Gorenje NRS9182VB 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.
http://www.gorenje.com
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
14 APPLIANCE DESCRIPTION
15 OPERATING THE APPLIANCE
20 USING YOUR APPLIANCE
29 HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS
30 CLEANING AND CARE
32 TROUBLESHOOTING
35 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
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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.
Caution:risk of fire
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 130°and refrigerator door to
open 135°. See in follow diagrams. Please refer to the diagrams below.
Space required (mm)
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Note:
• Install the appliance in a dry and well ventilated room. The appliance will
operate correctly if the environment temperature is in the interval specified in
the table. The appliance class is indicated on the rating plate / label with the
basic information on the appliance.
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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
• 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 15 mm
or 0.5° by turning the adjustable feet.
• Whenever you want to move the appliance, remember to turn the feet back up
so that the appliance can roll freely. Reinstall the appliance when relocating.
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Warning!
For proper installation, this refrigerator must be placed on a level surface of
hard material that is the same height as the rest of the flooring. This surface
should be strong enough to support a fully loaded refrigerator. The rollers,
which are not castors, should be only used for forward or backward movement.
Moving the refrigerator sideways may damage your floor and the rollers.

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APPLIANCE DESCRIPTION
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1. Freezer zone LED light
2. Ice-Maker Front Cover Assembly
3. Ice Bucket Assembly
4. Wind channel cover in freezer
5. Freezer shelf
6. Freezer door Rack
7. Freezer upper drawer
8. Freezer lower drawer
9. Left adjustable bottom feet
10.Fridge zone LED light
11. Fridge door Rack
12.Wind channel cover in fridge
13.Fresh shelf
14.Bottle Rack
15.Water storage box part
16.Fresh upper drawer
17. Fresh lower drawer
18.Right adjustable bottom feet
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.

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OPERATING THE APPLIANCE
Use your appliance according to the following control guidelines, your product
has a control panel as shown in the diagram 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 touched and
the doors are closed, the backlighting will turn o after 60 seconds. Caution!
When you set a temperature, you set an average temperature for the whole
refrigerator cabinet. Temperatures inside each compartment may vary from the
temperatures displayed on the panel, depending on how much food you store
and where you place it. High or low room temperature may also aect the actual
temperature inside the appliance. The control panel consists of two areas about
temperature, and one area about dierent modes.
Caution! When you set a temperature, you set an average temperature for the
whole refrigerator cabinet. Temperatures inside each compartment may vary
from the temperatures displayed on the panel, depending on how much food
you store and where you place it. High or low room temperature may also aect
the actual temperature inside the appliance.

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“Child Lock and Door Alarm”
This button serves two purposes:
1.Child Lock
Press and hold “Alarm” for 3 seconds to lock the all the Control Panel including
dispenser function. If Control panel is locked, the icon “ ” will be illuminated,
and none of the buttons on the Control panel work. To unlock the Control panel,
please press and hold “Alarm” for 3 seconds again.
2.Door Alarm
In case of alarm, “ ” icon will be on and a buzzing sound will be heard. Touch
“Alarm” key to clear alarm then the “ ” icon will turn o and the buzzing will
stop.
When the door of fridge or freezer is open over 2 minutes, the door alarm will
come on. In case of alarm, “ ” icon will be on and will be buzzing sound. The
buzzer will sound 3 times per minute and will stop after 10 minutes. Also it can
be stoped by closing the door.
When Child Lock is o, and the doors are open, you can turn alarm o by
touching “Alarm” .
To save energy, please avoid keeping doors open for along time when using
refrigerator.
“Ice Control”
This button controls the ice maker. You can touch “Ice Off” button to control the
ice maker. When the Child Lock is off, and the ice function is on, you can touch
the “Ice Off” icon to close the ice maker, and the icon “ ” will be illuminated. If
you want to open the ice maker, please touch the “Ice Off” icon again, and the
icon “ ” will be off.
Note: When the close the ice maker not the dispenser. “Ice Off” is on, it only.

