OPAL01GEPKT User Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Normal Operating Sounds

Radio Frequency Interference

Yournewicemakermaymakesoundsthatarenotfamiliar.Mostofthesesoundsarenormal.Hardsurfaceslikethe

ﬂoor,walls,andcountertopscanamplifythesesounds.Thefollowingdescribesthesoundsthatmaybenewtoyou

and what may be creating them.

■WHIR-WhenOpalisrstturnedon,youmaynotice

the condenser fan spinning.

■BUZZ-Whenthewaterpumprstturnson,itmaybe

dryandslightlynoisy.Onceitislledwithwater,the

noisereducessignicantly.

■RATTLE-Rattlingnoisesmaybeproducedfromthe

ﬂowoftherefrigerant.Thesenoisesshouldreduce

signicantlyoncetherefrigerantsystemhasstabilized.

■GURGLE-Whentherefrigerantsystemshutso󰀨,there

maybeabriefgurgleastherefrigerantstopsﬂowing.

■HUM-Thecompressorisamotor.Itproducesalow

toned humming sound while it is running.

■CLICK-Asnuggeticeisproduced,itdropsintotheice

drawer.Therstnuggetsproducedaretheloudest,as

theyimpactthebottomoftheicebin.Asthebinlls,

thisnoisereducessignicantly.

■SQUEAK–WhenOpalisinneedofdefrosting,itmay

starttosqueakasicestartstobuilduparoundthe

mechanisms. The defost cycle is automatic, and may

take30-45minutes.Duringthistime,thefrontbutton

won’t respond.

This product has been tested and found to comply

withthelimitssetforthinTitle47CFRPart15-Radio

FrequencyDevices.Operationissubjecttothefollowing

conditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful

interference, and (2) this device must accept any

interference received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation. This product generates, uses,

andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergy,andifnotused

in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interferencetoradiocommunications.Ifthisproduct

does cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception, which can be determined by unplugging Opal,

the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference

byoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

■ReorientorrelocatetheTVorradioantennas.

■IncreasethedistancebetweentheproductandTVor

radio.

■PlugOpalintoaseparateoutletfromaradioorTV.

Thetransmittermustnotbeco-locatedoroperatingin

conjunction with other antennas or transmitters.

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