Gorenje NRM8181UX Technical manual

EN
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DETAILED
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
OF UPRIGHT
REFRIGERATOR AND
FREEZER

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We thank you for the confidence you have shown by purchasing
our appliance which is designed to simplify your life. To make the use of the
product easier, we have supplied detailed instructions for use, and installation
instructions supplied on a separate sheet. The instructions should allow you to
learn about your new appliance as quickly as possible.
We wish you find a lot of pleasure in its use.
The appliance is intended solely for household use.
The refrigerator is intended for storing fresh food at temperatures above 0°C.
The freezer is intended for freezing fresh food and for long-term storage of
frozen food (up to one year, depending on the type of food).
Please visit our website where you can enter your appliance model number,
indicated on the rating plate or the warranty sheet, to find detailed description
of your appliance, tips on use, troubleshooting, service information, instructions
for use etc.
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Important safety warning
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
APPLIANCE
DESCRIPTION
DEFROSTING
AND CLEANING
THE APPLIANCE
4 IMPORTANT NOTES AND PRECAUTIONS
4 SAFETY AND WARNING INFORMATION
11 INSTALLING YOUR NEW APPLIANCE
13 APPLIANCE DESCRIPTION
14 OPERATING THE APPLIANCE
17 USING YOUR APPLIANCE
22 HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS
23 CLEANING AND CARE
25 TROUBLESHOOTING
27 DISPOSAL OF THE APPLIANCE
MISCELLANEOUS

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IMPORTANT NOTES AND
PRECAUTIONS
For your safety and correct usage, before installing and
first using the appliance, read this user manual carefully,
including its hints and warnings. To avoid unnecessary
mistakes and accidents, it is important to make sure that all
people using the appliance are thoroughly familiar with its
operation and safety features. Save these instructions and
be sure that they remain with the appliance if it is moved
or sold, so that anyone using it throughout its life, will be
properly informed on its usage and safety notices.
For the safety of life and property, keep the precautions of
these user's instructions as the manufacturer is not
responsible for damages caused by omission.
Safety for children and others who are vulnerable people
According to EN standard
This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years
and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or
mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if
they have been given supervision or instruction concerning
use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the
hazards involved. Children shall not play with the appliance.
Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by
children without supervision.
Children aged from 3 to 8 years are allowed to load and
unload refrigerating appliances.
SAFETY AND WARNING
INFORMATION
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According to IEC standard
This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including
children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental
capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless
they have been given supervision or instruction concerning
use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
• Keep all packaging away from children as there is risk of
suffocation.
• If you are discarding the appliance, pull the plug out of
the socket, cut the connection cable (as close to the
appliance as you can) and remove the door to prevent
children playing from suffering an electric shock or from
closing themselves inside it. I
• f this appliance, featuring a magnetic door seals, is to
replace an older appliance having a spring lock (latch) on
the door or lid, be sure to make the spring lock unusable
before you discard the old appliance. This will prevent it
from becoming a death trap for a child.
General safety
• WARNING —This appliance is intended to be used in
household and similar applications such as
-staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working
environments;
-farm houses and by clients in hotels, motels and other
residential type environments;
-bed and breakfast type environments;
-catering and similar non-retail applications.
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• WARNING — Do not store explosive substances such
as aerosol cans with a flammable propellant in this
appliance.
• WARNING — If the supply cord is damaged, it must
be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or
similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
• WARNING — Keep ventilation openings, in the appliance
enclosure or in the built-in structure, clear of obstruction.
• WARNING — Do not use mechanical devices or other
means to accelerate the defrosting process, other than
those recommended by the manufacturer.
• WARNING — Do not damage the refrigerant circuit.
• WARNING — Do not use electrical appliances inside the
food storage compartments of the appliance, unless they
are of the type recommended by the manufacturer.
• WARNING — The refrigerant and insulation blowing
gas are flammable. When disposing of the appliance,
do so only at an authorized waste disposal centre. Do
not expose to flame. WARNING —When positioning
the appliance, ensure the supply cord is not trapped or
damaged.
• WARNING —Do not locate multiple portable socket-
outlets or portable power supplies at the rear of the
appliance.
Replacing the LED
• WARNING—The LED light must not be replaced by the
user! If the LED light is damaged, contact the customer
helpline for assistance.
Refrigerant
The refrigerant isobutene (R600a) is contained within the
refrigerant circuit of the appliance, a natural gas with a high
level of environmental compatibility, which is nevertheless

