Whirlpool ARC 4440 IX Manual

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE....................................PAGE 25
SAFEGUARDING THE ENVIRONMENT.........................PAGE 25
PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL 
RECOMMENDATIONS
..........................................................PAGE 26
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION...................................................PAGE 27
DISPLAY PANEL.....................................................................PAGE 28
REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENT...................................PAGE 34
FREEZER COMPARTMENT.................................................PAGE 37
GUIDE TO STORAGE AND THAWING OF FOOD......PAGE 39
CARE AND MAINTENANCE...............................................PAGE 41
INSTALLATION.......................................................................PAGE 41
VACATION................................................................................PAGE 42
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE / AFTER SALES 
SERVICE
.....................................................................................PAGE 43
AFTER SALES SERVICE........................................................PAGE 44
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION..............................................PAGE 45
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BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE
SAFEGUARDING THE ENVIRONMENT
•Your new appliance is designed to be used in 
the household and similar applications such as: 
-  kitchen areas in shops, offices and other 
working environments
- farm houses
-  by clients in hotels, motels, residences, bed 
& breakfasts.
To ensure best use of your appliance, 
carefully read the operating instructions 
which contain a description of the product 
and useful advice.
Keep these instructions for future 
reference.1.After unpacking the appliance, make sure it is 
not damaged and that the door closes properly.
Any damage must be reported to the dealer 
within 24 hours of delivery of the appliance.
2.Wait at least two hours before switching the 
appliance on in order to ensure that the 
refrigerant circuit is fully efficient.
3.Installation and electrical connection must be 
carried out by a qualified technician according 
to the manufacturer’s instructions and in 
compliance with local safety regulations.
4.Clean the inside of the appliance before using it.
1. Packaging 
The packing material is 100% recyclable and 
bears the recycling symbol. For disposal, comply 
with local regulations. Keep the packing 
materials (plastic bags, polystyrene parts, etc.) 
out of the reach of children, as they are a 
potential source of danger.
2. Scrapping/Disposal
The appliance is manufactured using recyclable 
material.
This appliance is marked in compliance with 
European Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste 
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). 
By ensuring the correct disposal of this 
appliance, you can help prevent potentially 
negative consequences for the environment and 
health.
The symbol   on the appliance, or on the 
accompanying documents, indicates that this 
appliance should not be treated as domestic 
waste but must be taken to a special collection 
centre for the recycling of electrical and 
electronic equipment.
When scrapping the appliance, make it unusable 
by cutting off the power cable and removing the 
doors and shelves so that children cannot easily 
climb inside and become trapped.
Scrap the appliance in compliance with local 
regulations on waste disposal, taking it to a 
special collection centre; do not leave the 
appliance unattended even for a few days, since 
it is a potential source of danger for children.
For further information on the treatment, 
recovery and recycling of this product, contact 
your competent local office, the household 
waste collection service or the shop where you 
purchased the appliance.Information:
This appliance does not contain CFCs. 
The refrigerant circuit contains R134a (HFC) or 
R600a (HC) (see the rating plate inside the 
appliance).
Appliances with Isobutane (R600a): isobutane is 
a natural gas with low environmental. Caution is 
required, however, since isobutane is 
flammable. Therefore, it is essential to ensure 
that refrigerant pipelines are not damaged.
This product may contain Fluorinated 
Greenhouse Gases covered by the Kyoto 
Protocol; the refrigerant gas is inside a 
hermetically sealed system.
Refrigerant gas: R134a has a Global Warming 
Potential of (GWP) 1300.
Declaration of conformity
This appliance has been designed for preserving 
food and is manufactured in compliance with 
Regulation (CE) No. 1935/2004.
This appliance has been designed, manufactured 
and marketed in compliance with:
•safety objectives of the “Low Voltage” 
Directive 2006/95/CE (which replaces 
73/23/CEE and subsequent amendments);
•the protection requirements of Directive 
“EMC” 2004/108/CE.
