Using Your Refrigerator, Setting the Controls

USING YOUR

REFRIGERATOR

Ensuring Proper Air Circulation

In order to ensure proper temperatures, you need to permit air flow between the refrigerator and freezer sections. As shown in the illustration, cool air enters through the bottom of the freezer section and moves up. Most of the air then flows through the freezer section vents and recirculates under the freezer floor. The rest of the air enters the refrigerator section through the top vent.

Do not block any of these vents with food packages. If the vents are blocked, airflow will be prevented and temperature and moisture problems may occur.

IMPORTANT: Because air circulates between both sections, any odors formed in one section will transfer to the other. You must thoroughly clean both sections to eliminate odors. To prevent odor transfer and drying out of food, wrap or cover foods tightly. (See the “Refrigerator Safety” section for details.)

Setting the Control(s)

For your convenience, the refrigerator controls are preset at the factory. Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are located in the top of the refrigerator section.

When you first install your refrigerator, make sure that the control(s) are still preset. The control(s) should be at the “mid-settings” as shown for each control.

REFRIGERATOR	FREEZER
WARMER • COOLER	WARMER • COLDER

NOTE: To turn your refrigerator off, turn the refrigerator control to the word OFF or until the word OFF appears, as shown below. Your product will not cool when the refrigerator control is set to OFF.

Give your refrigerator time to cool down completely before adding food. It is best to wait 24 hours before you put food into the refrigerator.

IMPORTANT: If you add food before the refrigerator has cooled completely, your food may spoil. Turning the Refrigerator or

Freezer Control(s) to a higher (colder) than recommended setting will not cool the compartments any faster.

Power Saving Control

The Power Saving Control operates electronic heaters around the door openings. these heaters help keep moisture from forming on the outside of the refrigerator cabinet.

■Use the CONSUMES LESS ENERGY setting when humidity is low.

■Use the REDUCES EXTERIOR MOISTURE setting if moisture forms on the otside of the refrigerator cabinet.

POWER SAVER

CONSUMES LESS ENERGY • REDUCES EXTERIOR MOISTURE

Adjusting Control Settings

Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely before adding food. It is best to wait 24 hours before you put food into the refrigerator. The “mid-settings” indicated in the previous section should be correct for normal household refrigerator usage. The controls are set correctly when milk or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream is firm.

If you need to adjust temperatures in the refrigerator or freezer, start by adjusting the Refrigerator Control first. Wait 24 hours after the refrigerator adjustment to check the freezer temperature. If it is too warm or too cold, then adjust the Freezer Control as well.

Use the settings listed in the chart below as a guide. Always remember to wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.

		RECOMMENDED
	CONDITION/REASON:	ADJUSTMENT:

	REFRIGERATOR section	Turn the
	too warm	REFRIGERATOR
	■ Door opened often	Control to “4” wait 24
	■ Door opened often	hours. If needed, turn
	■ Large amount of food added	the FREEZER Control
	■ Large amount of food added	to “C”. Wait 24 hours,
		to “C”. Wait 24 hours,
	■ Room temperature very	then re-check
	■ Room temperature very
	warm

	FREEZER section too warm	Turn the
	■ Door opened often	REFRIGERATOR
	■ Door opened often	Control to “3” wait 24
		Control to “3” wait 24
	■ Large amount of food added	hours. If needed, turn
	■ Very cold room temperature	the FREEZER Control
	■ Very cold room temperature	to “A”. Wait 24 hours,
	(can’t cycle often enough)	to “A”. Wait 24 hours,
	(can’t cycle often enough)	then re-check
		then re-check

	BOTH sections too warm	Turn the
	■ Door opened often	REFRIGERATOR
	■ Door opened often	Control to “4” wait 24
		Control to “4” wait 24
	■ Large amount of food added	hours. If needed, turn
	■ Very warm or very cold room	the FREEZER Control
	■ Very warm or very cold room	to “B”. Wait 24 hours,
	temperature (can’t cycle often	to “B”. Wait 24 hours,
	temperature (can’t cycle often	then re-check
	enough)	then re-check
	enough)

	REFRIGERATOR section	Turn the
	too cold	REFRIGERATOR
	■ Controls not set correctly for	Control to “2” wait 24
	■ Controls not set correctly for	hours. If needed, turn
	your conditions	hours. If needed, turn
	your conditions	the FREEZER Control
		the FREEZER Control
		to “B”. Wait 24 hours,
		then re-check

	FREEZER section too cold	Turn the
	■ Controls not set correctly for	REFRIGERATOR
	■ Controls not set correctly for	Control to “3” wait 24
	your conditions	Control to “3” wait 24
	your conditions	hours. If needed, turn
		hours. If needed, turn
		the FREEZER Control
		to “C”. Wait 24 hours,
		then re-check