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Bottle ageing compartment
The ageing compartment's main function is that of
guaranteeing that your wines are preserved in optimal
conditions.
The temperature has been set in the factory at a tem-
perature held to be excellent in most cases and is
59°F in the upper compartment.
Wine has a complex nature and it derives from a
long and slow process. In order to best express its
attributes, very specific conditions are necessary.
All wines are preserved at the same temperature, but,
depending on their different characteristics, wines are
served and tasted at very different temperatures (
see
the Table of ideal wine temperatures
).
Therefore, just as for manufacturers' wine cellars, for
your new appliance, the absolute temperature value
is not important for preserving your wine. Rather, the
constant temperature through time is important. Wine
preservation is ideal at any temperature, as long as
that temperature does not vary.
Manual temperature control
Should you need to adjust the temperature inside the
wine cellar, follow the instructions below:
1. When you plug in your wine cellar, the display
shows the temperature that has been set
2. Press the UP button for one second. The
temperature will begin to blink.
3. Press the or buttons until you reach the
desired temperature.
4. Wait 5 seconds for the temperature to stop blinking.
5. Wait until the wine cellar reaches its temperature
before you place the wine bottles inside.
The inside light does not go on (or it goes off
temporarily) when the inside temperature goes
over 75,2°F. This allows you to reach the pre-set
temperature more quickly.
Using the wine cellar
Operation of a cellar with a double or a single tem-
perature zone
The cellar has been set up so as to work with two
different temperature zones, or else – depending on
the needs of the customer – with a single temperature
zone.
In order to work at double temperature, one must
place the black bottle holder grill on the guides of the
fourth shelf (counting top down), then set the tempe-
rature you want in the upper area. Remember that the
temperature of the lower area, once you have reached
the temperature you want, will be higher than the one
you set by about 42,8°F (the temperature of the lower
area cannot be set separately).
Note:
for a proper preservation of the wine, it is
recommended to set the thermostat temperature to
50°F, to get a temperature delta of 41° ÷ 42,8°F.
For single temperature area operation, you must remo-
ve the black bottle holder grill and replace it with the
accessory grid (of the same kind of the other wood
colour ones, already installed) . We suggest you keep
the unused grid in a dry and cool place, in order to
prevent it from being damaged by humidityor by other
atmospheric agents, as this would make it unusable in
the future.
Temperature control
Top area:
the temperature of the top area can be seen at any
time on the control display
Bottom area:
to see the temperature of the bottom area, press the
"-" (minus) button for one second. The temperature of
the bottom area will be displayed for three seconds.
This operation may be repeated several times, in order
to check the temperature of the bottom compartment
(shelves 5 and 6).
If there is a single temperature area, you only need to
look at the temperature shown on the control display,
without pressing any button.
Figure: Control Panel
