Electrolux 70310 GS manual

A R C T I S 70 310 G S Electr onic Fr eezer Oper ating Instructions 8 18 22 78-00 /5[...]

2 818 22 78-00/5 Dear Customer , Before switching on your new freezer please r ead these oper ating 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 r eference. P ass them on to possible new owners of the appliance. 1 Notes[...]

818 22 78-00/5 3 Contents Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Environmental Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ol[...]

Contents 4 818 22 78-00/5 Freezing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Frozen Stor age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Prepar ation of Ice Cubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

818 22 78-00/5 5 1 Important Safety Instructions These warnings ar e pr ovided in the interest s of your safety . Ensur e that you understand them all befo r e installing or u s ing thi s appli- ance. Y our s afety is of par amount importance. If you are unsur e about any of the meanings of these warnings contact the Cu stomer Care Department. Prio[...]

Important Safety Instructions 6 818 22 78-00/5 • If the refrigerant cir cuit should become damaged: – avoid open flames and sources of ignition; – thoroughly ventilate th e r oom 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 22 78-00/5 7 Envir onmental Information Pa ck ag in g All tr ansit packaging materials are envir onmentally compatible and can be reused. W ood is un-tr eated. The plastics can be recycled and are identified as follows: >PE< for polyethylene, e.g. the outer covering and the bags in the inte- rior . >PS< for polystyrene foam, e.g. th[...]

8 818 22 78-00/5 Befor e Use Pa ck ag in g 0 1. Remove all adhesive tape and packaging from the interior of the appli- ance. 3 Any r emnants of adhesive can be r emoved 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 so[...]

Installation 818 22 78-00/5 9 The fr eezer needs ventilation Air is fed under the door through the vent slots in the base and is exhausted upwards along the back wall. T o ensur e proper air cir culat ion never cover or alter the vent openings. Important! If the appliance is installed under , fo r example, a hanging cabinet, a clearance of at least[...]

Installation 10 818 22 78-00/5 Appliance Alignment 0 1. The appliance must be level. Please compensate for unevenness in the floor by turning the two adjustable feet at the fr ont. 2. When two appliances are placed beside each other , the spacers enclosed in the plastic wrapping should be glued between the appli- ances as shown in the illustration.[...]

Installation 818 22 78-00/5 11 Electrical Connection Any electrical work requir ed to inst all this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person. 1 WARNING – THIS APPL IANCE MUST BE EARTHED The manufacturer declines any liabilit y s hould these safety measur es not be observed. Before switching on, make sur e th [...]

12 818 22 78-00/5 Reversing the door The door hinges can be changed from right (as supplied) to left if requir ed to suit the location wh er e the appliance is installed. 1 War n in g! Unplug from the mains befor e r eversing the door . Open the door and remove the plinth cover to the fr ont. Move the door hinge bracket cover on the plinth cover fr[...]

Reversing the door 818 22 78-00/5 13 3. Remove the door fitting on the lower right (1) and r eposition the door hinge bracket cover fr om the lower left to the right of the door (2), place the door fitting supplied in the lower left of the door (3). Carefully remove the door to the front and place on one side. 4. Move the upper hinge bracket pivot [...]

14 818 22 78-00/5 Description of the appliance View of the appliance (various models) á Control panel à Interior Illumination â Compartments with drawer s ä Maxi-Box ã Drawer (for fr ozen food stor age only) Cold accumulation block (not on all models) There is one cold accumula tion block in the fr eezer . Refer to the section “Prior to Init[...]

Description of the appliance 818 22 78-00/5 15 Contr ol P anel 1 ON/OFF button and stand-by display (green) 2 Temper atur e display 3 Temper atur e setting buttons 4 FROSTMATIC button and FROSTMA TIC indicator light (yellow) 5 ALARM OFF button and warning indicator light (r ed) (see section: "Control and Information Systems") T emperatur [...]

Description of the appliance 16 818 22 78-00/5 T emperatur e display The temperatu re display shows sever al types of information. • In normal operation the current fr eezer compartment temper ature is displayed (ACTUAL temper ature). • During temperatur e adjustment, a blin king display of the temperatur e selected at the moment occur s (DESIR[...]

818 22 78-00/5 17 Prior to Initial Start–Up 1 Before connecting the appliance to th e mains and switching it on for the first time, leave the a ppliance to stand for 30 minutes if it was transported upright. After tr ansporting it on its side, the appliance must be left to stand for 2 hours befor e switching it on. This is necessary to allow the [...]

