UL2321 - Freezer BRANDT - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL UL2321 BRANDT

FR GUIDE D'INSTALLATION & D'UTILISATION
EN OPERATING AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Congélateur Freezer

1 Safety and the environment

• Safety instructions 27
  Respecting the environment and saving energy 28

2 Description of your appliance

3 How to carry out your initial installation

• Reversing the direction the door opens 30
• Installing your appliance 32
• Electrical connection 33

4 How to use your freezer

• Setting your freezer's temperature 34
  Twist Ice (depending on the model) 35
• Specific areas of the freezer 36
• Frozen and deep-frozen food 37
  Preparing food for freezing 37
  Food freezing guide 38
  Arranging food in your freezer 41
• Quick freeze 41
  Defrosting food 42
  Defrosting your freezer 42

5 Ongoing maintenance of your appliance

• Cleaning your appliance. 43
  Changing the light bulb 43

6 Noise, inconveniences and minor breakdowns

Normal operating noises 44
Inconveniences or minor breakdowns 44

This guide to installing and using your 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

Dear Customer,

You have just acquired a BRANDT freezer and we would like to thank you.

We have invested all our dedication and know-how in this appliance so that it would best meet your needs. With innovation and performance, we designed it to be always easy to use.

In the BRANDT product range, you will also find a wide choice of dishwasher, washing machine and dryer, fridges, cooker range and oven, cooking hobs and ventilation hoods, that you can coordinate with your new BRANDT freezer.

Visit our website www.brandt.com where you will find all of our products, as well as useful and complementary information.

BRANDT

As part of our commitment to constantly improving our products, we reserve the right to make changes to them based on technical advances to their technical and functional features and appearance.

Warning:

Before installing and using your appliance, please carefully read this Guide to Installation and Use, which will allow you to quickly familiarise yourself with its operation.

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This appliance is intended for domestic use only. It has been designed for preserving and freezing food.

The following instructions are for your own safety and should be observed without fail. We can neither be held responsible, nor uphold the guarantee in case of failure to observe these recommendations, which may lead to material damage or physical injury.

• This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.

• Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

• Your appliance must be installed, fixed if necessary and used in compliance with the instructions in this operating and installation instructions manual in order to avoid any damage and/or danger due to any lack of stability or faulty installation.

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. Failure to do so may damage the appliance.

• If you appliance is fitted with castors, please remember that they are only designed to assist in small movements. Do not use them for longer journeys.

• 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. Grasp the plug directly, instead of pulling on the power cable.

• Do not place bottles or jars containing liquids in the freezer unless they are only two-thirds full: freezing causes liquids to expand, which can cause the container to explode.

• Do not use any other method than those we recommend in this manual for speeding up defrosting.

• Do not use electrical equipment inside compartments designed for preserving frozen food unless the manufacturer recommends otherwise.

• Do not let children play with the appliance and keep your pets well away from it.

• Worn out appliances must be rendered unusable. Unplug and cut the electric cable flush with the appliance. Render the door catch unusable or, better still, remove the door, so as to ensure that no child or animal risks being shut inside whilst playing.

• If a problem arises that you are unable to resolve using the advice given (see the "Noise, inconveniences, minor breakdowns" section), please contact an official after-sales service or a qualified professional.

Your appliance's refrigeration circuit is filled with isobutane refrigerant (R600a), a natural, nonpolluting gas that is, however, inflammable. Ensure that none of the components in your appliance's refrigeration circuit have been damaged during transport or installation. If you detect any damage, keep your appliance away from flames or any type of source of heat or combustion and ventilate it location.

Respecting the environment and saving energy

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To reduce your appliance's electrical consumption:

• Install it in a suitable place (see "Installation of your appliance" section).
• Leave the door open as little as possible. Do not place food that is still hot in your freezer, particularly in the case of soups or dishes that release a lot of steam.
• Ensure that you appliance operates optimally by not allowing too much frost to build up in the freezer (de-frost it when the frost is more than 5 - 6 ~mm thick) and clean its condenser periodically (See the "Ongoing maintenance of your appliance" section).
• Periodically check the door seal and make sure that the door close firmly. If they do not, lease contact our After-sales service.

