Nordmende RETNF366BL User Manual [de]

COMBI REFRIGERATOR

FRIDGE - FREEZER

Instruction booklet

KÜHL-GEFRIER-KOMBINATION

Bedienungsanleitung

RETNF366BL

Index

BEFORE USING YOUR FRIDGE ........................................................... 2

General warnings ................................................................................... 2

Old and out-of-order fridges .................................................................. 4

Safety warnings ...................................................................................... 4

Installing and operating your fridge ....................................................... 5

Before Using your Fridge ....................................................................... 5

USAGE INFORMATION .......................................................................... 6

Information On No-Frost Technology ..................................................... 6

Temperature Settings ............................................................................. 7

Warnings for Temperature Settings ....................................................... 7

PLACING THE FOOD ............................................................................. 8

Cooling Compartment ............................................................................. 8

The Deep Freeze Compartment ............................................................ 9

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE ......................................................... 13

Defrosting ............................................................................................. 14

Replacing the Bulb ............................................................................... 14

SHIPMENT AND REPOSITIONING ...................................................... 15

Repositioning the Door......................................................................... 15

BEFORE CALLING SERVICE ............................................................... 15

Tips for saving energy .......................................................................... 18

THE PARTS OF THE APPLIANCE AND THE COMPARTMENTS ....... 19

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION (FOR UK TYPE PLUG) ........................ 20

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CHAPTER 1.

BEFORE USING YOUR FRIDGE

General warnings

WARNING: Keep ventilation openings, in the appliance enclosure

or in the built-in structure, clear of obstruction. WARNING: Do not use mechanical devices or other means to

accelerate the defrosting process, other than those recommended by the manufacturer.

WARNING: Do not use electrical appliances inside the food storage compartments of the

appliance, unless they are of the type recommended by the manufacturer.

WARNING: Do not damage the refrigerant circuit. WARNING: To avoid a hazard due to the instability of the appliance,

it must be fixed in accordance with the instructions.

• If your appliance uses R600a as a refrigerant – you can learn

this information from the label on the cooler- you should be careful during shipment and installation to prevent your appliance’s cooler elements from being damaged. Although R600a is an environmentally friendly and natural gas. As it is explosive, in the event of a leak due to damage to the cooler elements, move your fridge from open flame or heat sources and ventilate the room where the appliance is located for a few minutes.

• While carrying and positioning the fridge, do not damage the

cooler gas circuit.

• Do not store explosive substances such as aerosol cans with a

flammable propellant in this appliance.

• This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar

applications such as;

- staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments

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- farm houses and by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments

- bed and breakfast type environments;

- catering and similar non-retail applications

• If the socket does not match the refrigerator plug, it must be

replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.

• 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.

• A specially grounded plug has been connected to the power

cable of your refrigerator. This plug should be used with a specially grounded socket of 13 amperes. If there is no such socket in your house, please have it installed by an authorized electrician.

• 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 hazard involved. Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance, shall not be made by children without supervision.

• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the

manufacturer, its service agent or similar qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.

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Old and out-of-order fridges

• If your old fridge has a lock, break or remove the lock before discarding it, because

children may get trapped inside it and may cause an accident.

• Old fridges and freezers contain isolation material and refrigerant with

CFC. Therefore, take care not to harm environment when you are discarding your old fridges.

Please ask your municipal authority about the disposal of the WEEE for the reuse, recycle and recovery purposes.

Notes:

• Please read the instruction manual carefully before installing and using your appliance.

We are not responsible for the damage occurred due to misuse.

• Follow all instructions on your appliance and instruc tion manual, and keep this

manual in a safe place to resolve the problems that may occur in the future.

• This appliance is produced to be used in homes and it can only be used in domestic

environments and for the specified purposes. It is not suitable for commercial or common use. Such use will cause the guarantee of the appliance to be cancelled and our company will not be responsible for the losses to be occurred.

• This appliance is produced to be used in houses and it is only suitable for cooling /

storing foods. It is not suitable for commercial or common use and/or for storing substances except for food. Our company is not responsible for the losses to be occurred in the contrary case.

Safety warnings

• Do not use multiple receptacles or extension cord.

• Do not plug in damaged, torn or old plugs.

• Do not pull, bend or damage the cord.

• This appliance is designed for use by adults, do not allow children to play with the appliance or let them hang off the door.

• Do not plug-in or out the plug from the receptacle with wet hands to prevent electrocution!

