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RB28F*

RB29F*

RB29H*

RB30F*

RB31F*

RB31H*

RB32F*

RB33F*

RB34F*

RB39F*

RB30J*

RB33J*

RB34J*

RB37J*

RB33N*

RL33N*

RB34N*

RB37R*

RL37R*

English

Free Standing Appliance

Summary of Contents for RB31F Series

Page 1: ...anual imagine the possibilities Thank you for purchasing a Samsung product RB28F RB29F RB29H RB30F RB31F RB31H RB32F RB33F RB34F RB39F RB30J RB33J RB34J RB37J RB33N RL33N RB34N RB37R RL37R English Free Standing Appliance ...

Page 2: ... and understand the hazards involved Children shall not play with the appliance Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision Warnings and Important Safety Instructions in this manual do not cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur It is your responsibility to use common sense caution and care when installing maintaining and operating your appli...

Page 3: ...y naked flames and move anything flammable away from the product and ventilate the room immediately Failing to do so may result in fire or explosion Do not store explosive substances such as aerosol cans with a flammable propellant in this appliance Warning Risk of fire flammable materials Important safety symbols and precautions WARNING Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in severe person...

Page 4: ...ce care should be taken to ensure that no parts of the refrigerating circuit are damaged WARNING SEVERE WARNING SIGNS FOR INSTALLATION Deteriorated insulation of electrical parts may cause an electric shock or fire Do not place this refrigerator in direct sunlight or expose to the heat from stoves room heaters or other appliance Do not plug several appliances into the same multiple power board The...

Page 5: ...trical parts may cause an electric shock or fire Connect the power plug in proper position with the cord hanging down If you connect the power plug upside down wire can get cut off and cause a fire or an electric shock Make sure that the power plug is not squashed or damaged by the back of the refrigerator When moving the refrigerator be careful not to roll over or damage the power cord This const...

Page 6: ...r leakages or electric shocks caused by current leakage from the refrigerator This may result in an electric shock fire explosion or problems with the product Never plug the power cord into a socket that is not grounded correctly and make sure that it is in accordance with local and national codes If the supply cord is damaged it must be replaced by the manufacturer its service agent or similarly ...

Page 7: ...k Do not touch the inside walls of the freezer or products stored in the freezer with wet WARNING hands This may cause frostbite Do not use or place any substances sensitive to temperature such as inflammable sprays inflammable objects dry ice medicine or chemicals near the refrigerator Do not keep volatile or inflammable objects or substances benzene thinner propane gas alcohol ether LP gas and o...

Page 8: ...air dryer to dry the inside of the refrigerator Do not place a lighted candle in the refrigerator for removing bad odours This may result in an electric shock or fire Fill the water tank ice tray and water cubes only with potable water mineral water or purified water Do not fill the tank with tea juice or sports drink this may damage the refrigerator Do not let children hang on the door If not a s...

Page 9: ...ang on the door If not a serious injury may occur There is a Risk of children entrapment Do not let children enter inside the refrigerator Bottles should be stored tightly together so that they do not fall out This product is intended only for the storage of food in a domestic environment Never put fingers or other objects into the dispenser hole ice chute and ice maker bucket It may cause a perso...

Page 10: ...se a damaged power plug damaged power cord or loose wall socket This may result in an electric shock or fire Do not put a container filled with water on the appliance If spilled there is a risk of fire or electric shock Never stare directly at the UV LED lamp for long periods of time This may result in eye strain due to the ultraviolet rays CAUTION SIGNS FOR USING To get best performance from the ...

Page 11: ... neither covered under Samsung warranty service nor is Samsung responsible for safety issues and damages that result from 3rd party modifications Do not block air holes If the air holes are blocked especially with a plastic bag the refrigerator can be over cooled Use only the ice maker provided with the refrigerator Wipe excess moisture from the inside and leave the doors open Otherwise odor and m...

Page 12: ...of the appliance and may cause a fire Never put fingers or other objects into the dispenser CAUTION hole It may cause a personal injury or material damage Before cleaning or performing maintenance unplug the appliance from the wall socket Failing to do so may result in an electric shock or fire Use a clean sponge or soft cloth and a mild detergent in warm water to clean the refrigerator Do not use...

Page 13: ...ure Please contact your local authorities in regard to the environmentally safe disposal of this product Ensure that none of the pipes on the back of the WARNING appliances are damaged prior to disposal The pipes shall be broken in the open space When disposing of this or other refrigerator s remove the door door seals door latch so that children or animals cannot become trapped inside Children sh...

Page 14: ...f temperature for which the refrigerating appliance is designed Do not store food which goes bad easily at low temperature such as bananas melons Your appliance is frost free which means there is no need to manually defrost your appliance as this will be carried out automatically Temperature rise during defrosting can comply with ISO requirements But if you want to prevent an undue rise in the tem...

