Fisher & Paykel CoolDrawer RB36S manual

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As an ENERGY ST AR® P ar tner F isher & P aykel Limited has determined that this product meets ENERGY ST AR® guidelines for energy efficiency . W ARNING! Elec tric Shock Hazard Read and follow the IMPORT ANT SAFE TY INSTRUCTIONS outlined in this User Guide bef ore operating this applianc e, pages 3 – 4. F ailur e to do so can result in deat[...]

1 C ontents The models shown in this User Guide ma y not be available in all markets and are subject to change at any time . F or current details about model and specification availability in your c ountr y , please go to our websit e w ww .fisherpaykel.com or c ontac t your local F isher & Pa ykel dealer . Impor tant! SA VE THESE INSTRUCTIONS [...]

2 Thank you f or buying a F isher & Pa ykel CoolDrawer™ f ood care syst em. At F isher & Paykel w e aim to provide inno vative products that are simple to use , ergonomic and kind to the environment. Thousands of hours of food car e research and o ver 75 years of r efrigeration experience has been programed int o your appliance, t o provi[...]

3 W ARNING! Elec tric Shock Hazard F ollow the IMPORT ANT SAFET Y INSTRUCTIONS outlined in this User Guide , before oper ating this appliance . F ailure to do so can result in dea th, elec tric shock, fire or injury to persons. T o reduce the risk of fire , electric shock , or injur y to persons read the IMPORT ANT SAFET Y INSTRUC TIONS befor e ope[...]

4 Impor tant safety instruc tions Storing food and drinks Never stor e volatile/flammable materials or solv ents in your appliance as they may explode or adversely react with materials in this appliance . Never freez e liquids in glass containers. Liquid expands during fr eezing, which may cause the container to explode . Never freez e carbonated d[...]

5 Befor e placing food in the compartment Ideally , allow the compar tment to run empty overnight, or f or at least 5 hours, to allow it to cool to the appropriat e temperature befor e placing food inside . Clean the inside of the appliance with warm water and a little liquid deter gent to remov e manufacturing and transpor tation dust. The applian[...]

6 Getting star ted quick ly Operating instructions Impor tant! Before placing food into the cabinet for the first time , it is impor tant that you ideally , allow the cabinet to run empty overnight, or for at least 5 hours , to allow it to cool to the appropriate temperature before placing food inside . Contr ol panel featur es A Sabbath mode, C on[...]

7 Getting star ted quick ly Impor tant! Y our cabinet will def ault to ‘Freezer mode ’ when you first turn it on. If you do not wish to use the appliance as a freezer , simply select another option from the other four storage modes displayed on the control panel . T o use the control panel 1 Unlock the control panel b y pressing and holding the[...]

8 C ustomizing the stor age en vironment The CoolDraw er™ has a wide range of operating modes, from a deep freez er , freezer , chiller , fridge, pantry and even a wine cooler . T o change the storage mode: 1 Pr ess and hold the L OCK button for 3 seconds t o unlock the control panel. 2 Pr ess the MODE SELEC T button. 3 Scroll to the requir ed st[...]

9 F reezer mode The use of temperatur es of 0°F / -18 °C or colder to stor e food means that the food can be kept for longer periods than when r efrigeration temperatures are used . This is because the growth of bacteria, moulds and yeasts are stopped , and chemical and physical r eactions are severely restricted at such low temperatur es. This r[...]

10 Additional fr eezer mode functions Note: Only one F reezer mode function may be operated at any one time . Bottle Chill This function allows you t o rapidly chill your beverages in the fr eezer without the worry of for getting about them. Activating Bottle Chill drops the freezer do wn to its coldest setting for a 15 minute time period. A fter 1[...]

11 Additional fr eezer mode functions T o use the F ast Freez e func tion: 1 Pr ess and hold the L OCK button for 3 seconds t o unlock the control panel. 2 Pr ess the FUNC TION SELEC T button to select F AST FREEZE. F ast Fr eeze will star t automatically . 3 Place your fr esh food to be fr ozen into the compartment. 4 F ast Fr eeze will automatica[...]

12 Chill mode The Chill mode sets the compartment at a tempera ture that is ideal f or the storage of highly perishable fresh meats , poultr y and fish products. It is ideal to hold highly perishable food at a temperature as close t o freezing as possible to retain their vital fr eshness. This mode sets the compartment at 31°F / -0.5°C, just abov[...]

13 F ridge mode The F r idge mode is the ideal storage en vironment for most fr esh foods. When storing fresh fruits and v egetables, we r ecommend that they are stor ed in either the bin on the top tray or the bin on the left-hand side of the main tray . Both of these bins are humidity controlled . This will help to preserve the quality of the fru[...]

