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Contents
Page
Energy-Saving Tips. .......... 2
:!mportant Safety!nstructions, +,3
H0w ;+SCOnnect:E!dCtr:icity .i; 3, 4
Instaliati0n Requirements ++:.. ,4
Howto Adjust Rollers. :;i ...... 4
Howto Set Temperature
Controls: +::_i.: i.... ......... 5
Automatic Energy Saver
:System..:. : .................. 5
Electronic Monitor and
Diagnostic System ........... 6-9
Automatic Icemaker and
Water & Ice Dispenser + . .t0-12
Food Storage Suggestions . ,. 13
Food-Saver System ......... 14
Shelf Positions ................ 15, 16
User Maintenance
Instructions .............. 17,18
Water Filter Accessory ........ 18
Problem Solver ........... 19-22
Consumer Services .......... 23
Warranty.. ......... :Back Cover
Read this book carefully.
It is designed to help you operate
and maintain your new refrigerator
properly
Keep it handy for answers to your
auestions
If you don't understand something
or need more help
Call, toll-free:
The GE Answer Center TM
800 626 2000
consumer information service
or write (include your phone
number)
Consumer Affairs
General Electric Company
Appliance Park
Louisville. KY 40225
Write down the model and
serial numbers.
You'll find them on a label at the
bottom, just inside the fresh food
compartment door.
These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration card that came with
your refrigerator Before sending
in this card, please write these
numbers here:
Model Number
Serial Number
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your refrigerator.
If you received a damaged
refrigerator, immediately contact
the dealer [or builder) that sold you
the refrigerator
Save time and money,
Before you request service, check
the Problem Solver on pages 19
through 22 It lists minor causes of
operating problems that you can
correct yourself
Energy=Saving Tips
e Location of your refrigerator is
important. Avoid locating it next to
your range, a heating vent or where
sun will shine directly on it,
,, Don't open doors more often
than necessary
• Close the doors as soon as
possible, particularly in hot, humid
weather.
• Be sure the doors are closed
tightly_ Before leaving the house
or retiring for the night, check to
be sure the doors haven't been
left open accidentally.
,, Store only those foods requiring
refrigeration in your refrigerator
o Wipe all moisture from bottles
and cartons before putting them in
the refrigerator,
o Keep all foods covered to
reduce moisture build-up inside
the refrigerator
• if you turn controls to coldest
position for quick chilling or freez-
ing, be sure to turn them back to
regular settings,
= Don't overcrowd yoUr refrigerator.
Overcrowding can require extra
electrical energy to keep every-
thing cool

Important Safety instructions
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
WARNING--When using this
appliance, always exercise basic
safety precautions, including the
following:
oUse this appliance only for its
intended purpose as described in
this Use and Care Book.
=This refrigerator must be properly
installed in accordance with the
Installation Instructions before it
is used. See grounding instructions
below and on page 4.
o Never unplug your refrigerator
by pulling on the power cord.
Always grip plug firmly and pull
straight out from the receptacte.
• Repair or replace immediately
all electric service cords that
have become frayed or otherwise
damaged, Do not use a cord that
shows cracks or abrasion damage
along its length or at either the
plug or connector end.
oWhen moving your refrigerator
away from the wall, be careful
not to roll over or damage the
power cord.
=After your refrigerator is in
operation, do not touch the cold
surfaces, particularly when hands
are damp or wet, Skin may adhere
to these extremely cold surfaces.
oDo not place fingers or hands on
the automatic icemaking mechanism
while the refrigerator isplugged ino
This wilt prevent contact with the
moving parts of the ejector mechan-
ism, or with the heating element
that releases the cubes
oDon't refreeze frozen foods
which have thawed completely_
The United States Department of
Agriculture in Home and Garden
Bulletin No. 69 says:
'1...Youmay safely refreeze frozen
foods that have thawed if they still
contain ice crystals or if they are
still cold--below 40°1::
't Thawed ground meats, poultry,
or fish that have any off-odor
or off-color should not be refrozen
and should not be eaten Thawed
ice cream should be discarded If
the odor or color of any food is
poor or questionable, get rid of it
The food may be dangerous to eat
"Even partial thawing and refreez-
ing reduce the eating quality of
foods, particularly fruits, vege-
tables and prepared foods The
eating quality of red meats is
affected less than that of many
other foods Use refrozen foods as
soon as possible to save as much
of their eating quality as you can"
oIf your old refrigerator isstill
around the house but not in use,
be sure to remove the doors. This
will reduce the possibility of danger
to chifdren.
