Arthur martin ARA34280W User Manual

user manual

Refrigerator

ARA34280W

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Contents

Safety information 2
Operation 5
First use 6
Daily use 6
Helpful hints and tips 7

Subject to change without notice

Care and Cleaning 8
What to do if… 9
Technical data 11
Installation 11
Environmental concerns 14

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.
During manufacture, this appliance has been
built in accordance with the standards, di­rectives and/or regulations applying to its use
on French territory.

For the safety of person and property, as
well as out of respect for the environ­ment, you should first read carefully the
following recommendations before
making any use of your appliance.

Caution! To avoid any risk of damage to

the appliance, transport it in its operating
position and with its packing blocks in
place (depending on the model). While
unpacking the appliance, and to avoid
the risk of suffocation or physical injury,
keep the packaging materials out of the
reach of children.

Caution! To avoid any risk to fixtures
and fittings, risk of structural damage or
of physical injury etc., any installation

work, connections (to water, gas,
electricity and air extraction depending
on the model), setting up and
maintenance of your appliance must be
carried out by a qualified service
technician.

Caution! Your appliance has been
designed for use by adults. It is intended
for normal domestic use. Do not use it
for commercial or industrial purposes or
for any purpose other than that for which
it was designed. This way, you will avoid
risks of harming persons or damaging
property.

Caution! Before carrying out any
manual cleaning operation, disconnect
the power supply. Use only products
that are non-corrosive or non­flammable. To avoid a risk of
electrocution, never spray water or
steam onto the appliance.

Caution! If your appliance is fitted with
lighting, disconnect the appliance from
the mains supply before changing the
light fitting bulb (or neon tube, etc.) to
avoid electrocution.

Caution! To avoid risks of explosion or
fire, do not put inflammable products or
items wetted with inflammable products
inside, near or on the appliance.

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Caution! When disposing of your
appliance, to eliminate any risk of
physical harm or damage, disable
anything which might cause a hazard:
cut off the mains cable close to the
appliance. Find out about your local
authority's authorised facilities for
disposing of your appliance.

Caution! Pay attention to the “cold
chain” from the point where an item of
food is acquired up to its consumption,
to avoid this risk of food poisoning.

Please now read these instructions
carefully to ensure the best use of
your appliance.

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

Caution! Keep ventilation openings

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 igni-

tion

– 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.

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

1)

of interior

lighting.

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

1) If the lamp cover is foreseen

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• 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.

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.

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

Storage of food in refrigerators and
rules of hygiene

The increasing consumption of prepared
meals and other delicate foods that are sen­sitive to non-observation of the cold-chain

principle

2)

makes it necessary to have better
control of the temperatures at which these
products are transported and stored.
In the home, the correct use of the refrigera­tor and strict observance of the rules of hy­giene make a significant and effective contri­bution to improving the preservation of food­stuffs.

Storage of food / control of tempera­tures

Store the foods in the appropriate area de­pending on their type:

• Moderate zone: Drinks, eggs, butter,

commercial and home-made sauces, hard
cheeses, fruit and fresh vegetables.

• Fresh zone: Dairy products, desserts with

dairy content, fats, soft cheeses.

• The coldest zone: Meat, poultry, fish,

cold meats, prepared dishes, mixed sal­ads, foods based on eggs or cream, fresh
dough, cake dough, pizza and quiches,
fresh foods and cheeses with raw milk,
ready-to-eat vegetables sold in plastic
bags and more generally any fresh product
with a “best-before” date related to a stor-

age temperature of +4°C or lower.
Observing the following advice will help to
avoid cross-contamination and to prevent in­correct storage of the foods:

• Always wrap the foods to prevent them

from contaminating each other.

• Wash your hands before handling food
and several times while preparing a meal if
this requires successively handling differ­ent products and, of course, afterwards
when going to the table to eat, as required
by the rules of hygiene.

• Do not re-use utensils that have already
been used (wooden spoons, chopping
boards) without first washing them well.

• Wait for prepared food to cool down fully
before storing it (example: soup).

• Limit the number of times the door is
opened and in any case do not leave it
open for too long, to avoid a rise in tem­perature inside the refrigerator.

• Arrange the food in such a way that the air
can circulate freely round it.

There should be regular checks for correct
temperature, particularly in the coldest area
and, if necessary the temperature control
should be adjusted as described (see the
page on Usage).
Measurement of the temperature in an
area (such as on a shelf) can be done by us­ing a thermometer placed, from the start, in
a water -filled container (glass). To obtain a
good representation of the true value, read
the temperature without adjusting the con­trols or opening the door.

Respect for the rules of hygiene

• Clean the refrigerator interior frequently,
using a mild product without an oxydizing
effect on the metal parts, then rinse with
water containing lemon juice, white vine­gar or any disinfectant suitable for refriger­ators.

• Remove the extra packaging from food
items before placing them in the refrigera­tor (for example the outer packaging of
packs of yogurt).

• Cover the foods.

• Always read the instructions for use of the
appliance and in particular the mainte­nance instructions.

Care and cleaning

• Before maintenance, switch off the appli­ance and disconnect the mains plug from
the mains socket. If you cannot come to
the mains socket, interrupt the power sup­ply.

2) Cold-chain: process used to maintain optimal conditions of food, starting at the manufacturer and
ending with the usage of the food by the consumer.

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• Do not clean the appliance with metal ob-

jects.

• Regularly examine the drain in the refriger-

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

Installation

Important! 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 accessi-

ble after the installation of the appliance.

•

Connect to potable water supply only.

3)

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.

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

are recyclable.

Operation

Switching on

Insert the plug into the wall socket.
Turn the Temperature regulator clockwise to
a medium setting.

Switching off

To turn off the appliance, turn the Tempera­ture regulator to the "O" position.

Temperature regulation

The temperature is automatically regulated.
To operate the appliance, proceed as fol­lows:

3) If a water connection is foreseen

• 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