Electrolux ERN 3420 User Manual

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INSTRUCTION BOOK

2223 378-61

ERN 3420

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance for future reference. Should the appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or should you move house and leave the appliance, always ensure that the book is left with the appliance in order that the new owner can get to know the functioning of the appliance and the relevant safety information.

This information has been provided in the interest of safety.You MUST read it carefully before installing or using the appliance.

Installation

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

• It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way.

• Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance does not stand on the electrical supply cable. Important: if the supply cable is damaged, it must be replaced by a special cable available from your local Service Force Centre.

• Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person.

• Parts which heat up should not be exposed. Whenever possible, the back of the appliance should be close to a wall but leaving the required distance for ventilation as stated in the installation instructions.

• The appliance should be left for 2 hours after installation before it is turned on, in order to allow the refrigerant to settle.

Child Safety

• Do not allow children to tamper with the controls or play with the product.

• Keep all packaging well away from children.

General Safety

• This appliance contains hydrocarbons in its cooling unit; maintenance and recharging must therefore only be carried out by authorized technicians.

• Take utmost care when handling your appliance so as not to cause any damages to the cooling unit with consequent possible fluid leakages.

• The appliance must not be located close to cookers, radiators or boilers.

• Avoid prolonged exposure of the appliance to direct sunlight.

• Do not use other electrical appliances (such as ice cream makers) inside of refrigerating appliances.

During Use

• This appliance is designed for domestic use only, specifically for the storage of edible foodstuffs.

• Frozen food must NOT be re-frozen once it has thawed out.

• Do not place carbonated or fizzy drinks in the freezer.

• Do not remove items from the freezer if your hands are damp/wet, as this could cause skin abrasions or frost/freezer burns.

• Ice lollies can cause ‘frost/freezer burns’ if consumed straight from the freezer.

• Manufacturers’ storage recommendations should be strictly adhered to. Refer to relevant instructions.

• The cooling plate or refrigerated freezer shelves in this appliance contain channels through which the refrigerant passes. If these are punctured this will cause substantial damage to the appliance and result in food loss. DO NOT USE SHARP INSTRUMENTS to scrape off frost or ice. Under NO circumstances should solid ice be forced off the lining or shelves. Solid ice should be allowed to thaw, when defrosting the appliance. See Defrost Instructions.

Maintenance and Cleaning

• Switch off and unplug the appliance before carrying out any cleaning or maintenance work.

Servicing

• This product should be serviced by an authorised engineer and only genuine spare parts should be used.

• Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the machine yourself. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Refer to your local Service Force Centre and always insist on genuine spare parts.

At the end of the Appliance Life

• When disposing of your appliance, use an authorised disposal site.

• Remove the plug and ensure that any locks or catches are removed, to prevent young children being trapped inside.

CONTENTS

Instructions for the User

Important Safety Information

Operation

Before use 4

Control panel 4

Display 4

Operation 4

Activation of functions 4

Switching off 4

Use of the fridge compartment 5

Setting the temperature 5

Fresh food refrigeration 5

Shopping Function 5

Door open acoustic alarm 5

Normal operating sounds 5

Movable shelves 6

Positioning the door shelves 6

Bottle holder 6

Hints and Tips

Maintenance and Cleaning

Internal cleaning 7

External cleaning 7

When the appliance is not in use 7

Changing the light bulb 7

Defrosting 7

Something Not Working

Service and Spare Parts

Customer Care

Guarantee Conditions

Instructions for the Installer

Technical Specification

Installation

Positioning 12

Shelf holders 12

Electrical Connection

Instruction for totally built-in appliances

Disposal of old Appliances

The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

OPERATION

Before using

Remove all securing tapes. Wash inside the appliance with lukewarm water and bicarbonate of soda (5 ml to 0.5 litre of water).

Control panel

A - Applince button ON/OFF

B - Temperature and function indicator

DISPLAY

1. Door open alarm indicator

2. Positive or negative Temperature indicator

3. Temperature indicator

4. If on the shopping function is on

Operation

After plugging the plug into the power outlet, if the display is not illuminated, press key (A), appliance on.

As soon as the appliance is turned on, the following signals will appear on the control panel:

• symbol (2) will be positive, indicating that the temperature is positive.

Place the refrigerator adjustment knobs (D) in a

middle position, and the appliance will be set up to provide the following temperature:

roughly +5°C in the refrigerator.

Switching off

The appliance is shut off by holding down key (A) for more than 1 second. After this, a countdown of the temperature from -3 -2 -1 will be shown.

When the appliance is shut off, display (B) also goes off.

Activation of functions

Each time key C is pressed, the following functions are activated in a clockwise direction:

Symbol 4 : shopping function

No Symbol: Normal operation

Do not use soap or detergent as the smell may linger. Dry thoroughly.

C - Function button

D - Fridge Thermostat knob

PR168

PR167/1

Should the lining up of the furniture door be necessary, use the clearance of slots.

