AEG AGN71800F0 User Manual

AGN58210F0

FREEZER USER MANUAL

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CONTENTS

4 SAFETY INFORMATION
7 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

8 CONTROL PANEL
10 FIRST USE
11 DAILY USE
12 HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS
13 CARE AND CLEANING
15 WHAT TO DO IF…
17 INSTALLATION
19 NOISES
20 TECHNICAL DATA

ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS

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CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE

We recommend the use of original spare parts.

When contacting Service, ensure that you have the following data available. The
information can be found on the rating plate.

Model

PNC

Serial Number

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SAFETY INFORMATION

In the interest of your safety and to ensure
the correct use, before installing and first
using the appliance, read this user manual
carefully, including its hints and warnings.
To avoid unnecessary mistakes and acci­dents, it is important to ensure that all
people using the appliance are thorough­ly familiar with its operation and safety
features. Save these instructions and
make sure that they remain with the appli­ance if it is moved or sold, so that every­one using it through its life will be proper­ly informed on appliance use and safety.
For the safety of life and property keep
the precautions of these user's instruc­tions as the manufacturer is not responsi­ble for damages caused by omission.

CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE
PEOPLE SAFETY

• 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.

• Keep all packaging well away from chil­dren. There is risk of suffocation.

• If you are discarding the appliance pull
the plug out of the socket, cut the con­nection cable (as close to the appliance
as you can) and remove the door to
prevent playing children to suffer elec­tric shock or to close themselves into it.

• If this appliance featuring magnetic
door seals is to replace an older appli­ance having a spring lock (latch) on the
door or lid, be sure to make that spring
lock unusable before you discard the
old appliance. This will prevent it from
becoming a death trap for a child.

GENERAL SAFETY

WARNING!

Keep ventilation openings, in the appli­ance enclosure or in the built-in structure,
clear of obstruction.

• The appliance is intended for keeping
foodstuff and/or beverages in a normal
household as explained in this instruc­tion booklet.

• Do not use a mechanical device or any
artificial means to speed up the thaw­ing process.

• Do not use other electrical appliances
(such as ice cream makers) inside of re­frigerating appliances, unless they are
approved for this purpose by the manu­facturer.

• Do not damage the refrigerant circuit.

• The refrigerant isobutane (R600a) is
contained within the refrigerant circuit
of the appliance, a natural gas with a
high level of environmental compatibili­ty, which is nevertheless flammable.

During transportation and installation
of the appliance, be certain that none
of the components of the refrigerant
circuit become damaged.

If the refrigerant circuit should become
damaged:

– avoid open flames and sources of ig-

nition

– thoroughly ventilate the room in

which the appliance is situated

• It is dangerous to alter the specifica­tions or modify this product in any way.
Any damage to the cord may cause a
short-circuit, fire and/or electric shock.

WARNING!

Any electrical component (power
cord, plug, compressor) must be
replaced by a certified service
agent or qualified service person­nel to avoid hazard.

1.

Power cord must not be length­ened.

2.

Make sure that the power plug is
not squashed or damaged by the
back of the appliance. A squashed
or damaged power plug may over­heat and cause a fire.

3.

Make sure that you can come to
the mains plug of the appliance.

4.

Do not pull the mains cable.

5.

If the power plug socket is loose,
do not insert the power plug. There
is a risk of electric shock or fire.

6.

You must not operate the appli­ance without the lamp cover (if
foreseen) of interior lighting.

• This appliance is heavy. Care should be
taken when moving it.

• Do not remove nor touch items from
the freezer compartment if your hands
are damp/wet, as this could cause skin
abrasions or frost/freezer burns.

• Avoid prolonged exposure of the appli­ance to direct sunlight.

• Bulb lamps (if foreseen) used in this ap­pliance are special purpose lamps se­lected for household appliances use
only. They are not suitable for house­hold room illumination.

DAILY USE

• Do not put hot pot on the plastic parts
in the appliance.

• Do not store flammable gas and liquid
in the appliance, because they may ex­plode.

• Do not place food products directly
against the air outlet on the rear wall. (If
the appliance is Frost Free)

• Frozen food must not be re-frozen once
it has been thawed out.

