EN INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Fridge-Freezer Dear Customer, You have just acquired a DE DIETRICHfridge and we would like to thank you. Our research teams have created this new generation of appliances for you. Their quality, design,features and technological advances make them exceptional products, and reveal our unique know-how. Your new DE DIETRICHfridge will blend harmoniously into your kitchen and will perfectly combinefood preservation performance and ease of use. We wanted to offer you a product of excellence. In the DE DIETRICHproduct range, you will also find a wide choice of hobs, ovens, microwaves,hoods, dishwashers, cookers, freezers, that you can coordinate with your new DE DIETRICHfridge. Visit our website www.dedietrich-electromenager.com, where you will find our latest innovationsas well as useful and complementary information. DE DIETRICH Setting New Values As part of our commitment to constantly improving our products, we reserve the right to make changes to thembased on technical advances to their technical and functional features and appearance. Warning: Before installing and using your appliance, please carefully read this Guide to Installation and Use, which willallow you to quickly familiarise yourself with its operation. 198101 2 Fridge-Freezer Fridge-Freezer (hereinafter: the appliance) consists of two parts: top part is refrigerator and bottom part is upright freezer. Refrigerator is used in households for storage of fresh food at temperatures above 0°C. Freezer is used in households for freezing fresh food and storage of frozen food for up to one year (depending on the type of food). Fridge-Freezer.............................................................. 3 Before first operation .................................................. 4 Description of the appliance ...................................... 6 Installation and connections ...................................... 7 Changing the Direction of Opening the Door ........... 9 Control panel - appliance with electronical regulation ................................................................... 10 Control panel - appliance with mechanical regulation .................................................................. 14 Refrigerator accessories .......................................... 15 Storage of food in the refrigerator ........................... 17 Storage of food in the FRESH ZONE ....................... 18 Freezing and storage of frozen food ....................... 19 Defrosting the appliance........................................... 21 Cleaning the appliance ............................................. 22 Troubleshooting guide .............................................. 24 Noise level .................................................................. 26 3 198101 Before first operation · The appliance is manufactured in compliance with all relevant safety standards; however, it is recommended that persons with impaired physical, motional, or mental abilities, or persons with inadequate experience and knowledge, do not use the appliance without due supervision. The same recommendation applies to minors using the appliance. · Before connecting the appliance read these instructions carefully. They describe the appliance and provide instructions for its safe and correct use. The instructions are prepared for different types and models of the appliance so they may contain descriptions of functions and components your appliance may not have. · These instructions also contain the NO FROST version of the freezer, fitted with the fan and featuring automatic defrosting. · Remove the wrapping protecting the appliance during transport. · Wrappings contain environmentally friendly materials which can be recycled, recovered or disposed off without threat to the environment. · Door corners are fitted with protective spacers. Remove the spacers and replace them with the attached pegs. · Before connecting the appliance to the mains supply, leave it in upright position for about 2 hours. This will reduce possibility of malfunctions in the cooling system resulting from prior transport and handling. · The appliance must be connected to the mains supply in accordance with the standing regulations and local requirements. · The appliance must not be used in open air or exposed to weather precipitation. · Always disconnect the appliance from power supply (pull the power cord from wall socket) before cleaning and before replacing the light bulb. · If the power supply cord is damaged, in order to avoid hazard it must be replaced by the service or by qualified personnel. · In case of longer disuse first turn the appliance off with the ON/OFF button and disconnect it from mains supply. Empty the appliance, clean the interior and leave the door ajar. · For the protection of environment deliver the obsolete appliance to the authorized scrap appliance dealers. · Never let the children play with the appliance. · Self closing shear door hinge pulls the door to the cabinet just before closing, thereby preventing the door to remain ajar. Equally it limits the door opening angle and prevents damage to adjacent elements. · Rating plate with basic information is located in the interior of the appliance. If the sticker plate is not suitable for your language, replace it with the attached one. · Warning: Ventilation slots on the appliance or built-in element should always be kept clean and unobstructed. · Warning: Do not use any mechanical accessories when thawing the refrigerator, except for those explicitly recommended by the manufacturer. · Warning: To prevent any pollution be careful not to damage the insulation or refrigeration tubes at the rear wall during the installation, cleaning and disposal of the appliance. · Warning: Do not use any electrical devices inside the appliance, except for those explicitly recommended by the manufacturer. 198101 4 The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of thisproduct. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product. 