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HOW TO USE
Smart Features
To use the Smart Features on your refrigerator, you will need the following devices and apps:
1. a wireless router and home Wi-Fi network
2. the LG Smart Grid refrigerator
3. an Android-based smart phone
4. the LG Smart Refrigerator app from the Google Play Store.
NOTE
To use the Smart Grid feature, you must also register for the Smart Grid (Demand Response)
service with your local electric utility company. The company must provide Demand Response
service.
Setting Up the Smart App and Connecting the Refrigerator
1
Create an account at Smart ThinQ.
https://us.smartthinq.com/
You will use the ID and password from this
account in the smart phone application.
2
Download the smart phone app from the
Google Play Store. (LG Smart Refrigerator
app)
3
In the app, select the Smart Model.
4
Log in to the app using the Smart ThinQ ID
and password created in step 1.
5
When prompted, select the Non Touch
Screen Model.
6
Choose your home wireless router
from the list of routers in the app. Your
refrigerator and smart phone must both be
connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
NOTE
You must connect the refrigerator to the
internet using a wireless router on your
home network. Tethering to a mobile phone,
hotspot, or an unsecured network, for
example, will cause unstable functionality.
7
If necessary, enter the password for your
router and click the connect button in the
app.
8
Make sure the refrigerator display is active
by pressing any button. Press and hold the
Smart Grid button on the refrigerator for
three seconds. The Connect LED should
blink while the connection is being made.
9
The app will automatically go through the
process of registering your product on
the network, using the information you've
provided. This may take some time, and
the Connect LED will continue to blink
during this process. After the registration
process is completed, a message is
displayed and the app will proceed to the
Home screen.
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Check that the Connect LED is illuminated
to confirm that the Wi-Fi network is
connected. You can now use the app
to control the Smart Features on your
refrigerator.