Fisher & Paykel RF201A manual

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    Installation instructions and user guide U S C A ( E N ) Ice & W ater refriger ator U S C A E522B & RF201A Instructions d’installation et guide de l’utilisateur U S C A ( F R ) Réfrigérateur Ice & Water Instructivo de instalación y guía de usuario U S C A ( S P ) Refriger ador Ice & W a ter[...]

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    En g l is h P a ge 1 – 4 6 Es p a ño l P á g 47 – 9 2 F ra n ça i s P a ge 9 3 – 1 38[...]

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    1 C ontents In tro duc t io n 2 Sa fet y an d war nin gs 3 In st al lat ion i ns tru c ti on s 5 Be fore you st ar t usi ng you r Ice & W ate r re fr ig erato r 15 Al l a bo ut th e dis pl ay 16 Usi ng your w ate r dis pe nse r 18 Usi ng you r i ce ma ker 19 Usi ng th e dis pl ay opt io ns 21 Me as ured Fill 21 Freezer C hil l and B ott le C hi[...]

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    2 Tha nk yo u fo r bu yi ng a Fishe r & Paykel Act ive Sma r t ™ ref rig era tor wit h c hil led wat er t hrou gh the doo r a nd auto mat ic ice dis pen si ng. At Fish er & Payke l we are ve r y prou d of th is re fri ge rato r . W e feel we h ave ac hi eved wat er dis pe nsi ng t hrou gh the do or w ith ou t co mpro mis ing sto rag e s p[...]

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    3 W ARNING! E le ct r i c Sh o c k H a z ar d R ea d a nd f ol l o w t h e S AF ET Y AN D W AR N IN G S ou t l in e d i n t h i s U se r G ui d e b ef or e o p er a t i ng t h is a p p li a n c e . F a il u r e t o d o s o ca n r e s ul t i n d e a t h, e l ec tr i c s ho c k, f i r e o r i n ju ry t o pe r s on s . Use thi s a ppl ia nce onl y for[...]

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    4 Safety and warnings Whe n m ovin g yo ur a ppl ian ce a way fr om the wall, b e car ef ul n ot t o r oll over or d ama ge the powe r cor d. Unp lug your ref rig erat or or f ree zer bef ore cl ean ing or rep lac ing the in ter ior li ght bul b. Sto ri ng food a nd dr ink s Neve r s tor e vol at ile or f lam ma ble mat eri als in your ref rig erat[...]

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    5 Installation instruc tions Conte nt s o f f il ter k it 1 13 ft (4 m) whi te ¼ ” (6 m m) tub in g 2 1 x 8” (2 00 mm) bl ue tub ing 3 1 x pres su re red uci ng val ve ( PR V ) 4 1 x dou bl e si de d ta pe 5 2 x loc k in g ke ys 6 1 x wat er f il ter car t ri dge and he ad 7 1 x fau cet con nec t ion Fig.2 Water co nne ct ion k it 1 234567 I m[...]

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    6 Installation instruc tions In st al lat ion i nst ru c ti on s: 1 Ens ure tha t re fri ger ato r is no t pl ugg ed int o a power su ppl y . 2 Locate a cold water supply/feed only suitable for a water connect ion. T e e & tap fi tting is not supplied. If you can’ t find the connect ion faucet, contact an auth orised plumber in your s tate or[...]

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    7 Installation instruc tions 11 Atta ch dou ble si ded foam to the ba ck o f t he w ate r fi lte r h ead as show n i n Dia gra m 5 . Write th e d ate to b e rep lac ed o n t he fil ter (da te i nst all ed + 6 mon th s). Rem ove d oub le sid ed foam bac k ing an d a tta ch f il ter to th e d esi red pos it ion as loc ated in ste p 1 0 (re fer t o pr[...]

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    8 Installation instruc tions 22 Run a f ur t he r 3 qt ( 3 L ) th rou gh t he sys tem, sto pp ing int erm itt ent ly to e nsu re t he re ser voir is flu sh ed o ut . F ai lu re to do thi s wi ll resu lt in exces sive dr ipp ing fro m you r d isp en ser . 23 Press un til th e Ic e me nu is h igh li ghte d t hen pre ss to tur n on th e i ce m ake r .[...]

