Haier HRF-540BLACK User manual

Table of Contents
Before use
Use instructions
Maintenance
Key features.......................................................1
Description of various components.............2-3
Safety precautions ........................................4-6
Placing environment .........................................7
Preparation prior to use ................................8-9
Function introduction................................10-15
About the fridge storage
compartment..............................................16-17
Fridge storage precautions............................18
Tips on food storage in the fridge
Storage compartment.....................................19
Freezer storage precautions .........................20
Defrosting and cleaning .................................21
Stopping use....................................................22
Troubleshooting ........................................23-25
Please read this Operation Manual carefully before using the appliance.
Keep this Manual for future reference.
See the physical object for the appearance, color and the door pattern.

Key Features
The freezer door is replaced by two drawers. This can better facilitate food
access, featuring both energy saving and convenience (only on some
models).
Half-shelf structure.
Innovative long-efficiency lighting system.
Foldaway wine holder.
Large crisper with humidity adjustment.
Holiday function.
Power ON/OFF function is set on the display panel .
Fridge storage compartment can be set on/off separately.
Intelligent alarm function: automatic alarm at malfunction and
Touch keys (only on some models).
Zero degree fresh keeping.
door open.

Description of various components
Fridge storage
compartment
Display panel
Shelf
Wire wine holder
Fresh keeping box cover
Fresh keeping box
Crisper
Crisper cover
Turnover box
(including egg box)
Turnover box rack
Butter box
Middle bottle rack
Large bottle rack
Small bottle rack
Middle door drawer
Bottom door drawer
Freezer storage
compartment
Middle door drawer
Bottom door drawer
Transparent tray
Models:
HRF-535B/S

Descriptions of various components
Models:
Display panel
Shelf
Wire wine holder
Fresh keeping box cover
Crisper
Turnover box
(including egg box)
Turnover box rack
Butter box
Middle bottle rack
Large bottle rack
Small bottle rack
Freezer storage
compartment drawer
Fresh keeping box
Crisper cover
HRF-540B/S

Safety precautions
The refrigerator is operated through a 220-
240VAC/50Hz power supply. Abnormal
voltage fluctuation may cause the refrigerator
to fail to start, or damage to the temperature
control or compressor, or there may be an
abnormal noise when the compressor is
operating. In such a case, an automatic
regulator shall be mounted.
A dedicated socket with reliable grounding must
be provided for the refrigerator. The
refrigerator's power cable is fitted with 3-cord
(grounding) plug that fits a standard 3-cord
(grounding) socket. Never cut off or dismount
the third pin (grounding). After the refrigerator is
installed, the plug should be accessible.
Care for the power cord
Hold the plug, not the cord, when
unplugging the refrigerator.
Ensure that the power cord is not trapped
by the refrigerator. Do not step on the
power cord.
Take care not to roll over the power cord or
damage it when moving the refrigerator
away from the wall.
Damaged power cord
When the power cord is damaged or the plug is
worn, turn off the refrigerator and consult an
authorized service agent for replacement
If coal gas or other inflammable gas is
leaking in the vicinity of the refrigerator
Turn off the valve of the leaking gas;
Open the doors and windows;
Do not unplug or plug the power cords of
the refrigerator or any other appliance.
Unplug the refrigerator for the following
reasons:
Cleaning or maintenance;
Lamp replacement

Safety precautions
Never store inflammables, explosives or
corrosive materials in the refrigerator.
Do not store medicines, bacteria or chemical
agents in the refrigerator. This refrigerator is a
household appliance. It is not recommended
to place materials that require strict
temperatures.
Do not store or use gasoline or other
inflammable materials in the vicinity of the
refrigerator to avoid a fire.
Do not place unstable articles (heavy objects,
containers filled with water) on the top of the
refrigerator, to avoid personal injury caused
by falling or electric shock caused by contact
with water
Do not swing from the bottle racks on the door.
The door may be pulled slant, the bottle rack
may be pulled away, or the refrigerator may
topple. Do not step on the freezer storage
compartment door or cabinet when putting in or
taking out food.
Do not touch the inside surface of the freezer
storage compartment when in operation,
especially with wet hands, as your hands
may freeze onto the surface.

