Blomberg KQD 1250: instruction

Refrigerator

Šaldytuvas

Frigorífico

Kühlschrank

Koelkast

Réfrigérateur

Ledusskapis

Køleskab

Frigorifero

Ψυγείο

Jääkaappi

Холодильник

Kylskåp

Hladnjak

Kjøleskap

لاچخی

KQD 1250

KQD 1250 X

KQD 1250 XA+

KQD 1251 XA++

Bedienungsanleitung

Operating instructions

This product is supplied with the selective sorting symbol for waste electrical

and electronic equipment (WEEE).

This means that this product must be handled pursuant to European Directive

2002/96/EC in order to be recycled or dismantled to minimise its impact on

the environment. For further information, please contact your local or regional

authorities.

Electronic products not included in the selective sorting process are potentially

dangerous for the environment and human health due to the presence of

hazardous substances.

Please read this manual first!

Dear Customer,

We hope that your product, which has been produced in 1st class manufacturing

facilitiesand checked under the most meticulous quality control procedures, will

provide

you with years of good service.

For this, we recommend you to carefully read the entire manual of your product

before using it and keep it at hand for future references.

This manual

• Will help you use your appliance in a fast and safe way.

• Read the manual before installing and operating your product.

• Follow the instructions, especially those for safety.

• Keep the manual in an easily accessible place as you may need it later.

• Besides, read also the other documents provided with your product.

Please note that this manual may be valid for other models as well.

Symbols and their descriptions

This instruction manual contains the following symbols:

C Important information or useful usage tips.

A Warning against dangerous conditions for life and property.

B Warning against electric voltage.

CONTENTS

1 Your refrigerator 3

4 Using your refrigerator 12

Butter & Cheese section .................16

2 Important Safety Warnings 4

Sliding Body Shelves .......................17

Intended use .....................................4

Egg tray ...........................................17

For products with a water dispenser; .6

Crisper ...........................................17

Child safety ........................................6

Chiller compartment ........................17

HCA Warning ....................................6

Rotating Middle Section ..................18

Things to be done for energy saving ..7

Flexi Zone Storage Compartment ..18

Reccomendations for freshfood

Blue light .........................................18

compartment .....................................7

5 Maintenance and

cleaning 19

3 Installation 8

Protection of plastic surfaces ..........19

Preparation ........................................8

Points to be considered when re-

transporting your refrigerator .............8

6 Recommended solutions

for the problems 20

Before operating your refrigerator ......9

Electric connection ............................9

Disposing of the packaging ...............9

Disposing of your old refrigerator .......9

Placing and Installation ....................10

Floor balance adjustment ................10

Adjusting the gap between the upper

door ................................................11

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1 Your refrigerator

A- Fridge compartment

9- Bottle shelf

B- Freezer compartment

10- Icematic

C- Flexi Zone

11- Frozen food storage compartments

12- Butter & Cheese shelf cover

1- Fridge compartment door shelves

13- Butter & Cheese shelf

2- Fridge compartment adjustable

14- Bottle holder

cabinet shelves

15- Storage compartments

3- Diffuser cover

16- Flexi Zone compartment

4- Illumination lens

17- Fresh freezer drawer

5- Rotating middle section

6- Chiller compartment

7- Crisper

8- Water tank

Figures that take place in this instruction manual are schematic and may not

correspond exactly with your product. If the subject parts are not included in the

product you have purchased, then it is valid for other models.

2 Important Safety Warnings

Please review the following

• For products with a freezer

information. Failure to observe this

compartment; Do not put bottled and

information may cause injuries or

canned liquid beverages in the freezer

material damage. Otherwise, all

compartment. Otherwise, these may

warranty and reliability commitments

burst.

will become invalid.

• Do not touch frozen food by hand;

they may stick to your hand.

The usage life of the unit you

• Unplug your refrigerator before

purchased is 10 years. This is the

cleaning or defrosting.

period for keeping the spare parts

• Vapor and vaporized cleaning

required for the unit to operate as

materials should never be used in

described.

cleaning and defrosting processes of

your refrigerator. In such cases, the

Intended use

vapor may get in contact with the

This product is intended to be used

electrical parts and cause short circuit

– indoors and in closed areas such as

or electric shock.

homes;

• Never use the parts on your

– in closed working environments such

refrigerator such as the door as a

as stores and offices;

means of support or step.

– in closed accommodation areas such

• Do not use electrical devices inside

as farm houses, hotels, pensions.

the refrigerator.