In compliance with the latest legislation concerning environmental protection, your appliance does not contain any CFCs. Instead it uses a gas called R600a. The exact type of refrigerant used in your appliance is also clearly indicated on the identification plate inside your appliance, low down on the left-hand wall.

R600a is a non-polluting gas that does not harm the ozone layer and whose contribution to the greenhouse effect is virtually zero.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

This appliance's packaging material is recyclable. Help recycle it and protect the environment by dropping it off in the municipal receptacles provided for this purpose.

Your appliance also contains a great amount of recyclable material. It is marked with this label to indicate that in countries that are a members of the European Union

the used appliances should not be mixed with other waste. This way, the appliance recycling organised by your manufacturer will be done under the best possible conditions, in compliance with European Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. Contact your town hall or your retailer for the used appliance collection points closest to your home.

We thank you doing your part to protect the environment.

* depending on the model

This guide to installing and using your freezer is applicable to several models. There may be slight differences between your appliance's details and features and those described here.

Condenser

Motor

Reversing the direction the door opens

The doors normally open to the left (hinges on the right); if you wish to open the door to the right, you can modify the direction in which it opens by following the instructions below. To ensure correct installation, please scrupulously follow the directions and the sequence of operations below:

1. Gently tilt the appliance backwards.
2. Remove the plinth by pulling the lugs A on the lower part towards you and swivelling the plinth upwards to disengage it (Drawing R1). Remove cover B from its housing on the left and insert it in the housing on the right (Drawing R2).
3. Remove the bottom hinge pin and release it from its housing C; retrieve the plastic distance piece placed between the door and the hinge on the pin; unscrew the bottom hinge D and screw the pin into the left-hand hole in the hinge (Drawing R3).
4. Remove the door from the appliance (Drawing R3).
5. ** Unscrew the metal spacer Y (Drawing R3) located on the bottom right-hand side.
6. ** Turn the spacer Y over (Drawing R3) and screw it onto the bottom left-hand side.
7. ** Remove the plastic pin F from the top left hinge (Drawing R4).
8. Remove the spacer and the pin E from the top hinge and remove it from its housing on the tight-hand side (Drawing R4).
9. Turn the pin E over 180^ and insert it into the right-hand opening on the top hinge (Drawing R4).
10. ** Screw the plastic pin F back into the top right hinge (Drawing R4).
11. Insert the appliance's door into the top hinge on the left-hand side (Drawing R4).
12. Insert the bottom hinge D in the door, ensuring that the plastic spacers are correctly inserted over the pins.
13. Screw the bottom hinge D in place.
14. Re-attach the plinth and return the appliance to a vertical position.

(^** Points 5,6,7,10 apply only to certain models)

Wait two hours before restarting your appliance.

Drawing R3

Drawing R4

Adjusting the hinge

Sometimes the top door and the strip are not perfectly aligned (Drawing R5). In this case, unscrew the fixing screw slightly from the cover (A) over the top hinge. Then screw it in again and check that the seal is perfectly hermetic.

Reversibility of the handle

Unscrew the handle from the left-hand side and refit it on the right-hand side (Drawing R6). Use the handle to determine the position of the new holes (2.5mm diameter) for fixing the handle.

If the doors already have holes on both sides:

Remove the plugs covering the handle's screws and those on the opposite side covering the holes. Unscrew the handle and place it on the other side (see Drawing R6). Screw the handle on and insert the plugs covering the screws and the holes.

Drawing R5

Drawing R6

Your appliance must be installed in compliance with the instructions given in this "Operating and installation instructions manual" in order to keep your food under optimum conditions and with optimal energy consumption.

