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31102009GB.fm Page 12 Monday, October 23, 2006 12:29 PM BEFORE USING YOUR WINE CELLAR The appliance you have purchased is a wine cellar, a professional product designed exclusively for storing wine. To ensure best use of your new appliance, carefully read the operating instructions, which also provide a description of the product and useful advice on storing wine. Keep this handbook for future reference. 1. After unpacking the appliance, make sure the door closes properly.
1102009GB.fm Page 13 Monday, October 23, 2006 12:29 PM PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS • The wine cellar must only be used for storing wine; do not place any type of food inside it. • Do not cover or obstruct the appliance air vents. • To avoid the risk of children becoming trapped and suffocating, do not allow them to play or hide inside the appliance. • Before carrying out any maintenance or cleaning operation, unplug the appliance or disconnect the electrical power supply.
31102009GB.fm Page 14 Monday, October 23, 2006 12:29 PM INTRODUCTION TO WINE Wine storage As is well-known, wine can be stored over time: if kept in a suitable place, white wines can be stored for about two years from their vintage date, however it is best to consume them within one year. Light red wines can be stored for up to two years, whereas some full-bodied red wines will keep will for ten years and dessert wines even twenty years.
31102009GB.fm Page 15 Monday, October 23, 2006 12:29 PM USING THE WINE CELLAR Switching the appliance on Starting the appliance All controls are on the outside of the appliance. Plug in the appliance to switch it on and adjust the thermostat (figure A) to the required setting. The product has an inside light (figure B) which comes on automatically when the door is opened. Thermometer: The product is supplied with one or more bracelet thermometers, contained inside the bag of accessories.
31102009GB.fm Page 16 Monday, October 23, 2006 12:29 PM CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE The wine cellar has a fully automatic defrost function. • Periodically clean the vents with a vacuum cleaner or brush. • The periodical presence of water droplets on the rear wall inside the appliance indicates the automatic defrost phase. The defrost water is automatically run into a drain hole and then into a container where it evaporates.
31102009GB.fm Page 17 Monday, October 23, 2006 12:29 PM AFTER-SALES SERVICE Before contacting the After-sales Service: 1. See if you can solve the problem yourself (refer to “After-sales service”). 2. Switch the appliance on again to see if the problem has been solved. If not, disconnect the appliance from the power supply and repeat the operation after one hour. 3. If the problem persists, contact the After-sales Service.
31102009GB.fm Page 18 Monday, October 23, 2006 12:29 PM ELECTRICAL CONNECTION For Great Britain only Warning - this appliance must be earthed Fuse replacement If the mains lead of this appliance is fitted with a BS 1363A 13amp fused plug, to change a fuse in this type of plug use an A.S.T.A. approved fuse to BS 1362 type and proceed as follows: 1. Remove the fuse cover (A) and fuse (B). 2. Fit replacement 13A fuse into fuse cover. 3. Refit both into plug.
