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SIDE-BY-SIDE REFRIGERA T OR SAMSUNG Home Appliance Service MODEL: RS2511 RS2611 RS2630W/XAA RS2531 RS2631 RS2521 RS2621 RS2630SW.
2 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY NO TICE The ser vice guide is f or ser vice men with adequate backg rounds of electrical, electronic, and mechanical experience. An y attempt to repair a major appliance ma y result in personal injur y and proper ty damage . The manuf acturer or dealer cannot be responsib le f or the inter pretation of this inf or mation.
3 Contents 1. Saf ety instruction on ser vices ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 4 2. W arr anty inf ormation ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 9 3.
1. Safety Instructions on Service Unplug the refrigerator before making any repair or any replacement. Avoid the electric shock. Use the rated components on the replacement. Check the correct model number, rated voltage, rated current, operating temperature and so on.
5 2. W arranty information LIMITED W ARRANTY T O ORIGINAL PURCHASER SAMSUNG REFRIGERA T OR This SAMSUNG brand product, as supplied and distributed by Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
6 3-1) Refrigerator Disassembly 3-2) Freezer Disassembly 3-3) Machine Compartment Disassembly 3. Mechanical Disassemb ly Control P anel ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙.
7 3. Mechanical Disassemb ly 1. Inser t a flat-blade scre wdriver on the slot as sho wn, and unlock the tabs . 2. Disconnect the wire connector . The door handles allow access into the refrigerator and freezer . They are front mounted with Phillips head screws .
8 Mechanical Disassemb ly The refrigerator light is located in the upper por tion of refrigerator . 1. Pull the tip on the cov er . These shelv es allow the stor age of larger items and pull out f or easy access . 1. Pull the shelf out as f ar as it goes .
9 Mechanical Disassemb ly Damper in the Refrigerator 1. Pull out the screw cap and remo v e the scre w . 2. Remov e the lamp co v er b y unloc king the tabs and pulling the cov er do wn. 3. Remov e the scre w at the co v er damper . 4. T ak e off sensor and lamp wire connector located on the upper liner .
10 The door bins allow stor age of perishable items . 1. Push the bin up and slide it out. This s witch is located in the left-hand por tion of the freezer and sends a signal to the processor . 1. With a small flat-blade scre wdriv er , unlock the locking tabs and pull the s witch out until the wire connector is visib le.
11 Mechanical Disassemb ly The ice dispenser is located in the upper por tion of the freezer . This assemb ly stores ice made by the icemaker and dispenses ice . 1. Lift the ice buc k et up and slide out the ice dispenser assemb ly . The ice maker is located inside of the ice dispenser assembly .
12 The freezer light is located in the bottom of the auger motor case. The light is co v ered b y an opaque cov er . 1. Remov e the scre w and the light co v er . The e v aporator f an is located in the middle rear of refrigerator . This fan circulates cold air in the refrigerator .
13 Ev aporator is located in the bottom of freez er to produce cold air driven across the e v apor ator coils. 1. T ak e off the ductwork in F reezer . 2. Disconnect the wire connector (Heater , Bimental, and Ther mistor). 3. Desolder the inlet and outlet tubes.
14 1. Disconnect the pow er cord of the refrigerator . 2. Remov e the fix ed screws (6) of compressor cov er . 3. Slide up and take off the compressor co v er to see the machine compar tment.
15 4. CIRCUIT DIA GRAM.
16 5. OPERA TION PRINCIPLES BY P AR TS OF CIRCUIT 5-1) PO WER 5-2) OSCILLA TION CIRCUIT T erminal Oscillation F requency Vcc(DC 5V) << BLDC +12V(DC 12V) MICOM POWER AND SENSORS BLDC MOTOR PO.
17 OPERA TION PRINCIPLES BY P AR TS OF CIRCUIT 5-3) RESET CIRCUIT 5-4) EEPROM DETECTION CIRCUIT ● RESET Circuit allows the whole program to go bac k to the initial setting by initializing par ts such as the RAM in MICOM with the power supply into MICOM or with an instant pow er f ailure.
