Samsung RF28R7201SR - User Manual

English 5 Safety information Important safety symbols and precautions: Please follow all safety instructions in this manual. This manual uses the following safety symbols. WARNING Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in severe personal injury, property damage, and/or death . CAUTION Hazards o...

English 7 Safety information CAUTION • Risk Of Fire Or Explosion. Flammable Refrigerant Used. Do Not Use Mechanical Devices To Defrost Refrigerator. Do Not Puncture Refrigerant Tubing. • Risk Of Fire Or Explosion. Flammable Refrigerant Used. To Be Repaired Only By Trained Service Personnel. Do Not P...

Safety information English 8 Safety information Critical installation warnings WARNING • Do not install the refrigerator in a damp location or place where it may come in contact with water. - Deteriorated insulation on electrical parts may cause an electric shock or fire. • Do not place this refrige...

Safety information English 10 Safety information Installation cautions CAUTION • Allow sufficient space around the refrigerator and install it on a flat surface. - Keep the ventilation space in the appliance enclosure or mounting structure clear of obstructions. • After you have installed the refrig...

English 13 Safety information • If you experience difficulty changing a non-LED light, contact a Samsung service center. • If the product is equipped with LED lamps, do not disassemble the Lamp Covers and LED lamps yourself. - Contact a Samsung service center. • Plug the power plug into the wall soc...

Safety information English 14 Safety information • Fill the water tank and ice cube trays with potable water only (tap water, mineral water, or purified water). - Do not fill the tank with tea, juice, or a sports drink. They can damage the refrigerator. • If the refrigerator is flooded, shut off the...

English 15 Safety information • Do not use abrasive or harsh cleansers such as window sprays, scouring cleansers, flammable fluids, muriatic acid, cleaning waxes, concentrated detergents, bleaches, or cleansers containing petroleum products on exterior surfaces (doors and cabinet), plastic parts, do...

English 16 Installation Follow these instructions carefully to ensure a proper installation of this refrigerator and to prevent accidents before using it. WARNING • Use the refrigerator only for its intended purpose as described in this manual.• Any servicing must be performed by a qualified technic...

English 17 Installation Type B 01 02 05 04 06 08 09 07 01 Auto Ice Maker 02 1-Step Foldable Shelf 03 Water tank (Auto Water Fill) 04 Main panel (on the FlexZone™ handle) 05 FlexZone™ 06 Freezer 07 Door bins 08 2-Step Foldable Shelf 09 Water filter * applicable models only Untitled-1 17 2019-01-03 11...

Installation English 18 Installation NOTE • For energy efficiency, keep all shelves, drawers, and baskets in their original positions.• When closing the door, make sure the vertical hinged section is in the correct position to avoid scratching the other door. • If the vertical hinged section is reve...

English 19 Installation Step-by-step installation STEP 1 Select a site Select a site that: • Has a solid, level surface without carpeting or flooring that may obstruct ventilation• Is away from direct sunlight• Has adequate room for opening and closing the door• Is away from any heat sources• Provid...

English 21 Installation STEP 2 Flooring If the refrigerator cannot pass through the entrance due to its size, see STEP 3 Door removal for entrance . NOTE To prevent floor damage, make sure the front levelling legs are in the upright position.• The surface you install the refrigerator on must support...

Installation English 22 Installation STEP 3 Door removal for entrance If the refrigerator cannot pass through the entrance to your home or kitchen due to its size, follow these instructions to remove and then re-install the refrigerator's doors. If you do not need to remove the doors, go to page 31 ...

English 25 Installation Right door 1. Disconnect the wire connectors (x2) on the right door. The position of the connectors differs with the model. CAUTION • Do not remove both doors simultaneously. Make sure to remove one door at a time. Otherwise, one of the doors may fall and cause physical injur...

English 27 Installation To reattach the fridge door After you have moved the refrigerator to its final location, reattach the doors by following the removal instructions in reverse order. A 01 02 03 B 01 Dispenser 02 Center of transparent coupler 03 Guidelines CAUTION To prevent water leaks from the...

