User manual FAGOR FD-291NF

[. . . ] How to carry out your initial installation How to use your refrigerator How to use your freezer This guide to installing and using your fridge-freezer is applicable to several models. There may be slight differences between your appliance's details and features and those described here. As you read through the guide, you will come across the following symbols, to warn you of: Safety precautions that must be observed Danger of a gas bursting into flame An electrical danger Important information and advice This appliance is intended for domestic use only. The following instructions are for your own safety and should be observed without fail. [. . . ] The electrical installation must comply with Standard NF C *15-100, in particular concerning the Earth. 5 mm², 230V single-phase connected to: - A 20A single-phase 230V-50Hz supply - An ELCB and an individual fuse (10 or 16A depending on the model) We cannot be held responsible for any incident caused by faulty electrical installation. Recommendations for the electrical installation of your appliance: - Do not use extension leads, adaptors, or socket strips. - The socket must always remain accessible, yet be out of the reach of children. Your appliance is compliant with European Directives CEE/73/23 (low voltage directive), CEE/89/336 (electromagnetic compatibility) and CEE/96/57 (energy efficiency) as well as their modifications. If the appliance has been delivered to your home in a horizontal position, stand it upright and then wait 2 hours before plugging it in. A small amount of oil may have flowed into the refrigeration circuit, and you must allow time for this to flow back towards the motor before connecting the appliance. Carry out an initial cleaning operation (see the section on "Installing your appliance") before connecting your appliance to the electrical supply. Disconnect your appliance prior to performing any maintenance operation. "In case of damage, the supply cord must be replaced by the technical assistance service or a person with a similar title, in order to prevent any risk. Position 1 corresponds to the least cold setting: the higher the number, the colder the temperature setting. When putting your appliance into service, set the thermostat to a medium position. Your refrigerator's internal temperature is closely linked to the ambient temperature, how frequently the door is opened and the amount and temperature of the food you have put in your refrigerator. Press in the button for this function 24 hours before placing the food in your freezer. This function stops automatically after 52 hours if you do not decide to interrupt it manually before this. The food must be frozen right through as quickly as possible in order to preserve its vitamins, its nutritional value, its appearance and its taste. This guide to installing and using your fridge-freezer is applicable to several models. You can check very quickly by comparing your refrigerator to the illustrations on this page. Do not put packages and food in contact with the wall at the back of the appliance: this is a particularly cold and damp area of the appliance and water droplets and frost condense there as part of your refrigerator's normal operation. Your refrigerator has been designed to make arranging food in it easy. It can be moved to different levels inside your refrigerator if the Regulated Cold system is activated (see the section on Mixed or regulated Cold). It is quite normal for droplets of water or frost to appear on the wall at the back of your refrigerator. [. . . ] They reduce automatically as soon as your refrigerator reaches the desired temperature. These noises are as follows: NOISE Buzzing Gargling or slight buzzing Clicks Slight background noise CAUSE Coming from the motor. Coming from circulation of the refrigerant in your refrigerator's pipes. These can always be heard when the thermostat turns the motor on or off. [. . . ]