Adjust The Temperature Of The Freezeer Compartment; Quickly Freezing Warm Food (Quick Freezing) - Hitachi R-S42CMJ How To Use Manual

Adjust the temperature of the freezeer compartment

■ Push the "冷凍" button to adjust the temperature of the freezer compartment.
Each time you push the button, the corresponding indicator lamp changes in the order shown below:
Light ON
● Select "中 (MID)" in ordinary usage. The temperature may change depending on the
operation states.
● For more information about the panel for operation.
● To adjust the temperature more fi nely.
Quickly freezing warm food
1 Place the food wrapped
with plastic fi lm on the
aluminium tray in the
upper Freezer.
Quick Freezing Corner
● Freezing compartment is cooled preferentially in the "急冷凍 (Quick Freezing)"operation.
For that reason, temperature of the Refrigerator Compartment may rise if opening/closing the
Refrigerator Compartment door frequently.
● Warm food such as rice can be easily frozen by this function. Make sure that you never burn
yourself when putting hot food in.
It is recommended to put it in after it is cooled down to 60˚C and under.
● Pushing the "冷却モード" button again within 60 minutes after the end of the "急冷凍 (Quick
Freezing)" operation, the lamp is illuminated, but the operation does not start. The operation will
start after 60 minutes pass.
● Make sure to wrap the food with plastic fi lm to prevent it from sticking on the aluminium tray.
● Dividing food into small pieces not only make them freeze soon, but also make them be taken out easily.
Troubleshooting
When this happens
● Did you open the door frequently?
→ It is recommended to open and close the door quickly and/or minimize the number of
times of opening and closing the door.
● Does any food or package caught in the door prevent the door from closing completely?
Freezer does not
→ Check that there is no gap between the door seal and its contact surface with the door
cool well enough,
closed.
● Is food squeezed in? or Is a large amount of food put in at one time?
frost and/or dew
→ Make sure that any food does not protrude beyond the storage height limit of each
occurs, ice cream
compartment, and do not store the amount of food that may prevent the door from
opening and closing.
becomes soft
→ Allow clearance between each food in each compartment.
● The door may not be shut properly if Upper Freezer case or Slimline slide case is not
attached properly.
→ Check that they are put in place.
● If door is opened and closed frequently, temperature of food may become higher and food such as ice cream
Caution
may become soft.
(Factory default setting)
About -20 ∼ -18˚C About -23 ∼ -20˚C
(Low temperature freezing
※ The temperatures are standard values under the specifi c
condition (the surrounding temperature of 30˚C, no food stored,
door closed and the temperature in the refrigerator is steady).
Note: Items are preserved at lower temperature than usual freezer
temperature. Electric power consumption will increase by
about 20 percent, compared with usual freezer operation.
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"冷却モード"
2 Push the
button and "
Freezing)" indicator lamp
will be illuminated. ※
Light ON pushing
the button
※ Indicator lamps other than "
Freezing) will be turned off about 2 minutes
after " " (Quick Freezing) is set.
Please check. This is the cause.
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About -18 ∼ -15˚C
Note
)
(Quick Freezing)
3
" "
(Quick
(Quick Freezing)
indicator lamp will be
turned on during the "
" (Quick Freezing)
operation, and other
indicator lamps will be
turned off.*
※
Push the "冷却モード" button to turn off
" (Quick
the display after turning on other displays
again, when you want to stop this function.
Notice
● Temperatures in the Quick
Freezing operation are
lower than the temperatures
described in the left.
● If operating the refrigerator
for a long time with the "
" selected, ice cream
etc. may become hard or it
may take a longer time to
thaw food.
"急冷凍 (Quick Freezing)" operation
will end automatically in about 120
minutes, and
" (Quick Freezing)"
indicator lamp will be turned off.
Light OFF
Light OFF
pushing
the button
There is a gap between
the door gasket
and its contact surface.
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