Blomberg FNT4550 User Manual

FNT4550

Refrigerator

User Manual

Please read this manual first!

Dear Customer,

We hope that your product, which has been produced in a 1st-class
manufacturing facility and checked under the most meticulous quality control
procedures, will provide you with years of good service.

For this, we recommend you to carefully read the entire manual of your product
before using it and keep it at hand for future reference.

This manual

• Will help you use your appliance quickly and safely.

• Read the manual before installing and operating your product.

• Follow the instructions, especially those for safety.

• Keep the manual in an easily accessible place as you may need it later.

• Besides, read also the other documents provided with your product.

Please note that this manual may be valid for other models as well.

Symbols and their descriptions

This instruction manual contains the following symbols:

C Important information or useful usage tips.
A Warning against dangerous conditions for life and property.
B Warning against electric voltage.

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1 Your Freezer 4

2 Warnings 5

Electrical Requirements .....................7

Warning! This Appliance Must Be

Earthed .............................................7

Energy Saving Tips ............................8

Compliance with WEEE Directive and

Disposing of the Waste Product: .......8

Compliance with RoHS Directive: ......9

Package information ..........................9

3 Installation 10

Points to be paid attention to when the

relocation of the freezer ...................10

Electrical connection ........................10

Disposing of the packaging .............11

Disposing of your old freezer ...........11

Placing and Installation ....................11

4 Before operating 15

Starting ............................................15

5 Using your freezer 16

6 Maintenance and cleaning 17

7 Do's and Don'ts 18

Problem Solving ..............................19

8 How To Obtain Service 20

9 Guarantee Details 21

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Figures that take place in this instruction manual are schematic and may not correspond

exactly with your product. If the subject parts are not included in the product you have
purchased, then it is valid for other models.

1 Your Freezer

Congratulations on your choice of a BLOMBERG quality Appliance which has

been designed to give you service for many years.

1. Thermostat

2. Flap (Fast-Freeze compartment)

3. Drawers

4. Adjustable front feet

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2 Warnings

• DO NOT connect
your appliance to the
electricity supply until
all packing and transit
protectors have been
removed.

• Leave to stand for
at least 4 hours before
switching on to allow
compressor oil to settle if
transported horizontally.

• If you are
discarding an old
refrigerator with a lock or
latch fitted to the door,
disable the lock/latch,
ensure that it is left in a
safe condition to prevent
the entrapment of young
children.

• This appliance
must only be used for
its intended purpose
i.e the storing of edible
foodstuff.

• Do not dispose of
the appliance on a fire.
At BLOMBERG, the
care and protection of
our environment is an
ongoing commitment.

This appliance which
is among the latest
range introduced is
particularly environment
friendly. Your appliance
contains non CFC /
HFC natural substances
in the cooling system
(Called R600a) and in
the insulation (Called
cyclopentane) which are
potentially flammable
if exposed to fire.
Therefore, take care
not to damage, the
cooling circuit / pipes
of the appliance in
transportation and in
use. In case of damage
do not expose the
appliance to fire or
potential ignition source
and immediately ventilate
the room where the
appliance is situated.

• We suggest
you contact your local
authority for disposal
information and facilities
available.

• To obtain the best
possible performance
and trouble free

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operation from your
appliance it is very
important to carefully
read these instructions.

• On delivery, check
to make sure that the
product is not damaged
and that all the parts
and accessories are in
perfect condition.

• Ensure that the
plug remains readily
accessible. Do not use
multiple adapter or
extension cable.

• Failure to observe
these instructions may
invalidate your right to
free service during the
guarantee period.

• Keep ventilation
openings, in the
appliance enclosure or
in the built-in structure,
clear of obstruction.

• Do not use
mechanical devices
or other means to
accelerate the defrosting
process, other than
those recommended by
the manufacturer.

• Do not damage
the refrigerant circuit.

• Do not use
electrical appliances
inside the food storage
compartments of the
appliance, unless
they are of the type
recommended by the
manufacturer.

• We suggest you
keep these instructions
in a safe place for easy
reference.

• This appliance
can be used by
children aged from 8
years and above and
persons with reduced
physical, sensory or
mental capabilities or
lack of experience and
knowledge if they have
been given supervision
or instruction concerning
use of the appliance
in a safe way and
understand the hazards
involved.

• Children should
be supervised to ensure
that they do not play with
the appliance.

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Electrical
Requirements

Before you insert the
plug into the wall socket
make sure that the
voltage and the frequency
shown on the rating
plate inside the appliance
corresponds to your
electricity supply.

Rating label is on the left
hand side of inner liner.

We recommend that this
appliance be connected
to the mains supply via a

suitable switched
and fused socket. The
appliance must be
positioned so that the
plug is accessible.

Should the mains lead
of the appliance become
damaged or should it
need

replacing at any time, it
must be replaced by a
special purpose made
mains lead which can
only be obtained from a
BLOMBERG Authorised
Service Agent.

Warning! This
Appliance Must Be
Earthed

If the fitted moulded plug
is not suitable for your
socket, then the plug
should be cut off and an
appropriate plug fitted.
Destroy the old plug
which is cut off as a plug
with bared cord could
cause a shock hazard
if inserted into a socket
elsewhere in the house.

The moulded plug
on this appliance
incorporates a 13 A
fuse. Should the fuse
need to be replaced an
ASTABEAB approved BS
1362 fuse of the same
rating must be used. Do
not forget to refit the fuse
cover. In the event of
losing the fuse cover the
plug must not be used
until a replacement fuse
cover has been fitted.
Colour of the replacement
fuse cover must be the
same colour as that
visible on the pin face of
the plug. Fuse covers are