• Store pre-packed frozen food in ac­cordance with the frozen food manufac­turer's instructions.

• Appliance's manufacturers storage rec­ommendations should be strictly ad­hered to. Refer to relevant instructions.

• Do not place carbonated or fizzy drinks
in the freezer compartment as it creates
pressure on the container, which may
cause it to explode, resulting in dam­age to the appliance.

• Ice lollies can cause frost burns if con­sumed straight from the appliance.

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• Do not use sharp objects to remove
frost from the appliance. Use a plastic
scraper.

INSTALLATION

For electrical connection carefully
follow the instructions given in
specific paragraphs.

• Unpack the appliance and check if
there are damages on it. Do not con­nect the appliance if it is damaged. Re­port possible damages immediately to
the place you bought it. In that case re­tain packing.

• It is advisable to wait at least four hours
before connecting the appliance to al­low the oil to flow back in the compres­sor.

• Adequate air circulation should be
around the appliance, lacking this leads
to overheating. To achieve sufficient
ventilation follow the instructions rele­vant to installation.

• Wherever possible the back of the
product should be against a wall to
avoid touching or catching warm parts
(compressor, condenser) to prevent
possible burn.

• The appliance must not be located
close to radiators or cookers.

• Make sure that the mains plug is acces­sible after the installation of the appli­ance.

• Connect to potable water supply only
(If a water connection is foreseen).

SERVICE

• Any electrical work required to do the
servicing of the appliance should be
carried out by a qualified electrician or
competent person.

• This product must be serviced by an au­thorized Service Centre, and only genu­ine spare parts must be used.

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CARE AND CLEANING

• Before maintenance, switch off the ap­pliance and disconnect the mains plug
from the mains socket.

• Do not clean the appliance with metal
objects.

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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

This appliance does not contain
gasses which could damage the
ozone layer, in either its refriger­ant circuit or insulation materials.
The appliance shall not be discar­ded together with the urban re­fuse and rubbish. The insulation
foam contains flammable gases:
the appliance shall be disposed
according to the applicable regu­lations to obtain from your local
authorities. Avoid damaging the
cooling unit, especially at the rear
near the heat exchanger. The ma­terials used on this appliance

marked by the symbol
cyclable.

are re-

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

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Drawer (for storing frozen food and

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freezing fresh produce)
Drawer (for storing frozen food and

2

freezing fresh produce)
Drawer (only for storage)

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Control panel

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Rating plate (inside)

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CONTROL PANEL

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Pilot light

1

Temperature regulator

2

FROSTMATIC light

3

FROSTMATIC switch

4

Acoustic alarm reset switch
Alarm light

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SWITCHING ON

1.

Insert the plug into the wall socket.

2.

Turn the Temperature regulator
clockwise to a medium setting.

3.

The Pilot light will light up and a
sound is on only for 2 sec. indicating
that the appliance is powered.

4.

The Alarm light will blink and the
sound signal alarm will get on, indi­cating that the temperature inside the
appliance is too high.

5.

Push the FROSTMATIC switch and
the sound signal alarm will get off.

6.

Push the FROSTMATIC switch once
again and the FROSTMATIC light will
light up. The freezer will start to oper­ate.

SWITCHING OFF

1.

To turn off the appliance, turn the
Temperature regulator to the "O"
position and a sound is on only for 2
sec.

2.

The pilot light will switch off.

TEMPERATURE REGULATION

The temperature within the appliance is
controlled by the Temperature regulator
situated at the bottom of the cabinet.
To operate the appliance, proceed as fol­lows:

• turn the Temperature regulator toward
lower settings to obtain the minimum
coldness.

• turn the Temperature regulator toward
higher settings to obtain the maximum
coldness.

A medium setting is generally the
most suitable.

However, the exact setting should be
chosen keeping in mind that the tempera­ture inside the appliance depends on:

• room temperature

• how often the door is opened

• the quantity of food stored

• the location of the appliance.

