User manual BRANDT CD1920

[. . . ] Before disposing of the unit, detach the plug from the cable and remove the freezer lid. If the lid is left on, the appliance is highly dangerous for children at play. When disposing of the appliance you should contact your local authority technical department who will inform you of how collection and recycling of such units take place in your area. Get to know your chest freezer. . . . . . . 14 Installation and start-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Electrical connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Operation and function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Defrosting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Cleaning and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Fault finding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Before use Before operating your new appliance, please read the following instructions carefully as they contain important information on safety, installation, operation and maintenance. Keep the instructions for future reference. 13 UK Get to know your chest freezer Handle Lamp Sealing strip Nameplate Partition/ defrost water tray Basket Freezing compartment Ventilation grille Mechanical control panel Defrost water drain Foot fig. [. . . ] After placing fresh items in the freezer, leave Super Freeze on for a further 24 hours. Then press the Super Freeze button again (the yellow lamp goes off). 17 UK fig. 5 Electronic controls The electronic controls have the following functions: · Temperature setting · Temperature display · Acoustic and visual alarms · Super Freeze Super Freeze Starting up Connect the power supply. The electronic controls run a self-test program and various temperatures are shown briefly on the display (fig. This is the ideal temperature for long-term, energy-saving storage of frozen items. Only set a lower temperature if items are often placed in, or removed from, the freezer, or if the room temperature is unusually high. Before freezing large quantities of fresh food, it is recommended that the Super Freeze function be activated. The yellow control lamp flashes to indicate that the Super Freeze function is switched on. The freezer then operates at maximum capacity (the compressor runs continuously). When Super Freeze is activated, the automatic temperature control (i. e. the thermostat) is deactivated and the temperature falls to a lower level. Activate Super Freeze up to 24 hours before placing fresh items in the freezer. Remember to switch Super Freeze off and then back on again when fresh items are placed in the freezer. High-temperature alarm Temperature setting The temperature can be set from ­28 °C to ­18 °C. Press the °C button to show the current temperature setting on the display. Continue to press the button until the desired temperature is displayed. The temperature setting last shown is saved automatically. The red alarm lamp on the display begins flashing if the actual temperature in the freezer rises more than 4°C above the temperature setting. If the temperature drops again, the visual and acoustic alarms remain active. The red alarm lamp continues to flash as long as the temperature inside the freezer is too high. 18 UK Use Freezer The appliance is a four-star freezer approved for freezing and storing frozen items of food. Items to be frozen should be placed in the freezing compartment or evenly distributed along the inner walls of the freezer. Always remember to write the date, content and quantity on the packages before placing them in the freezer. There must be at least 5 mm clearance between the lid and items stored in the freezer. Items stored in the baskets are highly visible and easily accessible (fig. 6). Freezing To keep food at its best, items must be frozen to ­18 °C as quickly as possible. [. . . ] Power failure; the fuse is blown; the appliance is not plugged in correctly. The quantity of fresh items placed in the freezer is greater than the capacity of the appliance. Defrost the freezer. Temperature in freezer too high. Set the thermostat to a lower temperature. Reposition items inside the freezer and check that the lid closes tightly. [. . . ]