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Prolonged opening of the door can significantly increase the temperature in the
compartments of the appliance: only open the door for the time required to place /
remove food.
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Regularly clean surfaces that may come into contact with food and accessible drainage
systems.
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Store fresh meat and fish in suitable containers in the refrigerator so that they do not
come into contact with or drip on other food.
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If the appliance is left empty for a long time, switch it off, defrost, clean, dry and leave
the door open to prevent mold from forming inside the appliance.
Freezing of foodstuffs
The thermostat knob should be set to 7. After 24 hours place fresh food ready for freezing
in one or two rows in the quick-freeze compartment FAST FREEZE. After a day, transfer
the frozen food from the quick-freeze compartment to the drawer in the storage
compartment. After freezing the products, turn the thermostat knob to the previous
position.
DO NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY OF FROZEN FOODS IN THE TECHNICAL DATA
SHEET (see in the rating label).
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Leave a space of at least 3 cm between refrigerated food and the upper partitions.
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Do not put unpackaged food in the freezer compartments.
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IMPORTANT! Do not freeze liquid food in glass containers or bottles. Do not freeze
sparkling drinks.
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Fresh frozen food must not come into contact with food that has already been frozen.
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Do not freeze food that is above ambient temperature.
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Strictly adhere to the expiration date for frozen foods as stated by the manufacturer on
the product packaging.WE RECOMMEND THAT FROZEN FISH AND SAUSAGE SHOULD BE
STORED IN THE FREEZER COMPARTMENT NOT LONGER THAN 6 MONTHS; CHEESE,
POULTRY, PORK, LAMB – NOT MORE THAN 8 MONTHS; BEEF, FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
– NOT LONGER THAN 12 MONTHS.
CAUTION! 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 refrozen (after cooling).
DEFROSTING, CLEANING AND CARE
THE REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENT defrosts automatically. Drops of ice that form on the
back wall of the refrigerator compartment thaw during the time the compressor is not working
and the thaw water runs down the thaw water runoff channel to the tray on top of the
compressor (Fig. 1), where it evaporates.
FREEZER COMPARTMENT should be thawed not less
than twice a year or when a layer of ice thicker than
5 mm forms in it. Do the actions below in the order
they are listed:
WARNING! Turn the appliance off and pull the
plug out of the electrical socket.
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Remove food from the freezer compartment. The
frozen foodstuffs will not warm up too much while
