LG GR-419GP Owner's manual

P/No. MFL31177106
FRIDGE-FREEZER
User's Guide
Please read this User's Guide
operating
and
keep
it
handy
carefully before
for reference at all times.
P/No. MFL31177106
Table of Contents
Registration
Introduction
Important Safety
Installation
Operation
Suggestion
Food
On
Instruction
4
Identification of Parts
6
Installation
7
Starting
7
Temperature Control
8
Quick Freeze
8
Vacation
9
Self Test
9
Door Alarm
9
Ice
9
Making
Defrosting
9
Water
10
Dispenser
Storing Food
12
General Information
13
Lamp Replacement
13
Cleaning
14
Trouble
16
storage
Care and
Maintenance
Trouble
4
Shooting
To Reverse the
Doors
3
Shooting
Precaution
18
How to Reverse the Doors
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Introduction
Registration
The model and serial number
Introduction
this unit. This number is
are
unique
found
on
the
rear
of
to this unit and not
available to others. You should record
requested
guide as a permanent
purchase. Staple your receipt here.
information here and retain this
record of your
Date of Purchase
:
Dealer Purchased From
:
Dealer Address
:
Dealer Phone No.
:
Model No.
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Serial No.
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Important Safety Instruction
This
Precaution
fridge-freezer
must be
properly
installed and
located in accordance with the Installation
Instruction before it is used.
unplug your fridge-freezer by pulling on the
power cord. Always grip plug firmly and pull straight
Never
out from the outlet.
moving your appliance away from the wall,
be careful not to roll over or damage the power
When
cord.
After your fridge-freezer is in operation, do not
touch the cold surfaces in the freezer compartment,
particularly when hands are damp or wet. Skin may
adhere to these
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extremely
cold surfaces.
Introduction
Important Safety Instruction
Pull out the power
Precaution
plug prior to cleaning the fridge-freezer.
damage, serverely bend, pull out, or twist the power
because power cord damage may cause a fire or
Never
cord
electronic shock.
Never
place glass products
in the freezer because
broken when their inner contents
Do not
modify
It will
or
electric shock
cause
or
are
they
may be
frozen.
fire.
extend the Power
Cord
length
Don't Use
If
an
possible,
connect the
fridge-freezer
to its
own
individual
Extension Cord
electrical outlet to prevent it and other appliances
household lights from causing an overload.
Accessibility of
Supply Plug
The
supply plug
or
of the
in easy accessible
refrigerator-freezer should be placed
position for quick disconnection in
emergency.
If the
Supply Cord
Replacement
supply
cord is
manufacturer
damaged,
it must be
its service agent or
person in order to avoid a hazard.
or
a
replaced by the
similarly qualified
Risk of child entrapment.
Danger
Before you throw away your old
refrigerator
or
freezer:
Take off the doors.
Leave the shelves in
place
so
that children may not
easily
climb inside.
Don't store
Don't store
liquids
gasoline or other flammable vapors
vicinity of this or any other appliance.
or use
in the
In the event of
Grounding
(Earthing)
electric short circuit,
and
grounding (earthing)
by providing an escape wire
for the electric current. In order to prevent possible electric
shock, this appliance must be grounded. Improper use of the
grounding plug can result in an electric shock. Consult a
qualified electrician or service person if the grounding
instructions are not completely understood, or if you have
doubts on whether the appliance is properly grounded.
an
reduces the risk of electric shock
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Introduction
Identification of Parts
NOTE
If you found some parts missing from your unit,
may be parts only used in other models.
they
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Installation
1. Select
good location.
fridge-freezer
a
Place your
2.
Avoid
where it is easy to
placing the unit near
sunlight or moisture.
direct
use.
heat sources,
3.
There must be proper air circulation around your
fridge-freezer to keep it operating efficiently.
4.
To avoid
If
vibration, the unit
required, adjust
for the
the
The front should be
screws
to
compensate
slightly higher
than the
rear
to aid
closing.
Leveling
cabinet
leveling
floor.
uneven
in door
must be leveled.
screws can
be turned
easily by tipping
slightly.
leveling
Turn the
raise the unit,
screws counterclockwise(
clockwise(
) to lower it.
5.
Clean your fridge-freezer
dust accumulated during
thoroughly
shipping.
6.
Install accessories such
ice cube
and
the
)
wipe
to
off all
box, etc., in their
packed together to prevent
as
places.They
possible damage during shipment.
are
proper
7.
Connect the power supply cord (or plug) to the outlet.
Don't double up with other appliances on the same
outlet.
8.
To
proper air circulation around the fridge
please maintain sufficient space on both the
well as top and maintain at least 2 inches (5
ensure
freezer,
sides
as
-
cm) from the
Starting
rear
wall.
When your fridge-freezer is installed, allow it 2-3 hours to
stabilize at normal operating temperature prior to filling
it with fresh
or
frozen foods.
If power plug is disconnected, allow 5 minutes
before restarting.
Your
fridge-freezer
is
now
ready
for
use.
delay
Operation
Temperature Control
Your
fridge-freezer
has two controls that let you regulate
fridge and freezer compartments.
the temperature in the
Fridge
?
Initially
set the TEMP. CONTROL
at "4". Then
adjust
the
compartment temperature
according
?
to your desire.
If you want
an
inside
temperature slightly less cold or
colder, turn the knob towards
MIN or MAX, respectively.
When the surrounding temperature is low, adjust the
TEMP. CONTROL 'MIN'.
Freezer
?
Freezer
temperature control is
freezer.
Initially
pressing
the Freezer
on
the top of the
fridge-
set the Freeze
Temp at mid-point. By
Temp button, you can adjust the
temperature of the Freezer as indicated by the numbers
of lamps lit.(the setting is composed of five steps, 5
lamps lit indicates coldest.)
Quick Freeze
?
When you
starting the Fridge-Freezer or connecting
power plug to the outlet, temperature setting is
automatically set to the mid-point.
?
This function is used when
the
you want to freeze the
foods quickly. Press the
'QUICK FREEZE' button
once, and then the
quick
operation starts with
the lamp lit.
The quick freeze operation
freeze
takes about 3 hours.
When its
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operation ends, it
automatically returns to the normal state.
If you want to stop the quick freeze operation, press
the 'QUICK FREEZE' button once more, the lamp goes
out, and the quick freeze operation stops and the
refrigerator returns to the normal state.
Operation
This function makes the
Vacation
saving
you
fridge-freezer work
in
a
power
mode which is useful for when
are
on holiday, by reducing
consumption as much as
away
energey
possible.
Pressing 'VACATION' starts operation
lamp ON and pressing it again
stops the operation.
with
For better
functioning,
you should set the TEMP.
CONTROL to "MIN".
This function allows you to check for operational
problems. If you think you have a problem with your
Self Test
then press the temperature control
fridge-freezer,
button:
-
If the indicate
problem
-
lights move up or down,
fridge-freezer.
then there is
no
with your
If the indicate
please
lights do not move up or down, then
leave the power connected and call your nearest
service agent.
When the door of the
Door Alarm
fridge
is left
opened
for
a
while,
the alarm sounds.
Ice
Making
?
To make ice
cubes, fill the ice tray
to the water level and
place
it
in the freezer.
?
If ice cubes
are
required fast,
press the 'QUICK FREEZE'
button.
?
To
remove
ice
ends and twist
Tip
To
remove
before
The
and
9
at its
gently.
ice cubes
easily,
run
water
on
the tray
twisting.
Defrosting
Defrosting
cubes, hold the tray
takes
place automatically.
defrosting water flows down
is evaporated automatically.
to the
evaporating tray
Operation
Water
Dispenser (optional)
Features
Please assemble the VALVE ASSEMBLY after
Install
adjusting
10
it with
a
DOOR HOLE.
correctly
Operation
Filling
of
1. After turning the
WATER TANK
HANDLE Tank backward with the
WATER TANK installed at the
TANK
*
(SMALL) and then fill
Fill water while
watching
DOOR, Open the CAP
water
a
using
sight glass
a
kettle etc.
on
the front
of the WATER TANK.
*
Drinking
Water up to 4.5l
can
2.
Press and fix the CAP
3.
After
1.
Press the
2.
If
3.
be filled.
TANK(SMALL).
filling spring water,
proper position.
Dispenser
pressing
supplied.
If
fix the HANDLE TANK at
Pad with
a
cup.
the Pad, water inside of the
slowly removing
a
a
cup from the
Pad,
Dispenser
is
water will not
fall down.
Caution
use other beverage (milk, juice, carbonated
beverage etc) than spring water. Especially beverage
including grain must not be used (may result in
Do not
failure).
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Suggestions on food storage
Storing
Food
?
Do not store food which goes bad
temperature, such
?
as
easily
at low
banana, and melon.
Allow hot food to cool
prior to storing. Placing hot
fridge-freezer could spoil other food, and
higher electric bills.
food in the
lead to
?
When
storing the food, use a container with a lid. This
prevents moisture from evaporating, and helps food to
keep
?
its taste and nutrients.
Do not block air vents with food. Smooth circulation of
cold air
?
keeps fridge-freezer temperature
even.
Do not open the door frequently. Opening the door
warm air enter the fridge-freezer, and cause
lets
temperature
?
To
adjust
food
near
to rise.
the temperature control easily, do not store
the temperature control dial.
?
keep too many foods in door rack,
the
door from fully closing.
stop
?
Do not store bottles in the freezer
Never
as
this may
compartment
-
may break when frozen.
?
Do not refreeze food that has been thawed. This
causes
NOTE
loss of taste and nutrition.
If you
keep the fridge-freezer in a hot, and
place, frequently open its door or put a lot
vegetables in it, dew may form in it, which
effect on its performance.
Remove the dew with dust cloth free from
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humid
of
has
no
care.
they
Care and Maintenance
General Information
Power Failure
?
1~2hour power failure does
stores.
Try
to avoid
opening
no
and
harm to the foods
closing
the door too
frequently.
If You Move
?
Take out foods from the
fridge-freezer
and
firmly
fix
the loose items with tape.
?
Turn the
leveling screws until they stop before moving
fridge-freezer. Otherwise the screw may scratch the
floor or the fridge-freezer cannot move.
the
Anti Condensation
?
The Anti-Condensation
pipe
is installed around the front
Pipe
side of
as on
fridge-freezer as well
partition between
the
fridge compartment
and
freezer compartment to
prevent dewing.
?
Especially
after installation
or
when ambient temperature
is high, the fridge-freezer may feel hot, which is
normal.
quite
Lamp Replacement
1. Unplug the
2.
Remove
3.
To
power cord from the outlet.
fridge
remove
the
shelves.
lamp
cover, insert
x type driver in the underside
of the lamp cover and pull it out
forwards.
4.
Turn the
5.
Assemble in
lamp
counterclockwise.
reverse
order of
disassembly.
Replacement lamp must be the
same specification as original.
?
You must check the
which is made
13
by
O-RING,
rubber and prevent electric
spark.
Care and Maintenance
Cleaning
Before
Be
Cleaning
sure
to
the power.
unplug
Clean the outside of the
Exterior
fridge-freezer with a soft cloth
liquid detergent. If you use a
wipe it with a clean wet cloth.
soaked with hot water
detergent,
Cleaning
w
Warning
sure
to
As above.
Interior
After
be
or
Check that the power cord is not damaged, power plug
has not overheated, and that the power plug is tightly
inserted into the outlet.
Be
sure
to
dry
the
appliance
with
a
cloth after
washing
it with water.
abrasive, petroleum, benzene, thinner,
hydrochloride acid, boiling water, rough brush, etc,
they may damage parts of the fridge-freezer.
Do not
Disposal
use
of the old
This
appliance
made of parts and materials which
appliance
contains fluid
recyclable.
important
All the
(refrigerant, lubricant)
are
(recycling).
with the local agency.
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and is
reusable and/or
materials should be sent to the
collection center of waste material and
after rework
as
For take
can
be reused
back, please
contact
Care and Maintenance
GRILLE and DRIP
1. After removing the
TRAY
finger, slowly pull
2.
After
clean
3. Wipe
the DRIP TRAY out.
discharging Drip Water inside of the DRIP TRAY,
and fully rinse the GRILLE and the DRIP TRAY.
moisture out around the DOOR part and the
DRIP TRAY
Exterior
part of the GRILLE with the
HOLE
using
a
clean cloth.
Wipe moisture etc out outside
Dispenser Pad using a cloth.
Dispenser
Water Tank
1. Lift the
on
WATER TANK up
of
Dispenser
by pressing
the
and
fixing
the bottom of WATER TANK and then
2.After removing
on
the
LEVER
remove
the CAP TANK (BIG), clean and
it.
fully
by
rinse the inside/outside part of the WATER TANK
using neutral cleansing agent.
Clean and
Cap Tank(Big &
Small)
neutral
fully rinse the Cap
cleansing agent.
Tank
(Big
&
Small) by using
Especially for the groove part of the CAP TANK, it is
convenient to cleanse it by using a small brush.
Valve
Clean and
fully
rinse the VALVE ASSEMBLY
by using a
operating the bottom part of
the valve assembly. Always fix the Sealing Rubber
separated for cleansing at the existing position (may
result in water leakage).
Assembly
small brush. Rinse it while
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Trouble
Shooting
Before
calling
It may
save
for
service,
This list includes
common occurrences
the result of defective
this
check this list.
you both time and expense.
workmanship
or
that
are
not
materials in
appliance.
Possible Causes
Problem
Fridge-Freezer
does not operate
?
Power
plug
may be
unplugged
from the electric
outlet.
Plug
?
it in
securely.
House fuse has blown
or
circuit breaker has
tripped.
Check and/or
?
warm
Vibration
or
Rattling
or
Crystals
on
or
Temperature control not set on proper position.
Refer to Temperature Control section.
?
Appliance
?
Warm
?
Door left open for
?
Package holding door open
freezer compartment.
?
The floor on which the fridge-freezer is installed
may be uneven or the fridge-freezer may be
unstable.
Make it
Ice
Moisture forms
on
Cabinet Surface
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is
close to heat
placed
weather-frequent
even
a
door
by rotating
the
?
Door may have been left
door open.
?
Too
?
Frost within
?
This
or
too
package
openings.
or
air duct in
screw.
in the back side of the
ajar
long
blocking
leveling
Unnecessary objects placed
fridge-freezer.
frequent
source.
time.
long
?
frozen
Food
lights.
?
Abnormal Noise
Frost
fuse and reset circuit breaker.
Power cut.
Check house
Fridge or Freezer
Compartment
Temperature too
replace
or
door
package holding
openings.
is normal.
phenomenon is likely
Wipe it with a dry towel.
to occur in a wet space.
Trouble
Possible Causes
Problem
Moisture collects
inside
Fridge
Shooting
has odor
frequent
door
?
Too
?
In humid weather, air carries moisture into
doors are opened.
?
Foods with strong odors should be
or
too
long
openings.
tightly
fridge
when
covered
or
wrapped.
Door not
closing
properly
?
Check for
?
Interior needs cleaning.
Refer to CLEANING section
?
Food
Move
package
packages
light
does
?
The floor on which the fridge-freezer is installed
may be uneven or the fridge-freezer may be
unstable.
?
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keeping door open.
that keep door from closing.
is
Fridge-freezer is not level.
Adjust the leveling screws.
?
not work
food.
?
Slightly
Interior
spoiled
raise the front side with the
leveling
No power at outlet.
Light lamp
needs
Refer to the
Lamp Replacement
replacing.
section.
screw.
To Reverse the Doors
Your
fridge-freezer is designed with reversible doors, so that they
right hand side to suit your kitchen design.
may open from
either the left of
Precaution
1. Before reversing the door, first of all,
shelves
or
trays which
2.
Use
3.
Do not
4.
Be careful not to
Torque
lay
Wrench
the
are
Spanner
or
to fix
fridge-freezer.
or remove
down. This will
fridge-freezer
drop
you should take out food and accessories like
not fixed in the
the doors in
the bolt.
cause
disassembling
problems.
assembling.
or
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How to Reverse the Doors
1.
after removing a
right part of the
refrigerator room HANDLE . Remove
Remove SCREWS
3
from the
CAP
SCREWS
2
3
the bottom part of the
room HANDLE . The
4
on
refrigerator
freezer
1
2
room
HANDLE
5
may be also
sequence as in the
separated in the same
refrigerator room HANDLE .
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11
2.
Remove
and
screw
remove
Cover
10
and
Cap Cover . And, remove
, Hinge-L , and remove pin .
move
screw
Remove the Freezer Door 26
,
and
8
position of the cap .
position of bracket door
14
Move the
and
13
move
6
the
9
26
screw
7
.
16
3.
Remove bolt
and the
and
Fridge
remove
Door
.
the
Hinge-C
15
Move the
position of the cap . Move the
of bracket door 22 and screw 21
position
18
21
.
22
18
4.
Move the
position of Hinge-U pin ,
Assemble the
Cap, Top cover
Door
Assemble
Fridge
Hinge-C
19
and
and bolt
Assemble F-Door 26
Assemble the
.
and bolt
Hinge-L
Assemble Low Cover
and
.
.
screw
20
5.
Install HANDLES
installed at the
existing freezer room, at the
refrigerator room. Adjust the bottom
part of HANDLES
then fasten 2
removing
17
to the groove and
the CAP 27
27
after
screws
.
After
SCREWS in the side of the
bolting
refrigerator
15
16
DOOR, press and insert the CAP
Insert the CAP
to hole which
room
.
the HANDLE
The freezer
room
assembled in the
above
using
installed
was
the
HANDLES
26
previous.
are
same manner as
10
9
existing.
7
6
5
3
6. Stop
the groom where the existing
HANDLE ,
was installed at by
using
the CAP 27 removed in the
initial installation.
Note
Reversing
covered
the doors is not
by
the warranty.
19
27
2
3
1
5
6
MAX
7
6
MIN
5
1
4
3
2
TEMP. CONTROL
FREEZE TEMP
VACATION
QUICK FREEZE
QUICK FREEZE
VACATION
19
20
17
27
15
16
26
10
9
7
6
5
3
27
2
3
1
19