Avanti CF268G manual

1 FREEZER/ CONGEL ADOR INSTRUCTION M ANUAL/M ANU AL DE INSTRUCCIO NE S Model Number / Número de Modelo: CF2 11 G / CF268G BEFORE USE, PLE ASE RE AD AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY RULES AND OPER A TING INSTRUCTIONS. La sección en espa ñ o l empiez a en la pá gi na 16 . Avanti ha s a policy of contin uous improv ement on its prod ucts and re serves t he r[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chest Free zer Saf ety 3 Impor tant Safegu ides 4 Help Us H elp You 5 Parts and F eatures 6 Impor tant Safet y Instruc tions 7 Installat ion Instr uctions 7 Before Using Your App lian c e 7 Installat ion of Your Appl i an ce 7 Electric al Conn ection 8 Operating Your Ap plianc e 9 Tem perature Contr ol 9 Tem perature Contr ol Pa[...]

3 CHEST FR EEZER SAFETY Your safety and the safety of other s are very importan t. W e have provide d m any important saf ety m essages in this m anual and on your ap pliance. A l w a ys read and o be y all safet y mess age s. T his is the Safet y Alert S y mbol. T his s y m bol alerts you to p otentia l hazar ds that can k ill or injure you an d o[...]

4 IM P O RT AN T S AF EG U AR DS Befor e the ches t fr eezer is us ed, it m ust be prop erl y positione d and ins talled as described in this m anua l, s o read the m anual c arefull y. T o reduce th e risk of fire, electrica l shock or injur y wh en using t he ch est fr eezer, f ollow basic preca ution s , including t he fol lowing: • Plug int o[...]

5 HELP US HEL P YOU. .. Read this gu ide ca refull y. It is inte nded to help you operat e and m aintain your ne w freezer pr operl y. Keep it ha nd y to answer your ques tions. If you don't unders tand so m ething or you ne ed mor e help, please call: Av a nti Customer Service 800 - 220 - 5570 Keep pr oof of origin al pur chase d ate ( such a[...]

6 P AR T S AN D F E AT U R E S 1. SLIDING GL ASS LIDS (T OT A L 2) 2. DRAIN PLUG (not shown) 3. CASTE RS (T OT A L 2) 4. LOCK ASSEMBLY 5. CONTROL P ANEL 6. THERMOST AT CONTROL KNOB 7. POWE R IN DIC ATOR LIGHT 8. COMPRESSOR ON INDIC ATOR LIGHT 9. ROLLERS (TOTA L 2 ) 9[...]

7 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCT I ONS  WARNING  To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your freezer, follow these basic precautions: • Read all instructions before us ing the freezer. • D ANG E R or W ARNING : Risk of child entrapment. Child entrapment and suffocation are not p roblems of the past. Junked o r aban[...]

8 · After plugg ing the ap pliance i nto a wall outlet, allow the unit to cool down f or 2~3 hours bef ore placing f ood in the fr eezer c ompartm ent.[...]

9 Electrica l Connect ion This appl iance s houl d be pr operl y grounded for your sa fet y. The power c ord of this applianc e is e quippe d with a thr ee - prong p lug which m ates with s tand ard thr ee prong wall outl ets to m inimize the p oss ibilit y of electrica l shock . Do not un der an y circum stanc es cut or r em ove the th ird grou nd[...]

10 OPERA TING YOU R FREEZER Temperatur e Control • Your free zer has one cont rol f or regu lating th e tem perature. T he t em perature con trol is located on the lo wer r ight hand c orner. • The f irst time you turn the unit on, turn t he tem peratur e control k nob in a clock wise dir ectio n to the max imum setting "7" an d run f[...]

11 Defrosti ng Your Freezer • W he n ? For the m ost ef ficient op eration and m inimum energ y consum ption, def ro st the f re eze r when the f rost on the fr eezer walls is ex cess ive or ¼ to ½ inc h thick . • Choose a t im e when the s tock of fr ozen food is low. C AU T I O N Do not use boili ng water because it may dama ge the plastic [...]

12 C AR E AN D M AI N T E N AN C E Cleani n g Your Freezer • Upon installat ion of your new applianc e, it is rec om m ended that it be cleaned thor oughl y. • Turn the tem per ature contr ol to "OF F", u nplug t he free zer, rem ove the f ood and stor a ge bask ets . • W ash the inside with a d am p warm c loth conta inin g a water[...]