18 OPERA TION PRINCIPLES BY P AR TS OF CIRCUIT 5-5) DOOR SWITCH DETECT ON CIRCUIT 1) If R-Door is opened, the contact point of the door switch (4-3) becomes open, and the current of PCB line comes through R404 and R405 and provides 5 v olt which is recognized as door is opened, and tur n off the f an at diff erent load.
19 OPERA TION PRINCIPLES BY P AR TS OF CIRCUIT 5-6) TEMP SENSING CIRCUIT 1) Sensor uses a ther mistor which has a temp coefficient of negative resistance and controls resistance.
20 OPERA TION PRINCIPLES BY P AR TS OF CIRCUIT T emp to Resistance of Sensor & MICOM POR T V oltage Sensor CHIP : PX41C Standard T emp . -50 °F/-45.6 °C -49 °F/-45.0 °C -48 °F/-44.4 °C -47°F/-43.9 °C -46 °F/-43.3 °C -45 °F/-42.8 °C -44 °F/-42.
21 OPERA TION PRINCIPLES BY P AR TS OF CIRCUIT 5-7) D AMPER CIRCUIT 5-8) DISPLA Y Cir cuit 1) The temperature of R-room is controlled by opening and closing of damper with stepping motor , supplying & bloc king cold air . 2) T A7774P (IC07) operates the damper .
22 OPERA TION PRINCIPLES BY P AR TS OF CIRCUIT 2) DISPLA Y OPERA TION Like the signal diagr am below , Micom sends “ high ” signal through MICOM 6 ter minals of NO #1 2 3 4 5 6 f or 2ms e v er y 12ms. This signal goes to output ter minal via input ter minal of IC5 (KID65783AP or TD62783AP).
23 OPERA TION PRINCIPLES BY P AR TS OF CIRCUIT 5-9) Load Control Cir cuit 1) Main PCB processes most of the load control for electronic refrigerators. 2) Compressor , F-Room, defrost heater , and other functions are controlled with relay . 3) F or e xample, to operate compressor , MICOM 29 pin outputs high (5V) signal which goes into IC3 Pin #4.
24 OPERA TION PRINCIPLES BY P AR TS OF CIRCUIT 1) The ice maker circuit abo v e is to control the ice maker kit installed on the F room. 2) This circuit is the hardware to control ejection and hor iz ontal positioning, ice making temperature detection and full icing detection.
25 OPERA TION PRINCIPLES BY P AR TS OF CIRCUIT 5-11) OPTION Circuit ● This circuit operates with the initial power on, uses DIODE (1N4148) or JUMPER WIRE. T o modify option circuit, P ower m ust be tur ned off bef ore modification and tur ned on after the modification.
39 Appendix (Ref erence f or cir cuit diagnostics) Ref .1) Measure Load T er minals LOAD TERMINALS PCB CASE V ALUE DEFECTS O THERS DISPENSER HEATER 1) DEFROST HEATER 2) ICE PIPE HEATER CN72 .
40 Appendix (Ref erence f or cir cuit diagnostics) LOAD RELA Y TERMINALS V ALUE WHEN IT IS DIFFERENT FR OM MEASURED V ALUE DEFROST / COMP OFF RY76 /RY75 SUPPLY VOLTAGE(SV) CN71 RY75 .
41 AD ELECTRONIC RS2 * 11 AD ELECTRONIC RS2 * 21 AD ELECTRONIC RS2 * 3 * RS2 * 11 RS2 * 21 RS2 * 31 RS2 * 30 DISPENSER LAMP 115V/60Hz 220V/50,60Hz DEF SENSOR F SENSOR R SENSOR AMBIENT SENSOR NO ITEM S.
4 1. INTR ODUCTION A newl y developed SAMSUNG side b y side refrigerator in 2004 has the following characteristics. 1) T win X AirFlow Cool air circulates through side v ents on e very shelf le v el. This provides e v en distribution of cooling inside cabinets to keep y our f ood fresh longer .