Safety precautions
Open/close the doors only with the handles.
The gap between the two doors and between
the doors and the cabinets is very narrow. Do
not extend your hands in these areas to avoid
pinching your fingers. Open or close the
refrigerator doors only when there are no
children standing within range of door
movement.
To ensure the refrigerator's electrical
insulation, do not spray or flush the
refrigerator when cleaning, nor place the
refrigerator in a damp area or a location
where it may be splashed with water.
Disassembly and alteration of the refrigerator
must be authorized. Any agitated movement of
the refrigerator may damage the cooling pipes.
Property loss or personal injury may result.
Repair of the refrigerator must be performed by
professional personnel.
Never store bottled beer or beverages in the
freezer, as these will burst during freezing.
Unplug the refrigerator in the event of a power
interruption or before cleaning. Allow at least 5
minutes before restarting the refrigerator, as
frequent starting be damage the compressor.
When discarding the refrigerator, to avoid the
accidental entrapment of children, please
remove the refrigerator doors, door gaskets
and shelves and put them in an appropriate
place.

Preparation prior to use
Remove all package parts
Please also remove the foam base and the adhesive tape fixing accessories.
Check accompanying accessories and documents
Check the items inside the package box against the
Packing List. Please inquire with the purchase shop if
there is any discrepancy.
Install the handles
(HRF-535S) Take out the two handles from the
accessory box and insert them in the handle
seats respectively as shown in the figure. Secur
the handles on the doors with the supplied (4)
screws from bottom to upper direction.
Move the refrigerator into a proper location
(See section “Placing environment”)
It is advisable to clean the cabinet before use
Please clean the inside and outside of the refrigerator with
water before putting into any food in it.
Idle standing
After the appliance has been leveled and cleaned, let it
remain idle for at least 6 hours before switching it on so as to
ensure its normal running.
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Preparation prior to use
Connection to power supply
When the refrigerator is connected to power supply, the fridge temperature and freezer
temperature are automatically set to 5 and -18 respectively.
Operation modes of the refrigerator
Manual adjustment mode: can set temperature by pressing the temperature setup key
(see “Function description” hereafter).
Loading the refrigerator with food
Load the refrigerator with food after it has been operates for
a period and the inside is cool enough.
Some time will be required for the refrigerator to reach the set temperature when
the setting is changed. The length of this period depends on the difference between
the existing and set temperatures, ambient temperature, door opening frequency
and the amount of food in storage.
Note
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Function introduction
2 Models:
Control panel
Fridge storage
compartment
temperature
Freezer storage
compartment
temperature
A1 Switch on/off the fridge storage compartment
A3 Super cool
A5 Fridge temperature down
A7 Freezer temperature down
A9 Over-temperature/door open alarm
A2 Holiday function
A4 Fridge temperature up
A6 Freezer temperature up
A8 Super freeze
A10 Power ON/OFF
When the refrigerator is powered on for the first time, the power indicator and the fridge storage
compartment indicator will light, the displayed temperatures of the fridge storage compartment and
freezer storage compartment are the ex-factory settings “5” and “-18” respectively.
Initial powering on
Press key A4 or A5 to set the fridge storage temperature. The fridge storage temperature cycles from
2 to 8. The setting is confirmed automatically 5 seconds after the operation is finished or by pressing
any other key.
Fridge storage temperature setup
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HRF-540B/S
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Function introduction
Freezing storage temperature setup
Super cooling
Super freezing
Holiday function
Display control