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flammable. During transportation and installation of the
appliance, ensure that none of the components of the
refrigerant circuit becomes damaged.
The refrigerant (R600a) is flammable.
• WARNING — Refrigerators contain refrigerant andgases
in the insulation. Refrigerant and gases must be disposed
of professionally as they may cause eye injuries or
ignition. Ensure that tubing of the refrigerant circuit is
not damage prior to proper disposal.
WARNING! Risk of fire/flammable materials.
If the refrigerant circuit should be damaged:
• Avoid opening flames and sources of ignition.
• Thoroughly ventilate the room in which the appliance is
situated.
It is dangerous to alter the specifications or modify this
product in any way.
Any damage to the cord may cause a short circuit, fire, and/
or electric shock.
!Electrical safety
• The power cord must not be lengthened.
• Make sure that the power plug is not crushed or
damaged. A crushed or damaged power plug may
overheat and cause a fire.
• Make sure that you can access the main plug of the
appliance.
• Do not pull the main cable.
• If the power plug socket is loose, do not insert the power
plug. There is a risk of electric shock or fire.

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• You must not operate the appliance without the interior
lighting lamp cover.
• The fridge is only applied with power supply of single
phase alternating current of 220~240V/50Hz. If
fluctuation of voltage in the district of user is so large
that the voltage exceeds the above scope, for safety
sake, be sure to apply A.C. Automatic voltage regulator
of more than 350W to the fridge. The fridge must
employ a special power socket instead of common one
with other electric appliances. Its plug must match the
socket with ground wire.
Daily use
• Do not store flammable gass or liquids in the appliance,
There is a risk of an explosion.
• Do not operate any electrical appliances in the appliance
(e.g.electric ice cream makers,mixers etc.).
• When unplugging always pull the plug from the mains
socket,do not pull on the cable.
• Do not place hot items near the plastic components of
this appliance.
• Do not place food products directly against the air outlet
on the rear wall.
• Store pre-packed frozen food in accordance with the
frozen food manufacture’s instructions.
• The appliances manufactures storage recommendations
should be strictly adhered to.Refer to relrelevant
instructions for storage.
• Do not place carbonated or fizzy drinks in the
freeze compartment as it creates pressure on the
container,which may cause it to explode,resulting in
damage to the appliance.
• Frozen food can cause frost burns if consumed straight
from the freezer compartment.
• Do not place the appliance in direct sunlight.

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• Keep buring candles,lamps and other items with naked
flames away from the appliance so that do not set the
appliance on fire.
• The appliance is intended for keeping food stuff and/
or beverages in normal household as explained in this
instruction booklet The appliance is heavy.Care should
be taken when moving it.
• Do not remove nor touch items from the freezer
compartment if your hands are damp/wet,as this could
cause skin abrasions or frost/freezer burns.
• Never use the base,drawers, doors etc. to stand on or as
supports.
• Frozen food must not be refrozen once it has been
thawed out.
• Do not consume ice popsicles or ice cubes straight from
the freezer as this can cause freezer burn to the mouth
and lips.
• To avoid items falling and causing injury or damage to
the appliance, do not overload the door racks or put too
much food in the crisper drawers.
• WARNING - Food needs to be packed into bags before
it is put into the refrigerator. Liquids need to be stored in
bottles or capped containers in order to avoid a spill, as
the design structure of the product is not easy to clean.
caution!
Care and cleaning
• Before maintenance, switch off the appliance and
disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket.
• Do not clean the appliance with metal objects, steam
cleaner, ethereal oils, organic solvents or abrasive
cleansers.
• Do not use sharp objects to remove frost from the
appliance. Use a plastic scraper.

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Installation Important!
• For electrical connection carefully, follow the instructions
given in this manual.
• Unpack the appliance and check if there are damages on
it. Do not connect the appliance if it is damaged. Report
possible damages immediately to the place you bought
it. In this case retain packing.
• It is advisable to wait at least four hours before
connecting the appliance to allow the oil to flow back in
the compressor.
• Adequate air circulation should be around the appliance,
lacking this leads to overheating. To achieve sufficient
ventilation, follow the instructions relevant to installation.
Wherever possible the back of the product should not be
too close to a wall to avoid touching or catching warm
parts (compressor, condenser) to prevent the risk of a
fire, follow the instructions relevant to installation.
• The appliance must not be locate close to radiators or
cookers.
• Make sure that the mains plug is accessible after the
installation of the appliance
Service
• Any electrical work required to do the servicing of the
appliance should be carried out by qualified electrician or
competent person.
• This product must be serviced by an authorized Service
Center, and only genuine spare parts must be used.
1) If the appliance is Frost Free.
2) If the appliance contains freezer compartment.

