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SAFETY INFORMATION
Before using your new Samsung French Door Refrigerator, please read this manual thoroughly to ensure that you know how to safely and efficiently operate the features and functions that your new appliance offers.
Because the following instruction covers various models, the characteristics of your Refrigerator may differ slightly from the Refrigerator described in this manual.What the icons and signs in this user manual mean :
Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in severe personal
WARNING injury or death.
Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in minor personal
CAUTION injury or property damage.
To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or personal
injury when using your refrigerator, follow these basic safety CAUTION precautions:
Do NOT attempt.
Do NOT disassemble.
Do NOT touch.
Follow directions explicitly.
Unplug the power plug from the wall socket.
Make sure the machine is grounded to prevent electric shock.
Call the service center for help.
These warning signs are here to prevent injury to you and others. Please follow them explicitly
Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.
SEVERE WARNING SIGNS
Do not plug several appliances into the same power receptacle.
•Large appliances draw a lot of power. Powering more than one appliance or machine from a single power source could cause overheating and cause a fire.
Make sure that the power plug is not kinked or damaged by the back of the Refrigerator.
• A damaged power plug may overheat and cause a fire.
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Do not spray water directly into or on the outside of the Refrigerator/ Freezer drawer.
• Water could get into the interior machine parts and cause electric shock.
Do not use aerosols near the Refrigerator.
• Aerosols used near the Refrigerator may cause an explosion or fire.
Do not put undue stress on the power cord or place heavy articles on it.
•Placing heavy articles on the power cord create the risk of explosion or fire.
Do not insert the power plug with wet hands.
• It may cause electric shock.
Do not put a container filled with water on the Refrigerator.
Do not install the Refrigerator in a damp place or water closed places.
•Wet and/or deteriorated insulation of the internal electrical parts may cause electric shock or fire.
Do not store volatile or flammable substances in the Refrigerator.
•Storing benzene, thinner, alcohol, ether, LP gas and other such products may cause explosions.
Do not disassemble or repair the Refrigerator by yourself.
•You run the risk of fire, appliance malfunctions and/or personal injury. Call your nearest service center for help from a qualified service technician.
Unplug the Refrigerator before changing the interior light.
•Changing the light while the Refrigerator is plugged in may cause electric shock.
If you wish to dispose of the Refrigerator, remove the doors and seals before throwing it away.
•The doors(and their seals) can entrap a child if they climb into the Refrigerator. Make sure that the doors are off, and ensure that no one is suffocated by being locked inside.
The Refrigerator must be safely grounded
•Always make sure that you have grounded the Refrigerator before attempting to investigate or repair any part of the appliance. Power leakages can cause severe electric shock.
Never use gas pipes, telephone lines or other potential lightning attractors as an electrical ground.
• Improper use of the grounding plug can result in a risk of electric shock.
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CAUTION SIGNS
Use good judgement when filling the Refrigerator with food and drinks.
• In an overfull Refrigerator, heavy, fragile, bulky or breakable items may fall out and cause personal injury and/or damage to surrounding objects.
Do not put bottles or glass containers in the Freezer drawer.
•When the contents freeze and then expand, the glass may break and cause personal injury or leave dangerous glass shards in the Freezer.
If the electrical wall socket is loose, do not inset the power plug.
•There is a risk of electric shock or fire. Have the plug looked at by a licensed electrician.
Never unplug your Refrigerator by pulling on the power cord.
•Always grip the power cord firmly and pull straight out from the outlet. Yanking or pulling on the power cord may cause a short-circuit, fire and/or electric shock.
•A damaged power cord must be replaced by the manufacturer, a certified service agent or qualified service personnel.
Do not store articles on the top of the appliance.
•When you open or close the door, the articles may fall and cause personal injury and /or damage to surrounding objects.
Do not store pharmaceutical products, scientific materials and temperaturesensitive products in the refrigerator.
•Products that require exact temperature controls should not be stored in the Refrigerator.
•The appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with
reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience CAUTION 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.
•Do not let children hang on the door. If not a serious injury may occur.
•Do not sit on the freezer door. The door may break.
•Do not allow children to climb into the freezer basket.
