AEG-Electrolux ERN23800 User Manual

2222781-90

refrigerator

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

ERN23800

EN

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND ADVICE

It is very important that you keep this instruction booklet together with the appliance for
future reference. If the appliance should be sold or transferred to others, make sure that the
instruction booklet is included with it so that the new owner can become acquainted with its
operation and the information concerning it.
If this appliance - fitted with a magnetic lock - is to replace one fitted with a spring lock, we
recommend that you make the spring lock unserviceable before setting the old appliance
aside. The purpose of this operation is to prevent children from becoming accidentally
locked inside the refrigerator, thus endangering their lives. This information is provided for
your safety and that of others. Therefore, please read this information carefully before instal­ling and using the appliance.

Safety

• This appliance is designed to be used by
adults. See to it that children neither touch it
nor use it as if it were a toy.

• Always unplug the appliance before cleaning
it inside and outside, and before replacing the
lamp (for those models that are equipped
with one).

• Do not eat certain products such as ice lollies
as soon as they are taken out of the appli­ance since the very low temperature they are
stored at maycause burns.

• This appliance is heavy. Be careful whenever
it has to be moved.

• Pay very close attention when moving the
appliance so as to not damage elements
of the cooling circuit and to prevent the
risk of leaks of coolant.

• The appliance must not be placed near
radiators or gas cookers.

• Avoid prolonged exposure of the appli­ance to rays of sunlight.

• Ensure sufficient air circulation behind
the appliance and prevent any damage
from being done to the cooling circuit.

• Only for freezers (except for the case of
built-in models): one ideal place is the cel­lar.

• Do not put electric devices inside the
appliance (an ice-cream maker, for exam­ple).

• This appliance contains hydrocarbons in the
cooling circuit; maintenance and recharging
must be performed by authorised personnel
only.

• In the case of a failure, do not attempt to
repair the appliance on your own. Repairs
made by unqualified personnel may cause
damage. Contact the closest service centre
and demand original spare parts only.

Installation

• After having installed the appliance, make
sure it is not sitting on the power cable.
Important: if the power cable becomes
damaged, replace it with a special cable or
with an assembly available from the manu­facturer or the after-sales technical service
centre.

• The appliance heats up considerably on the
condenser and compressor levels. Make sure
that air circulates freely around the appliance.
Insufficient ventilation may result in malfunc­tioning and damage to the appliance. Follow
the installation instructions.

• The air inside the compressor could run into
the cooling circuit due to the transport sys­tem. Wait at least 2 hours before connecting
the appliance to the electric network in order
to allow the oil to flow back into the compres­sor.

Service / Repairs

• Any modification to the house's electric sys­tem that proves necessary for installing the
appliance is to be performed by qualified per­sonnel only.

• It is dangerous to modify or try to modify the
characteristics of this appliance.

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Use

• Household refrigerators and/or freezers are
to be used only for storing and/or freezing
foods and beverages.

• Your appliance will operate well if the ambient
temperature of the room is between +18°C
and +43°C (Class T); +18°C and +38°C
(Class ST); +16°C and +32°C (Class N);
+10°C and +32°C (Class SN); the class is
shown on the identification plate.

CAUTION: It is mandatory you follow these
instructions when the ambient temperature is
outside the limits indicated for the class this pro­duct belongs to: when the ambient temperature
drops below the minimum value, the storage
temperature of the freezer compartment cannot
be guaranteed; it is therefore recommended that
the products it contains be eaten as soon as
possible.

• Thawed products must never be frozen
again.

• Follow the manufacturer's instructions con­cerning the preservation and/or freezing of
foods.

• All refrigerators and freezers have surfaces
that become covered with frost. Depending
on the model, the frost can be eliminated
automatically (automatic defrosting) or
manually.

• Never try to remove the frost with a metallic
object. There is the risk that the evaporator
can be irreparably damaged. This is why only
a plastic spatula should be used.

• Similarly, never detach the ice cube trays
using a knife or any other sharp object.

• Do not put bottles or cans of carbonated bev­erages in the freezer or in the low tempera­ture compartment as they could explode.

