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Using the display

setting the temperature

When the appliance is switched on, the standard storage temperatures are automatically set:

•+5°C for the refrigerator compartment

•-18°C for the freezer compartment.

The temperatures that may be set are the following:

•between +2°C and +8°C for the refrigerator compartment

•between -18°C and -26°C for the freezer compartment

To set the temperature:

1.Press the MODE button until the value flashes on the refrigerator compartment or freezer compartment display.

2.To increase the temperature, press the ADJUST/ SELECT+ button.

To decrease the temperature, press the ADJUST/SELECT- button.

Each time the button is pressed, the value increases by 1°C.

3.Confirm the choice by pressing the MODE button within ten seconds: the value will stop flashing: If the choice is not confirmed, the temperature that had been set before the operation will appear on the display.

!The ECO function reduces the possible adjustments: from +4°C to +6°C for the refrigerator and from -18°C to -20°C for the freezer.

!When the HOLIDAY function is enabled, temperature regulations cannot be made, but the appliance automatically sets itself to the best setting for the situation: +12°C for the refrigerator compartment (if enabled) and - 18°C for the freezer compartment.

Function status

function activated (green symbol with blue inside on)

function selected (green symbol with red border on)

function deactivated (green symbol only on)

Activating and deactivating the SUPER COOL, ECO, SUPER FREEZE, HOLIDAY, ICE PARTY functions.

1.Press the MODE button until the desired function is selected.

2.To activate, press the ADJUST/SELECT + button. To deactivate, press the ADJUST/SELECT - button.

3.Confirm the choice by pressing the MODE button within ten seconds. If the choice is not confirmed, the function that had been set before the operation will appear on the display.

Once the operation is over, the red border goes off.

If the function was activated: green symbol with blue inside

on. If the function was deactivated: green symbol only on.

Setting the date and time

The settings are in series and it is not possible to adjust the date if the time has not been set before:

1.Press the MODE button repeatedly until the SET TIME [+/-] appears on the scrolling text display.

2.To scroll forward one hour press the ADJUST/SELECT+ button. To scroll back one hour press the ADJUST/SELECT- button.

3.Confirm the choice by pressing the MODE button within ten seconds. If the choice is not confirmed, the time that had been set before the operation will appear on the display.

Once the hours have been set, the minutes, days, months and years can be set by following steps 1-3.

Setting the language

1.Press the MODE button repeatedly until the language setting screen appears on the scrolling text display.

2.To scroll forward, press the ADJUST/SELECT + button. To scroll back, press the ADJUST/SELECT - button.

3.Confirm the choice by pressing the MODE button within ten seconds. If the choice is not confirmed, the language that had been set before the operation will appear on the display.

!The first time that the appliance is switched on, the language setting request screen appears automatically on the display: follow the described procedure.

Switch off the sound and visual alarms

Press the RESET ALARM button: by pressing it once, the sound alarms are switched off; by pressing it a second time, the alarm messages are deleted from the scrolling text on the display.

!The open door alarm is stopped by closing it (see Troubleshooting).

!If DEMO MODE appears on the display, the appliance is in exhibition mode, that is, it does not cool despite the fact that the display and the internal lamp are on. To exit this mode, press the MODE, ADJUST/SELECT+ and ADJUST/ SELECT- buttons simultaneously for at least three seconds.

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HME40N specifications

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