LG GC-309B User manual

MODEL: GC-309B
GC-309BV
REFRIGERATOR
OPERATION MANUAL
Please read the manual carefully before using
the refrigerator.After reading the manual,
please keep it for reference when necessary.
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CONTENT
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NAME OF PARTS 2
MOVEMENT&TRANSPORTATION 3
EARTH CONNECTION 3
INSTALLATION 4
SAFETY GUARDS 5
HOW TO USE 7
BEST WAYS TO STORE FOOD 9
WAYS TO DISASSEMBLE SPARE PARTS 11
TO REVERSE THE DOORS (OPTIONAL) 12-13
CLEANING THE REFRIGERATOR 14
DOES THE REFRIGERATOR HAVE A MALFUNCTION 15
THIS IS NOT A MALFUNCTION 16
APPENDIX 17
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NAME OF RART
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Temperature control
Multi-functional rack
Bottle rack
Bottom cover
lamp
Refrigerator shelf
Fruit & vegetable
compartment cover
Fruit & vegetable
compartment
Evaporator
Freezing compartment
drawer
Adjustable foot
Note: The figure is only for reference.
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MOVEMENT & TRANSPORTATION
EARTH CONNECTION
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Note: Please fasten the adjustable foot to the direction before transportation,otherwise the floor will be
scraped or the foot will be blocked from moving.
• BEFORE TRANSPORATION
1. Remove all the food from the refrigerator,
secure the spare parts such as the shelves by
adhesive tape.
2. Fasten the adjustable food to the direction.
• DURING TRANSPORATION
1. Hold tightly the adjustable foot at the bottom
of the refrigerator and the upper handle at the
back .
2. During transportation, please note that the
refrigerator should not be tilted.
3. When transporting to a more distant place, the
refrigerator should be placed vertically on the
vehicle. (Otherwise problem will exist)
Adjustable Foot
Note:
1. The earth wire of this electrical appliance has been connected to the power plug ,please do not
change the power plug on your own.
2. Plug your refrigerator into a standard 220V household outlet,make sure the socket is properly
earthed.
3. If you receive an electrical shock by touching any part of the refrigerator,you should stop using
the refrigerator immediately and contact the specified maintenance service unit or the retail
shop of this product at once.
ACCESSIBILITY OF SUPPLY PLUG
The refrigerator-frerzer should be so positioned that the supply plug is accessible for quick
disconnection when accident happens.
POWER CORD REPLACEMENT
If the supply cord is damaged,it must be replaced by a special cord or assembly from the
manufacturer or its service agent.
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INSTALLATION
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Installing on a firm and flat surface
- Unstable installation is the main reason of
vibration and noise.
- when the refrigerator is installed unstably, it can
be stabilized by adjusting the adjustable foot.
- Slightly rising the front part of the refrigerator
allow you to close the door very easily.
- When installed on a carpet or floor,please put a
firm mat under the refrigerator otherwise the
bottom part will change colour.
• Keep an appropriate distance between the wall
- To ensure proper air circulation around the
fridge-freezer, please maintain sufficient space on
both the sides as well as top and maintain at least
2 inches (5 cm) from the rear wall.
- A smaller gap will restrict the operation of the
refrigerator, which may result in an increase in
power.
• Installing in a less humid environment
- Do not install the refrigerator in a humid place or
where water can easily be splashed.
- If the refrigerator is installed in a humid
environment,it will go moldy. This will lower
insulation property and cause electricity leakage
• Avoid installing near heat and gas
- High temperature will lower the refrigeration
and increase the power consumption.
- Installing near gas or smoke will change the
surface colour of the refrigerator.
Slightly rise the
front part
Keep distance
More than 5cm
rear
Adjustable Foot
mat
Humidity
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SAFETY GUARDS
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• Please use the exclusive powe socket.
- If the refrigerator uses the same power socket as
other e ectrica app iances,the socket cou d be
over oaded abnorma y and fire may be
resu ted,which may cause a fire.
• Please unplug the ef ige ato befo e changing
the light bulb.
- Changing the ight bu b as the refrigerator is
operating may cause an e ectric shock.
Use a exc usive
power socket.
ether
benzene
a coho
• Please note that the back of the ef ige ato
should not touch the powe plug.
- The power p ug being pressed cou d be easi y
damaged and this may cause fire or e ectric
shock.
• Please do not put heavy things on top of the
ef ige ato .
- When you open the door,the heavy things
cou d easi y fa down and
hurt you.