Environmental protection

This appliance does not contain coolant gas
harmful for the ozone layer in its cooling circuit
and insulating material. The appliance is not to
be discarded together with household waste and
scrap iron. You must avoid damaging the cooling
circuit, particularly on the back of the appliance
close to the heat exchanger. Ask your municipal
office where the recycling centres are located.
The materials used in this appliance and identi­fied by the symbol can be recycled.

Discarding old appliances

The symbol on the product or packing
means that this product cannot be handled as
household waste. It must be taken to special
collection centres that deal with recycling electri­cal and electronic material. By ensuring that this
product is eliminated properly, you help prevent
negative consequences for the environment and
human health that would otherwise be the result
of improper handling of the wastes of this pro­duct.
To get more detailed information about recycling
this product, contact the municipal office of your
area, the city refuse service or the store where
the product was purchased.

INFORMATION ABOUT DISPOSAL OF THE PACKING MATE­RIALS

This information regards all the material and
accessories used for packing our household
appliances, except those in recyclable wood
which can be salvaged.
It is advisable to:

• Dispose of the paper, cardboard and corruga­ted cardboard packing at the collection cen­tres dedicated to this type of material.

• Put the pieces of plastic in the relevant con­tainers. If this type of container is still unavai­lable where you live, you can dispose of
these materials together with household
waste.

As for the packing made of recyclable plastics
such as, for example:

The examples bear the following symbols:

PE for polyethylene** 02 = ^ PE-HD; 04 = ^ PE­LD
PP for polypropylene
PS for polystyrene

PLASTIC PARTS

In order to simplify elimination and/or recycling
of the materials, most of the appliance's compo­nents are marked to make them easier to identi­fy.

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CONTENTS

Important information and advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Information about disposal of the packing materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Use - Cleaning - Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Use - Display - Operation - Activating the functions - Switching off the appliance

Temperature adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Use - Shopping function - Door open audible alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Use - Refrigeration - Movable shelves - Positioning the door shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Tips - Tips for refrigeration - Maintenance - Appliance off for a prolonged period - Cleaning -

Lamp

replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Operation anomalies - Technical specifications - Installation - Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Electrical connection - Reversibility of the doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Installation - Built-in unit instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Guarantee conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

USE

Cleaning

Once the appliance is installed, clean it thorou­ghly with warm water and soap in order to remo­ve the characteristic “new” odour.

Do not use abrasive products, abrasi­ve powders or steel wool.

Control panel

A - ON/OFF button of the appliance
B - Temperature and function indicator
C - Function

D - Refrigerator thermostat

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DISPLAY

1. Positive or negative temperature indicator

2. Temperature indicator

3. If on, it indicates that the shopping function is
active.

Operation

If the LCD display does not turn on after having
plugged the appliance in, press the appliance
ON button (A).

As soon as the appliance has turned on, the fol­lowing information will be displayed on the con­trol panel:

• The symbol (1) will be positive, indicating that
the temperature is positive.

By setting the refrigerator grip handle (D) on the
intermediate position, the appliance will be
ready to provide the following temperature:

Activating the functions

The following functions will be activated clockwi­se every time button C is pressed:
Symbol 3: shopping function.
No symbol: normal operation

Switching off the appliance

To switch off the appliance, press button (A) for
longer than 1 second. A signal indicates the
countdown of the temperature: 3-2-1.
When the appliance switches off, the display (B)
switches off in turn.

about +5°C inside the refrigerator.

Using the refrigerator compartment

Temperature adjustment

The temperature is automatically adjusted and
can be increased (less cold) or decreased (cold­er) with of the grip handle (D) rotation. In any
case, the exact position is to be found consider­ing that the internal temperature depends on the
following factors:

• ambient temperature;

• how frequent the doors are opened;

• amount of preserved foods;

• position of the appliance.
It is advisable to set the grip handle in the inter­mediate position in order to get an internal tem­perature of about +5°C

Important

If the thermostat is set on the maximum cold
position, it is possible that the compressor works
continuously when the ambient temperature is
high and the appliance is full. In this case the
risk of too much frost forming on the rear inter­nal wall of the appliance arises. To prevent this
problem, set the thermostat on a lower position
so automatic defrosting can be performed with
consequent energy savings.

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