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    9 Installation instruc tions W ARNING! E le ct r i c Sh o c k H a z ar d R ea d a nd f ol l o w t h e S AF ET Y AN D W AR N IN G S ou t l in e d i n t h i s U se r G ui d e b ef or e o p er a t i ng t h is a p p li a n c e , pa g e s 3 – 4 . F a il u r e t o d o s o ca n r e s ul t i n d e a t h, e l ec tr i c s ho c k, f i r e o r i n ju ry t o [...]

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    10 Installation instruc tions E5 22B R F2 01 A Flush wit h ref rig era tor c has sis – fu ll do or ro tat ion Flush with refrigerat or door – 90˚ door rotation (for full drawer/shelf access, the doors need to be open past 90˚) Flush wit h ref rig era tor d oor – fu ll d oor ro tat ion Flush wit h ref rig era tor c has sis – fu ll do or ro[...]

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    11 Installation instruc tions 3. V ent il ati on an d i ns tal lat io n T o ens ure ade qua te ve nti lat io n for you r ref rig era tor and it ’ s cor rec t o per at ion see reco mm end ed cab in etr y di me nsi ons be low. The app lia nce is int end ed t o be pl ace d ag ain st a w all wit h a fre e di sta nce no t exce edi ng 3” (75 mm ). E5[...]

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    12 4. I nst al lat io n Y ou r Fish er & Payke l Ac tive Sm ar t ™ ref rig era tor is fit ted wit h f ront an d rea r ro lle rs, des igne d fo r mov ing th e pro duc t in the for w ards an d ba ck wa rds dire c tio n. Avoid movi ng the prod uc t in a si dew ays d irec t ion as thi s m ay d ama ge t he roll er s or th e f loo r cove ri ng/ sur[...]

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    13 Installation instruc tions 6. What to do if you r prod uc t i s u ns tab le E Gen tl y pu sh the refr ig era tor bac k u nti l th e re ar roll ers con tac t flo or . Me asu re t he g ap und er the fro nt fo ot, wh ich ha s co me off th e f loo r . Obt ai n so me sol id pac k ing ma ter ial (ha rdwo od, p la sti c etc ) wh ic h fi ts fir ml y in [...]

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    14 Installation instruc tions Be fore pl aci ng foo d in th e f res h fo od or f reez er com par tm en ts Rem ove a ll pac k agi ng. E nsu re t hat all tr ans it cli ps a re re moved fro m t he re fri ge rato r . Thes e a re sma ll rub ber sto ps loc ate d at th e b ack of the she lve s. Cle an the in sid e o f th e a ppl ian ce w ith wa rm w ate r[...]

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    15 Befor e you start using y our Ice & W ater refriger ator Che ck refr ige ra tor is s wit che d on an d h as c ool ed fo r a t le ast 2 h ou rs ( refer to pag e 23 – The tem per atu re o f you r re fri ger ato r a nd f reez er) be fore u se. Che ck tha t t he w ate r f ilte r h as b ee n co nne ct ed a nd tur ned on . T urn on ice ma ker (r[...]

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    16 All about the displa y The dis pl ay sc ree n en abl es you to v iew and mo dif y a ll t he feat ures an d op ti ons on your refr ige ra tor . For e xam ple, you can ch ang e th e te mpe ra ture in your refr ige ra tor or f reeze r , and se lec t the Freezer Ch ill fun c tio n w hen you wan t to qui ck ly fre eze mea t. Y ou may wan t a mea sure[...]

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    17 All about the displa y Di spl ay feat ure s 4. Me as ure d Fil l ( see pa ge 21) A p re -m eas ured vol ume of wat er c an be sel ec ted and di spe nse d aut oma tic all y . 5. Di spe ns ing wa te r (s ee pag e 1 8) Ani mat io n sh ows yo u w ater is bei ng dis pen sed. 6. Ch il l (s ee pag es 22 – 23 ) Freeze r Ch ill Whe n a ct iv ated th is[...]

