GB-9GB-8
SETTING THE THERMOSTAT KNOB
erefrigeratoriscontrolledwithathermostatknoblocatedinsidethefridge,
towardstheupperright-handcorner.TurntheknobfromtheSTOP(0)position
towardsthehighernumbersforcoldertemperatures.eknobcanbeadjustedfrom
setting1to7.
Highersettingsontheknob(highernumbers)meanlowertemperatures(colder)in
allcompartmentsoftheappliance.
Changesoftheambienttemperatureaecttemperatureintheinteriorofthe
appliancesochooseacorrectsettingofthetemperaturecontrolknob,dependingon
yourambientconditions.
IntheSTOP(OFF)positiontheappliancedoesnotoperate(thecoolingsystemis
switchedo),butpowersupplyisnotinterrupted.
Setthethermostatknobtoamiddlepositiontoachieve-18°Cinthefreezer
compartment.
Please Note:Iftheapplianceisswitchedoyoumustwaitatleast5minutesbefore
restartingtheapplianceorre-insertingtheplugintothewalloutlet.isistoallow
theprotectiondeviceinthecompressortoreset.
Ifthecompressorfailstostartcorrectlyremovetheplugandwaitfor5minutes
beforeyoutryagainthenthecompressorshouldrestartnormally.
estoragetemperaturemaybeaectedby:
• eroomtemperature
• Howoftenthedoorisopened
• Howmuchfoodisstored
• Positionoftheappliance
Whenyousetthecorrecttemperature,allthesefactorsmentionedaboveshallbe
takenintoaccount.
TEMPERATURE INDICATE
Inordertohelpyougetthecorrectadjustmentofyourdevice,itisequippedwitha
temperaturegaugeplacedinthecoldestarea.
Fortheproperstorageoffoodinyourrefrigeratorandinparticularinthecoldest
area,makesurethat“OK”appearsinthetemperatureindicator.
esymbolontheleftsideindicatesthelocationofthecoldestarea
ofyourrefrigerator.Itdenestheheightofthisarea.
If“OK”isnotdisplayed,theaveragetemperatureinthisareawill
beveryhigh.Yououghttoadjustthethermostattoacoldersetting.
INSTALLATION
USE
• Positiontheapplianceandallowittostandfortwotothreehoursbeforeitis
turnedonforthersttimetoallowthesystemtosettle.Donotpositionnextto
anyheatsourcee.g.cooker,boilerorindirectsunlightetc.
• Allowatleast10cmofspaceatthetopand10cmofspaceonbothsidesofthe
applianceandbetweenthebackoftheapplianceandthewallforadequateair
circulation.eapplianceisnotdesignedforrecessedinstallation(“buildingin”).
• Installonagoodrmlevelsurface,andanyunevennessoftheoorshouldbe
correctedpriortoinstallation,slightunevennesscanbeovercomebyadjustingthe
frontfeet.
• NOTE:Iftheapplianceispositionedonacarpet,softoorcoveringyoushould
readjustthefrontfeetoncetheappliancehashadtimetosettle.
• isapplianceisdesignedtooperateinambienttemperaturebetween16°Cand
38°C.Ifthesetemperaturesareexceeded,i.e.colderorwarmer,theappliancewill
notoperatecorrectly.Iftheambienttemperaturesareexceededforlongperiods,
thetemperatureinthefreezersectionwillriseabove-18°Candfoodspoilagemay
occur.
• Removeallpackagingmaterialsfromtheappliance.Washtheinsideofthecabinet
withlukewarmwaterandbicarbonateofsoda(5mlto0.5literofwater).Drythe
appliancethoroughly.
• Whenyouusethefreezerforthersttimeorafterdefrosting,setthethermostat
controltothemaximumpositionforatleast2hoursbeforeintroducingfoodtobe
stored,andthenreadjusttothenormalposition.
• Ifthereisapowerfailure,donotopenthedoor.Frozenfoodshouldnotbeaected
ifthefailurelastsforlessthan12hours.Ifthefailureislonger,thenthefood
shouldbecheckedandeithereatenimmediatelyorcookedandthenre-frozen.