User manual

DAILY USE
Freezing fresh food
The freezer compartment is suitable for
freezing fresh food and storing frozen and
deep-frozen food for a long time.
The maximum amount of food that can be
frozen in 24 hours is specified on the rating
plate
2)
The freezing process lasts 24 hours: during
this period do not add other food to be fro-
zen.
Storage of frozen food
When first starting-up or after a period out
of use, before putting the products in the
compartment let the appliance run for 24
hours with the Temperature Regulator to
the Full Loaded position.
Important! In the event of accidental
defrosting, for example due to a power
failure, if the power has been off for longer
than the value shown in the technical
characteristics chart under "rising time", the
defrosted food must be consumed quickly
or cooked immediately and then re-frozen
(after cooling).
Storage baskets
AB
Hang the baskets on the upper edge of the
freezer (X) or place them inside the freezer
(Y). Turn and fix the handles for these two
positions as shown in the picture.
200 mm
594 mm
The baskets will slide into each other.
The following picture shows how many
baskets can be placed inside the freezer.
You can purchase additional baskets from
your local Service Centre.
HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS
Hints for freezing
To help you make the most of the freezing
process, here are some important hints:
• the maximum quantity of food which can
be frozen in 24 hrs. is shown on the rat-
ing plate;
• the freezing process takes 24 hours. No
further food to be frozen should be add-
ed during this period;
• only freeze top quality, fresh and thor-
oughly cleaned, foodstuffs;
• prepare 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;
• wrap up the food in aluminium foil or pol-
ythene and make sure that the packages
are airtight;
2) Refer to "Technical data"
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