14 Humidity control Each fruit and vegetable bin has a humidity control butt on that can be adjusted to care f or fruit or vegetables depending on what is stor ed in the bins. The humidity controls are locat ed on the left hand side of the compar tment (as shown in fig 3, on the previous page). If possible, tr y to stor e fruit and vegetables separ[...]

15 P antr y mode The P antr y mode finally provides a solution for all those f oods that you didn ’t previously know what to do with, and hav e always resorted to storing on the bench or in the cupboar d. The P antr y mode is designed specifically for foods that r equire a 'cool , dark place' for st orage. Sensitive food There ar e a wi[...]

16 The follo wing table shows some examples of f ood items that are suitable for the P antr y mode. F ruits V egetables General F oods A vocado Bananas F eijoas Grapefruit Guava Lemons Limes Mangos P assionfruit P apaya/ P awpaw Pineapple T omatoes W atermelons Basil Courgett es/zucchinis Cucumbers Eggplant/auberg ine P otatoes Pumpkin Squash Ta r [...]

17 W ine mode The conditions in which wine is stor ed can have lar ge effects on its overall taste and ar oma. W armer temperatures can cause premature ag ing of wines and loss of quality . Cold temperatures can be just as bad, causing irrev ersible damage to the flav or . T emperature fluctuation can also have a negativ e impact on wine qualit y .[...]

18 T o use Wine mode: 1 Pr ess and hold the L OCK button for 3 sec onds to unlock the control panel . 2 Pr ess the MODE SELEC T button. 3 Scroll to WINE mode. 4 The Wine mode icon will flash until the compartment is at a suitable temperature f or wine bottles to be added to the compartment (this will take between 1 – 6 hours). T o customize the s[...]

19 Which st orage mode should I use? Appro ximate stor age time Recommended stor age mode F rozen F resh (F reezer mode) Meat, fish and poultry Meat Beef (roasts, st eaks) 6 – 12 months 1 week ** * P ork (roasts, steaks) 4 – 8 months 3 – 7 days ** * Lamb (chops, roasts) 8 – 12 months 5 – 12 days ** * Other meat (eg. Kidneys, Liver et c) 3[...]

20 Which st orage mode should I use? Appro ximate stor age time Recommended stor age mode F rozen F resh (F reezer mode) Dair y products, c ooked foods and deli items Dair y products Butter 6 months 1 – 3 months ** * F resh cheeses (eg. ricotta, mozzar ella or cottage) ns 1 – 2 weeks Cheese, (eg . cheddar) ns 3 months Grated cheese (air tight) [...]

21 Which st orage mode should I use? Appro ximate stor age time Recommended stor age mode F rozen F resh (F reezer mode)* Other Bread 2 months 2 – 7 days ** * Baked goods 3 months 2 – 7 day s ** * V egetables (blanched) 6 months ns ** * F ruit (dr y or in syrup) 12 months ns ** * Oil (salad and cooking) –– Beverages (general) – – Alcoho[...]

22 Which st orage mode should I use? Recommended stor age mode F resh vegetables Appro ximate stor age time Ar tichokes 1 – 2 weeks Asparagus 2 – 3 weeks Av ocado 2 – 4 weeks Beans (snap , green) 7 – 10 days Bean Sprouts 7 – 10 days Beets (topped) Up to 4 months Belgian endive 2 – 4 weeks Bok Choy 3 weeks Broccoli 1 – 2 weeks Brussel [...]

23 Which st orage mode should I use? Recommended stor age mode F resh vegetables Appro ximate stor age time Okra 7 – 10 da ys Onion Up to 6 months P arsnips 1 – 3 months P eas (in pods) 1 – 2 w eeks P eppers 2 – 3 w eeks P otato 2 – 7 months Pumpkin (uncut) 1 – 3 months Radicchio 4 – 8 weeks Radish 1 – 2 months Rhubarb 2 – 4 w eek[...]

24 Which st orage mode should I use? Recommended stor age mode F resh fruit Appro ximate storage time Apples 1 – 3 months Apricots 1 – 2 weeks Bananas 1 – 4 weeks Berries 3 – 18 days Cherries (sweet) 2 – 4 weeks Cranberries 2 – 4 months Dates Up to 6 months F eijoa 2 – 3 weeks F ig, fresh 7 – 10 days Gooseberr y 3 – 4 weeks Grapes[...]

