Refrigerator-Freezer MODEL MR-EX574X OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS R600a
Function Overview Complicated controls become easy with a touch panel! Operation panel If you touch the operation panel, icon will be displayed. You can select the setting that you prefer.
Contents Page From Installation to Operation 6-7 Placing Food Inside 8-9 Refrigerator Compartment 10 Versa, Freezer, and Vegetable Compartments 11 Ice Making Compartment (Automatic Ice Maker) X Page 15 14 Rapid Cool Bulk Shopping, Keep Vegetables Moist, Cool Drinks Quickly 15 Power Saving 16 Changing the Setting of the Ice Making Compartment 17 Tips for Soft-Freezing (The temperature setting change ) 20-21 Setting the Details Power Save Mode 22-25 Cleaning the Automatic Ice Maker 26
Safety Precautions Before Use The danger and degree of danger caused by improper handling are categorized and described with the following indicators. Installation Leave space around the refrigerator. If refrigerant leaks, it may accumulate and catch fire or explode. The refrigerator may tip over and cause injury. X Page 6 Placing Food Inside Improper handling that can result in death or serious injury.
Do not place volatile, inflammable objects inside the refrigerator. Benzene, cosmetics and hair dressing products may catch fire or explode. Do not store Do not store chemicals or scientific specimens in the refrigerator. Substances that require strict control must not be stored in household refrigerators. Do not store Do not hang from the door or handle. Do not climb on an open door. Do not apply a heavy load. The refrigerator may tip over and cause injury.
From Installation to Operation Before Use Space of 2.5 cm or more Turn on the power of the refrigerator as soon as possible. The refrigerator will not be damaged even if you turn on the power immediately after the installation. Space of 0.
Bottom front of refrigerator Before Use Turn the adjustable supports in the arrow direction until they touch the floor. Caution Adjustable Caster support Adjustment and anchoring (To prevent vibration, noise, movement, and doors left ajar) Turn and lower the adjustable supports until they touch the floor and the front casters are raised from the floor to fix the refrigerator. Preventing doors from being left ajar Adjust the adjustable supports as shown in the figures below.
Placing Food Inside Before Use You are now a skillful storage organizer Get the most out of your refrigerator to make cooking more fun and dishes tastier! Operation panel X Page 14 Refrigerator compartment X Page 10 Placing Food Inside Chilled compartment X Page 10 Operation Ice making compartment Versa compartment X Page 11 Freezer compartment X Page 11 Vegetable compartment X Page 11 X Page 12 Ice is made automatically.
Refrigerator compartment 6°C Chilled compartment Food that are used daily Keep eggs in the chilled egg compartment Food you do not want to freeze About -3°C to 3°C Dairy products: Yoghurt, cheese, etc. Fish paste products: Steamed fish paste, fish cake, etc. Processed food: Ham, sausages, etc. Fresh food: Meat, fish, shellfish, etc.
Refrigerator Compartment Adjustable pocket: Refrigerator compartment Before Use If you take out the partitions, the shelf will be wide. If you insert the partitions, you can store high objects in the lower shelf. Air outlet The interior light uses 10 LEDs. If the interior light is damaged, call our MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC SERVICE CENTRE or its service agent for the replacement, in order to avoid a hazard. If food with a high water content is placed near the air outlets, it may freeze.
Versa Compartment Freezer Compartment Vegetable Compartment Versa compartment Before Use Infrared sensor The food temperature is detected with an infrared sensor. Aluminum tray The cold tray quickly cools the food. Versa case Caution Placing Food Inside Do not stack food higher than the case. • The door may not be closed. • Food may be thawed. • Food may be damaged. Freezer compartment Freezing case (upper) • Food or the freezing case (upper) may be damaged. • The door may not be closed.
Ice Making Compartment (Automatic Ice Maker) Ice making compartment Before Use Water tank cap Water tank setting position line Placing Food Inside This is the guideline for the water tank setting position. Push in the water tank until it makes contact with the inner side. Make sure that the line can be seen in front of the water tank. Water tank lid The lid can be set on the tank in both directions, facing the front or rear. Water tank (about 1.
is not displayed. Check this after touching to light up the display. If the lamp is on, insert the ice tray and lock the ice tray lock lever. Inserting ice tray X Page 26 2 Before Use 1 Check that Remove the water tank from the refrigerator compartment. When using it for the first time, or if you have not made ice for more than a week. Hold the tank with both hands. 3 Wash the water tank, water supply pipe, and ice tray. Odours or dust may be adhered to the parts.
