Zanussi ZFV190P User manual

Brand: Zanussi

Model: ZFV190P

Category: Fridge-freezers

Type: User manual

CONGELADOR

VERTICAL

UPRIGHT FREEZER

CONGELADOR

VERTICAL

ZVF 190 P

LIBRO DE INSTRUCCIONES INSTRUCTION BOOKLET MANUAL DE INSTRUÇÕES

2222 090-55/2

WARNINGS

General Safety

ª This appliance is designed to be operated by

adults. Children should not be allowed to tamper

with the controls or play with the product.

ª It is dangerous to alter the speciﬁcations or modify

this product in any way.

ª Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance

does not stand on the electrical supply cable.

ª Before any cleaning or maintenance work is

carried out, be sure to switch off and unplug the

appliance.

ª This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken

when moving it.

ª Ice lollies can cause frost burns if consumed

straight from the appliance.

Service / Repair

ª Any electrical work required to install this

appliance should be carried out by a qualiﬁed

electrician or competent person.

ª This product should be serviced by an authorized

Service Centre, and only genuine spare parts

should be used.

ª Under no circumstances should you attempt to

repair the appliance yourself.

Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may

cause injury or more serious malfunctioning. Refer

to your local Service Centre, and always insist on

genuine spare parts.

Use

ª The domestic refrigerators and freezers are

designed to be used speciﬁcally for the storage of

edible foodstuffs only.

ª Frozen food must not be re-frozen once it has been

thawed out.

ª Manufacturers’ storage recommendations should

be strictly adhered to. Refer to relevant

instructions.

ª The inner lining of the appliance consists of

channels through which the refrigerant passes. If

these should be punctured this would damage the

appliance beyond repair and cause food loss.

DO NOT USE SHARP INSTRUMENTS to scrape

off frost or ice. Frost may be removed by using the

scraper provided. Under no circumstances should

solid ice be forced off the liner. Solid ice should be

allowed to thaw when defrosting the appliance.

See defrost instructions.

ª Do not place carbonated or ﬁzzy drinks in the

freezer as it creates pressure on the container,

which may cause it to explode, resulting in

damage to the appliance.

Installation

ª There are working parts in this product which heat

up. Always ensure that there is adequate

ventilation as a failure to do this will result in

component failure and possible food loss. See

installation instructions.

ª Parts which heat up should not be exposed.

Wherever possible the back of the product should

be against a wall.

ª If the appliance has been transported horizontally,

it is possible that the oil contained in the

compressor ﬂows in the refrigerant circuit. It is

advisable to wait at least two hours before

connecting the appliance to allow the oil to ﬂow

back in the compressor.

Environment Protection

ª This appliance does not contain gasses which

could damage the ozone layer, in either its

refrigerant circuit or insulation materials. The

appliance shall not be discarded together with

the urban refuse and rubbish. Avoid damaging

the cooling unit, especially at the rear near the

heat exchanger. Information on your local

disposal sites may be obtained from your

municipal authorities.

The materials used on this appliance marked

with the symbol are recyclable.

It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance for future reference.

Should the appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or should you move house and leave the

appliance, always ensure that the book is supplied with the appliance in order that the new owner can be

acquainted with the functioning of the appliance and the relevant warnings.

These warnings are provided in the interest of safety. You must read them carefully before installing or

using the appliance.

CONTENTS

Installation 17

ª Location 17

ª Rear spacers 17

ª Cleaning the interior 18

ª Door reversal directions 19

ª Fitting the door panel 19

Technical speciﬁcation 20

ª Electrical connection 20

Use 21

ª Control panel 21

ª Starting-up and temperature regulation 21

ª Fast freezing 21

ª Temperature warning light 21

ª Freezing fresh foods 22

ª Rules for freezing fresh food 23

ª Storage of deep frozen foods 23

ª Useful hints 23

ª Thawing 23

ª Defrosting 24

ª Making ice cubes 24

Maintenance 25

ª Internal cleaning 25

ª External cleaning 25

ª Long idle periods 25

If the appliance is not working

properly

INSTALLATION

If this appliance featuring magnetic door seals is to

replace an older appliance having a spring lock on

the door or lid, be sure to make that spring lock

unusable before you discard the old appliance.

