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    ARCTIS Electr onic Fr eezer no_fr ost Oper ating Instructions 8 18 22 86-00 /8[...]

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    2 818 22 86-00/8 Dear customer , Before placing your new fr eezer into opera tion please read these operating instructions carefully . They contain important information for safe use, for installation and for care of the appliance. Please keep these operating instructio ns for futur e r eference. P ass them on to possible new owners of the applianc[...]

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    818 22 86-00/8 3 Contents Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Environmental Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ol[...]

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    Contents 4 818 22 86-00/8 Opening the door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Freezing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Frozen Stor age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    818 22 86-00/8 5 1 Important Safety Instructions These warnings ar e pr ovided in the interest s of your safety . Ensur e that you understand them all befo r e installing or u s ing thi s appli- ance. Y our s afety is of par amount importance. If you are unsur e about any of the meanings of these warnings contact the Cu stomer Care Department. Prio[...]

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    Important Safety Instructions 6 818 22 86-00/8 • If the refrigerant cir cuit should become damaged: – avoid open flames and sources of ignition; – thoroughly ventilate th e r oom in which the appliance is situated. Child Safety • Do not allow children to tamper with the controls or play with the product. • Keep packaging material away fr [...]

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    818 22 86-00/8 7 Envir onmental Information Pa ck ag in g All tr ansit packaging materials are envir onmentally compatible and can be reused. W ood is un-tr eated. The plastics can be recycled and are identified as follows: >PE< for polyethylene, e.g. the outer covering and the bags in the inte- rior . >PS< for polystyrene foam, e.g. th[...]

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    8 818 22 86-00/8 Befor e Use Pa ck ag in g 0 1. Remove all adhesive tape and packaging from the interior of the appli- ance. 3 Any r emnants of adhesive can be r emoved with white spirit. 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 so[...]

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    Installation 818 22 86-00/8 9 The fr eezer needs ventilation Air is fed under the door through the vent slots in the base and is exhausted upwards along the back wall. T o ensur e proper air cir culation never cover or alter the vent openings. Important! If the appliance is installed under , for example , a hanging cabinet, a clearance of at least [...]

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    Installation 10 818 22 86-00/8 Appliance Alignment 0 1. The appliance must be level. Please compensate for unevenness in the floor by turning the two adjustable feet at the fr ont. 2. When two appliances are placed beside each other , the spacers enclosed in the plastic wrapping should be glued between the appli- ances as shown in the illustration.[...]

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    Installation 818 22 86-00/8 11 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 measur es not be observed. Before switching on, make sur e th [...]

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    12 818 22 86-00/8 Reversing the door The door hinges can be changed from right (as supplied) to left if requir ed to suit the location wh er e the appliance is installed. 1 War n in g! Unplug from the mains befor e r eversing the door . 0 1. Open the door and remove the plinth cover to the fr ont. Move the door hinge bracket cover on the plinth cov[...]

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    Reversing the door 818 22 86-00/8 13 4. Remove the door fitting on the lower right (1) and r eposition the door hinge bracket cover fr om the lower left to the right of the door (2), place the door fitting supplied in the lower left of the door (3). Carefully remove the door to the front and place on one side. 5. Move the upper hinge bracket pivot [...]

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    14 818 22 86-00/8 The no-fr ost (fr ost fr ee) system • The appliance can be used as a freezing unit or as a refriger ator depen- ding on requir ement. For this pur pose, the operation mode "Fr eezing" or the operation mode "Cooling" can be selected on the appliance. –I n t h e operation mode "Fr eezing", the appli[...]

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    818 22 86-00/8 15 Description of the appliance View of the appliance (various models) á Control panel à Interior Illumination â Compartments with lids and drawer s ä Maxi-Box ã Drawer (for fr ozen food stor age only) Cold accumulation block There is one cold accumula tion block in the fr eezer . Refer to the section “Prior to Initial Start?[...]

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    Description of the appliance 16 818 22 86-00/8 Contr ol P anel 1 ON/OFF button and ON/OFF indicator light (green) 2 Temper atur e display 3 Temper atur e setting buttons 4 TURBO/FROSTMATIC button and TURBO/FROSTMA TIC indicator light (yellow) 5 ALARM OFF button and warning indicator light (r ed) (see section: "Control and Information Systems&q[...]

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    Description of the appliance 818 22 86-00/8 17 T emperatur e display The temperatu re display shows sever al types of information. • In normal operation the current fr eezer compartment temper ature is displayed (ACTUAL temper ature). • During temperatur e adjustment, a blin king display of the temperatur e selected at the moment occur s (DESIR[...]

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    Description of the appliance 18 818 22 86-00/8 TURBO/FROSTMA TIC-button The TURBO/FROSTMA TIC func tion in the fr eezing mode provides for quick fr eezing of fr esh food products, and at the same time protects pr eviously stored goods against undesired warming in the fr eezer compartment. In the cooling mode the TURBO/FROS TMA TIC function is suita[...]

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    818 22 86-00/8 19 Prior to Initial Start–Up 1 Before connecting the appliance to the mains and putt ing it into oper- ation for the fir st time, leave the a ppliance to stand for 30 minutes if was transported upright. After tr ans port on its side, the appliance must be left to stand for 2 hour s before putting it into oper ation. This is nec- es[...]

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    20 818 22 86-00/8 Select "Fr eezing" or "Cooling" If necessary , switch over the appliance with the following steps between the operating modes "Freezing" and "Cooling": 0 1. Hold down the ALARM OFF button an d the „-“ (COLDER) button simul- taneously for 5 seconds. • When the setti ng is switched fr om[...]

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    818 22 86-00/8 21 Each time one of the two buttons is pressed again the DESIRED temper- ature is adjusted by 1 °C. The following DESIRED temperatur e settings ar e possible: • Operating mode "Freezing": fr om -15 °C up to -24 °C in 1 °C steps; • Operation mode "Cooling": from 0 °C up to 16 °C in 1 °C steps; Note: Fr o[...]

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    22 818 22 86-00/8 Contr ol and Information Systems The control and information systems co nsist of the temper atur e display , an optical warning display and an acoustic warning. The system warns: – when first switching on the appliance (when the stor age temperatur e has not yet been attained); – if the appliance doo r r emains open for longer[...]

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    818 22 86-00/8 23 T emperatur e memory 3 While the curr ent fr eezer temper atur e is above -8 °C, the warmest tem- peratur e the fr eezer has reached during the alarm period is stor ed and can be called up as often as wish ed by pressing the ALARM OFF button. If the temperatur e in the freezer compartment dr ops to under -8 °C and the ALARM OFF [...]

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    24 818 22 86-00/8 Fr eezing (only in the operating mode "Fr eezing“) Except for the bottom drawer , which serves for storage purposes, all compartments and drawer s ar e suited for freezing small quantities of fresh food. The two upper compartments ar e suited for fr eezing of large quantities of food. Important! • The temperature in the f[...]

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    818 22 86-00/8 25 Tips: • The follo wing ar e suited for the packaging of fr ozen goods: – freezer bags and polyethylene wr aps; – plastic containers for fr ozen goods; – extra–thick aluminium foil. • The following are suitable for sealing bags and wr ap: plastic clips, rubber bands o r tape. • Smoo t h the air out of the bag before s[...]

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    26 818 22 86-00/8 Stor age Goods Symbols/Fr eezing Calendar (not on all models) • The symbols on the dr awer s show different types of frozen goods. • The numbers indicate storage times in months for the appropriate types of fr ozen goods. Whether the upper or lower value of the indicated storage time is valid depends on the quality of the food[...]

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    Cooling 818 22 86-00/8 27 The "Long Fresh" cooling pr ocess enables optimum stor age conditions for fresh foodstuff. The foodstuff r emains fresh up to thr ee times longer in comparison to storage in normal r efrigerator s. • Commodities suitable for "Long Fresh" cooling are: – meat and sausages – fresh poultry – fresh f[...]

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    28 818 22 86-00/8 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 rear , to the cooling plate/evaporator . • When the compressor is on, the refriger ant is being pumped r ound and you will hear a whirring sound or pulsating noise from[...]

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    818 22 86-00/8 29 Maintenance and Cleaning Before any maintenance or cleaning work i s carried out DISCONNECT the appliance from th e ELECTRICITY supply . Internal Cleaning 0 1. Clean the inside and accessories wi th warm water and bicarbonate of soda (5 ml to 0.5 litre of water). Rinse and dry thor oughly . 1 Wa rni ng ! • Do not use detergents,[...]

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    30 818 22 86-00/8 What to do if ... Corr ecting Malfunctions P erhaps a malfunction has been caused by a minor error , which you can correct your self with the help of the following instructions. Do not attempt any further repair s if the following instructions do not help in each specific case. 1 Wa rni ng ! Fr eezers must only be repair ed by tr [...]

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    What to do if ... 818 22 86-00/8 31 The appliance is over - cooling. The temperature has been set too low . Tempor arily select a higher temperatur e setting. The freezer compartment temper ature is insuf ficient. Temper ature is not properly adjusted. Please refer to the section "Temper ature Adjustment". Door was open for a long time. O[...]

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    What to do if ... 32 818 22 86-00/8 Replacing the light bulb 1 Wa rni ng ! Danger of electrical shock! Befor e r eplacing the light bulb switch appliance off and remove th e mains plug, or switch off or disconnect from the electricity supply . Light bulb specifications: 220-240 V, max. 25 W, socket: E 14 0 1. To switch the appliance off pr ess and [...]

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    818 22 86-00/8 33 T echnical T erminology • Refrigerant Liquids that can be used to a generate a cooling effect ar e known as refriger ants. They have a relatively low boiling-point, indeed so low , that the warmth from the food stor ed in the fridge or freezer can cause the refriger ant to boil and vaporise. • Re fri ge rant Circ uit Closed ci[...]

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    34 818 22 86-00/8 Guar antee Conditions Standard Guarantee Conditions We, AEG, underta ke that if within 12 mont hs of the date of the pu r chase this AEG appliance or any part ther eof is pr oved to be defe ctive by re ason only of faulty workmanship or materials, we will, at our disc r etion rep air or replace the same FREE OF CHARGE for labour ,[...]

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    818 22 86-00/8 35 Service & Spar e P arts 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 automatically routed to the Service For ce Centre covering your post code area. For the adress of your local Servic e For [...]

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    From the El ectrolux Gr oup . The world´s No.1 choice. The Electrolux Gr oup is the world´s largest producer of powe red appl iances for ki tchen, cleaning and outdoor use. More than 55 million Electrolux Gr oup products (such as refrigerators, c ookers, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, chain saws and lawn mowers) ar e sold each year to a va lu[...]