7
USE
Refrigerator/Freezer - Starting-up
and Temperature Regulation
Insert the plug into the wall socket. Open the
refrigerator door and turn the thermostat knob, to be
found on the upper right side of the inner liner
clockwise, beyond the «O», position, to start the
appliance.
Temperature adjustment is obtained by turning the
thermostat knob to the required setting. A medium
setting is generally the most suitable.
However, the thermostat knob setting should be
adjusted depending on the temperature required
inside the appliance. This, in turn, depends on a
number of factors such as the ambient temperature,
the number of times the door is opened, the quantity
of food stored and the location of the appliance.
Turn the knob clockwise, to higher numbers, to obtain
a lower temperature, or anticlockwise if a higher
temperature is required.
Freezing fresh food
The 4-star compartment
is suitable for long
term storage of commercially frozen food and for
freezing fresh food.
Never exceed the expiry dates shown on the packages
by the manufacturer.
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.
However, for a quicker freezing operation, turn the
thermostat knob to the coldest setting; but remember
that, in this condition, the refrigerating compartment
temperature might drop below 0
°
C. If this occurs
reset thermostat knob to a warmer setting.
To help you make the most of the freezing process,
here are some important hints:
Place the food to be frozen in the bottom basket of the
freezing compartment as this is the coldest part.
The maximum quantity of food which can be frozen
in 24 hours is shown on the rating plate.
Only freeze top quality, fresh and thoroughly cleaned,
foodstuffs.
Prepare the fresh food in small portions to enable it to
be rapidly and completely frozen and to make it
possible subsequently to thaw only the quantity
required at the time.
Wrap up the food in aluminium foil or polythene and
make sure that the packages are airtight.
It is advisable to show on the single food packet or on
the write-on produce strips to be found on the front
part of the storage baskets the freezing-in date to
enable you to keep tab of the storage time.
Do not allow food to be frozen to be in contact with
food which is already frozen, thus avoiding a rise in
temperature of the latter.
Important
Never put fizzy drinks in the freezer as they might
well burst.
Ice lollies, if consumed straight from the appliance,
can cause frost burns.
Once the foods have thawed out, use them very
quickly, since they deteriorate fast.
A special card is located in the holder on the inner
door of the freezer compartment. On the upper part it
shows pictures of different types of food followed by
a figure. These figures indicate the maximum storage
time, in months, for each type of food.
Details of food being stored, can also be written in
pencil on the lower part of the card.
Storage of frozen food
To obtain the best performance from this appliance,
we strongly recommend the following:
Make sure that the commercially frozen foodstuffs
were adequately stored by the retailer.
Make sure that these frozen foodstuffs are transferred
from the foodstore to the consumer in the shortest
possible time (a temperature increase of the frozen
food could shorten its storage period). It is also
advisable not to exceed the storage period indicated
by the producer of the food.
Do not open the door frequently or leave it open
longer than is absolutely necessary.
If there is a power failure when food is in the freezer,
do not open the door of the freezing compartment.
The frozen food will not be affected if the power cut
is of short duration, otherwise it is recommended that
the food should be used within a very short time.
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