Installation English 28 Installation 3. Press the locking tab to disconnect the wire connector. CAUTION When relocking the tab, make sure to fully connect the wire connector. Otherwise, the FlexZone™ will not operate. 4. Remove the hex-head bolt on each side of the drawer using a 10 mm socket wrench...

English 29 Installation To reattach the FlexZone™ drawer After you have moved the refrigerator to its final location, re-attach the FlexZone™ drawer by following the removal instructions in reverse order. CAUTION If the FlexZone™ or the indicator does not operate properly, make sure the connectors a...

Installation English 30 Installation 4. Press down the hooks to unlock the rail assembly. 5. While holding the upper area of the freezer drawer front, slide the drawer out all the way to remove the freezer drawer from the rail assembly. CAUTION • Be careful not to scratch or dent the rail assembly. ...

English 31 Installation STEP 4 Levelling the refrigerator CAUTION • When installed, the refrigerator must be leveled on a flat, solid floor. Not leveling the refrigerator can cause damage to the refrigerator or physical injury. • Levelling must be performed with the refrigerator empty. Make sure no ...

Installation English 32 Installation STEP 5 Adjust the door height and the door gap Snap rings The height of a door can be adjusted using the provided snap rings, which come in 4 different sizes (1 mm, 1.5 mm, 2 mm, and 2.5 mm). To adjust the height of a door 1. Check the height difference between t...

English 33 Installation STEP 6 Attach the handles CAUTION The refrigerator handles must be oriented in the correct direction.• The fridge handles must be attached so that the holes on each face each other. • The freezer handle must be attached so that its hole faces downwards. 1. Using a Phillips sc...

Installation English 36 Installation STEP 7 Connect the water dispenser line A water dispenser with a filter is one of the helpful features on your new refrigerator. To help promote better health, the water filter removes unwanted particles from your water. However, it does not sterilize or destroy ...

Installation English 38 Installation CAUTION Do not mount the water filter on any part of the refrigerator. This may damage the refrigerator. 1. Connect the household water line to the assembled compression fitting. - If you are using copper tubing, slip the compression nut (B) (not supplied) and fe...

English 39 Installation STEP 8 Initial settings By completing the following steps, the refrigerator should be fully functioning. 1 CAUTION Before installing the refrigerator, make sure to remove the Cover Interlock (1) from the top of the fridge door. Otherwise, injuries may be caused by the ice cru...

English 40 Operations Main panel Type A Type B 01 02 03 08 08 04 05 07 06 01 02 03 08 08 04 05 07 06 01 Fridge / Auto Fill Water Pitcher * 02 FlexZone™ / °F  °C 03 Freezer / Peak Demand Off 04 Ice Maker / Filter Reset 05 Water/Ice / Dispenser Lock 06 Network connection 07 Door Alarm / Control Lock ...

Operations English 44 Operations 02 FlexZone™ / °F  °C (3 sec) The FlexZone™ is a full-width drawer featuring temperature control. It has a temperature sensor that adjusts the amount of cold air allowed into the zone.• Press FlexZone™ repeatedly to select a desired mode. By default, Deli is selecte...

Operations English 50 Operations SmartThings Installation Visit the Google Play Store, Galaxy Apps, or Apple App Store and search for “SmartThings”. Download and install the SmartThings app provided by Samsung Electronics to your smart device. NOTE • The SmartThings app is designed for Android 6.0 (...

English 51 Operations Samsung account You are required to register your Samsung account to use the app. If you don’t have a Samsung account, follow the app’s onscreen instructions to create a free Samsung account. Getting started Turn on the device you want to connect, open the SmartThings app on yo...

English 53 Operations SMART GRID Function (Demand Response) When the refrigerator operates in SMART GRID (Demand Response) mode, the Energy Management Refrigerator function can control energy usage or delay the operation of some functions to save money when energy prices or demand are the highest. N...

Operations English 54 Operations • Temporary Appliance Load Reduction (L4): The refrigerator responds to a TALR signal by aggressively reducing the load for a short time period. This function reduces energy consumption by stopping the compressor and controlling the functions that consume a lot of en...