5 2. INST ALLA TION 1) T o pr otect refrigerator in movement Use padded hand truck as shown. If entrance width is less than 39 , remov e doors prior to installation and reattach doors according to procedure below . 2) Remove all pr otective tape and pad in refrigerators.
6 3. Nomenc lature 2004 Models R S 26 30 SW / XAA Product ; R-SAMSUNG REFRIGERA T OR B-OEM REFRIGERA T OR Capacity ; 25,26 cu. ft F amily ; S - SIDE BY SIDE (SBS) OPTION ; 30-BEST BUY 11,21,31 ; SAMSU.
Defrost Control F rom 6 to 11 hrs Defrost Ther mistor(502A T) 59 (off) Electrical Rating AC115V 60Hz 11.6 Amps Maximum Current Leakage 0.25 mA Maximum Ground P ath Resistance 0.
8 5. Interior Views and Dimensions 5-1) Shelves and Bins Freezer Xtra Space TM Ice Maker Door Bin Light Ice Chute Wire Shelf Drawers Front Leg Cover RS2511 ** / RS2611 ** RS2521 ** / RS2621 ** RS2531 .
9 Interior Views and Dimensions 29.5 35.6 32.2 32.1 3.4 4.4 3.4 20.1 15.2 64.5 67.9 35.8 46.2 16.4 51.2 21.4 5-2) Dimensions of Refrigerator(RS26 ** ) (Inches).
10 Interior Views and Dimensions 29.5 34.9 31.9 32.1 3 4.4 2.0 20.1 15.2 64.5 69.7 35.8 45.9 16.4 50.9 21.4 5-3) Dimensions of Refrigerator(RS25 ** ) (Inches).
11 Compressor Condenser Hot Pipe Dr y er Capillary T ube Evapor ator Suction Pipe Compressor Capillar y T ube Accumulator Ev aporator Suction Pipe Dr yer Muffler Condenser Hot Pipe Hot Pipe Compressor 6.
12 Refrigeration Cycle and Cool Air Cir culation Route 6-2) Cool Air Circulation Freezer Refrigerator.
13 7. Function & How- to-use By Pr oducts 7-1) DISPLA Y DESIGN RS2630SW/XAA (f or Best Buy) RS2531 ** /RS2631 ** RS2521 ** /RS2621 ** RS2511 ** /RS2611 **.
14 1) F reez er T emp Setting 1-1) With the initial power on, F reezer will be set at MID (-4 ° F/-20 ° C) and Refrigerator will be set at MID (37 ° F/3 ° C) automatically . At this time, the number of LEDs (1 ~ 5) lighting up on the displa y panel means intensity (MIN ~ MAX) of room control temperature (6.
15 Function & How- to-use By Pr oducts ● When Child Lock Button on the front panel is pressed f or a cer tain per iod (3sec.), Child Lock LED gets on and all other buttons on the front panel e xcept f or Child Loc k Button do not operate. Also , Ice/W ater Dispensers do not work.
16 ● Among the functions depending on P eripheral T emp, Comp Cooling F an (Comp Room F an) is controlled according to P eripheral T emp as follo ws. Theref ore, mak e sure to check the contents to ref er to during A/S because Cooling F an can operate or not according to conditions dur ing Comp operation.
17 Function & How- to-use By Pr oducts 2) W ater Supply It is the mov ement to supply water on the ICE-TRA Y b y using the SOLENOID V AL VE after the completion of the ejection (Ejection after the.
18 Function & How- to-use By Pr oducts 3) Ice Making It is until the water in the ICE-TRA Y after the completion of W ater Supply gets frozen completely and the ice making mov ement is completed b y the temp of the ice making temp pickup par t using the ice maker sensor (THERMIST OR).
19 Function & How- to-use By Pr oducts 4) Ice Ejection It is the mov ement to separate the ice cubes from the ICE-TRA Y after the completion of ice making, which is conducted by the f ollo wing steps. Chec k the changes in status and time for the horizontal S/W (if it is used) and the ice le v el check S/W in parallel and then operate Ejection.