• This product should not be used

• Do not damage the parts, where

outdoors.

the refrigerant is circulating, with

drilling or cutting tools. The refrigerant

General safety

that might blow out when the gas

• When you want to dispose/scrap

channels of the evaporator, pipe

the product, we recommend you

extensions or surface coatings are

to consult the authorized service in

punctured causes skin irritations and

order to learn the required information

eye injuries.

and authorized bodies.

• Do not cover or block the ventilation

• Consult your authorized service for

holes on your refrigerator with any

all your questions and problems

material.

related to the refrigerator. Do not

• Electrical devices must be repaired

intervene or let someone intervene to

by only authorised persons. Repairs

the refrigerator without notifying the

performed by incompetent persons

authorised services.

create a risk for the user.

• For products with a freezer

• In case of any failure or during

compartment; Do not eat cone ice

a maintenance or repair work,

cream and ice cubes immediately

disconnect your refrigerator’s mains

after you take them out of the freezer

supply by either turning off the

compartment! (This may cause

relevant fuse or unplugging your

frostbite in your mouth.)

appliance.

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• Do not pull by the cable when pulling

• Never connect your refrigerator to

off the plug.

electricity-saving systems; they may

• Place the beverage with higher proofs

damage the refrigerator.

tightly closed and vertically.

• If there is a blue light on the

• Never store spray cans containing

refrigerator, do not look at the blue

flammable and explosive substances

light with optical tools.

in the refrigerator.

• For manually controlled refrigerators,

• Do not use mechanical devices

wait for at least 5 minutes to start the

or other means to accelerate the

refrigerator after power failure.

defrosting process, other than those

• This operation manual should be

recommended by the manufacturer.

handed in to the new owner of the

• This product is not intended to be

product when it is given to others.

used by persons with physical,

• Avoid causing damage on power

sensory or mental disorders or

cable when transporting the

unlearned or inexperienced people

refrigerator. Bending cable may cause

(including children) unless they are

fire. Never place heavy objects on

attended by a person who will be

power cable. Do not touch the plug

responsible for their safety or who will

with wet hands when plugging the

instruct them accordingly for use of

product.

the product

• Do not operate a damaged

refrigerator. Consult with the service

agent if you have any concerns.

• Electrical safety of your refrigerator

shall be guaranteed only if the earth

system in your house complies with

standards.

• Exposing the product to rain, snow,

• Do not plug the refrigerator if the wall

sun and wind is dangerous with

outlet is loose.

respect to electrical safety.

• Water should not be sprayed directly

• Contact authorized service when

on inner or outer parts of the product

there is a power cable damage to

for safety purposes.

avoid danger.

• Do not spray substances containing

• Never plug the refrigerator into

inflammable gases such as propane

the wall outlet during installation.

gas near the refrigerator to avoid fire

Otherwise, risk of death or serious

and explosion risk.

injury may arise.

• Never place containers filled with

• This refrigerator is intended for only

water on top of the refrigerator,

storing food items. It must not be

otherwise this may cause electric

used for any other purpose.

shock or fire.

• Label of technical specifications is

• Do not overload your refrigerator

located on the left wall inside the

with excessive amounts of food. If

refrigerator.

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overloaded, the food items may fall

For products with a water

down and hurt you and damage

dispenser;

refrigerator when you open the door.

Pressure of water mains should be

Never place objects on top of the

minimum 1 bar. Pressure of water

refrigerator; otherwise, these objects

mains should be maximum 8 bars.

may fall down when you open or

• Use only potable water.

close the refrigerator's door.

• As they require a precise

Child safety

temperature, vaccines, heat-sensitive

• If the door has a lock, the key should

medicine and scientific materials

be kept away from reach of children.

and etc. should not be kept in the

• Children must be supervised to

refrigerator.

prevent them from tampering with the

• If not to be used for a long time,

product.

refrigerator should be unplugged. A

possible problem in power cable may

HCA Warning

cause fire.

If your product's cooling system

• The plug's tip should be regularly

contains R600a:

cleaned; otherwise, it may cause fire.

This gas is flammable. Therefore, pay

• The plug’s tip should be cleaned

attention to not damaging the cooling

regularly with a dry cloth; otherwise, it

system and piping during usage and

may cause fire.

transportation. In the event of damage,

• Refrigerator may move if adjustable

keep your product away from potential

legs are not properly secured on the

fire sources that can cause the

floor. Properly securing adjustable

product catch a fire and ventilate the

legs on the floor can prevent the

room in which the unit is placed.

refrigerator to move.

• When carrying the refrigerator, do not

Ignore this warning if your

hold it from door handle. Otherwise, it

product's cooling system contains

may be snapped.

R134a.

