LG GNB-705HW User manual

Owner’s Manual
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Please read carefully the manual instruction and safety caution
before operating your refrigerator and retain it for future reference
REFRIGERATOR
FREEZER
ENGLISH
P
/No : MFL68282813

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ................ 3
INSTALLATION ........................................................ 11
INNER PARTS ...........................................................12
OPERATIONS .......................................................... 14
Starting
Before Setting The Temperature
Door Alarm
Self Test
Controls For Refrigerator Compartment
Controls For Freezer Compartment
Ice Making
Vegetable Drawer
Refreshment Center (Optional)
Green Ion Door Cooling (Optional)
SUGGESTIONS ON FOOD STORAGE ............... 19
CLEANING .................................................................20
GENERAL INFORMATION ................................... 21
LAMP REPLACEMENT ..........................................21
IMPORTANT WARNINGS ..................................... 22
BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE ...................... 23
CONTENTS
EARTH (GROUNDING) CONSTRUCTION
...............................................................24
(OPTIONAL)
Defrosting
Deodorizer (Optional)
Fresh Zone (Optional)
Hygiene Fresh (Optional)
Exprees Freeze
Lock
SMART DIAGNOSIS................................................. 25

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
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This appliance contains a small amount of isobutane refrigerant (R600a),
natural gas with high environmental compatibility, but it is also combustible.
When transporting and installing the appliance, care should be taken to ensure
that no parts of the refrigerating circuit are damaged. Refrigerant squirting out
of the pipes could ignite or cause an eye injury. if a leak is detected, avoid any
naked flames or potential sources of ignition and air the room in which the
appliance is standing for several minutes.
WARNING
Keep ventilation openings, in the appliance enclosure or in the built-in
structure, clear of obstruction.
Do not use mechanical devices or other means to accelerate the defrosting
process, other than those recommended by the manufacturer.
Do not damage the refrigerant circuit.
Do not use electrical appliances inside the food storage compartment of the
appliance, unless they are of the type recommended by the manufacturer.
The refrigerant and insulation blowing gas used in the appliance require
special disposal procedures. When disposal, please consult with services
agent or a similarly qualified person.
In order to avoid the creation of a flammable gas air mixture if a leak in the
refrigerating circuit occurs, the size of the room in which the appliance
may be sited depends on the amount of refrigerant used. The room must be
2
1 m in size for every 8g of R600a refrigerant inside the appliance. The amount
of refrigerant in your particular appliance is shown on the identification plate
inside the appliance. Never start up an appliance showing any signs of damage.
if in doubt, consult your dealer.

