Refrigerator Use - Kenmore 5044 - Elite 25.1 cu. Ft. Refrigerator Use And Care Manual

REFRIGERATOR USE
In order to ensure proper temperatures, you need to permit air to
flow between the two sections. Cold air enters the bottom of the
freezer section and moves up. It then enters the refrigerator
section through the top vent. On Style 2 models, this air is also
evenly distributed throughout the refrigerator compartment
through six vents on the back wall. Air then returns to the freezer
as shown.
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Do not block any of these vents with food such as soda, cereal,
bread, etc. If the vents are blocked, airflow will be obstructed and
temperature and moisture problems may occur.
IMPORTANT: Because air circulates between both sections, any
odors formed in one section will transfer to the other. You must
thoroughly clean both sections to eliminate odors. To avoid odor
transfer and drying out of food, wrap or cover foods tightly.
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The refrigerator and freezer controls are located on the dispenser
panel and display screen.
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A. Display screen
Language Selection
The language of the text on the display screen can be set to
English, Spanish or French. The button labels on the dispenser
panel always remain English, even when the display screen is set
to Spanish or French.
• To change the display screen text from English to Spanish or
French, press the HOME button on the dispenser panel. On
the display screen, press FEATURES, then PREFERENCES,
then LANGUAGE. Select ESPANOL (Spanish) or FRANOAIS
(French), wait 15 seconds or press BACK, and the screen text
will be changed.
• To change the display screen text from Spanish to English,
press the HOME button on the dispenser panel. On the
display screen, press CARACTERJSTICAS, then
PREFERENCIAS, then IDIOMA. Select INGLI2S, wait
15 seconds or press ATRAS, and the screen text will be
changed.
• To change the display screen text from French to English,
press the HOME button on the dispenser panel. On the
disp.lay screen, press CARACTg:RISTIQUES, then
PREFERENCES, then LANGUE. Select ANGLAIS, wait
15 seconds or press RETOUR, and the screen text will be
changed.
Cooling On/Off
To turn cooling off, press and hold the TEMPERATURE button,
located on the dispenser panel, for 3 seconds. A 3-second
countdown will appear on the display screen. When cooling is
turned off, the COOLING OFF icon will appear on the screen.
Your refrigerator and freezer will not cool when cooling is off.
Press and hold TEMPERATURE again to turn cooling on.
Temperature Controls
For your convenience, your refrigerator and freezer controls are
preset at the factory. When you first install your refrigerator, make
sure that the controls are still set to the "mid-settings."
To view set points, press the TEMPERATURE button on the
dispenser panel. The factory recommended set points are
0°F (-18°C) for the freezer and 37°F (3°C) for the refrigerator.
IMPORTANT:
• Wait 24 hours before you put food into the refrigerator. If you
add food before the refrigerator has cooled completely, your
food may spoil.
NOTE: Adjusting the set points to a higher (colder) than
recommended setting will not cool the compartments any
faster.
• If the temperature is too warm or too cold in the refrigerator or
freezer, first check the air vents to be sure they are not
blocked before adjusting the controls.
• The preset settings should be correct for normal household
usage. The controls are set correctly when milk or juice is as
cold as you like and when ice cream is firm.
• Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments. Recheck the
temperatures before other adjustments are made.
• The display screen on the dispenser control panel has a
backlight, which will turn off automatically when the controls
have not been used for 2 minutes or more. When the
backlight is off, the first press of a control button or the
display screen will only reactivate the backlight, without
changing any settings. Within 2 minutes after the backlight
has been reactivated, additional presses of control buttons or
the display screen will change the applicable settings.
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