Smeg FAB38URWH User Manual

Contents

1 Instructions 4

1.1 General safety instructions 4

1.2 Manufacturer liability 6

1.3 Appliance purpose 6

1.4 Disposal 7

1.5 Identication plate 7

1.6 This user manual 7

1.7 How to read the user manual 8

2 Description of the appliance 9

2.1 General description 9

3 Using the appliance 10

3.1 Information about New Generation Cooling Technology 10

3.2 Display and Control Panel 10

3.3 Operating your Appliance 10

3.4 Temperature Adjustment Warnings 12

3.5 Accessories 13

4 Food storage 17

4.1 Refrigerator Compartment 17

4.2 Freezer Compartment 18

5 Cleaning and Maintenance 21

5.1 Defrosting 21

5.2 Instructions 21

5.3 Cleaning the appliance 22

5.4 What to do if... 23

6 Installation 24

6.1 Electrical connection 24

6.2 Positioning 24

6.3 Installation warnings 25

6.4 During Usage 26

7 Shipment and repositioning 28

7.1 Transportation and Changing Positioning 28

7.2 Repositioning the Door 28

8 Before calling after-sales service 29

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9 Tips for saving energy 32

We advise you to read this manual carefully, as it contains all the instructions for maintain­ing the appliance’s aesthetic and functional qualities.
For further information on the product: www.smeg.com

1 Instructions

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Instructions

1.1 General safety instructions

Risk of personal injury

• Never touch the heating ele­ments during use.

• Keep children under the age of
eight at a safe distance unless
they are constantly supervised
and make sure that they do not
play with the appliance.

• In accordance with current
regulations, children between 3
and 8 years old can pick up or
load food from the appliance,
but we strongly advise against
allowing children under 8 to
carry out these operations and
in general to use the appliance.

• Never try to put out a re or
ames with water: turn off the
appliance and smother the
ames with a re blanket.

• Cleaning and maintenance that
should be performed by the
user must not be carried out by
unsupervised children.

• Have qualied personnel carry
out installation and assistance
interventions according to the
standards in force.

• Do not modify this appliance.

• Do not insert pointed metal
objects (cutlery or utensils) into
the slots in the appliance.

• Do not try to repair the appli­ance yourself or without the

intervention of a qualied tech­nician.

• Do not touch (especially with
wet hands) frozen products or
put them in your mouth directly.

• Do not store inammable, explo­sive or volatile substances.

• Do not keep explosive substanc­es, such as spray bottles with
ammable propellants in the
appliance.

• Bottles containing strong alcohol­ic drinks must be tightly closed
and stored vertically.

• If the power supply cable is
damaged, contact technical
support immediately and they
will replace it, so as to prevent
any risk.

• Opening the door for long
periods can cause a signicant
increase of the temperature in
the compartments of the appli­ance.

• Clean regularly surfaces that can
come in contact with food and
accessible drainage systems.

• Store raw meat and sh in suita­ble containers in the refrigerator,
so that it is not in contact with or
drip onto other food.

• If the refrigerating appliance
is left empty for long periods,
switch off, defrost, clean, dry,
and leave the door open to
prevent mould developing within
the appliance.

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Risk of damaging the appliance

• WARNING: When position­ing the appliance, ensure the
supply cord is not trapped or
damaged.

• WARNING: Do not locate
multiple portable socket-outlets
or portable power supplies at
the rear of the appliance.

• Do not use plug adapter.

• Never rest sharp metal objects
such as knives, forks, spoons
and lids on the appliance dur­ing use.

• Do not use abrasive or corro­sive detergents (e.g. scouring
products, stain removers and
metallic sponges) on glass
parts.

• Do not sit on the appliance.

• Do not prize on the door or
handle to move the appliance.

• Do not use steam jets to clean
the appliance.

• Do not use the appliance to
cool rooms for any reason.

• Always unplug the appliance
in the event of a fault or when
performing cleaning or mainte­nance.

• Do not keep liquids in tins or
glass containers in the freezer.

• Do not use sharp metal objects
to remove excess ice build-up in
the freezer compartment.

• To prevent instability of the
appliance, install and secure

it correctly as indicated in the
instructions provided in this
manual.

