Electrolux U31462 manual

ARCTIS Electr onic Fr eezer no_fr ost Oper ating Instructions 8 18 35 94-0 1/2[...]

2 818 35 94-01/2 Dear customer , Before placing your new fr eezer into opera tion please read these operating instructions carefully . They contain important information for safe use, for installation and for care of the appliance. Please keep these operating instructio ns for futur e reference. P ass them on to possible new owners of the appliance[...]

818 35 94-01/2 3 Contents Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Environmental Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Appliance Tr ansport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Before Use [...]

Contents 4 818 35 94-01/2 Control and Information Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 "Open Door" Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

818 35 94-01/2 5 1 Important Safety Instructions These warnings ar e provided in the interest s of your safety . En sure that you understand them all befo r e installing or u sing this appli- ance. Y our safety i s of paramount importance. If you are un sure about any of the meanings of these warnings contact the Cu stomer Care Department. Prior to[...]

Important Safety Instructions 6 818 35 94-01/2 • If the refrigerant cir c uit should become damaged: – avoid open flames and sources of ignition; – thoroughly ventilate th e room in which the appliance is situated. Child Safety • Do not allow children to tamper with the controls or play with the product. • Keep packaging material away fr [...]

818 35 94-01/2 7 Envir onmental Information 2 Packaging material The packaging materials are envir onm entally friendly and can be recy- cled. The plastic components are id entified by markings, e.g. >PE<, >PS<, etc. Please dispose of the pa ckaging materials in the appr opriate container at your local wa ste disposal facili ties. 2 Old[...]

8 818 35 94-01/2 Befor e Use Pa c k a g i n g 0 1. Remove all adhesive tape and packaging from the interior of the appli- ance. 3 Any r emnants of adhesive can be removed with white spirit. 2. Remove the transport pr otection pieces and pull off the adhesive tape. 3. Wash the inside of the appliance with lukewarm water with a little bicarbonate of [...]

818 35 94-01/2 9 Installation Installation Location The appliance should be installed in a well ventilated, dry room. Energy use and efficient performance of the appliance is affected by the ambient temperatur e. The appliance should therefor e – not be exposed to direct sunlight; – not be installed next to radiator s, cookers or other sources [...]

Installation 10 818 35 94-01/2 Remove the two wall spacers fr om the appliance accessories pack and, in accordance with the illustrations, fix them at the top of the rear of the appliance so that the distance fr om the wall requir ed for the necessary ventilation is ensured. Appliance Alignment 0 1. The appliance must be level. Please compensate fo[...]

818 35 94-01/2 11 1. The wir e coloured gr ee n and yellow must be connected to the ter- minal marked with the letter “E“ or by the earth symbol or col- our ed gr een and yellow . 2. The wir e coloured blue must be connected to the terminal “N“ or coloured blac k. 3. The wir e colour ed brown must be connected to the terminal marked “L“[...]

Reversing the door 12 818 35 94-01/2 3. Remove the door fitting from the door hinge bracket (1, 2). Move the hinge bracket pivot from the right to the left hand hole (3). Place the door fitting supplied on the hinge bracket pivot (4, 5). 4. Unscrew Phillips scr ew from the door bottom right and re move door fitting (1). Insert door fitting supplied[...]

Reversing the door 818 35 94-01/2 13 7. Place the lower door hinge bracket with the hinge br acket pivot in the lower left of the door and fasten. 8. Unscrew the top handle br acket from the handle r od (1). Unscrew the bottom handle bracket from the door (2). 9. Unscrew the top handle br acket from the door (3) and scr ew onto the bottom right-han[...]

14 818 35 94-01/2 The no-fr ost (fr ost fr ee) system • The appliance can be used as a freezing unit or as a refriger ator depen- ding on requir ement. For this pur pose, the operation mode "Fr eezing" or the operation mode "Cooling" can be selected on the appliance. –I n t h e operation mode "Fr eezing", the appli[...]

818 35 94-01/2 15 Description of the appliance View of the appliance (various models) á Control panel à Interior Illumination â Compartments with lids and drawer s ä Maxi-Box ã Drawer (for fr ozen food storage only) Cold accumulation block There is one cold accumula tion block in the fr eezer . Refer to the section “Prior to Initial Start–[...]

Description of the appliance 16 818 35 94-01/2 Contr ol P anel 1 ON/OFF button and ON/OFF indicator light (green) 2 Temper ature display 3 Temper ature setting buttons 4 TURBO/FROSTMATIC button and TURBO/FROSTMA TIC indicator light (yellow) 5 ALARM OFF button and warning indicator light (r ed) (see section: "Control and Information Systems&quo[...]

Description of the appliance 818 35 94-01/2 17 T emperatur e display The temperatu re display shows sever al types of information. • In normal operation the current fr eeze r compartment temperatur e is displayed (ACTUAL temper ature). • During temperatur e adjustment, a blinking display of the temperatur e selected at the moment occurs (DESIRE[...]

Description of the appliance 18 818 35 94-01/2 TURBO/FROSTMA TIC-button The TURBO/FROSTMA TIC function in the fr eezing mode provides for quick fr ee zing of fresh food pr oducts, and at the same time protects pr eviously stored goods against undesired warming in the fr eezer comp artment. In the cooling mode the TURBO/FROS TMA TIC function is suit[...]

818 35 94-01/2 19 Prior to Initial Start–Up 1 Before connecting the appliance to the mains and putt ing it into oper- ation for the fir st time, leave the a ppliance to stand for 30 minutes if was transported upright. After tr ans port on its side, the appliance must be left to stand for 2 hour s before putting it into oper ation. This is nec- es[...]

