Smeg FAB32UPGRN User manual
Contents
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1 Instructions 4
2 Description 9
2.1 General Description 9
2.2 Parts definition 9
2.3 Control panel 10
2.4 Available accessories 11
3 Use 13
3.1 Instructions 13
3.2 Preliminary operations 13
3.3 First use 13
3.4 Using the accessories 15
3.5 Using the refrigerator compartment 17
3.6 Using the freezer compartment 18
3.7 Noises during operation 19
3.8 Heated front surface 19
3.9 Turning the appliance off 19
3.10 Food storage advice 20
4 Cleaning and maintenance 22
4.1 Instructions 22
4.2 Cleaning the appliance 22
4.3 Defrosting 23
4.4 Replacing the lamp 23
4.5 What to do if... 24
5 Installation 26
5.1 Unpack the refrigerator 26
5.2 Positioning 27
5.3 Electrical connection 28
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maintaining the appliance's aesthetic and functional qualities.
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Instructions
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1 Instructions
Important Safety Instructions
WARNING: If the instructions contained in this manual are not followed
precisely, fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal
injury or loss of life.
READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS - Your safety and the safety of
others are very important.
We have provided many important safety messages throughout this manual and
on the appliance.
Read all the instructions before using the appliance and always obey all safety
messages.
RECOGNIZE SAFETY INFORMATION
This is a safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can
result in severe personal injury or loss of life.
UNDERSTAND SIGNAL WORDS
A signal word - DANGER, WARNING or CAUTION - is used with the safety alert
symbol. DANGER denotes the most serious hazards. It means you could lose your
life or be seriously injured if you do not immediately follow the instructions.
WARNING means you could lose your life or be seriously injured if the instructions
are not followed. CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, could result in minor to moderate injury.
WARNING
• This appliance is intended for use in the home only.
• Use this appliance only for its intended purpose. The
manufacturer cannot be held liable for damage caused by
improper use of this appliance.
• This appliance complies with current safety regulations.
Improper use of this appliance can result in personal injury
and material damage.
• Read all the instructions before installing or using the
appliance for the first time.
• Keep these operating instructions in a safe place and pass
them on to any future user.
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The safety messages will inform you of potential hazards, on how to avoid the risk of injury
and what can occur if the instructions are not followed.
IMPORTANT: Observe all codes and ordinances in force.
Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors, liquids or materials near this or any
other appliance.
• Read all instructions.
• Proper installation is your responsibility.
Have a qualified technician install and
ground this appliance in accordance
with these installation instructions.
• It is the responsibility of the installer to
comply with installation information
specified on the model/serial ID plate.
The ID plates are visibly located on the
back of the appliance and on the
refrigerator door frame. These ID plates
must never be removed.
• Proper installation is your responsibility.
Make sure your appliance is properly
installed and grounded by a qualified
installer.
• Use two or more people to move and
install refrigerator.
• Do not climb, stand or hang on the
shelves in the refrigerator. This could
cause serious injury or result in damage
to the refrigerator.
• DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN
UNATTENDED: Children should not be
left alone or unattended in the area
where the appliance is being used.
Never allow children to sit or stand on
any part of the appliance.
• Never allow children to play with the
refrigerator and use the drawers, shelves
and others parts of the appliance only as
described in this handbook.
WARNING: For your safety, the instructions contained in this manual must be
followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion and to prevent property damage,
personal injury or loss of life.
NOTE: This appliance is NOT designed for installation in manufactured (mobile)
homes or in recreational vehicles (RVs).
DO NOT install this appliance outdoors.
WARNING To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, personal injury, or
damage when using the appliance, follow basic safety
precautions, including the following:
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• CAUTION: Do not store items of interest
to children in cabinets above a range or
on the backguard of a range - children
climbing on the range to reach items
could be seriously injured.
• WEAR PROPER APPAREL: Loose-fitting or
hanging garments should never be worn
while using the appliance.
• For safety reasons and to avoid damage
to your appliance, never sit, stand or
lean on the refrigerator door.
• Never store explosive or flammable
substances, such as gasoline in or in the
vicinity of this refrigerator or use gasoline
or other flammable vapors or liquids in
the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
Read product labels for warnings
regarding flammability and other
hazards. FAILURE TO DO SO CAN
RESULT IN DEATH, EXPLOSION OR
FIRE.
• Use nonflammable cleaner.
• High alcohol drinks must only be stored
sealed and vertical.
• Never touch frozen product straight from
the freezer or put it in your mouth. This
can cause burn injury due to very low
temperatures.
• Unplug your refrigerator before cleaning
and making repairs.
• Disconnect power before installing ice
maker (on ice maker kit ready models
only).
• Do not leave the packing materials
around the home. Sort the various items
of waste and take them to the nearest
specialized waste collection facility.
• ELECTRICAL GROUNDING IS
REQUIRED. It is the customer’s
responsibility:
1. To contact a qualified electrician.
2. To ensure that the electrical system is
adequate and in compliance with the
National Electrical Code ANSI / NFPA
70 Electrical Code – latest edition – or
the CANADIAN ELECTRICAL CODE,
C22.11 – 1982 and C22.2 No.