FROSTMATIC FUNCTION

The FROSTMATIC function accelerates
the freezing of fresh food and, at the
same time, protects foodstuffs already
stored from undesirable warming.
You can activate the FROSTMATIC func­tion by pressing the FROSTMATIC switch.
The FROSTMATIC light will light up.
It is possible to deactivate the function at
any time by pressing FROSTMATIC
switch.
The FROSTMATIC light will switch off.

EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE
ALARM

If the temperature inside the freezer has
risen to a point where the safe storage of
frozen food is no longer ensured (for ex­ample due to an power failure) the Alarm
light will blink and an acoustic alarm will
sound.

1.

Switch off the warning tone by press­ing the FROSTMATIC switch.

The FROSTMATIC light illuminates.
The Alarm light blinks until the re-

quired temperature has been reached
again.

2.

The FROSTMATIC switch can be re­leased as soon as the Alarm light is
off.

The FROSTMATIC light goes out.

When the freezer is first switched
on, the Alarm light blinks until the
temperature has dropped to a
safe level for the storage of frozen
food.

DOOR OPEN ALARM

An acoustic alarm will sound when the
door is left open for more than 90 sec­onds.
When normal conditions are restored
(door closed), the acoustic alarm will stop.
In any case, press the Acoustic alarm reset
switch to deactivate the acoustic alarm.

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FIRST USE

CLEANING THE INTERIOR

Before using the appliance for the first
time, wash the interior and all internal ac­cessories with lukewarm water and some
neutral soap so as to remove the typical
smell of a brand-new product, then dry
thoroughly.

Do not use detergents or abrasive
powders, as these will damage
the finish.

DAILY USE

FREEZING FRESH FOOD

The freezer compartment is suitable for
freezing fresh food and storing frozen and
deep-frozen food for a long time.
To freeze small amount of fresh foods it is
not necessary to change the present set­ting.
To freeze fresh food activate the FROST­MATIC function at least 24 hours before
placing the food to be frozen in the freez­er compartment.
Place the fresh food to be frozen in the
two top compartments.
The maximum amount of food that can be
frozen in 24 hours is specified on the rat-
ing plate, a label located on the inside of
the appliance.
The freezing process lasts 24 hours: dur­ing this period do not add other food to
be frozen.

STORAGE OF FROZEN FOOD

When first starting-up or after a period
out of use, before putting the products in
the compartment let the appliance run at
least 2 hours on the higher settings.

In the event of accidental defrost­ing, for example due to a power
failure, if the power has been off
for longer than the value shown in
the technical characteristics chart
under "rising time", the defrosted
food must be consumed quickly
or cooked immediately and then
re-frozen (after cooling).

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THAWING

Deep-frozen or frozen food, prior to be­ing used, can be thawed at room temper­ature.
Small pieces may even be cooked still fro­zen, directly from the freezer: in this case,
cooking will take longer.

COLD ACCUMULATORS

One or more cold accumulators are sup­plied in the freezer; these increase the
length of time for which food will keep in
the event of a power failure or break­down.

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HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS

HINTS FOR FREEZING

To help you make the most of the freez­ing process, here are some important
hints:

• the maximum quantity of food which
can be frozen in 24 hrs. is shown on the
rating plate;

• the freezing process takes 24 hours. No
further food to be frozen should be
added during this period;

• only freeze top quality, fresh and thor­oughly cleaned, foodstuffs;

• prepare food in small portions to ena­ble it to be rapidly and completely fro­zen and to make it possible subse­quently to thaw only the quantity re­quired;

• wrap up the food in aluminium foil or
polythene and make sure that the pack­ages are airtight;

• do not allow fresh, unfrozen food to
touch food which is already frozen, thus
avoiding a rise in temperature of the
latter;

• lean foods store better and longer than
fatty ones; salt reduces the storage life
of food;

• water ices, if consumed immediately af­ter removal from the freezer compart­ment, can possibly cause the skin to be
freeze burnt;

• it is advisable to show the freezing in
date on each individual pack to enable
you to keep tab of the storage time.

• do not exceed the storage period indi­cated by the food manufacturer.