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INSTALLING YOUR NEW
APPLIANCE
• Before using the appliance for the first time, you should review the following tips.
Ventilation of appliance
In order to improve eciency of the cooling system and save energy, it is
necessary to maintain good ventilation around the appliance for the dissipation
of heat. For this reason, sucient clear space should be available around the
refrigerator.
Suggest: It is advisable for there to be 75mm of space from the back to the wall,
at least 100mm from its top, at least 100mm from its side to the wall and a clear
space upfront to allow the freezer door to open 135°and refrigerator door to
open 135°. See in follow diagrams. Please refer to the diagrams below.
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1076mm
Note:
• This appliance performs well within the climate class showed in the table
below. It may not work properly if being left at a temperature above or below
the indicated range for a long period.
Class Temperature
SN (subnormal) from +10 °C to +32 °C
N (normal) from +16 °C to +32 °C
ST (subtropical) from +16 °C to +38 °C
T (tropical) from +16 °C to +43 °C

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• Stand you appliance in a dry place to avoid damage moisure.
• Keep the appliance out of direct sunlight, rain or frost. Stand the appliance
away from heat sources such as stoves, fires or heaters.
Leveling of appliance
• For sucient leveling and air circulating in the lower rear section of the
appliance, the bottom feet may need to be adjusted, You can adjust them by
your fingers or a suitable spanner.
• To allow the doors to self-close, tilt back the top backwards for abaut 10 mm.
İ10mm
Rotary separator
• Before closing the fridg door, the flipper clapboard should be correctly in
position to allow the door to close properly. See pictures below.
Note: It is normal that the flipper clapboard feels hot as there is a heater
installed inside the clapboard to prevent dewing.

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APPLIANCE DESCRIPTION
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1. Door Rack
2. Rotary Separator
3. Door Rack
4. Door Rack
5. Pantry Cover
6. Electronic Control
7. Tempered Shelves
8. Metal Cooling
9. Crisper Cover
10.Moisture Fresh Crisper
11. Pantry
12.Convert
13.Chrome Wine Rack
14.Freezer
15.Freezer Upper Drawer
16.Freezer Lower Drawer
17. Freezer Lower Baffle
18.Adjustable Foot
Note: Due to unceasing modification of our products, your refrigerator may
be slightly dierent from this instruction manual, but its functions and using
methods remain the same. To get more space in the freezer, you can remove
drawers (except lower freezer drawer) and ice tray.

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OPERATING THE APPLIANCE
Use your appliance according to the following control regulations, your
appliance has the corresponding functions and modes as the control panels
showed in the pictures below. When the appliance is powered on for the first
time, the backlighting of the icons on the display panel starts working. If no
buttons have been pressed and the doors are closed, the backlighting will turn
off.
Controlling the temperature
We recommend that when you start your appliance for the first time, the
temperature for the Fridge is set to 4 °C, Convert to -7 °C and the Freezer to -18
°C. If you want to change the temperature, follow the instructions below.
Caution! When you set a temperature, you set an average temperature for the
entire refrigerator cabinet. Temperatures inside each compartment may vary
from the temperature values displayed on the panel, depending on the amount
of food you store and where you place them. Ambient temperature can also
aect the actual temperature inside the appliance.

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1. Fridge
Press »ZONE« repeatedly until Fridge icon lights up and then press »TEMP«
repeatedly to set your desired fridge temperature between 8 °C and 2 °C, the
temperature will decrease 1 °C with each press and the fridge temperature
indicator will display corresponding value according to the following sequence.
2. Convert
Press "ZONE" repeatedly until "Convert" icon lights up and then press "TEMP"
repeatedly to set the temperature between 5 °C and -20 °C to suit your desired
temperature and the temperature indicator will display the corresponding value
according to the following sequence.
3. Freezer
Press "ZONE" repeatedly until "Freezer" icon lights up and then press "TEMP" to
set the temperature between -14 °C and -24 °C to suit your desired temperature,
and the freezer temperature indicator will display the corresponding value
according to the following sequence.
4. Super Cool
Super Cool can refrigerate the food faster and keep food fresh for a longer
period.
Press "MODE" to activate this function. The supper cool icon will be illuminated,
and the fridge temperature indicator will display 2 °C.
• Super cool automatically switches o after 3 hours and the refrigerator
temperature setting displays 2 °C.
• When super cool function is on you can switch it o by pressing »MODE« and
the refrigerator temperature setting will revert to the previous setting.

