User manual BARTSCHER 286720

[. . . ] Before doing any cleaning, disconnect the appliance from the electricity (by pulling out the plug or turning off the general switch in your home). Before disposing of your old appliance, remember to break or remove the lock as a safety measure to protect children who might lock themselves inside the appliance when playing. In addition, if the appliance is a new one with a lock, keeo the key out of the reach of small children. If your appliance is not operating properly, read the chapter entitled, “Trouble Shooting”, which might help you resolve the problem, before calling an after-sales service centre. [. . . ] C Yellow Light When this light is on (move the switch to the left), the compressor will operate continuously to reach the lower temperatures necessary for freezing fresh foods quickly. By moving the switch to the right (yellow light covered) the freezer is operated by the thermostat. D C B A D Red Light This light goes on when the temperature inside the appliance is not sufficient to preserve foodstuffs. H G E Drain system for drawing off defrost water F G F E GB 10 Setting Up Your Appliance NOTICE After transport stand the appliance upright and wait at least 3 hours before plugging the appliance into the mains to ensure proper performance. Use average temperature settings to ensure optimum performance and to save energy. Once the appliance has been connected to the mains, ensure that the green light is on and turn the yellow light on as well. When the red light is off, turn off the yellow light: the appliance is now ready for use. Getting the Most Out of Your Appliance Tips on Freezing - Remember that you should never refreeze products you have allowed to thaw, even if only partially. Once thawed, cook the food, then either eat (within 24 hours) or refreeze it - Consult a specialized manual when packaging foods for freezing. - For the best storage and thawing, remember to freeze small portions. this will ensure rapid and uniform freezing. If you have used an excessive amount of water, you will have to wait until the ice has melted, empty out the tray and refill it with water. Once you have filled the ice tray up with water through the hole indicated, turn it by 90 °. This new concept of ice trays is an exclusive Merloni patent. The fact that they are situated on the top part of the freezer drawers ensures greater ergonomics and cleanliness. Once the ice has formed, all you need to do is to knock the tray against a hard surface so that the ice cubes come away from their housing and come out of the same hole used to fill the tray with water. To make it easier for the ice cubes to come out, wet the outside of the tray. WARNING: every time you fill up the ice tray with water , make sure that the same is completely empty and that there are no traces of ice left inside it. The minimum time required for ice to form well is approximately 8 hours. mAX WATER LEVEL MAX WATER LEVEL Fig. 1 GB 12 Guide to Using the Freezer Meat and Fish Food Beef Roast Lamb Pork Roast Veal Roast Wrapping Tinfoil Tinfoil Tinfoil Tinfoil Each piece wrapped in cling wrap and then in tinfoil (4 to 6 slices) Each piece wrapped in cling wrap and then in tinfoil (4 to 6 slices) In aluminium containers covered with cling wrap. Blanching Time 2’ 1’ / 2’ Wrapping In Containers (cover with syrup) In Containers (cover with syrup) In Containers (cover with sugar) In Containers (add 10% sugar) In Containers (sugar to taste) Storage (months) 12 12 Thawing Time In refrigerator very slowly. [. . . ] Use the plastic scraper provided with the freezer. Use the plastic scraper provided for this purpose. To defrost the appliance completely (this should be done once or twice a year), turn off the green light and leave the door open until the frost has completely thawed. The freezer is equipped with a system to drain the water from the defrosting procedure. [. . . ]