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Instructions for Installation and Use
Fridge / Freezer
Model FFA45W
Model FFA47X
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CONTENTS Product Safety 3 Installation 3 Electrical Connection 4 Get to Know your Appliance 5 The Display 6 Getting your Appliance ready for use 7 How to use The Display 7 How to use the Refrigerator Compartment 9 How to use the Freezer Compartment 10-11 Food Storage 12-13 Energy Saving Tips 14 Buzzer and Visual Warnings 14 Caring for your Appliance 15 Troubleshooting 16 Notes 17 After Sales Service 18 Hotpoint Guarantee 19 Key Contacts Back Cover Retention of this Instruction Book This Instruct
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PRODUCT SAFETY ATTENTION mouth because they could stick to your mouth and cause burns. Read your manual carefully since it contains instructions 7. Never perform any cleaning or maintenance operations which will ensure safe installation, use and maintenance of without first unplugging the appliance; in fact, pressing the your appliance. ON/OFF button on the display for more than two seconds is Your Refrigerator is built to International safety standards not enough to cut off all electrical conta
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ELECTRICAL CONNECTION Fitting a new plug Your appliance is supplied with a 13amp fused plug that can be plugged into a 13amp socket for IMPORTANT: immediate use. Before using the appliance please read the instructions below. WIRES IN THE MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE... WARNING: Green and Yellow - Earth THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED. Blue - Neutral Replacing fuse covers: Brown - Live When replacing a faulty fuse, a 13amp ASTA As the colours of the wires in the m
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GET TO KNOW YOUR APPLIANCE Removable lidded shelf, with egg tray and A Removable height-adjustable shelves L butter dish Light M Butter dish B Beverage can shelves C Intermediate shelves D Removable door shelf for bottles E Ice tray F M A Levelling feet G B L Food storage H C compartments Compartments for I D freezing and food K storage E Fruit and Vegetable J J Crisper "Fresh box" K compartment for I meat and fish F MAX MAX WATER LEVEL WATER LEVEL H G G 5
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THE DISPLAY G I N O P ON/OFF button A This button turns the entire appliance on or off (refrigerator D A ECO ECO ECO and freezer compartments) (press it for more than two ECO + E B seconds). RESET - ALARM C F ECO button B The button enables and disables the ECOseconds function H J K L M RESET ALARM button ECO ECO C Display: ECO function I This button turns the alarm buzzer off, as well as Displays the condition (disabled, selected or enabled) cancelling scrolling text alarm messages from the
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GETTING YOUR APPLIANCE READY FOR USE NOTICE the indication spaces concerning the two compartments After the appliance has been delivered, stand it in the (fridge and freezer). upright position and wait approximately 3 hours be- Freezer compartment fore connecting it to the electrical outlet to guarantee When the appliance is switched on (by pressing the ON/ that it operates properly. OFF button A for more than two seconds), the freezer Before placing foodstuffs in the refrigerator or freezer,
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Now you can act on the function using the ADJUST/SELECT Setting the time and date: + (E) (to enable it) and/or ADJUST/SELECT - (F) (to disable The time and date settings are in rapid sequence and you it) buttons. To confirm the setting chosen for the function, cannot intervene on the date without first setting the time. press the MODE (D) button again. The red outline will come Press the MODE (D) button as many times as necessary for off to indicate the conclusion of operations on this function:
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HOW TO USE THE REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENT... The temperature inside the refrigerator is automatically ad- justed according to the setting made on the display.We rec- ommend, however, a medium position. 1 When the fridge compartment is filled up after a heavy shopping spree, use the SUPER COOL "J" function (see the paragraph on "How to use the display") in order to reach 2 optimum operating conditions quickly. Once the necessary time has elapsed, the function is disabled automatically. Remember to
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HOW TO USE THE FREEZER COMPARTMENT... Thanks to the special ICE PARTY function, you will no longer For the preparation of food to be frozen, please con- have to deal with the problem of finding broken bottles sult a specialized manual. placed to cool inside the freezer compartment (all liquids, Food that has be thawed, even partially, must not be re- upon freezing, expand and increase in volume). By enabling frozen: you must cook it in order to consume it (within 24 this function, the appliance
