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.
If you want freezing small amount of fresh
food, do these steps:
1. Activate the Ambient Switch function.
2. Place the food on the bottom drawer of
the freezer compartment.
3. When the freezing process is comple-
ted deactivate the Ambient Switch
function.
If you want freezing big quantities of fresh
food, do these steps:
1. Activate the Ambient Switch function at
least 24 hours before placing food.
2. Place the food on the bottom drawer of
the freezer compartment.
3. After 24 hours, when the freezing proc-
ess is completed, deactivate the Ambi-
ent Switch function.
Warning!
The freezing process takes
some hours: during this period do not
add other food to be frozen.
Important!
The maximum amount of food
that can be frozen in 24 hours is specified
on the rating plate, a label located on the
inside of the appliance.
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 at least
2 hours on the higher settings.
If large quantities of food are to be stored,
remove all drawers and baskets from appli-
ance and place food on cooling shelves to
obtain the best performance.
Warning!
Make sure that foods do not
exceed the load limit stated on the side
of the upper section (where applicable)
Important!
In the event of accidental
defrosting, for example due to a power
failure, if the power has been off for longer
that 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).
Thawing
Deep-frozen or frozen food, prior to being
used, can be thawed in the refrigerator
compartment or at room temperature, de-
pending on the time available for this opera-
tion.
Small pieces may even be cooked still fro-
zen, directly from the freezer: in this case,
cooking will take longer.
Ice-cube production
This appliance is equipped with one or
more trays for the production of ice-cubes.
Fill these trays with water, then put them in
the freezer compartment.
Important!
Do not use metallic instruments
to remove the trays from the freezer.
Movable shelves
The walls of the refrigerator are equipped
with a series of runners so that the shelves
can be positioned as desired.
Positioning the door shelves
The model is equipped with a variable stor-
age box which is fitted under a door shelf
compartment and can be slide sideways.
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