Electrical safety of the appliance can only be 
guaranteed if it is correctly connected to an 
approved earthing system.
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PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL 
RECOMMENDATIONS
INSTALLATION
•The appliance must be handled and installed 
by two or more persons.
•Be careful not to damage the floors (e.g. 
parquet) when moving the appliance.
•During installation, make sure the appliance 
does not damage the power cable.
•Make sure the appliance is not installed near a 
heat source.
•To guarantee adequate ventilation, leave a 
space on both sides and above the appliance 
and follow the installation instructions.
•Keep the appliance ventilation openings free.
•Do not damage the appliance refrigerant 
circuit pipes.
•Install and level the appliance on a floor strong 
enough to take its weight and in a place 
suitable for its size and use.
•Install the appliance in a dry, well ventilated 
place. The appliance is designed to operate in 
areas where the temperature comes within 
the following ranges, according to the climatic 
class given on the rating plate.
The appliance may not work properly if it is 
left for a long time at a temperature outside 
the specified range.
•Make sure the voltage specified on the rating 
plate corresponds to that of your home.
•Do not use single/multi adapters or extension 
cords.
•For the water connection, use the pipe 
supplied with the new appliance; do not reuse 
that of the previous appliance.
•Power cable modification or replacement 
must only be carried out by qualified 
personnel or After-sales Service. 
•It must be possible to disconnect the 
appliance from the power supply by 
unplugging it or by means of a mains two-pole 
switch installed upline of the socket.SAFETY
•Do not use the appliance to store aerosol cans 
or receptacles containing propellants or 
flammable substances.
•Do not store or use petrol, flammable liquids 
or gas in the vicinity of this or other electrical 
appliances. The fumes can cause fires or 
explosions.
•Do not use mechanical, electric or chemical 
means other than those recommended by the 
Manufacturer to speed up the defrost process.
•Do not use or place electrical devices inside 
the appliance compartments if they are not of 
the type expressly authorised by the 
Manufacturer.
•This appliance is not intended for use by 
persons (including children) with reduced 
physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack 
of experience and knowledge, unless they 
have been given supervision or instruction 
concerning use of the appliance by a person 
responsible for their safety.
•To avoid the risk of children becoming 
trapped and suffocating, do not allow them to 
play or hide inside the appliance.
•Do not swallow the contents (non-toxic) of 
the ice packs (in some models).
•Do not eat ice cubes or ice lollies immediately 
after taking them out of the freezer since they 
may cause cold burns.
USE
•Before carrying out any maintenance or 
cleaning operation, unplug the appliance or 
disconnect it from the power supply.
•All appliances equipped with an automatic 
icemaker and water dispenser must be 
connected to a water supply that only delivers 
drinking water (with mains water pressure of 
between 0.17 and 0.81 Mpa (1.7 and 8.1 bar)). 
Automatic ice-makers and/or water dispensers 
not directly connected to the water supply must 
be filled with drinking water only.
•Use the refrigerator compartment only for 
storing fresh food and the freezer 
compartment only for storing frozen food, 
freezing fresh food and making ice cubes.
•Do not store glass containers with liquids in 
the freezer since they may burst.
The Manufacturer declines any liability if 
the above advice and precautions are not 
respected.
Climatic Class Amb. temp. 
(°C)Amb. temp. 
(°F)
SN From 10 to 32 From 50 to 90
N From 16 to 32 From 61 to 90
ST From 16 to 38 From 61 to 100
T From 16 to 43 From 61 to 110
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
1.Fast freezing compartment
2.Ice cube tray
3.Ice compartment
4.Freezer shelf
5.Fresh control compartment
6.Refrigerator shelves
7.Crisper drawer8.Freezer shelf
9.Egg tray
10.Top shelf
11.Spice rack (*)
12.Bottle rack
13.Bottle holder
(*) Optional
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Note: The number of shelves and shape of accessories may vary, depending on the model. 
All shelves, door trays and racks are removable.
