Before connecting the appliance to the power mains, please read carefully the instructions for use which describe the appliance and its correct and safe use. The instructions apply to several appliance types/models; thus, settings or equipment may be described herein which is not available in your appliance. We recommend saving this instruction manual for future reference and attach it to the appliance if it is sold in the future.

The instruction manual includes the No Frost version/model of the freezer which is fitted with a fan and in which the defrosting process is automatic (only with some models).

Check for any damage or irregularities on your appliance. If you find your appliance is damaged, notify the retailer from which you have purchased the appliance.

Before connecting the appliance to the power mains, let the appliance rest in a vertical position for a minimum of 2 hours. This will reduce the possibility of operation faults due to the effect of transport on the cooling system.

The appliance must be connected to the power mains and grounded in compliance with the effective standards and regulations.

WARNING! Do not locate multiple portable socket-outlets or portable power supplies at the rear of the appliance.

Before cleaning the appliance, unplug it from the power mains (unplug the power cord from the wall outlet).

WARNING! This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:

• staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments;

• farm houses and by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;

• bed and breakfast type environments;

• catering and similar non-retail applications.

The appliance may not be used outdoors and it may not be exposed to rain.

Do not store explosive substances such as aerosol cans with a flammable propellant in this appliance.

If the appliance will be out of use for an extended period of time, switch it off using the relevant button, and unplug it from the power mains. Empty the appliance, defrost it, clean it, and leave the door ajar.

In case of an error or power supply failure, do not open the freezer compartment unless the freezer has not operated for over 16 hours. After this period, use the frozen food or provide sufficient cooling (e.g. a replacement appliance).

Packaging is made of environmentally friendly materials that can be recycled, disposed of, or destroyed without any hazard to the environment.

Removing an obsolete appliance

To protect the environment, take the obsolete appliance to an authorized home appliance collection centre.

Before doing so, do the following:

• disconnect the appliance from the power mains;

• do not allow children to play with the appliance.

The symbol on the product or its packaging indicates that the product should not be treated as normal household waste. The product should be taken to an authorized collection centre for waste electric and electronic equipment processing. Correct disposal of the product will help prevent any negative effects on the environment and health of people which could occur in case of incorrect product removal. For detailed information on removal and processing of the product, please contact the relevant municipal body in charge of waste management, your waste disposal service, or the store where you bought the product.

• Install the appliance in a dry and well ventilated room. The appliance will operate correctly if the environment temperature is in the interval specified in the table. The appliance class is indicated on the rating plate / label with the basic information on the appliance.

  Description	Class	Ambient temperature range °C	Relative humidity
  Extended temperate	SN	+10 to +32	≤75%
  Temperate	N	+16 to +32
  Subtropical	ST	+16 to +38
  Tropical	T	+16 to +43

  This appliance is not intended to be used as a build-in appliance.

  Do not place an appliance in a room where temperature can drop to below 5 °C as this may cause abnormal appliance operation or failure!

• After the installation, the appliance mains plug should be accessible!

• Do not place the appliance near appliances or devices radiating heat, such as a cooker, a stove, a radiator, water heater etc., and do not expose it to direct sunlight. The appliance should stand at least 3 cm away from an electric or gas cooker or at least 30 cm away from an oil or solid fuel stove. If the distance between such source of heat and the appliance is smaller, use an insulating panel.

Note: Place the appliance in a sufficiently large room. There should be at least 1 m3 of space per 8 grams of refrigerant. Amount of refrigerant is indicated on the rating plate in the appliance interior.

Appliance installation should be carried out by at least two persons to avoid any personal injury or damage to the appliance.

• After you have levelled the appliance using the adjustable feet, adjust the additional foot for extra stability of the appliance.

• Do not expose the appliance to direct sunlight and do not place it near sources of heat. If this cannot be avoided, install an insulation panel.

Door opening direction cannot be changed for this appliance.

• The recommended temperature setting is +4 °C. At this temperature, food quality and freshness are preserved longer.

• The temperature in the refrigerator compartment also affects the temperature in the freezer compartment. For a lower temperature in the freezer compartment, set a lower temperature in the refrigerator compartment.

• If the temperature of the room where the appliance is installed is below 16 °C, we recommend setting a temperature lower than 4 °C.

Use this setting after switching on the appliance for the first time, before cleaning, or 24 hours before adding a large amount of food.

• When intensive freezing is activated, you may still adjust the refrigerator compartment temperature by briefly pressing the B key.

Switching off: Press and hold the B key again, until the light above the D symbol goes off. If the intensive freezing function is not deactivated manually, it will be automatically switched off (after approximately two days), and the temperature will return to the most recently set value.

• If there is a power outage while the intensive freezing function is active the function will be restarted once power supply is restored.

Every time you switch on the appliance using the A key, a 24-hour delay in alarm operation is activated. If the appliance fails to reach a sufficiently low temperature after this period, the alarm will be activated.

