Table of Contents 1. THE ENVIRONMENT - DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................... 25 2. PRECAUTIONS FOR USE .................................................................................................... 26 3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................................... 27 4. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION ................................................................................... 28 4.1 Positioning and levelling the appliance ......................................................................................................... 28 4.2 Electrical connection ..................................................................................................................................... 28 4.3 Overall dimensions ........................................................................................................................................ 29 5. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR APPLIANCE ............................................................................ 30 6. BEFORE INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................... 30 7. CONTROL PANEL ................................................................................................................ 31 8. REFRIGERATOR SECTION ................................................................................................. 32 8.1 Control panel (refrigerator section) ............................................................................................................... 32 8.2 Internal lights ................................................................................................................................................. 33 8.3 Movable removable shelves .......................................................................................................................... 33 8.4 Condensation drain ....................................................................................................................................... 33 8.5 Fixed-position removable shelf ..................................................................................................................... 34 8.6 Vegetable container ...................................................................................................................................... 34 8.7 Fixed door shelves ........................................................................................................................................ 34 8.8 Fixed bottle shelf ........................................................................................................................................... 34 8.9 Arranging foods inside the refrigerator section. ............................................................................................ 34 9. FREEZER SECTION ............................................................................................................. 35 9.1 Control panel (freezer section) ...................................................................................................................... 35 9.2 Freezing and storing foods ............................................................................................................................ 36 9.4 Thawing frozen foods .................................................................................................................................... 37 9.5 Anti-condensation device .............................................................................................................................. 37 9.3 Storing frozen foods ...................................................................................................................................... 37 10. ACCESSORIES ................................................................................................................... 38 11. MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING ....................................................................................... 39 11.1 Defrosting the refrigerator section ............................................................................................................... 39 11.2 Defrosting the freezer section ..................................................................................................................... 39 11.3 Cleaning the refrigerator ............................................................................................................................. 40 11.4 Switching off the refrigerator ....................................................................................................................... 