This will prevent it from becoming a death-trap

for a child.

Location

The appliance should be installed well away from

sources of heat such as radiators, boilers, direct

sunlight etc.

Best performance is obtained with ambient

temperature between +18°C and +43°C (class T);

+18°C and +38°C (class ST); +16°C and +32°C (class

N); +10°C and +32°C (class SN).

The class of your appliance is shown on its rating

plate.

Make sure that there is nothing at the back, at the top

and at the bottom of the appliance to obstruct air

circulation.

For more efﬁcient operation of the appliance the

minimum distance between the top of the appliance

and other overhanging kitchen furniture, if any,

should be at least 100 mm (Fig. 1/A).

The best solution is shown in Fig. 1/B (without

overhanging kitchen furniture).

The appliance sides may also be in contact with the

kitchen furniture, provided that air can circulate freely

round the back and top.

One or more adjustable feet mounted on the base of

the appliance make it possible to set it perfectly level.

Rear spacers

In the plastic envelope containing the Operating

Instructions are also included two wall spacers to be

ﬁtted into the special openings provided on the back

of the appliance (Fig. 2).

Push-ﬁt the spacers into the openings, making sure

that arrow (A) is positioned as per Fig. 2 and then turn

the spacers through 45° until they lock in place (arrow

in vertical position).

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

NP008

100 mm 10 mm

10 mm

D060

45°

Important

It is essential that the appliance be connected to an

efﬁcient earth tap. For this purpose the supply cable

plug incorporates a special earth contact. If the

sockets of your domestic wiring system are not

earthed, have the appliance connected to a separate

earth wire by a qualiﬁed electrician in accordance

with existing safety regulations.

The Manufacturer declines all responsibility if the

above safety precautions are not observed.

This appliance complies with EEC directive

number 87/308 of 2/6/87 relative to radio

interference suppression.

This appliance complies with the following

E.E.C. Directives:

- 73/23 EEC of 19.2.73 (Low Voltage Directive) and

subsequent modiﬁcations;

- 89/336 EEC of 3.5.89 (Electromagnetic

Compatibility Directive) and subsequent

modiﬁcations.

Cleaning the interior

Before using the appliance for the ﬁrst time, wash the

interior and all internal accessories with lukewarm

water and some neutral soap so as to remove the

typical smell of a brand-new product, then dry

thoroughly.

Do not use detergents or abrasive powders, as these

will damage the ﬁnish.

Door reversal directions

Before starting work, unplug the appliance. To reverse

the opening direction of the door proceed as follows:

Remove the lower hinge (3), the pin (1) and the screw

(2);

slide the door out from the pin (5), remove the pin and

place it on the opposite side;

unscrew the foot front left and place it on the opposite

side;

unscrew the two screws which mask the holes for

ﬁxing the hinge on the front left side;

reassemble the door;

reﬁt the lower hinge (turning it 180°), the pin and the

screw on the opposite side, as shown in the ﬁgure.

remove the handle, after having removed the screw

cover and reﬁt it on the opposite side.

The holes that are not used must be masked with the

plastic plugs removed.

Attention

After completion of the door reversibility operation,

check that the door gasket adheres to the cabinet. If

the ambient temperature is cold (i.e. in Winter), the

gasket may not ﬁt perfectly to the cabinet. In that

case, wait for the natural ﬁtting of the gasket or

accelerate this process by heating up the part involved

with a normal hairdrier.

Fitting the door panel

(for models equipped with door frame)

To ﬁt the door panel, proceed as follows:

– remove the ﬁxing screws and remove the frame

side opposite the handle;

– loosen, without removing them, all remaining

screws ﬁxing the door frame;

– insert the panel from the side on which the frame

has been removed and push it fully in;

– reﬁt the frame side and tighten all the screws.

Note

The panel size should be 1-2 mm smaller than the

door; the maximum permissible panel thickness is

4 mm.

Fig. 3

Fig. 3a

Fig. 3b

D548

180°

D299

D162

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

The technical data is indicated in the rating plate on

the left side inside the appliance.