• The drawer at the bottom of the refrigerator is intended for storing fruit and vegetables. It provides humidity and prevents the food from drying out.

• The humidity in the drawer is regulated automatically, depending on the type and amount of inserted food.

(Only in some models)

The FreshZone compartment allows storing a wide variety of fresh food for up to three times longer than in a conventional refrigerator. The food stays fresh longer, retaining the flavour and nutrients. The temperature in this drawer depends on the temperature settings in the refrigerator compartment, environment temperature, frequency of door opening, and amount of food placed in it.

For a temperature around 0 °C in the FreshZone drawer, we recommend setting the refrigerator compartment temperature to 4 °C or lower. Temperature in the FreshZone drawer may fall below 0 °C. Therefore, place the temperature-sensitive food in the upper parts of the refrigerator.

For optimum performance, the drawer should be fully closed.

• When buying food, make sure it is fresh as this will determine the quality of the food, as well as how long it will keep in the fridge.

• Store the food in closed containers or appropriate packaging to prevent them from emitting or receiving odours and humidity.

• Take the food from the drawer 30 to 60 minutes before use to allow the aroma and flavour develop at room temperature.

• Food sensitive to low temperature and not appropriate for storage in the FreshZone drawer includes the following: pineapples, avocado, bananas, olives, potatoes, eggplant, cucumbers, beans, peppers (capsicum), melons, watermelons, pumpkins, squash, zucchini etc.

• If you find you need extra space for your fruit and vegetables, you can turn your FreshZone drawer into a fruit and vegetables drawer (CrispZone).

Innovative sensor technology allows adjusting appliance operation to the user's habits or behaviour. Adaptive intelligent system monitors, analyzes, and records on a daily and weekly basis the use of appliance and adapts appliance operation to the perceived patterns. If the appliance is able to anticipate increased frequency of door opening, the appliance will automatically lower the temperature before such time to prevent the increase of food temperature as the door is opened more often. The appliance will also anticipate adding larger amounts of food into the refrigerator or freezer and adapt by cooling or freezing more intensively.

To avoid contamination of food, please respect the following instructions:

• Opening the door for long periods can cause a significant increase of the temperature in the compartments of the appliance.

• Regularly clean surfaces that can come in contact with food and accessible drainage systems.

• Store raw meat and fish in suitable containers in the refrigerator, so that it is not in contact with or drip onto other food.

• If the refrigerating appliance is left empty for long periods, switch off, defrost, clean, dry, and leave the door open to prevent mould developing within the appliance.

• To make use of the entire freezer volume, remove all drawers.

• Activate the super freeze function 24 hours before freezing fresh food:

  • press and hold the B key until the light above the D symbol lights up.

To make sure the food freezes as quickly as possible, lay out the packages as described below:

• Divide fresh food into smaller packages (1 kg). Place two packages against the back wall along the left and right edge of the upper drawer, one package in the middle in front of them (also in the upper drawer), and one package in the middle drawer, against the middle of the back wall.

Make sure the fresh food is not in contact with the food that is already frozen.

• When freezing smaller amounts of food (1-2 kilograms), activating the super freeze function is not required.

• When storing and using frozen food, observe the manufacturer's instructions. Temperature and expiry date are indicated on the packaging.

• Only choose food with undamaged packaging, stored in freezers at temperatures of –18 °C or lower.

• Do not purchase food covered in frost as this indicates it has been partly thawed several times and that it is of inferior quality.

• Protect the food from thawing during transport. In case of an increase in temperature, storage time will be shorter and quality will deteriorate.

Recommended storage time in the freezer

• Thawing is an important step in storing food preserved by freezing. Food must be thawed in the correct way.

• Suitable methods of thawing food are:

  • in the refrigerator;

  • in cold water;

  • in a microwave or conventional oven with a suitable thaw program.

• Some frozen products can be prepared without needing to thaw them first. The manufacturer will state this on the packaging.

• The food needs to be packed in small portions. In this way the food thaws faster.

• Use partially or completely thawed food as quickly as possible. The bacteria in thawed food are reactivated and the food will spoil rapidly. This applies in particular to fruit, vegetables and ready-made food.

• Do not refreeze partially or completely thawed food.

Refrigerator does not need defrosting because the ice on the back interior wall is thawed automatically. Any accumulated ice will melt when the compressor unit is inactive. Drops will flow through an opening in the refrigerator rear wall into a tray fitted above the compressor, from where they will evaporate.

Make sure the opening in the back wall in the refrigerator interior is never blocked by food or any other object.

If an excessive layer of ice is formed on the rear wall of refrigerator interior (3–5 mm), switch off the appliance and defrost the appliance manually.

• The NoFrost freezer will defrost automatically. Any frost layer that may build up occasionally will disappear automatically.

• A layer of frost could build up on the appliance walls despite the NoFrost feature. This is usually a result of abnormal use of the appliance, such as too frequent door opening, leaving the door open for too long, poor door seal etc.

In such case, the freezer can be defrosted manually, according to the following procedure: