CHIQ CBM283NW (01) PDF Document

The CHIQ CBM283NW refrigerator includes the following features as identified in the product diagram:

Due to technological innovation, the descriptions of the product may not be completely consistent with your refrigerator. Details are in accordance with the material item.

Please adhere to the following safety instructions for your CHIQ CBM283NW:

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use your refrigerator near water.

6. Clean only with a damp cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources, such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched.

11. Do not attempt to modify or extend the power cord of your refrigerator.

12. Unplug your refrigerator during lightning storms or when it will not be used for long periods of time.

13. Make sure that the available AC power matches the voltage requirements of your refrigerator.

14. Do not handle the plug with wet hands. This could result in an electric shock.

15. Unplug the power cord by holding the plug, never by pulling the cord.

16. Turn off your refrigerator before unplugging it.

17. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

18. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose your refrigerator to rain, moisture, dripping, or splashing, and no objects filled with liquids should be placed on top of it.

19. Do not use extension cords or ungrounded (two prong) adapters.

20. Your refrigerator is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory, or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction.

21. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with your refrigerator.

22. If the power cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent, or similarly qualified person, in order to avoid a hazard.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in electric shock, fire, or death.

1. WARNING-Keep ventilation openings, in both your refrigerator and the built-in structure, clear of obstruction.

2. WARNING-Do not touch the interior of your refrigerator with wet hands. This could result in frostbite.

3. WARNING-Do not use mechanical devices or other means to accelerate the defrosting process, other than those recommended by the manufacturer.

4. WARNING-Do not damage the refrigerant circuit.

5. WARNING-Do not damage the refrigerant tubing when handling, moving, or using your refrigerator.

6. WARNING-DANGER-Never allow children to play with, operate, or crawl inside your refrigerator. To prevent risk of child entrapment, take off the door and leave the shelves in place before you throw away your old refrigerator.

7. WARNING-Do not use electrical appliances inside the food storage compartments of the appliance unless they are of the type recommended by the manufacturer.

8. Unplug your refrigerator before carrying out user maintenance on it.

9. If a component part is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent, or similar qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.

10. Follow local regulations regarding disposal of your refrigerator due to flammable refrigerant and gas.

11. Do not store explosive substances such as aerosol cans with a flammable propellant in this appliance.

12. This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications.

Installation Location:

1. Ventilation condition: The position you select for the refrigerator installation should be well-ventilated and have less hot air. Do not locate the refrigerator near a heat source such as a cooker, boiler, and avoid it from direct sunlight. Do not locate the refrigerator in a damp place, so as to prevent the refrigerator from rusting and leaking electricity. The result of the total space of the room in which the refrigerator is installed being divided by the refrigerant charge amount of the refrigerator shall not be less than 8 g/M³.

2. Heat dissipation space: When working, the refrigerator gives off heat to its surroundings. Therefore, at least 30mm of free space should be spared at the top side, more than 50mm on both sides, and above 50mm at the back side of the refrigerator.

Level ground:

Place the refrigerator on a solid and flat ground (floor) to keep it stable, or else, it will give rise to vibration and noise. When the refrigerator is placed on such flooring materials as carpet, straw mat, or polyvinyl chloride, the solid backing plates should be applied underneath the refrigerator, so as to prevent color change due to heat dissipation.

Unobstructed ventilation shall be maintained around the appliance or in an embedded structure.

1. Standing time: After the refrigerator is properly installed and well cleaned, do not switch it on immediately. Make sure to energize the refrigerator after more than 1 hour of standing, so as to ensure its normal operation.

2. Cleaning: Confirm the accessory parts inside the refrigerator and wipe the inside with a soft cloth.

3. Power-on: Insert the plug into the solid socket to start the compressor. After 1 hour, open the freezer door. If the temperature inside the freezer compartment drops obviously, it indicates the refrigeration system is working normally.

4. Storage of food: After the refrigerator runs for a period of time, the internal temperature will be automatically controlled according to the user’s temperature setting. After the refrigerator is fully cooled, put in foods, which usually need 2-3 hours to be fully cooled. In summer, when the temperature is high, it takes more than 4 hours for the foods to be fully cooled.

When the refrigerator system is powered on for the first time, all icons on the display panel get illuminated for 2 seconds.

Temperature can be adjusted by pressing the ‘SET’ key. Every time the “SET” key is pressed, the current mode indicator lights off while the next mode indicator lights up. The setting is validated if no key operation occurs within 5 seconds.

The temperature modes cycle in the following order: “3 -> 2 -> 1 -> Fast Cool -> 5 -> 4 -> 3”.

Temperature Settings:

• COLD (Setting 1): When the user does not need a colder temperature.
• Settings 2, 3, 4: Setting 3 is recommended for normal use.
• COLDEST (Setting 5): When the user needs a colder temperature.

The freezer temperature is adjusted using the air regulating rod (slider) located inside the refrigerator compartment.

• When the temperature mode keeps unchanged, adjust the air regulating rod from left (Coldest) to right (Cold), the fridge temperature gets decreased while the freezer temperature increases.

• When the temperature mode keeps unchanged, adjust the air regulating rod from right (Cold) to left (Coldest), the fridge temperature gets increased while the freezer temperature decreases.

• It is recommended to adjust the air regulating rod to the middle position (Recommended). When the user needs a lower freezer temperature, adjust the air regulating rod to the left properly, then the freezer temperature decreases while the fridge temperature rises.

The fridge thermostat and the air regulating rod should be used in combination. The following table provides recommendations:

• When the refrigerator is used under ambient temperature higher than 35°C, do not set it at Mode 5 on the temperature control panel, and meanwhile, adjust the air regulating rod to the right side of the middle position. In this way, the normal operation of the fridge compartment will not be affected.

• When the refrigerator is used under ambient temperature lower than 35°C, do not adjust the air regulating rod to the right side when the temperature mode is set at Mode 5, in order to avoid the fridge temperature being undercooled.

• If the fridge temperature is not cool or undercooled, set the thermostat at the middle mode and adjust the air regulating rod in the middle position.

1.2 Fast Cool

Cooling down the temperature in a rapid manner is beneficial to the prevention of food nutrition against loss and the preservation of freshness. After a cumulative running period of 30 hours, the fast cooling function will exit automatically, with the temperature mode restored to that set before the fast cooling function is enabled.

1.3 Door open alarm

If the fridge door is open for more than 3 minutes, buzzer alarms will be continuously issued, which can be stopped when any key is pressed, but will be restored after 3 minutes if the door keeps open. The alarms will not be lifted until the said door is closed.

1.4 Power cut memory

In case of power outage, the refrigerator will maintain the running state that is set before power failure after the power recovery.

1.5 Power-on delay

In order to protect the refrigerator compressor from being damaged in the case of short-time power failure (i.e., less than 5 minutes), the compressor will not be started immediately after it is powered on.

1.6 Fault alarm

When the indicator light of Mode 1 or Mode 3 or Mode 5 keeps flashing, it indicates the refrigerator fault. Please contact the after-sales personnel for visiting service as soon as possible.

Food storage location:

Due to the cold air circulation in the refrigerator, the temperature of each area is different, so different kinds of food should be placed in different areas.

• The fresh food compartment is suitable for the storage of such foods as need not to be frozen, the cooked food, beer, eggs, some condiments that need cold preservation, milk, fruit juice, etc. The crisper box is suitable for the preservation of vegetables, fruits, etc.

• The freezer compartment is suitable for the storage of ice cream, frozen food and the foods to be preserved for a long time.

Cautions for food storage:

• You’d better clean the foods and wipe them dry before storing them inside the refrigerator. Before foods are put in the refrigerator, it is advisable to seal them up, so as to prevent water evaporation to keep fresh fruits and vegetables on one hand, and prevent taint of odor on the other hand.

• Do not put too many or too heavy foods inside the refrigerator. Keep enough space between foods; if too close, the cold air flow will be blocked, thus affecting the refrigeration effect. Do not store excessive or overweight foods, to avoid the shelf from being crushed.

• When storing the foods, keep a distance away from the inner wall; and do not place the water-rich foods too close to the fridge rear wall, lest they get frozen on the inner wall.

• Foods should be stored by category, with the foods you eat every day placed in front of the shelf, so that the door open duration can be shortened and food spoilage due to expiration can be avoided.

Energy-saving tips:

Allow the hot food to cool down to room temperature before putting it in the refrigerator. Put the frozen food in the fresh food compartment to thaw, using the low temperature of the frozen food to cool the fresh food, thus saving energy.

The freezer temperature is controlled below -18 °C, and it is advisable to store the food for long-term preservation in the freezer compartment, but the storage duration indicated on the food packaging should be adhered to.

The freezer drawers are used to store food that needs to be frozen. Fish and meat of large block size should be cut into small pieces and packed into fresh-keeping bags before they are evenly distributed inside the freezer drawers.

★ Allow the hot foods to cool down to the room temperature before putting them in the freezer compartment.

★ Do not put a glass container with liquid or the canned liquid that is sealed in the freezer compartment, so as to avoid burst due to volume expansion after the liquid gets frozen up.

★ Divide the food into appropriately small portions.

★ You’d better pack the food up before freezing it, and the packing bag used should be dry, in case the packing bags are frozen together. Foods should be packed or covered by such suitable materials as are firm, tasteless, impervious to air and water, non-toxic and pollution-free, to avoid cross-contamination and transfer of odor.

1. When you are buying frozen food, look at the Storage Guidelines on the packaging. You will be able to store each item of frozen food for the period shown against the star rating. This is usually the period stated as “Best to use them beforex”, found on the front of the packaging.

2. Check the temperature of the frozen food cabinet in the shop where you buy the frozen foods.

3. Make sure the frozen food package is in perfect condition.

4. Always buy frozen products last on your shopping trip or visit to the supermarket.

5. Try to keep frozen food together whilst shopping and on the journey home, as this will help to keep the food cooler.

6. Don’t buy frozen food unless you can freeze it straight away. Special insulated bags can be bought from most supermarkets and hardware shops. These keep the frozen foods cold longer.

