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5
T
e
mperature regulation
The temper
ature is automatically regulated and can
be increased to achie
v
e a higher temper
ature
(w
ar
mer) b
y rotating the ther
mostat knob to
w
ard
lo
w
er settings or reduced (colder) rotating the knob
to
w
ards higher settings
.
Ho
w
e
v
e
r, the e
xact setting should be chosen
k
eeping in mind that the temper
ature inside the
refr
iger
ator depends on:
•
room temper
ature;
•
h
o
w
often the door is opened;
•
the quantity of f
ood stored;
•
location of appliance
.
A medium setting is g
enerall
y the most suitab
le
.
Impor
tant
If the ambient temperature is high or the
appliance is full
y loaded,
and the appliance is
set to the lo
west temperatures,
it ma
y run
contin
uousl
y causing fr
ost to f
orm on the rear
wall.
In this case the dial m
ust be set to a higher
temperature to allo
w automatic defr
osting and
theref
ore reduced ener
gy consumption.
Freezing fresh f
ood
The 4-star compar
tment is suitab
le f
or long ter
m
stor
age of commercially froz
en f
ood and f
or freezing
fresh f
ood.
T
o freez
e fresh f
oods it is not necessar
y to mo
v
e the
ther
mostat knob from the nor
mal setting.
Ho
w
e
v
e
r,
for a f
aster freezing oper
ation, tur
n the ter
mostat
knob to the coldest setting;
b
u
t remember that, in
this condition, the refr
iger
ator compar
tment
temper
ature might drop belo
w 0°C
.
If this oocurs
reset the ther
m
ostat knob to a w
ar
mer setting.
Fresh f
ood refrig
eration
T
o obtain the best perf
or
mance:
•
do not store w
ar
m f
o
od or e
v
apor
ating liquids in
the refr
iger
ator
;
•
do co
v
er or wr
a
p the f
ood, par
ticular
ly if it has a
strong fla
v
our
.
•
P
osition f
ood so that air can circulate freely round it.
Stora
g
e of fr
oz
en f
ood
When first star
ting-up or after a per
iod out of use
,
bef
ore putting the products in the compar
tment let
the appliance r
un f
or at least tw
o hours on the
coldest setting, then tur
n the ther
m
ostat knob to the
nor
mal oper
ating position.
Impor
tant
If there is a po
wer failure when f
ood is in the
freez
er
,
do not open the door of the freez
er
compar
tment.
The fr
oz
en f
ood will not be
aff
ected if the po
wer cut is of shor
t duration (up
to 6-8 hour
s) and the freez
er compar
tment is full,
otherwise
,
it is recommended that the f
ood
should be used within a shor
t time (a
temperature increase of the fr
oz
en f
ood shor
tens
its saf
e stora
g
e
period).
T
h
a
w
ing
Deep-froz
en or froz
e
n f
o
od, pr
ior to being used, can
be tha
w
ed in the refr
iger
ator compar
tment or at
room temper
ature
, depending on the time a
v
ailab
le
for this oper
ation.
Small pieces ma
y e
v
en be cook
ed still froz
en, directly
from the freez
er
:
in this case
, cooking will tak
e longer
.
Ice-cube pr
oduction
This appliance is equipped with one or more tr
a
y
s
for the production of ice-cubes
.
Fill these tr
a
ys with
w
a
ter
, then put them in the freez
er compar
tment.
Do not use metallic instruments to remo
ve the
tra
ys fr
om the freez
er
.
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Scre
w the appliance into place
Install scre
w-head caps
Attac
h door panel
Inser
ting the appliance door
Aligning the appliance door (where
necessar
y)
B
B
B
B
H
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