Electrical connection

Before plugging in, ensure that the voltage and

frequency shown on the serial number plate

correspond to your domestic power supply.

Voltage can vary by ±6% of the rated voltage.

For operation with different voltages, a suitably sized

auto-transformer must be used.

USE

Starting-up and temperature

regulation

Insert the plug into the nearest wall socket, pilot light

working.

Turn the thermostat knob (A) clockwise to a medium

setting (temperature warning light (E) will come on).

To safely store frozen and deep-frozen foods, the

inner temperature of the freezer must be –18°C or

colder.

Wait until the temperature warning light (E) goes out,

thus showing that the proper temperature has been

reached.

However if the appliance is operating in unfavourable

room conditions such as poor ventilation, high

ambient temperature and frequent door openings, it

might be necessary to select a more suitable setting.

Freezer operation can be stopped by turning the

thermostat knob to position «

O».

Fast freezing

For fast freezing, turn the N/S knob (B) (Fig. 4) to

position «S». The fast freeze light (D) will come on.

Temperature warning light (E) (Fig. 4)

This light warns when the temperature inside the

freezer compartment has increased to a point at which

safe storage of food can no longer be guaranteed.

When the appliance is switched on for the ﬁrst time or

when food is placed in the compartment for freezing,

this light remains on until the temperature has reached

the level required for correct storage.

The freezer is suitable for freezing fresh foods, storing deep frozen foods for a maximum of 3 months and

making ice cubes.

Control panel (Fig. 4)

Fig. 4

A - Thermostat knob

B - N/S knob

C - Operating pilot light

D - Fast-freeze light

E - Temperature warning light

A B C

D E

N S

Freezing fresh foods

To fast-freeze foods when the appliance has not been

in use, switch on the freezer and let it run on the fast-

freeze setting for at least three hours before putting

the food to be frozen in the compartment.

If however the appliance is already in operation, it

should run on the fast-freeze setting for at least 24

hours before the food is put in the freezer.

During fast freezing the compressor works

continuously, using the maximum cooling power.

Keep the knob on the same setting for 24 hours after

loading the food to be frozen, and then reset the knob

to the position for storage of deep frozen foods.

It is necessary to consider the freezing capacity of the

appliance, that is the maximum amount of food that

can be frozen in 24 hours; this capacity is 20 kg.

Place packages of deep frozen foods as shown in

Fig. 5.

Place the food to be frozen in the upper

compartments, so that they do not come in contact

with already frozen foods, as their higher temperature

might increase the temperature of frozen foods.

At the end of the freezing period, place the frozen

food in other compartments in order to leave room for

freezing more food.

Fig. 5

D169

10 Kg

Rules for freezing fresh food

Freeze only good-quality, fresh and well-cleaned

foods.

Split them into small portions to speed up freezing

and avoid having to thaw more food than you require.

It is in fact important to remember that once food has

thawed out, it deteriorates fast.

Another point to remember is that lean foods keep

better and longer than fatty foods. Salt too reduces

storage time.

Wrap the food in foil or polythene ﬁlm, ensuring that

the wrapping adheres closely to the food and is well

sealed.

Never put ﬁzzy drinks in the freezer as they might

well burst.

In addition, never put hot foods or liquids in the

freezer compartment and take care not to ﬁll

recipients up to the brim if they are covered with a lid.

Water ices, if consumed immediately after removal

from the freezing compartment, can cause frost burns.

It is a good idea to mark packs so that you can keep a

check on storage periods.

Never open the freezer door or introduce new foods if

the freezer is on fast freeze operation.

Important

If accidental thawing occurs – due to a power cut for

example – food must be used up very quickly or else

cooked immediately and refrozen. If, however, the

power failure is relatively brief (from 6 to 8 hours)

and the freezer compartment is packed full, the frozen

food will not suffer any damage.

Note

A special card is located in the holder on the inner

door of the freezer compartment. On the upper part it

shows pictures of different types of food followed by

a ﬁgure. These ﬁgures indicate the maximum storage

time, in months, for each type of food.