7. For some foods, thawing before cooking is unnecessary. Vegetables and pasta can be added directly to boiling water or steam cooked. Frozen sauces and soups can be put into a saucepan and heated gently until thawed.

8. Use quality food and handle it as little as possible. When foods are frozen in small quantities, it will take less time for them to freeze up and thaw.

9. Estimate the amount of foods to be frozen up. When freezing large amounts of fresh food, adjust the temperature control knob to the low mode, with the freezer temperature lowered. So, foods can be frozen up in fast manner, with the food freshness well kept.

Before cleaning, unplug the power plug first. Do not plug in or plug out the plug with a wet hand, because there is a risk of electric shock and injury. Do not spill water directly on the refrigerator, to avoid rust, electricity leakage and accidents. Do not stretch your hands into the bottom of the refrigerator, since you might be scratched by sharp metal corners.

Internal cleaning and external cleaning:

The food residuals in the refrigerator are liable to produce bad odor, so the refrigerator must be cleaned regularly. The fresh food compartment is usually cleaned once a month.

Remove all shelves, crisper box, bottle racks, cover board, and drawers etc., and clean them with a soft towel or sponge dipped in warm water or neutral detergent.

Clear off the dusts accumulated on the rear panel and side plates of the refrigerator often.

After using detergent, be sure to rinse it with clean water, and then wipe it dry.

Do not use bristle brush, steel wire brush, detergent, soap powder, alkaline detergent, benzene, gasoline, acid, hot water and other corrosive or soluble items to cleanse the cabinet surface, door gasket, plastic decorative parts, etc., so as to avoid damage.

Carefully wipe dry the door gasket, clean the groove using a wooden chopstick wrapped with cotton string. After the cleaning, fix the four corners of the door gasket first, and then embed it segment by segment into the door groove.

• Take care of the frozen foods in the event of an extended non-running of the refrigerating appliance (such as interruption of power supply or failure of the refrigerating system).

• Try to open the refrigerator door as less as possible, in this way can food safely and freshly kept for hours even in hot summer.

• If you get the power outage notice in advance:

1) Adjust the thermostat knob to the high mode an hour in advance, so that foods get fully frozen (Do not store new food during this time!). Restore the temperature mode to the original setting when power supply becomes normal in a timely manner.

2) You can also make ice with a watertight container, and put it in the upper part of the freezer, so as to extend the time for fresh food to be stored.

Note: Once the refrigerator is used, you’d better use it continuously; and under normal circumstance, do not stop its use, so as not to affect the service life.

This appliance is designed with an automatic defrosting function, thus there is no need to defrost it manually.

Regarding the following small faults, not every failure needs to be fixed by the technical service personnel; you can try to solve the problem.

Note: If the above descriptions are inapplicable to troubleshooting, do not disassemble and repair it yourself. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious malfunctioning.

1. Make sure that your refrigerator is unplugged.

2. Pry the hinge cover up and off, remove the screws that secure the upper hinge to the door, then remove the hinge.

3. Remove the refrigerator compartment door from the cabinet.

4. Remove the screws that secure the center hinge.

5. Remove the refrigerator compartment door.

6. Remove the screws that secure the lower hinge to the right side of the cabinet, then remove the hinge.

7. Remove the washer and nut that secure the pin screw to the right hole on the lower hinge, then remove the pin screw and two pin shafts from the low hinge.

8. Install the pin screw into the left hole and insert the pin shafts into the adjacent holes, then secure the pin screw with the washer and nut.

9. Install the lower hinge on the left side of the cabinet and install the adjust foot on the right side of cabinet.

10. Remove the screw that secures the door stops from the bottom right of the freezer compartment door, then remove the door stops and install them on the bottom left side.

11. Install the freezer compartment door.

12. Remove the door bushing hole cover on the top left side of the freezer door, then move the door bushing from the top right of the door to the top left of the door. Install the hole cover in the bushing hole on the top right of the door.

13. Remove the center hinge screw hole plugs on the left side of the cabinet, then install the plugs in the screw holes on the right side of the cabinet.

14. Install the center hinge to the left side with the screws you removed previously.

15. Remove the screw that secures the door stops from the bottom right of the refrigerator compartment door, then remove the door stops and install to the bottom left side.

16. Install the refrigerator compartment door.

17. Remove the door bushing hole cover on the top left side of the refrigerator compartment door, then move the door bushing from the top right of the door to the top left of the door. Install the hole cover in the bushing hole on the top right of the door.

18. Remove the hinge screw hole cover from the top left side of the cabinet, then install it on the top right side of the cabinet.

19. Secure the upper hinge to the top left side of the cabinet with the screws you removed previously. Before you tighten the upper hinge screws, make sure that the top of the door is level with the cabinet and that the rubber gasket makes a good seal.

20. Install the hinge cover over the hinge on the top left side of the cabinet.