• When you have to place your product

Type of gas used in the product is

next to another refrigerator or freezer,

stated in the type plate which is on the

the distance between devices should

left wall inside the refrigerator.

be at least 8cm. Otherwise, adjacent

Never throw the product in fire for

side walls may be humidified.

disposal.

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Things to be done for energy

Reccomendations for

saving

freshfood compartment

• Do not leave the doors of your

* OPTIONAL

refrigerator open for a long time.

• Please do not let any foodstuff to

• Do not put hot food or drinks in your

come to contact with the temperature

refrigerator.

sensor in freshfood compartment.

• Do not overload your refrigerator so

In order to maintain freshfood

that the air circulation inside of it is not

compartment at ideal storage

prevented.

temperature, the sensor must not be

• Do not install your refrigerator

blocked by fodstuffs.

under direct sunlight or near heat

emitting appliances such as ovens,

• Do not place hot foodstuff in your

dishwashers or radiators.

appliance.

• Pay attention to keep your food in

closed containers.

• For products with a freezer

compartment; You can store

maximum amount of food items in

the freezer when you remove the

shelf or drawer of the freezer. Energy

consumption value stated for your

refrigerator has been determined

by removing freezer shelf or drawer

and under maximum load. There

is no harm to use a shelf or drawer

according to the shapes and size of

food to be frozen.

• Thawing frozen food in fridge

compartment will both provide energy

saving and preserve the food quality.

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3 Installation

• Original packaging and foam

B Please remember that the

materials should be kept for future

manufacturer shall not be held liable if

transportations or moving.

the information given in the instruction

manual is not observed.

Points to be considered

when re-transporting your

Preparation

refrigerator

• Your refrigerator should be installed at

1. Your refrigerator must be

least 30 cm away from heat sources

emptied and cleaned prior to any

such as hobs, ovens, central heater

transportation.

and stoves and at least 5 cm away

2. Shelves, accessories, crisper and etc.

from electrical ovens and should not

in your refrigerator must be fastened

be located under direct sunlight.

securely by adhesive tape against any

• The ambient temperature of

jolt before repackaging.

the room where you install your

3. Packaging must be tied with thick

refrigerator should at least be 10°C.

tapes and strong ropes and the

Operating your refrigerator under

rules of transportation printed on the

cooler conditions than this is not

package must be followed.

recommended with regard to its

Please do not forget…

efficiency.

Every recycled material is an

• Please make sure that the interior

indispensable source for the nature

of your refrigerator is cleaned

and for our national resources.

thoroughly.

If you wish to contribute to recycling

• If two refrigerators are to be installed

the packaging materials, you can

side by side, there should be at least

get further information from the

2 cm distance between them.

environmental bodies or local

• When you operate your refrigerator

authorities.

for the first time, please observe the

The climate class rate of your appliance is given

following instructions during the initial

six hours.

- The door should not be opened

frequently.

- It must be operated empty without

any food in it.

- Do not unplug your refrigerator. If

a power failure occurs out of your

control, please see the warnings in

the “Recommended solutions for the

problems” section.

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It specifies the appropriate operating ambient

temperatures as explained below.

Climatic class Ambient temperatures

SN .......................+10 °C to 32 °C

N .........................+16 °C to 32 °C

ST........................+18 °C to 38 °C

T..........................+18 °C to 43 °C

SN-ST .................+10 °C to 38 °C

SN-T....................+10 °C to 43 °C

16. Key Lock Indicator

Use this function if you do not want

your refrigerator temperature setting

changed. Press Quick Cool Button

and Flexi Zone Storage Compartment

Temperature Setting Button

simultaneously for 3 sec. to activate

this feature.

Press the relevant buttons again to

deactivate this function.

17. Ice –off function button

To stop ice formation, ice-off function

indicator is pressed for 3 seconds.

When ice cancel is selected, no water

will be sent to the ice box. Despite

this, some ice may be leftover in the

ice box which may be taken from

there. To restart ice formation, ice-off

function indicator has to be pressed

for 3 seconds.

18. Ice –off function Indicator

If you do not want to get ice from

the refrigerator, you need to use this

function. You may use this function by

pressing the ice-off function indicator

for 3 seconds.

Door Open Alarm:

If the either of the fridge compartment

door or Flexi Zone Storage

Compartment door remains open for

minimum 1 minutes, audio Door Open

Alarm will be activated. Just press any

button on the indicator or close the

open door to silence the alarm.

