AEG SG181N User Manual

SG181N

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EN FREEZER USER MANUAL 2
DE GEFRIERGERÄT BENUTZERINFORMATION 18

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CONTENTS

1. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3. CONTROL PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

4. DAILY USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

5. HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

6. CARE AND CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

7. TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

9. TECHNICAL DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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NOISES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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with you in mind. So whenever you use it, you can be safe in the knowledge that you’ll get great
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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.

Warning / Caution-Safety information
General information and tips
Environmental information

Subject to change without notice.

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1.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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.

1.1 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.

1.2 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 and similar applications such
as:

– staff kitchen areas in shops, offices

and other working environments;

– farm houses and by clients in hotels,

motels and other residential type en­vironments;

– bed and breakfast type environ-

ments;

– catering and similar non-retail appli-

cations.

• 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.

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• This appliance is heavy. Care should be

• Do not remove nor touch items from

• Avoid prolonged exposure of the appli-

• Bulb lamps (if foreseen) used in this ap-

1.3 Daily use

• Do not put hot pot on the plastic parts

• Do not store flammable gas and liquid

• Appliance's manufacturers storage rec-

1.4 Care and cleaning

• Before maintenance, switch off the ap-

• Do not clean the appliance with metal

• Regularly examine the drain in the re-

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.

taken when moving it.

the freezer compartment if your hands
are damp/wet, as this could cause skin
abrasions or frost/freezer burns.

ance to direct sunlight.

pliance are special purpose lamps se­lected for household appliances use
only. They are not suitable for house­hold room illumination.

in the appliance.

in the appliance, because they may ex­plode.

ommendations should be strictly ad­hered to. Refer to relevant instructions.

pliance and disconnect the mains plug
from the mains socket.

objects.

frigerator for defrosted water. If neces­sary, clean the drain. If the drain is
blocked, water will collect in the bottom
of the appliance.

1.5 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).

1.6 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.

1.7 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

2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

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exchanger. The materials used on
this appliance marked by the sym-

are recyclable.

bol

3

4

Control panel

1

Cold module

2

Freezer drawers

3

3. CONTROL PANEL

Display

1

Rating plate

4

Flap compartment

5

1

23456

Temperature warmer button

2

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It is possible to change predefined sound
of buttons to a loudly one by pressing to­gether Mode button and Temperature
colder button for some seconds. Change
is reversible.

3.1 Display

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)

3.2 Switching on

To switch on the appliance do these
steps:

1.

2.

3.

4.

To select a different set temperature refer
to "Temperature regulation".

3.3 Switching off

To switch off the appliance do these
steps:

1.

2.

3.

Temperature colder button

3

OK button

4

Mode button

5

ON/OFF button

6

C D E FBA

Timer indicator
FROSTMATIC function
Minute Minder function
Child Lock function
Alarm indicator
Temperature indicator

Connect the mains plug to the power
socket.

Press the ON/OFF button if the dis­play is off.

If "dEMo" appears on the display, the
appliance is in demonstration mode.
Refer to "What to do if..." paragraph.

The temperature indicators show the
set default temperature.

Press the ON/OFF button for 5 sec­onds.

The display switches off.
To disconnect the appliance from the

power disconnect the mains plug
from the power socket.

3.4 Temperature regulation

The set temperature of the freezer may be
adjusted by pressing the temperature but­ton.
Set default temperature:

• -18°C for the freezer

The temperature indicator shows the set
temperature.
The set temperature will be reached with­in 24 hours.

After a power failure the set tem­perature remains stored.

3.5 Minute Minder function

The Minute Minder function is to be used
to set an acoustic alarm at the preferred
time, useful for example when a recipe re­quires to cool down a mixture for a certain
length of time.
To switch on the function:

1.

Press the Mode button until the cor­responding icon appears.

The Minute Minder indicator flashes.
The Timer shows the set value (30 mi-

nutes) for a few seconds.

2.

Press the Timer regulator button to
change the Timer set value from 1 to
90 minutes.

3.

Press the OK button to confirm.
The Minute Minder indicator is shown.

The Timer start to flash (min).
At the end of the countdown the Minute
Minder indicator flashes and an audible
alarm sounds:

1.

press OK button to switch off the

sound and terminate the function.
It is possible to deactivate the function at
any time during the countdown:

1.

Press the Mode button until the Mi-

nute Minder indicator flashes.

2.

Press the OK button to confirm.

3.

The Minute Minder indicator goes off.
It is possible to change the time at any
time during the countdown and at the end
by pressing the Temperature colder but­ton and the Temperature warmer button.

3.6 Child Lock function

To lock the buttons from unintentional op­eration select the Child Lock function.
To switch on the function:

1.

Press the Mode button until the cor­responding icon appears.

2.

The Child Lock indicator flashes.

3.

Press the OK button to confirm.
The Child Lock indicator is shown.

To switch off the function:

1.

Press the Mode button until the Child
Lock indicator flashes.

2.

Press the OK button to confirm.

