AEG ARCTIS Operating Instructions Manual

818 22 12-00/4 19Prior to Initial Start–Up1 Before connecting the appliance to the mains and putting it into oper-ation for the first time, leave the appliance to stand for 30 minutes ifwas transported upright. After transport on its side, the appliance mustbe left to stand for 4 hours before putting it into operation. This is nec-essary to allow the refrigerant to flow back into the compressor. Other-wise the compressor may be damaged.0 1. Please clean the appliance interior and all accessories prior to initialstart-up (see section: “Maintenance and Cleaning”).2. The appliance must be correctly installed in accordance with the chap-ter "Installation" before it is put into operation for the first time. Careshould be especially taken that the mains voltage and frequency avail-able correspond with the appliance’s rating plate.3. Remove the cold accumulation block from the appliance.4. Only put the cold accumulation block to freeze in the top compartmentafter the optimal storage temperature of –18 °C has been reached.5. After 24 hours place the cold accumulation block in the uppermostcompartment, at the front, above the frozen food.6. Re-freeze the thawed cold accumulation block in the same way, e. g.after cleaning the appliance.Initial use0 1. Insert plug into mains socket.2. Press ON/OFF button. The green pilot light illuminates.A warning tone sounds and the red warning light flashes indicatingthat the required storage temperature has not yet been reached. Thecompressor starts and then runs automatically.3. Press the WARNING OFF button to switch off the warning tone.4. Set temperature to -18°C or colder (see section: "Temperature Adjust-ment").Important! Wait until the freezer compartment has reached a tempera-ture of –18 °C, or the red warning light has gone out, before storingfrozen food.3 In the delivery state, your appliance is present in the operation mode"Freezing".If the appliance was once in operation, it restarts in the operationmode, which was set prior to switching off.