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    SANT O 3985-7 KG -7 KG Electr onic Refrigerator/Fr eezer Oper ating Instructions 8 18 20 77 - 00/1[...]

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    2 818 20 77-00/1 Dear customer , Before placing your new r efrigerator/fr eezer into oper ation please r ead these operating instructions car e fully . They contain important information for safe use, for installation and for care of the appliance. Please keep these operating instructio ns for futur e refer ence. P ass them on to possible new owner[...]

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    818 20 77-00/1 3 Contents Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Environmental Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Contents 4 818 20 77-00/1 O p ening the F r e e z e r Co m p a r t m ent Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 Interior Acce s sories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7 Storage Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    818 20 77-00/1 5 1 Important Safety Instructions These warnings ar e provided in the interest s of your safety . Ensure that you understand them all befor e installing or u sing thi s a p p l i a n c e . Yo u r s a f e t y is o f p a ra m o u n t i m p o r t a n c e . I f y o u a r e u ns u r e about any of the meanings of these warnings contact th[...]

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    Important Safety Instructions 6 818 20 77-00/1 Child Safety • Do not allow children to tamper with the controls or play with the product. • Keep packaging material away fr om childr en! (There is a risk of suffocation!) During Use • This appliance is designed for domes tic use only , specifically for the storage of edible foodstuffs only . It[...]

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    818 20 77-00/1 7 Envir onmental Information Pa c ka g i n g All tr ansit packaging materials are envir onmentally compatible and can be reused. W ood is un-treated. The plastics can be recycled and are identified as follows: >PE< for polyethylene, e.g. the ou ter covering and the bags in the interior . >PS< for polystyrene foam, e.g. th[...]

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    8 818 20 77-00/1 Appliance T ransport Two per sons are r equired to trans port the appliance. Ther e are two recessed handles at the fr ont of the base and at the back of the appliance at the top for improved gripping. 0 1. Grip the appliance with the recessed handles positioned as in the dr aw- ing, and transport the appliance. 2. In order to push[...]

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    Before Use 818 20 77-00/1 9 2. Remove the transport pr otection pieces and pull off the adhesive tape. 3. Wash the inside of the appliance with lukewarm water with a little bicarbonate of soda added (5 ml to 0.5 litre of water). Do not use soap or detergent as the smell may linger . Dry the appliance thoroughly . Remove the transport fittings fr om[...]

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    10 818 20 77-00/1 Installation Installation Location The appliance should be installed in a well ventilated, dry room. Energy use and efficient performance of the appliance is affected by the ambient temperatur e. The appliance should therefor e – not be exposed to direct sunlight; – not be installed next to radiator s, cookers or other sources[...]

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    Installation 818 20 77-00/1 11 The r efrigerator/fr eezer needs air Air is fed under the door through the vent slots in the base and is exhausted upwards along the back wall. T o ensure proper air cir culat io n never cove r or alter the vent openings. Important! If the appliance is installed under a hanging cabinet, a clear ance of at least 1 0 cm[...]

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    Installation 12 818 20 77-00/1 Electrical Connection Any electrical work requir ed to inst all this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person. 1 WARNING – THIS APPL IANCE MUST BE EARTHED The manufacturer declines any liabilit y s hould these safety measures not be observed. Before switching on, make sur e th e[...]

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    818 20 77-00/1 13 Reversing The Door The door hinges can be changed from right (as supplied) to left if requir ed to suit the location wh ere the appliance is installed. 1 War n i n g ! Unplug from the mains, befor e revers ing the door . 0 1. Open the freezer compartment door and remove the plinth to the front. Move the door bearing cover on the p[...]

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    Reversing The Door 14 818 20 77-00/1 4. Move the bearing pivot from the right to the left hand hole. Remove the freezer compartment door carefully to the fr ont and place on one side. 5. Unscrew the centr e door bear ing. 6. Remove the fridge compartment door carefully to the fr ont and place on one side. 7. Unscrew the r etaining screw for the sel[...]

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    Reversing The Door 818 20 77-00/1 15 9. Move the door handles from the left to the right and cover the remaining holes with the hole cover pins. 10. Fasten the self-closing mechanism to the bottom left of the fridge compartment door . 11 . Carefully slid e the fridge com- partment door onto the top bear- ing pivot and close. 12. Slide the centre do[...]

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    Reversing The Door 16 818 20 77-00/1 13. Fasten the self-closing mechanism on the top left of the freezer compartment door , 14. Carefully slid e the freezer com- partment door onto the centre bearing pivot and close. 15. Place the lower door bearing with the bearing pivot in the lower left of the freezer compartment door and fasten. 16. Open the f[...]

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    818 20 77-00/1 17 Appliance Description View of Appliance ➀ Control panel ➁ Butter and cheese compartment with lid ➂ Door storage compartments ➃ Variable stor age box ➄ Bottle compartment/bottle rack ➅ Fruit and vegetable drawer s ➆ Shelves ➇ Freezer dr awer (only for storage) When defrosting the bottom dr awer also serves as a wate[...]

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    Appliance Description 18 818 20 77-00/1 Contr ol Panel 1 ON/OFF indicator light for refriger ator (green) 2 ON/OFF button for r efrigerator 3 Temper ature setting button for re frigerator (for warmer temperatur es) 4 T emperatur e display for r efrigerato r 5 Temper ature setting button for re frigerator (for colder temperatur es) 6 COOLMATIC indic[...]

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    Appliance Desc ription 818 20 77-00/1 19 T emperatur e setting buttons The temperatur e is adjusted using the „+“ (WARMER) and „-“ (COLDER) buttons. These buttons are connected to the temper ature display . • The temperatur e display is switched over from the display of the ACTUAL temperatur e (Temper ature display is illuminated) to the [...]

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    Appliance Description 20 818 20 77-00/1 Prior to Initial Start-Up 1 Before connecting the appliance to the mains and putt ing it into ope- ration f o r the fir s t time, leave the appliance to stand for 30 minutes if it was transported upright. After tr ansport on its side, the appliance must be left to stand for 2 hour s before putting it into ope[...]

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    818 20 77-00/1 21 T emperatur e Adjustment With the individual temperatur e setting buttons the desired temperatur es in the refriger ator and in the freezer compartment can be adjusted independently of one another . 0 1. Press either the „+“ (W ARMER) or „-“ (COLDER) button for the refriger- ator or freezer compartment . The temperatur e d[...]

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    22 818 20 77-00/1 COOLMA TIC/FROSTMATIC /FROSTMA TIC COOLMA TIC The COOLMATIC function is suited for quick cooling of large quantities of goods in th e refriger ator , e.g. drinks and salads for a party or wedding. 0 1. The COOLMATIC function is switched on by pr essing the COOLMATIC button. The yellow light illuminates. The COOLMATIC function now [...]

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    818 20 77-00/1 23 Switching the Appliance Off 3 Refriger ator and freezer compartments can be switched off independently of one another . 0 1. To switch off, hold down both the ON/OFF buttons for appr ox. 5 seconds. This will r esult in a countdown from "3" to "1" taking place in the temperatur e display . On reaching "1&qu[...]

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    24 818 20 77-00/1 Holiday Mode In the holiday mode the temperatur e for the refrigerator is appr oxi- mately +15 °C. In the holiday mode it is therefore possible to leave the door of the empty refriger ator closed during periods of extended absence. Advantage: Unintentional cl osing of the door , or accidental closing of the door by persons who ha[...]

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    818 20 77-00/1 25 Contr ol and Information Systems The control and information systems consist of a temper ature display , an optical warning display and an acoustic warning. The system warns if: – when the appliance door is open – the temperatur e in the refrigerator or fr eezer compartment is too high; – functional disturbances at the appli[...]

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    26 818 20 77-00/1 For the freezer: The red warning display flashes and a warning tone sounds as soon as the temperatur e in the freezer rises to mor e than -12 °C. In addition the freezer temper ature display flashes. 0 1. Y ou can switch off the warn ing to ne using the WARNING OFF butt on. The freezer temper ature display stops flashing and disp[...]

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    818 20 77-00/1 27 Interior Accessories Stor age Shelves A storage shelf must be inserted in to the lower guide tr ack above the fruit and vegetable drawer s. It must always remain in this position, so that fruits and vegetabl es remain fresh longer . The remaining stor age shelves can be adjusted to various heights: 0 1. Pull the stor age shelf for[...]

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    28 818 20 77-00/1 0 1. To do this p ull the bottle r a ck for- ward until it can be tilted upwards, then slide the front sup- port into the next level up. V ariable Inner Door The door compartments can be pulled up and removed, and inserted at other positions as needed. Dr awers and Compartments Vario dr awer-set The two large fruit and vegetable d[...]

