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Electrolux 261 GT manual

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    820 4 1 72 36 AR CTIS 1 89 G T ARCTIS 26 1 GT Chest freezer Operating Instr uctions[...]

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    2 Dear customer , Bef or e placing y our ne w chest freez er into oper ation please r ead these operatin g instructions car efully . The y contain important inf ormation f or safe use , for installation and f or care o f the appliance . Please keep these oper ating instructions f or future refer ence. P ass them on to possible ne w o wners o f the [...]

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    3 Contents Safety 4 Disposal 6 Appliance P acka ging Inf ormation 6 Disposal o f old Appliances 6 Installation 7 Installation Location 7 The freez er needs air 8 Electrical Connection 9 Appliance Description 10 Control P anel 9 Starting up 9 T emper ature adjustment 1 1 Opening/closin g the lid 1 1 The role o f the Pressur e Equilisation V alv e 1 [...]

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    4 Safety The safety o f our freezer s is in accordance with recognised technological standards and appliance safety legislation. W e ne v ertheless feel that it is important to acquaint y ou with the f ollo wing safety guidelines: Use f or Intended Purpose The freez er is intended for household use . It is suitable f or freezing and stora ge o f fr[...]

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    5 Bef ore disposing o f old appliances make them inoper able. R emo v e plug from mains , se ver the po wer cable , remo ve or destr o y any snap or latch closures . This eliminates the dang er that pla ying children lock themselv es into the appliance (dang er of suff ocation!) or place themselv es into other life-endang ering situations . Childre[...]

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    6 Disposal Appliance P ackagin g Inf ormation All materials are envir onmentally friendly . The y can be safely disposed o f at a rec y cling centr e . About the materials: The plastics can be rec y cled and are identified as f ollo w s: >PE< f or polyeth ylene , e.g. the outer co verin g and the bags in the interior . >PS< f or polysty[...]

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    7 Installation Installation Location The appliance should be set up in a w ell ventilated, dry r oom on a firm and le vel surf ace . W arning! The appliance ma y not be exposed to spr a y or w ater splashes . There is a dan ger o f electrical shock! Ener gy use is affected b y the ambient temperature . The appliance should theref ore not be e xpose[...]

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    8 The freez er needs air . The side w alls become w arm whilst the appliance is on. The heat is gener ated b y the special refrig erating s y stem (shell condenser) and helps pre v ent condensation. In order f or the heat to be able to be dissipated, air must be able to circulate ar ound all the side w alls. A ttention! T o function corr ectly the [...]

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    9 Electrical Connection An y electrical w ork required to install this appliance should be carried out b y a qualified electrician or competent person. W ARNING - THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EAR THED The manuf acturer declines an y liability should these safety mea-sures not be observ ed. Bef ore switching on, mak e sur e the electricity supply v oltag [...]

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    10 Thermostat control knob Signal li ght Appliance Description Control P anel Starting Up Please clean the appliance interior and all accessories prior to initial start up (see section: “Cleaning and Car e”). Insert the mains plug o f the chest freezer into the mains supply . Set the thermostat control knob to a medium settin g and lea ve the a[...]

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    11 T emperatur e adjustment Thermostat control knob 1 = Lo w est setting, minimum cold SUPER = Highest settin g, maximum cold T urning the thermostat control knob to w ards "SUPER" reduces the temper ature in the freez er and turning it to w ards to the lo wer number s will increase the temperatur e. Use a small coin in the gr oo ve to ma[...]

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    12 LO W FR OST S YSTEM. The patented LO W FR OST Sy stem reduces the ice-build-up in the chest freez er b y up to 80 percent, which results in a lon ger period o f time between defrostin g. T o g et the full benefit of the s y stem, please observe the f ollo wing points: The amount o f ice-build-up in any fr eezer is v ery much dependent of the moi[...]

