BAUKNECHT GTE 220 User Manual
GB
DIAGRAM OF THE APPLIANCE (Fig. 1)
A. Handle.
B. Safety lock (if provided).
C. Gasket.
D. Separator (if provided).
E. Defrost water drain plug.
F. Control panel.
G. Side motor cooling grille.
DIAGRAM OF THE CONTROL PANEL (Fig. 2)
1. Digital temperature display: indicates the
temperature inside the freezer (xed display) or
the set temperature (blinking display).
2. Decrease temperature button: this button
lowers the temperature.
3. Increase temperature button: this button raises
the temperature.
4. “Extra load” button: activates/deactivates the
large load function.
5. “Extra load” LED (yellow): indicates, when lit,
that the large load function has been selected.
6. “Green Intelligence” LED (blue): indicates,
when lit, that the “Green Intelligence” function
is active (see paragraph “Green Intelligence
function”).
7. Alarm reset button: stops the acoustic alarm
and the power failure alarm LED (see paragraph
“Alarms”).
8. Alarm LED (red): blinks when an alarm condition
occurs (see paragraph “Alarms”).
INSTALLATION
• Unpack the appliance.
• Remove the 4 spacers inserted between the
door and the appliance. (Fig 3)
• Make sure the defrost water drain plug (if provided)
is correctly positioned (E).
• For optimum appliance operation and to avoid
damage when the door is opened, leave a space
of at least 7 cm from the rear wall and 7 cm at the
sides. (Fig 4)
• Fit the accessories (if provided).
• Clean the inside of the appliance before using it.
SWITCHING ON THE APPLIANCE
• Plug in the appliance.
• When the appliance is warm (internal temperature
above 0°C), two dashes appear on the digital
display (1).
• The red alarm LED (8) blinks and the acoustic
alarm sounds.
• The “Green Intelligence” LED (6) is on.
• Press the reset button (7) to deactivate the
acoustic alarm.
• The acoustic alarm stops while the red alarm LED
continues to blink.
• When the appliance reaches a temperature of at
least -12°C the red LED (8) stops blinking.
• Food can now be placed inside the freezer.
• The “Green Intelligence” LED (6) will remain lit until
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
the temperature set on the display is reached.
NOTE: As the seal is tight, the appliance lid cannot
be reopened immediately after closing. Wait a few
minutes before re-opening the lid of the appliance.
• This appliance features “skin condenser”
technology: the condensing unit is integrated
into the walls of the freezer. For this reason
the side and front walls of the product may
become hot while the product is running. This
is entirely normal and also reduces the risk of
condensation forming in particularly critical
environmental conditions (see paragraph
“Troubleshooting guide”).
TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT
The appliance is normally factory-set for operation at
the recommended temperature of -18°C. The internal
temperature setting can be adjusted between -17°C
and -24°C or set to ECONOMY mode (see paragraph
“ECO function”). Proceed as follows:
• Press one of the two temperature adjustment
buttons (2; 3) once.
• The digital display (I) will blink, showing the
previous temperature setting.
• Press the button (3) several times as required for
a warmer temperature setting. The value changes
by 1°C with each press of the button. During this
process, the value shown on the digital display
blinks.
• Press button (2) several times as required to lower
the temperature. The value changes by 1°C with
each press of the button. During this process, the
value shown on the digital display blinks.
• About 5 seconds after the button has been pressed
for the last time, the set temperature is stored, the
digital display (1) stops blinking and shows the
internal temperature again.
• To check the appliance temperature setting at any
time, press one of the temperature adjustment
buttons once. The set value will blink for 5
seconds, after which the internal temperature of
the freezer will be displayed again.
NOTE: in the event of a power failure, settings
remain memorized. The time required for the
temperature inside the freezer to reach the
set value can vary according to the weather
conditions and the temperature setting; in any
case temperature variations are displayed with
some delay.
ECO function
ECONOMY mode is recommended when the
appliance is only partly loaded, below the “e” symbol
inside the appliance (if provided). To set the ECO
function:
• Press one of the temperature adjustment buttons
(2; 3).
• The digital display (1) will blink, showing the
previous temperature setting.