20 818 35 94-01/2 Select "Fr eezing" or "Cooling" If necessary , switch over the appliance with the following steps between the operating modes "Freezing" and "Cooling": 0 1. Hold down the ALARM OFF button an d the „-“ (COLDER) button simul- taneously for 5 seconds. • When the setti ng is switched from [...]

818 35 94-01/2 21 Each time one of the two buttons is pressed again the DESIRED temper- ature is adjusted by 1 °C. The following DESIRED temperatur e settings are possible: • Operating mode "Freezing": fr om -15 °C up to -24 °C in 1 °C steps; • Operation mode "Cooling": from 0 °C up to 16 °C in 1 °C steps; Note: Fr om[...]

22 818 35 94-01/2 Contr ol and Information Systems The control and information systems co nsist of the temper ature display , an optical warning display and an acoustic warning. The system warns: – when first switching on the appliance (when the stor age tempe ratur e has not yet been attained); – if the appliance doo r remains open for longer [...]

818 35 94-01/2 23 T emperatur e memory 3 W hile the curr ent freezer t emper atur e is above -1 1 °C, the warmest temperatur e the freezer has r eached during the alarm period is stored and can be called up as often as wished by pressing the ALARM OFF button. If the temperatur e in the freezer compartment dr ops to under -1 1 °C and the ALARM OFF[...]

24 818 35 94-01/2 Fr eezing (only in the operating mode "Fr eezing “) Except for the bottom drawer , which serves for storage purposes, all compartments and drawer s are suited for freezing small quantities of fresh food. The two upper compartments ar e suited for freezing of large quantities of food. Important! • The temperature in the fr[...]

818 35 94-01/2 25 Tips: • The follo wing are suited for the packaging of fr ozen goods: – freezer bags and polyethylene wr aps; – plastic containers for fr ozen goods; – extra–thick aluminium foil. • The following are suitable for sealing bags and wr ap: plastic clips, rubber bands o r tape. • Smoo th the air out of the bag befor e se[...]

26 818 35 94-01/2 Stor age Goods Symbols/Fr eezing Calendar (not on all models) • The symbols on the dr awers show different types of frozen goods. • The numbers indicate storage times in months for the appropriate types of fr ozen goods. Whether the upper or lower value of the indicated storage time is valid depends on the quality of the foods[...]

Cooling 818 35 94-01/2 27 The "Long Fresh" cooling pr ocess enables optimum storage conditions for fresh foodstuff. The foodstuff r emains fresh up to thr ee times longer in comparison to storage in normal r e frigerator s. • Commodities suitable for "Long Fresh" cooling are: – meat and sausages – fresh poultry – fresh f[...]

28 818 35 94-01/2 Hints and Tips Normal Oper ating Sounds • Y ou may hear faint gurgling or bu bbling sounds when the r efrigerant is pumped through the coils or tu bing at the rear , to the cooling plate/evaporator . • When the compressor is on, the refriger ant is being pumped round and you will hear a whirring sound or pulsating noise from t[...]

818 35 94-01/2 29 Maintenance and Cleaning Before any maintenance or cleaning work i s carried out DISCONNECT the appliance from th e ELECTRICITY supply . Internal Cleaning 0 1. Clean the inside and accessories wi th warm water and bicarbonate of soda (5 ml to 0.5 litre of water). Rinse and dry thor oughly . 1 Wa rn i n g ! • Do not use detergent[...]

30 818 35 94-01/2 What to do if ... Corr ecting Malfunctions P erh aps a malfunction has been caused by a minor error , which you can correct your self wi th the help of the following instructions. Do not attempt any further repair s if the following instructions do not help in each specific case. 1 Wa rn i n g ! Freezers must only be r epaired by [...]

What to do if ... 818 35 94-01/2 31 The appliance is over - cooling. The temperature has been set too low . Tempor arily select a higher temperatur e setting. The freezer compartment temper ature is insuf ficient. Temper ature is not properly adjusted. Please refer to the section "Temper a ture Adjustment". Door was open for a long time. [...]

32 818 35 94-01/2 Replacing the light bulb 1 Wa rn i n g ! Danger of electrical shock! Before r eplacing the light bulb switch appliance off and remove th e mains plug, or switch off or disconnect from the electricity supply . Light bulb specifications: 220-240 V, max. 25 W, socket: E 14 0 1. To switch the appliance off pr ess and hold the ON/OFF b[...]

818 35 94-01/2 33 ; This appliance is in accordance with the following EU guidelines: – 73/23/EWG dated 19 February 1973 - low voltage guidelines. – 89/3 36/EWG dated 3 May 1989 (including guideline change notice 92/3 1/EWG) - EMV guideline T e chnical T erminology • Refrigerant Liquids that can be used to a generate a cooling effect ar e kno[...]

34 818 35 94-01/2 Guar antee Conditions Standard Guarantee Conditions We, AEG, underta ke that if within 12 mont hs of the date of the pu rchase this AEG appliance or any part ther eof is pr oved to be defe ctive by re ason only of faulty workmanship or materials, we will, at our disc r etion rep air or replace the same FREE OF CHARGE for labour , [...]

818 35 94-01/2 35 Service & Spar e P arts In the event of your appliance requiring service, or if you wish to pur- chase spare parts, please contact Service For ce by telephoning: 087 05 929 929 Y our telephone call will be automatically routed to the Service For ce Centre covering your post code area. For the adress of your local Servic e For [...]

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