20 Function & How- to-use By Pr oducts 4-3) Ejection Mov ement TIMING CHAR T 5) Ice T est It is necessar y f or the f orced operation f or the pur pose of the operation test, A/S, and cleaning, and when pressing the ICE TEST S/W f or a cer tain time per iod (more than 1.
21 Function & How- to-use By Pr oducts 1) Button T OUCH 1-1) When selecting each button in the CONTR OL P ANEL, the v erification sound (Ding Dong) of input shall be heard. 1-2) In the case of pressing more than two KEYS at the same time or pressing the wrong button, the sound shall not be heard.
22 Function & How- to-use By Pr oducts Press f or 8 sec Press f or 8 sec Press f or 8 sec RS2531 ** /RS2631 ** RS2521 ** /RS2621 ** RS2511 ** /RS2611 ** 1) F orced Operation 1-1) When pressing TEST KEY once in TEST MODE, Forced Operation shall be selected and with BEEP sound, alar m will be operated.
23 Function & How- to-use By Pr oducts 2) F orced Defrost 2-1) When pressing TEST KET twice in TEST MODE, F reezer defrost will operate and BEEP sound alarm shall be heard. 2-2) BEEP sound alar m shall operate until the completion of HEA TING and pause.
24 Function & How- to-use By Pr oducts ● If the temp of F reez er/Refrigerator increases more than (149 ° F/ 65 ° C) in Exhibition Mode , it will restore to nor mal operation mode . ● Contents of operation in Exhibition Mode DISPLA Y , F AN MO T OR, and DISPENSER will operate normally e xcept f or Comp .
25 Function & How- to-use By Pr oducts 1) Self-diagnosis with initial POWER ON 1-1) With PO WER ON, it shall diagnose the status of temp SENSOR in a minute in MICOM inter nally for itself . 1-2) If inf erior sensor is found after self-diagnosis, corresponding DISPLA Y LED will be all off at the inter val of 0.
26 1) When pressing “ ICE TYPE ” and “ FIL TER RESET(LIGHT) ” KEYS sim ultaneously f or 6 sec. in normal operation, the indicators of temp set in F reez er/Refrigerator will all ON/OFF f or 2 sec.
27 ● When the F-Room T emp Setting b utton and the Filter Reset button or the Lighting button are pressed f or 12 seconds continuously ,the displa y will be conv er ted to the option setting mode.
28 1) F or e xample,,if y ou want to shift the Refrigerator STD temp by (34.7 ° F/1.5 ° C), proceed the following. It is to shift the standard temperature.The F-Room standard temp is 3 ° C(MID).When it is shifted (34.7 ° F/1.5 ° C) b y using the option,the standard temp will be set to (40.
29 Function & How- to-use By Pr oducts APP .EX)T O DECREASE FREEZER ST AND ARD TEMP BY (-5.4 ° F/-3 ° C). Option Setting (6:(-5.4 ° F/-3 ° C)) Option CA TE.
30 Function & How- to-use By Pr oducts APP .EX) T O INCREASE REFRIGERA TOR ST AND ARD TEMP BY (2.7 ° F/1.5 ° C) APP .EX) T O INCREASE REFRIGERA TOR ST AND ARD TEMP BY (2.
31 Function & How- to-use By Pr oducts APP .EX) T O INCREASE REFRIGERA T OR ST AND ARD TEMP BY (2.7 ° F/1.5 ° C) Value- Value+ V1 V2 V3 V4 I1 I2 Item+ I3 I4 I5 Item- APP .EX)T O LO WER FREEZER ST ANDARD TEMP BY (-5.4 ° F/-3 ° C). RS2511 ** /RS2611 ** RS2511 ** /RS2611 ** Option Setting (6:(-5.
32 Function & How- to-use By Pr oducts Note) With the F reez er button and the Lighting b utton, additional options can be set. But, those are rele vant not to the A/S b ut to the ref .control function. So , those options are skipped. (Do not change any other options e xcept the abov e options .
