Smeg FQ55UFX User manual

FQ55UFX

1 Safety Warnings
1.1 Warning.....................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Meaning of safety warning symbols .........................................................................................................2
1.3 Electricity-related warnings.......................................................................................................................2
1.4 Warnings for use.......................................................................................................................................3
1.5 Warnings for placement.........................................................................................................................3-4
1.6 Warnings for energy..................................................................................................................................4
1.7 Warnings for disposal ...............................................................................................................................4
2 Proper Use of Refrigerator
2.1 Levelling feet.............................................................................................................................................5
2.2 Leveling door.............................................................................................................................................6
2.3 Starting......................................................................................................................................................7
2.4 Energy saving tips.....................................................................................................................................7
2.5 Placement.................................................................................................................................................8
3. Structure and Functions
3.1 Key components................................................................................................................................. 9-10
3.2 Functions.......................................................................................................................................... 11 -12
4 Maintenance and Care of the Refrigerator
4.1 Overall cleaning ......................................................................................................................................13
4.2 Cleaning of door tray...............................................................................................................................13
4.3 Cleaning of shelf .....................................................................................................................................14
4.4 Cleaning of freezer lower drawer............................................................................................................14
4.5 Installing the water line ...........................................................................................................................15
4.6 Defrosting................................................................................................................................................16
4.7 Out of operation ......................................................................................................................................16
5 Troubleshooting................................................................................................... 17
Contents

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1.1 Warning
Warning - risk of fire/flammable materials
THIS appliance is intended to be used in household and in hotels, motels, and other residential type, bed and
breakfast environments.
THIS appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical capacity, or lack
or experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the
appliance by a person responsible for their safety. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not
play with the appliance.
IF the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent, or similarly qualified
persons to avoid a hazard.
DO not store explosive substances such as aerosol cans with a flammable propellant in this appliance.
THE appliance must be unpluggedbefore carrying out maintenance on the appliance.
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 meansto accelerate the defrosting process
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: Discard the refrigerator according to local regulation for its refrigerant.
WARNING: When positioning the appliance, ensure the supply cord is not damaged.
WARNING
WARNING: Connect to potable water supply only. (Suitable for ice making machine)
: Do notlocate multiple portable socket-outlets or portable power supplies at the rear of the
appliance.
DO not use extension cords or ungrounded (two prong) adapters.
DANGER: Risk of child entrapment. Before you discard of your old refrigerator or freezer:
— Take off the doors.
— Tape and leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily get inside.
THE refrigerator must be disconnected from the source of electrical supply before attempting the installation of
accessory.
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1.2 Meaning of the Symbols Safety Warnings
1.3 Electricity-Related Warnings
•Do not pull the power cord when pulling the power plug of the refrigerator. Please
firmly grasp the plug and pull out it form the socket directly.
•To ensure safe use, do not damage the power cord or use the power cord when it
is damage or worn.
•Please use a dedicated power socket and the power socket shall not be shared
with other electrical appliances. The power plug should be firmly contacted with the
socket or else fires might be caused.
•Please ensure that the grounding plug of the power socket is equipped with a
reliable grounding line.
•Please turn off the valve of leaking gas and then open the doors and windows in
case of leakage of gas and other flammable gases from other appliances.
Do not unplug the refrigerator and other electrical appliances considering that spark
may cause a fire.
•Do not place electrical appliances on the top of the appliances, unless they are of
the type recommended by the manufacturer.
This manual contains important safety information which
shall be observed by the users.
This is a prohibition symbol.
Any incompliance with instructions marked with this symbol
may result in damage to the product or endanger the personal
safety of the user.
Symbol
warning
Warning
symbol
This is a warning symbol.
It is required to operate in strict observance of instructions
marked with this symbol; otherwise, damage to the product or
personal injury may be caused.
This is a cautioning symbol.
Instructions marked with this symbol require special caution.
Insufficient caution may result in
slight or moderate injury or
damage to the product.

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1.4 Warnings for Use
•Do not arbitrarily disassemble the refrigerator, nor damage the refrigerant
circuit; maintenance of the appliance must be conducted by an authorized
service technician.
•Damaged power cord must be replaced by the manufacturer
•The gaps between refrigerator doors and refrigerator body are small, be sure
not to put your hand in these areas to prevent from squeezing the finger.
Please be gentle when close the refrigerator door to avoid falling articles.
•Do not pick up foods or containers with wet hands in the freezer when the
refrigerator is running, especially metal containers in order to avoid freezer
burn.
•Do not allow any child to get into or climb the refrigerator; otherwise,
suffocation or falling injury of the child may occur.
•Do not place heavy objects on the top the refrigerator considering that
objects may fall when close or open the door, and accidental injuries might
be caused.
•Please pull out the plug-in case of power failure or cleaning. Do not connect
the refrigerator to power supply within five minutes to prevent damages to
the compressor due to successive starts.
1.5 Warnings for Placement of Items
•Do not put flammable, explosive volatile and highly corrosive items in the
refrigerator to prevent damages to the product or fire accidents.
•Do not place flammable items near the refrigerator to avoid fires.
•The refrigerator is intended for household use, such as storage of food; it
shall not be used for other purposes, such as storage of blood, or biological
products, etc.