• Please unplug the ef ige ato fi st befo e
deaning.Do not do this with wet hands.
- This may probab y cause e ectric shock.
• Please do not climb on the doo .
- The refrigerator cou d be turned over and hurt
sma chi dren.
• Please do not sto e flammable things like
ethe ,benzene,alcohol and liquefied gas in the
ef ige ato .
- F ammab e things ike ether, benzene, a coho
and iquefied gas may cause fire.
• Please do not sto e medicine o academic
info mation in the ef ige ato .
- Things which require strict temperature
contro shou d not be stored in the
refrigerator, otherwise they wi go bad or
produce accidenta effect.
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SAFETY GUARDS
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• Please keep away f om fi e.
- Can cause fire.
• Please do not install in a humid place o whe e
wate can easily be splashed.
- This wi reduce the insu ation effect and may
cause an e ectric shock.
• Du ing t anspo tation,please hold the adju-
stable feet at the bottom of the ef ige ato and
the uppe handle at the back.
- Otherwise,the refrigerator may fa down.
• Please do not place wate containe such as
vases, glasses, cosmetic o medicine on top of
the ef ige ato .
- Liquid spi t over the
refrigerator wi reduce the
insu ation effect, and may
cause an e ectric shock or
fire.
• In case of a gas leak,please do not touch the
ef ige ato and the powe socket, you should
open the windows and the doo fo ventilation.
- As a spark may cause a exp osion and ead to fire.
• Please unplug the ef ige ato if it is not to be
used fo a long time.
- Reduced insu ation may cause an e ectric
shock or fire.
• When the ef ige ato is unplugged, please wait
fo five minutes befo e you plug it again.
- Otherwise the compressor wi be over oaded.
• Please do not sto e bottles in the f eezing
compa tment.
- As bott es in the freezing compartment, iquid
inside wi be frozen and the bott e wi break.
after 5 minutes
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HOW TO USE
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Initial operation
• Clean the inner part of the refrigerator before using.
• Do not put foods into the refrigerator until it has been plugged in for 3 hours.
Temperature control
• The thermostat used for controlling the temperature inside the refrigerator is located on the top
of the refrigerator.
• The figure on the thermostat does not stand for a practical value.The smaller the figure is,
the higher the temperature inside the refrigerator is.
• Temperature control
* Power failure
If power failure is known in advance,please
• Turn the thermostat to "7" two hours before power failure.
• Place more ice cubes in the refrigerator compartment.
• Do not place anymore food in the refrigerator.
• Do not open the door more than necessary.
• Power failure leads to the rising of the freezing compartment's temperature,this may shorten the
storage of foods and decline the quality.
• If the power supply is off for too long,be sure to get rid of any water or ice underside the drawer
of the freezing compartment before reconnection of the power supply,so as to avoid the foods
and the ice freezing together.
Note:
Position
0
1-2
3-4
5-6
7
Function
Stop
Warm
Normal
Cold
Quick freezing
Thermostat knob
Lamp cover
Temperature
compensating switch
On Off
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HOW TO USE
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Defrost
As the refrigerator operates, the moisture from foods
or in the air may be frosted on to the inner part of the
re-frigerator and the surface of evaporator.Too thick
frost will affect the operation of the refrigerator, so
regularly defrosting is necessary.Usually,defrosting is
necessary when the thickness reaches 5mm.
• Refrigerator compartment
Defrosts automatically,moisture on the inner side runs
into the drip tray through the drain pipe.The heat
gene-rated by compressor evaporates the water
automatically.
Drain pipe
- keep the drain pipe straight so that water can inpour into the drip tray. When it's blocked,take out
the drain cover,clean it and then replace it.
• Freezing compartment
Before defrosting—turn the thermostat knob to "0",open the door,take out foods and drawers in
the freezing compartment,foods may be put into refrigerator compartment temporarily.
Defrosting—remove the frost on the inner side of the freezing compartment and on the surface of
the evaporator with the ice scraper, then wipe off the water with a dry cloth. After defrost—turn
the thermostat knob to the former position.
Ice making
• Fill the ice tray with water to 4/5 of its
capacity and place it into the freezing
compartment,tum the thermostat knob
to "6".
• Twist the both sides of the ice tray so
as to remove the ice cubes easily.
Note:
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BEST WAYS TO STORE FOOD
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Refrigerator compartment
The refrigerator compartment is used to store foods that are not required to be frozen,the storage
life is shorter.