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    18 Using your water di spenser Di spe ns in g p ad Y ou r w ater di spe nse r h as b ee n de sig ned for one han de d op era ti on. Sim pl y pu sh your gla ss up aga ins t t he d is pen ser pa d fou nd at t he bac k o f t he d is pen ser are a. Thi s p ad requ ires on ly a gen tle pre ss t o ac t iva te. Ple as e rem emb er tha t p ress ing ver y h[...]

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    19 Using y our ice mak er Ic e m ake r Y ou r i ce m ake r i s de sig ned to auto mat ic all y d isp ens e i ce u nti l i t sen se s th at the bi n is fu ll. So the mo re ic e you us e, t he m ore it mak es. I t is eve n c leve r e nou gh t o s ens e wh en the re i s n o bi n i n pla ce t o ca tch th e ic e. Firs t u se Whe n yo u f irs t tu rn you[...]

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    20 In for mat io n a bo ut your i ce m ake r Y ou r a utom ati c i ce m ake r w ill pro duce ap proxi mate ly eig ht cub es of i ce e ver y 2 – 3 h ou rs, dep en den t on fre eze r co mpa r tm ent tem per at ure a nd num ber of doo r o pen ing s. The ice cub e t ray wil l fi ll wit h w ater af te r th e f reeze r h as reac hed the cor rec t temp [...]

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    21 M eas ure d Fill One us efu l fea tu re of you r wa ter di spe nse r i s it ’ s a bil it y to di spe nse a p re - mea sure d a mou nt of wat er . This com es in han dy w he n co ok in g or pre par ing dr ink s. Press the but ton to h igh lig ht the sc reen an d ag ai n to c ycle th roug h t he pres et qua nti ti es. Fig.21 M etr ic d isp lay F[...]

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    22 Freez er Chi ll W e have crea ted the Freeze r Ch ill fea ture to h el p you to get the be st pos sib le resu lts wh en free zi ng f resh foo d. Freeze r C hil l b oos ts free zin g s pee d, wh ic h he lp s to ens ure tha t v ita l fres hn ess, tex tu re a nd tas te a re ret ai ned du rin g t he f ree zin g p roces s. The Freezer Ch ill feat ure[...]

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    23 Bo ttl e Chi ll con td.. . I m p o rt a n t ! Do no t le ave t he bot tle in sid e th e f ree zer lo nge r th an the tim e n eed ed f or chi lli ng. T o dea c tiv ate Bot tle Ch ill ma nua lly, use th e bu tton to scro ll to t he scre en, th en use th e an d b utto ns unt il the re i s no ico n i n t he s cre en. Not e: The fre eze r ch il l an [...]

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    24 Se tt in gs W ater unit con version Y ou ca n ch ang e t he uni ts yo ur refr ige ra tor use s be t ween US and me tri c u nit s. T o c ha nge the uni ts pres s t he bu tton to scro ll to th e s cree n o pti on a nd pres s o ne o f t he or but ton s u nti l th e d esi red uni ts are d is playe d. Key Silent Mode The Key Si len t M od e al lows y[...]

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    25 Se tt in gs Once in Sabbath Mode: The int eri or lig ht w il l no t t urn on whe n t he re fr ige rat or i s o pen ed. The doo r a lar m w ill not op era te. The dis pl ay wi ll not be ill um ina ted. Ele c tron ic con trol pa nel wi ll n ot work . Not e: I f powe r is tu rne d of f t he refr ige rat or w ill au tom ati cal ly cont inu e i n S a[...]

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    26 Fruit a nd veg eta bl e b in s a nd hu mi di ty con tro l cover The fru it and veg eta ble bi ns fe atu re a un iqu e cove r w hic h p rovid es two fun c tio ns: The hum idi t y cove r se al s th e b ins an d pro vid es a hu mid mi croc lim ate to e x tend sto ra ge t ime s of fru its an d veg et abl es. The hum idi ty cove r pre vent s co nde n[...]