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    818 20 77-00/1 29 Corr ect storage For physical reasons, the r efrigerator compartment has differ ent temperatur e zones. The coldest zone is on the lowest storage shelf immediately above the fruit and vegetable drawers. W armer zones are the upper storage shelves and door racks. The arr angement (see fig.) indicates where differ ent types of food [...]

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    Interior Accessories 30 818 20 77-00/1 Fr eezing Except for the bottom drawer , which serves only for storage purposes, all compartments and drawer s in the freezer compartment ar e suitable for freezing fresh food. War n i n g ! • Before foods ar e frozen, the actual temper ature in the fr eezer compartment must be -18 °C or colder . • Please[...]

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    818 20 77-00/1 31 Tips: • The following are suitable for the packaging of fr ozen goods: – freezer bags and polyethylene wraps; – plastic containers for frozen foods; – extra-thick aluminium foil • The following are suitable for sealing bags and wraps: plastic clips, rubber bands or adhesive tape. • Press air out of bags and wr ap s bef[...]

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    32 818 20 77-00/1 Pr eparation of Ice Cubes 0 1. Fill ice cube tray 3/4 full with cold water and plac e in the freezer tr ay or a drawer and allow to fr eeze. 2. To r emove the finished ice cubes twist the ice cube tray or hold under running water for a short time. War n i n g ! Do not, under any circumstances, fr ee an ice tray which is frozen to [...]

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    818 20 77-00/1 33 1 Wa rn i n g ! • Do not use electrical heating applia nces or any other mechanical or artificial devices to speed up the defrosting pr ocess, with the exception of those recommended in these operating instructions. • Do not use defrosting spr ays, because they may be health endangering and/or contain substances damaging to pl[...]

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    34 818 20 77-00/1 Hints and Tips Normal Oper ating Sounds • Y ou may hear faint gur gling or bu bbling sounds when the refriger ant is pumped through the coils or tu bing at the r ear , to the cooling plate/evaporator . • When the compressor is on, the r efrigerant is being pumped r ound and you will hear a whirring sound or pulsating noise fro[...]

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    Defrosting 818 20 77-00/1 35 Maintenance and Cleaning Before any maintenance or cleaning work i s carried out DISCONNECT the appliance from th e ELECTRICITY supply . 3 If the r efrigerator only is to be cleaned, pr ess the FROSTMATIC button several hour s in advance, in or der to build up sufficient chil l reserve in the freezer compa rtment for th[...]

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    36 818 20 77-00/1 Replacing the Light Bulb 3 For safety r easons the interior ligh ting switches off after 20 minutes when the door is open. It switches on again the next time the door is opened. 1 Wa rn i n g ! Danger of electrical shock! Before r eplacing the light bulb switch off the appliance and remove the mains plug. Light bulb specifications[...]

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    818 20 77-00/1 37 What to do if ... Corr ecting Malfunctions A malfunction may be caused by only a minor fault that you can rectif y yourself using the following instructions. Do not perform any other work on the appliance if the following information does not provide assistance in your specific case. 1 War n i n g ! Repairs to r efrigerator s/free[...]

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    Maintenance and Cleaning 38 818 20 77-00/1 If after the above checks ther e is still a fault, call your local AEG Service Force Centre. In-guarantee customer s should ensure that the above checks have been made as the engineer will make a charge if the fault is not a mechanical or electrical breakdown. Please note that proof of pur chase is requir [...]

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    818 20 77-00/1 39 ; This appliance is in accordance with the following EU guidelines: – 73/23/EWG dated 19 February 1973 - low voltage guidelines. – 89/336/EWG dated 3 May 1989 (including guideline change notice 92/3 1/EWG) - EMV guideline T echnical Terminology • Refrigerant Liquids that can be used to a generate a cooling effect ar e known [...]

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    40 818 20 77-00/1 Guar antee Conditions AEG offer the following guar antee to the first pur chaser of this appliance. 1. The guar antee is valid for 12 months comme ncing when the appliance is handed over to the first r eta il purchaser , which must be verified by pur chase invoice or similar do cu- mentation. The guara ntee does not cover commerci[...]

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    818 20 77-00/1 41 Service & Spar e Parts In the event of your appliance requiring service, or if you wish to pur- chase spare parts, please contact Service For ce by telephoning: 087 05 929 929 Y our telephone call will be automati cally routed to the Service Force Centre covering your post code area. For the adress of your local Servic e For c[...]

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