Page 15: ... door is open the less ice will form in the freezer Allow clearance to the right left back and top when installing This will help reduce power consumption and keep your energy bills lower We recommend the value of clearance to be Right left and back side more than 50 mm Top side more than 100 mm For the most efficient use of energy please keep the all inner fittings such as baskets drawers shelves...

Page 16: ... plug out of the socket before changing the interior light of the refrigerator Otherwise there is a risk of electric shock Selecting the best location for the refrigerator Select a location without direct exposure to sunlight Select a location with level or nearly level flooring Select a location with enough space for the refrigerator doors to open easily WARNING Allow sufficient space to install ...

Page 17: ...igerator so as not to be touched on the floor preventing the power cord from being crushed by the rollers upon relocation CAUTION CAUTION FLOORING For proper installation this refrigerator must be placed on a level surface of hard material that has the same height as the rest of the flooring This surface should be strong enough to support a fully loaded refrigerator or approximately 65 kg To prote...

Page 18: ...erature label is fixed you can make regular checks to ensure that the temperature in the coldest zone is correct and if necessary to set the thermostat as indicated in the user guide The interior temperature of the refrigerator depends on many factors such as the ambient temperature of the room the amount of stored food and the number of door openings These factors must be taken into account when ...

Page 19: ... troubleshooting section at the back of this user guide If you have any further questions contact your Samsung Electronics service center 1 Place the refrigerator in an appropriate location with reasonable clearance between the wall and the refrigerator Refer to installation instructions in this manual 2 Before using the refrigerator please remove the shelf corner covers shown on below figure The ...

Page 20: ... order and temperature indicator will display the desired temperature 19 C 21 C 23 C 15 C 17 C Press this button for 3 seconds to activate the Power Freeze function Power Freeze indicator will light up and the refrigerator will speed up the time to needed to freeze products in the freezer This function will be activated for 50 hours and freezer indicator will not change display This function switc...

Page 21: ...ctivated Coolselect Zone function will be activated 3 Coolselect Zone Press Coolselect Zone button to activate the Coolselect Zone function Coolselect Zone indicator will light up and then you can store meat and fish Press Coolselect Zone button again Coolselect Zone indicator will light off and then you can store vegetable While Vacation function is activated pressing Coolselect Zone button does ...

Page 22: ...the symbols indicate the permitted storage period of the produce in months When purchasing frozen produce observe the date of manufacture or sell by date Freezing food Freeze fresh undamaged food only Keep food which is to be frozen away from food which is already frozen To prevent food from losing its flavour or drying out place in airtight containers Packing food correctly 1 Place the food in th...

Page 23: ...ave oven Do not refreeze food which is beginning to thaw or which has already thawed The food cannot be refrozen until it has been prepared boiled or fried Do not store the frozen products longer than the max storage period CAUTION USING THE WATER DISPENSER OPTIONAL With the water dispenser you can obtain chilled water easily without opening the refrigerator door Lift up the Can Carry 1 Lift up an...

Page 24: ...NLOCK Water can only be dispensed on this setting Dispenser Lever UNLOCK LOCK CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION USING THE COOLSELECT DUO OPTIONAL 1 Disassemble the chilled room box Depending on the specification the box can be easily disassembled when the guard on the right side is removed 2 Move the knob to the left or right side to manually set the desired temperature The temperature of the chilled room i...

Page 25: ...ed in as it may cause an electric shock Do not clean the refrigerator with benzene thinner or car detergent for risk of fire 1 Unplug the power cord of the refrigerator 2 Slightly dampen a soft lint free cloth or paper towel with water Do not use any kind of detergent to clean the refrigerator because that can discolor or damage the refrigerator 3 Wipe the inside and outside of refrigerator until ...

Page 26: ...eel confident to follow instruction in the user manual a Samsung qualified service engineer must be contacted to carry out this change 3 Do not plug in Refrigerator just after door reverse finished process and wait for at least one hour Required Tools Not provided Phillips Head Driver Flat Head Driver 11 mm Wrench for hinge shaft Not provided Additional part 8 mm Socket Wrench for bolts Hinge Cove...

Page 27: ...emble the middle hinge by removing the screws using a Phillips Head screwdriver The freezer door may fall forward so please support the door 8 Remove the freezer door from the bottom hinge by carefully lifting the door straight up The door is heavy be careful not to injure yourself when removing the door 9 Switch the handles from the left to the right Remove the screw on the bottom right side of t...