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    13 Baskets The baskets ar e designed f or the storag e of f ood which has already been froz en. The handles can be placed in tw o positions, as sho wn. The baskets can either be placed inside the fr eezer or hung on the ed ge o f the casing. The f ollo wing spare parts can be or dered from y our local Service F orce Centre . Please note that 2 hand[...]

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    14 Switching the Appliance Off T o switch o ff the appliance pull out the plug from the po w er supply or switch o ff or disengag e the household fuse. If the appliance is to be remo ved fr om service for a len gthy period: R emo ve the mains plug or switch o ff or turn out the circuit br eaker or fuse . Defrost fr eezer compartment and clean thoro[...]

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    15 T urn the control knob to „SUPER”. The freez er will no w run continuously , creatin g a sufficient reserv e of the temper ature requir ed. T urn the control knob to „SUPER” 6-24 hours bef ore placin g fresh f ood in the freez er , depending on ho w much f ood is to be frozen. Place the f ood in the freezer and lea v e the control knob s[...]

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    16 F roz en Stora ge A ttention! Befor e filling the freez er for the fir st time with pre viously fr ozen goods , the necessary stora ge temper ature o f -18 °C must ha ve been attained. Load freez er only with packag ed frozen g oods, so that the y do not dry out or lose their fla v our , and so that no fla v our contamination o f other frozen g[...]

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    17 Pull out the plug o f the defrost w ater outlet at the bottom o f the freezer . T o catch the defrost w ater , place the freezin g tra y s (not included with all models), the dividing partition or another flat receptacle under the defrost w ater outlet. T ip: T o accelerate the defr osting process , place a saucepan with hot w ater in the applia[...]

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    18 Defrost the fr eezer compartment (see section: "Defrostin g"). Clean the appliance and the interior accessories with a cloth and luke w arm w ater . Commercially a v ailable dish w ashing deter gents ma y also be used. After cleaning wipe with fr esh w ater and rub dry . A ttention! R einsert the plug o f the defr ost w ater outlet at [...]

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    19 What to do if... If the appliance is not w orking corr ectly , please carry out the follo wing checks bef ore calling out an en gineer . Symptom No po w er to the appliance . The temperatur e in the freez er is too w arm. The lid will not open. Ex cessive fr ost and ice has built up. The pressur e equalisation v alv e does not close properly . C[...]

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    20 REPLA CE LIGHT BULB W arning! Electric shock haz ard! Bef ore chan ging the bulb , disconnect the appliance from the electricity supply . Light bulb specifications: 220-240 V , max. 15 W , socket: E 14 Pull out the mains plug to switch o f f the appliance . Open the lid o f the chest freezer . The light bulb can be f ound in the inner lid. Unscr[...]

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    21 Service and Spar e P arts In the e vent o f y our appliance requirin g service , or if y ou wish to purchase spare parts , contact y our local AEG Service F orce Centr e b y telephoning: 087 0 5 929929 Y our call will be automatically routed to the Service F orce Centr e co v ering y our post code area. F or the address o f y our local AEG Servi[...]

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    22 R egulations , Standar ds , Guidelines This appliance w as designed f or household use and w as manuf actur ed in accordance with the appr opriate standards . During manuf acturing, necessary measur es wer e tak en especially incompliance with the la w go v erning the safety o f appliances (GSG), the regulations f or the pre v ention of accident[...]

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    23 Guar antee Conditions Standard guar antee conditions W e, AEG, undertak e that if within 12 months o f the date of the pur chase this AEG appliance or an y part thereo f is pro ved to be defectiv e b y reason only o f faulty w orkmanship or materials, w e will, at our discretion r epair or replace the same FREE OF CHARGE f or labour , materials [...]

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    Printed by X erox Hungary Ltd. Rev.: 2002. 1 0. 30. From the Electrolux Group. The world's No. 1 choice. The Elecfrolux Group is the world's largest producer of powered appliances for kifchen, cleaning and outdoor use. More than 55 million Electrolux Group products (such as refrigerations, cookers, washing machines, vaccum cleaners, chain[...]