Unplug your refrigerator:
A,,Before making any repairs
Note: We strongly recommend
that any servicing be performed
by a qualified individual
B. Before cleaning.
CoBefore replacing a burned-out
light bulb, the refrigerator should
be unplugged in order to avoid
contact with a live wire filament
(A burned-out light bulb may
break when being replaced )
Note: Turning control to OFF
position does not remove power
to the light circuit
o Do not operate your refrigerator
in the presence of explosive fumes,
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SAVE T .IESE
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r staHation Requirements= MPORTANT..o P ease Read Carefully
How to conrnect
e ectricity
For personal safety,
this appliance must be
properly grounded.
The power cord of this appliance
is equipped with a three-prong
(grounding) plug which mates with
a standard three-prong (grounding)
wall receptacle (Fig 1) to minimize
the possibility of electric shock
hazard from this appliance
PREFERRED
METHOD
Fig
Have the walt receptacle and
circuit checked by a qualified
electrician to make sure the
receptacle is properly grounded
Where a standard two-prong wall
receptacle is encountered, it is the
personal responsibility and obli-
gation of the customer to have it
replaced with a properly grounded
three-prong wall receptacle
DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUM-
STANCES, CUT OR REMOVE
THE THIRD (GROUND} PRONG
FROM THE POWER CORD.
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3 Part No 468326P01

Dnstan ation Requirements (continued) --_MPORTANT... Please Read CarefuBy
Use of adapter plug
Because of potential safety hazards
under certain conditions, we strongly
recommend against use of an adapter
plug However, ifyou still elect to use
an adapter, where local codes permit,
aTEMPORARYCONNECTION may
be made to a properly grounded
two-prong wall receptacle by use of
a UL listed adapter (Fig, 2) available
at most local hardware stores,
TEMPORARYMETHOD
(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEDINCANADA) _--"'_' \"
ALIGNLARGE _j
PRONGS/SLOTS_ _ /
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_FIRMCONNECTION
Fig2 r l BEFOREUSE
The larger slot in the adapter must be
aligned with the larger slot in the wall
receptacle to provide proper polarity
in the connection of the power cord
CAUTION: Attaching adapter
ground terminal to wall receptacle
cover screw does not ground the
appliance unless cover screw is
metal, and not insulated, and wall
receptacle is grounded through
house wiring Customer should
have the circuit checked by a qual-
ified electrician to make sure the
receptacle is properly grounded
When disconnecting the power
cord from the adapter, always hold
the adapter with one hand If this
is not done, the adapter ground
terminal is very likely to break
with repeated use
Should the adapter ground
terminal break, DO NOT USE the
appliance until a proper ground
has again been established.
Use of extension cords
Because of potential safety hazards
under certai n cond itions, we strongly
recommend against the use of an
extension cord However, ifyou still
elect to use an extension cord, it is
absolutely necessary that it be a
UL listed 3-wire grounding type
appliance extension cord having a
grounding type plug and outlet and
that the electrical rating of the cord
be 15 amperes {minimum) and 120
volts, Such extension cords are
obtainable through your local
service organization
The refrigerator should always
be plugged into its own
individual electrical outlet--
(t15 volt, 60 Hertz, single phase
AC) This is recommended for best
performance and to prevent over-
loading house wiring circuits, which
could cause a possible fire hazard
from overheating wires,
Refrigerator Unstan ation
Location
Do not install refrigerator where
temperature will go below 60°t=.
because it will not run often enough
to maintain proper temperatures
Do install it on a floor strong enough
to support a fully loaded refrigerator.