• Do not place glass bottles or beverage cans in the freezer department. Bottles or cans may explode.

• Do not place explosive or flammable material in your fridge for your safety. Place drinks with higher alcohol amount vertically and by closing their necks tightly in the fridge department.

• When taking ice made in the freezer department, do not touch it, ice may cause ice burns and/or cuts.

• Do not touch frozen goods with wet hands! Do not eat ice-cream and ice cubes immediately after you have taken them out of the freezer department!

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• Do not re-freeze frozen goods after they have melted. This may cause health issues like food poisoning.

• Do not co ver the body or top of fridge with lace. This affects the performance of your fridge.

• Fix the accesso ries in the fridge during transportation to prevent damage to accessories.

Installing and operating your fridge

Before starting to use your fridge, you should pay attention to the following points:

• Operating voltage for your fridge is 220-240 V at 50Hz.

• W e do not take the responsibility of the damages that occur due to ungrounded usage.

• Place your fridge in a place that it would not be exposed to direct sunlight.

• Your appliance should be at least 50 cm away from stoves, Gas ovens and heater cores, and should be at least 5 cm away from electrical ovens.

• Your fridge should never be used outdoors or left under the rain.

• When your fridge is placed next to a deep freezer, there should be at least 2 cm between them to prevent humidity on the outer surface.

• Do not place anything on your fridge, and install your fridge in a suitable place so that at least 15 cm is available on the upper side.

• The adjustable front legs should be adjusted to make sure your appliance is level and stable. You can adjust the legs by turning them clockwise (or in the opposite direction). This should be done before placing food in the fridge.

• Before using your fridge, wipe all parts back with warm water added with a tea spoonful of sodium bicarbonate, and then rinse with clean water and dry. Place all parts after cleaning.

• Install the plastic distance guide (the part with black vanes at the rear) by turning it 90° as shown in the figure to prevent the condenser from touching the wall.

• Refrigerator should be placed against a wall with a free distance not exceeding 75 mm.

Before Using your Fridge

• W hen it is operated for the first time or after transportation, keep your fridge in the upright position for 3 hours and plug it on to allow efficient operation. Otherwise, you may damage the compressor.

• Your fridge may have a smell when it is operated for the first time; the smell will fade away when your fridge starts to cool.

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CHAPTER 2. USAGE INFORMATION

Information On No-Frost Technology

No-frost refrigerators differ from other static refrigerators in their operating principle.

In normal fridges, the humidity entering the fridge due to door op enings and the hum idity inherent in the food caus es freezing in the freezer department. To defrost the frost and ice in the freezer compartment, you are periodically required to turn off the fridge, place the food that needs to be kept frozen in a separately cooled container, and remove the ice gathered in the freezer department.

The situation is completely different in no-frost fridges. Dry and cold air is blown into the fridge and freezer compartments homogeneously and evenly from several points via a blower fan. Cold air dispersed homogeneously and evenly between the shelves cools all of your food equally and uniformly, thus preventing humidity and freezing.

Therefore your no-frost fridg e allows you ease of use, in addition to its huge capacity and stylish appearance.

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Temperature Settings

Cooler and Freezer Thermostat Knob

Cooling compartment

The thermostat ensures that the temperature settin gs in the cooling and freezing compartments of your refrigerator are controlled automatically. It may be set to any value ranging from 1 to 6. As you turn the thermostat setting knob from 1 to 6, the amount of cooling increases.

Cooling compartment thermostat knob:

5 - 6 : For more cooling. 3 - 5 : For normal utilization. 1 - 3 : For less cooling.

Warnings for Temperature Settings

• It is not recommended that you operate your fridge in environments colder than 10°C in terms of its efficiency.

• The thermostat setting should be done by taking into consideration how often the fresh food and freezer doors are opened and closed, how much food is stored in the refrigerator, and the environment in which the refrigerator is located.

• Your fridge should be operated up to 24 hours according to the ambient temperature without interruption after being plugged in to be completely cooled. Do not open doors of your fridge frequently and do not place much food inside it in this period.

• A 5 minute delaying function is applied to prevent damage to the compressor of your fridge, when you take the plug off and then plug it on again to operate it or when an energy breakdown occurs. Your fridge will start to operate normally after 5 minutes.

• Your fridge is designed to operate in the ambient temperature intervals stated in the standards, acc o rding to the c lim ate class stated in the information label. It is not recommended that your fridge is operated in the environments which are out of the stated temperature intervals in terms of cooling efficiency.