DO NOT obstruct the fan intake area with food.
Attention: refrigerator/freezer accessories must not be washed in a dishwasher.
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DISPLAY PANEL
1. MENU BUTTON
Press this button to choose the Economy, 
Holiday, Turbo, Super Freezing and Super 
Cooling modes
2. ECONOMY MODE
When the economy mode is selected this 
symbol will light
3. SUPER FREEZING MODE
When the super freezing mode is selected this 
symbol will light
4. TURBO MODE
When the super freezing and super cooling 
modes are selected at the same time, this 
symbol will light
5. FREEZER COMP. TEMPERATURE 
DISPLAY
6. FREEZER COMP. TEMPERATURE 
SETTING
Shows the temperature of the freezer 
compartment
7. FREEZER COMP. TEMPERATURE 
BUTTON
Press this button to set the freezer 
compartment temperature8. CHILD LOCK FUNCTION
When the freezer and refrigerator buttons are 
pressed at the same time, the child lock 
function will be activated and the lock symbol 
will light
9. HOLIDAY MODE
When the holiday mode is selected this symbol 
will light
10. SUPER COOLING MODE
When the super cooling mode is selected this 
symbol will light
11. REFRIGERATOR COMP. TEMPERATURE 
DISPLAY
12. REFRIGERATOR COMP. TEMPERATURE 
SETTING
Shows the temperature of the refrigerator 
compartment
13. REFRIGERATOR COMP. TEMPERATURE 
BUTTON
Press this button to set the refrigerator 
compartment temperature
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GUIDE TO SELECTING FUNCTIONS
SWITCHING ON THE APPLIANCE
When the appliance is connected to the mains power supply, if compartment are not cold enough, “LF” 
will appear on the freezer temperature display and “LC” on the refrigerator temperature display. Freezer 
and refrigerator temperature setting is off. When the compartments reach a normal operating 
temperature, the freezer temperature display will show -16°C (4 bars alight on the temperature setting) 
and the refrigerator temperature display +2°C (5 bars alight on the temperature setting).
REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE BUTTON
•Press button “ ” once.
•The temperature display will show +2°C.
•The first time the button is pressed, the refrigerator bars will start 
blinking; if button “ ” is pressed again within 2 seconds, the 
temperature display will show +4°C.
•Each time this button is pressed, 4 bars will light up and the display 
will show a warmer setting (+2°C, +4°C, +6°C, +8°C); the 
temperature display and bars will blink 5 times and the acoustic 
alarm will sound.
•When the temperature display reaches +8°C, if you press the “ ” 
button again, the temperature display will restart from +2°C.
•If any of the Holiday, Super Freeze, Super Cool or Economy modes 
were activated before setting the temperature, the appliance will go 
on working in the previous mode. When the previous mode is 
cancelled/finished manually or automatically the temperature setting 
will be activated.
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FREEZER COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE BUTTON
•At first, the temperature display shows -16°C.
•Press button “ ” once.
•The first time the button is pressed, the freezer bars will start 
blinking; if button “ ” is pressed again within 2 seconds, the 
temperature display will show -18°C.
•Each time this button is pressed, 4 bars will light up and the display 
will show a colder setting (-16°C, -18°C, -20°C, -22°C, -24°C); the 
temperature display and bars will blink 5 times and the acoustic 
alarm will sound.
•When the temperature display reaches -24°C, if you press the “ ” 
button again, the temperature display will restart from -16°C.
•If any of the Holiday, Super Freeze, Super Cool or Economy modes 
were activated before setting the temperature, the appliance will go 
on working in the previous mode. When the previous mode is 
cancelled/finished manually or automatically the temperature setting 
will be activated.
Note: If the ambient temperature is >38°C the user will not be 
able to adjust the freezer compartment temperature to -22°C 
or -24°C. In this case, only the -16°C, -18°C and -20°C settings 
will be available.
