Miele FN 12420 S - Manual

This appliance complies with allrelevant safety requirements.Improper use can, however, presenta risk of both personal injury andmaterial damage. To avoid the risk of accidents anddamage to the appliance, pleaseread these instructions carefullybefore installation and before usingit for the first tim...

Technical safety ~ Before setting up the appliance, check it for any externally visibledamage. Do not install and use adamaged appliance.It could be dangerous. ~ If the connection cable is faulty it must only be replaced by a servicetechnician authorised by themanufacturer to protect the user fromda...

Correct use ~ Never handle frozen food with wet hands. Your hands may freeze to thefrozen food. Danger of frost burn. ~ Do not take ice cubes out with your bare hands and never place ice cubesor ice lollies in your mouth straight fromthe freezer.The very low temperature of the frozenice or lollies c...

Normal energyconsumption Increased energyconsumption Installation site In a ventilated room. In an enclosed, unventilated room. Protected from direct sunlight. In direct sunlight. Not near to a heat source (radiator,oven). Near to a heat source (radiator,oven). Where the ideal ambient roomtemperatur...

Before using for the first time ^ Clean the inside of the appliance andthe accessories with lukewarm waterand a little washing-up liquid, andthen dry with a soft cloth. Switching on ^ Press the On/Off button. The temperature display and the alarmindicator light will flash until the freezerhas cooled...

It is very important to set the correcttemperature for storing food in theappliance. Micro-organisms will causefood which is not stored at the correcttemperature to deteriorate rapidly.Temperature influences the growth rateof these micro-organisms. Reducingthe temperature reduces their growthrate. T...

Temperature display The temperature display on thecontrol panel always shows the required temperature. The temperature can be adjusted from:-15 °C to -32 °C The temperature display will flash if – the temperature in the appliance is not within the possible temperaturerange, – a different temperature...

Your appliance has been fitted with awarning system which ensures that thetemperature in the freezer cannot riseunnoticed. An alarm will sound, and thetemperature display and the alarmindicator light will flash if thetemperature becomes too warm.The temperature the appliance is set atdetermines the ...

Switch the Super freeze function onbefore putting fresh food into thefreezer. This helps food to freeze quickly andretain its nutrients, vitamins, flavoursand appearance. Super freeze is not necessary: – when putting in food that is already frozen. – when freezing up to 2 kg fresh food daily. Switch...

Maximum freezing capacity To ensure that fresh food placed in thefreezer freezes through to the core asquickly as possible, the maximumfreezing capacity must not beexceeded. The maximum freezingcapacity for freezing within a 24-hourperiod is given on the data plate:"Freezing capacity ....kg/24 h...

Do not store food in the "inactive"drawers. The temperature is notcontrolled in these drawers and foodstored in them would soondeteriorate. Example If you only require 3 freezer drawers aswell as the freezer tray for storingfrozen food: ^ Place food in the top 3 freezerdrawers, leaving the o...

Home freezing Only freeze fresh food which is in agood condition. Hints on home freezing – The following types of food are suitable for freezing: Fresh meat, poultry, game, fish,vegetables, herbs, fresh fruit, dairyproducts, pastry, leftovers, eggyolks, egg whites and a range ofpre-cooked meals. – T...

Before placing food in the freezercompartment ^ When freezing more than 2 kg offresh food, switch on the Superfreeze function for some time beforeplacing the food in the freezer (see"Super freeze"). This helps food that is already in thefreezer compartment to stay frozen. Placing food in the...

Defrosting Frozen food can be defrosted indifferent ways: – in a microwave oven, – in an oven using the "Fan" or "Defrost" setting, – at room temperature, – in the refrigerator (the cold given off by the frozen food helps to keepother food cold), – in a steam oven. Poultry It is part...

A range of Miele cleaning andconditioning agents is available toorder from Miele or via the internet atwww.miele-shop.com. Make sure that water cannot get intothe electronic unit or into theventilation gaps. Do not use steam cleaning apparatusto clean the appliance. Steam couldreach the electrical c...

Repairs to electrical appliancesshould only be carried out by asuitably qualified and competentperson in strict accordance withcurrent local and national safetyregulations. Repairs and other workby unqualified persons could bedangerous. The manufacturercannot be held liable forunauthorised work. Wha...

Normal noises What causes them Brrrrr... Humming noise made by the motor (compressor). This noise canget louder for brief periods when the motor is switching on. Blubb, blubb.... A gurgling noise can be heard when coolant is circulatingthrough the pipes. Click.... Clicking sounds are made when the t...

In the event of a fault which you cannotcorrect yourself, or if the appliance isunder guarantee, please contact: – your Miele Dealer or – Miele (see back cover for contact details). When contacting your Dealer or Miele,please quote the model and serialnumber of your appliance. Thisinformation is giv...

Electrical connection U.K. All electrical work should be carried outby a suitably qualified and competentperson in strict accordance with currentlocal and national safety regulations(BS 7671 in the UK). The appliance is supplied with a mainscable and moulded plug ready forconnection to an a.c. singl...

Do not place any appliance whichgives off heat, such as a toaster ormicrowave oven, on top of thisappliance, as this would increasethe appliance's energyconsumption. This appliance must not be installeddirectly next to another refrigeratoror freezer.It does not have side-wall heating,so installation...

Aligning the appliance ^ To align the appliance, adjust the feetusing the spanner supplied. Installation 32

Appliance dimensions A B C FN 12220 S 1250 mm 600 mm 630 mm FN 12420 S 1447 mm 600 mm 630 mm FN 12620 S 1644 mm 600 mm 630 mm FN 12920 S 1644 mm 600 mm 630 mm Installation 33

The appliance is supplied right-handhinged. If left-hand door hinging isrequired, follow the instructions below. You will also need the following: – Torx ® 15 and 25 screwdrivers, – a flat-bladed screwdriver – spanner (supplied) Two people are needed forchanging the door hinging. Removing the door h...

^ Open the door. ^ Holding the door at the bottom andon the handle side, carefully lift itupwards and off. The hinge pin e and washer o is released from the hinge plate d . If it does not release: ^ Press the hinge pin e with the washer o out of the hinge plate from below. ^ Undo screws f and take h...

The appliance door can be aligned tothe housing using the outer long slots inthe lower hinge plate. In the following illustration the dooris not shown in the closed position tomake it easier to see what you haveto do. ^ Remove centre screw a from the hinge plate. ^ Slightly loosen both outer screws ...

a Top box b Appliance c Housing unit d Wall The appliance can be installed in akitchen run. To match the height of therest of the kitchen, the appliance canbe fitted with a suitable top box a . A ventilation gap of at least 50 mmdepth must be allowed for behind theappliance across the entire width o...