English 55 Operations Activating and deactivating Peak Demand Off (Override mode) 1. Press and hold Freezer for 3 seconds. 2. A buzzer sounds and ‘Or’ and ‘on’ is displayed in the freezer and fridge temperature display for 5 seconds. Then the Peak Demand Off (Override mode) icon ( ) turns on. 3. If ...

Operations English 56 Operations Using the Energy Management Function The Energy Management function enables you to control and monitor your Energy Management refrigerator using the SmartThings app for your convenience. NOTE • To use the Energy Management refrigerator functions, you have to install ...

English 57 Operations Provision for Open Access to the Connected Product Requirements 1. SGIP Open Standards (Smart Energy Profile 2.0 - http://www.csep.org/) - Energy Consumption Reporting- Demand Response 2. Samsung OPEN API - Operational Status, User Settings & Messages- ICE Maker Status: GET...

Operations English 58 Operations Dispenser panel 01 02 03 01 Water / Lock 02 Cubed Ice 03 Crushed Ice 01 Water / Lock (3 sec) Water To dispense chilled water, press Water . The corresponding indicator turns on. Lock (Dispenser panel / Dispenser lever) To prevent the use of the dispenser panel button...

English 59 Operations Special features Water tank (Auto Water Fill) (applicable models only) The Auto Water Fill function lets you enjoy cold brewed tea in your refrigerator. 01 02 03 04 01 Lid 02 Sealed mouth 03 Infuser 04 Body To fill the water tank 1. Grasp a handle groove of the sealed mouth , a...

Operations English 60 Operations 5. To drink tea, open the door and detach the water tank. Pull it straight out. CAUTION • We recommend consuming fruit infused water within 24 hours. After that, the infused water can spoil over time. • You must clean the water tank after you have consumed the infuse...

Operations English 62 Operations Water/Ice dispenser Using the dispenser, you can dispense water with or without ice.The water dispenser offers 3 options: chilled water, cubed ice, and crushed ice. To dispense chilled water, press Water on the dispenser panel. Put a water glass under the dispenser, ...

English 63 Operations NOTE • If you consume all the ice at once, you must wait 8 hours before dispensing the first 4 to 6 cubes. This ensures that the ice bucket is filled with ice properly. • Ice cubes generated rapidly may look white, which is normal. Diagnosis If ice does not dispense, first chec...

Operations English 64 Operations Water clouding Water supplied to the refrigerator flows through a core alkaline filter. During this filtering process, the water pressure of the water increases and the water becomes saturated with oxygen and nitrogen. This causes the water to look misty or cloudy te...

English 65 Maintenance Handling and care Ice bucket (applicable models only) If you do not dispense ice for an extended period, ice may form clumps inside the bucket. If this happens, remove and empty the ice bucket. 1. To remove the ice bucket, gently lift it up, and then pull it out slowly while h...

English 67 Maintenance Auto Water Fill 1. Grasp a handle groove of the sealed mouth , and then pull up to remove. 2. Grasp both sides of the sealed mouth , and then lift to remove. 3. While slightly twisting the infuser , pull it out of the sealed mouth. 4. Clean the infuser with neutral agents and ...

Maintenance English 68 Maintenance Fridge shelves The appearance of the shelves differs by model. • To remove a shelf, fully open the corresponding door. Hold the front of the shelf, and then gently lift up and slide out. NOTE Do not lift up the shelf fully when removing or reinserting the shelf. Th...

English 69 Maintenance Foldable shelf To remove, slide up the front of the shelf so that it folds. Then gently lift up and pull out. To reinsert, place the shelf on the angled frame in the main unit, and then, press down to unfold. CAUTION After sliding the foldable shelf in and folding it, the fron...

Maintenance English 70 Maintenance Vegetable shelf 1. Slide out the left-side vegetable drawer. 2. While supporting the vegetable shelf with one hand, slide it out with the other hand. NOTE To use the space that is opened up after removing the foldable shelf, take out the vegetable shelf.To reinsert...

English 71 Maintenance CAUTION • Do not remove a bin that is filled with food. Empty the bin beforehand. • Use caution when opening the door if the bottom bin contains larger bottles, which may fall over. • Do not allow children to play with the bins. Sharp corners of the bin may cause injury. Untit...

