User manual

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Important
If there is a power failure when food is in the
freezer, do not open the door of the freezer
compartment. The frozen food will not be affected
if the power cut is of short duration (up to 6-8
hours) and the freezer compartment is full,
otherwise, it is recommended that the food should
be used within a short time (a temperature
increase of the frozen food shortens its safe storage
period).
Thawing
Before being used, deep-frozen and frozen food can
be thawed out either in the refrigerator or at room
temperature, depending on the time available for this
operation.
Small pieces of food, such as hamburgers, chips, and
fish fingers, for example, can be cooked straight out of
the freezer, without any intermediate thawing
operation.
Clearly, cooking time will be marginally longer than
in the case of thawed food.
Ice cube trays
The freezer is provided with one or more ice cube
trays.
These trays should be filled with drinking water and
then placed in the freezer compartment.
Do not use metal tools to remove the trays when they
are stuck-frozen inside the compartment.
USE OF THE REFRIGERATOR
Operation
Turn the thermostat knob (G-Fig. 5) to a setting
between 2 and 4, which is usually the most
appropriate. However, the exact setting should be
chosen keeping in mind that the temperature inside
the refrigerator depends on:
room temperature;
how often the door is opened;
the quantity of food stored in the refrigerator;
location of appliance.
As in the case of the freezer, it might be necessary to
turn the knob to higher settings to obtain a lower
refrigeration temperature or, vice versa, to lower
settings to increase the refrigeration temperature.
When the refrigerator is set for the coldest
temperatures, with a high ambient temperature,
the compressor will probably be in constant
operation, with consequent frosting of the back
wall of the compartment. If this occurs, the knob
should be set to a slightly higher temperature. In
this way the refrigerator automatically defrosts,
with a considerable energy saving.
To stop the fridge, set the thermostat knob to position
«
O». The freezer will continue to work.