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Auto Icematic

Sliding Body Shelves With

Rear Hangers

Auto Icematic system allows you

to obtain ice from your refrigerator

Sliding body shelves with rear hangers

easily. Remove the water tank in the

can be moved back and forth. Their

fridge compartment, fill it wilt water

height can also be adjusted by

and install it back to obtain ice from

removing and installing them to a lower

the icematic. First ice will be ready

or upper position. Raise the shelf up

in 2 hours in the ice drawer located

slightly and pull towards yourself to

in the freezer compartment. You can

remove it.

obtain 70 ice cubes if the water tank

is completely full. Change the water in

the water tank if it remains in the water

tank for more then 2-3 weeks.

Butter & Cheese section

Food such as butter, cheese

and margarine are stored in this

compartment that has a cover.

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Egg tray

Crisper

Crisper of your refrigerator is designed

• You can install the egg holder to the

specially to keep your vegetables

desired door or body shelf.

freshly without loosing their humidity.

• Never store the egg holder in the

For this purpose, cool air circulation

freezer compartment.

occurs around the crisper in general.

Sliding Body Shelves

• Sliding body shelves can be pulled

by slightly lifting up from the front and

moved back and forth. They come to

a stop point when pulled towards front

to allow you reach the foods placed at

the back of the shelf; when it is pulled

Chiller compartment

after slightly lifted upwards at the

second stop point, the body shelf will

Chiller compartments enable the

be released.

foods to be frozen become ready

The shelf should be hold tightly from

for freezing. You can also use these

the bottom as well in order to prevent

compartments to store your food at a

it from tipping over. The body shelf is

temperature a few degrees below the

placed on the rails at the sides of the

fridge compartment.

refrigerator body by bringing it to one

You can increase the inner volume of

lower or one upper level.

your refrigerator by removing any of

The body shelf should be pushed

the snack compartments. To do this,

backwards to seat it completely.

pull the compartment towards yourself;

the compartment will lean against the

stopper and stop. This compartment

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will be released when you lift it about 1

cm and pull it towards yourself.

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3

4

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Rotating Middle Section

Storage Compartment Temperature

Setting Button. The temperature of

the Flexi Zone Storage Compartment

Rotating middle section is intended

may be set to 0 and 10 degrees in

to prevent the cold air inside your

addition to the fridge compartment

refrigerator from escaping outside.

temperatures and to -6 degrees in

Rotating middle section aids in

addition to the freezer compartment

sealing since the gaskets on the door

temperatures. 0 degree is used to

presses on the surface of the Rotating

store the deli products longer, and -6

middle section when the doors of

degrees is used to keep the meats

the fridge compartment are closed.

up to 2 weeks in an easily cuttable

Another reason that your refrigerator

condition.

is equipped with a rotating middle

section is that it increases the net

volume of the fridge compartment.

C The feature of switching to a Fridge

Standard middle sections occupy

or Freezer compartment is provided by

some non-usable volume in the

a cooling element located in the closed

refrigerator.

section (Compressor Compartment)

behind the refrigerator. During

Flexi Zone Storage

operation of this element, sounds

Compartment

similar to the sound of seconds heard

from an analog clock may be heard.

The Flexi Zone Storage Compartment

This is normal and is not fault cause.

of your refrigerator may be used in

any desired mode by adjusting it to

fridge (2/4/6/8 °C) or freezer (-18/-

Blue light

20/-22/-24) temperatures. You can

keep the compartment in the desired

Foodstuff stored in the crispers that

temperature with the Flexi Zone

are enlightened with a blue light

continue their photosynthesis by

means of the wavelength effect of blue

light and thus, preserve their freshness

and increase their vitamin content.

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5 Maintenance and cleaning

A Never use gasoline, benzene or

Protection of plastic

similar substances for cleaning

surfaces

purposes.

C Do not put the liquid oils or oil-cooked

B We recommend that you unplug the

meals in your refrigerator in unsealed

appliance before cleaning.

containers as they damage the

C Never use any sharp abrasive

plastic surfaces of your refrigerator. In

instrument, soap, household

case of spilling or smearing oil on the

cleaner, detergent and wax polish for

plastic surfaces, clean and rinse the

cleaning.

relevant part of the surface at once

C Use lukewarm water to clean the

with warm water.

cabinet of your refrigerator and wipe it

dry.

C Use a damp cloth wrung out in

a solution of one teaspoon of

bicarbonate of soda to one pint of

water to clean the interior and wipe it

dry.

B Make sure that no water enters the

lamp housing and other electrical

items.

B If your refrigerator is not going to be

used for a long period of time, unplug

the power cable, remove all food,

clean it and leave the door ajar.

C Check door seals regularly to ensure

they are clean and free from food

particles.

C To remove door racks, remove all the