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Zanussi 818 15 02--03/3
Before use
·Remove all securing tapes.
·Washthe inside of the appliance with lukewarm
water with a little bicarbonateof soda added (5ml to
0,5 litre of water). Do not use soap or detergentas
the smell may linger. Dry the appliancethoroughly.
Do not use detergents, abrasive powders,
highly perfumed cleaningproducts, wax,
polishes or products containing alcohol.
·Before inserting the power plug into the outlet and
switching on the cabinet for the first time, leave it
standing upright for about 30 minutes, or for 2hours
if it was transported horizontally.Otherwise the com-
pressor may sustain damage.This time will allow the
oil sufficient time to returnto the compressor.

To start the freezer and thermostat

control

Plug in the appliance.
Turn the thermostatcontrol to the desired position.
1: The lowest position of the thermostatcontrol
results in the highest temperature inside the cabinet.
6: The highest position of the thermostatcontrol
results in the lowest temperature inside the cabinet.
0:Off.
Allow the cabinet to run for a periodof 24 hours
whenever the temperaturesetting is changed. This
will allow the temperature to stabilise inside the
cabinet.

Temperature inside the freezer

To ensurethat foodstuff will keep for a long time, be
sure that the temperature inside t he freezer is -18°C
or below. Please note, however, that the energy
consumption increases as the t emperature decreases.

Switching off

Set the thermostat control to the "0" position.
Unplug the power supply plug from the wall socket.

Alarms and other features

Temperaturealarm
The red warning light illuminateswhen the
temperature inside the cabinet rises above-12°C.
The light goes out again when the temperature falls
below -13°C.

Freezing

Youn eed not press the fast-freezing button when
freezing smaller quantities of food during any
24-hour period.
In all other cases, press the fast-freezing but ton
approx. 24 hours prior to placing the food in the
freezer.
Press the fast-freezing button to swit ch off
fast-freezing again about 24 hours after placing the
food in the freezer.
The yellow fast-freezing lamp remains li t as long as
the fast-freezing button is engaged.