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Freezing chamber
•Do not store beer, beverage or other fluid contained in bottles or enclosed
containers in the freezer, or otherwise the bottles or enclosed containers
may crack due to freezing to cause damages.
1.6 Warnings for Energy
Warning for energy:
1) Refrigerating appliances might not operate consistently (possibility of defrosting of contents or temperature
becoming too warm in the frozen food compartment) when set for an extended period below the cold end of the
range of temperatures for which refrigerating appliance in designed.
2) Carbonated drinks should not be stored in food freezer compartments or cabinets or in low-temperature
compartments or cabinets, and that some products such as water ices should not be consumed too cold.
3) The need to not exceed the storage time(s) recommended by the food manufacturers for any kind of food
and particularly for commercially quick-frozen food in food-freezer and frozen-food storage compartments or
cabinets.
4) The precautions necessary to prevent an undue rise in the temperature of the frozen food while defrosting
the refrigerating appliance, such as wrapping the frozen food in several layers of newspaper.
5) The fact that a rise in temperature of the frozen food during, maintenance or cleaning could shorten the
storage life.
Warnings for disposal
Refrigerant and cyclopentane foaming material used for the refrigerator are flammable,
Therefore, when the refrigerator is scrapped, it shall be kept away from any fire source and
be recovered by a recovering company with corresponding qualification other than be
disposed by combustion, to prevent damage to the environment or any other harm.
Correct arrangement of this product:
This mark indicates that this product should not be discarded with other household waste. To
avoid possible damage to the environment or human health from the uncontrolled disposal of
waste, receive it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources. To return
your used device, use the collection and recovery systems or contact the retailer where you
purchased the product.
When the refrigerator is scrapped, disassemble the doors, and remove gasket of door and
shelves: put the doors and shelves in a proper place, to prevent trapping of any child.

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2.1 Levelling Feet
1) Precautions before operation:
Information in the instruction manual is only for reference. Before operation, it shall be ensured that the
refrigerator is disconnected from power. Before adjusting the leveling feet, precautions shall be taken to
prevent any personal injury.
2) Schematic diagram of the levelling feet.
(The picture above is only for reference. The actual configuration will depend on the physical product or
distributor's statement)
3) Adjusting procedures:
a. Turn the feet clockwise to lower the refrigerator.
b. Turn the feet counterclockwise to lower the refrigerator.
c. Adjust the right and left feet based on the procedures above to a horizontal level.
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2.2 Leveling Door
1) Precautions before operation:
Information in the operation is only for reference.
Before operation, it shall be ensured that the refrigerator is disconnected from power.
Before adjusting the door, precautions shall be taken to prevent any personal injury.
2) Schematic diagram of the levelling feet
List of tools to be provided by the user
plier
(The picture above is only for reference. The actual configuration will depend on the physical product or statement
by the distributor)
1) Raise the lower door up of the higher door.
2) Insert the supplied fastener-ring by using plier in the gap between the hinge-grommet and the lower hinge.
The number of fasten-rings you will need to insert depends on the gap.
Hinge
grommet
Not level
Fastener ring
Lower hinge
Pliers

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2.3 Starting
•Before initial start, keep the refrigerator still for two hours before connecting
it to power supply.
•Before putting any fresh or frozen foods, the refrigerator shall have run for
2-3 hours, or for above 4 hours in summer when the ambient temperature is
high.
•Spare enough space for convenient opening of the doors and drawers or
statement by the distributor.
2.4 Energy Saving Tips
•The appliance should be in the coolest area of the room, away from heat producing appliance or heating
ducts, and out of the direct sunlight.
•Let hot foods cool to room temperature before placing in the appliance. Overloading the appliance forces
the compressor to run longer. Foods that freeze too slowly may lose quality, or spoil.
•Be sure to wrap food properly, and wipe containers dry before placing them in the appliance. This cuts down
on frost build-up the appliance.
•Appliance storage bin should not be lined with aluminum foil, wax paper toweling.
Liners interfere with cold air circulation, making the appliance less efficient.
•Organize and label food to reduce door openings and extended searches. Remove as many items as
needed at one time and close the door as soon as possible.

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2.5 Placement
Precautions before installation:
Before installation or adjusting of accessories it shall be ensured that the refrigerator is disconnected from
power.
Precautions shall be taken to prevent fall of the handle from causing any personal injury.
Before use, remove all packing materials, including bottom cushions, foam
pads and tapes inside of the refrigerator; tear off the protective film on the
doors and the refrigerator body.
Keep away from heat and avoid direct sunlight. Do not place the freezer in
moist or watery places to prevent rust or reduction of insulating effect.
Do not spray or wash the refrigerator; do not put the refrigerator in moist
places easy to be splashed with water so as not to affect the electrical
insulation properties of the refrigerator.
The refrigerator is placed in a well-ventilated indoor place; the ground shall
be flat, and sturdy (rotate left or right to adjust the adjustable leg for
levelling if unstable)
The top space of the refrigerator shall be greater than 12”, and the
refrigerator should be placed against a wall with a free distance more than
4” to facilitate heat dissipation.