If you notice a chemical or burning plastic smell or see smoke, unplug the Refrigerator immediately and contact your Samsung Electronics Service Center.
After your Refrigerator is in operation, do not touch the cold surfaces in the Freezer compartment. Particularly when hands are damp or wet, skin may adhere to these extremely cold surfaces.
• Skin may stick to the surface and you may get frostbite.
Do not put your hands under the appliance.
• Any sharp edges may cause perso nal injury.
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Never put fingers or other objects into the water dispenser hole or ice chute.
• It may cause personal injury and/or material damage.
If the Refrigerator will not be used for a long period of time (for example,
over several months), unplug the power from the wall socket.
• Over time, deterioration in the power cord insulation may cause fire.
Do not use a wet or damp cloth when cleaning the plug.
Remove any dust or foreign matter from the power plug pins.
• A Dirty power plug can increase the risk of fire.
If the Refrigerator is disconnected from the power supply, you should wait for at least five minutes before plugging it back in.
Do not place the equipment directly in sunlight.
The appliance must be positioned for easy access to power source.
If the power cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, a certified service agent or qualified service personnel.
If you have a long vacation planned, empty the Refrigerator and turn it off.
•Wipe excess moisture from the inside and leave the doors open to keep odor and mold from developing.
Service Warranty and Modification
•Any changes or modifications performed by a 3rd party on this finished appliance is not covered under Samsung warranty service, nor can Samsung be responsible for safety issues that result from 3rd party modifications.
Children can get trapped inside Refrigerators.
CAUTION Before you throw away your old Refrigerator or Freezer, make sure that you;
•Take off the doors.
•Leave all shelves in places so that children may not easily climb inside and shut the door while they are inside.
Do not block air holes
•If the air holes are blocked, especially with plastic bag, refrigerator can be over cooled.
If this cooling period lasts long, water filter will be broken and cause water leakage.
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ADDITIONAl TIPS FOR PROPER USAGE
a)Allow the appliance to stand for 2hours after installation.
b)To get Best performance of product,
1)Do not place foods too closely in front of the vents at the rear of the appliance as it can obstruct free air circulation in the freezer compartment.
2)Wrap the food up properly or place it in airtight containers before put it into the fridge freezer
3)Do not put any newly introduced food for freezing near to already frozen food.
c)Do not place carbonated or fizzy drinks in the freezer compartment
d)Please observe maximum storage times and expiry dates of frozen goods.
e)There is no need to disconnect the refrigerator from the power supply if you will be away for less than three weeks. But, Remove all the food if you are going away for the three weeks or more. Unplug the refrigerator and clean it, rinse and dry
f)Most power failures that are corrected in an hour or two will not affect your refrigerator temperatures. However, you should minimize the number of door openings while the power is off. But should the power failure last more than 24hours, remove all frozen food.
g)If the key is provided with refrigerator, the keys should be kept out of the reach of children and not in the vicinity of the appliance.
h)The appliance might not operate consistently (possibility of defrosting of contents or temperature becoming too warm in the frozen food compartment) when sited for an extended period of time below the lower end of the range of temperatures for which the refrigerator was designed to operate in.
i)Do not store food which goes bad easily at low temperature, such as bananas, melons.
j)Your appliance is frost free, which means there is no need to manually defrost your appliance, as this will be carried out automatically.
k)Any increase in temperature of frozen food during defrosting can shorten its storage life.
l)Defrost cycle may be changed according to the number of door opening times and ambienttemperature.
WARNING SIGNS FOR DISPOSAl
Cyclopentane used as a insulation blowing gas. The gases in the insulation material require special disposal procedures. Please contact your local authorities in regard to the enviromentally safe disposal of this product. Ensure that the piping at the rear of the product is not damaged. The gas in the system must not be released to the atmosphere.
