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.

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 functions at temperatures down to -15 °C, if you carefully observe the instructions below.

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

• 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.

• The appliance must stand level or tilted slightly to the back. It should be stable and placed a solid base. At the front, the appliance is fi tted with two adjustable feet that can be used to level the appliance. At the rear side, casters allow for easier installation of the appliance (only with some models).

• 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.

When you connect the appliance to the power mains for the first time, the appliance will be in standby mode (switched off, but powered).

• Temperature in the appliance can be set in the range from -16 °C to -24 °C.

• Each time the B key is pressed, the temperature is increased by 1 °C. Three seconds after the most recent key is pressed, the current setting is automatically stored as the most recent temperature setting of the appliance.

• Recommended temperature setting is -18°C.

To switch back from the standby mode: briefly press the A key or open the door. If any of the extra functions are activated, you may also press the key for activating or deactivating that extra function in order to wake up the appliance from the standby mode.

To deactivate: to deactivate the intensive freezing (fast freeze) function, press the D key again. You will hear a beep and will no longer be lit up. If the function is not deactivated manually, it will be deactivated automatically after approximately two days.

To deactivate: to deactivate the Eco function, again briefly press the E key. The temperature will return to the most recent setting.

The eco function will also be deactivated when you use the B key to change the temperature setting or when you activate any of the other extra functions.

Switching off the alarm:

• Acknowledge and turn off the acoustic alarm by pressing any key. As soon as you press any key, the alarm will be silenced, and the highest measured temperature in the appliance will appear on the display unit C. When you press a key the second time, the currently set temperature will flash on the C display unit. The temperature indication will continue to flash until the actual temperature in the appliance drops to below the alarm level.

• When the appliance reaches an adequate/sufficiently low temperature, then the temperature display will stop flashing and it will be lit continuously.

• If you do not acknowledge and switch off the acoustic alarm, then it will be activated every hour for approximately 15 minutes.

If the door is open for too long, an acoustic alarm (repetitive beep) will be activated. If the alarm is not switched off manually, it will be sounded for 10 minutes. The appliance will continue to operate as if the door was closed.

To switch off the alarm: to switch off the alarm, close the appliance door.

When you press any key again, the power failure (outage) alarm is finally deactivated, and the set temperature will appear on the C display unit.

If the high temperature alarm is activated at the same time, it will operate as described in the chapter High temperature alarm, after you have deactivated the power supply failure alarm.

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

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

  • press the D key until the symbollights up.

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

Type of food	Storage life
Fruit, beef	from 10 to 12 months
Vegetables, veal, poultry	from 8 to 10 months
Venison	from 6 to 8 months
Pork	from 4 to 6 months
Finely chopped or minced meat	4 months
Bread, pastas, cooked dishes, whitefish	3 months
Offal	2 months
Smoked sausage, bluefish	1 month

• 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.

• 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: