Smeg HG736 User Manual

Table of Contents

1. THE ENVIRONMENT - DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................. 4

2. USER RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................ 5

3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ........................................................................................................ 6

4. SUGGESTIONS ...................................................................................................................... 7

5. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION ..................................................................................... 8

5.1 Overall dimensions .......................................................................................................................................... 8

5.2 Positioning and levelling the appliance ........................................................................................................... 9

5.3 Preparing the Home Garden ......................................................................................................................... 10

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

5.5 Initial Filling ................................................................................................................................................... 11

6. FIRST USE ............................................................................................................................ 12

7. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR APPLIANCE ............................................................................ 13

8. CONTROL PANEL ................................................................................................................ 14

8.1 External light sensor ...................................................................................................................................... 14

8.2 Internal clock setting/display symbol ............................................................................................................. 14

8.3 Humidity supply/empty tank symbol .............................................................................................................. 14

8.4 Internal temperature/time display .................................................................................................................. 15

8.5 Standby symbol ............................................................................................................................................. 15

8.6 Internal air humidity percentage/minutes display .......................................................................................... 15

8.7 Key lock/unlock symbol ................................................................................................................................. 15

8.8 Internal light ON symbol ................................................................................................................................ 15

8.9 Cuttings function on symbol .......................................................................................................................... 15

8.10 Remote control sensor ................................................................................................................................ 15

9. THE REMOTE CONTROL ..................................................................................................... 16

9.1 Red led .......................................................................................................................................................... 16

9.2 Standby key .................................................................................................................................................. 16

9.3 Cuttings function on key ................................................................................................................................ 17

9.4 Humidifier key ............................................................................................................................................... 17

9.5 Internal light key ............................................................................................................................................ 17

9.6 Clock display/setting key ............................................................................................................................... 18

9.7 Value increase/decrease key ........................................................................................................................ 18

9.8 Replacing the remote control batteries ......................................................................................................... 18

10. USING THE HOME GARDEN ............................................................................................. 19

10.1 Removing and placing the pots in the Home Garden ................................................................................. 19

10.2 Automatic regulation of the internal micro-climate ...................................................................................... 19

10.3 Selecting the programme ............................................................................................................................ 20

10.4 Manual Program .......................................................................................................................................... 20

11. MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING ....................................................................................... 21

11.1 Filling the tank ............................................................................................................................................. 21

11.2 Cleaning the vapour delivery tube ............................................................................................................... 22

11.3 Cleaning the ultrasound vaporiser .............................................................................................................. 22

11.4 Cleaning the base ....................................................................................................................................... 22

11.5 Cleaning the pots ........................................................................................................................................ 22

11.6 Cleaning the glass panels ........................................................................................................................... 22

11.7 Replacing the lamps .................................................................................................................................... 22

12. PROBLEM SOLVING .......................................................................................................... 23

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The environment - Disposal instructions

1. THE ENVIRONMENT - DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

OUR HOME GARDENS ARE PACKAGED ONLY WITH NON-POLLUTANT, ENVIRONMENT­FRIENDLY, RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. WE URGE YOU TO COOPERATE BY DISPOSING OF THE
PACKAGING PROPERLY. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DEALER OR THE COMPETENT LOCAL
ORGANISATIONS FOR THE ADDRESSES OF COLLECTION, RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL
FACILITIES.

NEVER LEAVE ALL OR PART OF THE PACKAGING LYING AROUND: PACKAGING PARTS, AND
ESPECIALLY PLASTIC BAGS, MAY REPRESENT A SUFFOCATION HAZARD FOR CHILDREN.

IMPORTANT: YOUR OLD APPLIANCE MUST ALSO BE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY.
DELIVER THE APPLIANCE TO YOUR LOCAL ORGANISATION AUTHORISED TO COLLECT
SCRAPPED APPLIANCES. PROPER DISPOSAL ALLOWS THE INTELLIGENT RECOVERY OF
VALUABLE MATERIALS.

BY LAW, APPLIANCES MUST ONLY BE DISPOSED OF AT SUITABLY EQUIPPED FACILITIES.

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User Recommendations

2. USER RECOMMENDATIONS

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION: SEE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAFETY REGULATIONS
FOR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.
IN YOUR INTEREST AND TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY, BY LAW ALL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES MUST
ONLY BE INSTALLED AND SERVICED BY QUALIFIED STAFF, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
RELEVANT REGULATIONS.
GAS OR ELECTRIC APPLIANCES MUST ALWAYS BE DISCONNECTED BY SUITABLY SKILLED
PEOPLE.

