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Instructions for use GTEA 2500 Bauknecht AG, Industriestrasse 36, 5600 Lenzburg, www.bauknecht.ch Verkauf Telefon 0848 801 002 Fax 0848 801 017 verkauf@bauknecht.ch Kundendienst Telefon 0848 801 001 Fax 0848 801 003 service@bauknecht.ch Ersatzteile Telefon 0848 801 005 Fax 0848 801 004...
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Instructions for use Before using the freezer Safeguarding the environment Precautions and general recommendations Installation Appliance operation guide Food storage Freezing food How to defrost the freezer Care and Maintenance Troubleshooting guide After-Sales Service Electrical connection...
Before using the freezer The appliance is designed to To get the most out of your • Following installation, operate at limited ambient new appliance, please read wait at least 2 hours temperatures, dictated by the the user handbook without moving the appliance climatic category carefully.
Precautions and general recommendations • Do not cover or obstruct the • If the freezer is left air vent of the appliance. empty for short periods, it is preferable not to • Do not store liquids in glass switch it off. containers in the freezer: risk of bursting.
Installation • Unpack the appliance and • After the freezer has been ensure that the various installed, check that it is not elements (plastic bags, resting on the mains cable. polystyrene pieces, etc.) are • Install the appliance in a dry, well out of the reach of well-ventilated place.
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Appliance operation guide 1. Lid handle 2 Electronic control panel 3 Lock 4 Divider 5 Defrost water drain plug 6 Motor cooling grille 7 Upper edge 8 Seal 9 Ice packs (if supplied) 10 Basket Control panel 1. Power ON led: when lit, indicates that the appliance is connected to the mains power supply. 2 Digital temperature display: indicates the freezer internal temperature (fixed display) or the set temperature (flashing display).
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Appliance operation guide Switching on the freezer for the first time • Plug in the appliance. • Six horizontal lines appear on the digital display (2): • After about 3 seconds, when the appliance is warm (internal temperature above 10°C) only the two lines in the middle remain illuminated.
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Appliance operation guide Control panel lock • To lock the control panel, function • Once this function has been press buttons (8) and (4) selected, even if a button is • This function prevents simultaneously for about 3 pressed the corresponding inadvertent altering of seconds until the yellow led function is not activated.
Food storage MONTHS FOOD For storing fresh frozen • Place the items in the low foods, refer to the temperature compartment adjacent table. as soon as you get home. • Avoid, or reduce Classification of temperature variations to frozen foods the minimum.
Freezing food Only use the freezer for This is not necessary when storing frozen food, freezing small amounts of freezing fresh food and food (2-3 Kg). making ice cubes. To use the appliance's maximum freezing capacity, specified on the Preparing fresh food data plate (see for freezing “Installation”), the fast...
How to defrost the freezer The appliance should be • In order to avoid permanent damage to defrosted when the the freezer interior, do thickness of ice on the walls not use pointed or sharp reaches 5-6 mm. metal instruments for •...
Troubleshooting guide Problem Actions The red led flashes Check the lid is closed properly. Check no fresh food has been placed in the freezer recently. Check fresh food is positioned correctly (see “Freezing food”). Check the appliance is not positioned near a heat source. Check the air vent and condenser are clean.
After-Sales Service Before contacting Specify: • The nature of the After-Sales Service problem. 1. See if you can solve the • The model. problem yourself (see • The Service number (the "Before contacting After- number after the word Sales Service"). SERVICE, on the data plate 2.
Electrical connection FOR GREAT BRITAIN ONLY A suitable alternative plug should then be fitted to the Warning - this appliance cable. must be earthed The wires in the mains lead Fuse replacement are coloured in accordance If the mains lead of this with the following code: appliance is fitted with a BLUE - “NEUTRAL”...