• The appliance should be installed in a dry, well-ventilated room.
• Avoid balconies, verandas, and patios: the excessive heat in summer and the cold in winter could prevent your appliance from functioning properly, or may even damage it.
• Do not place your appliance near a heat source such as an oven or radiator.
• Your appliance has been designed for optimum functioning at a certain ambient temperature; it is designed for a particular "climate class". This climate class is clearly indicated on the identification plate situated on the inside of your appliance, low down on the left wall. Outside of this temperature range, the performance of your appliance may be reduced.

Climate Class	Ambient temperature
N	+16°C to +32°C
N-ST	+16°C to +38°C
N-T	+16°C to +43°C
SN	+10°C to +32°C
SN-ST	+10°C to +38°C
SN-T	+10°C to +43°C
ST	+18°C to +38°C
T	+18°C to +43°C

• Maintain a minimum distance between your appliance and the other units: 3 to 5cm at the sides, or 10cm if your appliance is close to a wall, and 10cm above to ensure good circulation of air all around the appliance.
• Position the appliance at a suitable distance from the wall using the spacers provided in the accessories packet. The spacers should be mounted on the back of the appliance (see Drawing).

① Once you have installed your appliance, adjust its feet so that it is tilting backwards slightly: this helps the door to close correctly.
Before placing any food in your appliance, clean it inside and out with a bicarbonate of soda solution (1 dessertspoon of bicarbonate to 4 litres of water). Do not use alcohol, scouring powder or detergents, which could damage the surfaces. See the section on "Cleaning your Appliance".

For your own safety, you must comply with the instructions given below.

The electrical installation must comply with Standard NF C *15-100, in particular concerning the Earth.

Three-core flex 3 × 2.5 mm^2 , 230V single-phase connected to:

• A 20A single-phase 230 V - 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.
• Always make sure your circuit is earthed.
• The socket must always remain accessible, yet be out of the reach of children.

If you have any doubts, contact your installer.

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. Failure to do so may damage 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. Grasp the plug directly, instead of pulling on the power cable.
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."

Description control panel

• 1) Temperatures led : -18°C ; -22°C ; -26°C
• 2) Green led : on
• 3) Thermostat : setting the temperature
• 4) Yellow led : quick freeze
• 5) Quick freeze button
• 6) Red led : alarm temperature

Setting the temperature

When starting your machine, set the thermostat to a medium position (the "ON" light is lit as well as one of the lights indicating the selected temperature). When the thermostat is on the position, your freezer is off (the "ON" light is unlit).

Quick Freeze function

This function enables you to freeze a large quantity of fresh food very quickly.

Manual stop or automatic stop after 52 hours.

Temperature alarm

The red light indicates that the temperature inside the freezer is too high (power outage, breakdown, etc.): adjust the thermostat to a colder temperature or even to Quick Freeze and check the foodstuffs in the freezer have not defrosted.

The red light may illuminate for a brief period after large quantities of fresh foodstuffs have been introduced into the freezer: this does not indicate an anomaly.

Sensor problem

If the temperatures (-18^, -22^ and -26^) and the "ON" light flash, this means that the temperature sensor is defective. You must contact the After-Sales Service.

Prolonged opening of the door will cause the internal temperature to rise.
Your appliance'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 appliance.

Your freezer can be fitted with a "Twist Ice" function.

This produces 24 ice cubes at the same time. Remove the ice cubes drawer A by pulling on the four sides.

• Fill the ice cube trays 34 full with water (Drawing R1). Filling them partially full enables you to extract the ices cubes more easily and avoids water spilling when you are manipulating the drawer.
• Reinsert the drawer A (Drawing R2) containing the ice cube trays filled with water back into its housing and push it in up to the stop.
• Wait at least 2 hours and then turn the handles B (Drawing R3) clockwise up to the point where you are pushing slightly against the position of the limit switch on rotation. This movement enables you to bend the ice cube trays and make the ice cubes fall into the ice cube drawer C (Drawing R4) located just beneath.
• Let the handles return to rest position and repeat the operation several times until all the ice cubes have fallen into the drawer C (Drawing R4).
• You can now pull out the ice cube drawer by pulling the handle. The ice cubes are ready for use. Return the ice cube draw C to its housing, pushing it in fully up to the stop.