Door open alarming
Turning off the fridge storage compartment
Turning off the refrigerator
Press key A6 or A7 to set the freezer storage temperature. The freezer storage temperature cycles
from -16 to -24 . It will be confirmed automatically 5 seconds after the operation is finished or by
pressing any other key.
Select this function after you have put fresh food in the fridge storage compartment. Press key A3,
and this function is activated and the corresponding indicator illuminates. This function will
automatically deactivate when the temperature decreases to the required level. You can also
deactivate it by pressing key A3 again.
Press key A2, corresponding indicator illuminates and the holiday function of the fridge storage
compartment is activated. It will operate at a relatively high temperature in Holiday mode. The fridge
storage temperature will be indicated as “-” (Please take out the fresh food in the refrigerator and
close the door before activating this function). Press key A2 again, and the corresponding indicator
goes off and the refrigerator comes into normal control.
The display screen will turn off automatically 1 minute after an operation is finished. It can be lit up by
opening the door or pressing any key. (Alarm does not light up the display screen)
When the refrigerator door is open for more than 3 minutes, the alarm indicator will flash and the
buzzer will sound 3 beeps every 30 seconds. The buzzer can be silenced by closing the door or
pressing key A9.
Press and hold key A1 for 3 seconds, and the corresponding indicator will turn off and the fridge
storage compartment will be turned off while the freezer storage compartment operates normally. The
fridge storage temperature indication icon will also go off. Press and hold key A1 for 3 seconds again,
the corresponding indicator will illuminate, the fridge storage compartment will be turned on, and the
fridge storage temperature indication icon will recover.
When the temperature in the refrigerator storage compartment is too low, the super-cooling function
may not work. That is, when you press the “super-Cooling” button once, the buzzer will beep once
and the indicator will not blink, meaning the temperature in the refrigerator storage compartment is
too low and the super-cooling function doesn't need to be activated.
If you are freezing large quantities of food in the freezer compartment, please switch on super
freezing by 24 hours before the food is placed in the freezer compartment. Press key A8, the function
is activated and the corresponding indicator illuminates. The function will become inactive
automatically after 56 hours. You can also deactivate it by pressing key A8 again.
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Function introduction
Press and hold key A10 for 3 seconds, corresponding indicator will go off, the display panel will go off
and the refrigerator will stop operating.
Press and hold key A10 for 3 seconds again, corresponding indicator will light up, the display panel
will light up, and the refrigerator will start operating normally.
This function is not equivalent to turning off the power.
When E or F is displayed due to fault, the refrigerator can still refrigerate. Please contact professional
after-sales service personnel as soon as possible.
Fault indication
Control panel
A1 Switch on/off the fridge storage
compartment
A2 Menu key
A3 Temperature up
A4 Temperature down
A5 Confirmation key
A6 Power ON/OFF
B Super cooling icon
C Holiday function icon
D Fridge storage temperature display
E Fridge compartment indicating icon
F Freezer compartment indicating icon
G Alarm icon
H Freezer storage temperature display
I Super freezing icon
J Icemaker icon (only on models with an
icemaker)
K Water input time adjustment icon
(only on models with an icemaker)
3 Models HRF-535B/S
Initial powering on
When the refrigerator is powered on for the first time, the displayed temperatures of the fridge storage
compartment are the ex-factory settings “5” and “-18”
icon will decrease to half automatically when the refrigerator is
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compartment and the freezer storage respectively.
not being oper-
The brightness of D,E, H
ated.

