SETTING THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Cool Down Period
•For safe food storage, allow 4 hours for the appliance to cool down completely. The unit will run continuously for the first several hours. Foods that are already frozen may be placed in the unit after the first few hours of operation. Unfrozen foods should NOT be loaded into freezer until freezer has operated for 4 hours.
•When loading freezer, freeze only 3 pounds of fresh food per cubic foot of freezer space at one time. Distribute packages to be frozen evenly throughout the freezer. It is not necessary to turn control knob to a colder setting while freezing food.
Electromechanical Temperature Control (chest and some upright models)
The temperature control is located inside the freezer on upright models, and on the left exterior wall on chest models. The temperature is factory preset to provide satisfactory food storage temperatures. However, the temperature control is adjustable to provide a range of temperatures for your personal satisfaction. If a colder temperature is desired, turn the temperature control knob toward COLDEST and allow several hours for temperatures to stabalize between adjustments.
NOTE
Your freezer may have some, or all of the features listed below. Become familiar with these features, and their use and care.
the alarm, press the set button next to the “alarm off” indicator on the display or any key on the control panel.
Quick Freeze
Quick freeze can be enabled by entering into the options menu on the control panel and by pressing the “set” button once the indicator is highlighted next to “quick freeze”. The unit will be in quick freeze mode for 72 hours and will show a snowflake indicator on the control panel to indicate that it is in quick freeze mode. To exit quick freeze mode, enter into the options menu on the control panel and press the “set” button once the indicator is highlighted next to “quick freeze”, after which the snowflake indicator will be removed from the control panel. Or quick freeze will end automatically after 72 hours.
Control Lock
Control lock can be enabled by entering into the options menu on the control panel and by pressing the “set” button once the indicator is highlighted next to “control lock”. A control lock icon will be displayed on the control panel to indicate that the control panel has been locked. To unlock, press and hold the set button for 3 seconds, after which the lock indicator will be removed from the control panel and the control panel has been unlocked.
Electronic Temp Alarm
If a malfunction causes an unsafe temperature inside the freezer, the high temp will display on the control panel and the alarm will sound. To silence
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