The following foods storage position is provided for your reference.
position:egg, butter etc.
position: cheese, can, sauce etc.
position: beverage, bottled food etc.
position: can, sweet meat etc.
position: bread, can, milk etc.
position: acid milk, sausage, meat, fish etc.
position: vegetable, fruit etc.
Freezing compartment
The freezing compartment is used to store frozen foods,the storage life is longer.
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BEST WAYS TO STORE FOOD
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Sto ing the food
• Sto e foods which a e easily f ozen on the oute
position of the ef ige ato shelf.
- If foods which are easi y frozen or contain a ot
water are stored on the inner part of the
refrigerator she f, it wi be frozen owing to ow
temperature.
Refrigerator
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• Sto ing the heated food afte cooling.
- Storing the heated food direct y in the
refrigerator wi affect the other foods inside
and wi a so waste the power.
• Sto e food afte packing o putting into tight
containe .
- Packing the food before storing can prevent
drying. This can a so reduce odour when storing
the food for a onger time.
• Sto e the foods o othe things afte cleaning and
wiping.
- Store vegetab es and fruits after c eaning and
wiping. Packed food ike bott e shou d be stored
after wiping to avoid po uting the other foods.
• In the ow temperature mode,do not store the food
which can easi y be rotten for a ong time.
• Do not sto e bottles in the F eezing
Compa tment.
- If bott es are stored in the Freezing compartment,
the iquid inside wi be frozen and break the
bott e.
- The vo ume of iquid such as juice or water
shou d not exceeding 80% of the container's
vo ume.
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WAY TO DISASSEMBLE SPARE PARTS
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• Refrigerator shelf
Slightly rise the front part of the shelf, then pull
outward.
• Freezing compartment drawer
Pull outward.Rise it slightly and then
take it out.
• Lamp
- Lamp data:240V/15W
- Replacement:
1. Unplug the refrigerator.
2. Press the backside of the lamp cover
(shown as arrow ), and pull outward.
3. Remove the faulty lamp and install a new
one.
4. Reload the lamp cover.
• Refrigerating compartment door rack
Grasp both sides, lift upward and then pull
outward.
• Bottom cover
Remove the two screws which hold the bottom
cover,grasp the both sides and then pull outward.
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Your fridge-freezer is designed with reversible doors,so that they may open from either the left of right
hand side to suit your kitchen design.
Precaution
1. Before reversing the door,first of all,you should take out food and accessories like shelves or trays
which are not fixed the fridge-freezer.
2. Use Torque Wrench or Spanner to fix or remove the bolt.
3. Do not lay the fridge-freezer down. This will cause problem.
4. Be careful not to drop the doors in disassembling or assembling.
5. To avoid the two doors dropping and result in physical injure,at least two persons are require to
change the door opening type.
How to Reverse the Doors
First please operate as the following steps (Figure A):
1. Disassemble the Hinge Middle (1);
2. Remove the Refrigerator Door (2) and the Freezer Door (3) (cooperate with another person);
3. Remove the Top Cover (4);
4. Remove the pin of Hinge Upper Right and assemble it on Hinge Upper Left (5);
5. Remove the Cap Hinge and install it on the corresponding on the right side(6),install the Top Cover(7);
6. Remove the pin of Hinge Lower Right and assemble it on Hinge Lower Left (8);
7. Remove the Cap on the left of the Hinge Middle and install it on the corresponding position(9) on
the right side;
8. Remove the Cap of door and install it on the corresponding position (10) on the right side ;
9. Remove the right limit on the Refrigerator Door and the Freezer Door (11).Take out the spare left
limit from the bag with user manual included and install it on the corresponding position of the
Refrigerator Door and the Freezer Door;
10. Remove the bush (12) on the corresponding position of the Refrigerator Door and Freezer Door;
11. Install the Refrigerator Door (13) and the Freezer Door (14) (cooperate with another person), fix
the Hinge Middle on the left(15).
Then please operate as the following steps (Figure B):
12. Remove the caps on the handle of the Refrigerator Door and the Freezer Door , disassemble the
handle;
13. Remove the caps on the Refrigerator Door and the Freezer Door(5);
14. Fix the handles on the other side (7),install the caps on the corresponding locations(8,9);
15. For a Refrigerator with a vertical handle ,please replace the handle to the opposite position.
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To Reverse the Doors (Optional)
Note Reversing the doors is not covered by the warranty.
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Figure A
Figure B
To Reverse the Doors (Optional)
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Clean regularly
CLEANING THE REFRIGERATOR
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• Before cleaning
- Unplug the refrigerator first to ensure safety.