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    27 Sl im sto rag e d rawer (w he re f it ted ) The bin s a t th e b otto m o f t he re fri ge rato r p rovid e sto rag e s pace for item s t hat you may wan t to kee p sep ara te f rom the rest of the ref rig era tor . The se sli m s tor age bin s c an be u sed for del i i tem stor age, beve ra ges or for d efro sti ng food s. Do or al arm s If th [...]

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    28 All th e wa ter th at e nte rs yo ur refr ige rat or i s f ilte red to re move imp uri tie s t hrou gh a ca r tr idg e loc ate d i n a pos iti on of yo ur cho ice out sid e t he refr ige rat or . O f cour se, thi s wi ll nee d c han gin g app roxim ate ly e ver y 6 m on ths or up to 74 0 g all on s (2 800 L) de pen din g o n th e q ual it y o f [...]

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    29 T o re se t t he fi lte r ind ic ator I m p o rt a n t ! W e reco mme nd t he water fil ter is use d fr om ins tal lat ion . Do no t re set mon ito r b efo re f ilt er i s ch an ged or f il ter mon ito ri ng w ill be i na ccura te. Press and ho ld an d bu tto ns for 4 sec ond s to res et t he fil ter in dic ato r . If pre sen t t he ico n i n th[...]

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    30 Me asu red Fil l Ca li brat io n The acc ura c y o f you r M ea sure d Fill fun c tio n c an b e a ffec te d by var iat io ns i n t he i nco min g w ater pres su re. The M ea sure d Fill Cal ibr at ion Mo de all ows yo u to fi ne - tun e t he a mo unt of wate r dis pe nse d fro m t he pres ele ct ed vo lu mes on your cab in et. The calib ration [...]

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    31 Re pla cem en t o f t he in ter io r l ig ht (H alo ge n l ig ht bu lb) T urn th e p ower off at the wal l s ock et befo re rep la cin g t he b ulb. The li ght bu lb i s l oca ted on the top roof of the ca bin et at t he fron t. Rem ove t he len s co ver u sin g a sm all sc rewdr iver . In ser t th e s crewd ri ver i n t he f ron t ce nter of th[...]

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    32 Ex te ri or St ain le ss ex te rio r doo rs (I r idi um or E ZKl ee n f in is hes ) I t i s im por tan t w hen cl ean ing th e ex te rio r d oor su r fa ce o f yo ur re fr ige rato r , to onl y u se l iq uid dis hwas hin g d eterg en t di sso lved in war m w ater . Dr y th e do or wit h a cle an , li nt free cl oth . The use of any abr asi ve o [...]

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    33 In ter io r I t i s im por tan t to ke ep t he int eri or o f t he refr ige rat or a nd free zer cle an t o he lp preve nt food from be com ing con tam ina ted dur in g st ora ge. The amo un t an d t yp es of fo od store d d ete rmi nes how of te n cl ea nin g s hou ld b e c arr ie d ou t (id ea lly onc e eve r y 1 to 2 we eks ) in th e re fri g[...]

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    34 Hu mid it y Cont rol Syste m I m p o rt a n t ! Whe n c lea nin g t he s he lf a bove the vege ta ble bin s, we r ecom men d th at you d o n ot d isa sse mb le t he Hum idi t y Con tro l Sys tem fro m th e s hel f . In th e e vent tha t t he pla sti c li d a nd hum idi ty sl ide s bec ome se par ated fro m t he g las s s hel f , foll ow t hes e [...]

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    35 T o re move trays or f ixed bi ns F o r ea se of remov al, emp ty food fro m tr ay/b in fir st. Hol d t he c ente r f ront of the tr ay/b in han dle. Lif t ver t ica ll y to unc li p fro m t he r un ner s a nd p ull tra y/b in t oward s you to remove. Push bot h r unn ers ba ck i nto refr ig era tor . T o re pl ace trays or f ixed bi ns: With th[...]