40 11.5 Practical advice for saving energy .............................................................................................................. 40 11.6 Operating noise ........................................................................................................................................... 40 11.7 Identifying and dealing with possible malfunctions ..................................................................................... 41 12. SOME HINTS FOR SAVING MONEY ................................................................................. 44 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE USER: these provide recommendations for use, a description of the controls and the correct procedures for cleaning and maintaining the appliance. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE INSTALLER: these are intended for the qualified engineer who is to install, commission and test the appliance 24 The environment - Disposal instructions 1. THE ENVIRONMENT - DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS OUR REFRIGERATORS ARE ONLY PACKAGED USING NON-POLLUTANT, ENVIRONMENTFRIENDLY, RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. WE URGE YOU TO COOPERATE BY DISPOSING OF THE PACKAGING PROPERLY. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DEALER OR THE COMPETENT LOCAL ORGANISATIONS FOR THE ADDRESSES OF COLLECTION, RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES. NEVER LEAVE ALL OR PART OF THE PACKAGING LYING AROUND: PACKAGING PARTS, AND ESPECIALLY PLASTIC BAGS, MAY REPRESENT A SUFFOCATION HAZARD FOR CHILDREN. IMPORTANT: YOUR OLD APPLIANCE MUST ALSO BE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY. DELIVER THE APPLIANCE TO YOUR LOCAL ORGANISATION AUTHORISED TO COLLECT SCRAPPED APPLIANCES. PROPER DISPOSAL ALLOWS THE INTELLIGENT RECOVERY OF VALUABLE MATERIALS. REFRIGERATION APPLIANCES CONTAIN GASES WHICH MAY DAMAGE THE ENVIRONMENT; IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT THE REFRIGERATION CIRCUIT PIPELINES ARE NOT DAMAGED UNTIL THE COMPETENT SERVICE HAS TAKEN DELIVERY OF THE APPLIANCE. BEFORE SCRAPPING YOUR REFRIGERATOR IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMOVE DOORS AND LEAVE SHELVES IN POSITION AS FOR USE, TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN CANNOT ACCIDENTALLY BECOME TRAPPED INSIDE DURING PLAY. ALSO, CUT THE POWER SUPPLY LEAD AND REMOVE IT AND THE PLUG. BY LAW, APPLIANCES MUST ONLY BE DISPOSED OF AT SUITABLY EQUIPPED FACILITIES. 25 Precautions for Use 2. PRECAUTIONS FOR USE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION: SEE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR ELECTRIC OR GAS APPLIANCES AND FOR VENTILATION FUNCTIONS. IN YOUR INTEREST AND TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY, BY LAW ALL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES MUST ONLY BE INSTALLED AND SERVICED BY QUALIFIED STAFF, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RELEVANT REGULATIONS. GAS OR ELECTRIC APPLIANCES MUST ALWAYS BE DISCONNECTED BY SUITABLY SKILLED PEOPLE. THIS MANUAL CONSTITUTES AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE APPLIANCE: TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT AND KEEP IT TO HAND THROUGHOUT THE APPLIANCE'S LIFE CYCLE. WE URGE YOU TO READ THIS MANUAL AND ALL THE INFORMATION IT CONTAINS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE. INSTALLATION MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY QUALIFIED STAFF IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RELEVANT REGULATIONS. THIS APPLIANCE IS INTENDED FOR HOUSEHOLD USE AND COMPLIES WITH THE EEC DIRECTIVES CURRENTLY IN FORCE. THE APPLIANCE IS BUILT TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FUNCTION: CHILLING AND FREEZING FOODS; ALL OTHER USES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED IMPROPER. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINES ALL LIABILITY FOR USES OTHER THAN THOSE STATED ABOVE. NEVER USE THIS APPLIANCE FOR COOLING ROOMS. ONCE NO LONGER IN USE, THE APPLIANCE MUST BE DELIVERED TO A SEPARATE DISPOSAL FACILITY. NEVER LEAVE PACKAGING RESIDUES UNATTENDED IN THE HOME. SEPARATE WASTE PACKAGING MATERIALS BY TYPE AND CONSIGN THEM TO THE NEAREST SEPARATE DISPOSAL CENTRE. NEVER OBSTRUCT THE OPENINGS AND SLITS PROVIDED FOR VENTILATION AND HEAT DISPERSAL. SETTING THE THERMOSTATS TOO LOW IN SUMMER CAUSES CONSIDERABLY INCREASED ICE FORMATION ON THE BACK OF THE APPLIANCE, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING ITS EFFICIENCY. DURING THE SUMMER OR WHENEVER THE WEATHER IS PARTICULARLY HOT AND/OR HUMID, THE REFRIGERATOR