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• Press the button (3) several times as required
to increase the temperature until the value EC
appears on the digital display.
NOTE: if the large load freeze function is
activated when the appliance is in ECO mode,
the ECO mode is automatically deactivated for
the entire duration of the function.
“GREEN INTELLIGENCE” FUNCTION
The Green Intelligence function is automatically
activated in the following cases:
Lid opening
• The function activates when lid opening causes
the internal temperature to increase to values that
do not ensure safe storage of food and remains
active until optimal storage conditions have been
restored.
Loading food to be frozen
• The function activates when fresh food is placed
in the freezer and remains active until optimal
freezing conditions are reached so as to ensure
the best freezing quality with the lowest power
consumption.
NOTE: the duration of the Green Intelligence function
is calculated according to the amount of food loaded
in the freezer, the amount of food already inside
the freezer and the outside temperature. Therefore
signicant duration variations are quite normal.
Control panel lock
• This function prevents anyone from inadvertently
changing settings.
• Once this function has been selected, even if a
button is pressed the corresponding function is not
activated.
• To lock the control panel, press buttons (2) and
(7) together for about 3 seconds until the display
shows the symbol
temperature again.
• To unlock the control panel, follow the same
procedure: when the symbol
control panel lock is deactivated.
ALARMS
• Temperature alarm
Signals that the internal temperature is above
-12°C. The acoustic alarm sounds and the red
LED (8) ashes. To deactivate the acoustic alarm,
press the button (7). The LED (8) will continue to
ash until the temperature falls below -12°C.
Note: in these circumstances the Green Intelligence
LED is activated automatically until normal storage
conditions are restored.
• Prolonged power failure alarm
Indicates that the internal temperature has risen
above -8°C following a power failure.
The acoustic alarm sounds, the red LED (8) blinks
and the digital display (I) ashes, showing the
highest temperature reached during the power
failure. Press the button (7); the digital display
shows the current internal temperature again.
before showing the set
disappears, the
Note: in these cases the Green Intelligence LED is
activated automatically.
• Sensor alarm
Indicates a temperature sensor fault.
The acoustic alarm sounds, the red LED (8)
blinks and the digital display shows “SF”. In these
circumstances, contact the After-Sales Service.
NOTE: the temperature alarm may also be
activated after loading fresh food or prolonged
door opening; in any case, this does not aect
the perfect preservation of already frozen
food. A power failure, on the other hand, may
compromise the preservation of frozen food, in
which case make sure to check the food to avoid
any risk.
FREEZING FOOD
Preparing fresh food for freezing
• Wrap and seal the fresh food in: aluminum foil,
cling lm, plastic bags, polyethylene containers
with lids, provided they are suitable for freezing
food.
• Food must be fresh, mature and of prime quality in
order to obtain high quality frozen food.
• Fresh fruit and vegetables should preferably be
frozen as soon as they are picked to maintain the
full original nutritional value, consistency, colour
and avour.
• Always leave hot food to cool before placing it
inside the appliance.
Freezing fresh food
• Place foods to be frozen in direct contact with the
walls of the appliance (Fig 5):
A) - foods to be frozen,
B) - foods already frozen.
• Avoid placing foods to be frozen in direct contact
with food already frozen.
• For best and fastest freezing, food should be split
into small portions; this will also be useful when the
frozen items are to be used.
• If the amount of food placed in the freezer is
less than 10-12 kg, appliance operation will be
automatically controlled by the “Green Intelligence”
function (see section “Green Intelligence Function”)
and the user is not required to perform any
procedure.
• To freeze larger amounts, exploiting the maximum
freezing capacity of the appliance as specied on
the data plate, it is necessary to activate the large
load freeze function 24 hours before loading the
food to be frozen.
• To activate the large load freeze function, press the
button (4). The yellow LED (5) lights up.
• After placing the fresh food in the freezer, it is
advisable to keep the lid of the appliance closed
for 24 hours. Food will be fully frozen after this
period of time.
• To deactivate the large load freeze function, press
the button (4); if this procedure is not carried out,
the appliance will automatically deactivate the
function approx. 48 hours after activation.