HINTS FOR STORAGE OF
FROZEN FOOD

To obtain the best performance from this
appliance, you should:

• make sure that the commercially frozen
foodstuffs were adequately stored by
the retailer;

• be sure that frozen foodstuffs are trans­ferred from the foodstore to the freezer
in the shortest possible time;

• not open the door frequently or leave it
open longer than absolutely necessary;

• once defrosted, food deteriorates rap­idly and cannot be refrozen;

CARE AND CLEANING

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FIRST USE

Before using the appliance for the first
time, wash the interior and all internal ac­cessories with lukewarm water and some
neutral soap so as to remove the typical
smell of a brand-new product, then dry
thoroughly.

Do not use detergents or abrasive
powders, as these will damage
the finish.

CAUTION!

Unplug the appliance before car­rying out any maintenance opera­tion.

This appliance contains hydrocar­bons in its cooling unit; mainte­nance and recharging must there­fore only be carried out by author­ized technicians.

PERIODIC CLEANING

The equipment has to be cleaned regular­ly:

• clean the inside and accessories with
warm water and bicarbonate of soda (5
ml to 0,5 liter of water)

• regularly check the door seals and wipe
clean to ensure they are clean and free
from debris

• rinse and dry thoroughly.

Do not pull, move or damage any
pipes and/or cables inside the
cabinet.
Never use detergents, abrasive
powders, highly perfumed clean­ing products or wax polishes to
clean the interior as this will dam­age the surface and leave a strong
odour.

Once a year remove the ventilation grill at
the base of the appliance and clean the
air channels with a vacuum cleaner. This
operation will improve the performance of
the appliance and save electricity con­sumption.

CAUTION!

Take care of not to damage the
cooling system.

Many proprietary kitchen surface cleaners
contain chemicals that can attack/damage
the plastics used in this appliance. For this
reason it is recommended that the outer
casing of this appliance is only cleaned
with warm water with a little washing-up
liquid added.
After cleaning, reconnect the equipment
to the mains supply.

DEFROSTING OF THE
FREEZER

The freezer compartment of this model,
on the other hand, is a "no frost" type.
This means that there is no buildup of
frost when it is in operation, neither on
the internal walls nor on the foods.
The absence of frost is due to the contin­uous circulation of cold air inside the
compartment, driven by an automatically
controlled fan.

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CLEANING THE AIR CHANNELS

CAB

PERIODS OF NON­OPERATION

When the appliance is not in use for long
periods, take the following precautions:

1.

disconnect the appliance from elec­tricity supply

2.

remove all food

3.

clean the appliance and all accesso­ries

4.

leave the door/doors open to prevent
unpleasant smells.

If the cabinet will be kept on, ask
somebody to check it once in a
while to prevent the food inside
from spoiling in case of a power
failure.

1.

Remove the plinth (A), then the venti­lation grid (B).

2.

Clean the ventilation grid.

3.

Carefully pull the air deflector out (C),
checking that there is no water left
from the defrosting.

4.

Clean the lower part of the appliance
with a vacuum cleaner.

WHAT TO DO IF…

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WARNING!

Before troubleshooting, discon­nect the mains plug from the
mains socket.
Only a qualified electrician or
competent person must do the
troubleshooting that is not in this
manual.

There are some sounds during
normal use (compressor, refriger­ant circulation).

Problem Possible cause Solution

The appliance does
not operate. The Pi-

The appliance is switched
off.

Switch on the appliance.

lot light does not
flash.

The mains plug is not con-

nected to the mains sock-

Connect the mains plug to
the mains socket correctly.

et correctly.

The appliance has no

power. There is no voltage
in the mains socket.

Connect a different electri­cal appliance to the mains
socket.
Contact a qualified electri­cian.

The Pilot light flash­es.

The Alarm light flash­es.

The acoustic alarm
sounds

The appliance is not work­ing properly.

The temperature in the
freezer is too high.

The temperature in the
freezer is too high.

Contact a qualified electri­cian.

Refer to "Excessive Tem­perature Alarm"

Refer to "Excessive Tem­perature Alarm"

The door is left open. Close the door.

The compressor op­erates continually.