Function introduction
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Fridge storage temperature setup
Press key A2 until icon D flashes. Then, press key A3 or A4 to set the temperature. The refrigerating
storage temperature cycles from 2 to 8. After you have set it to the desired value, press key A5 to
confirm.
Note: Flashing of icon D is accompanied by flashing of icon E
Press key A2 until icon H flashes. Then, press key A3 or A4 to set the temperature. The freezing
storage temperature cycles from -14 to -24. After you've set it to the desired value, press key A5 to
confirm.
Note: Flashing of icon H is accompanied by flashing of icon F
Freezer storage temperature setup
Super cooling
Holiday function
Super freezing
Ice making function (only on models with an icemaker)
Icemaker's water injection time adjustment (only on models with an icemaker)
Display control
Door open alarming
Press key A2 until icon B flashes. Then, press key A5 to confirm the super cooling function. Icon B
will illuminate solid. You can deactivate the super cooling function with the same operation.
Press key A2 until icon C flashes. Then, press key A5 to confirm the holiday function. Icon C will
illuminate solid. You can deactivate the holiday function with the same operation.
Press key A2 until icon J flashes. Then, press key A5 to confirm the ice making function. Icon J will
illuminate solid. You can deactivate the ice making function with the same operation.
Press key A2 until icon K flashes. Then, press key A5 to confirm the icemaker's water injection time
adjustment. Icon K will illuminate solid. The water injection time will be indicated with icon H and icon
D. For example, if the time is 4.0s, icon H will be 4 and D will be 0. Press key A3 or A4 to set the time
in an increment of 0.5s. It cycles from 2s to 7s. After you have set it to the desired value, press key
A5 to confirm. Icon K will go off. You can exit the icemaker's water injection time adjustment with the
same operation.
Note: this operation can be performed only when the ice making function is selected.
The display screen will dim 1 minute after an operation is finished. It will recover to normal
brightness when you open the door or press any key. (Alarm does not light up the display screen)
When the fridge storage compartment door is open for more than 3 minutes, icon G will flash and the
buzzer will give out 3 beeps every 30 seconds. If you close the door, the alarm will be silenced and
icon G will go off. You can also silence the buzzer by pressing key A5.
When the temperature in the refrigerator storage compartment is too low, the super-cooling function
may not work. That is, when you press the “super-Cooling” button once, the buzzer will beep once
and the indicator will not blink, meaning the temperature in the refrigerator storage compartment is
too low and the super-cooling function doesn't need to be activated.
Note: If the ice machine is not installed, the H icon on the display panel will be displayed as “Er”.
If you are freezing large quantities of food in the freezer compartment, please switch on super
freezing by 24 hours before the food is placed in the freezer compartment.Press key A2 until icon I
flashes.Then,press key A5 to confirm the the super freezing function.Icon I will illuminate solid.You
can deactive the super freezing function with the same operation. The function will become inactive
automatically after 56 hours.

Function introduction
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Switching off the fridge storage compartment
Switching off the refrigerator
Error indication
Press and hold key A1 for 3 seconds, the fridge storage compartment will be turned off while the
freezer storage compartment is operating normally. At this time, icon D will go off and icon E will
become dim.
Press and hold key A1 for 3 seconds again, the fridge storage compartment will be turned on, icon D
will recover, and icon E will recover its normal brightness.
Note: if super cooling or holiday function is selected previously, the function will be deactivated and
corresponding icon will turn off when the fridge storage compartment is turned off
Press and hold key A6 for 3 seconds, the display panel will go off and the refrigerator will stop
operating. Press and hold key A6 for 3 seconds again, the display panel will light up and the
refrigerator will start operating normally. This function is not equivalent to turning off the power.
When E or F is displayed due to fault, the refrigerator can still refrigerate. Please contact professional
after sales service personnel as soon as possible.

