Owner’s Manual - GE Appliances

1 owner sManualBottom-FreezerBuilt-In RefrigeratorsConsumer InformationBottom Freezer Refrigerator2 IntroductionYour new Monogram refrigerator makes an eloquent statement of style, convenience and kitchenplanning flexibility. Whether you chose it for its purity of design, practical storage arrangementsor assiduous attention to detail or for all of these reasons you ll find that your Monogramrefrigerator s superior blend of form and function will delight you for years to Monogram refrigerator was designed to provide the flexibility to blend in with your kitchencabinetry. Decorative door insert panels allow it to match your kitchen cabinets or blend withyour kitchen the Monogram refrigerator is a built-in product, custom panels are required on the front of the Monogram refrigerator.

2 Consult your kitchen designer or cabinetmaker for yourcustomized information on the following pages will help you operate and maintain your you have any other questions, visit our Website at: ServicesImportant Phone Numbers ..19 Model and Serial Numbers ..3 Performance Data Sheet ..17 Problem Solver ..15, 16 Product Registration ..3 Safety Instructions .. 4 7 State of California Water Treatment Device Certificate ..18 Warranty ..Back CoverCare and CleaningCleaning Outside and Inside ..13 Condenser ..13 Light Bulb Replacement .. 14 Vacation ..14 Operating InstructionsAutomatic Icemaker ..10 Master Light Switch ..9 Shelves ..12 Storage Pans ..11 Temperature Controls.

3 8 Water Filter Cartridge ..9 Before using yourrefrigeratorRead this Manual carefully. It is intended to help you operate and maintain your newrefrigerator it handy for answers to your you don t understand something or needmore help, there is a list of toll-free consumerservice numbers included in the back section of this our Website down themodel &serialnumbersYou ll see them on a label inside the fresh foodcompartment under the storage drawers on theright numbers are also on the ConsumerProduct Ownership Registration Card includedwith this Manual . Before sending in this card, please write thesenumbers here:Model NumberSerial NumberUse these numbers in any correspondence orservice calls concerning your you receiveda damagedrefrigeratorImmediately contact the dealer (or builder)that sold you the time & moneyBefore you request service, check the ProblemSolver in the back of this lists causes of minor operating problems thatyou can correct you need serviceTo obtain service, see the Consumer Servicespage in the back of this Manual .

4 We re proud of our service and want you to bepleased. If for some reason you are not happywith the service you receive, here are steps tofollow for further customers in the USA:FIRST, contact the people who serviced yourappliance. Explain why you are not pleased. Inmost cases, this will solve the problem. NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all thedetails including your phone number to:Manager, Customer RelationsGE AppliancesAppliance ParkLouisville, KY 40225 For customers in Canada:FIRST, contact the people who serviced yourappliance. Explain why you are not pleased. Inmost cases, this will solve the , if you are still not pleased, write all thedetails including your phone number to:Manager, Consumer RelationsCamco Factory Lane, Suite 310 Moncton, E1C 9M34 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSREAD AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONSWARNING When using this appliance, alwaysexercise basic safety precautions, including thefollowing: Use this appliance only for its intendedpurpose as described in this owner s Manual .

5 This refrigerator must be properly installedin accordance with the InstallationInstructions before it is used. Do not allow children to climb, stand or hangon the shelves in the refrigerator. They coulddamage the refrigerator and seriously injurethemselves. Do not touch the cold surfaces in the freezercompartment when hands are damp or may adhere to these extremely coldsurfaces. Do not store or use gasoline or otherflammable vapors and liquids in the vicinityof this or any other appliance. In refrigerators with automatic icemakers,avoid contact with moving parts of the ejectormechanism, or with the heating elementlocated on the bottom of the icemaker. Donot place fingers or hands on the automaticicemaking mechanism while the refrigeratoris plugged in.

6 Keep fingers out of the pinch point areas:clearances between the doors and betweenthe doors and cabinet are necessarily careful closing doors when children are in the area. Unplug your refrigerator before cleaning and making repairs. NOTE: We stronglyrecommend that any servicing be performedby a qualified individual. Before replacing a burned-out light bulb, set the Master Light switch in the OFFposition to turn off the lights in order toavoid contact with a live wire filament. (A burned-out light bulb may break whenbeing replaced.) NOTE: Setting therefrigerator temperature controls to OFFdoes not remove power to the light circuit. Do not refreeze frozen foods which havethawed : RISK OF CHILD ENTRAPMENTC hild entrapment and suffocation are notproblems of the past.

7 Junked or abandonedrefrigerators are still if theywill sit for just a few days. If you are gettingrid of your old refrigerator, please follow theinstructions below to help prevent You Throw Away Your Old Refrigerator or Freezer: Take off the doors. Leave the shelves in place so that childrenmay not easily climb DISPOSALYour old refrigerator may have a cooling system that used CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons).CFCs are believed to harm stratospheric ozone. If you are throwing away your old refrigerator,make sure the CFC refrigerant is removed forproper disposal by a qualified servicer. If youintentionally release this CFC refrigerant youcan be subject to fines and imprisonmentunder provisions of environmental ET CONSERVER CES INSTRUCTIONSAVERTISSEMENT : Lorsque vous utilisez le r frig rateur, observez toujourscertaines pr cautions de base, notamment : N utilisez le r frig rateur que pour son usagepr vu, comme d crit dans le pr sent manuel.

8 Installez le r frig rateur conform ment auxdirectives d installation avant de l utiliser. Ne laissez pas les enfants grimper, s asseoir,se tenir debout ni se pendre aux clayettes dur frig rateur. Ils pourraient endommager ler frig rateur et se blesser gravement. Une fois le r frig rateur en marche, netouchez pas les surfaces froides ducong lateur, surtout si vous avez les mainshumides ou mouill es : la peau risqued adh rer ces surfaces tr s froides. N entreposez et n utilisez pas d essence ouautres vapeurs et liquides inflammables proximit de cet appareil ou de tout autreappareil lectrom nager. Pour les r frig rateurs dot s d une machine gla ons automatique, vitez le contact avecles pi ces mobiles du m canisme jecteur, ou avec l l ment chauffant situ la partieinf rieure de la machine gla ons.

9 Ne posezpas les doigts ou les mains sur le m canismede la machine gla ons pendant que ler frig rateur est branch . loignez les doigts des parties dur frig rateur o l on peut facilement se pincer : les espaces entre les portes et entre les portes et les placards sont toujours prudent lorsque vous fermez les portes de l appareil en pr sence des enfants. D branchez votre r frig rateur avant de le nettoyer et de le r parer. REMARQUE : Nous vous recommandonsvivement de confier toute r paration untechnicien qualifi . Avant de remplacer une ampoule grill e, mettez le commutateur de lumi re principaleen position OFF (arr t) pour teindre lalumi re afin d viter tout contact avec un fil sous tension.

10 (Une ampoule grill e peut se briser pendant l op ration). REMARQUE : Lorsque vous placez lescommandes de temp rature du r frig rateursur OFF (arr t), l alimentation lectrique de l ampoule n est pas coup e. Ne faites PAS recongeler des alimentssurgel s qui ont compl tement d gel .wDANGER: RISQUES POUR LES ENFANTSLes enfants pris au pi ge ou morts d asphyxiesont toujours d actualit . Les appareils der frig ration abandon s sont toujours aussidangereux, m me si on n attend que quelquejours pour s en d barasser. Si vous ne gardezpas votre ancien appareil, veuillez suivre lesdirectives ci-dessous afin de pr venir de vous d barasser de votre vieuxappareil de r frig ration : D montez les portes.