MENU BUTTON
•Press the menu button once
•The Economy symbol will light
•Each time this button is pressed, the operating mode cycles through 
the Super Freeze, Holiday and Super Cool modes, and the 
corresponding symbols blink 5 times. Pressing the MENU button 
again, no symbol will be shown on the display.
•When the desired mode is selected, the corresponding symbol will 
blink 5 times and the acoustic signal will sound; if the user does not 
press any button for 2 seconds, the mode is set.
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SUPER FREEZING MODE
•This function must be activated before freezing fresh food.
How to use;
•Press the menu button until the super freezing symbol lights up
•If the user does not press any button for 2 sec., the Super Freezing 
symbol will blink 5 times and the acoustic alarm will sound
•The freezer temperature display will show “SF” during this mode
•The freezer bars will be off
•Holiday and Economy modes will not work when the Super 
Freezing mode is activated
•The Super Cooling symbol and refrigerator temperature adjustment 
button will be on
•The freezer temperature can be set but will not be active during the 
Super Freezing mode
•To cancel the Super Freezing mode, select it again
Note: “SUPER FREEZE” will be cancelled automatically after 
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TURBO MODE
Turbo mode is not a mode that is selected individually.
•The Turbo symbol will light when both the super cooling and super 
freezing modes are selected.
How to use:
•Press the menu button until the Super Freezing symbol lights up.
•If the user does not press any button for 2 sec., the mode will be set. 
The corresponding symbol will blink 5 times and the acoustic signal 
will sound.
•Please repeat the same operation to set the Super Cooling mode.
•Turbo will appear on the display between Super Freezing and Super 
Cooling.
•The bars will be off and the temperature displays will show “SF” and “SC”.
•Holiday and Economy modes will not work while the Turbo symbol 
is alight.
•The compartments temperatures can be set but will not be active 
during the Super Cooling and Super Freezing cycles.
The Turbo symbol will turn off when one of the modes (Super 
Freezing or Super Cooling) is cancelled manually or automatically.
HOLIDAY MODE
This function makes the refrigerator compartment work in a power 
saving mode which is useful when you are going away for some time.
How to use:
•Press the menu button until the Holiday symbol lights up.
•If the user does not press any button for 2 sec., the mode will be set. 
The corresponding symbol will blink 5 times and the acoustic alarm 
will sound.
•The freezer compartment will go on working with the preset values.
•The freezer temperature display will show “H” during this mode.
•The refrigerator compartment will be off. The refrigerator 
temperature display and bars will also be off.
•To cancel the Holiday mode, select it again.
•The appliance will go on working with the preset values. If no 
temperature values have been set manually, the appliance will go on 
working with initial values (F.comp:-16°C, R.comp:+2°C)
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ECONOMY MODE
How to use:
•Press the menu button until the Economy symbol lights up.
•If the user does not press any button for 2 sec., the Economy mode 
will be set. The corresponding symbol will blink 5 times and the 
acoustic alarm will sound.
•During this mode, the Economy symbol will be alight, the freezer/
refrigerator temperature displays will show “E” and the bars will be off.
•The other modes will not work when the Economy mode is 
activated. To cancel the Economy mode, select it again.
CHILD LOCK FUNCTION
This refrigerator is equipped with a lock system to prevent accidental 
operation by children.
Setting The Child Lock
•Simultaneously press and hold buttons “ ” and “ ” for 5 sec. The 
lock symbol will light.
Cancelling The Child Lock
•Simultaneously press and hold buttons “ ” and “ ” for 5 sec. The 
lock symbol will turn off.
Note: In the event of a power failure, the “Child Lock” will be 
deactivated automatically.
NO LIGHT MODE (depending on the model)
•If you want to disable the lamps of both compartments, select this mode. Lamps will not light until this 
mode is cancelled.
Setting This mode
•Press the “ ” and “ ” buttons, at the same time open and close freezer door 3 times.
Cancelling This Mode
•To cancel the function, proceed in the same way or it will be cancelled automatically after a few hours.
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