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5. Super Freeze
Super Freeze can rapidly lower frozen temperature and freeze your food
substantially faster than usual.
This feature also helps to keep vitamins and nutrition of fresh food for longer
periods. Press 'MODE' to activate this function. The "Super Freeze" icon will be
illuminated, and the freezer temperature indicator will display -24 °C.
• Super freeze automatically switches o after 52 hours.
• When super freezing function is on you can switch it o by pressing »MODE«
button and the freezer temperature setting will revert to the previous setting.
Note: When selecting the Super Freeze function, ensure there are no bottled
or canned drinks (especially carbonated drinks) in the freezer compartment.
Bottles and cans may explode.
6. Holiday
When the »Holiday« function is activated, the temperature of the refrigerator
is automatically switched to 15 °C to minimize the energy consumption. The
temperature of the freezer is automatically switched to -18 °C.
Important! Do not store any food in the fridge during this time. When the
holiday function is on you can switch it off by pressing »MODE« and the
refrigerator temperature setting will revert.
7. POWER
Press the "POWER" 3 seconds to turn the power on and press 3 seconds to turn
the power off.
8. Door alarm
Leaving any door open for more than 2 minutes will activate an alarm and a
buzzer, and the control panel will display "dr".
In case of door alarm, the buzzer will beep 3 times per minute, and will
automatically stop alarming 8 minutes later.
To save energy, please avoid keeping the door open for a long time when using
the appliance. The door alarm can be cleared by closing the door.

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USING YOUR APPLIANCE
Your appliance has the accessories as the »Description of the appliance” showed
in general, with this part instruction you can have the right way to use them.
Door rack
It is suitable for the storage of eggs, canned liquid, bottled drinks and packed
food, etc. Do not place too many heavy things in the racks.
All the door racks are completely removable for cleaning.
Note: There are egg trays in the rack.
Shelf
There are two glass shelves in refrigerator chamber. They can be adjusted to
various heights as needed.
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• When you remove the shelves, gently pull them forward until the shelf comes
clear of the shelf guides.
• When you return the shelves, make sure there is no obstacle behind and gently
push the shelf back into the position.

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Crisper cover
• It is for avoiding the vegetable losing moisture. You can adjust the humidity
inside the crispers by using the sliding block.
Crisper and humidity control
• The humidity control adjust the airflow in the crisper; higher airflow results
in lower humidity. Slide the humidity control to the right in order to increase
humidity.
• High humidity settings are recommended for vegetables, while low humidity is
suitable for preservation of fruit.
Crispers
The crisper, mounted on telescopic extension slides, is for storing vegetables
and fruits.
Using your freezer drawer
The freezer drawers are suitable for storage of foods required to be frozen, such
as meat, ice cream and others.
Caution! Ensure that bottles are not stored in the freezer as freezing may cause
the bottle to break.
Using the refrigerator chamber
The refrigerator chamber is suitable for storage of vegetable and fruits.
Separate packing of different foods is recommended to avoid losing moisture or
flavor permeating into other foods.
Caution!
Never close doors while the shelves, crisper and/or telescopic slides are
extended. It may damage the unit.
Follow these simple instructions to remove the crisper chamber, or freezer
drawer, for cleaning. Empty the crisper chamber; pull it out to fully open
position. Lift the crisper from the lateral slides. Push the slides fully in to avoid
damage when closing the door.

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Twist Ice tray
It is used to make ice cubes. To make ice cubes, please fill water into the ice
cube trays and the water level shall not exceed the top line (ideally eighty
percent of the ice tray volume). Place the tray into the freezer compartment
and wait at least two hours for the ice cubes to be formed. After the cubes are
formed, gently twist the tray to separate the cubes and trays.
Note: If the ice tray is used for the first time or has not been used for a long
time, please clean it before using.

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To avoid contamination of food, please respect the following instructions
• Opening the door for long periods can cause a significant increase of the
temperature in the compartments of the appliance.
• Clean regularly surfaces that can come in contact with food and accessible
drainage systems.
• Store raw meat and fish in suitable containers in the refrigerator, so that it is
not in contact with or drip onto other food.
• Two-star frozen-food compartments are suitable for storing pre-frozen food,
storing or making ice cream and making ice cubes.
• One-, two- and three-star compartments are not suitable for the freezing of
fresh food.
Order Compartments
TYPE
Target storage
temp.[°C]
Appropriate food
1 Fridge +2 ≤+8 Eggs, cooked food, packaged
food, fruits and vegetables, dairy
products, cakes, Drinks and other
foods which are not suitable for
freezing.
2 (***)* –
Freezer
≤–18 Seafood (fish, shrimp, shellfish),
freshwater aquatic products and
meat products (recommended
time is 3 months – nutrition values
and taste decrease with time),
suitable for frozen fresh food.
3 *** –
Freezer
≤–18 Seafood (fish, shrimp, shellfish),
freshwater aquatic products and
meat products (recommended
time is 3 months – nutrition values
and taste decrease with time). Not
suitable for freeing fresh food.
4 ** –
Freezer
≤–12 Seafood (fish, shrimp, shellfish),
freshwater aquatic products and
meat products (recommended
time is 2 months – nutrition values
and taste decrease with time). Not
suitable for freeing fresh food.
5 * –
Freezer
≤–6 Seafood (fish, shrimp, shellfish),
freshwater aquatic products and
meat products (recommended
time is 1 month – nutrition values
and taste decrease with time). Not
suitable for freeing fresh food.