• Do not place heavy objects on
the top of the appliance.

• If installed near another refrig­erator or freezer, keep it at a
minimum distance of 2 cm.

• Do not install/use the appli­ance outdoors.

For this appliance

• WARNING: risk of re /

ammable materials.

• The appliance may only be
used by children aged 8 years
and over, and by people of
reduced physical, sensory or
mental capacity, or lacking in
experience and knowledge
in the use of the appliance,
provided that they instructed
on safe use of the appliance
and the risks connected to it by
adults who are responsible for
their safety.

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

• Do not rest any weight or sit
on the open door of the appli­ance.

• Take care that no objects are

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stuck in the doors.

• The appliance contains a small
quantity of isobutane (R600a),
make sure not to damage the
cooling circuit during transport,
installation and cleaning.

• Keep the ventilation openings
surrounding the appliance or in
the nearby area free from any
obstructions.

• Do not use mechanical, electri­cal or chemical products other
than those recommended by
the manufacturer to speed up
the defrosting process.

• Do not damage the cooling
circuit (if it can be accessed).

• Do not use electrical applianc­es inside food storage com­partments unless these are of
the type recommended by the
manufacturer.

• In the event of damage to the
cooling circuit, avoid the use of
naked ames and ventilate the
area properly.

• Do not use the appliance or
parts of it in ways other than
those specied in this manual.

structions in the user manual;

• tampering with any part of the
appliance;

• use of non-original spare parts.

1.3 Appliance purpose

The appliance is designed for use
in a domestic or similar environ­ment, for instance:

• staff kitchen areas in shops,
ofces and other working envi­ronments;

• farm houses and by guests in
hotels, motels and other resi­dential type environments;

• bed and breakfast establish­ments;

• catering and similar non-retail
applications.

• The appliance is not designed
for professional and commer­cial use.

• This appliance is for refrigera­tion and conservation of fresh
and frozen foods in the home.
Every other use is considered
inappropriate.

• The appliance is not designed
to operate with external timers
or with remote-control systems.

1.2 Manufacturer liability

The manufacturer declines all
liability for damage to persons or
property caused by:

• use of the appliance other than
that specied;

• failure to comply with the in-

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1.4 Disposal

This appliance must be dis­posed of separately from

other waste
(Directives 2002/95/EC,
2002/96/EC, 2003/108/EC).

The appliance does not contain
substances in quantities sufcient to
be considered hazardous to health
and the environment, in accordance
with current European directives.
To dispose of the appliance:

• Cut the power supply cable and
remove it along with the plug.

Power voltage

Danger of electrocution

• Disconnect the mains power
supply.

• Unplug the appliance.

Our appliances are packaged in
non-polluting and recyclable mate­rials.

• Deliver the packing materials to
the appropriate recycling centre.

Plastic packaging

Danger of suffocation

• Do not leave the packaging or
any part of it unattended.

• Do not let children play with the
plastic bags.

1.5 Identication plate

The identication plate bears the
technical data, serial number and
brand name of the appliance. Do
not remove the identication plate
for any reason.

1.6 This user manual

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• Deliver the appliance to the
appropriate recycling centre for
electrical and electronic equip­ment waste, or return it to the
retailer when purchasing an
equivalent product, on a one for
one basis.

• If the appliance is replaced,
remove the door and leave the
shelves in their positions, in order
to prevent children from being
trapped inside.

This user manual is an integral part
of the appliance and must therefore
be kept in its entirety and within the
user’s reach for the whole working
life of the appliance.
Read this user manual carefully
before using the appliance.

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1.7 How to read the user manual

This user manual uses the following
reading conventions:

Warning

Serious injury or death risk

Risk of electric shock

Dangerous voltage risk

Fire

Warning; risk of re / amma­ble materials

Caution

Injury or property damage risk

Important

Operating the system correctly

Description

Description of the appliance
and its accessories.

Use

Information on the use of the
appliance and its accessories,
food storage advice.

Cleaning and maintenance

Information for proper cleaning
and maintenance of the appli­ance

Installation

Information for the qualied
technician: Installation, opera­tion and inspection.

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Description

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2 Description of the appliance

2.1 General description

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This presentation is only for
information about the parts
of the appliance. Parts may
vary according to the appli­ance model.