Climate Class Ambient

16 to 43 °C 16 to 38 °C 16 to 32 °C 10 to 32 °C

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CHAPTER 3.

PLACING THE FOOD

Cooling Compartment

• To prevent humidification and odour formation, the food should be placed in the refrigerator in closed or covered containers.

• Hot foods and drinks should be cooled to room temperatures before being placed in the refrigerator.

• Please do not prop packaged food and containers against the lamp or cover of the cooling co mpartment.

• Fruits and vegetables may be placed directly in the vegetable holder without being wrapped separately.

• Some recommendations have been specified below for the placement and storage of your food in the cooling compartment.

Food Storage Duration

Fruits and

Vegetables

Fish and meat 2-3 days

Fresh cheese 3-4 days In the special door shelf

Butter, margarine 1 Week In the special door shelf

Bottled products,

Milk and yoghurt

Egg 1 month In the egg-holder shelf

Cooked food In every shelf

NOTE: Potatoes, onions and garlic should not be stored in the refrigerator. Meat should

never be refrozen after it is thawed if it has not been cooked before refreezing.

1 Week

The period

recommended by

the manufacturer

Location where it will be placed in the

cooling compartment

In the vegetable holder (without being

wrapped in anything)

Wrapped in plastic folio or bag or within a

meat box (on the glass shelf)

In the special door shelf

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The Deep Freeze Compartment

• Use the deep freeze compartment of your refrigerator for storing the frozen food for a long time and for producing ice.

• To get maximum capacity for freezer compartment, please just use glass shelves for upper and middle section. For bottom section, please use lower basket.

• Place the food you would like to freeze initially in the upper shelf of the deep freeze section in such a way that it shall not exceed the declared freezing capacity of your refrigerator. You may place your food next to the other frozen foods after they are frozen (for at least 24 hours).

• It is recommended to keep thermostat set at level 5.

• It is recommended that the food which is being newly frozen be kept separate from the already frozen food.

• Foods should be frozen in single portion sized containers.

• Do not refreeze the frozen food once it is thawed. It may pose a danger to your health as it might cause problems like food poisoning.

• Do not place hot meals in your deep freeze until they cool down. You could cause the other food frozen beforehand in the deep freeze compartment to become spoiled.

• As you buy frozen food, make sure it was frozen under appropriate conditions and that the packaging is not torn.

• While storing frozen food, the storage conditions on the package should certainly be observed. If there are no instructions, the food has to be consumed in the shortest possible period of time.

• Frozen food has to be transported before it thaws and it should be placed in the fast freezing shelf as soon as possible. Please do not use the door shelves for fast freezing purposes.

• If the frozen food package has been humidified and it has a foul odour, the food might have previously been stored under unsuitable conditions and become spoiled. Please do not buy such food!

• The storage durations of frozen food change depending on the environmental temperatures, the frequent opening and closing of the doors, thermostat settings, food types, and the period of time that elapsed from when the food was acquired to the time it entered the freezer. Always abide by the instructions on the package and never exceed the storage duration.

• During extended power outages, please do not open the door of the deep freeze compartmen t. Your refrig erato r will preserve your frozen food in the ambient environmental temperature of 25°C for about 13 hours. This preservation time period decreases the higher the ambient environmental temperatures are. During longer lasting power cuts, you should not refreeze your food.

Some recommendations have been specified on pages 10, 11 and 12 for the placement and storage of your food in the deep freeze compartment.

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Stor a ge

Mus t be packed even if it is

Fish and Meat Preparation

Be ef Steak

La m b Meat

Ca lf Roas t

Calf Cubes In s m all piece s 6-10 1-2

Sheep Cubes In pie ces 4-8 2-3

Minced m eat

Offal (piece) In pie ces 1-3 1-2

Packed for freezing in

convenie nt portion s

Packed for freezing in

convenie nt portion s

Packed for freezing in

convenie nt portion s

In convenient portio ns ,

pa cka ged without being

spiced

Duration

(months)

6-10 1-2

6-8 1-2

6-10 1-2

1-3 2-3

Thaw ing period at

room tempe rature

(hours)

Saus a ge/Salam i

Chicken and

turkey

Goos e / Duck

De er - Rabbit -

Bo ar

Fres h w ater fis h

(Trou t, Carp,

No rthe rn Pike ,

Ca t Fis h)

Le an fis h (Sea

Bas s, Turbot,

Sole)

Fatty fis h (Bonito,

Mackerel, Blue

Fis h, Anchovy)

Crustacea ns

Caviar

Snail

film -co ated

Packed for freezing in

convenie nt portion s

Packed for freezing in

convenie nt portion s

Portions of 2.5 kg an d with

no bones

It should be was h e d and

dried after it is we ll

cle a ne d in s ide and

scaled, the tail and head

pa rts s hou ld be cut off

where ne ces s ary.