• Cleaning Shelf and door rack
- These can easily become dirty.The inside of the
refrigerator must be kept clean. • Surface of refrigerator
- Clean it with a soft cloth using a soapy cleanser ,
then dry with a clean cloth.
• Fruit & Vegetable Compartment
- Water can accumulate in this area. Too much
water will rot the food, therefore the
compartment should be taken out and cleaned
regularly.
• Please do not clean the refrigerator with the
following things:
- Cleaning powder, petrol benzene,hydrochloric,
boiling water and
brush etc.as they will
damage the surface
of refrigerator.
Therefore please do
not use them.
• Magnetic door seal
- If the door seal is dirty or covered in juice
for a long time, the effectiveness of
magnetic door seal will be reduced.
- Regular cleaning is necessary.
• Do not shower the refrigerator with water
- This will reduce the insulation and cause an
electrical shock.
• After cleaning please check whether:
- If the wire is damaged.
- If the power plug is not overheating.
- If the power plug is inserted properly.
wipe regularly
nautral
detergent
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DOES THE REFRIGERATOR HAVE A MALFUNCTION?
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If the refrigerator still does not work properly after checking the following tasks, please unplug
the refrigerator and immediately contact the specified maintenance service unit or the retail shop
of this product.
Situation
The refrigerator does not operate Is there a power failure?
Is the power plug inserted into the socket?
Is it 220V?
Does the thermostat knob turn to position "0"?
Is the temperature control in the refrigerator
compartment turned to too low mode?
Is there any direct sunshine or heaters near by?
Have you put some heated goods directly into the
refrigerator?
Have you stored too much food?
Have you frequently opened the door
of the refrigerator?
Have you kept an appropriate distance between
the refrigerator and the wall?
Is the temperature control in the refrigerator
compartment turned to too high mode?
Have you put the foods against the inner side?
Is the floor level and hard enough?.
Is the back of refrigerator too close to the wall?
The sound may be louder when the refrigerator starts
to work or turn off the power.
Installing on the floor may produce sound.
Inefficient cooling
Food stored in the refrigerator
compartment becomes frozen
Too much noise, abnormal sound
Please check
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THIS IS NOT A MALFUNCTION
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• The ef ige ato dew fo ming on
the su face.
- If the refrigerator is insta ed in a
humid environment or if it is
raining,there can be dew forming
on the surface of the refrigerator.
This is because moisture in the air
touches the surface of the
refrigerator.
- P ease wipe it with a c ean soft
c oth.
Sound of water
HOT
sound of
f owing refrigerant
wipe with a
c ean soft c oth
Norma
effect
• The su face of ef ige ato is wa m.
- A high temperature pipe which
prevents dewing is insta ed inside the
refrigerator when the refrigerator
begins to operate or when it is
summer,the surface wi become
warm.P ease do not worry because
this is a norma effect.
• The inne side of ef ige ato
compa tment has dew fo ming.
- This is because the refrigerator is
insta ed in a humid environment or the
door is opened too ong.
- Foods with a high water content are not
packed we before storing.
• You hea a sound likes flowing wate .
- It is the sound produced when the
compressor stops operating.
- It is the sound of f owing refrigerant in
the freezing system.
- Sound can be produced by the contraction
and expansion of the parts due to
temperature changes inside the
refrigerator.
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APPENDIX
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Appendix
Drawer Freezing compartment
Shelf Refrigerating compartment
Bottom cover
Egg holder
Fruit & vegetable compartment
Ice tray
Ice scraper
Operation manual
3pieces
3pieces
1piece
1piece
1piece
1piece
1piece
1piece
GC-309B
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MODEL: GC-309B
GC-309BV
RFRIGERATEUR
MANUEL D'OPERATION
Lire le manuel soigneusement s'il vous plaît avant
utiliser le réfrigérateur. Après avoir lu le manuel,
bien le garder pour faire référence à ce manuel au
moment nécessaire s'il vous plaît.
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Contenu
1
Désignation des parts 2
Mouvement et transport 2
Installation 3
Précaution de sécurité 4-5
Comment utiliser 6-7
Stockage des alimentations 8-9
Démontage et changement des pièces détachées 10
Nettoyage 11
Pour inverser les portes (optionnel) 12-13
Est-ce que le réfrigérateur fonctionne mal 14
Ce n'est pas fonction défectueuse 15
Accessoirs 16
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