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“Holiday”
If you are going to be away for a long period of time such as a long holiday or
business trip, you can activate this function by touching the “Holiday” button,
and the icon “ ” will be illuminated. When the holiday function is activated,
the temperature of the fridge is automatically switched to 15°C and the freezer
to -18°C to minimize the energy consumption. The fridge temperature seting
displays “—” and the freezer compartment remains on. When the holiday
function is on, you can switch off it by touching “Holiday” again, and the
icon “ ” will be off. When the holiday function is on, the ice maker will
automatically turn off. The refrigerator will retain the setting when powered off.
Child Lock 3"
Note: Do not store any food in the fridge during the “Holiday” time, or it will
quickly deteriorate.
“Fridge temperature control”
You can touch the “Fridge” icon to activate the mode to control the fridge
temperature. When you touch the button continuously, the temperature will be
set in the following sequence.
If you want to decrease the time needed to cool products in the Fridge,
please touch and hold this button for 3 seconds, the super cool icon “
” will be illuminated, the fridge temperature setting displays 2°C. Super cool
automatically switches off after 3 hours, and the refrigerator temperature
setting will revert back to the previous setting. When super cool function is
on, you can touch the “Fridge” to switch it off and it will revert to previous
temperature setting. The fridge will not retain the Super Cool function when
power off.
Note: On the Super Cool function, when you touch the “Holiday” or “Eco”
button, “Holiday” or “Eco” function will be activated, and “Super Cool” mode will
be off.

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“Freezer temperature control”
You can touch the “Freezer” button to activate the mode to control the freezer
temperature. When you press the button continuously, the temperature will be
set in the following sequence.
Press and hold the “Freezer” button for 3 seconds, the icon “ ”will be
illuminated, the freezer temperature setting displays -24°C. Super Freezer can
quickly lower the temperature and freeze your food faster than usual. This
can retain more of the vitamins and nutrition in fresh food and keep your food
longer.
The super freeze option allows you to freeze the maximum amount of possible.
We recommend that you let the appliance operates for 6 hours first. Super
freeze automatically switches off after 26 hours, and the freezer temperature
setting will revert back to the previous setting. When the super freeze function
is on, you can touch “Freezer” for to switch off the Super Freeze function, and it
will revert to previous temperature setting. And it will not retain the Super
Freeze function when power off.
Note: On the function, Super Freezer when you touch the “Holiday” or “Eco”
button, “Holiday” or “Eco” function will be activated, and “Super Freezer” mode
will be off.
“Dispenser control”
When the freezer door is opened or the Child Lock is on, the dispenser will not
work. The Ice Type button includes “Cubed” and “Crushed” options.
You can the "Cubed" or "Crushed" option to choose the type of Ice to be
dispensed. You can touch the "Water" button to activate the water mode.
When you touch the Ice Type button, the cubed or crushed ice mode which you
choose will be activated, and the Cubed “ ” or Crushed “ ” ice icon lights up.
If you don’t need ice, turn the function off to save on water and energy
consumption (See Ice Off above.). If you need water, please touch the “Water”
button, and the water icon “ ” will light up. The mode is then set.

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“Water storage box Alarm”
If the water storage box part is not correctly installed or not installed, the water
storage box alarm will come on for reminding users. You can clear the alarm by
holding "Eco" button for 3 seconds.
“Energy Save”
You can touch this button to turn Energy Saver mode on and off . When you
turn Energy Saver on, the Energy Saver icon “ ” lights. If Energy Saver is off
and the icon goes off. The temperature of the fridge is automatically switched
to 6°C and the freezer to -17°C.
Note!
• The control panel will light up when the door is open or you touch any button.
• The light will go o without touching any button or the doors have been
closed for one minutes.
• When the refrigerator is powered on, all the icons of the control panel will
light up for 3 seconds, and a buzzer sounds. The Child Lock is o. And the
temperature setting reverts back to the previous setting.

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USING YOUR APPLIANCE
This section tells you how to use most of the useful features. We recommend
that you read through them carefully besfore using the appliance.
1. Adjust the door
When you find the doors are not at the same level, you can use the screwdriver
to adjust the door. Only the fridge door can be adjusted. When the freezer door
is higher than the fridge door. First, you can use the spanner to turn the bolt
anticlockwise on the lower hinge that can raise the fridge door. Once in position
use the spanner to lock the nut. When the freezer door is lower than the fridge
door. You should use the spanner to turn the bolt clockwise to make the fridge
door go down. Once in position lock in place.
2. Using your refrigerator compartment
The refrigerator compartment is suitable for storage of vegetables and fruit.
Food inside shall be pasked to store in order to avoid losing muisture or flavor
permeating into the foods.
Caution! Never close the refrigerator door while the shelves, crisper and/or
telescopic slides are extended. It may damage both them and the refrigerator.