Cleans ed and put into

ba gs

In its package, inside an

alum iniu m o r plas tic cup

In s alty water, ins ide an

alum iniu m o r plas tic cup

1-2 Until thawed

7-8 10 -12

4-8 10

9-12 10 -12

4-8

2-4

4-6 Until it is well thawed

2-3 Until it is well thawed

3 Until it is well thawed

Until it is well thawed

Note: Frozen foods, when thawed, should be cooked just like fresh foods. If they are not cooked after being thawed they must NEVER be re-frozen.

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Vegetables and

Divide it into half and remove

Fruits

Cauliflower

Preparation

Remove the leaves, divide the core into parts and keep it waiting in water containing

a little amount of lemon

Storage

Duration

(months)

10-12

Thawing period at room temperature

(hours)

It may be used in frozen

form

Green Beans,

French Beans

Peas Shell and wash them 12

Mushrooms and

Asparagus

Wash them and cut into

small pieces.

Wash them and cut into

small pieces

10-13

6-9

It may be used in frozen

form

It may be used in frozen

form

It may be used in frozen

form

Cabbage In a cleaned fashion 6-8 2

Eggplant

Corn

Carrot

Pepper

Cut it into pieces of 2cm

after washing it

Clean it and pack it with its

cob or in grains

Clean them and cut into

slices

Remove the stem, divide it

into two and separate the

seeds

10-12

8-10

Separate plates from

each other

It may be used in frozen

form

It may be used in frozen

form

It may be used in frozen

form

Spinach W ashed 6-9 2

Apple and Pear Slice it by peeling its rind 8-10 (In freezer) 5

Apricot and Peach

Strawberry and

Raspberry

Cooked fruits

Plums, Cherries,

Sour Cherries

the seeds

Wash and clean them 8-12 2

Inside a cup with addition of

10% of sugar

Wash them and remove the

stems

4-6 (In freezer) 4

12 4

8-12 5-7

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Dairy Products

and Pastries

Packaged

(Homogenised)

Milk

Cheese (except

white cheese)

Storage

Preparation

In its own package 2-3

In the form of slices 6-8

Duration

(months)

Storage Conditions

Only homogeneous ones

They may be left in their

original packages for short time storage. They should also be wrapped

in plastic folio for long

term storage.

Butter, Margarine

Egg White 10-12

Egg mixture

(White-Yolk)

Egg*

Egg Yolk

* It should not be frozen with its shells. The white and yolk of the egg should be frozen

separately or as having been well mixed.

Bread 4-6 2-3

Biscuits 3-6 1-1,5

Pie 1-3 2-3

Tart 1-1,5 3-4

Filo Pastry 2-3 1-1,5

Pizza 2-3 2-4

The taste of some spices found in cooked dishes (anise, basilica, watercress, vinegar, assorted spices, ginger, garlic, onion, mustard, thyme, marjoram, black pepper, etc.) changes and they assume a strong taste when they are stored for a long period. Therefore, the frozen food should be added little amount of spices or the desired spice should be added after the food has been thawed.

The storage period of food is dependent on the oil used. The suitable oils are margarine, calf fat, olive oil and butter and the unsuitable oils are peanut oil and pig fat.

The food in liquid form should be frozen in plastic cups and the other food should be frozen in plastic folios or bags.

In its own package 6

It is mixed very well, a pinch

of salt or sugar is added to

prevent it from getting too

thick.

It is mixed very well, a pinch

of salt or sugar is added to

prevent it from getting too

thick.

Storage Duration

(months)

Thawing period at room temperature

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8-10

(hours)

30 gr of it Equals to

one egg yolk.

50 gr of it Equals to

one egg yolk.

2 gr of it Equals to

one egg yolk.

Thawing duration in

the oven (minutes)

4-5 (220-225 °C) 5-8 (190-200 °C) 5-10 (200-225 °C) 5-8 (190-200 °C) 5-8 (190-200 °C) 15-20 (200 °C)

In a closed cup

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