How to Use the Operation Panel The operation panel is a touch-style panel operated by touching the operation items with a finger. Before Use To save power, all displays other than are usually turned off (It turns off if there is no operation for about 30 seconds). To check the setting status, touch to light up the display. The blue light at the top left corner of the 1 Touch "Soft-Freezing" icon lights up at the time of purchase. .
Rapid Cool Bulk Shopping Cool Drinks Quickly Keep Vegetables Moist Rapid Cool Bulk Shopping Touch . 2 Touch . will be displayed. Usable in the refrigerator, freezer, and vegetable compartments. Placing Food Inside 1 is displayed, the blue light at the top left corner of the icon lights up, and then the setting is finished. This stops automatically about 2 hours after setting. Keep Vegetables Moist Touch . 2 Touch . will be displayed.
Power Saving Set Energy Saving Mode (ECO MODE) Before Use An appropriate timing is selected for each compartment and the power-saving mode is performed automatically. With the power saving operation, the temperature of the compartment is set a little higher while compartment operations are performed. Power-saving is canceled for compartments with doors that are frequently opened and closed, as well as the compartments on the fast cooling setting, Placing Food Inside 1 Touch . 2 Touch .
Changing the Setting of the Ice Making Compartment Before Use When the blue light does not light up on either icon, the compartment is in the regular ice making mode. Regular ice making is set at the time of purchase. Making ice quickly (quick ice making) The ice making time for a single batch is 60 to 80 minutes. Touch . 2 Touch . will be displayed. About quick ice making • In the following cases, quick ice making is stopped automatically.
Changing the Setting of the Versa Compartment Before Use When the blue light at the top left corner of the icon is not on, the versa compartment is set to freezing. When the blue light at the top left corner of the icon lights up, the versa compartment is set to Soft-Freezing. Soft-Freezing is set at the time of purchase. "Tips for Supercool Freezing and Soft-Freezing" X Pages 20 - 21 Placing Food Inside Setting Soft-Freezing When the versa compartment is set to freezing 1 Touch .
Setting Supercool Freezing Before Use Food can be frozen without losing its taste and texture by using the "Supercool Freezing" mode. After supercool freezing, store the meat and fish with Soft-Freezing so that you can easily cut them. "Tips for Supercool Freezing and Soft-Freezing" X Pages 20 - 21 Check if the blue light at the top left corner of is on. Usable in the versa compartment. Supercool freezing cannot be performed during the freezing setting.
Supercool Freezing Tips for Soft-Freezing Take it out and cook immediately ! Before Use Thinly sliced meat Bacon You can easily slice them. Without thawing Only the necessary amount Cutlets Placing Food Inside You can easily separate them. You can easily separate them one by one and slice them finely. They will thaw while basting. It can be cut with a kitchen knife easily. You can cut out the necessary amount. It can be cut into cubes for thawing. You can easily separate them.
Put foods at the same time. Meat sauce We recommend that hot food be separated from the frozen food and placed at the front. You only have to scoop out the necessary amount. Lay the food out flat on top in the versa compartment. The infrared sensor measures the temperature of food from the top of the versa compartment. Arrange the food in a way that makes it easy for the sensor to measure the temperature.
Setting the Details Change the temperature of each compartment Before Use The temperature of each compartment can be adjusted according to the conditions of use. Touch to light up Initial condition (at the time of purchase) : refrigerator, freezer, and vegetable compartments … "M," versa compartment … "Soft-Freezing/M" Placing Food Inside This is displayed when setting the temperature of the versa compartment. 1 2 Touch .
Ice making compartment settings The display changes each time the icon is touched and temperature can be set to 5 different levels. The display changes each time the icon is touched. Ice making setting Higher temp. Temperature Refrigerator Freezer Vegetable setting compartment compartment compartment Application When you want to make ice About 6°C About -16°C About 9°C About 3°C About -19°C About 6°C * Quick ice making cannot be set in the detail setting. X Page 17 Lower temp.
Setting the Details (Continued) Set Power Save Mode Before Use This function reduces freezing capability of the set compartment for the purpose of power saving. Can be set for the ice making compartment and the versa compartment. If the ice making compartment is set to Power Save Mode, it is automatically set to "stop ice making." (Ice cannot be stored.
Food that can be stored in Power Save Mode Seaweeds, seasoning powder, coffee beans, nuts, dry noodles, (pasta, vermicellifine noodles, etc.) etc. Salt, sugar, spice powder, etc. Rice, wheat, potato starch, etc. Dry confectioneries, chocolates, cookies, etc. • In Power Save Mode, the freezing temperature is set to between about -10°C and 0°C. • It is not suitable for storing ice, fresh food, frozen food, ice cream, and food frozen at home.
