Operation Manual

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Setthethermostatknobtoamiddlepositiontoachieve‐18℃ inthefreezercompartment.
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PleaseNote:Iftheappliance isswitchedoffyoumustwaitatleast5minutesbeforerestartingthe
applianceorre‐insertingtheplugintothewalloutlet.Thisistoallowtheprotectiondeviceinthe
compressortoreset.
Ifthecompressorfailstostartcorrectlyremovetheplugandwaitfor5minutesbeforeyoutryagain
thenthecompressorshouldrestartnormally.
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Thestoragetemperaturemaybeaff ectedby:
• Theroomtemperature
• Howoftenthedoorisopened
• Howmuchfoodisstored
• Positionoftheappliance
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Whenyousetthecorrecttemperature,allthesefactorsmentionedaboveshallbetakenintoaccount.
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Shoppingforfrozenfood
Theapplianceisratedasa4starfreezerandcanfreezefreshfoodandstorepre‐frozenfood.Whenyou
arebuyingfrozenfood,lookattheStorageGuidelinesonthepackaging.Youwillbeabletostoreeach
itemoffrozenfoodfortheperiodshownagainstthe4starrating.
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Freezingfreshfood
Ensurethatyourfreezingoperationsarecarriedoutunderthemosthygienicconditionsasfreezing
alonedoesnotimprovethefood.
Neverputhotorevenwarmfoodstuffsintothefreezer.
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Priortofreezingthefood,foodshouldalwaysbecoveredtightlywithfoil,plasticfilm,placedinplastic
bagsorstoredinairtightcontainers.Thiswillpreventfoodfromdehydratingandtopreventanystrong
odoursofsomefoodstransferringtomilderones.
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Tofreezerawmeat,wrapinplasticbagsorinairtightcontainersandplaceonthelowestshelftoavoid
crosscontamination.
Donotallowrawmeattocomeintocontactwithcookedfoods.Forsafety,onlystorerawmeat
fortwo
orthreedays.Fruitandvegetablesshouldbethoroughlycleanedandplacedinthecrisper.
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Milkandotherliquidsshouldbesealedwithlidsandplacedinthebottleshelfinthedoor.
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NOTE:Theambienttemperatureofthefreshlystoredfoodandhowoftenthedooris
openedaffectthe
temperatureintherefrigerator.Ifrequired,changethethermostattemperaturesettings.
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Storingfrozenfood
Allfrozenfoodyoupurchaseshouldbeplacedinthefreezerassoonaspossibletoavoidthemfrom
defrostingandspoi ling.
Allstoragerecommendationsprintedonthepackagingoffrozenfoodbythemanufacturershould
alwaysbefollowed.
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Whenusingthefreezerforthefirsttimeorafterdefrosting,setthethermostatknobtothemaximum