Your freezer may be fitted with specific areas designed for storing certain foodstuffs:

Fragile fruit tray*

A removable tray (Drawing R1), which can be placed on any standard width drawer. This tray enables you to store small items of food and fragile fruit such as, red currents and bilberries, etc.

Inside door compartment*

This areas is located on the inside face of the freezer door (Drawing R2). It can be used for storing frozen herbs and condiments, boxes of frozen pizza, vacuum packed pizzas and also be used to store ice pops outside their carton.

Eutectic containers*

This appliance is supplied with eutectic containers (Drawing R3) designed to increase autonomous operation during power failures and reduce energy consumption. The containers should preferably be placed in the top part of the appliance.

^* = Depending on the model

Drawing R1
Drawing R2

Drawing R3

Your domestic appliance enables you to freeze food: it lowers its core temperature rapidly and you can therefore keep it longer.

Deep-freezing is an industrial process that is quicker and more intense than domestic freezing.

The products you purchase from the shops are deep-frozen.

Preparing food for freezing

Freezing does not sterilise. It is therefore important to observe some simple hygiene rules when preparing your food for freezing: wash your hands before you touch the food and clean the kitchen tools you have just used before using them again.

Only freeze fresh, good quality food. Refer to the table "Food Freezing Guide" to know which products you can freeze and how long you can keep them.

Blanch fruit and vegetables before freezing them to preserve their colour, smell, taste and vitamins: plunge them in boiling water for a few moments.

Divide the food you wish to freeze into small individual portions corresponding to one meal each. Small portions freeze quicker at their core.

Pack the food hermetically so that they do not lose their flavour or dry up. Use plastic bags, polyethylene film, aluminium foil or special freezer containers for this.

If you are using plastic bags, compress them to eliminate the air before sealing them hermetically.

Do not place bottles or jars containing liquids in the freezer unless they are only two-thirds full: freezing causes liquids to expand, which can cause the container to explode.

Note on each package:

• The freezing date
• The consume-by date
• The type of food contained
• The number of portions contained

If you are purchasing deep-frozen food, pick it up last when you are shopping.

Check that:

• The packaging isn't damaged
• They are not covered in a layer of frost (which means that they have partially defrosted).

Pack them in an isothermic bag or in newspaper. Transport them quickly and store them immediately.

Fresh meat

Product	Valid for
Lamb,small pieces	8 months
Roast pork	5 months
Pork ribs	4 months
Boiled beef,roast beef	10 months
Beef steak,entrecotes,in sauce,roast veal	8 months
Veal steaks,cutlets	10 months
Minces meat	4 months
Giblets,offal	3 months
Sausages	2 months

We recommend that you defrost meat completely before cooking it so as to avoid the exterior cooking quicker than the interior, except in the case of small breadcrumbed items, which can be sautéed directly over a low to medium heat, and boiled meats.

Farmyard animals

Prepare them plucked/skinned, gutted, cut into pieces if necessary, washed and rinsed.

Product	Valid for
Duck	4 months
Rabbit	6 months
Boiling fowl	7 months
Goose	4 months
Chicken	10 months
Turkey	6 months
Giblets,offal	3 months

Game

Prepare it plucked/skinned, gutted, cut into pieces if necessary, washed and rinsed.

Product	Valid for
Wild duck,woodcock,pheasant	8 months
Hare	6 months
Partridge,quail	8 months

Fish

Product	Valid for	Preparation
Carp	2 months	Descale, gut and remove the head. Wash, rinse and freeze
Pike
Turbot
Salmon
Mackerel
Tench
Trout
Sea bream	3 months	Desscale, gut, remove the head and place in cold salty water for 30 seconds, rinse and freeze.
Sole

Cooked food

The length of time you can store cooked dishes reduces if you use bacon or smoked ham to season dishes.