SHOULD BE KEPT AT A FAIRLY HIGH SETTING (6/7/8) TO PREVENT ICE FROM BUILDING UP IN THE BACK OF THE INTERIOR, CAUSING LOSS OF EFFICIENCY. DURING OPERATION, THE APPLIANCE'S REAR SURFACE MAY HEAT UP CONSIDERABLY. THIS IS QUITE NORMAL AND DOES NOT INDICATE A MALFUNCTION. THE NAMEPLATE WITH THE TECHNICAL DATA, SERIAL NUMBER AND MARK, IS IN THE BOTTOM LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE BODY OF THE REFRIGERATOR. THE NAMEPLATE MUST NEVER BE REMOVED. IT IS BEST TO OPEN THE DOOR AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE, PARTICULARLY IN HOT WEATHER. OPENING THE DOOR OFTEN OR LEAVING IT OPEN WILL CAUSE VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE APPLIANCE WHICH MIGHT LEAD TO PROBLEMS IN FOOD STORAGE PERFORMANCE. The manufacturer declines all responsibility for injury or damage caused by failure to comply with the above regulations or deriving from tampering with even just one part of the appliance and the use of non-original spare parts. 26 Safety Precautions 3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE INSTALLER: THESE ARE INTENDED FOR THE QUALIFIED ENGINEER WHO IS TO INSTALL, COMMISSION AND TEST THE APPLIANCE. THE APPLIANCE MUST BE TRANSPORTED IN ITS PACKAGING BY AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE AND INSTALLED BY QUALIFIED STAFF TO PREVENT DAMAGE OR INJURY. THE R600A REFRIGERANT IN THE APPLIANCE'S CIRCUIT IS FLAMMABLE: TAKE CARE NOT TO DAMAGE THE REFRIGERATION CIRCUIT. THE REFRIGERANT MAY ALSO DAMAGE THE EYES: LOOK OUT FOR ANY LEAKS FROM THE REFRIGERATION CIRCUIT. IN CASE OF A REFRIGERANT SPILL, ELIMINATE ALL POSSIBLE CAUSES OF SPARKS OR NAKED LIGHTS IN THE VICINITY OF THE APPLIANCE, DISCONNECT THE PLUG FROM ITS SOCKET AND VENTILATE THE ROOM. NEVER ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE APPLIANCE BY PULLING ON THE DOOR OR THE HANDLE. PULL THE BOTTOM PART OF THE HANDLE OUTWARD TO RELEASE THE DOOR. TAKE CARE THAT THE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE AGAIN, TRAPPING YOUR FINGERS. ON INSTALLATION, IF ANY MANUFACTURING DEFECTS OR DAMAGE CAUSED IN TRANSIT ARE NOTED, CALL YOUR NEAREST SERVICE CENTRE AT ONCE. FOR INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THIS MANUAL ONLY. IN CASE OF MALFUNCTIONS, DISCONNECT THE APPLIANCE FROM THE POWER SUPPLY BY REMOVING THE PLUG, WITHOUT PULLING ON THE POWER SUPPLY LEAD. ALL REPAIRS OR OTHER WORK NOT COVERED BY THIS MANUAL MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY A QUALIFIED ENGINEER, TO BE FOUND AT AN AUTHORISED SERVICE CENTRE. NEVER ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE APPLIANCE. NEVER STORE SPRAY CANS CONTAINING FLAMMABLE GASES INSIDE THE APPLIANCE. ANY LEAKS MAY CONSTITUTE A SERIOUS THREAT TO USERS' SAFETY. HIGH-PROOF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MUST ALWAYS BE STORED UPRIGHT AND MUST BE WELL SEALED. THE USE OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (SUCH AS ICE-CREAM MAKERS OR WHISKS) INSIDE THE APPLIANCE IS FORBIDDEN. NEVER LEAN ON THE APPLIANCE'S SHELVES AND DRAWERS OR USE THEM AS STEPS. THE APPLIANCE IS INTENDED FOR USE BY ADULTS. KEEP CHILDREN AT A SAFE DISTANCE AND NEVER ALLOW THEM TO PLAY WITH IT. 27 Instructions for the Installer 4. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION Always place the refrigerator in a dry place with satisfactory ventilation. Never expose it to direct sunlight or install it outdoors. Depending on its climate class (stated on the nameplate inside the refrigerator compartment), the appliance can be used in different temperature conditions: Class SN (Subnormal) N (Normal) ST (Subtropical) T (Tropical) Ambient temperature from + 10° C to + 32° C from + 16° C to + 32° C from + 18° C to + 38° C from + 18° C to + 43° C Never place the refrigerator close to heat sources unless strictly necessary. If this is unavoidable, a suitable insulating panel must be used to allow the appliance to function properly. Otherwise, place the appliance at least 3 cm from electric or gas cookers and at least 30 cm from combustion or radiation heating systems. To allow proper cooling of the condenser, the refrigerator must not be placed too close to the wall. Leave a gap of at least 5 cm between the back of the appliance and the wall. There must be an opening of at least 200 cm2 behind the refrigerator. If the refrigerator is installed underneath a wall cupboard, the distance between the two must be at least 5 cm. Take care not to scratch or damage the floor when installing the appliance on parquet or linoleum. 4.1 Positioning and levelling the appliance Place the refrigerator on a firm, level surface. To compensate for any unevenness in the floor, the appliance h ...