33 Check assembly of wires and do repairing 8. Diagnostics 8-1) When power is not supplied 1. Check if po wer is supplied at Concent and P o wer Cord is connected properly before repair 2. Check b y ref erring to the f ollowings . Is Power of primery DC -TRANS applied? Star t NO Change DC-TRANS Is Power of secondary DC - TRANS applied? NO PCB.
1) Ambient Sensor trouble => (applied to Ambient Sensor T emp type) 34 Diagnostics 8-2) When there is a tr ouble with Self Dia gnosis Change Ambient Sensor Is Ambient Sensor normal? (PANEL PCB) Sta.
35 Diagnostics Change Temp Sensor Is Freezer Temp Sensor normal? Star t NO YES Connector contact trouble /re-insertion Is the insertion of MAIN PCB connector(CN30) normal? NO YES Short between connect.
36 Run Forced Operation Diagnostics 8-3) When COMP does not operat 1. If it doesnotpass5 min after a desired T emp reached, COMP does not oper ate. 2. During Defrost, COMP does not operate. 3. With the disconnected F reez er Sensor or Refrigerator Sensor , COMP does not operate because MAIN PCB picks up theT emp as a desired le v el.
37 MICOM voltage DOOR OPEN : 5V DOOR CLOSE : 0V Diagnostics 8-4) When F AN & D AMPER does not operate "Check out the F-F AN with the F orced Operation selected" 1. F reez er F AN, Refr igerator D AMPER and COMP COOLING F AN remains off while COMP is tur ned off .
38 Diagnostics MICOM voltage DOOR OPEN : 5V DOOR CLOSE : 0V MICOM voltage 0 V alteration 2) When Refrigerator D AMPER does not operate Forced Operation/ Temp Increase Is DAMPER in operating condit.
39 Diagnostics Operate Forced Operation Is COMP operating? Star t NO Stand by for FAN ON condition Confirm FAN operating condition Is it COMP COOLING FAN ON condition? NO Check soldering / Change PCB .
40 COMMON RELAY RY71 Defrost Heater RY72 RELAY CHECK REFERANCE Diagnostics 8-5) When Defr ost does not operate 1. With a shor ted-out Defrost Sensor , the fridge operates normally excepting Defrost(The f ault can be pic k ed up with self-diagnosis, PO WER ON/OFF).
41 Diagnostics Concerned Sensor resistance measurement (Appendix TABLE) Concerned Sensor resistance measurement (Appendix TABLE) Normal Does the Function return to the normal after Heating ? YES NO Ch.
42 MICOM Voltage #49; F-Room, #50; R-Room DOOR OPEN : 5V DOOR CLOSE : 0V Diagnostics 8-6) When Alarm Sound continues without stop 1. When Door gets open, Door Open alar m ("Ding Dong") goes off in 2 minutes with Door opened.When Door remains open after this, the alarm goes off ev ery minute.
43 Diagnostics 1. "Beep-Beep" sounds do not go off e xcept F orced Operation & F orced Defrost. 2. It is checckab leatP anel PCB when Forced Oper ation or F orced Defrost is selected, so when error occurs, check it andcorrect theerror .
44 Diagnostics 8-7) When Room Lamp does not light up 1. Because Room Lamp is basically controled with Door Switch, PCB does not control it. 1) When F reez er/Refrigerator Lamps do not light up Star t .
45 Star t Diagnostics 8-8) Dispenser Lamp Malfunction 1. Long ter m LED Shor t when e xchanging ma y result in the malfunction of PCB since Dispenser Lamp is high brightness LED .
46 Diagnostics 8-9) When W ater V alve Does Not Operate 1. While disassemb ling, make sure to cut off w ater since the water v alv e is directly connected with w ater . 2.Makesure toa v oidthe electricshock while disassemb ling because one end of wire is applied with pow er .
47 Diagnostics 8-10) When Crush (Crushed Ice ) & Cube (Cubed Ice) does not operate well Does Ice come out when extracting Ice? Is ice in Ice Box? Is Ice Stop selected in Ice Selection? Star t .
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