18 818 22 78-00/5 T emper atur e Adjustment 0 1. Press either the „+“ (W ARMER) or „-“ (COLDER) button. The temperatur e display switches over and the DESIRED temperatur e currently set flashes on the temper atur e display . 2. To adjust to a warmer temperatur e, pr ess the „+“ (WARMER) button. To adjust to a colder temperatur e, pr ess[...]

818 22 78-00/5 19 Switching the Appliance Off In order to pr otect fr ozen goods, the appliance is guarded against accidental switching off (child-proof). 0 1. To switch off pr ess and hold the ON/OFF button for appr oximately 1 second. Illumination at the temperatur e display goes off. 3 The appliance is only completely disconnected fr om the elec[...]

20 818 22 78-00/5 Contr ol and Information Systems The control and information systems co nsist of the temper atur e display , an optical warning display and an acoustic warning. The system warns: – when first switching on the appliance (when the stor age temperatur e has not yet been attained); – if the appliance doo r r emains open for longer[...]

Control and Information Systems 818 22 78-00/5 21 T emper ature Memory 3 While the curr ent fr eezer temper atur e is above -8 °C, the warmest tem- peratur e the fr eezer has reached during the alarm period is stor ed and can be called up as often as wish ed by pressing the ALARM OFF button. If the temperatur e in the freezer compartment dr ops to[...]

22 818 22 78-00/5 Fr eezing Except for the bottom drawer , which serves for storage purposes, all compartments and drawer s ar e suited for freezing small quantities of food. The two upper compartments are suited for fr eezing of large quantities of food. Important! • The temperature in the fr eezer compartment must be –18 °C or colder before [...]

818 22 78-00/5 23 Tips: • The follo wing ar e 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 t h the air out of the bag before s[...]

24 818 22 78-00/5 Stor age Goods Symbols/Fr eezing Calendar (not on all models) • The symbols on the dr awer s 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 food[...]

818 22 78-00/5 25 Defr osting Moisture is pr ecipitated in the fo rm of white frost in the fr eezer compartment during operation and wh en the door is opened, especially in the middle at the top. Remove th is white frost fr om time to time with a soft plastic scraper , e.g. a dough scr aper . Do not under any circumstances use har d or point ed obj[...]

26 818 22 78-00/5 Hints and Tips Normal Oper ating Sounds • Y ou may hear faint gur gling or bu bbling sounds when the refriger ant 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 r ound and you will hear a whirring sound or pulsating noise from[...]

818 22 78-00/5 27 Maintenance and Cleaning Before any maintenance or cleaning work i s carried out DISCONNECT the appliance from th e ELECTRICITY supply . 1 Wa rni ng ! • Do not use detergents, abrasive powder s, highly perfumed cleaning products, wax polishes or cleaning pr oducts containing bleach or alcohol. • Do not use abrasive products ?[...]

28 818 22 78-00/5 What to do if ... Corr ecting Malfunctions P erhaps a malfunction has been caused by a minor error , which you can correct your self with 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 rni ng ! Fr eezers must only be repair ed by tr [...]

What to do if ... 818 22 78-00/5 29 The freezer compartment temper ature is insuf ficient. Temper ature is not properly adjusted. Please refer to the section "Temper ature Adjustment". Door was open for a long time. Only leave the door open as long as necessary . Within the last 24 hour s a large quantity of w arm foods were lo aded. Pres[...]

What to do if ... 30 818 22 78-00/5 Replacing the light bulb 1 Wa rni ng ! Danger of electrical shock! Befor e 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 press and h[...]

818 22 78-00/5 31 Regulations , Standar ds , Guidelines This appliance was designed for ho usehold use and was manufact ured in accordance with the appr opriate standards. The necessary measur es in accordance with appliance safety legislation r egulations (GSG), acci- dent prevention r egulations for r efrigeration appliances (VBG 20) and the regu[...]

32 818 22 78-00/5 T echnical T erminology • Refrigerant Liquids that can be used to a generate a cooling effect ar e known as refriger ants. • Re fri ge rant Circ uit Closed circulation system that cont ains the refriger ant. The r efriger- ant circuit comprises primarily of an evaporator , a compressor , a con- denser and pipe work. • Evapor[...]

818 22 78-00/5 33 Guar antee Conditions Standard Guarantee Conditions We, AEG, underta ke that if within 12 mont hs of the date of the pu r chase this AEG appliance or any part ther eof is pr oved to be defective 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 , [...]

34 818 22 78-00/5 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 address of your local Servic e For[...]

818 22 78-00/5 35 Customer Care For general enquiries concerning your AEG appliance or for further information on AEG products please contact our Customer Car e Department by letter or telephone at the address below or visit our website at www .aeg.co.uk . Customer Care Department AEG Domestic Appliances 55-77 High Street Slough Berkshire, SL1 1DZ [...]

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