Frigidaire FRS6R3JW Use and Care Guide - Page 7

Allowing Cooling Time Before Use, Setting Cooling Temperatures, Temperature Adjustment

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electronic Temperature Controls Allowing Cooling Time Before Use To ensure safe food storage, allow your refrigerator to operate with the doors closed for at least 8 to 12 hours before placing food inside. During this cooling period, you do not need to adjust the controls, which are preset at the factory. Setting Cooling Temperatures Your refrigerator comes with a state-of-the-art electronic digital control system. The system's control panel is located at the top of the the fresh food compartment. The two digital displays on the left half of the control panel indicate the current settings or temperatures of your freezer and fresh food compartments. The models with a 2-digit temperature display are for reference only, and do not display the current accurate compartment temperature. Should you desire to see what the current accurate temperature is, place a separate thermometer inside the freezer or fresh food compartment in the desired location. NOTE The advanced electronic control system in your refrigerator includes additional display modes that service professionals can use to rapidly diagnose performance issues. (Single Digit Display - Features may vary.) TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT To adjust the temperature to a higher or lower setting, press the Up (Cold) or Down (Colder) button closest to the display. The first time you press the button, the display shows current setting you entered. Each press of the button after that changes the setting by one. The display shows your new setting momentarily, then changes back to the current temperature. Temperature Control Range Freezer Fahrenheit Centigrade Warmest 6º -14º Warmer Factory Setting Midpoint 0º -18º Colder Coldest -6º -21º IF TEMPERATURE DISPLAYS FLASH... If ever you see both temperature displays continuously flashing, it may indicate that the control system has detected a performance problem. Call your service representative, who can interpret the flashing message. To maintain temperatures, a fan circulates air in the refrigerator and freezer compartments. For good circulation, do not block cold air vents with food items. Numeric Display Freezer Fresh Food Fresh Food Warmest 1 1 Fahrenheit Centigrade Factory Setting 6 6 47º 8º Coldest 9 9 37º 3º Temperature Adjustment Adjust Fresh Food control one degree If Fresh Food compartment is too warm colder by pressing Down (Colder) 33º 1º button. If Fresh Food compartment is too cold Adjust Fresh Food control one degree warmer by pressing the Up (Cold) button. If Freezer compartment is too warm Adjust Freezer control one degree colder by pressing Down (Colder) button. If Freezer compartment is too cold Adjust Freezer control one degree warmer by pressing the Up (Cold) button. 7

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ALLOWING COOLING TIME BEFORE USE
To ensure safe food storage, allow your refrigerator to operate with the doors closed for at least 8 to 12 hours before placing food
inside. During this cooling period, you do not need to adjust the controls, which are preset at the factory.
SETTING COOLING TEMPERATURES
Your refrigerator comes with a state-of-the-art electronic digital control system.The system’s control panel is located at the top of
the the fresh food compartment.
The two digital displays on the left half of the control panel indicate the current settings or temperatures of your freezer and fresh
food compartments.The models with a 2-digit temperature display are for reference only, and do not display the current accurate
compartment temperature. Should you desire to see what the current accurate temperature is, place a separate thermometer
inside the freezer or fresh food compartment in the desired location.
(Single Digit Display - Features may vary.)
TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT
To adjust the temperature to a higher or lower setting,
press the
Up
(Cold)
or
Down (Colder)
button closest
to the display.The first time you press the button, the
display shows current setting you entered. Each press
of the button after that changes the setting by one.
The display shows your new setting momentarily, then
changes back to the current temperature.
ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS
NOTE
The advanced electronic
control system in your
refrigerator includes
additional display modes
that service professionals
can use to rapidly diagnose
performance issues.
IF TEMPERATURE DISPLAYS FLASH...
If ever you see both temperature displays continuously flashing, it may
indicate that the control system has detected a performance problem. Call
your service representative, who can interpret the flashing message.
To maintain temperatures, a fan circulates air in the refrigerator and freezer
compartments. For good circulation, do not block cold air vents with food
items.
Temperature Control Range
Freezer
Fresh Food
Fahrenheit
Centigrade
Fahrenheit
Centigrade
Warmest
-14º
47º
Warmer
Factory Setting
Midpoint
-18º
37º
Colder
Coldest
-6º
-21º
33º
Temperature Adjustment
If Fresh Food compartment is too warm
Adjust Fresh Food control one degree
colder by pressing
Down (Colder)
button.
If Fresh Food compartment is too cold
Adjust Fresh Food control one degree
warmer by pressing the
Up (Cold)
button.
If Freezer compartment is too warm
Adjust Freezer control one degree colder
by pressing
Down (Colder)
button.
If Freezer compartment is too cold
Adjust Freezer control one degree warmer
by pressing the
Up (Cold)
button.
Numeric Display
Freezer
Fresh Food
Warmest
1
1
Factory Setting
6
6
Coldest
9
9