Troubleshooting; Faq When Using For The Fi Rst Time; Control Panel Does Not Respond; Automatic Ice Making Is Not Properly Performed - Hitachi R-S42CMJ How To Use Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING

Check the following points before asking repair. Contact your dealer or our customer center if the problem still exists after checking them.
FAQ when using for the fi rst time
Refrigerator does
not cool well
enough or make
ice when using
for the fi rst time
When this happens

Control Panel does not respond.

Control Panel does
not respond.

Automatic ice making is not properly performed.

Ice cannot be
made at all.
It takes a long time
to make ice.
There is no ice in
the ice tray.
Projection is
generated on ice.
Stored ice
becomes small.
Ice sticks together.
Small ice is made.
Connected ice is
made.
There is white
impurity in ice.
Ice tray frame
cannot be drawn
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● It takes time to cool in summer or when a lot of foods are stored.
→ It may take more than 4 ∼ 24 hours to cool fully immediately after installing.
● When using for the fi rst time, it takes time to make ice because ice making starts after cooling fully.
It may take more than 24 hours to make ice according to the amount of food and the way of
packing it.
→ Open/close the door quickly and/or minimize the number of times of opening and closing the door.
→ Allow clearance between each food in each compartment.
● Is "Button Look" selected by using the lock function on the panel for operation?
● Is Refrigerator Compartment Door open? Operate after closing it.
● Is Water Supply indicator lamp turned on?
● Is the "停止 (Stop)" lamp on the control panel in the Refrigerator Compartment turned off?
● Is the water supply container pushed in beyond the "Container set position"?
● Is anything other than ice stored in the Ice case?
● Is the ice case fi lled with ice over the limit line of stored ice amount?
● Do you open the door frequently or store a large amount of food at a time?
Refrigerator may not cool fully.
→ Minimize the number of times of opening and closing the door until it cools fully.
→ Allow clearance as much as possible between each stored food.
● It may take more than 4 hours to make ice in winter.
● Immediately after changing from "停止 (Stop)" to "製冰 (Ice Making)", it may take longer than usual to make ice.
● Does any food or package caught in the door prevent the door from closing completely?
→ Check that there is not any gap between the door gasket and its contact surface when the door is closed.
● Is the compartment in "節電 (Energy Saving)" mode? Exit the "節電 (Energy Saving)" mode.
● It is frozen water collected in the ice tray groove. It does not indicate any trouble.
● Ice naturally becomes small or sticks together if ice is stored for a long term.
● Do you open the door frequently or store a large amount of food at a time? As a result,
temperature in the refrigerator rises and stored ice becomes small or sticks together.
● The door or the drawer compartment may not have been closed completely.
● Small ice may be made if only a small amount of water remains in the water supply container.
→ Add water until water level reaches to the "Container-full line" of the water supply container.
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● Ice sticks together if the amount of water supplied to the ice tray is not even.
Add water until water level reaches to the "Container-full line" of the water supply container.
● If the frame is set to the right place, ice cubes may be stuck.
● If the ice tray is damaged, ice may not be easily separated from the ice tray and ice stuck together
may be made. If same trouble occurs many times, consult your dealer and replace the ice tray.
● It is because the fi ne air bubble in water is contained in ice.
→ This is not malfunction.
● Did you use mineral water to make ice?
→ Mineral contained in water may freeze and become white impurity in ice. It may remain after
thawing in water, but it is harmless.
● Is " (Quick Ice Making) or"製
→ Ice tray frame cannot be drawn while making ice with the Automatic ice maker. Turn off the " 製
Making)" lamp.
If the lamp starts fl ashing, wait 20 seconds until the lamp is turned off and draw the frame after
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Please check. This is the cause.
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(Ice Making) display of"製
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( Ice Making)" turned on?
( Ice