5 198101 Description of the appliance Interior equipment of the appliance will typically vary according to the specific model. Refrigerator Fan Interior light Control panel Horizontal bottle rack Adjustable glass shelves Pull-out glass shelf (adjustable height) Removable snack tray Foldable egg rack (closed - 6 eggs, open - 12 eggs) 9 FRESH ZONE pan 10 Vegetable crisp pan 11 Refrigerator door pans (options: deep, shallow; covered or no cover) 12 Door bottle rack with safety holder B Freezer 13 Storage compartment 14 Freezing compartment 15 Legs 198101 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 Installation and connections Selecting the location · Place the appliance in dry and well aired room. The appliance operates best at temperature ranges indicated in the chart below. Relevant class of the appliance is indicated on the rating plate. Class SN (subnormal) N (normal) ST (subtropical) T (tropical) Ambient temperature from + 10°C to + 32°C from + 16°C to + 32°C from + 16°C to + 38°C from + 16°C to + 43°C Positioning the appliance Positioning the appliance requires two persons in order to avoid injuries or damage to the appliance. · Place the appliance flatly and firmly on a solid base. The appliance is fitted with adjustable feet on the front side, used to level the appliance (certain models only). · Avoid exposing the appliance to direct sunlight or heat sources. If this is not feasible, install insulation plate between the appliance and adjacent heat source. · The appliance may stand independently or you may incorporate it into the kitchen cabinet. Be sure to leave enough space for cooling of condenser (distance from the wall or the opening should be 200 cm2). Distance to the cabinet above the appliance should be at least 5 cm. After the installation, the appliance mains plug should be accessible! 7 198101 · The appliance is fitted with spacers to be mounted on the top edge of the condenser. They prevent the rear of the appliance to be pushed too close to the wall. Spacers are fabricated universally regarding the different distance of the condenser from the cabinet, so make sure to position them properly. Connecting to power supply · Use the power cord to connect the appliance to the mains power. Wall outlet must be fitted with ground terminal (safety socket). Required nominal voltage and frequency are indicated on the relevant label or rating plate of the appliance. · Mains power connection and grounding must be made in line with standing regulations and local requirements. The appliance is able to accommodate minor temporary voltage tolerances, but they may not exceed -10% to +6%. 198101 8 Changing the Direction of Opening the Door Freestanding appliance Necessary tools: ring spanner No.8, screwdriver, torque 25 Tilt the appliance so that the bottom hinge can be unscrewed and proceed with disassembling as shown in the Figure 3. Then fix the assembly parts again in the opposite turn. Use the attached opposite hinge insert piece. Use the bungs, which have been pulled out, on the opposite side. Check the door seal. In case that it does not rest well, take it off and turn it by 180°. 9 198101 Control panel - appliance with electronical regulation CONTROL UNIT I No frost system appliance A ON/OFF and temperature setting button ON/OFF button The appliance is switched on by turning the button (A) towards MAX, and accordingly switched off when the arrow (small triangle) on the button points to the ON/OFF mark (the appliance, however, is still under mains power). Refrigerator temperature setting · · · Temperature of the appliance is set by turning the button (A) to the position between the MIN and MAX span. Recommended setting of the thermostat knob is to ECO position. If the room temperature, in which the appliance is installed, is lower than 16°C, the recommended setting of the thermostat knob is to the MAX. SUPERFREEZE/FRESCHEXCEL position - SUPERFREEZE indicates fast freezing (certain models only). - FRESHEXCEL indicates fast cooling (certain models only). · 198101 10 Fast freezing function Fast freezing function is activated by turning the button (A) arrow (triangle) to the position SUPERFREEZE/FRESHEXCEL. If the function is not switched off manually it stops automatically (after approximately two days of operation). · After the automatic stop of the fast freeze function the appliance switches to regular operation mode at MAX. setting, so you need to turn the button (A) back to your preferred setting. · The fast freeze function is used after the first start of the appliance, before major cleaning, or when large quantity of fresh food is stored in the freezer. · To repeat the fast freeze function you need to first turn the knob (A) from the SUPERFREEZE/FRESHEXCEL position to the position ECO, and then back to the position SUPERFREEZE/FRESHEXCEL! CONTROL UNIT II Valve and no frost system appliance A Freezer temperature setting button B Freezer temperature digital display: indicates temperature span between -16°C and -24°C. C Fast freeze button ON/OFF D Orange LED: indicates fast freeze setting in operation E Mains ON/OFF button (both refrigerator and freezer) F Green LED: indicates freezer operation G Alarm off button and child lock ON/OFF button H I J K L Red LED: indicates alarm state Refrigerator ON/OFF button Green LED: indicates refrigerator operation Fast refrigerator cooling ON/OFF button Orange LED: indicates fast refrigerator cooling setting in operation M Digital refrigerator temperature display: indicates temperature span between +1°C and +9°C. N Refrigerator temperature setting button 11 198101 Mains ON/OFF button First plug the power cord into the wall outlet. The LCD display is on and indicates dashes. This means that both the refrigerator and the freezer are off. · Switch the appliance on/off by pressing button (E) for 3 seconds. Both the refrigerator and the freezer are on, green LED's (F) and (J) are on. In this mode you can switch only the refrigerator off by pressing the button (I) for 3 seconds (green LED (J) is off). · Display indicates refrigerator temperature +9°C and freezer temperature 0°C. These values remain on the display until the actual temperature within the cabinet units falls below the above values. · The appliance is factory preset to the recommendable refrigerator temperature of +5°C and freezer temperature ...