25 T emperature adjustment Each of the storage modes will automatically default to an ideal temperature setting . This setting provides the recommended t emperature for this storage en vironment. Howev er , if you want to incr ease or decrease the temperature of the c ompar tment, this can be done using the T emperature adjustment c ontrol. The rec[...]

26 Key L ock The Key L ock mode disables the control panel so that the storage en vironment cannot accidentally be changed. The display will aut omatically lock af ter 15 seconds of the displa y not being used or when the drawer is closed . The red lock icon will appear abov e the Lock button when the panel is locked . T o use the Key Lock mode: Pr[...]

27 F ault Alarm If the elec tronic c ontroller detects a fault which may affect operation, an alarm will sound and the fault icon on the display panel will flash. The audible alarm will stop when any butt on is pressed but the lights will continue flashing . If such a fault occurs, call your F isher & Pa ykel Appliances Authorized Service Cente[...]

28 Cust omizable storage c ontainers The CoolDraw er™ allows you to adjust the st orage space, to meet y our needs. Remove bins t o provide open flexible storage spac e Multi-level storage pr ovides segregation of f ood items. The compact upper storage tray pr ovides safe storage f or delicate items or segregation f or small items. General opera [...]

29 Normal operating sounds CoolDraw er™ with its excellent energy ratings and c ooling per formance , can produce sounds that may be diff erent to your old r efrigerator . Normal operational sounds include: F an, air flow sound. The CoolDraw er™ has a fan which circulates air around the c ompar tment to provide c ooling. This produces some air [...]

30 Never bef ore have w e had better food a vailable or a wider choice than we ha ve today . We ar e more aw are of quality and we are mor e aware of health. W e are rediscov ering the anti-aging properties of food, their ability to low er cholesterol, incr ease lifespan, and impr ove general well being . W e pay handsomely for ex otic flavors and [...]

31 F ood storage tips Wh y do foods spoil? The essence of optimum f ood storage is exc ellent food care . The fundamental principle of impro ving food care is minimizing the quality losses associated with storage, including ph ysical, chemical and micr obiological changes, eg . moisture loss, bacterial growth, quality deterioration; and r educing t[...]

32 F ood storage tips – fr esh food Keeping f ood fresh The quality of food bef ore it is placed in the refrigerat or is critical to successful storage . F or best results: Select foods that are very fresh and of good quality . Buy only the amount that you will use within the rec ommended storage time. If you buy extra, plan to freez e it. Cover [...]

33 F ood storage tips – fr esh food Dair y foods and eggs Most pre -packed dairy foods have a r ecommended use by / best befor e / best by date stamped on them. Stor e them using F ridge mode and use within the recommended time . V acuum packed cheese should be kept unopened in the original packaging. Once opened, plac e in a sealed plastic bag, [...]

34 F ood storage tips – fr esh food Pr ecooked foods and leftov ers These should be stor ed in suitable, cov ered containers so that the food will not dry out. Storage containers should be shallow t o assist in rapid cooling. Keep for only 1 – 2 da ys. Reheat leftovers only once and until st eaming hot. How should cook ed meats be stored? Cov e[...]

35 F ood storage tips – fr esh food F ruit and vegetable care The consumption of fr esh vegetables and fruit continues to rise . Busy lifestyles mean we shop less often and buy a gr eater range of fresh f oods. It is impor tant that these fresh foods , including fruit and vegetables , retain their flavor , texture and nutrients and stay safe t o [...]

36 F ood storage tips – fr esh food How the Humidity Contr ol Syst em (HCS) extends the storage life of fruit and v egetables A specially designed lid seals the storage bins to cr eate a controlled micr o- climate. The lid has the following unique f eatures: It completely seals off the bins from the refrigerat or air . The respiration of fruit an[...]

37 F ood storage tips – fr esh food Ethylene Gas Ethylene is an odorless , colorless, gas produc ed naturally by fruit and vegetables . This gas plays an impor tant role in ac celerating the ripening process . Some fruit and vegetables produce large amounts of ethylene , while others are very sensitive to the gas. Y ou may ha ve noticed that when[...]

38 F roz en food care F reezing temperatur es allow food to be kept f or longer periods than when refrigeration temperatur es are used. This is because: The gr owth of bacteria, moulds and yeasts is stopped Chemical and biochemical reactions are sever ely restricted. F ast freezing of food The faster y ou freeze your fr esh food, the bett er the qu[...]

39 F ood storage tips – fr ozen f ood F or best results: Choose only high quality foods that freez e well. F or optimum freezing results w e recommend r emoving storage bins from the c ompar tment and placing food dir ec tly on the tray s. T emperature Store at 0°F / -18°C or c older . T ake care to maintain this low st orage temperature, eg . [...]