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FOOD STORAGE
Refer to the table on the appliance.
Classication of frozen foods
Load and classify the frozen foods; it is advisable
to indicate the storage date on the packs, to ensure
consumption before the expiry dates listed in months
in g. 6 for each type of food.
Advice for storing frozen food
When buying frozen food, make sure that:
• The packaging is intact (food in damaged
containers may have deteriorated). If a package
is swollen or has damp patches, the product may
not have been stored in optimum conditions and
therefore undergone partial defrosting.
• When shopping, leave frozen food purchases until
last and carry them in a thermally insulated bag.
• On arriving home, immediately place the frozen
food in the appliance.
• Avoid or minimise temperature variations. Observe
the expiry date on the packaging.
• Always follow the storage instructions on frozen
food packages.
Note:
• Eat fully or partially defrosted foods
immediately. Do not refreeze unless the food
is cooked after it has thawed. Once cooked,
the food can be refrozen.
• In case of a prolonged power failure:
Do not open the appliance door, except
to place ice packs (if provided) over the
frozen foods on the right and left side of the
appliance. This will slow down the rise in
temperature.
APPLIANCE DEFROSTING
The appliance should be defrosted when the
thickness of ice on the walls reaches 5-6 mm.
• Disconnect the appliance from the power supply.
• Remove food from the appliance and put it in a
very cool place or a thermally insulated bag.
• Leave the appliance door open.
• Remove the internal defrost water drain plug
(depending on model) (Fig. 8).
• Remove the external defrost water drain plug
(depending on model) and reposition it as shown in
gure 8.
• Use the separator (depending on model) inside the
product as a recipient for any remaining water, (D)
as shown in g. 8. If there is no separator, use a
shallow container.
• Defrosting can be sped up by using a spatula to
detach the frost from the appliance walls.
• Remove the frost from the bottom of the appliance.
• In order to avoid permanent damage to the
appliance interior, do not use pointed or sharp
metal instruments to remove the ice.
• Do not use abrasive products or heat up the
interior articially.
• Dry the inside of the appliance thoroughly.
• Ret the plug after defrosting.
CHANGING THE LID LIGHT BULB (if provided)
• Disconnect the appliance from the mains power
supply.
• Remove the diuser by following the sequence of
steps shown in the gure.
• Unscrew the light bulb and replace it with an
identical bulb of the same wattage and voltage.
• Ret the diuser and plug in the appliance.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
1. The red LED blinks.
• Is there a power failure?
• Is defrosting in progress?
• Has food to be frozen been placed inside
recently?
• Is the appliance lid closed properly?
• Is the appliance placed near a heat source?
• Are the ventilation grille and condenser clean?
2. Appliance is excessively noisy.
• Is the appliance perfectly horizontal?
• Is the appliance in contact with other furniture or
objects that may cause vibrations?
• Has the packaging been removed from under
the appliance?
Note: Gurgling noises from the refrigerating circuit
after the compressor cuts out are perfectly normal.
3. The acoustic alarm is activated.
• See the section “User instructions”, par.
“ALARMS”.
4. The display is o, the inside light does not
switch on and the compressor is not running
(appliance warm).
• Check for a power failure.
• Check that the power plug is correctly inserted in
the mains socket.
• Unplug the appliance and make sure the power
cable is intact.
5. The display is OFF, the inside light switches
on and the compressor runs continuously.
• Contact After-sales Service.
6. When a button is pressed, the corresponding
function is not activated.
• Make sure the control panel lock function is
not activated (see section “CONTROL PANEL
LOCK”).
7. The compressor runs continuously.
• Have hot foods been put in the appliance?
• Has the appliance lid been left open for a long
time?
• Is the appliance placed in a very warm room or
near heat sources?
• Has the rapid freeze button been pressed
inadvertently? (the green LEDs blink alternately)
8. Too much ice on the upper edge.
• Are the defrost water drainage plugs correctly
positioned?
• Is the appliance lid properly closed?
• Is the appliance lid seal damaged or warped?
(See section “Installation”)
• Have the 4 spacers been removed? (See section
“Installation”)
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