Product	Valid for	Preparatory cooking
Sauce with meat juices	3 months	half-cooked
Tomato sauce		just-cooked
Minestrone with vegetables	2 months	no pasta
Lasagne	4 months	half-cooked
Roasts	2 months	just-cooked
Calf's leg	1 month	half-cooked
Meat in sauce	3 months
Stewed game	2 months	just-cooked
Boiled fish,grilled/baked fish	2 months	half-cooked
Sweet peppers,aubergines,courgettes stuffed with meat
Sautéed mushrooms with garlic and parsley,ratatouille
Steamed spinach
Pizza	6 months	just-cooked

Put them directly on the hob or in the oven without defrosting them.

Vegetables

We recommend that you blanch the vegetables with steam so that they do not lose their vitamins and mineral salts in the cooking water. You therefore do not need to wait until they are dry before freezing them, just until they cool down.

Product	Valid for	Preparation	Blanching time
Asparagus	12 months	Wash and remove the strings	2 minutes
Cabbage, cauliflower	6 months	Clean an cut into pieces	2 minutes (1)
Artichokes	12 months	Remove the external leaves	6 minutes (1)
Beans		Shell	3 minutes
Green beans		Wash and remove the ends	4 minutes
Mushrooms		Clean	2 minutes (1)
Aubergines		Wash and slice	4 minutes (2)
Sweet peppers (3)		Wash slice and remove the seeds	do not blanch
Peas, Tomatoes (3)		Shell and freeze immediately, laying them in a single layer and then wrapping them
Parsley, basil	8 months	Wash
Spinach	12 months		2 minutes
Mixed vegetables for minestrone (céleri, carrots, chard, leeks, etc.)		Wash, cut into pieces and divide up into portions. Do not add potatoes terre: they go black.	do not blanch

(1) Add a little vinegar or lemon juice to the cooking water (slightly acid water).
(2) Pickle in brine before cooking.
(3) During defrosting, these vegetables reduce to a mush because they contain enormous amounts of water. We recommend that you defrost them only if you wish to eat them coked.

In general, vegetables are better if they are cooked directly, without being frozen. Reduce the cooking time, taking into account the blanching time before freezing.

Food freezing guide

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Fruits

Fruit must be covered with sugar or syrup, as appropriate. The amount of sugar to use is around 250g for 1 kilo of fruit. Syrups are used in varying percentages; these are prepared by boiling sugared water. The various concentrations are as follows:

• 30% solution, 450g of sugar per litre of water
• 40% solution, 650g of sugar per litre of water
• 50% solution, 800g of sugar per litre of water

So that the fruit's colour does not change, place it in lemon juice before covering it with sugar or pour lemon juice into the syrup. The receptacles for the fruit to be frozen must remain in the refrigerator for one hour before being re-inserted into the freezer. The fruit must be completely covered in syrup.

Product	Valid for	Preparation
Apricots	8 months	Wash, pit and cover with 30% syrup
Pineapple	10 months	Peel, slice and cover with 50% syrup
Oranges		Peel, slice and cover with 30% syrup
Cherries		Wash, pit and cover with sugar or 30% syrup
Strawberries	12 months	Wash, remove the stalk and cover with sugar
Melon		Peel, slice, de-seed and cover with 30% syrup
Peaches	8 months	Peel, pit, slice and cover in 50% syrup
Grapefruit	12 months	Peel, slice and cover in 30% syrup
Juice from citrus fruits	10 months	Press, remove the pips and sweeten to taste
Plums	12 months	Wash, pit and cover in sugar or 50% syrup
Grapes		De-seed, wash and cover in sugar or 30% syrup
Bilberries, blackberries,blackcurrants,raspberries red currants	10 months	Wash, remove the stalk and cover with sugar

Bread

This can be kept for 2 months. Defrost in an oven set to 50^ , switching it on after inserting the bread.

Butter and cheese

Freeze butter and cheese by dividing them up into pieces for weekly consumption.