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This guide contains many important safety messages. Always read and obey all safety
This is the safety alert symbol. It alerts you to safety messages that inform you of hazard
that can hurt you or others or cause damage to the product. All safety messages will be
preceded by the safety alert symbol and the hazard signal word WARNING, or CAUTION.
These words mean:
WARNING
You will be hurt or seriously injured if you don't follow instructions.
CAUTION
indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may
result in minor or moderate injury, or product damage only.
All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell
you what canhappen if the instructions are not followed.
• Using several devices at
one outlet may cause fire.
• The electric leakage
breaker may damage food
and the dispenser may be
leaked.
Do not allow the power plug to face upward
or to be squeezed at
the back of the
refrigerator.
Water may be flown into
or the plug may be
damaged, which causes
fire or electric shock.
BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1. When connecting the power
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your product, basic safety
WARNING
Do not allow the power cord bent or pressed
by the heavy object to
be damaged.
It may damage the power
cord to cause fire or
electric shock.
messages.
precautions should be followed, including the following.
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
Prevent the power cord from being
squeezed or imprinted if the refrigerator is
pushed in after the power plug is extracted
during the installation.
It becomes the cause of fire or electric shock.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Do not use many power outlets.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
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Unplug the power plug when cleaning,
handling or replacing the interior lamp of the
refrigerator.
• It may cause electric shock or injury.
• When replacing the interior lamp
of the refrigerator, make sure
that the rubber ring for
preventing the electric spark
within the socket is not taken off.
Do not pull out the cord or touch the power
plug with wet hands.
• It may cause electric
shock or injury.
1. When connecting the power
Remove water or dust from the power plug
and insert it with the ends of the pins
securely connected.
Dust, water or unstable
connection may fire or
electric shock.
Make sure of grounding.
The incorrect grounding
may cause breakdown
and electric shock.
When the power cord or the power plug is
damaged or the holes of
the outlet are loosed, do
not use them.
It may cause electric shock or
short circuit to make fire.
Ground
Wire
Copper
Flat
More than
30 inches
Wait for 5 minutes or longer when
reconnecting the plug.
It may cause the operation
of the freezer to fail.
After
5minutes
Pull out the power plug not by grasping the
cord but the plug of its
end.
It may cause electric shock or
short circuit to fire.
Do not extend or modify the length of the
power plug.
It causes electric shock or fire
by the electric damage of the
power cord or others.
Be sure to use grounded exclusive proper
voltage consent for the power plug.
Be sure to use grounded extension consents
when extension consents are used.
may cause breakdown
It becomes the cause of fire.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
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Do not place the heavy object or the
dangerous object
It may be dropped to cause
injury, fire or electric shock when
opening or closing the door.
Do not use or store inflammable materials
ether, benzene, alcohol, medicine, LP gas,
spray or cosmetics
near or in the
refrigerator.
It may cause explosion
or fire.
(container with liquid) on
Benzene
Ether
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Do not store the medicine or the academic
materials at the refrigerator.
When the material with
the strict temperature
control is stored, it may be
deteriorated or it may
make an unexpected
reaction to cause any risk.
The Academic
Medicine
The Medicine
Do not place flower vase, cup, cosmetics,
medicine or any container
with water on the
refrigerator.
It may cause fire, electric shock
or injury by dropping down.
2. When using the refrigerator
It may make the refrigerator
fallen down or damage the
hands. Especially, do not
allow the children to do the
above.
Prevent children from entering the product.
It may endanger the life of a
child if the child enters the
refrigerator.
Do not install the refrigerator in the wet
place or the place which
water or rain splashes.
Deterioration of insulation of
electric parts may cause
electric leakage.
Opening and closing the door of the
refrigerator vigorously may cause the stored
food in the refrigerator basket to fall by
shock and hurt the foot, so take
precautions.
the refrigerator.
Do not cling to the door or the shelves of the
door or the cool chamber.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
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Do not use drier to dry the inside, nor light a
candle to remove odor.
It may cause explosion or
fire.
2. When using the refrigerator
There is a danger of
electric shock or fire.
Do not use the combustible spray near the
refrigerator.
It may cause fire.
Do not spray water at the outside or the
inside of the refrigerator or do not clean it
with benzene or
thinner.
Deterioration of insulation of
electric parts may cause
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electric shock or fire.
In case of thunder and lightning, or not in
use for a long
period of time,
detach the power
plug.
Install in places away from the fire such as
the place where
flammable gas is
leaked.
It may cause fire.
- The explosion by spark may cause fire or burn.
- Because this refrigerator uses natural gas as the
environtment-friendly refrigerant, even as small
amount is combustible. When the gas is leaked
by the severe damage during delivering,
installing or using the refrigerator, any spark may
cause fire or burn.
Do not use the refrigerator if it has been
submerged in water
It may cause electric
shock or fire.
without having it checked
by a qualified electrician.
When gas is leaked, do not touch the
refrigerator or the air outlet and ventilate the
room immediately.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
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2. When using the refrigerator
Down-block
office
Do not allow any person except the qualified
engineer to disassemble, repair or alter the
refrigerator.
It may cause injury,
electric shock or fire.
When disposing the refrigerator, remove the
packing materials from
the door.
It may cause to lock out the
child.
Do not use the refrigerator for non-domestic
purpose (storing medicine or testing
material, using at the ship, etc.).
It may cause an unexpected
risk such as fire, electric
shock, deterioration of
stored material or chemical
reaction.
Install the refrigerator on the solid and level
floor.
Installing it on the unstable
place may cause death by
falling down the refrigerator
when opening or closing the
door.
Do not insert the hands or the metal stick
into the exit of cool air, the cover, the bottom
of the refrigerator, the heatproof grill
(exhaust hole) at the
backside. It may
cause electric
shock or injury.
What to do with your old refrigerator,
Your refrigerator contain liquid (refrigerant,
lubricant) made of recylable
materials. All these materials
must bes sent to a recycling
waste disposal site as they can
be reused after a specific
recycling process. Refrigerator
Contact local authoritie.
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Completely empty inside before taking out
the container from the door.
When any strange smell or smoke is
detected from the refrigerator, disconnect
the power plug
immediately and
contact to the
service center.
It may cause fire.
Service
center

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
2. When using the refrigerator
Do not remove the cover
on the back.
Place all the components in the right places
before connecting the power.
Do not touch food or containers at the
freezer with wet
hands.
It may cause frostbite
CAUTION
Violating this direction may cause injury or damage house or furniture. Always be careful, please.
Do not use an Adapter
on the back.
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Do not place the food in disorder inside the
refrigerator.
The food may fall during opening and closing the door
of the refrigerator and hurt people.
Do not put bottle in the freezer.
It may freeze the contents
to break the bottle to cause
injury.
Do not insert the hands into the bottom of
the refrigerator.
The iron plate of the bottom
may cause injury.
Because opening or closing the door of the
refrigerator may cause injury to the person
around it, be careful, please.
Opening or closing the
door may cause feet or
hands to be caught in
the chink in door or the
child to be get hurt by
the corner.
Never leave lit candles or incense on the
fridge, at risk of
causing fire or
product damage.
Carry the refrigerator with the handle bar at
the bottom of the front and the top of the
rear.
Otherwise, your hands
may be slipped to cause
injury.
Because the product is
heavy, carrying it alone
may hurt people or
accidents may occur.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Do not put any living animal in the
refrigerator.
Do not use products such as grinding
sponge, brush, iron, or even special
products to clean stainless steel, soap
products such as alcohol, kerosene,
gasoline, wax, or solvent, or strong
chemicals such as chlorine, detergent, or
vinegar, for the purpose of gloss. These
products may damage the protective
lacquer, and
they may
cause risk or
stain on the
for steelfor steel
ProductsProducts
Strong
surface of the
Chemicals
refrigerator.
Avoid the contact of oil or fat on the plastic Do not apply oil in the door connection part
parts. They may cause damage. in any circumstances. It may cause damage
to the plastic
When the power cord is damaged, let a parts.
technician to replace
it to remove the
danger of an
oiloiloil
accident.
Technician
Do not lean on the doors, Hinges may
deregulate
Themselves, harming
seal cooler and
compromising
performance.
WARNING
Please do not use a dishwasher to clean the lower drawers; the high temperature may cause
damage to the baskets which make them unusable.
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It may cause the animal
died.
Do not store explosive substances
such as aerosol cans with a flammable
propellant in this appliance