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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 at least two hours on the
coldest setting, then turn the thermostat knob to the
normal operating position.
To obtain the best performance from this appliance,
you should:
if large quantities of food are to be stored, remove
all drawers and baskets from appliance and place
food on cooling shelves.
Thawing
Deep-frozen or frozen food, prior to being used, can
be thawed in the refrigerator compartment or at
room temperature, depending on the time available
for this operation.
Small pieces may even be cooked still frozen,
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.
Do not use metallic instruments to remove the
trays from the freezer.
Freezing fresh food
The 4-star compartment
is suitable for long
term storage of commercially frozen food, and for
freezing fresh food. Do not exceed the storage times
shown by the manufacturer on the commercially fro-
zen food packets.
Set the freezer to quick-freezing operational status.
Wait at least 3 hours before introducing fresh foods
into the freezer if it has only recently been turned on .
If the freezer has already been working for some time,
press the respective switch at least 24 hours before
introducing the food into the freezer in order to ensure
better freezing results.
Under normal circumstances, to freeze fresh foods it is
not necessary to change the setting of the thermostat
knob with respect to the normal running position.
To help you make the most of the freezing process,
here are some important hints:
Place the food to be frozen in the top basket of the
freezing compartment as this is the coldest part.
The maximum quantity of food which can be fro-
zen in 24 hrs is shown on the rating plate.
Important
Do not put carbonated liquids (fizzy drinks, etc.) in the
freezing compartment as they may burst.
Water ices, if consumed immediately after removal
from the freezing compartment, can possibly cause
the skin to be freeze burnt.
Remember that, once thawed, frozen food deteriorates
rapidly.
The temperature alarm light (A)
The temperature alarm light turns on automatically
whenever the temperature within the freezer rises
above a certain value which might endanger
satisfactory long-term conservation.
It is perfectly normal for the temperature alarm light
to remain lit up for a short time after the freezer is
initially turned on. It will remain lit up until the
optimum temperature for the conservation of frozen
food is attained.
Pay careful attention not to exceed 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 refrozen (after
cooling).
USE OF THE REFRIGERATOR
Operation
The temperature inside the refrigerator compartment
can be selected using thermostat (F).
Temperature regulation
The temperature is automatically regulated and can
be increased to achieve a higher temperature
(warmer) by rotating the thermostat knob toward
lower settings or reduced (colder) rotating the knob
towards higher settings.
However, the exact setting should be chosen
keeping in mind that the temperature inside the
refrigerator depends on:
Cold accumulators
The freezer contains two cold accumulators which
increase storage times in the event of a power cut or
breakdown.
For security reasons, during the transport of the
appliance, the cold accumulators are located in the
lower drawer.
The correct location of the accumulators is inside
the upper drawer, on top of the stored food.
