Contents Safety information Important safety symbols and precautions Severe warning signs for transportation and site Critical installation warnings Installation cautions Critical usage warnings Usage cautions Cleaning cautions Critical disposal warnings Additional tips for proper usage Saving Energy Tips This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as Instructions about the WEEE Installation Refrigerator at a glance...
Safety information • Before using your new Samsung Refrigerator, please read this manual thoroughly to ensure that you know how to operate the features and functions that your new appliance offers safely and efficiently. • This appliance is not intended for use by persons...
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If you have any questions or concerns, contact your nearest service center or find help and information online at www.samsung.com. • R-600a or R-134a is used as a refrigerant. Check the compressor label on the rear of the appliance or the rating label inside the fridge to see which refrigerant is used for your refrigerator.
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• Do not store explosive substances such as aerosol cans with a flammable propellant in this appliance. • To avoid contamination of food, please respect the following instructions: - Opening the door for long periods can cause a significant increase of the temperature in the compartments of the appliance.
Safety information Important safety symbols and precautions Please follow all safety instructions in this manual. This manual uses the following safety symbols. WARNING Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in severe personal injury, property damage, and/or death. CAUTION Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in severe personal injury and/or property damage.
Severe warning signs for transportation and site WARNING • When transporting and installing the appliance, care should be taken to ensure that no parts of the refrigerating circuit are damaged. - Refrigerant leaking from the pipe work could ignite or cause an eye injury. If a leak is detected, avoid any naked flames or potential sources of ignition and air the room in which the appliance is standing for several minutes.
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Safety information • Do not plug several appliances into the same multiple power strip. The refrigerator should always be plugged into its own individual electrical outlet which has a voltage rating that matches the voltage listed on the refrigerator’s rating plate. - This provides the best performance and also prevents overloading of house wiring circuits, which could cause a fire hazard from overheated wires.
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- Deteriorated insulation of electrical parts may cause an electric shock or fire. • If any dust or water is in the refrigerator, pull out power plug and contact your Samsung Electronics service center. - Otherwise there is a risk of fire. English...
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Safety information • Do not stand on top of the appliance or place objects (such as laundry, lighted candles, lighted cigarettes, dishes, chemicals, metal objects, etc.) on the appliance. - This may result in an electric shock, fire, problems with the product, or injury.
• If the power cord is damaged, have it replaced immediately by the manufacturer or one of its service agents. • The fuse on the refrigerator must be changed by a qualified technician or service company. - Failing to do so may result in an electric shock or personal injury.
Safety information Critical usage warnings WARNING • Do not insert the power plug into a wall socket with wet hands. - This may result in an electric shock. • Do not store articles on the top of the appliance. - When you open or close the door, the articles may fall and cause personal injury and/or material damage.
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• If you smell pharmaceutical or smoke, pull out power plug immediately and contact your Samsung Electronics service center. • If any dust or water is in Refrigerator, pull out power plug and contact your Samsung Electronics service center.
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Safety information • Do not overfill the refrigerator with food. - When you open the door, an item may fall out and cause personal injury or material damage. • Do not spray volatile material such as insecticide onto the surface of the appliance. - As well as being harmful to humans, it may also result in an electric shock, fire, or problems with the product.
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• Do not put fridge shelf in upside down. Shelf stopper could not work. - It may cause a personal injury because of glass shelf drop. • If a gas leak is detected, avoid any naked flames or potential sources of ignition, and air the room in which the appliance is standing for several minutes.
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Safety information • If the refrigerator emits a burning smell or smoke, unplug the refrigerator immediately and contact your Samsung Electronics service center. - Failing to do so may result in an electric or fire hazards. • Pull the power plug out of the socket before changing the interior lamps of the refrigerator.
Usage cautions CAUTION • Do not re-freeze frozen foods that have thawed completely. Do not place carbonated or fizzy drinks in the freezer compartment. Do not put bottles or glass containers in the freezer. - When the contents freeze, the glass may break and cause personal injury.
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• When the refrigerator got wet by water, pull out the power plug and contact your Samsung Electronics service center. • Do not strike or apply excessive force to any glass surface. - Broken glass may result in a personal injury and/or property damage.
• Do not keep vegetable oil in your refrigerator’s door bins. The oil can solidify, making it foul-tasting and difficult to use. In addition, the open container can leak and the leaked oil can cause the door bin to crack. After opening an oil container, it is best to keep the container in a cool and shaded place such as a cupboard or pantry.