40 F ood storage tips – fr ozen f ood Meat, poultry and game Meat must be frozen quickly in order to maintain its t exture. Do not stuff poultr y befor e freezing . Red meat can be cooked from fr ozen, or from the partly or completely thawed stat es. Remember to allow extra cooking time if cooking from froz en. Always tha w poultr y completely be[...]

41 F ood storage tips – f ood safety (10 to 0°F) 212°F (100°C) Boiling point Bacteria gradually killed above Ideal food freezing t emperature No growth of f ood spoilage organisms, ie. slow quality spoilage without danger to health Slow gro wth of food poisoning organisms Rapid growth of f ood poisoning organisms No growth of f ood spoilage or[...]

42 F ood storage tips – f ood safety The bacteria that cause foodborne illness like Camp ylobacter and Salmonella multiply rapidly in warm, moist conditions. F or tunately the illnesses these bacteria cause are av oidable. By simply following the easy f ood handling tips below you could be helping to keep your family and friends safe fr om illnes[...]

43 Cleaning Impor tant! Many commercially av ailable cleaning pro duc ts contain solv ents that may attack the plastic components of your applianc e and cause them to cr ack and may cause rusting of metal components (antibacterial and citrus cleaners are especially harsh). It is impor tant to use only warm w ater and a small amount of liquid dishwa[...]

44 Please read the f ollowing pages befor e you call f or ser vice . Y ou can correct many of y our appliances problems yourself using the checklists on the following pages. Y our appliance is capable of diagnosing its own pr oblems. If it has a problem it will beep and display the service (spanner) icon to aler t you . Also check that: Y our appli[...]

45 Befor e you call f or ser vice Solving operating pr oblems Pr oblem Possible causes What t o do Appliance does not operat e. No electricit y at pow er outlet. Check that the plug is correctly connected to outlet and that pow er is switched on. Could the household supply be at fault? T r y plugging in another appliance at the same outlet. P ower [...]

46 Solving operating pr oblems Pr oblem Possible causes What t o do Unfamiliar noises coming from appliance . F reezer is defr osting. This is normal. Refrigerant noises, eg . crack ing , popping, hissing , running water , humming. This is normal. Ref er to Operating Sounds section. Condensa tion inside fresh food compartment. F requent or long dra[...]

47 Befor e you call f or ser vice Solving operating pr oblems Pr oblem Possible causes What t o do Dra wer skin not sitting flush with cabinetr y . Drawer skin not fitted or adjusted corr ectly . Adjust draw er skin. Refer to Installation instructions. Storage compartment too warm or too c old. T emperature setting not correct. Ref er to T emperatu[...]

48 Befor e you call f or ser vice Solving operating pr oblems Pr oblem Possible causes What t o do Small amount of frost on the inside, bottom left-hand side of the compartment. This is normal. W ater in the storage bins . Condensation is f ormed from the water vapor produced b y fruit and vegetables . A small amount of condensation is beneficial f[...]

49 Manufac turer’ s w arranty (NZ, A U , UK , IE) F or New Zealand, A ustralia, United Kingdom & Ireland markets only Y ou automatically receiv e a 2 year Manufacturer ’ s W arranty with the purchase of this Product cov ering par ts and labour for servicing within the countr y of purchase. F isher & Pa ykel undertakes to: Repair or , at[...]

50 Limited warr ant y (USA, CA) F or USA and Canadian markets only When you purchase an y new Fisher & P aykel whiteware product for personal or c onsumer use you automatically r eceive a two y ear limited warranty covering parts and labor for ser vicing within the 48 mainland United States , Hawaii, Washingt on DC and Canada. In Alask a the li[...]

51 Limited warr ant y (USA, CA) This warr anty does not cov er: A Ser vice calls that are not r elated to any def ect in the product. The cost of a service call will be charged if the problem is not f ound to be a defect of the product. F or example: 1. Correcting faulty installation of the product. 2. I nstructing you how to use the pr oduct. 3. R[...]

52 Limited warr ant y (USA, CA) Commer cial use If you are using the product in a commer cial setting (any use other than a single family dwelling), we agr ee to repair or r eplace, without cost to y ou for parts only , any def ec tive parts, the serial number of which appears on the product. Our liability for these repairs expir es ONE YEAR from t[...]

53 How t o get ser vice Befor e you call for service Please read your U ser Guide. If you then hav e any questions about operating the product, need the name of your local F isher & Paykel A uthorized Ser vice A gent, or believe the product is defective and wish service under this limited warranty , please contact your dealer or call us at: USA[...]

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