Butter and hard cheese (e.g. Parmesan) can be kept for 8 months, other cheese 4 months. They must be defrosted in the refrigerator, keeping an eye on the condensation that forms on these products.

Arranging food in your freezer

Do not put fresh food next to food that has already been frozen to avoid causing the frozen food to warm up.

The maximum weight of food that you can freeze over 24 hours is shown on the information plate (inside your appliance's refrigerator section near the bottom of the left-hand wall) under the heading: "CAPACITE DE CONGELATION/FREEZING CAPACITY (kg / 24h) ".

Quick freeze

The "Super Freeze" or rapid freezing function enables you to lower the freezer's temperature to the maximum extent in order to freeze a large quantity of fresh foodstuffs more rapidly (seer § "Starting and adjusting the appliance").

It can be stopped manually or stops automatically after 52 hours.

You can place the items to be frozen in any compartment of your freezer, but:

• For more rapid freezing, we recommend that you place the items on the first or second level.

In this way, you take advantage of the maximum refrigeration output.

• If your appliance is equipped with Twist Ice and/or an Ice cream zone (situated in the second level), we recommend that you place the items to be frozen in the first and third levels (see the drawing).

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.

You can defrost food in five different ways:

• By putting them in refrigerator for several hours
• By leaving them to defrost gently at ambient temperature
• In a conventional oven at a very low temperature (40 / 50^)
• In a microwave oven
• By cooking them immediately

Defrosting them in the refrigerator is the slowest but safest method.

Never refreeze food once it has defrosted, even partially, without cooking it first.
We would advise you not to place any items you have just taken out of the freezer straight into your mouth (ice cream, ice cubes, etc.): they will be at a very low temperature and you risk frostbite. Avoid touching frozen or deep-frozen food with wet hands; you may stick to the food.

We recommend that you only defrost food for immediate use.

Defrosting your freezer

Defrost your freezer when a layer of frost and ice 5-6mm thick has formed inside your freezer. This thickness of ice prevents your freezer from operating correctly, reduces its efficiency and causes it to consume more energy.

Remove all the food from the freezer. Place it in isothermic bags or wrap it in newspaper and store it in a cool place.

Switch off your appliance by setting the thermostat to .

Keep the door to the appliance.

Place a pan of hot water on a small plank of wood or a placemat to isolate it and place them both inside your freezer to speed up the defrosting process.

Place the drain and a receptacle at the bottom as shown in the Drawing.

Never use a heater, hairdryer or any other electrical appliance nor any knives or other metal objects to speed up defrosting: you could damage your appliance irremediably.

Clean your freezer (see the section on "Cleaning your appliance") before resetting the thermostat as shown in the section on "Setting your temperature" and replacing the food.

Ongoing maintenance of your appliance

Disconnect your appliance prior to performing any maintenance operation. Grasp the plug directly, instead of pulling on the power cable.

Cleaning your appliance

We recommend that you clean and disinfect your appliance regularly for improved hygiene and to keep your food completely safe.

Remove all the food from the freezer. Place it in isothermic bags or wrap it in newspaper and store it in a cool place.

Clean your appliance inside and out with a bicarbonate of soda solution (1 dessertspoon of bicarbonate to 4 litres of water). Do not use alcohol, scouring powder or detergents, which could damage the surfaces.

Do not use a high-pressure steam cleaner. The very hot steam could damage the surfaces and the electrical circuits; you would expose yourself to a risk of electrocution.

Rinse with water, dry with a cloth.

Don't forget to clean the condenser from time to time: this is at the back of the appliance (see the section on "Description of your appliance"). Use a dry paintbrush to do this or, better yet, your vacuum cleaner.

Reconnect your appliance, and adjust the temperature if necessary, as shown in the section on "Adjusting your freezer's temperature ", and press the "Quick Freeze" button.

Wait 3 or 4 hours before placing the food back in your appliance.

After 24 hours, release the "Quick Freeze" button to stop this operation.