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Safety information • Use a clean, dry cloth to remove any foreign matter or dust from the power plug blades. Do not use a wet or damp cloth when cleaning the plug. - Otherwise, there is a risk of fire or electric shock. •...
Critical disposal warnings WARNING • Please dispose of the packaging material from this product in an environmentally friendly manner. • Ensure that none of the pipes on the back of the refrigerator are damaged prior to disposal. • R-600a or R-134a is used as a refrigerant. Check the compressor label on the rear of the appliance or the rating label inside the fridge to see which refrigerant is used for your refrigerator.
Safety information • DANGER: Risk of child entrapment. Before you throw away your old refrigerator or freezer: - Take off the doors. - Leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily climb inside. Additional tips for proper usage •...
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• Temperature rise during defrosting complies with ISO requirements. If you want to prevent an undue rise in the temperature of frozen food while the appliance defrosts, wrap the frozen food in several layers of newspaper. • Do not re-freeze frozen foods that have thawed completely.
Safety information Saving Energy Tips • Install the appliance in a cool, dry room with adequate ventilation. Ensure that it is not exposed to direct sunlight and never put it near a direct source of heat (a radiator, for example). •...
This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as • staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments; • farm houses and by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments; • bed and breakfast type environments; •...
This product and its electronic accessories should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal. For information on Samsung’s environmental commitments and product regulatory obligations, e.g. REACH, WEEE or Batteries, visit our sustainability page available via www.samsung.com...
Installation Follow these instructions carefully to ensure a proper installation of this refrigerator and to prevent accidents before using it. WARNING • Use the refrigerator only for its intended purpose as described in this manual. • Any servicing must be performed by a qualified technician. •...
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Installation 01 Freezer door bin 02 Main panel 03 Fridge door bin 04 Active Fresh Filter * 05 Vegetable drawer * applicable models only To secure more room for storage in the freezer compartment Remove one or more optional accessories such as shelf (or shelves), twist ice maker(s), ice storage bin(s), ice bucket(s) and their supports, all of which can be removed manually without a tool.
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Door bins Your refrigerator ships with door bins of different types and sizes. If the door bins for your refrigerator were packaged separately, assemble them in the correct position according to the figure. NOTE The actual refrigerator and provided component parts of your refrigerator may differ from the illustrations in this manual, depending on the model and the country.
Installation Step-by-step installation STEP 1 Select a site Site requirements: • Solid, level surface without carpeting or flooring that may obstruct ventilation • Away from direct sunlight • Adequate room for opening and closing the door • Away from a heat source •...
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Clearance See the pictures and table below for space requirements for installation. Depth "A" Width “B” Height “C” 1855 (unit : mm) more than 50mm recommended 115° (Freezer) / 120° (Fridge) At least 50 mm 1140 1447 (unit : mm) English Untitled-2 31 Untitled-2 31...
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Installation STEP 2 Spacing (applicable models only) 1. Open the door and locate the provided spacers (x2). 2. Unpack both spacers and attach them to the rear of the refrigerator as shown. They help ventilate air to the rear wall and save power consumption.
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STEP 4 Adjust the levelling feet CAUTION • When installed, the refrigerator must be levelled on a flat, solid floor. Not levelling the refrigerator can cause damage to the refrigerator or physical injury. • Levelling must be performed with the refrigerator empty. Make sure no food items are inside the refrigerator.
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Installation STEP 5 Initial settings By completing the following steps, the refrigerator should be fully functioning. 1. Plug the power cord into the wall socket to turn the refrigerator on. 2. Open the door, and check if the interior light lights up. 3.
If this happens, the all LED that display temperature blinks until the refrigerator returns to the specified temperature settings. If the blinking continues for an extended time, contact a local Samsung service center for technical assistance.
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Operations 01 Freezer The Freezer button can be used to set the freezer temperature between -15 °C and -23 °C (default: -19 °C). Each time you press the button, the temperature changes in this sequence: -23 °C -15 °C -17 °C -19 °C -21 °C -23 °C Freezer CAUTION •...
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• Make sure to remove frozen foods from the freezer before enabling the Freezer Convert . Frozen foods melt and spoil as the temperature increases ( Freezer mode changes to Fridge mode). • Make sure to remove chilled foods from the freezer before disabling the Freezer Convert .
