Contents Safety and the environment • Safety instructions.................... • Respecting the environment and saving energy..........• BIOCARE - anti-bacterial walls ................Description of your appliance How to carry out your initial installation • Reversing the direction the doors open ............. •...
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Dear Customer, You have just acquired a BRANDT fridge-freezer and we would like to thank you. We have invested all our dedication and know-how in this appliance so that it would best meet your needs. With innovation and performance, we designed it to be always easy to use.
Safety instructions This appliance is intended for domestic use only. It has been designed for preserving and freezing food. The following instructions are for your own safety and should be observed without fail. We can neither be held responsible, nor uphold the guarantee in case of fail- ure to observe these recommendations, which may lead to material damage or physical injury.
Respecting the environment and saving energy To reduce your appliance’s electrical consuption: - Install it in a suitable place (see "Installation of your appliance" section). - Leave the door open as little as possible. Do not place food that is still hot in your refrigerator or freezer, particularly in the case of soups or dishes that release a lot of steam.
Description of your appliance Freezer door rack (as an option) Shelves Butter rack with Thermostat glass shutter Lightning Door rack Ventilation System* Removables shelves Anti-bacterial walls Maxi-Fresh* Bottle rack Vegetable drawer Plinth * depending on the models This guide to installing and using your fridge-freezer is applicable to several models.
Reversing the direction the doors open The doors normally open to the left (hinges on the right); if you wish to open the door to the right, you can modify the direction in which it opens by following the instructions below. To ensure cor- rect installation, please scrupulously follow the directions and the sequence of operations below.
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Reversing the direction the doors open 11. The upper left-hand hinge L is placed inside the drawing R6 plinth (R6). Remove it and inset it into the housing on the left on the control panel M . Fasten it with the two screws (R7).
Installing your appliance Your appliance must be installed in compliance with the instructions given in this "Operating and installation instructions manual" in order to keep your food under optimum conditions and with optimal energy consumption. - The appliance should be installed in a dry, - Maintain a minimum distance between your well-ventilated room.
Electrical connection For your own safety, you must comply with the instructions given below. The electrical installation must comply with Standard NF C *15-100, in particular concerning the Earth. Three-core flex 3x2.5 mm², 230V single-phase connected to: - A 20A single-phase 230V-50Hz supply - An ELCB and an individual fuse (10 or 16A depending on the model) We cannot be held responsible for any incident caused by faulty electrical installation.
Setting your refrigerator's temperature Prolonged opening of the door will cause the internal temperature to rise. You must therefore read the indicator within 30 seconds of the door being opened for the reading to be correct. Manipulating the thermostat Setting the temperature To adjust the temperature, set the thermostat knob on one of the surround- When putting your appliance into serv-...
Mixed or regulated cold (depending on the model) This guide to installing and using your fridge-freezer is applicable to several models. Your appliance is equipped with one or other of these functions. You can check very quickly by comparing your refriger- ator to the illustrations on this page.
Preparing food for the refrigerator Before placing food in your appliance: Carefully wrap fresh foods: they will then keep their flavour, colour, humidity content and freshness. You also avoid the taste of some foods contaminating the taste of others. Only vegeta- bles, fruit and salad vegetables can be stored in the vegetable compartment without being packed.
Arranging food in your refrigerator Leave a space between the food items to allow the air to circulate freely and avoid different products contaminating each other. Do not put packages and food in contact with the wall at the back of the appliance: this is a particularly cold and damp area of the appliance and water droplets and frost condense there as part of your refrigerator's normal operation.
Anti-odour system (depending on the model) This uses activated carbon to neutralise the Drawing R1 ethylene and therefore increase the storage life of fruits and vegetables. The cartridge lasts for around 3 months. On first use: - Release the cartridge from its support (drawing R1).
Frozen and deep-frozen food Your domestic appliance enables you to freeze food: it lowers its core temperature rapidly and you can therefore keep it longer. Deep-freezing is an industrial process that is quicker and more intense that domestic freezing. The products you purchase from the shops are deep-frozen. Preparing food for freezing Freezing does not sterilise.
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Food freezing guide Cooked food The length of time you can store cooked dishes reduces if you use bacon or smoked ham to season dishes. Product Valid for Preparatory cooking Sauce with meat juices half-cooked 3 months Tomato sauce just-cooked Minestrone with vegetables 2 months no pasta...
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Food freezing guide Fruits Fruit must be covered with sugar or syrup, as appropriate. The amount of sugar to use is around 250g for 1 kilo of fruit. Syrups are used in varying percentages; these are prepared by boiling sugared wa- ter.
Arranging food in your freezer Do not put fresh food next to food that has already been frozen to avoid causing the frozen food to warm up. The maximum weight of food that you can freeze over 24 hours is shown on the information plate (inside your appliance's refrigerator section near the bottom of the left-hand wall) under the heading: "CAPACITE DE CONGELATION/FREEZING CAPACITY (kg/24h)".
Ongoing maintenance of your appliance Disconnect your appliance prior to Periodically check that the drain hole for the performing any maintenance oper- defrosting water is not blocked and clean it ation. Grasp the plug directly, in- with a stick as shown in the Drawing. stead of pulling on the power cable.
Ongoing maintenance of your appliance Changing the light bulb Clearit Disconnect your appliance To keep your appliance in good working order, we recommend that you use Clearit household Unclip and remove the transparent cover. products. Replace the bulb with another bulb of the same model (15 WATT max.), put the cover Professional expertise for back in place and retighten its retaining screw.
Noises, inconveniences or minor breakdowns Normal operating noises So that the selected temperature remains constant, your appliance regularly switches off its motor. The resultant noises are quite normal operating noises. They reduce automatically as soon as your refrigerator reaches the desired temperature. These noises are as follows: NOISE CAUSE Coming from the motor.This buzzing may briefly be louder when...
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Noises, inconveniences or minor breakdowns PROBLEM ADVICE Frost forms inside your - be careful not to open your appliance’s door too often, and not appliance to leave it open - this is quite normal. It stops condensation forming on the outside The external walls are warm of your appliance -When your home’s heating is not on (for example in spring and...
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