Using Your Appliance - Brandt UM1811 Guide D'installation Et D'utilisation

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2 2 / / USING YOUR APPLIANCE

The thermostat knob behind the freezer door enables you to adjust
the temperature. When set to position 0, the appliance is OFF. We
recommend that you select a middle position: 2 or 3.
This appliance also has 3 indicator lights to help you to use it:
O O r r a a n n g g e e : : Quick Freeze
R R e e d d : : Temperature alarm
G G r r e e e e n n : : ON
• O O N N / / O O F F F F
The green light illuminated as soon as your freezer is plugged in
unless your thermostat is set to 0.
• • Q Q u u i i c c k k F F r r e e e e z z e e
This function enables you to freeze a large amount of food at one
time. We recommend that you switch this on 24 hours before you
put in the food and that you keep it on for 24 hours afterwards.
To switch on the Quick Freeze function, all you have to do is press
the switch behind the door, next to the thermostat.
• • T T e e m m p p e e r r a a t t u u r r e e a a l l a a r r m m
This lights up when the temperature exceeds a certain threshold
that could adversely affect preservation of the frozen food (over -
12°C). It is quite normal for the light to stay lit for a while when the
appliance is switched on, i.e. until the temperature reaches the best
temperature for keeping the food.
In freezing mode, the compressor operates continuously in order to
obtain maximum benefit from its refrigeration output. Keep the free-
zer in this mode for 24 hours after introducing the food to be frozen
and then switch over to normal operation.
Place the food to be frozen in the top compartment(s) in the
appliance so as to avoid it coming into contact with products that
are already frozen, which would raise their temperature and risk
making them unfit to eat. If there are only a few items to freeze,
always use the top compartment, in which the items can be piled
up, taking care not to prevent air from circulating.
The maximum amount of food that can be frozen in 24 hours is
shown on the manufacturer's plate inside the appliance. Take care
not to exceed this; you would risk your food not being properly fro-
zen.
After the requisite freezing time is over, share out the frozen pro-
ducts among the storage drawers.
A A d d v v i i c c e e : :
• Do not put hot food or unsealed liquids into the refrigerator.
• NEVER introduce volatile, inflammable or explosive fluids such as
alcohol, acetone or petrol because of the risk of explosion.
• Do not freeze too large an amount of food at one time; the faster
the food is frozen, the more of its qualities are preserved.
• Ensure that you package your items correctly before freezing
them so that they keep all their flavour and do not spoil the other
products..
F F R R E E E E Z Z I I N N G G A A D D V V I I C C E E
• The time that frozen food can be kept depends on the type of
food. Please refer to the instructions on the pack.
• Do not open the door and insert new items for freezing when the
appliance is already freezing other items.
• Once defrosted, an item should never be refrozen.
• Note the frozen products' production date and comply with the
storage times the manufacturer indicates.
• Avoid opening the door too often and never leave it open longer
than necessary: a rise in temperature can reduce the item's conser-
vation times quite significantly.
• Ensure that the outer packaging is intact. If not, the item may be
spoiled.
• If a pack swells up or shows traces of dampness, this means that
it has not been kept at a suitable temperature and has lost its origi-
nal qualities.
• It is advisable to pay particular attention when purchasing frozen
food because defrosted, or even partially defrosted, items cannot
be refrozen. In this case, they must be eaten within 24 hours..
D D E E F F R R O O S S T T I I N N G G
Before you use it, your frozen food must be left to defrost in the
refrigerator (red meat, poultry, fish, etc.) or at ambient temperature
(for other items). In the case of items that are thin or divided up,
these can be cooked directly: in this case, the cooking time is lon-
ger.
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