Storage of deep frozen foods

When the freezer is started up for the ﬁrst time, or

after an idle period, turn the N/S knob to the fast

freeze setting described above, and wait at least two

hours before loading the food to be stored. Then, turn

the knob back to the storage position.

If the freezer is already in operation, there is no need

to wait.

Useful hints

Alway check the date shown on deep frozen foods on

sale and eat them before the expiry date.

Do not open the door too often and leave it open only

as long as necessary; the temperature increase in fact

reduces the food storage life.

Make sure all packages are in good condition,

otherwise foods might deteriorate.

If the packages show signs of humidity or have

swollen, the foods may not have been properly stored,

so that the product has lost its original quality.

When deep frozen foods are bought, always use a

thermal bag; they should always be bought last of all.

Wrap them in newspaper sheets and store them in the

freezer as soon as you get home. Check the product

carefully when you buy it, as unfrozen foods cannot

be frozen again and must be eaten within 24 hours.

Thawing

Before being used, deep-frozen and frozen food can

be thawed out either in the refrigerator or at room

temperature, depending on the time available for this

operation.

Small pieces of food can be cooked straight out of the

freezer, without any intermediate thawing operation.

In this case, cooking time will be longer than in the

case of thawed food.

Defrosting

The freezer compartment, will become progressively

covered with frost. This should be removed with the

special plastic scraper provided, whenever the

thickness of the frost exceeds 4 mm.

During this operation it is not necessary to switch off

the power supply or to remove the foodstuffs.

However, when the ice becomes very thick on the

inner liner, complete defrosting should be carried out

and it is advisable to carry out this operation when the

appliance is empty.

To carry out complete defrosting of the ( )

freezer compartment proceed as follows:

Remove the ice-cube trays and the frozen foods and

wrap them in several sheets of newspaper or, even

better, in thermally insulated containers.

Turn the thermostat knob to the «

O» position or

unplug the appliance.

Leave the door open.

Insert the plastic scraper in the appropriate seating at

the bottom centre, as shown in Fig. 6, place a basin

underneath to collect the defrost water.

When defrosting is completed dry the interior

thoroughly.

Keep the scraper for future use.

Turn the thermostat knob (A) to the desired position

or replace the plug in the socket. After allowing the

appliance to run for two hours on the fast-freeze

setting, it is ready for storing frozen food again.

Important

Never use knives or metal objects to scrape away the

accumulated frost.

Remember that an increase in the surface temperature

of already-frozen foods may signiﬁcantly decrease

their storage life.

Making ice cubes

The freezer may be ﬁtted with one or more trays for

making ice cubes for the whole family. Fill the trays

with water up to 3/4 of their capacity and place them

in the fast freeze compartment; if the water in your

area contains many mineral salts (especially lime),

use natural mineral water to make ice cubes.

The ice cubes can be detached from the tray by

simply twisting it; never use metal tools to remove the

trays from the freezer.

Fig. 6

D068

MAINTENANCE

Internal cleaning

During complete defrosting, wash the inside linings

of the freezer with lukewarm water and sodium

bicarbonate; ﬁnally, dry thoroughly.

External cleaning

Wash the cabinet surfaces with lukewarm water and

soap; from time to time use a product for polishing

the outside components.

Remove dust from the condenser at the back of the

freezer with a soft brush or a vacuum cleaner;

excessive dust may, in fact, jeopardize the correct

operation of the appliance.

Long idle periods

Whenever the freezer is not used for some time

unplug, empty and clean it. The door should be kept

ajar all the time the freezer is not used.

IF THE APPLIANCE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY

Before calling the dealer for technical assistance, and

in order to avoid unnecessary calls, check that:

the plug is ﬁrmly in the wall socket and the mains

power switch is on;

there is an electricity supply;

the thermostat knob is in the correct position.

If the appliance seems too noisy, check that the sides

are not touching furniture that can transmit or amplify

noise or vibration.

If your appliance is still not working properly after

making the above checks, contact the nearest service

centre.

To obtain fast service, it is essential that when you

apply for it you specify the model & serial number of

your appliance, which can be found on the rating

plate.

Zanussi ZFV190P User manual

Brand: Zanussi

Model: ZFV190P

Category: Fridge-freezers

Type: User manual

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