Hkoenig FGW400 Manuel D'utilisation page 5

DANGER or WARNING:
1. Risk of child entrapment. Before you throw away your old refrigerator or freezer:
-Take off doors.
-Leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily climb inside."
2. Do not use extension cords.
Before plugging in your freezer for the first time remove all packing, clean the freezer with the
lukewarm water and bicarbonate of soda. Wipe dry with soft cloth.
Temperature Control
The temperature in the freezer is controlled by the thermostat control knob inside the freezer.
Turn the thermostat control knob up or down to regulate the temperature inside the freezer.
The markings on control knob indicated the "MIN, NOR, MAX and OFF" for the different
temperature grades. The temperature decreases with position MIN being the warmest and
position MAX being the coldest.
Set the control to position NOR for normal use, but you may set the control to other positions
of you find NOR is too cold or too warm.
Store Frozen Food
When using the freezer for the first time or after defrosting, turn the temperature control to set
MAX for at least two hours before introducing the food to be stored.
All frozen food products you purchase should be placed in the freezer as soon as possible to
avoid the frozen food from defrosting.
Storage recommendation printed on the packaging of frozen food by the manufacturers should
be always be followed.
Freezing Fresh Food
Ensure that your freezing operations are carried out under the most hygienic conditions as
freezing alone does not sterilize the food. It is advisable to freeze the food by packing it into
separate meal portions and not in bulk form. Never put hot or even warm foodstuffs into the
freezer. Prior to storing the frozen food, pack it in plastic bags, aluminum sheets or freezing
containers and place into the freezer. See the data sheet at the rear of this booklet for the
maximum permissible amount in kilograms of fresh food that can be frozen in any 24 hour
period with a room temperature of 25℃. Never freeze more than the maximum permissible.
Defrosting
Remove the mains plug from the wall socket, open the door and remove all the food to a cool
place. Defrost using a plastic scraper, or let the temperature rise naturally until the frost melts.
Then wipe away the remaining ice and water, after this plug the freezer back into the mains
supply.
Cleaning your freezer
Before you start to clean your freezer remove the mains
plug from the power supply.
Use lukewarm water and bicarbonate of soda.
Clean with a cloth soaked in this solution and then dry
with a soft cloth.
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