Maintenance English 72 Maintenance Fridge drawers Vegetable / fruit drawers Gently lift up the front of the drawer and slide out.• We recommend that you remove the door bins before removing the drawer. This is to prevent damage to the door bins. • To reinsert, insert the drawer into the frame rails ...

English 73 Maintenance Freezer baskets Upper basket • To remove, fully slide open the freezer drawer. Push the upper basket to the end, and then pull up to remove. • To reinsert, align the front wheels of the upper basket with the end of the lower basket . Slide the upper basket to the front. Lower ...

English 75 Maintenance Cleaning Interior and exterior WARNING • Do not use benzene, thinner, home/car detergent, or Clorox™ to clean the refrigerator. They may damage the surface of the refrigerator and cause a fire. • Do not spray water onto the refrigerator. This may cause electric shock. Regularl...

Maintenance English 76 Maintenance Replacement Water filter WARNING • Do not use third-party water filters. Use only Samsung-provided or -approved filters.• Unapproved filters may leak and damage the refrigerator, causing electric shock. Samsung is not responsible for any damage that may occur from ...

English 77 Maintenance 5. Turn the cartridge knob clockwise to lock into place. 6. Press and hold Filter Reset on the main panel for 3 seconds to reset the life cycle detector. The Filter Reset indicator ( ) turns off. 7. When you are done replacing the filter, open the water valve and run water thr...

English 78 Troubleshooting Before calling for service, review the symptoms and recommended solutions below. If none of the suggested solutions resolve your problem, please visit our website at www. samsung.com or call Samsung Customer Care at 1-800-SAMSUNG (726-7864). Note that you will be charged f...

English 79 Troubleshooting Symptom Possible causes Solution Interior wall is hot. • Refrigerator has heat-proof piping in the interior wall. • To prevent condensation from forming, the refrigerator has heat-proof piping in the front corners. If the ambient temperature rises, this equipment may not w...

Troubleshooting English 80 Troubleshooting Condensation Symptom Possible causes Solution Condensation forms on the interior walls. • If door is left open, moisture enters the refrigerator. • Remove the moisture and do not leave a door open for extended periods of time. • Food with high moisture cont...

Troubleshooting English 82 Troubleshooting Do you hear abnormal sounds from the refrigerator? Before calling for service, review the information below. If you still have questions about sounds your refrigerator is making, please call Samsung Customer Care at 1-800-SAMSUNG (726-7864). Note that you w...

English 85 LIMITED WARRANTY (U.S.A.) SAMSUNG REFRIGERATOR LIMITED WARRANTY TO ORIGINAL CONSUMER PURCHASER WITH PROOF OF PURCHASE This SAMSUNG brand product, as supplied and distributed by Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SAMSUNG) and delivered new, in the original carton to the original consumer p...

LIMITED WARRANTY (U.S.A.) English 86 This limited warranty covers manufacturing defects in materials or workmanship encountered in normal household, noncommercial use of this product and shall not cover the following: damage that occurs in shipment, delivery, installation, and uses for which this pr...

English 87 LIMITATION OF REMEDIES YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS PRODUCT REPAIR, PRODUCT REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE AT SAMSUNG’S OPTION, AS PROVIDED IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED ...

English 88 Warranty Information (CANADA) If your refrigerator needs service Do not hesitate to call any Samsung Authorized Service Center nearby giving them your name, address and telephone number if your product is not functioning properly. Limited Warranty for Original Purchaser This Samsung produ...

English 89 Exclusions of the Warranty This warranty does not cover damage due to accident, fire, flood, and/or other Acts of God, misuse, incorrect line voltage, improper installation, improper or unauthorized repairs, commercial use, or damage that occurs during shipping. Customer adjustments which...

English 90 Regulatory Notice FCC Notice FCC CAUTION: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: A3LCWAM210SThis device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Op...

English 91 IC Notice Contains Transmitter Module IC: 649E-CWAM210SThe term “IC” before the radio certification number only signifies that Industry Canada technical specifications were met. Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this...

English 92 Open Source Announcement The software included in this product contains open source software. You may obtain the complete corresponding source code for a period of three years after the last shipment of this product by sending an email to mailto:[email protected]. It is also possible to o...