WHAT TO DO BEFORE YOU CALL FOR SERVICE
Before you call for service, check the following points.
Problem
The outside of a cabinet is hot when
touched.
When there is refrigerator noise.
Frosting or dew generation occurs
inside or outside the refrigerator.
The foods in the refrigerator
compartment freeze.
It smells in the compartment.
IF YOU STILL REQUIRE SERVICE
Refer to your nearest service agent approved by SHARP.
Information on Disposal for Users (private households)
1. In the European Union
Attention: If you want to dispose of this equipment, please do not use the ordinary dust bin!
Used electrical and electronic equipment must be treated separately and in accordance with
legislation that requires proper treatment, recovery and recycling of used electrical and
electronic equipment.
Following the implementation by member states private households within the EU states may
return their used electrical and electronic equipment to designated collection facilities free of
charge*. In some countries* your local retailer may also take back your old product free of
charge if you purchase a similar new one.
*) Please contact your local authority for further details.
Attention:
If your used electrical or electronic equipment has batteries or accumulators, please dispose of
Your product is marked
these separately beforehand according to local requirements.
with this symbol.
By disposing of this product correctly you will help ensure that the waste undergoes the
It means that used
necessary treatment, recovery and recycling and thus prevent potential negative effects on the
electrical and electronic
environment and human health which could otherwise arise due to inappropriate waste handling.
products should not be
2. In other Countries outside the EU
mixed with general
household waste.
If you wish to discard this product, please contact your local authorities and ask for the correct
There is a separate
method of disposal.
collection system for
For Switzerland: Used electrical or electronic equipment can be returned free of charge to the
these products.
dealer, even if you don't purchase a new product. Further collection facilities are listed on the
homepage of www.swico.ch or www.sens.ch.
It is normal. The hot pipe is in the cabinet in order to prevent dew generation.
It is normal for the refrigerator to produce the following sounds.
• Loud noise produced by the compressor when operation starts
--- Sound becomes quieter after a while.
• Loud noise produced once a day by the compressor
--- Operating sound produced immediately after automatic defrost
operation.
• Sound of flowing fluid (gurgling sound, fizzing sound)
--- Sound of refrigerant flowing in pipes (sound may become louder from
time to time).
• Cracking or crunching sound, squeaking sound
--- Sound produced by expansion and contraction of inner walls and internal
parts during cooling.
This may occur in one of the following cases. Use a wet cloth for wiping frost
and a dry cloth for wiping dew.
• When the ambient humidity is high.
• When the door is frequently opened and closed.
• When foods containing plenty of moisture are stored. (Wrapping is required.)
• Is the refrigerator operated for a long time with refrigerator temp. control set
at 0°C?
• Is the refrigerator operated for a long time with freezer temp. control set at
-21°C?
• Low ambient temperature may cause placed foods to freeze even if
refrigerator temp. control is set to 6°C.
• Wrapping is required for the foods with strong smell.
• Deodorizing unit cannot remove all of smell.
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