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MAX WATER LEVEL Once the ice has formed, all you need to do is to knock the Ice trays tray against a hard surface so that the ice cubes come away This new concept of ice trays is an exclusive Merloni patent. from their housing and come out of the same hole used to The fact that they are situated on the inner door of the fill the tray with water. To make it easier for the ice cubes to freezer compartment ensures greater ergonomics and come out, wet the outside of the tray. cleanliness: the ice n
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FOOD STORAGE Meat and Fish Tenderising Storage Food Wrapping Thawing Time (days) (months) Beef Roast Tinfoil 2 / 3 9 / 10 Not required. Lamb Tinfoil 1 / 2 6 Not required. Pork Roast Tinfoil 1 6 Not required. Veal Roast Tinfoil 1 8 Not required. Each piece wrapped in cling wrap and Veal/Pork Chops 6 Not required. then in tinfoil (4 to 6 slices) Each piece wrapped in cling wrap and Veal/Lamb Cutlets 6 Not required. then in tinfoil (4 to 6 slices) In aluminium containers covered with cling Freshly
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FOOD STORAGE Fruits and Vegetables Blanching Storage Food Preparation Wrapping Thawing Time Time (months) In Containers (cover In refrigerator very Apples and Pears Peel and cut into slices. 2’ 12 with syrup) slowly. Apricots, Peaches, In Containers (cover In refrigerator very Peel and pit. 1’ / 2’ 12 Cherries and Plums with syrup) slowly. Strawberries In Containers (cover In refrigerator very Blackberries and Rinse and fry. 10 / 12 with sugar) slowly. Raspberries In Containers (add In refrigera
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ENERGY SAVING TIPS - Keep an Eye on the Seals - Install it well Keep the seals clean and make sure that they adhere well to And therefore far from heat sources, from direct sunlight, in the door. This alone will ensure that no cold air escapes. a well aired place and according to the distances indicated in the section on "Installation/Aeration". - No Hot Foods - Just the right cold A hot pot or pan placed in the refrigerator immediately raises Too cold a compartment increases energy consumption.
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CARING FOR YOUR APPLIANCE Before performing any cleaning operations, unplug the Before cleaning your refrigerator, keep ON/OFF button appliance from the mains electricity supply (keep ON/ “A” pressed down for more than two seconds, until OFF OFF button “A” pressed down for more than two seconds, is displayed in both fridge and freezer compartments, until OFF is displayed in both fridge and freezer then unplug the appliance. compartments, then unplug the appliance). Should you - Your appliance i
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TROUBLESHOOTING The display is completely switched off The appliance makes too much noise. Have you checked whether: The gas refrigerant produces a slight noise even when the • The main switch for the electricity to the apartment or compressor is not running (this is not a defect). home has been turned off; • The plug is properly inserted in the outlet; Have you checked whether: • The outlet is adequate; try inserting the plug into another • The refrigerator is level. outlet in the room; • The a
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After Sales Service "No company is better positioned to offer an after sales service on a Hotpoint appliance than us - the manufacturer" As part of our commitment to you, all Hotpoint appliances have the added benefit of a fully inclusive parts and labour guarantee for the first 12 months. In addition to this you also have the advantage of free replacement parts for the first 5 years when fitted by a Hotpoint engineer. When the 12 months parts and labour guarantee expires we offer the followin
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Guarantee "Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back" We give you a unique 'satisfaction guaranteed' promise - valid for 90 days - after you have purchased your Hotpoint appliance. If there is a technical problem simply call Hotpoint Repair service or visit our web-site at www.theservicecentre.co.uk and where necessary, we will arrange for an engineer to call. If the technical problem is not resolved under this guarantee, we will replace your machine or, if you prefer, give you your money
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Key Contacts After Sales Service Over 1200 trained specialists, directly employed by us, ensure that you can have complete confidence in both the appliances and services we offer. Repair Service and Information Desk UK: 08709 066 066 (Open 8 to 8 Mon - Fri, 8 to 6 Sat, 10 to 4 Sun & Bank Holidays) www.theservicecentre.co.uk Republic of Ireland: 1850 302 200 Note: Our operators will require the following information: Model number: Serial number: Extended Warranties UK: 08709 088 088 (Open 8 to 8