13 PROBLEMS W ITH YOUR FREEZER ? You can so lve man y common f reezer prob lems easil y , saving you the cost of a possible service c a ll . Try the sugges tions b elow to s ee if you ca n solve the prob lem before c alling the s ervi cer. TROUBLESHOO TING GUIDE PROBL EM POSSIB LE C AUSE Freezer does not o perat e. Not plugged in. The cir cuit brea[...]

14 Vibrations . Check to assur e that the free zer is not o n a level surf ace. Floor is une ven or weak . Freezer roc ks on the floor when it is m oved slightl y . Be sur e floor ca n adequatel y suppor t free zer. Leve l the f reezer b y putting wood or m etal shim s under p art of the freezer. Th e freezer is touch ing the wall. Re - lev el the [...]

15 SERVICE FOR YOUR FREEZER W e are proud of our c ustom er service or ganizati on and the n etwork of prof ess ional ser vice technic ians that prov ide service on your Avant i applianc es. W ith the p urchase of your Av anti fr eezer, you can hav e the confide nce that if you ever n eed addi tional inf orm ation or assistanc e the Avanti Pro duct[...]

16 YOUR AVANTI PRODUCT S W ARRANTY Staple your sal es receipt here. Proof of origi nal purchase d ate is neede d to obta in service under warrant y. W HAT IS COVERED – LIMIT ED ONE - YEAR W AR RANT Y Avanti Prod uc ts w arrants that the pro duct is fre e from defects in material s and/or w orkmans hip for a period of twelv e (12) month s from t h[...]

17 INSTRUCCIONE S E N ESP AÑOL PREC AUCI ON Para reduc ir el ri esgo d e inc endio, d escarga eléctrica, o daño cuando us e s u electrodom és tic o, siga las sigui ent es precaucio nes. • Lea todas las ins trucc iones antes de usar su el ectrodo m éstico. • Peligr o o Precauc ión: Ex iste el riesgo que los niños qu eden atr apados. • N[...]

18 Conexión Eléctri ca • Para su seguridad, esta m áquina de hacer hielo debe estar apropiadamente conectada a tierra. El cordón eléctrico de esta m áquina de hacer hielo esta equ ipado con un en chufe de tres puntas, el cu al encaja perfectamente en los receptáculos/enchufes de pared de tres puntas estándar, para minimizar la posibilida [...]

19 USANDO SU CONG E LADOR  Control de Tempe ratura • Su congelador tiene un con trol que r egula l a tem peratura. El con trol d e tem peratura es tá ubicado e n la esqui na infer ior a m ano derec ha. • La prim era vez que enc ienda el co ngelador, g ire el contr ol de temper atura hacia la der echa hast a la posición m áximum “7”, d[...]

20 • Vigile la b andej a de vez en cuando para que no se des borde. • Limpi e el interi or de su co ngel ador. • Coloque la tapa d e drenaj e dentr o del c ongel ador y fuera de l g abinete. • Reconfigure el ter m ostato según lo dese ado. • Deje que l a cab ina se enf ríe por d os hora s , luego c oloque los a limentos . I NFORM ACI ON[...]

21 CUIDADO Y M ANTENIMIENT O  Limpiando s u Congelador • Después d e instal ar su c ongelador , se le r ecom ienda que este s ea lim piado a f ondo. • Gire el con trol de t em peratura a “ O FF” /”APAG ADO” , desc onecte el cong elador y retire los al iment os y la canas ta de a lm acenaje. • Lave el interior con agua t ibia y un [...]

22 PROBLEM AS CON SU CONGEL ADOR Usted pued e resol ver m uchos pr oblem as c omunes de s u electro dom éstico f ácilmente, ahor rándole el gasto de u na pos ible vis ita del ser vici o técn ico. Pruebe las siguie ntes s uger encias par a verif icar s i usted p uede r esolver el probl em a antes de l lam ar al servi cio técnico. GUIA PARA SOLU[...]

23 Sonidos sim ilares a cr ujidos y estall idos cuando em pie za a funcio nar el compr esor Las partes m etál icas, c om o los ductos de agua c alient e, se dilatan y contrae n. Es to es nor m al. El sonido desap arecerá paulatinam ente. Burbujeo o gorgot eo, com o agua qu e hierve. Esto es n orm al. Es el r efrigerant e (usad o para enfria r e l[...]

24 Registration I nform a tion Thank you for purc hasing this f ine Av anti pro duct. Pleas e fill out this f orm and return it to t he fol lowing address withi n 100 d ays fr om the date of purc hase and receive th ese im por tant be nefits: A vanti Products, A Division of The Mackl e Co., Inc . P.O.Box 520 604 – M iami, Florid a 33152  Prote[...]

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