Also see Energy-Saving Tips
regarding location
Cgearanoes
Allow 5/8" at each side, 1" over top,
and 1"at rear for ease of installation,
proper air circulation, plumbing and
electrical connections,, Allow 3/4"
at each side for door clearance°
Water Supply
There should be sufficient tubing
for the icemaker from the cold
water supply to allow you to move
the refrigerator out from the walt
several feet (approximately 3 coils
of 1/4-inch copper tubing that mea-
sure at least 10 inches in diameter)
Rollers
Adjustable rollers, which enable
you to move your refrigerator away
from the wall for cleaning, are
located behind the base grille
These rollers should be set so that
the refrigerator is firmly positioned
on the floor and the front is raised
just enough that the doors close
easily when Opened about halfway
Specially designed door hinges lift
both doors slightly when opened,
The force of gravity then helps
close the doors automatically,
PULLOUT
To adjust rollers, remove the base
grille by grasping it at the bottom
and pulling it out
Turn miler adjusting screws clock-
wise to raise refrigerator, counter-
clockwiseto lower it Use adjustable
wrench (3/8" hex head bolt) or pliers
When adjusting front rollers for
proper door closure, it is recom-
mended that the bottom front edge
of the cabinet be approximately
5/8 inch from the floor_
To replace base grille, align prongs
on back of grille with clamps in
cabinet and push forward until grille
snaps into place
4

Operating You Refrigerator
Set the
temperature controls
FREEZER E COLDEST
Automatic
Energy Saver System
You won't find an "energy saver
switch on this refrigerator
Warm liquid from the refrigerator's
condenser isautomatically circulated
around the front edge of the freezer
compartment to help keep moisture
from forming on the outside of the
refrigerator during humid weather.
Many refrigerators use special
electric heaters This refrigerator
needs none Tha[s why there is no
"energy saver" switch there's no
need for it
Your refrigerator has two controls
that let you regulate the tempera-
ture in the fresh food and freezer
compartments
INITIALLY, set the FRESH FOOD
control at 5 and the FREEZER
control at Co
For colder or warmer temperatures,
adjust the desired compartment con-
trol one letter or number at a time
IMPORTANT
When initially setting the controls or
when adjusting them, allow 24 hours
for the temperatures to stabilize, or
even out,,
Note: Turning the fresh food control
to "OFF" turns off BOTH compart-
ments-fresh food AN D freezer.
How to test temperatures
Use the milk test for the fresh food
compartment, Place a container of
milkon the top shelf in the fresh food
compartment Check it a day later
If the milk is too warm or too cold,
adjust the temperature controls,
Use the ice cream test for the
freezer compartment., Place a con-
tainer of ice cream in the center of
the freezer compartment. Check it
after a day if it's too hard or too soft,
adjust the temperatu re controls
Always allow 24 hours for the refrig -
erator to reach the temperature
you set.
If you turn your household
thermostat below 60°F at night
... you may want to turn the lettered
control one step colder, asfrom "C"
to "D" Cooler temperatures in the
house may cause the freezer con-
trols to operate less frequently,
thus allowing the freezer compart-
ment to warm somewhat. To protect
your frozen food supply, leave your
lettered setting at this colder setting
for the entire winter or for whatever
period of time you are turning down
your thermostat. This is especially
important when the thermostat is
turned down for an extended period
This change should have no
effect on your fresh food section
However, if freezing occurs, turn
the numbered control one step
warmer, as from "5" to "4"
When you stop turning the thermo-
stat down, turn temperature controls
back to their regular settings
No defrosting
It is not necessary to defrost the
freezer or fresh food compartments
Your refrigerator is designed and
equipped to defrost itself
automatically
5 Part No 468326P01

E ectroHic Monitor & Diagnostic System
Btkeeps an eye on
things for you.