At the end of operations, it is necessary to check if the door of the furniture closes properly.

Fix cover (Hd) on guide (Hb) until it clips into place.

PR167

8mm

Open the appliance door and the furniture door at 90°. Insert the small square (Hb) into guide (Ha). Put together the appliance door and the furniture door and mark the holes as indicated in the figure. Remove the squares and drill holes with ø 2 mm at 8 mm from the outer edge of the door. Place the small square on the guide again and fix it with the screws supplied.

Use of the fridge compartment

Setting the temperature

The temperature within the appliance is controlled by the thermostat control knob situated at the top of the appliance.

To operate the appliance proceed as follows:

Turn the thermostat control beyond the «

■» position.

Position min = minimum coldness

Position max = maximum coldness

Turn the thermostat dial to the required position.

The intermediate position is usually the most suitable.

The thermostat control regulates the temperature both within the fridge and the freezer compartment. The thermostat setting can vary as the temperature inside the appliance depends on the following factors:

– room temperature

– how often the door is opened

– how much food is stored

– position of the appliance

Shopping Function

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

The shopping function is activated by pressing key C (several times if necessary) until the corresponding

icon appears

The shopping function shuts off automatically after approximately 6 hours.

It is possible to de-activate the function at any time by pressing key C (see paragraph "Function Activation").

Door open acoustic alarm

An acoustic alarm will sound when the door is left open for around 5 minutes.

The door open alarm conditions are indicated by:

- flashing symbol (1);

- red display illumination;

- beeping sound.

Press the button (C) to stop the acoustic alarm.

When normal conditions are restored (door closed):

- the acoustic alarm will stop.

Fresh food refrigeration

To obtain the best performance, do not store warm food or evaporating liquids in the refrigerator; cover or wrap the food, particularly if it has a strong flavour.

Do not cover the shelves with any protective material, such as paper, cardboard or plastic, which may obstruct the air circulation.

To help you use your refrigerator correctly, here are some more useful hints:

Raw meat (beef, pork, lamb & chicken or poultry): wrap in polythene bags and place on the glass shelf above the salad drawers.

Meat can only be stored safely in this way for one or two days at the most.

Fruit & vegetables: these should be thoroughly cleaned and placed in the salad drawers.

Butter & cheese: these should be placed in special airtight containers or wrapped in aluminium foil or polythene bags to exclude as much air as possible.

Milk bottles: these should have a cap and should be stored in the bottle rack on the door.

Normal Operating Sounds

• You may hear faint gurgling or bubbling sounds when the refrigerant is pumped through the coils or tubing at the rear, to the cooling plate/evaporator.

• When the compressor is on, the refrigerant is being pumped round, and you will hear a whirring sound or pulsating noise from the compressor.

• A thermostat controls the compressor, and you will hear a faint ’click’ when the thermostat cuts in and out.

Movable shelves

The walls of the refrigerator have runners so that the shelves can be positioned as desired .

For better use of space, the front half-shelves can lie over the rear ones.

Positioning the door shelves

To permit storage of food packages of various sizes, the door shelves can be adjusted in height.To make these adjustments proceed as follows:

Gradually pull the shelf in the direction of the arrows until it comes off, then reposition as required.

Food Storage

• To obtain the best results from the appliance neither hot foods nor liquids which may evaporate, should be placed in the larder compartment.

• Keep the time between buying chilled food and placing it in your refrigerator as short as possible.

• Do not push food together too much, try to allow air to circulate around each item.

• Do not store food uncovered.

• Remove suspect food from your refrigerator and clean, refer to Maintenance and Cleaning.

Energy Saving Advice

• Do not install the appliance close to sources of heat, such as a boiler or radiator.

• Locate the appliance in a cool well ventilated room and make sure that the air openings of the appliance are not obstructed.

• Always leave warm food to cool down to room temperature before placing in the fridge.

• Try to avoid keeping the door open for long periods or opening the door too frequently as warm air will enter the cabinet and cause the compressor to switch on unnecessarily often.

• Ensure there are no obstructions preventing the door from closing properly.

• It is advisable to peridocally clean the refrigeration system at the back of the appliance with a duster or vacuum cleaner.

HINTS AND TIPS

Bottle holder

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.

Fit the appliance in the niche by making sure that it stands against the interior surface of the unit on the side where the door hinges of the appliances are fitted. Insert the appliance until the upper strip butts up against the unit (1) and make sure that the lower hinge is in line with the surface of the unit (2).

Fasten the appliance with 4 screws provided in the kit included with the appliance. (I = short) (P = long)

D724

Apply the sealing strip pushing it between the refrigerator and the adjacent cabinet.

D022

13mm

D740

Ø 2,5

Drill the unit using a Ø 2.5 mm drill (10 mm max. penetration);

Fix the square fitting to the appliance.

D338

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