User Guide
8 electronic display controls frost free refrigeration
The electronic display panel consists of an LCD (liquid
crystal display) with white backlighting and 6 touch
buttons. When the power is first turned on, the display with
backlighting will come on. If no buttons have been pressed
and the fridge door is closed the backlighting will turn off
after 30 seconds.
Controlling the temperature
We recommend that when you start your refrigerator for
the first time, the temperature for the refrigerator is set
to 3°C and the freezer to -18°C. If you want to change
the temperature, follow the instructions below. Make only
small adjustments and wait 24 hours to see if it’s correct.
Checking the softness of ice cream is a good indication
if your freezer is the right temperature, while feeling the
coldness of water kept in the refrigerator is a good way of
checking the temperature of the food compartment.
NOTE: When you set a temperature, you set an
average temperature for the whole refrigerator cabinet.
Temperatures inside each compartment may vary,
depending on how much food you store and where you
place it. High or low room temperature may also affect the
actual temperature inside the refrigerator.
Changing the freezer temperature
Press the freezer button to make the freezer
colder in 1°C steps. Once the maximum of
-23°C is reached, the display will return to -14°C with the
next press of the button. The bar graph gets smaller with
colder freezer settings.
Changing the refrigerator temperature
Press the fridge button to make the
refrigerator colder in 1°C steps. Once 0°C is
reached,
the display will return to 7°C with the next button press.
The bar graph gets smaller with colder refrigerator settings.
Fast freeze function
Use the fast freeze function when you
add a large amount of food to the freezer
compartment. This freezes the food quickly but does not
affect the temperature in the refrigerator compartment.
To use this function, press the fast freeze button once.
An animated icon will light up. The fast freeze function
will now operate for 90 minutes and then switch off. If you
want to turn the fast freeze function off before 90 minutes
have passed, simply press the fast freeze button again.
The icon will disappear and the freezer will return to
normal operation.
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Freezer temperature alarm
If the alarm sounds for no apparent reason,
check whether anything is keeping the door
open. If the freezer becomes too warm due to
the freezer door being left open or warm food being placed
too close to the temperature sensor, a buzzer will sound.
The icon adjacent to the alarm reset button, the freezer set
temperature and bar graph will all flash, until the alarm reset
button is pressed. Once pressed, the alarm disable icon
adjacent to the alarm button will illuminate for 50 minutes,
or until the temperature drops to an acceptable level.
Make sure nothing is holding the freezer door open and
move any warm food away from the temperature sensor.
If the freezer is still too warm after 50 minutes, the alarm
will sound again, indicating that something may be wrong
with the refrigerator.
NOTE:
The freezer temperature alarm can be reset for 12 hours
by pressing the alarm reset button continuously for 10
seconds.
Fridge door alarm
If the fridge door is left open for more than two minutes,
the alarm will buzz and an arrow pointing to an open door
will flash, along with the temperature setting and bar graph.
If you want to leave the door open while you load the
refrigerator, you can turn the alarm off for 8 minutes by
pressing the alarm reset button.
Press and hold the freezer
and fridge buttons together to
activate the child lock. This will
disable the display to prevent
accidental changes to settings. To turn the child lock off,
press and hold the freezer and fridge buttons together.
The drinks chill timer is used to quickly chill a
bottle. Place the bottle in the freezer and the
timer can be set for a minimum of 5 minutes to a maximum
of 30 minutes. To set, simply press the drinks chill button
repeatedly for the number of minutes (in 5-minute intervals).
Once set, an animated icon appears beside the drinks chill
button, with a timer that counts down one minute at a time.
You can change the time or turn the timer off even after the
countdown has started. A buzzer will tell you when the time
is finished and the icon will flash until the alarm reset button
is pressed.
If your drink is not cold enough, reset the drinks chill
function (remembering the drink is already partially chilled).
Suggested chilling times:
• 10 minutes for cans of drink
• 20 minutes for bottles of beer or wine
• 30 minutes for bottles of soft drink.
Electronic display controls
Energy efficiency
Your refrigerator has been designed to be energy-efficient
and can operate in three modes: Normal, Eco and Holiday.
Normal mode is used when the refrigerator
door is often opened. This is the normal
operating mode of your refrigerator.
Eco mode can be used if you don’t open
your refrigerator door a lot. It is activated in
one of two ways:
– by manually pressing the eco/holiday button once when
in normal mode, or,
– is automatically activated after 30 hours if the refrigerator
door has not been opened.
The leaf icon will appear on the electronic display when
eco mode is on. If eco mode is activated automatically, the
refrigerator will revert to normal mode once the refrigerator
door is opened. If eco mode is entered manually, opening
the door will not revert it back to normal mode. To exit eco
mode, simply press the eco/holiday button until the word
“normal” is displayed. Use Eco mode when you’re not
using the refrigerator all the time (eg. as a long-term storage
refrigerator). If the door is going to be opened a lot, switch
back to normal mode.
Remember, if eco mode is turned on manually, it won’t
switch off automatically.
Use this button when you go on holiday
or leave the house for long periods. The
refrigerator minimises defrosting to save
energy but maintains your temperature settings. To put
the refrigerator into holiday mode, press the eco/holiday
mode button until the aeroplane icon appears. The holiday
mode will operate until the button is pressed again or the
refrigerator door is opened.
NOTE: Opening the freezer door won’t effect the operation
of either Eco or Holiday modes.
Eco and Holiday Modes minimise defrosting to save energy,
while maintaining your temperature settings.
Other special refrigerator features
Independent control of the compressor and fan to
provide the best performance.
Extra cooling depending on the number of times the
door is opened.
Automatic defrost when the door is not frequently opened.
NOTE: Display malfunctions may be due to brief power
supply interruptions. If this occurs, turn the refrigerator off
at the power point and wait 5 minutes. The refrigerator
pressure will need time to equalise before you turn the
refrigerator on again at the powerpoint.
Manual (rotary) controls – Manual models
Controlling the temperature
Set the temperature by using the main temperature controls
at the rear of the refrigerator compartment. When you first
start your refrigerator, set both refrigerator and freezer
controls to MID.
tips and information
A good indication of optimal freezer temperature is ice
cream that is frozen, but still soft enough for easy scooping.
For the fridge compartment, we recommend using drinking
water and simply adjusting the fridge controls until the water
is at your ideal temperature.
To change settings� When you change temperature
settings, make small adjustments and wait 24 hours before
assessing whether you need to make any further changes.
tips and information
normal and very hot climates as this will limit the
cooling to the refrigerator section�
• In very cold climates (where temperatures are below
10°C) the freezer may need to be set colder.
freezer (TM) model
1. Select the freezer control (top knob).
2. Rotate the knob clockwise to set colder.
3. Rotate the knob anti-clockwise to set less cold.
freezer (TM) model
1. Select the refrigerator control (bottom knob).
2. Rotate the knob clockwise to set colder.
3. Rotate the knob anti-clockwise to set less cold.