Brand: SAMSUNG
Category: Refrigerator
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Manual for RL39...
Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 6:12 p.m.
Warranty Information
Refer to your dealer for warranty details.
- Installation: Allow adequate space, level the appliance, clean it, plug into a dedicated grounded socket, and wait 2-3 hours before storing food.
- Preparation: Install shelves, clean accessories, set temperature to coldest for one hour, and allow new units up to five months to run in.
- Basic Model Operation: Use the On/Off button to power the appliance. Use the Cooling Power button to adjust refrigerator temperature, with five indicator lights showing the cooling level.
- Digital Display Model Operation: Use the POWER button to switch on/off. Use SUPER for fast freezing. FRE.TEMP adjusts freezer temperature (-17°C to -25°C). REF.TEMP adjusts refrigerator temperature (+1°C to +6°C). ECO sets energy-efficient temperatures (-17°C freezer, 6°C refrigerator). VAC switches off the refrigerator while keeping the freezer on, ideal for long absences.
- Storing Food: Allow warm food to cool, wrap or cover food to prevent dehydration and cross-flavouring, avoid contact of oil/grease with plastic parts, and never store explosive substances. Organize food using shelves, drawers, and bottle guards. In the freezer, store packed frozen foods in the upper drawer and fresh/dried foods in the middle/lower drawers.
- Making Ice: Use either a twist-type or normal ice cube maker, filling with water and placing in the freezer.
- Water Dispenser (Optional): Obtain chilled water without opening the door. Follow instructions for use, filling the water tank, and installing regular bottles if needed.
- Cleaning Accessories: Switch off and unplug the appliance before cleaning ice makers, trays, drawers, bottle guards, shelves, and rubber seals.
- Cleaning Water Dispenser: Remove and clean the dispenser tray, connection path, water tank, and supply device.
- Replacing Interior Light: Unplug the appliance, unscrew the cover, replace the fluorescent or incandescent light, and screw the cover back on.
- Troubleshooting: Addresses issues like appliance not operating, temperature too high, food freezing, unusual noises, and condensation.
- Usage Precautions: Includes tips for storing food and saving energy, such as installing in a cool room, not blocking vents, cooling hot food, using frozen food to cool other items, and minimizing door opening time.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| Problem | Possible Causes | Solutions |
| The appliance is not operating at all or the temperature is too high | • Check that the power plug is correctly connected. • Is the temperature control on the front panel correctly set? • Does sun shine on the appliance or are there heat sources nearby? • Is the back of the appliance too near to the wall? | - |
| The food in the refrigerator is frozen | • Is the temperature control on the front panel set to the coldest temperature? • Is the surrounding temperature too low? • Did you put food with a high water content in the refrigerator? | - |
| There are unusual noises | • Check that the appliance is installed on a stable, level floor. • Is the back of the appliance too near to the wall? • Have any foreign objects fallen behind or under the appliance? • Is the noise coming from the compressor in the appliance? • A ticking sound may be heard inside the appliance; this is normal. This sound occurs when the various accessories contract or expand. | - |
| The front corners and sides of the appliance are warm and condensation starts to form | • Heat-proof pipes are installed in the front corners of the appliance to prevent condensation from forming. When the surrounding temperature rises, this may not always be effective. However, this is not abnormal. • In very humid weather, condensation may form on the outer surface of the appliance when the moisture in the air comes into contact with the cool surface of the appliance. | - |
| You can hear a liquid babbling in the appliance | • This is the refrigerant, which cools the inside of the appliance. | - |
| There is a bad smell inside the appliance | • You did not seal the food. • Store foods covered and clean the cold inlet. | - |
| There is a layer of frost on the appliance's walls | • Is the air outlet on the appliance plugged in? • Space the food out as much as possible to improve ventilation. • Is the door fully closed? | - |
| Condensation forms on the inside wall of the appliance and around vegetables | • Food with a high water content is stored uncovered with a high humidity level or the door has been left open for a long time. • Store the food with a cover or in sealed containers. | - |