Page 28: ...p 11 Assemble the Cap CAUTION 12 Switch the position of cap screw and cap Pull out using a thin flat screwdriver Be careful not to injure yourself during operation 13 Lay the refrigerator carefully on it s back Remove the leg unscrew in an anti clockwise direction and the Hinge Low Hinge Low Leg To protect the refrigerator damage cut a large section of the cardboard carton and place it under the r...

Page 29: ...e 4 2 1 3 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 17 Switch the Wire Door Direction to opposite side like the Picture 18 Use 11 mm wrench to separate the Top hinge shaft Flip the Top hinge and reattach the Top hinge shaft 18 1 Use 11 mm wrench to separate the Top hinge shaft and nut Flip the Top hinge and reattach the Top hinge shaft and nut Only for RB33N RB34N RL33N model Tighten the shaft and nut as much as poss...

Page 30: ...cture 2 1 2 1 2 RB37 model only Only on models with external display 21 Assemble the Cover Hinge to match the Hinge RB37 model only 22 Assemble the Cap Space Door additional part on back side RB37 model only 23 Insert the Cover Wire Door on the top of Fridge door and then push it to assemble completely Check the wire position that should be located the back side of Cover Wire Door RB37 model only ...

Page 31: ...there can be a noise or dew can be formed which affects perfomance of the unit 26 Make sure the doors are working properly When you reverse the Freezer Door detach the Freezer Door gasket and the inside left gasket A And then attach the inside gasket to the right B Attach the Freezer door gasket after rotating it 180 A B operating _31 02 OPERATING 02 OPERATING ...

Page 32: ...rce Not enough clearance between refrigerator and sides rear Make sure there are at least 5 cm from the rear and sides Vacation mode is activated Deactivate vacation mode The refrigerator is overloaded Food is blocking the refrigerator vents Do not overload the refrigerator Do not allow food to block ventilation Fridge freezer is over cooling Temperature control is not set correctly Set the temper...

Page 33: ...frigerator vents Frost on interior walls Door is not closed properly Make sure food does not block the door Clean the door gasket Fruits or vegetables are frozen Fruits or vegetables are stored in the Fresh Chef Zone The Fresh Chef Zone is only for meat fish Condensation Symptom Possible causes Solution Condensation forms on the interior walls If door is left open moisture enters the refrigerator ...

Page 34: ... or ending an operation the refrigerator may make sounds similar to a car engine igniting As the operation stabilizes the sounds will decrease Clicking or Chirping Buzzing While the fan is operating these sounds may occur When the refrigerator reaches the set temperature no fan sound will occur SSSRRR Whir During a defrost cycle water may drip on the defrost heater causing sizzling sounds HiSS 34_...

Page 35: ...parts contract and expand creating knocking noises These noises occur during the defrosting cycle or when electronic parts are working Cracking For ice maker models When the water valve opens to fill the ice maker buzzing sounds may occur Due to pressure equalizing when opening and closing the refrigerator door whooshing sounds may occur troubleshooting _35 03 TROUBLESHOOTING ...

Page 36: ...onic accessories e g charger headset USB cable should not be disposed of with other household waste at the end of their working life To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal please separate these items from other types of waste and recycle them responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources Household users should contact eithe...

Page 37: ... product may not operate properly at temperatures outside of the specific range You can find climate class on label inside of your refrigerator Effective temperature range The refrigerator is designed to operate normally in the temperature range specified by its class rating Class Symbol Ambient Temperature range C IEC 62552 ISO 15502 ISO 8561 Extended Temperate SN 10 to 32 10 to 32 Temperate N 16...

Page 38: ... be divided into small portions and put in shallow containers before being refrigerated A large cut of meat or whole poultry should be divided into smaller pieces or placed in shallow containers before refrigerating Placement of Foods Shelves Shelves should be adjustable to accommodate a variety of packages Specialized compartment applicable models only Sealed crisper drawers provide an optimal st...

Page 39: ...m cheese 2 weeks Not recommended Yogurt 1 month Meat Product Refrigerator Freezer Fresh roasts steaks chops 3 4 days 2 3 months Fresh ground meat stew meat 1 2 days 3 4 months Bacon 7 days 1 month Sausage Raw from pork beef turkey 1 2 days 1 2 months Poultry Eggs Product Refrigerator Freezer Fresh poultry 2 days 6 8 months Poultry salad 1 day Eggs Fresh in shell 2 4 weeks Not recommended Fish Seaf...

Page 40: ...n the search box 3 Energy Labelling information of the model is shown Part information The minimum period during which spare parts necessary for the repair of the appliance are available 7 Years thermostats temperature sensors printed circuit boards and light sources door handles door hinges trays baskets boxes or drawers 10 Years door gaskets The minimum duration of the guarantee of the refrigera...

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