Hitachi R-SG38FPH, R-SG38FPHL Instruction Manual

How to install and remove parts

Adjusting the shelves

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Pull up the back and pull out the shelf forward.

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Set the refrigerator shelves by combining
with stored food.

Fresh Room

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Remove the “Fresh Room” as shown below.
Do not store more than 4.9 kg in the
“Fresh Room” or it may be broken.

Lower Freezer Case

Lower Freezer Case is for large-sized food and those that
need to be stored over an extended time period.
Make sure food is stored below in the indication line.

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Otherwise food touches the slide case above and it prevents
the door to be closed properly and cooling efficiency suffers.
Food and the slide case may be also damaged.

(Front)

Indication line for the
food storage section

Lower Freezer Case

Slide Case

How to use control panel

1.

Pull out the lower freezer compartment door,
and pull up toward you.

To remove slide case, lift it up as shown.

2.
Do not store more than 8.0 kg in upper
freezer case or it may be broken.

Pull out the vegetable compartment door, and lift up slide
case and vegetable case as shown ***.

Do not store more than 4.5 kg in the slide case
or it may be broken.

Vegetable Case

*** If R-door open, can’t pull out the Vegetable-case.

Freezer Compartment

Slide case

Door Pocket / Egg Pocket

Remove the door pocket as shown

Tap!Tap!

Vegetable Compartment

Slide Case

Do not store more than 12 kg
in the vegetable case or it
may be broken.

3.

o remove lower freezer case, lift it up as shown.

T
Do not store more than 10.5 kg in the
lower freezer case or it may be broken.

Lower Freezer Case

Tap ! Tap !

The Open Button is a touch panel made of glass. If you touch button, the current settings will be displayed.
The upper portion of the Open Button is the display and the lower portion is for setting.
Touch the lower portion of the Open Button to change the settings, if necessary.

Caution

Please close the door of the refrigerator door before changing the settings.

Providing information

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Display area

Setting area

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Tank Empty

It will turn on while it is working in “eco” mode.

It will turn on while the Open Button is locked.

It will turn on when water in the water tank is getting low.

All the indicator lamps are lit for the sake of explanation.

First touch it.

Adjusting temperature s ettings

Set temperature for each
Normally,use the ”

Refrigerator

Freezer Compartment

Mid“ setting.

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Setting an ice- maker

Set the ice making mode

“ON”

“OFF”

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Setting a cooling mode

Set a cooling mode

Quick Freezing

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Energy Saving

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Noti c e

About the display

If you confirm the setting, touch button or open
the refrigerator door. The display will be l it again.
If you touch button again after finishing
the operation, it will be unlit. The displayed characters
will be unlit 40 seconds later without touching
the button again for energy-saving. However,
the setting of “Energy Saving” mode, “Quick Freezing”
indicator lamps and “OFF” and “ Tank Empty ”
indicators and [“eco” operation indicator lamp]
will not be unlit.
When opening the refrigerator door and the displayed
characters are lit, they become unlit about 15 seconds
after closing it.

About the Open Button

Response of the touch panel may change depending
on the surrounding temperature, humidity, physical
condition of the user or operation status of the adjoining
electric product.
Release a finger and touch the panel again if
the panel does not respond after touching it.
False detection may occur (it may be kept pressed)
if the time interval between key touches is too short.
Response of the touch panel does not improve even
if you touch it strongly.

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The panel may not respond if it is wet or dirty.
Wipe it off with a dry cloth.

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Other Functions

1. Quick Freezing

When you want to freeze food or make ice quickly, use this function.

Touch “MENU” botton

Touch “Cooling Mode” button
to start Quick Freezing operation,
light is on

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Quick Freezing

Touch “MENU” botton

Touch “Cooling Mode” 2 times
to stop Quick Freezing operation,
light is unlit

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After 2 hours (approx.)
Quick freezing
operation will be
finished, light is unlit

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Start Energy Saving

Touch “MENU” botton

Touch “Cooling Mode” button
to start Energy saving operation,

3. Door Alarm Functions

Cooling Mode

Quick Freezing

“Energy Saving” light is on.

Energy Saving

Stop Energy Saving

Touch “MENU” botton

Touch “Cooling Mode”
button 1st to stop “Energy
Saving” operation,
light is unlit.

Cooling Mode

Upon shipment, the alarm and sound are activated.

Unplugging and inserting the power plug or in the event of a power
failure the refrigerator will automatically reset the alarm and sound
to activated.

4. Child Lock

This can prevent erroneous operation of the Open Button or misuse by children. When this indicator lamp (Lock of the Open Button) is illuminated, any other portion
of the Open Button will not be activated by touching it.

button on the Open Button to turn on the indicator lamp.Touch

All indicator lamps turn on, and then the current settings are displayed.

1

Touch button 5 seconds or more until the preset sound is heard.
Lock of the Open Button is changed to “On” or “Off”.

2

It is set to [ ]“Off” before shipping.

Setting of the Open Button's lock

“ indicator lamp”

Preset sound

“On” (locked) “Off” (unlocked)

OffOn

Long beep PiPi

5. “eco” Operation indicator lamp

Noti c e

If [“eco” Operation indicator lamp] isn’t illuminated, check the following things.

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Immediately after it is installed, or many foods are stored at a time

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f the door is frequently opened / closed

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If the door is not closed completely because any food/bag is wedged between the door and the body

of the refrigerator.

Quick Freezing is set.

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eco”Operat ion

indicator lamp