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Table of Contents
1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ........................................................................................................ 5
2. INTENDED USE OF THE REFRIGERATOR .......................................................................... 5
3. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION ..................................................................................... 6
3.1 Choosing the site ...................................................................................................
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Safety Precautions DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS – OUR ENVIRONMENT POLICY Our refrigerators are only packaged using non-pollutant, environment-friendly, recyclable materials. We urge you to cooperate by disposing of the packaging properly. Contact your local dealer or the competent local organisations for the addresses of collection, recycling and disposal facilities. Never leave all or part of the packaging lying around. Packaging parts, and especially plastic bags, may represent a suffocation hazard f
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Safety Precautions 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Keep the instruction handbook in a safe place; it contains important information which must be applied when installing, using and servicing the refrigerator. The handbook must be kept so that it can be passed on to any subsequent owners of the appliance. The manufacturer declines all responsibility in case of failure to comply with the following precautions: - Never put a damaged appliance into operation: if in doubt, contact your dealer. - The appliance
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Instructions for the Installer 3. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION 3.1 Choosing the site Always place the refrigerator in a dry place with satisfactory ventilation. Never expose it to direct sunlight or install it outdoors. Depending on its climate class (stated on the nameplate inside the refrigerator compartment), the appliance can be used in different temperature conditions: Class Ambient temperature SN (Subnormal) from +10°C to +32°C N (Normal) from + 16° C to + 32° C ST (Subtropical) from + 18
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Instructions for the User 4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 4.1 FAB 28 Refrigerator (A): compartment for storing fresh foods Freezer compartment (B): compartment for storing frozen foods and for freezing fresh foods. To open the door, pull the handle towards you. (see diagram below) To close, push the door towards its hook and check that it snaps shut. 4.2 FAB 30 Refrigerator (A): compartment for storing fresh foods Freezer compartment (B): compartment for storing frozen foods and for freezing fresh foods.
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Instructions for the user 4.3 FAB 32 Refrigerator (A): compartment for storing fresh foods Freezer compartment (B): compartment for freezing frozen foods The various foods can be placed in the baskets provided. The bottom of the compartment has a channel (C) for collecting and draining the water generated by defrosting (see "Maintenance and Cleaning"). 4.4 Shelves each refrigerator comes complete with several shelves which can be set at different heights by placing them on the runners provided.
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Instructions for the User All door shelves and boxes can be removed for cleaning. To remove them from the door, tap them upward with your fist in the first on one side of the insertion zone and then on the other. Do not place excessively heavy bottles on the bottle shelf, and place bottles on the shelf gently when loading them (Fig.1). When removing bottles, do not pull them in a diagonal direction as this may over-strain the retainer rod (Fig.2). Fig. 1) Fig. 2) 4.9 Cheese box A spe
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Instructions for the user 5.ARRANGING FOODS INSIDE THE REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENT Arrange the foods on the various shelves, taking care that they have an airtight wrapping or cover. This precaution will: - conserve foods' fragrance, moisture and freshness; - prevent the cross-contamination of foods with different aromas and tastes; - prevent the humidity level inside the refrigerator becoming too high because of the normal breathing of food (especially fresh fruit and vegetables). In some operat
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Instructions for the User 7.SETTING AND SELECTING THE FREEZER COMPARTMENT OPERATING TEMPERATURE 7.1 Refrigerator without intensive cooling switch (only on some models) 24 hours before freezing a large amount of fresh foods turn the thermostat to a setting between 5 and 7. After the 24 hours have passed, insert the fresh foods and turn the thermostat knob to the setting of your choice (see "Setting the Temperature"). Important Changes in weather conditions (temperature and humidity) and the freq
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Instructions for the user 8. FREEZING FOODS For proper storage and freezing, fruit and vegetables should be packed in portions of not more than 1 kg and meat and fish up to a max. of 2 kg. Small packages of food freeze more quickly, giving better conservation of their nutrients and flavour, even after thawing and preparation. Use only freezer bags, aluminium film, food-approved polyethylene film and freezer containers. Do not use paper bags, non food-approved cellophane bags, shopping bags or us
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Instructions for the User To prevent deterioration of frozen foods, do not exceed the permitted storage date, which depends on the type of food. 8.2 Thawing frozen foods Partially thawed foods should be eaten as soon as possible. Low temperatures preserve foods but they do not destroy the micro-organisms which are activated after thawing, which may cause the stored foods to deteriorate. If thawed foods smell and look normal, they can be cooked and if required re-frozen once they have cooled. Dep
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Instructions for the user 9. MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING 9.1 Defrosting the refrigerator compartment The refrigerator compartment has automatic defrosting. During normal operation of the refrigerator, frost forms on its back wall when the compressor is working and dissolves when it is not in operation. When the compressor is not working, the frost which has built up on the back wall melts and the water flows into the opening provided in the bottom of the body of the refrigerator. From here, it flow
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Instructions for the User 9.5 Practical advice for saving energy - Install the refrigerator in a cool, well ventilated place, protected against direct sunlight and well away from heat sources. - Do not place hot foods in the refrigerator or freezer sections. Wait for foods and drinks to cool to room temperature before placing them on the shelves; - Open the door(s) as infrequently and for as short a time as possible to prevent the compartments from warming up too much; - Clean the condenser (re
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Instructions for the user 10.TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBABLE SOLUTION Noisy operation - see "operating noise" section The compressor starts up too often or- compressor and condenser- check that the rear of the operates continuously: cooling inadequate: appliance is properly ventilated as explained in point “3.1 Choosing the site” and that the condenser is not over-dirty; - rise in outside temperature; - doors opened often or for long periods; - too much fresh food placed i
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Instructions for the User PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBABLE SOLUTION Temperature inside freezer not low- inside temperature setting- Turn the regulator to an enough to freeze foods properly thermostat set too low; intermediate setting (4-5). - door opened often or for long - open the door less often and for periods; as short a time as possible; - check that the foods are arranged - door not closing with an airtight on the shelves correctly, that the seal; gasket is sealing properly and is not dam
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Instructions for the user PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBABLE SOLUTION Too much ice forming on back wall of- Cooling temperature regulator- Turn the regulator to a lower refrigerator section (layer of frost device set too high (meaning setting (1-2) to increase the more than 1 cm thick): lower temperature inside the temperature inside the appliance appliance); slightly; - check that the gaskets are providing an airtight seal; - door opened often or for long - open the door less often and for perio
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Instructions for the user PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBABLE SOLUTION Condensation forming on the gasket - The gasket is not providing an - Adjust the hinge if necessary: of the freezer compartment door airtight seal on the freezer undo the two screws and raise or (FAB28) or on the wall of the freezer compartment. lower the hinge slightly as compartment next to the door required. Then tighten the screws to fix it in place. If the condensation is on the top, raise the hinge; if it is on the bottom,
