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Refrigerator Use
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REFRIGERATOR USE Using the Controls Your refrigerator has two controls that affect the temperature. The Temperature control is located at the top front of the refrigerator compartment and the Airflow control is located on the back wall of the freezer compartment. IMPORTANT: ■ The recommended setting should be correct for normal household refrigerator use. The controls are set correctly when milk or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream is firm. ■ Wait 24 hours for your refrigerator to cool completely before adding food. If you add food before the refrigerator has cooled completely, your food may spoil. NOTE: Adjusting the refrigerator and freezer temperature controls to a colder than recommended setting will not cool the compartments any faster. NOTE: For the first to fourth setting, only one LED of the four LEDs will be lit. All four LEDs will be lit when you have reached the coldest setting. CONDITION/REASON: ADJUSTMENT: REFRIGERATOR too warm TEMP SETTING Control one setting higher FREEZER too warm/too little ice AIRFLOW or TEMP SETTING Control one setting higher REFRIGERATOR too cold TEMP SETTING Control one setting lower FREEZER too cold AIRFLOW or TEMP SETTING Control one setting lower ■ If the temperature is too warm or too cold in the refrigerator or freezer, first check the air vents to be sure they are not blocked before adjusting the controls. Temperature Control For your convenience, the temperature control is preset at the factory. When you first install your refrigerator, make sure the control is still preset as shown. Recommended Setting Additional Feature PowerCold™ Feature The PowerCold™ feature sets the freezer and refrigerator to the lowest temperature settings to assist with periods of high refrigerator use, full grocery loads, or temporarily warm room temperatures. ■ To turn on the PowerCold™ feature, press TEMP SETTING continually until all the LED lights are blinking ON/OFF progressively from left to right. Press TEMP SETTING again to return to the COLD set point. NOTE: Depending on the environment conditions, the PowerCold™ feature will remain activated up to 24 hours. When the feature turns off, the temperature will return to the recommended set point. Cooling Off/On ■ To turn off cooling, press and hold TEMP SETTING for 4 seconds until all lights turn on for 1 second. To turn cooling back on, press and hold TEMP SETTING again for 4 seconds. NOTE: Neither compartment will cool when the control is set to OFF. Airflow Control The Airflow control regulates the amount of air flowing between the freezer and the refrigerator compartments. When you plug in the refrigerator for the first time, turn the Airflow control to the Recommended setting. Adjusting the Temperature Control If you need to adjust the temperature in either the refrigerator or freezer compartment, use the settings listed in the following chart as a guide. NOTE: Except when starting the refrigerator, do not adjust the control more than one setting at a time. Wait 24 hours between adjustments for the temperature to stabilize. ■ Press TEMP SETTING to toggle between the four LED lights which indicate the temperature setting. Reading from left to right, the LED in the first position is the least cold. The LEDs indicate increasingly colder settings as you continue to the right until all four LEDs are illuminated. Adjusting the Airflow Control If you want to temporarily increase the cold airflow to a specific compartment, adjust the control. ■ Max - Increase airflow to the freezer. ■ Min - Increase airflow to the refrigerator. 11