Cleaning the Automatic Ice Maker Clean the ice maker periodically to ensure that the ice is pure and delicious. Before Use Prevents formation of water scale and mold. * Do not use a dishwashing machine, because it may deform the parts. once a week 1 Water tank Remove the lid and wash it. (Upper temperature limit about 60°C) Placing Food Inside * If mold forms easily in the certain types of water, clean about 2 or 3 times a week.
Do not use the following for cleaning. Items such as sponges or scrubbers that may damage surfaces, or cleaners such as alkaline detergents, scouring powder, boiling water, petroleum or acid once a week Water supply pump Pull out the tank pipe ( ), and rotate and remove the water supply pump ( ). Tank Packing Disassemble the parts and wash them. The impeller is made from a magnet. Wash it thoroughly to remove any foreign objects.
Removing and Cleaning the Parts Step Before Use 1 Before cleaning Remove the power plug. Step 2 How to clean Wipe with a soft cloth soaked in warm water, or remove and rinse with water. When cleaning the operation panel, set it to the Child Safety Lock. XPage 31 (Wipe the operation panel with a soft, dry cloth.
For installation, follow the procedure in reverse to the removing methods. Step 3 Check the power plug and cord Dust For safety, clean periodically. detergent (neutral). the plastic parts. detergents, scouring powder, boiling water, or similar substances. handles, caps and cases) to Warning If the power plug or • Check for damage or abnormal heating on the power plug and cord.
Other Issues A power outage occurred Before Use Minimize the frequency of opening the doors, and avoid adding more food. Operation panel settings other than the temperature settings may change. Check the settings. (Child Safety Lock, etc.) To move the refrigerator or change its orientation 1 Remove the adjustable support cover, and then rotate and raise the adjustable supports. X Page 7 Placing Food Inside 2 Lay protective material under the casters and rear supports.
To transport the refrigerator 2 Wear protective gear (gloves). 3 Remove the adjustable support cover, and then rotate and raise the adjustable supports. X Page 7 4 Remove the power plug 5 Lay towels under the drainage port and the lower rear edge of the Drainage port Placing Food Inside refrigerator, and position a container or tray with a height of about 3 cm on the towels to collect the water. *The towels prevent floor damage, and water from being spilled on the floor.
Other Issues (Continued) To reset settings Before Use To return each setting to their initial conditions (at the time of purchase), for example if you have forgotten the settings. 1 Touch to light up an icon. for about 10 seconds (until the buzzer sounds twice). 2 Touch The following settings will be canceled.
To control the temperature more precisely (temperature fine adjustment mode) When temperature fine adjustment mode is set, the compartment display blinks about every 10 seconds. Temperature setting Low setting 1 About 0.3°C About 2.4°C 2 lower than “L” About 0.6°C higher than “M” About 2.1°C 3 lower than “L” About 0.9°C lower higher than “M” About 1.8°C higher 2 Touch for about 3 seconds or more 5 than “L” About 1.2°C lower than “M” About 1.
Operation Ice making Freezer Vegetable versa compartment compartment compartment compartment Placing Food Inside Cleaning Troubleshooting Ice making Refrigerator Vegetable Freezer Versa compartment compartment compartment compartment compartment Before Use 34 This appliance is designed for use in Australia and New Zealand only and cannot be used in any other country. No servicing is available outside of Australia and New Zealand.
Troubleshooting First, check the items described in this section. If the problem persists, contact the retail store where you purchased the refrigerator as soon as possible. Questions about operation and handling The refrigerator does not cool at all! The operation panel turns off automatically! The refrigerator takes time to cool when you first start using it. In summer, it may take up to 24 hours for the inside to be fully cooled.
Troubleshooting Before Use Ice making Problem Cannot make ice Water in the tank stays at the same level (Continued) Check Explanation and action 1 H a s e n o u g h t i m e p a s s e d a f t e r It takes 4 to 5 hours after first starting operation for the installation? 2 Is the ice tray installed correctly? refrigerator to cool, and 24 hours or more in summer to make ice. Set the ice tray lock lever to the correct position and check the installation status of the ice tray.
The operation panel does not respond (continued) Check 4 Are you trying to operate the operation panel Explanation and action Touch the operation panel with your finger directly. with the tip of your fingernail or a sharp object? 5 Are you touching out of position? Touch the centre of the icon. 6 Are seals and tapes put on the operation panel? Remove the seals and tapes.
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■ This refrigerator uses flammable foaming gas for insulation. Please deliver the unit to specialized industrial waste dealer when you do away it. Please follow the rules in your country. ■ WARNING - Do not use mechanical devices or other means to accelerate the defrosting process, other than those recommended by the manufacturer. ■ WARNING - Do not use electrical appliances inside the food storage compartments of the appliance, unless they are of the type recommended by the manufacturer.