About the fridge storage compartment
Please put the food to be stored for short period or for daily
consumption in the fridge storage compartment:
Although the average temperature in most areas in the fridge storage
compartment can be regulated between 0 and 10 , extended
period of food storage is not recommended. The fridge storage
compartment should only be used for short-term storage.
Adjusting shelf height
The shelf can be relocated to accommodate food size or height. To
adjust the height of a shelf, remove it first in this way: uplift its front
edge and then pull it out.
To install the shelf, put the dogs on both sides of the shelf on the
supporting ribs and push it to the most inward end.
Fruit & Vegetable box
Fresh control box
Disassemble of Clean the bottle
The refrigerator has a crisper. You can adjust the humidity inside it
according to the properties of the foods.
Turning the humidity control button rightward enables the
crisper to keep in a higher humidity suitable for cucumbers, grapes,
Chinese gooseberries, persimmons, etc.
Turning the humidity control button leftward enables the crisper
to keep in a lower humidity suitable for strawberries, oranges, beans,
garlic, watermelon, plums, tomatoes, etc.
The temperature in this box is kept at approx 0 , it may be slightly
changed due to the different ambient temperature or refrigerator
working style. It is suitable to store fresh fish, meat and cooked food
in 1~2 days.
To take out a bottle guard, uplift the bottle guards in direction and
grip both sides and pull it out in direction . After cleaning, install it
with the operation in the reversed direction.
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About the fridge storage compartment
Use of the foldaway shelf
Fig. shows the extended state of the foldaway shelf in which
you can put lower food containers.
Fig. shows the folded state of the foldaway shelf in which
you can put higher food containers.
To fold the shelf from state to state , simply push structure
A upwards, and push structure B inward in the direction of the
arrow shown in the figure.
To extend the shelf from state to state , push structure A
upwards, and pull structure B in the direction of the arrow
shown in the figure.
Use of the wire wine holder
Fig. shows the folded state of the wire wine holder. In this
state large space can be spared.
Fig. shows the extended state of the wire wine holder. In
this state it can hold various wines.
To extend it from state to state , simply pull the wire
down.The maximum load of the bottle holder is 10 kg.
To fold it from state to state , simply push the wire up.
Note
make sure to keep the two ends of a shelf on the same level.
Otherwise it may fall or the food on it may dump.
Recommended storage areas for various foods
As cold air circulates inside the refrigerator, there is
temperature difference inside the fridge storage
compartment. Different foods should be placed in
different areas according to their properties.
Eggs, butter, cheese and etc.
Drinks, canned food and etc.
Seasonings and pickled food
Beverages, canned food, cake, etc.
Wine, champagne, etc.
Milk, cheese, etc
Cooked meat, fresh fish and meat, etc.
Fruit, vegetables, salad, etc.
Lamp in the fridge storage compartment and its replacement
Parameters of the lamp: 12V, max 5W(the power depends on the model). The lamp
adopts LED as its light source, featuring low energy consumption and long service life. If
there is any abnormality, please contact the after-sales service personnel.
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Fridge storage precautions
Hot foods must be cooled to room
temperature before storing in the refrigerator.
Clean the food and dry any droplets on it
before placing in the refrigerator.
Food to be stored should be properly sealed.
This will prevent moisture in the food from
evaporating and prevent them from spoiling.
Sorted storage of food.
Food to be stored should be sorted according
to their category. Food consumed daily should
be placed on the front part of the shelves. This
can avoid unnecessary delays in door opening
as well as expiration of the storage period
because you forgot to eat it.
Do not store excess quantities of food.
Food should be stored with spaces in between
them. This allows cold air to flow smoothly and
therefore obtain better storage results.
Do not place the food too near to the inner
walls.
Do not store foods with high moisture content
clinging to the inner walls. Otherwise they may
freeze to the walls. Place food a little away
from the inner walls.
Avoiding food (especially oil food) contact with the inner liner directly, as oil can
erode the inner liner. So it's better to clean the oily dirt whenever it is found.
Note
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Tips on food storage in the fridge storage compartment
For turnip radish and other similar
vegetables, please cut off their leaves
before storage so as to prevent the
nutrition from being absorbed by the
leaves.
Defreeze frozen food in the fridge storage
compartment. In this way you can use the
frozen food to decrease the temperature in
the compartment and save energy.
Some vegetables, for example, onion,
garlic, ginger, water chestnut, and other
rhizomatic foods, can be stored for long
periods at normal temperature. There is no
need to store them in the refrigerator.
The metabolism of vegetable marrow,
melons, pawpaw, banana, pineapple can
be quickened in the refrigerator, so it is not
suitable to store them in the fridge storage
compartment. But storing green fruits in
the refrigerator for certain periods can
promote its maturing.
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