Before Use; Preparation Before Use - Hitachi R-S42NH Instruction Manual

BEFORE USE

Preparation before use

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Preparation before use
● The floor should be sturdy and flat.
Lay a board with 1cm thickness on the floor if the refrigerator is installed on the carpet, tatami mat, flooring or PVC sheet
flooring which may be hollow or discolor.
● Place the refrigerator away from direct sunlight and heat.
● Do not place it in damp areas, and ensure good air ventilation.
This will reduce adverse effects to refrigerating power and keep electricity cost down.
This will also prevent the refrigerator from discoloring and rusting.
● The place should be separated from other equipments.
To prevent disturbance (noise / scattered image) to TV and others attributable to the
refrigerator.
※ The actual size of the center part of the side of the refrigerator ' s main body is slightly
larger than the nominal size.
Therefore, please allow enough space around when installing the refrigerator.
※ The back of the refrigerator can be placed very close to the wall.
If you are concern with the vibrating sound or dew condensation on the rear or
discoloration of or dirt on a wall due to high humidity, place the refrigerator away from the wall (2 cm or more).
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Fix the refrigerator
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To remove leg cover, hold both ends of it and pull it towards you by applying some force.
Turn the left and right adjustable mounts until they touch the floor.
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Adjust the refrigerator compartment door so that it is horizontal.
The height of the door can be adjusted 1mm every one turn of the
adjustable mount.
■ The right side door is lower.
※ Excessively turning an adjustable mount may cause it to detach.
Insert the pins of the leg cover into the mounting holes to attach
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the leg cover.
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Leg cover
Turn the left adjustable Turn the right adjustable
mount to lower the left mount to lower the right
side door. side door.
Mounting hole
Fork
Leg cover
■ The left side door is lower.
Required space above the Required space above the
refrigerator: 5 cm or more refrigerator: 5 cm or more
Required space for right and left of the Required space for right and left of the
refrigerator: 0.5 cm or more refrigerator: 0.5 cm or more
Note
● Depending on the material or strength of a
floor on which the refrigerator is installed or
the weight of food put in it, a door may be
lowered after several days (about 5 days)
after the installation.
If this happens, adjust the parallelism
between the doors again.
● Installing the refrigerator on an unlevel
floor or sinking of its leg(s) due to a floor
which is not strong enough to support the
weight of food may cause a difference in
level between the right and left doors.
This does not affect the refrigerator
performance.
Adjust the refrigerator adjustable mount
to keep it level according to the procedure
listed below if you want to correct it.
● Correcting any left / right lean and lifting
slightly the front side of the refrigerator
until the door can be closed easily and
completely.
● When you release your hand from a
refrigerator door with the door open, the
door may this is normal.