01982 – or latest edition – and all local
codes and ordinances.
• Do not attempt to repair or replace any
part of this appliance unless specifically
recommended in this manual. All other
servicing should be done by a qualified
technician.
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or
injury to persons when using this
refrigerator, follow basic precautions,
including the following:
• The power cord to this appliance is
equipped with a three-prong grounding
plug for your protection against electrical
shock hazards. It must be plugged
directly into a properly grounded three-
prong receptacle.
• Do not, under any circumstances, cut or
remove the third (ground) prong from the
power cord. For personal safety, this
appliance must be properly grounded.
• Have the wall outlet and circuit checked
by a qualified electrician to make sure
the outlet is properly grounded.
• Do not use an adapter plug.
• Do not use an extension cord.
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• Never unplug an appliance by pulling
on the power cord. Always grip the plug
firmly and pull straight out from the outlet
to prevent damaging the power cord.
• Unplug the refrigerator before servicing.
• ONLY QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL SHOULD PERFORM
REPAIRS. Service personnel must
disconnect the power supply before
servicing this unit.
• Do Not Use Water on Grease Fires -
Smother fire or flame or use dry chemical
or foam-type extinguisher.
• Record the Model and Serial number on
Page 2 of this booklet. The Model and
Serial numbers are on the appliance ID
plate. The ID plates are visibly located
on the refrigerator door frame. THE ID
PLATE MUST NOT BE REMOVED.
• CHILD ENTRAPMENT HAZARD: Child
entrapment and suffocation are not
problems of the past. Junked or
abandoned refrigeration products are
still dangerous – even if they will sit for
“just a few days.” If you are getting rid of
your old appliance, please follow these
instructions to help prevent accidents.
NOTE: The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the
Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the State of
California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires
businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances.
WARNING: This product contains a chemical known by the State of California to
cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
This appliance can cause low-level exposure to some of the substances listed,
including benzene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, toluene, and soot.
Instructions
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Before you throw away your old
refrigerator/freezer:
• Remove doors;
• Leave shelves in place so children may
not easily climb inside;
• Have refrigerant removed by a qualified
service technician.
• Destroy or recycle the carton, plastic
bags, and any exterior wrapping
material immediately after the
refrigerator is unpacked. Children should
NEVER use these items to play. They can
cause suffocation and death.
• Do not allow children to climb, stand or
hang on the shelves in the refrigerator.
• Never allow children to play with the
refrigerator.
How to read the user manual
This user manual uses the following reading
conventions:
1. Use instruction sequence.
• Single use instruction.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Instructions
General information on this user
manual, on safety and final
disposal.
Description
Description of the appliance and its
accessories.
Use
Information on the use of the
appliance and its accessories,
cooking advice.
Cleaning and maintenance
Information for proper cleaning and
maintenance of the appliance.
Safety instructions
Information
Advice
Description
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2 Description
2.1 General Description
1 Control panel
2 Light
3 Fan
4 Refrigerator compartment
5 Defrost water outlet
6 Freezer compartment
7 Refrigerator door
8 Freezer door
2.2 Parts definition
Control panel
For setting the temperature inside the
refrigerator and freezer compartments.
Refrigerator compartment
For storing fresh foods.
Interior lighting
The interior of the appliance is lit when the
door is opened.
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Fan
Distributes the temperature and reduces
condensation on the shelves and other
surfaces.
Freezer compartment
For storing frozen foods, freezing fresh
foods and producing ice cubes.
2.3 Control panel
1 Freezer temperature button
2 Temperature display
3 Freezer Super Freeze button
4 Freezer Super Freeze light
5 Freezer ON/OFF button
6 Freezer ON/OFF light
7 Alarm button
8 Alarm light
9 Refrigerator ON/OFF button
10 Refrigerator ON/OFF light
11 Refrigerator Super Cool button
12 Refrigerator Super Cool light
13 Refrigerator temperature button
14 Compartment display
Electric energy consumption rises
when the fan is operating.
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2.4 Available accessories
Shelves
For optimising refrigerator space and
placing foodstuffs inside the refrigerator
compartment.
Bottle rack
For storing bottles inside the refrigerator
compartment.
Fruit and vegetable drawer
For storing fruit and vegetables, maintaining
a constant humidity level.
Freezer drawers
For storing frozen foods and foods to be
frozen.
Some models are not provided
with all accessories.
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Door balconies and shelves
For storing foodstuffs in small containers.
The shelf in the lower part of the door is
useful for storing bottles. In some models,
the internal part of the freezer door is also
fitted with balconies for frozen foods which
are handled more frequently (e.g. ice
cream, already opened bags etc.)
Egg holder
Useful for storing eggs, this can be
positioned in various balconies and shelves
in the freezer door, according to
requirements.
Ice tray
For producing ice cubes; to be placed in
the freezer compartment.
The accessories intended to come
into contact with food are made of
materials that comply with the
provisions of current legislation.
Original supplied and optional
accessories can be requested to
Authorised Assistance Centres.
Use only original accessories
supplied by the manufacturer.
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