AEG-Electrolux EN3487AOX User Manual

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EN FRIDGE FREEZER USER MANUAL

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CONTENTS

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

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

3. CONTROL PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

4. DAILY USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

5. HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

6. CARE AND CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

7. TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

9. NOISES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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TECHNICAL DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

WE’RE THINKING OF YOU

Thank you for purchasing an Electrolux appliance. You’ve chosen a product that brings with it
decades of professional experience and innovation. Ingenious and stylish, it has been designed
with you in mind. So whenever you use it, you can be safe in the knowledge that you’ll get great
results every time.

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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

• Do not place food products directly

• Frozen food must not be re-frozen once

• Store pre-packed frozen food in ac-

• Appliance's manufacturers storage rec-

• Do not place carbonated or fizzy drinks

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.

against the air outlet on the rear wall. (If
the appliance is Frost Free)

it has been thawed out.

cordance with the frozen food manu­facturer's instructions.

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

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.

1.4 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.

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

• Regularly examine the drain in the re­frigerator 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

2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

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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 sym-

are recyclable.

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CrispFresh drawer

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Freshzone drawer

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Glass shelves

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Dynamic Air Cooling

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Humidity control

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Bottle rack

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Control panel

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Butter shelf

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Door shelves

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Half shelf

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Bottle shelf

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Freezer baskets

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3. CONTROL PANEL

Rating plate

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Display

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Temperature regulator

2

Plus button
Temperature regulator

3

Minus button
Mode button

4

DrinksChill button and ON/OFF but-

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ton
Freezer compartment button

6

Fridge compartment button

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

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3.1 Display

AC

B

O

N

M
L

K

J

• A. Demo function

• B. Fridge temperature indicator

• C. Holiday function

• D. FridgeEco Mode function

D

E

F

G
H

I

• E. Extra Humidity function

• F. Shopping function

• G. Drinks Chill function

•H. Time

• I. Freezer temperature indicator

• J. Fast Freeze function

• K. Freezer OFF mode

• L. FreezerEco Mode function

• M. Alarm indicator

• N. Child lock function

• O. Fridge OFF mode

After selection of the fridge or
freezer compartment the anima-

tion starts
After selection of the temperature
the animation flashes for a few mi­nutes.

3.2 Switching on

To switch on the appliance do these
steps:

1.

Connect the mains plug to the power
socket.

2.

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

3.

If DEMO appears on the display, the
appliance is in demonstration mode.
Refer to "Troubleshooting.." para­graph.

4.

The temperature indicators show the

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

3.3 Switching off

To switch off the appliance do these
steps:

1.

Press the Appliance ON/OFF button

for 3 seconds.

2.

The display switches off.

3.

To disconnect the appliance from the
power disconnect the mains plug
from the power socket.

3.4 Switching off the fridge

To switch off the fridge:

1.

Press the Fridge Compartment button
for few seconds.

2.

The fridge OFF indicator is shown.

3.5 Switching on the fridge

To switch on the fridge:

1.

Press the Fridge Compartment but­ton.

The fridge OFF indicator goes off.
To select a different set temperature refer
to "Temperature regulation".

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To switch on the function:

1.

Select the fridge/freezer compart­ment.

2.

Press the Mode button until the cor­responding icon appears.

The temperature indicator shows the
set temperature:

– for the fridge: +4°C
– for the freezer: -18°C

To switch off the function:

1.

Select the fridge/freezer compart­ment.

2.

Press the Mode button in order to se­lect an other function or press the
Mode button until you can see none
of the special icons

The function switches off by se­lecting a different set temperature.

3.6 Temperature regulation

Select the fridge or freezer compartment.
Press the temperature button to set the
temperature.
Set default temperature:

• +4°C for the fridge

• -18°C for the freezer
The temperature indicators show the set
temperature.
The set temperature will be reached with­in 24 hours.

After a power failure the set tem­perature remains stored.

3.7 Extra Humidity Mode

If you need to increase the humidity in the
refrigerator, we suggest activating the Ex­tra Humidity function.
To switch on the function:

1.

Press the Mode button until the cor-

responding icon appears.
To switch off the function:

1.

Press the Mode button in order to se-

lect an other function or press the

Mode button until you can see none

of the special icons.

3.8 EcoMode for Fridge and
Freezer Compartment

For optimal food storage select the Eco­Mode .

3.9 ShoppingMode

If you need to insert a large amount of
warm food, for example after doing the
grocery shopping, we suggest activating
the ShoppingMode to chill the products
more rapidly and to avoid warming the
other food which is already in the refriger­ator.
To switch on the function:

1.

Press the Mode button until the cor-

responding icon appears.
The ShoppingMode shuts off automatical­ly after approximately 6 hours.
To switch off the function before its auto­matic end:

1.