@
Q Red signal light flashes to tell
you when either door is open
Green signal light tel is you that
the Door Alarm beeper has been
set to sound after either door has
been open 30 seconds
Red signal light tells you when
freezer foodkeeping temperature is
above normal
(_Green lighted word NORMAL
indicates that no failure has been
detected by the diagnostic system
Flashing green diagnostic codes
in the display warn you when:
_ frozen foods should be
checked,
_ power has been interrupted,
icemaker may not be operating
properly
defrost system has failed
freezer control may need to be
set for a colder temperature
What these codes mean--and what
to do when they appear--is sum-
marized on the inside of the freezer
compartment door and explained
more thoroughly on the following
pages
System Check pad puts a review
of the electronic diagnosis of five
coded functions at your fingertip
and also allows you to erase codes
from display
(_ Electronic control allows you
to turn night light in water-andqce
dispenser on and off.
Electronic control allows you
to select ice cubes or crushed ice,
and green signal light confirms
your choice
When your refrigerator
is first plugged in...
All panel lights come on for five
seconds, a beep sounds, and lights
go off except as follows:
oPF flashes in the display Touch
SYSTEM CHECK-RESET pad to
erase it
o Green word NORMAL glows,
o Red WARM TEMPERATURE
light glows if freezer compartment
temperature is higher than normal,,
It goes off when proper foodkeeping
temperature is reached,,
• Door alarm beeper is activated
and green light on DOOR ALARM
pad glows,,
oCRUSHED ice selection light
glows,
• Red DOOR OPEN light flashes if
either door is open, goes out when
doors are shut,
o Night light in water-and-ice
dispenser is off.,
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How to set the
Door Alarm
You don't have to set the visual
alarm° As long as either door is
open, the red DOOR OPEN signal
light flashes
If the green signal light on the
DOOR ALARM pad is glowing, the
beeper alarm isset,, If it's not, touch
the pad to turn it on.
Why the red Warm
Temperature light glows.
At first, it's probably because your
newly-installed refrigerator hasn't
completely cooled down yet. Wait a
few hours for it to coot, and then
the light will go out.
From then on, the red light will glow
whenever temperatures inside get
too high for proper food storage If
this happens, open the doors only
when absolutely necessary, and
close them as quickly as possible
As soon as inside temperatures
return to normal, the light goes out
How the Electronic Monitor
and Diagnostic System works.
The word NORMAL is lighted in
green except when a failure has
been detected
If either door is open for more
than 30 seconds, a recurring beep
sounds.
The light goes out and the beeping
stops when you close the door.
There are times when you'll want
the Door Alarm beeper turned off.
When you're rearranging a lot of
food, for example. Just touch the
pad. The green light will go out and
the beeping will stop.
Deactivating the Door Alarm
beeper does not turn the red DOOR
OPEN light off--it keeps flashing
until the door is closed.
The SYSTEM CHECK pad has two
functions:
1 You can touch the SYSTEM
CHECK pad and get a review of the
electronic diagnostic codes in order
of their priority
2 If a fault code is flashing, you
can touch the SYSTEM CHECK pad
to erase that code and check for
other failures
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7 Pad No 468326P01

E ®ctronic Monitor & Diagnostic System (continued)
The Electronic Monitor and
Diagnostic System a_erts
you when something starts
to go wrong.
If a diagnostic code appears on the
display, something needs special
attention.
To get your attention, the display
code flashes until you erase it The
first 6 flashes are accompanied
by beeps.
If more than one coded function
requires attention at the same time,
the one with the highest priority will
be displayed first until erased, Then
the one with the next highest priority
will flash until erased And so on,
The following codes are shown in
order of their priority
This flashing code tells you the
power to the refrigerator has been
interrupted for more than 2 seconds,
Check the condition of food in both
the fresh food and freezer compart-
ments. Touch SYSTEM CHECK-
RESET pad to erase code
This flashing code teIIs you
something's wrong with the defrost
system--keep doors closed to retain
cold and call for service. Touch
SYSTEM CHECK- RESET pad to
erase code and to check for other
failures
This flashing code tells you to
check your frozen food. Has any
of it started to thaw? A package may
be holding the freezer compartment
door open. Don't open the door
more often than absolutely neces-
sary until freezer compartment tem-
perature returns to normal, Touch
SYSTEM CHECK-RESET pad to
erase code and to check for other
failures, Call forservice if necessary,,
This flashing code tells you to
check the automatic icemaker, Ice
clumps in the storage bin may have
stalled the icemaker,, Follow correc-
tive measures described on page 21.