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    36 No rma l refr ig erat or so und s Act ive Sma r t™ refr ig era tors, wi th t he ir e xcell ent en ergy ra tin gs and coo lin g pe r fo rma nce, can prod uce sou nd s so mew ha t di ffere nt to you r o ld refr ige rato r . Normal opera tional sounds include: F an air fl ow s oun d. Ac tiv e Sm ar t ™ re fri ger ato rs h ave f ans wh ich ch an[...]

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    37 Storing f ood in you r refrigera tor Re d m eat Pla ce f resh red me at o n a pla te a nd loo sel y cove r w ith wa xed p ape r , pla st ic w rap or foil. Sto re co oke d an d r aw me at on s epa rat e pl ate s. This wil l p reven t any jui ces los t f rom t he raw mea t fro m co nta mi nat ing the coo ke d pro duc t . Delicatessen meats should [...]

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    38 Storing f ood in you r freezer The use of tem per atu res of 0 ˚F (-1 8˚C ) or col der to s tore food me ans th at t he food can be ke pt for l on ger per io ds t han wh en refr ige rat ion tem pe rat ures are use d. Thi s is be cau se the growt h of bac te ria , m oul ds and yea sts are stop pe d, an d c hem ica l a nd physi cal rea ct io ns [...]

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    39 Storing f ood in you r freezer Me at, po ult r y an d gam e Do not tr y to free ze m ore t ha n 2. 2 l b ( 1 kg ) m eat pe r 0. 9 c u.f t ( 25 L) of free zer sto rag e vo lum e at any one ti me. M ea t m ust be froze n qu ick l y i n orde r to ma int ain it s te xt ure. Do not st uff po ult r y b efore fre ezi ng. Red me at can be cook ed from f[...]

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    40 T r oubleshooting If th ere is a pro ble m w ith your ap pli an ce, pl ea se c hec k t he follo win g p oin ts b efore con ta ct ing your lo cal Fishe r & Paykel Ap pli anc es Au tho ris ed Se r vi ce Ce nter De ale r o r Cus tom er Care Ce nte r . Prob lem Possi bl e cau se s What to d o App lia nce doe s not op erate. No ele c tri cit y at[...]

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    41 T r oubleshooting Prob lem Possi bl e cau se s Wha t t o d o Sid es of cab ine t are war m. Thi s is no rm al. W ar m a rea on cent ral doo r s eal. Thi s is no rm al. Cond ens ati on on out sid e o f ref rig erato r/ fre ezer . Not un us ual du rin g p eri ods of hig h h umi di ty. Wipe dr y. Cond ens ati on ins id e fre sh food comp ar t men t[...]

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    42 T r oubleshooting Prob lem Possi bl e cau se s What t o d o Ice make r m ake s unf am ili ar sou nds or see ms too lou d. Nor ma l ic e ma ker op era tio n. Refe r to ref rig era tor sou nds (re fer t o pag e 3 6). Autom ati c i ce mak er d oe s no t work . Ice mak er has no t b een swi tch ed on. Swi tch on i ce m ake r ( refer to p ag e 19 ). [...]

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    43 T r oubleshooting Prob lem Possi bl e cau se s What t o d o W ate r h as p oor tas te/ odo r . Ref ri ger ator no t u sed for a n ex ten de d pe rio d. Dis pe nse 10 qt ( 10 L) w ate r s o fre sh wat er s upp ly is re ple ni she d. W ate r d isp ens er doe s n ot work and /o r icon fla sh ing. W at er s up ply tur ne d of f o r n ot con nec te d[...]

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    44 Limited w arranty Whe n yo u p urch ase any new Fishe r & Paykel whi tew are p rod uc t fo r pe rso na l or con sum er use you auto ma tic all y re ceive a o ne year li mite d w arr ant y cover ing pa r ts and la bor for ser vic ing wit hi n th e 4 8 ma in lan d U nite d S tate s, H awai i, W as hin gto n DC an d Ca nad a. I n Ala sk a the l[...]