Press the Mode button in order to se-

lect an other function or press the

Mode button until you can see none

of the special icons

The function switches off by se­lecting a different fridge set tem­perature.

3.10 HolidayMode

This function allows you to keep the re­frigerator closed and empty during a long
holiday period without the formation of a
bad smell.

The fridge compartment must be
empty with holiday function on.

To switch on the function:

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To switch off the function:

1.

3.11 DrinksChill mode

The DrinksChill mode 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 peri­od of time, or when a reminder is needed
in order not to forget the bottles placed in
the freezer for fast cooling.
To switch on the function:

1.

2.

3.

At the end of the countdown the Drinks­Chill indicator flashes and an audible
alarm sounds:

1.

2.

It is possible to deactivate the function at
any time during the countdown:

1.

2.

It is possible to change the time during
the countdown and at the end by press­ing the Temperature colder button and
the Temperature warmer button.

3.12 FastFreeze mode

To switch on the function:

1.

Press the Mode button until the cor­responding icon appears.

The fridge temperature indicator
shows the set temperature.

Press the Mode button in order to se­lect an other function or press the
Mode button until you can see none
of the special icons

The function switches off by se­lecting a different fridge set tem­perature.

Press the DrinkChill button.
The DrinksChill indicator appears.
The Timer shows the set value (30 mi-

nutes).
Press the Temperature colder button

and Temperature warmer button to
change the Timer set value from 1 to
90 minutes.

The Timer start to flash (min).

Remove any drinks contained in the
freezer compartment.

Press the DrinkChill button to switch
off the sound and terminate the func­tion.

Press the DrinkChill button.
The DrinksChill indicator goes off.

Select the freezer compartment.

2.

Press the Mode button until the cor-

responding icon appears.
This function stops automatically after 52
hours.
To switch off the function before its auto­matic end:

1.

Select the freezer compartment.

2.

Press the Mode button in order to se-

lect an other function or press the

Mode button until you can see none

of the special icons

The function switches off by se­lecting a different freezer set tem­perature.

3.13 Child Lock function

To lock any possible operation through
the buttons select the Child Lock function.
To switch on the function:

1.

Press the Mode button until the cor-

responding icon appears.

2.

The Child Lock indicator is shown.
To switch off the function:

1.

Press the Mode button in order to se-

lect an other function or press the

Mode button until you can see none

of the special icons.

3.14 High temperature alarm

An increase in the temperature in the
freezer compartment (for example due to
an earlier power failure) is indicated by:

• flashing the alarm and freezer tempera-

ture indicators

• sounding of buzzer.
To reset the alarm:

1.

Press any button.

2.

The buzzer switches off.

3.

The freezer temperature indicator

shows the highest temperature

reached for a few seconds. Then

show again the set temperature.

4.

The alarm indicator continue to flash

until the normal conditions are re-

stored.
When the alarm has returned the alarm in­dicator goes off.

3.15 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:

• flashing Alarm indicator

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• 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 drawers 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 drawer which needs to be in place
to provide good air circulation. On all
shelves it is possible to place food that
protrude until 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 Fast
Freezing 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
bottom compartment.
The maximum amount of food that can be
frozen in 24 hours is specified on the rat­ing plate, a label located on the inside of
the fridge.
The freezing process lasts 24 hours: dur­ing this period do not add other food to
be frozen.
After 24 hours, when the freezing process
is completed, deactivate the Fast Freezing
function (see "Fast Freezing function").

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4.4 Temperature indicator

Thermostat requires adjustment

Correct temperature

OK

4.5 Movable shelves

To assist you in controlling your appliance
correctly we have fitted a temperature in­dicator to your refrigerator.
The symbol at the side indicates the cold­est area in the refrigerator.
The coldest area goes from the glass
shelf of the fruit and vegetable drawer to
the symbol or to the shelf positioned at
the same height of the symbol.
For proper storage of the food, ensure
that the temperature indicator is display­ing the “OK” message.
If “OK” is not displayed adjust the temper­ature controller to a colder setting and
wait 12 hours before checking the tem­perature indicator again.
After putting fresh food into the appliance
or after opening the door repeatedly for a
long period, it is normal for the “OK” mes­sage to disappear.

The walls of the refrigerator are equipped
with a series of runners so that the
shelves can be positioned as desired.

4.6 Bottle rack

Place the bottles (with the opening facing
front) in the pre-positioned shelf.

If the shelf is positioned horizontally, place
only closed bottles.
This bottle holder shelf can be tilted in or­der to store previously opened bottles. To
obtain this result, pull the shelf up so it
can rotate upwards and be placed on the
next higher level.