A) Refrigerator compartment
B) Freezer compartment

1) Display and control panel

2) Turbo fan *

3) Refrigerator shelves

4) Wine rack *

5) Ioniser *

6) Chiller *

7) Crisper cover

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8) Crisper

9) Icemaker *

10) Freezer room cover * / Upper
drawer

11) Freezer drawers

12) Levelling feet

13) Bottle shelf

14) Adjustable door shelf * / Door
shelf

15) Door shelves

16) Egg holder

17) Ice box tray *

* In some models

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Use

3 Using the appliance

3.1 Information about New Gen­eration Cooling Technology

Fridges with new-generation cooling
technology have a
different operating sys­tem to static fridges.
Other (static) fridges
may experience a
build up of ice in the
freezer compartment
due to door openings
and humidity in the
food. In such fridges,
regular defrosting is
required; the fridge
must be switched off,
the frozen food moved
to a suitable container
and the ice which has
formed in the freezer
compartment removed.
In fridges with new-generation cooling
technology, a fan blows dry cold air
evenly throughout the refrigerator and
freezer compartments. The cold air
cools your food evenly and uniformly,
preventing humidity and ice build-up.
In the refrigerator compartment, air
blown by the fan, located at the top
of the refrigerator compartment, is
cooled while passing through the gap
behind the air duct. At the same time,
the air is blown out through the holes
in the air duct, evenly spreading cool
air throughout the refrigerator compart­ment.
There is no air passage between the

freezer and refrigerator compartments,
therefore preventing the mixing of
odours.
As a result, your fridge, with new-gen­eration cooling technology, provides
you with ease of use as well as a huge
volume and aesthetic appearance.

3.2 Display and Control Panel

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Using the Control Panel

1. Enables the setting of the freezer.

2. Enables the setting of the refrigerator.

3. Freezer set value screen.

4. Refrigerator set value screen.

5. Economy mode symbol.

6. Super freeze symbol.

7. Alarm symbol.

3.3 Operating your Fridge Freezer

Once you have plugged in the prod­uct, all symbols will be displayed for
2 seconds and the initial values will
be shown as -18 °C on the freezer
adjustment indicator, and +4 °C on the
refrigerator adjustment indicator.

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3.3.1 Freezer Temperature Settings

• The initial temperature value for the
freezer setting indicator is -18 °C.

• Press the freezer set button once.

When you rst press the button, the
previous value will blink on the screen.

• Whenever you press the same but­ton, a lower temperature will be set
(-16 °C, -18 °C, -20 °C, -22 °C or

-24 °C).

• If you continue to press the button, it
will restart from -16 °C.

NOTE: Eco mode gets ac­tivated automatically when
the temperature of the freezer
compartment is set to -18°C.

3.3.2 Refrigerator Temperature

Settings

• The initial temperature value for the
refrigerator setting indicator is +4 °C.

• Press the refrigerator button once.

• Whenever you press the button, a
lower temperature will be set (+8 °C,
+6 °C, +5 °C, +4 °C, or +2 °C).

• If you continue to press the button, it
will restart from +8 °C.

and hold the freezer temperature setting
button for 3 seconds. Once the super
freeze mode has been set, the super
freeze symbol on the indicator will be
lit and the machine will beep to conrm
the mode has been switched on.

During Super Freeze Mode:

• The temperature of the Refrigerator
may be adjusted. In this case, Super
Freeze mode will continue.

• Economy mode cannot be selected.

• Super Freeze mode can be cancelled
in the same way it is selected.

Notes:

• The maximum amount of fresh food
(in kilograms) that can be frozen
within 24 hours is shown on the
appliance label.

• For optimal appliance performance
in maximum freezer capacity, activate
super freeze mode 3 hours before

you put fresh food into the freezer.

Super freeze mode will automati­cally cancel after 24 hours or when the
freezer sensor temperature drops below

-32 °C.

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3.3.3 Super Freeze Mode

Purpose

• To freeze a large quantity of food that
cannot t on the fast freeze shelf.

• To freeze prepared foods.

• To freeze fresh food quickly to retain
freshness.

How to use

To enable the super freeze mode, press

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