THIS MANUAL CONSTITUTES AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE APPLIANCE: TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT
AND KEEP IT TO HAND THROUGHOUT THE APPLIANCE'S LIFE CYCLE. WE URGE YOU TO READ

THIS MANUAL AND ALL THE INFORMATION IT CONTAINS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE
APPLIANCE. INSTALLATION MUST BE CARRIED OUT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RELEVANT
REGULATIONS. THIS APPLIANCE IS INTENDED FOR HOUSEHOLD USE AND COMPLIES WITH

THE EEC DIRECTIVES CURRENTLY IN FORCE. THE APPLIANCE IS BUILT TO PROVIDE THE
FOLLOWING FUNCTION: GROWING AND CARING FOR PLANTS IN A CONTROLLED

ENVIRONMENT; ANY OTHER USE OF THE APPLIANCE IS IMPROPER USE.
THE MANUFACTURER DECLINES ALL LIABILITY FOR USES OTHER THAN THOSE STATED
ABOVE.

THIS APPLIANCE IS MARKED ACCORDING TO THE EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EC ON
WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE).
THIS GUIDELINE IS THE FRAME OF A EUROPEAN-WIDE VALIDITY OF RETURN AND RECYCLING
ON WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.
NEVER LEAVE PACKAGING RESIDUES UNATTENDED IN THE HOME. SEPARATE WASTE
PACKAGING MATERIALS BY TYPE AND CONSIGN THEM TO THE NEAREST SEPARATE
DISPOSAL CENTRE.

NEVER OBSTRUCT THE OPENINGS AND SLITS PROVIDED FOR VENTILATION AND HEAT
DISPERSAL.

THIS DOMESTIC HOME GARDEN IS DESIGNED FOR USE IN A CLOSED SPACE, SHELTERED
FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT.

DO NOT INSTALL IT NEAR TO HEAT SOURCES.

THE REGISTRATION PLATE, WITH ITS TECHNICAL DATA, SERIAL NUMBER AND MARK IS
POSITIONED PROMINENTLY ON THE BASE OF THE HOME GARDEN, AT THE END OF THIS
MANUAL AND ON THE QUALITY CERTIFICATE.

THE REGISTRATION PLATE MUST NEVER BE REMOVED.

WE RECOMMEND OPENING THE HOME GARDEN FOR A FEW MINUTES EVERY DAY: A CHANGE
OF AIR WILL PROMOTE GROWTH AND CARE OF THE PLANTS.
DO NOT OPEN THE APPLIANCE FREQUENTLY OR FOR LENGTHY PERIODS, AS THIS MAY
CAUSE ALTERATIONS TO THE HOME GARDENS INTERNAL MICRO-CLIMATE, WHICH WILL RE­ESTABLISH ITSELF ONLY AFTER A CERTAIN TIME.

The manufacturer declines all responsibility for injury or damage caused by failure to comply with the
above regulations or deriving from tampering with even just one part of the appliance and the use of
non-original spare parts.

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Safety Precautions

3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE DEVICE BY PULLING ON THE HANDLES OF ITS SLIDING
DOORS OR THE SLIDING TRAY SUPPORTS.

ON INSTALLATION, IF ANY MANUFACTURING DEFECTS OR DAMAGE CAUSED IN TRANSIT ARE
NOTED, CALL YOUR NEAREST SERVICE CENTRE.

FOR INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THIS
MANUAL ONLY.

IN CASE OF MALFUNCTION, DISCONNECT THE APPLIANCE FROM THE POWER SUPPLY BY
REMOVING THE PLUG, WITHOUT PULLING ON THE POWER SUPPLY LEAD.

ALL REPAIRS OR OTHER WORK NOT COVERED BY THIS MANUAL MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY A
QUALIFIED ENGINEER, WHO CAN BE CONTACTED AT AN AUTHORISED SERVICE CENTRE.

NEVER ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE APPLIANCE YOURSELF.

NEVER STORE SPRAY CANS CONTAINING FLAMMABLE GASES INSIDE THE APPLIANCE. ANY
LEAKS MAY CONSTITUTE A SERIOUS THREAT TO USERS' SAFETY.

TO RAISE AND LOWER ITS SIDE WALLS, ALWAYS USE ONLY THE PROVIDED HANDLES AND

TAKE CARE NOT TO PLACE YOUR FINGERS ON THE APPLIANCE’S STEEL FRAME.

THE APPLIANCE PRIMARILY IS INTENDED FOR USE BY ADULTS.
CHILDREN OR INFIRM PERSONS SHOULD USE ONLY UNDER ADULT SUPERVISION.

WARNING:
CLASS 1M LED LAMP (EN 60825-1:2003 - IEC 60825-1:1991 + A1:1997 + A2:2001 CONSOLIDATED
EDITION 1.2) - DO NOT VIEW THE BEAM OF LIGHT EMITTED DIRECTLY THROUGH LENSES,
GLASSES, ETC., OR AT DISTANCES OF LESS THAN 10 CM, SINCE THIS MAY BE DANGEROUS
FOR THE EYES.

Wave lenght of peaks LED drawing

Relative spectral

power distribution

GIVEN THE SIZE OF THE GLASS SURFACES OF WHICH IT IS CONSTRUCTED, THE HOME
GARDEN SHOULD BE INSTALLED AWAY FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS TO AVOID ACCIDENTAL
COLLISIONS.
IT SHOULD BE PLACED ON A SUITABLE AND STABLE SURFACE, TO AVOID IT FALLING
ACCIDENTALLY.