3.

The Child Lock indicator goes off.

3.7 Door open alarm

An acoustic alarm will sound if the door is
left open for a few minutes. The door
open alarm conditions are indicated by:

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• flashing Alarm indicator

• acoustic buzzer
When normal conditions are restored
(door closed), the alarm will stop.
During the alarm, the buzzer can be
switched off by pressing any button.

4.1 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.
The freezer baskets ensure that it is quick
and easy to find the food package you
want. If large quantities of food are to be
stored, remove all drawers except for the
bottom basket which needs to be in place
to provide good air circulation. On all
shelves except for the top shelf it is possi­ble to place food that protrude 15 mm
from the door.

In the event of accidental defrost­ing, for example due to a power
failure, if the power has been off
for longer that 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).

4.2 Thawing

Deep-frozen or frozen food, prior to being
used, can be thawed in the refrigerator

compartment or at room temperature, de­pending on the time available for this op­eration.
Small pieces may even be cooked still fro­zen, directly from the freezer: in this case,
cooking will take longer.

4.3 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 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
FROSTMATIC compartment.
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.

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5. HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS

5.1 Normal Operating Sounds

• You may hear a faint gurgling and a
bubbling sound when the refrigerant is
pumped through the coils or tubing.
This is correct.

• When the compressor is on, the refrig­erant is being pumped around and you
will hear a whirring sound and a pulsat­ing noise from the compressor. This is
correct.

• The thermic dilatation might cause a
sudden cracking noise. It is natural, not
dangerous physical phenomenon. This
is correct.

• When the compressor switches on or
switches off, you will hear a faint "click"
of the temperature regulator. This is
correct.

5.2 Hints for energy saving

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

• If the ambient temperature is high and
the Temperature Regulator is set to low
temperature and the appliance is fully
loaded, the compressor may run con­tinuously, causing frost or ice on the
evaporator. If this happens, set the
Temperature Regulator toward warmer
settings to allow automatic defrosting
and so a saving in electricity consump­tion.

To obtain the best performance:

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

• do not remove the cold accumulators
from the freezer basket.

5.3 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.

5.4 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;

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

6. CARE AND CLEANING

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6.1 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.

If “dEMo” appears on the Display,
the appliance is in demonstration
mode: refer to “WHAT TO DO
IF...” paragraph.

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.

6.2 Periodic cleaning

The equipment has to be cleaned regular­ly:

• clean the inside and accessories with
lukewarm water and some neutral
soap.

• 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.

Clean the condenser (black grill) and the
compressor at the back of the appliance
with a brush. This operation will improve
the performance of the appliance and
save electricity consumption.

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.

6.3 Periods of non-operation

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

disconnect the appliance from elec-

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tricity supply

• remove all food

• defrost (if foreseen) and clean the appli­ance and all accessories

• leave the door/doors ajar 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.

6.4 Defrosting

Your appliance is frost free. 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.
After cleaning, reconnect the equipment
to the mains supply.

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7. TROUBLESHOOTING

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.

Problem Possible cause Solution

The appliance
does not oper­ate.

The mains plug is not con-

The appliance has no pow-

The compressor
operates contin­ually.

The door is not closed cor-

The door has been opened

The product temperature is

The room temperature is too

The FROSTMATIC function

The temperature
in the freezer is
too low.

The FROSTMATIC function

The temperature
in the freezer is
too high.

The door is not closed cor-

The appliance is switched
off.

nected to the mains socket
correctly.

er. There is no voltage in the
mains socket.

The temperature is not set
correctly.

rectly.

too frequently.

too high.

high.

is switched on.
The temperature regulator is

not set correctly.

is switched on.
The temperature regulator is

not set correctly.

rectly.

Switch on the appliance.

Connect the mains plug to
the mains socket correctly.

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

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.

Decrease the room tempera­ture.

Refer to "FROSTMATIC func­tion".

Set a higher temperature.

Refer to "FROSTMATIC func­tion".

Set a lower temperature.

Refer to "Closing the door".

Problem Possible cause Solution

The product temperature is

too high.

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-

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".

rectly.

The temperature regulator is

Set a higher temperature.

not set correctly.

The buzzer
sounds. The

The door is not closed cor­rectly.

Refer to "Door open alarm".

Alarm icon flash­ing.

dEMo appears
on the display.

The appliance is in demon­stration mode.

Keep pressed approximately
10 sec the OK button since a
long sound of buzzer is heard
and the display shut off for a
short while: appliance start
works regularly.

upper or lower
square is shown
in the tempera­ture display.

An error has occurred in
measuring the temperature.

Call your service representa­tive (the cooling system will
continue to keep food prod­ucts cold, but temperature
adjustment will not be possi­ble).

3.

7.1 Closing the door

1.

Clean the door gaskets.

2.

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

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

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8. INSTALLATION

WARNING!

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

8.1 Positioning

Install this appliance at a location where
the ambient temperature corresponds to
the climate class indicated on the rating
plate of the appliance: