Maytag MRT311FFFZ Use & Care Guide - Page 12

Adjusting the Temperature Control If you need to adjust the temperature on either the refrigerator or freezer compartment, use the settings listed in the chart below 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 the Temp button to toggle among 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. 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 control one setting higher FREEZER too warm/ too little ice Airflow or Temp control one setting higher REFRIGERATOR too cold Temp control one setting lower FREEZER too cold Airflow or Temp control one setting lower 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 for up to 24 hours. When the feature turns off, the temperature will return to the recommended set point. 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 Airflow Control If you want to temporarily increase the cold airflow to a specific compartment, adjust the control. ■ Max - Increases airflow to the freezer. ■ Min - Increases airflow to the refrigerator. 12 IMPORTANT: Once the performance is achieved, return the Airflow control to the Recommended setting to keep the refrigerator operating at optimum efficiency. CONDITION/REASON: ADJUSTMENT: Heavy ice use Max Hot room temperature Max - to maintain ice making production rate Large quantity of groceries Min - to quickly chill food and beverages Ice Maker (on some models) Turning the Ice Maker On/Off NOTE: Do not force the wire shut-off arm up or down. ■ To turn on the ice maker, simply lower the wire shut-off arm. NOTE: Your ice maker has an automatic shutoff. As ice is made, the ice cubes will fill the ice storage bin and the ice cubes will raise the wire shut-off arm to the Off (arm up) position. ■ To manually turn off the ice maker, lift the wire shut-off arm to the Off (arm up) position and listen for the click to make sure the ice maker will not continue to operate. NOTE: Turn off the ice maker before removing the ice storage bin to serve ice or to clean the bin. This will keep the ice cubes from dropping out of the ice maker and into the freezer compartment. After replacing the ice storage bin, turn on the ice maker. Ice Production Rate ■ NORMAL Ice Production: The ice maker should produce approximately 8 to 12 batches of ice in a 24-hour period. If ice is not being made fast enough, turn the Freezer control toward a higher (colder) number in half number steps. (For example, if the control is at 3, move it to between 3 and 4.) Wait 24 hours and, if necessary, gradually turn the Freezer control to the highest setting, waiting 24 hours between each increase. ■ MAXIMUM Ice Production (on some models): The ice maker should produce approximately 16 to 20 batches of ice in a 24-hour period. If your refrigerator has the maximum ice production feature, push the switch to MAX. Remember ■ Allow 24 hours to produce the first batch of ice. Allow 3 days to completely fill the ice storage bin. Discard the first three batches of ice produced. ■ The quality of your ice will be only as good as the quality of the water supplied to your ice maker. Avoid connecting the ice maker to a softened water supply. Water softener chemicals (such as salt) can damage parts of the ice maker and lead to poor quality ice. If a softened water supply cannot be avoided, make sure the water softener is operating properly and is well maintained. ■ Do not store anything on top of the ice maker or in the ice storage bin.