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Contents
SETTING UP YOUR FRENCH
DOOR REFRIGERATOR
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08 GETTING READY TO INSTAll ThE
REFRIGERATOR
08 REMOVING ThE REFRIGERATOR DOORS
10 ADJUSTING ThE DOORS
11 MAkING MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
bETWEEN DOORS
12 ADJUSTING ThE FREEZER DRAWER
lEVEl
13 ChECkING ThE WATER DISPENSER lINE
13 INSTAllING ThE WATER DISPENSER lINE
16 SETTING UP ThE REFRIGERATOR
OPERATING THE SAMSUNG FRENCH DOOR
REFRIGERATOR
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19 USING ThE DIGITAl DISPlAY
21 CONTROllING ThE TEMPERATURE
22 USING ThE ICE AND COlD WATER
DISPENSER (OPTIONAl)
23 STORING FOOD
24 STORING FOOD IN REFRIGERATOR
24 STORING FOOD IN ThE FREEZER
DRAWER
25 USING ThE COOl SElECT PANTRY™
26 USING ThE TIlTING POCkET
26 REMOVING ThE REFRIGERATOR
ACCESSORIES
27 REMOVING ThE FREEZER ACCESSORIES
28 ClEANING ThE REFRIGERATOR
29 ChANGING ThE INTERIOR lIGhT
30 ChANGING ThE WATER FIlTER
TROUBLESHOOTING 31 Troubleshooting
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GETTING READY TO INSTAll ThE REFRIGERATOR
Congratulations on your purchase of the Samsung French Door Refrigerator. We hope you enjoy the state-of-art features and efficiencies that this new appliance offers.
Selecting the best location for the Refrigerator
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A Location with level (or nearly level) flooring. |
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Refrigerator doors to open easily. |
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Allow sufficient space for air circulation of the |
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internal cooling system. |
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•Allow clearance to the right, left, back and top when installing. This will help reduce power consumption and keep your energy bills lower.
•Do not install the Refrigerator where the temperature will go below 10 ºC(50 ºF).
REMOVING ThE REFRIGERATOR DOORS
If the Refrigerator is too large to pass through your doorway easily, you can remove the refrigerator doors.
REMOVING ThE REFRIGERATOR DOORS
Philips head |
Wrench(10mm) |
Flat head |
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DISASSEMblE ThE REFRIGERATOR DOORS
1. With the door opened, remove the
Top Table cap ( 1 ) with a Flat head screwdriver, and close the door. Remove
the 3 screws holding down the Top Table and remove the Top Table( 2 ).
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Setting up your French Door Refrigerator
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( 3 ) above the upper right |
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door hinge and the 3 electrical |
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connectors ( 4 ) above the upper left |
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door hinge. |
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Disconnect the water tube ( |
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pulling the tube fitting ( 6 ) apart as |
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shown in the picture. |
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3. Remove the 3 hex head |
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bolts( 7 ) found attached to |
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the upper left and right door |
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hinges with a Wrench(10mm). |
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screwdriver, remove the |
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ground screw( 8 ) found |
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attached to the upper left and right door hinges. Remove the upper left and right door hinges( 9 ).
4.Lift the door straight up to remove.
5.With a Philips head screwdriver, remove the 2 screws (10) attached to
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With a Wrench(10mm), remove the |
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2 hex head bolts (11) attached to the |
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lower left and right door hinges. |
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Remove the lower left and right door |
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•Be careful not to missplace the hinge cap because it can be easily taken off.
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REMOVING ThE REFRIGERATOR DOORS
• To reattach the Refrigerator doors, assemble parts in reverse order.
Be careful not to missplace the parts of refrigerator.
CAUTION
REMOVING ThE REFRIGERATOR DOORS
1.Pull the drawer open to full extension.
2.Remove the tilting pocket by pulling both brackets upward at the same time.
3.Take out the lower basket by lifting the basket up from rail system.
4. Remove a fixing pin( 1 ) and remove a shaft ( 2 ) by pushing it to the right side
with your hand.
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5. Separate the rail from the rail cover by pushing the hooks ( 3 ) in on both sides of
the rail. After pushing the hooks in, remove 3
the drawer by pulling towards you with both 
hands. 
ASSEMblE ThE FREEZER DRAWER
• To assemble the freezer doors, assemble parts in reverse order.
Be careful not to missplace the parts of refrigerator.
CAUTION
ADJUSTING ThE DOORS
Now that the doors are back on the Refrigerator, you want to make sure the Refrigerator is level so that you can make final adjustments. If the Refrigerator is not level, it will not be possible to get the doors perfectly even.
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