The door is not closed cor-

The door has been

The product temperature

The temperature is not set
correctly.

rectly.

opened too frequently.

is too high.

Set a higher temperature.

Refer to "Closing the
door".

Do not keep the door open
longer than necessary.

Let the product tempera­ture decrease to room tem­perature before storage.

The room temperature is

too high.

The Fast Freeze function is

switched on.

The temperature in
the freezer is too

The temperature regulator
is not set correctly.

Decrease the room temper­ature.

Refer to "Fast Freeze func­tion".

Set a higher temperature.

low.

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Problem Possible cause Solution

The Fast Freeze function is

switched on.

The temperature in
the freezer is too

The temperature regulator
is not set correctly.

Refer to" Fast Freeze func­tion".

Set a lower temperature.

high.

The door is not closed cor-

rectly.

The product temperature

is too high.

Refer to "Closing the
door".

Let the product tempera­ture decrease to room tem­perature before storage.

Many products are stored

at the same time.

Products are too near to

each other.

There is too much
frost.

Food is not wrapped cor­rectly.

The door is not closed cor-

rectly.

The temperature regulator

Store less products at the
same time.

Store products so that
there is cold air circulation.

Wrap the food correctly.

Refer to "Closing the
door".

Set a higher temperature.

is not set correctly.

CLOSING THE DOOR

1.

Clean the door gaskets.

2.

If necessary, adjust the door. Refer to
"Installation".

3.

If necessary, replace the defective
door gaskets. Contact the Service
Center.

INSTALLATION

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WARNING!

Read the "Safety Information"
carefully for your safety and cor­rect operation of the appliance
before installing the appliance.

POSITIONING

This appliance can be installed in a dry,
well ventilated indoor (garage or cellar) al­so, but for optimum performance install
this appliance at a location where the am­bient temperature corresponds to the cli­mate class indicated on the rating plate of
the appliance:

Cli-

Ambient temperature
mate
class

SN +10°C to + 32°C

N +16°C to + 32°C

ST +16°C to + 38°C

T +16°C to + 43°C

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION

CAUTION!

Any electrical work required to in­stall this appliance should be car­ried out by a qualified electrician
or competent person.

WARNING!

This appliance must be earthed.
The manufacturer declines any lia­bility should these safety meas­ures not be observed.

AB

C

E

D

The wires in the mains lead are
coloured in accordance with the
following code:

A Green and Yellow: Earth

C Brown: Live

E Blue: Neutral

As the colours of the wires in the mains
lead of this appliance may not correspond
with the coloured markings identifying the
terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:

1.

Connect the wire coloured green and
yellow to the terminal marked either
with the letter “E“ or by the earth

symbol
low.

2.

Connect the wire coloured blue to
the terminal either marked with the
letter “N“ or coloured black.

3.

Connect the wire coloured brown to
the terminal either marked with the
“L“ or coloured red.

4.

Check that no cut, or stray strands of
wire is present and the cord clamp D
is secure over the outer sheath.

5.

Make sure the electricity supply volt­age is the same as that indicated on
the appliance rating plate.

6.

Switch on the appliance.
The appliance is supplied with a 13 amp
plug fitted B. In the event of having to
change the fuse in the plug supplied, a 13

or coloured green and yel-

18

amp ASTA approved (BS 1362) fuse must
be used.

WARNING!

A cut off plug inserted into a 13
amp socket is a serious safety
(shock) hazard. Ensure that it is
disposed of safely.

NOISES

There are some sounds during normal
running (compressor, refrigerant circula­tion).

SSSRRR!

HISSS!

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CLICK!

BRRR!

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OK

CLICK!

BRRR!

CRACK!

BLUBB!

CLICK!

BRRR!

BLUBB!

BLUBB!

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HISSS!

HISSS!

TECHNICAL DATA

Dimension of the recess

Height 815 mm

Width 596 mm

Depth 550 mm

Rising Time 13 h

Voltage 230-240 V

Frequency 50 Hz

The technical information are situated in
the rating plate on the internal left side of
the appliance and in the energy label.

SSSRRR!

CRACK!

SSSRRR!

CRACK!

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