Changing the light bulb

Disconnect your appliance

Your appliance may be fitted with a light under the control panel.

Proceed as follows to change the bulb:

• Remove the protective grill using a pointed tool (a flat screwdriver or a knife) by levering on the tab (Fig. R1).

• You can then see the bulb. You must unscrew it to replace it with a new one (drawing R2). Then re-insert the protective grill by following the above instructions in reverse order.

Noises, inconveniences or minor breakdowns

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Normal operating noises

So that the selected temperature remains constant, your appliance regularly switches off its motor. The resultant noises are quite normal operating noises. They reduce automatically as soon as your freezer reaches the desired temperature. These noises are as follows:

NOISE	CAUSE
Buzzing	Coming from the motor. This buzzing may briefly be louder when the motor starts.
Gargling or slight buzzing	Coming from circulation of the refrigerant in your freezer's pipes.
Clicks	These can always be heard when the electronic card turns the motor on or off.

Inconveniences or minor breakdowns

Certain problems may appear when you are using your appliance. Before calling the after-sales service, use the guide below to see if you can resolve the problem yourself:

PROBLEM	ADVICE
Unusual noises	- check the adjustment of the feet of your appliance and its stability. - check that it is not touching a wall. - check that all the movable parts(trays,racks,etc.)are securely in place. - check that the bottles or containers you have placed in your appliance are not touching each other.
The freezer does not get cold enough	- check that the temperature is correctly set as indicated in the section on "Adjusting your freezer's temperature". - if you have put a large amount of food in your freezer at one time, ensure that you readjust the temperature as shown in the section on "Adjusting your freezer's temperature". - be careful not to open your appliance's door too often, and not to leave it open.
Your appliance does not get cold at all	- check whether the electronic card is lit. - check that your appliance is connected to the electrical supply. - check that the circuit-breaker for your house has not cut out and that the fuse has not blown or been unscrewed.
Frost forms inside your appliance	- be careful not to open your appliance's door too often, and not to leave it open.
The external walls are warm	- this is quite normal. It stops condensation forming on the outside of your appliance.
Drops of water appear on your appliance's external wall	-When your home's heating is not on (for example in spring and autumn) and the ambient air is humid, some condensation may form on your appliance's outside walls. This is not dangerous at all and your appliance continues to operate quite correctly.
Droplets of water or ice forms on the appliance's rear wall	- this is quite normal. This is a particularly cold and damp area of the appliance and droplets of water and frost can form here when your appliance is operating normally. This frost is regularly eliminated during your freezer automatic defrosting cycles.
Certsains foods do not freeze completely	- this is quite normal for food that contains a lot of sugar, fat or alcohol not to freeze completely and to remain partially soft (ice cream, fruit juice,etc.).
Droplets stagnate at the back of the appliance	- check that the drain hole is not blocked. If it is, release it with a stick or a metal wire as shown in the section in "Ongoing maintenance of your appliance".
Frozen meat has white streaks	- check that your machine's temperature is correctly set and is not at too low a temperature (see the section on "Setting your freezer's temperature").- check that you haven't kept this meat too long in the freezer using the table you will find in the "Food Freezing Guide" section.
The door is difficult to open	- it is normal for the door to offer some resistance to being opened, particularly when you have just shut it: a slight underpressure forms in your appliance to ensure the door seals perfectly. All you have to do is wait a few seconds before re-opening.
-18°c -22°c -26°c ON	- If the indicators of the temperatures (-18°C, -22°C, -26°C) an the indicator On displayed, that means that the temperature sensor is defective. You must contact the After-Sales Service.
	- This symbol indicates that the temperature is too high. Regulate the thermostat on a colder temperature.

Any maintenance on your equipment should be undertaken by:

• either your dealer,
• or another qualified mechanic who is an authorized agent for the brand appliances.

When making an appointment, state the full reference of your equipment (model, type and serial number). This information appears on the manufacturer's nameplate attached to your equipment.