Wave lenght (nm)

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Suggestions

4. SUGGESTIONS

REMEMBER THAT PLANTS ARE LIVING ORGANISMS; THEY NEED CARE AND ATTENTION AND
MAY SUCCUMB TO DISEASE AND DIE IF NEGLECTED.

OUR HOME GARDEN, IF USED CORRECTLY, WILL ALLOW YOUR PLANTS TO LIVE IN
CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
SUFFICIENT TO ENSURE THAT YOUR PLANTS GROW WITHOUT DISEASE.

YOU MUST ENSURE, FIRST OF ALL, THAT YOU CHOOSE GOOD QUALITY PLANTS, IN GOOD
HEALTH AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE.

YOU MUST THEN CHOOSE THE SOIL WITH CARE, FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF
YOUR GARDEN CENTRE, AND REGULARLY IRRIGATE, MANURE, TRIM THEM, AND CLEAN
THEIR LEAVES, AND TAKE ALL THE FURTHER MEASURES NECESSARY FOR THEIR CARE.

THESE MEASURES ARE NOT RENDERED UNNECESSARY BY THE USE OF OUR PRODUCT, BUT
ARE INDISPENSABLE FOR HEALTHY GROWTH OF YOUR PLANTS IN THE DOMESTIC
ENVIRONMENT.

THE HOME GARDEN’S MICRO-CLIMATE MUST BE CONSIDERED DYNAMIC, DUE TO ITS SMALL
SIZE. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS OF TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY AND LIGHTING MUST
BE KEPT WITHIN OPTIMAL SETTINGS AND SMALL DISTURBANCES MAY BE CAUSED BOTH BY
THE USER AND BY THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT, TO WHICH THE HOME GARDEN IS ALWAYS
AND NEVERTHELESS CONNECTED.
THUS, EVEN VARIATIONS IN THE ABOVE PARAMETERS, WHICH CAN BE CAUSED BY PLACING
THE HOME GARDEN IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, ARE TO BE CONSIDERED NORMAL.

BUT THIS IS NOT IN ITSELF

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Installation and connection

5. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION

5.1 Overall dimensions

5.1.1 Home Garden’s overall dimensions

The drawing below shows the Home Garden’s maximum overall dimensions with the glass panels and trays open.

(Fig.1)

5.1.2 Pot overall dimensions

The drawing below shows the maximum overall dimensions of the pots.

(Fig. 2)

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5.2 Positioning and levelling the appliance

Place the Home Garden on a stable, robust surface.
The Home Garden is equipped with 4 adjustable feet for levelling it.
To adjust the feet, simply rotate them as shown in figure 3.

(Fig. 3)

WARNING: DO NOT BLOCK THE GAP BETWEEN THE HOME GARDEN AND ITS SUPPORTING
SURFACE, AS THIS MAY BLOCK THE AIR INTAKES BENEATH IT.

The Home Garden may be placed on a pedestal (optional, available from your service centre).
Completely unscrew the feet and fit the studs into the holes on the pedestal. Now secure the pedestal to
the Home Garden using the 4 provided nuts“A”. (Fig. 4)

(Fig. 4)

ALWAYS PLACE THE HOME GARDEN IN A DRY, WELL VENTILATED LOCATION.
NEVER EXPOSE IT TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT OR INSTALL IT OUTDOORS.
DO NOT INSTALL IT CLOSE TO SOURCES OF HEAT OR DIRECTLY IN THE AIR FLOW FROM A/C
EQUIPMENT.

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Installation and connection

5.3 Preparing the Home Garden

After you have installed your Home Garden according to the instructions in Section "5.2 Positioning and
levelling the appliance", it has to be opened in order to position some parts inside.
Access to the inside of the Home Garden is possible from both side panels.

To open them, grasp the handles (shown in Figure 4) on the lower side glass panels and gently push them upwards until you hear a click (movement A in Figure 5).

(Fig.5)

Two sliding trays ( ) on supports can be removed, as shown by movement “B” in Figure 5.
Included with the Home Garden, you will find a set of 4 special pots ( ) to grow your plants. For

information on placing the pots in their seats, see Section "10.1 Removing and placing the pots in the
Home Garden".

Insert the vapour delivery tube ( ) in its central seat, as shown by movement “C” in Figure 5.

5.4 Electrical connection

Connect the appliance's power supply lead to a mains socket, installed in accordance with electrical
safety regulations. The rated voltage and frequency are stated on the registration plate on the base of
the Home Garden. Always ensure that the indicated values correspond to the mains voltage.
The appliance must be connected to the electrical mains and earthed in compliance with the relevant
regulations and requirements. If the power supply lead has to be replaced, this operation must only be
carried out by an authorised Smeg technical service engineer.
The Home Garden is a low voltage device (24 V) and is supplied with a transformer which goes close
to the mains socket.

To connect the unit to the mains, plug the transformer jack into the socket marked on the base of the Home Garden (Point 1 of figure 6); plug the power cord into the transformer (Point 2 of figure 6) and plug its other end into the mains socket.

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