Touch SYSTEM CHECK- RESET
pad to erase code If code reappears,
call for service
This flashing code tells you to
check temperature controls and
adjust them if necessary, (See direc-
tions on page 5,) Touch SYSTEM
CHECK- RESET pad to erase code,
If code reappears within 4 hours,
call for service

ESectronic Monitor & Diagnostic System (continued)
$ignamLights and
Diagnostic Codes
What they mean, and what to
do when they alert you, is
summarized on this panel on
the inside of the freezer
compartment door.
Panel located on the inside of the freezer compartment door.
9 Part No 468326P01

& ChiObd Water Disp®e s÷
Automatic Icemaker and
Ice & Water" Dispenser
Your refrigerator has an automatic
icemaker and a custom dispenser
that dispenses chilled water, ice
cubes and crushed ice through
the freezer compartment door
Herds how they work.
Water flows from household
supply through dual solenoid
valve (I) to water reservoir (2]
and to automatic icemaker (3]
,as needed
Water is frozen in cube mold (4]
and ejected into storage bin [5)
•where a motor-powered auger
moves cubes forward to dispens-
ing unit. When you touch the
CUBES pad on front of freezer
compartment door, ice cubes wilt
dispense through chute in door
when cradle is pressed
When you touch the CRUSHED
pad, baffle in housing channels
cubes through the crusher and
crushed ice falls through chute
into glass when cradle is pressed
Chilled water from reservoir
flows through tubing in door [6)
and is dispensed when cradle
is pressed
Touch the LIGHT pad to turn the
night light (7) in the dispenser
on or off
Important Facts about
Your Custom Dispenser
oYour icemaker will produce an
average of five cubes an hour--
approximately t20 cubes in a 24-
hour period--depending on freezer
compartment temperature, room
temperature, number of door open-
ings and other use conditions
The ice storage bin holds about
250 cubes ......
oIntermittent dispensing of ice is
normal. If ice flow interruption is
more than brief, ice clump[s) may be
the cause and should be removed
following instructions below and
on page !2. ;
a Overfilling glass with ice and
use of narrow or extra-tall glasses
should be avoided. This can jam the
chute or cause the door in the chute
to freeze shut. Periodicalty open the
freezer compartment door and took
down into the chute. If ice is block-
ing the chute, poke it through with
a wooden spoon,
o Tohelp keep bits of ice from being
sprayed beyond the glass, place
glass close to ice chute--but not so
close that it blocks outcoming ice.
=ice should not be dispensed into
thin glasses, fine china or delicate
crystal--they can crack or chip from
the combined pressure of your hand
pressing them against the cradle
and ice dropping into the container.
= Ice should be dispensed before
filling glass with soda or other
beverage mixe& This will prevent
splashing which is annoying and
which, if the splash reaches the ice
and water selector switch, could
cause it to stick or bind.
eBeverages and foods should not
be quick-chilled in the ice storage
bin. Cans, bottles or food packages
in the storage bin can cause the
icemaker to malfunction.
=Ice other than that produced by
your icemaker should not be added
to the ice storage bin--it may not
crush and/or dispense welt.
Before Using Your
icemaker and Dispenser
If refrigerator is operated before
water connection is made, keep
manual icemaker switch in the
OFF position
When water supply has been
connected to icemaker, raise
access door to ice bin and turn
manual switch to QN position
access
door
emaker
Manual switch
Ice storage bin
Depress water dispenser cradle
for about two minutes to remove
trapped air from water line and to
fill water reservoir automatically
Ice cube mold automatically fills
with water after cooling to freez-
ing temperatures First cubes
normally freeze after several
hours
NOTE: With a newly-installed
refrigerator, allow about 24 hours
for the freezer compartment to
cool down to the proper ice-
making temperature
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