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Operations If you are going on vacation or a business trip, or if you do not intend to use the fridge for an extended time, use the Vacation mode. • To activate Vacation mode, press Fridge with the 1 °C indicator selected.
• To configure the wireless access point (AP) settings, see the user manual of the AP Router. • Samsung Smart Refrigerators support both Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz with IEEE 802.11 b/g/n and Soft-AP protocols. ( IEEE 802.11 n is recommended.) • Unauthorized Wi-Fi wireless routers may fail to connect to applicable Samsung Smart Refrigerators.
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Operations Samsung account You are required to register your Samsung account to use the app. If you don’t have a Samsung account, follow the app’s on-screen instructions to create a free Samsung account. Getting started Turn on the device you want to connect, open the SmartThings app on your phone, and then follow the instructions below.
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Category Item Description Displays the current temperature setting of the Fridge temperature fridge. Monitoring Checks the accumulated power consumption of Energy monitoring the refrigerator for the last 180 days. You can turn Power Cool on or off, and check Power Cool the current settings.
Operations Special features The actual image and special functions of your refrigerator may differ, depending on the model and the country. Ice making (applicable models only) Twist ice maker (applicable models only) 1. Open the freezer door, and slide open the ice tray.
Maintenance Handle and care Shelves (fridge/freezer) To remove the shelf, hold it with both hands and lift it to release it from the rear hook. Then, tilt it on one side and pull it out. Before you insert the shelf, check the shape of the back of the shelf.
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Maintenance Vegetable shelf Hold the vegetable shelf with both hands and lift it to release it from the rear hook. Then, tilt it on one side and pull it out. Door bins Slightly lift up and pull out the door bins. CAUTION To prevent accidents, empty the door bins before removing them.
Cleaning WARNING • Do not use benzene, thinner, or home/car detergent such as Clorox™ for cleaning purposes. They may damage the surface of the refrigerator and cause a fire. • Do not spray water onto the refrigerator. This may cause electric shock. Regularly use a dry cloth to remove all foreign substances such as dust or water from the power plug terminals and contact points.
Lamps and active fresh filter Neither lamps nor the active fresh filter is user-serviceable. Do not attempt to replace them yourself. To replace them, contact a local Samsung service centre. WARNING The lamps are not user-serviceable. Do not attempt to replace a lamp yourself. This can cause electric shock.
Troubleshooting Before calling for service, review the checkpoints below. Any service calls regarding normal situations (No Defect Cases) will be charged to users. General Temperature Symptom Possible causes Solution • Power cord is not plugged in • Properly plug in the power properly.
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Contact a local An alarm sounds. fridge or freezer cools down Samsung service centre if to a normal temperature. the alarm sounds again after • If the door is left open for 12 hours.
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Frost Symptom Possible causes Solution Frost around the • Make sure no food blocks • Food is blocking the vents. vents. the refrigerator vents. • Make sure food does not Frost on interior • Door is not closed properly. block the door. Clean the walls.
Troubleshooting Do you hear abnormal sounds from the refrigerator? Before calling for service, review the checkpoints below. Any service calls related to normal sounds will be charged to the user. These sounds are normal. • When starting or ending an operation, the refrigerator may make sounds similar to a car engine igniting.
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• As the refrigerator cools or freezes, refrigerant gas moves through sealed pipes, causing bubbling sounds. Bubbling! • As the refrigerator temperature increases or decreases, plastic parts contract and expand, creating knocking noises. These noises occur during the defrosting cycle or when electronic parts are working.
• The old Samsung Smart Refrigerator app cannot connect with Samsung Smart Home models. • You must log into your Samsung account to use the app. • Make sure that your router is operating normally. The SmartThings •...
Open Source Announcement The software included in this product contains open source software. The following URL http://opensource.samsung.com/opensource/SMART_TP1_0/seq/0 leads to open source license information as related to this product. English Untitled-2 53 Untitled-2 53 2024-09-03 2024-09-03 12:38:34 12:38:34...
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For Singapore only Complies with IMDA Standards DA100790 Contact SAMSUNG WORLD WIDE If you have any questions or comments relating to Samsung products, please contact the SAMSUNG customer care centre. Country Contact Center Web Site 1800 7267864 | 1800-SAMSUNG (Other) SINGAPORE www.samsung.com/sg/support...
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