Gorenje NRS918EMB Technical manual

EN
www.gorenje.comwww.gorenje.com
DETAILED
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
OF UPRIGHT
REFRIGERATOR AND
FREEZER

2
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
!

3
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
21 HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS
22 CLEANING AND CARE
23 TROUBLESHOOTING
25 DISPOSAL OF THE APPLIANCE
MISCELLANEOUS

4
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
!

5
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.
!

6
• 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

7
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.

8
• 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.

9
• 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.

10
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.

11
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 50-70 mm of space form the back to the
wall, at least 100 mm form its top, at least 100 mm form its side to the
wall and a clear space upfront to allow the doors to open 150 °.
Please see the following diagrams
Space required (mm)
W W1 D D1
908 411.5 550 1096.5
Note:
• This appliance performs well in the climate class from SN to ST.It may not work
properly if being left at a temperature above or below the indicated range for
a long period.

12
Class Temperature
SN from +10 °C to +32 °C
N from +16 °C to +32 °C
ST from +16 °C to +38 °C
T 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 10 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.
Caution! The rollers which are not casters, should be only used for forward or
backward movement. Moving the refrigerator sideways may damage your floor
and the rollers.

13
APPLIANCE DESCRIPTION
7
8
9
10
11
12
14
15
16
17
18
19
13
1. Freezer zone LED light
2. Freezer door Rack
3. Freezer door seal
4. Wind channel cover in freezer
5. Freezer shelf
6. Ice maker
7. Freezer upper drawer
8. Freezer lower drawer
9. Left adjustable bottom feet
10.Fresh zone LED light
11. Fresh door Rack
12.Wind channel cover in fresh
13.Carbon filter (air purifier).
14.Fresh shelf
15.Bottle rack
16.Fresh door seal
17. Fresh upper drawer
18.Fresh lower drawer
19.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.

14
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.
TEMPERATURE SETTING
When the appliance is powered on for the
first time, the backlighting of the icons on
display panel starts working. If no buttons have
been pressed and the doors are closed, the
backlighting will turn o after 60 seconds.
The controlpanel consists of two areas about
temperature,one area about dierent modes.
Controlling the temperature
We recommend that when you start your
refrigerator for the first time, the temperature
for the refrigerator is set to 4°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 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.
Unlock
When the appliance is powered on for the first time, the backlighting of the
icons on display panel starts working. If no buttons have been pressed and the
doors are closed, the backlighting will turn o after 60 seconds. All the buttons
are locked if the icon ( ) is illuminated, press the ( ) button for 3 seconds
to unlock them. And it will be locked itself after 20 seconds no pressing
any button.

15
Mode Selection
You can select ( ), ( ), ( ) three modes by pressing the ( ) button in the
unlock sate. And it will be selected after 10 seconds no pressing any button.
1. Super Freeze ( )
Super Freeze will quickly lower the temperature within the freezer so food will
freeze faster. This can lock in the vitamins and nutrients of fresh food and keep
food fresh longer.
• When the function is activated, the temperature of the freezer is automatically
switched to -24°C.
• In case of the maximum amount of food to be frozen, please wait about 24
hours.
• Super freeze automatically switches o after 52 hours and after 52 hours, the
freezer temperature setting will revert back to the previous setting.
2.Artificial Intelligence ( )
• When the function is selected, the temperature of the appliance is
automatically adjusted.
• When the Artificial Intelligence function is activated, the temperature of the
fridge is automatically switched to 5°C and the freezer to -18°C
3.Holiday ( )
If you are going to be away for a long period of time, you can activate this
function. When the function is activated, the temperature of the fridge is
automatically switched to 15°C and the freezer to -18°C.
Important! Do not store any food in the fridge during this time.
Temperature setting
• You should choose to control Fridge ( ) temperature or Freezer ( )
temperature by pressing the “ ” button in unlock sate. The corresponding
icon of the selected compartment will flash, and the other one will stay on.
• You can press the“ ” button to control the Fridge temperature when the
corresponding icon ( ) flashes. When you press the button continuously,
the temperature will be set as the following sequence.
• You can press the “ ” button to control the Freezer temperature when the
corresponding icon ( ) flashes. When you press the button continuously,
the temperature will be set as the following sequence.

16
Door Alarm
• If the door of fridge or freezer is open for over 1 minutes, the door alarm will
sound. The buzzer will automatically stop alarming 10 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.

17
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.
When the freezer door is upper than the refrigerator door. First, you can use the
screwdriver to turn the bolt anticlockwise on the lower hinge that can make the
door go up. Then use the screwdriver to lock the nut 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.
Glass shelves and Door racks
The refrigerator compartment is provided with 4 glass shelves and several
dierent door racks, which are suitable for the storage of eggs, canned liguid,
bottled drinks and packed food... They can be placed at dierent heights
according to your need. Befor you lift up the door shelf vertically, please take the
food out.
• 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 obstacie behind and gently
push the shelf back into the position.
Note: All the door racks are completely removable for cleaning.

18
3.Using your freezer compartment
The freezer compartment is suitable for storage of foods required to be frozen,
such as meat, ice cream and others item.
Caution! Ensure that bottles are not left in the freezer for longer than needed as
freezing may cause the bootles to break.
Drawers
The drawers, mounted on telescopic extension slides, can be used to store large
volume of food.
• The method for removing the drawers is the same as the crisper in the
refrigerator chamber.
5.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.

19
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.
6 0 star –6 ≤0 Fresh pork, beef, fish, chicken,
some packaged processed foods,
etc. (Recommended to eat within
the same day, preferably not later
than 3 days) .
Partially packed/wrapped up
encapsulated processed foods
(non-freezable foods)

20
7 Chill –2 ≤+3 Fresh/frozen pork, beef, chicken,
freshwater aquatic products, etc.
(7 days below 0 °C and above 0 °C
is recommended for consumption
within that day, preferably no more
than 2 days). Seafood (less than 0
for 15 days, it is not recommended
to store above 0 °C)
8 Fresh Food 0 ≤+4 Fresh pork, beef, fish, chicken,
cooked food, etc. (Recommended
to eat within the same day,
preferably no more than 3 days)
9 Wine +5 ≤+20 Red wine,white wine,sparkling
wine etc.
Note: please store different foods according to the compartments or target
storage temperature of your purchased products.
• If the refrigerating appliance is left empty for long periods, switch o, defrost,
clean, dry, and leave the door open to prevent mould developing within the
appliance.
Water dispenser cleaning (special for water dispenser products):
• Clean water tanks if they have not been used for 48 h; flush the water system.