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If required, to accomodate large items, the wire shelf
in the central compartment can be removed to make
use of the appliance’s full volume.
To remove the drawers, proceed as follows: pull the
drawer out until it comes to a stop, then tilt it upwards
(see figure).
Important
If accidental thawing occurs – due to a
power cut for example – the foods must be
used up very quickly or else cooked
immediately and refrozen. If, however, the
power failure is relatively brief and the
freezer compartment is packed full, the
frozen foods will not suffer any damage.
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, cutlets
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 production
This appliance is equipped with trays for the
production of ice-cubes.
Fill these trays with water to 3/4 of their height, then
put them in the freezer compartment. The ice-cubes
may be shaken out from the trays by simply twisting;
do not use metallic instruments to remove the trays
from the freezer.
PR001c
Warning light
This light
➄
warns when the temperature inside the
appliance has increased so much as to jeopardize the
preservation of food in the compartment (warmer than
-12°C).
When the appliance is switched on for the first time or
when food is placed in the compartment for freezing,
this light remains on until the temperature has
reached the level required for correct storage.
Storage Goods Symbols/Freezing
Calendar
The symbols on the drawers show different types of
frozen goods.
The numbers indicate storage times in months for the
appropriate types of frozen goods. Whether the upper
or lower value of the indicated storage time is valid
depends on the quality of the foods and pre-treating
before freezing.
Freezing of fresh foods
To quick-freeze foods when the appliance has not
been in use, switch on the freezer and let it run on the
quick-freeze setting for at least three hours before
putting the food to be frozen in the compartment.
If instead the appliance is already in operation, it
should run on the quick-freeze setting for at least 24
hours before the foods are put in the freezer. Once
the foods have been placed in the freezer, the
freezing operation can be considered to be complete
24 hours later. Once freezing is complete, the freezer
should be reset for normal storage use.
Food to be frozen has to be placed in the top
compartment.
The maximum amount of food which is freezable in
24 hours is indicated on the rating plate. This is to be
found on the bottom left-hand side.
You should never freeze all at once a greater quantity
of foods than the maximum indicated on the
appliance’s rating plate.
In the top compartment, products must only be
stacked up to the mark on the cabinet wall so as to
ensure that air circulation is not obstructed.
Storage of commercially frozen
food
If the freezer has been out of use for some time,
before putting the products in the compartment let the
freezer run for at least two hours on the quick-freeze
(SUPER) setting. After this, reset the freezer for
normal storage use.
