessary to change the set-
ting of the thermostat knob with respect to the normal running position.
However, for a quicker freezing operation, turn the thermostat knob to the coldest setting
but remember that, in this condition, the refrigerator compartment temperature might drop
below 0°C. If this occurs reset the thermostat knob to a warmer setting. Depress the
ambient switch at least 3 hours before loading food to be frozen.
To help you make the most of the freezing process, here are some important hints:
Place the food to be frozen in the top basket of the freezing compartment as this is the
coldest part.
The maximum quantity of food which can be frozen in 24 hrs is shown on the rating
plate.
Only freeze top quality, fresh and thoroughly cleaned, foodstuffs.
Prepare fresh food in small portions to enable it to be rapidly and completely frozen and to
make it possible subsequently to thaw only the quantity required at the time.
Wrap up the food in aluminium foil or polythene and make sure that the packages are airtight.
It is advisable to show the freezing-in date on individual food packets or on the write-on
produce strips (if the machine is provided with them) to be found on the front part of the
storage baskets, to enable you to keep track of the storage time.
On the inner freezer door you will Ţnd schematic drawings of foods and animals indicating
maximum storage time (in months) possible from the time of freezing.
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