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Operating Your Refrigerator
IMPORTANT: Do not plug in the unit for at least 24 hours after unit is set in
place. Failure to do so may result in the unit working improperly.
This r frig rator/b v rag cool r has a rotary t mp ratur control knob
(th rmostat) mark d with th s ttings COLD, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, COLDEST in ord r of
incr asing coldn ss. In addition, this mod l mploys a h at r insid th cabin t,
and is d sign d for outdoor us . Wh n th t mp ratur is cold r than th t m-
Note: To pr v nt xc ssiv strain on th compr ssor, do not l av th
unit at th COLDEST s tting for mor than an hour at a tim .
OPERATIN INSTRUCTIONS
Turning on the Unit
Th r frig rator turns on automatically wh n it is plugg d in.
Note: If you unplug th r frig rator or th pow r is cut off accid ntally,
allow 8 minut s b for r starting it or plugging it back in. It will not
op rat prop rly in l ss than 8 minut s.
Temperature Setting
Initially s t th th rmostat to s tting 4. Th compr ssor will run continuously for a
f w hours and only aft r th t mp ratur insid th applianc b com s stabl
will th compr ssor run normally (i. ., turn on and off p riodically).
Wh n th unit is op rat d for th first tim , it is sugg st d that you not put foods
in until th compr ssor is running normally.
Adjusting th th rmostat count r-clockwis will mak th compr ssor run for a
long r tim with a short r compr ssor stop tim , and th t mp ratur insid th
applianc will b cold r. Th s tting should b r gulat d according to ambi nt
conditions and th d sir d t mp ratur . Th compr ssor will run for a whil aft r
ach r gulation b for r aching a st ady t mp ratur .
Please note: Cold air falls and warm r air ris s, and th r will b a small
t mp ratur variation from th bottom of th unit to th top. Th
t mp ratur at th bottom of th unit will always b slightly cold r.
