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REFRIGERATOR

BOTTOM MOUNTED FREEZER TYPE


BASIC MODEL : RL44Q*
MODEL NAME : RL44Q*/E*/S*/W*/F*
(MODEL CODE) RL41H*/E*/S*/W*
RL38H*/E*/S*

REFRIGERATOR PRODUCT FEATURE

High Efficiency A+

Easy Open Handle

CoolSelect ZoneTM

Digital Temperature Display

RL44Q/F RL44/41W RL44/41/38S


RL41/38H
RL44/41/38E

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IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE


The service guide is for service men with adequate backgrounds of
electrical, electronic, and mechanical experience. Any attempt to repair
a major appliance may result in personal injury and property damage.
The manufacturer or dealer cannot be responsible for the interpretation
of this information.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.


Technical Service Guide
Copyright 2006

All rights reserved. This service guide may not be reproduced in whole or in
part in any form without written permission from the SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
Company.
Contents
1. PRECAUTIONS(SAFETY WARNINGS) 3

2. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 6
2-1) INTRODUCTION OF MAIN FUNCTION 7
2-2) MODEL SPECIFICATION 8
2-3) ELECTRIC PARTS SPECIFICATION 11
2-4) OPTIONAL MATERIAL SPECIFICATION 12
2-5) DIMENSIONS (MM) 13

3. TEMP CONTROL &VARIOUS FUNCTIONS 14


3-1 LCD MODEL 15
3-1-1) DISPLAY DESIGN 15
3-1-2) TEMPERATURE CONTROL 17
3-1-3) SUPER FREEZE &VACATION FUNCTION 18
3-1-4) POWER OFF FUNCTION 19
3-1-5) ALARM ON FUNCTION 19
3-1-6) COOL SELECT ZONE FUNCTION 19
3-1-7) DEFROSTING FUNCTION 20
3-1-8) ALARM FUNCTION 21
3-1-9) COMMUNICATION ERROR DISPLAY FUNCTION 21
3-2 LED MODEL 22
3-2-1) DISPLAY DESIGN 22
3-2-2) TEMPERATURE CONTROL 23
3-2-3) SUPER FREEZE &VACATION FUNCTION 24
3-2-4) POWER OFF FUNCTION 25
3-2-5) ALARM ON FUNCTION 25
3-2-6) DEFROSTING FUNCTION 26
3-3 SEMI LED MODEL 27
3-3-1) DISPLAY DESIGN 27
3-3-2) TEMPERATURE CONTROL 27
3-3-3) DEFROSTING FUNCTION 28

4. ALIGNMENT AND ADJUSTMENTS 29


4-1 LCD MODEL 30
4-1-1) TEST FUNCTION (FORCED FREEZE /FORCED DEFROST) 30
4-1-2) SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION 32
4-1-3) LOAD STATUS DISPLAY FUNCTION 35
4-1-4) RESTORATION OF PREVIOUS SETTINGS UPON POWER FAILURE 37
4-1-5) EXHIBITION MODE FUNCTION 37
4-1-6) OPTION SETTING FUNCTION 38
4-1-7) OPTION TABLE 41
4-2 LED MODEL 42
Contents
4-2-1) TEST FUNCTION (FORCED FREEZE /FORCED DEFROST) 42
4-2-2) SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION 44
4-2-3) LOAD STATUS DISPLAY MODE 47
4-2-4) RESTORATION OF PREVIOUS SETTINGS UPON POWER FAILURE 49
4-2-5) EXHIBITION MODE FUNCTION 49
4-2-6) OPTION SETTING FUNCTION 50
4-2-7) OPTION TABLE 53
4-3 LED SEMI MODEL 54
4-3-1) TEST FUNCTION (FORCED FREEZE /FORCED DEFROST) 54
4-3-2) SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION 55
4-3-3) LOAD STATUS DISPLAY FUNCTION 57
4-3-4) RESTORATION OF PREVIOUS SETTINGS UPON POWER FAILURE 58
4-3-5) EXHIBITION MODE FUNCTION 58
4-3-6) OPTION SETTING FUNCTION 59

5. DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY 60


5-1) PRECAUTION 61
5-2) ASSY DOOR 62
REMOVING THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR 62
REMOVING THE FREEZER DOOR 63
5-3) DOOR SUB PARTS 64
5-4) REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENTS 67
5-5) FREEZER COMPARTMENTS 71
5-6) MACHINE COMPARTMENTS 72
5-7) HOW TO INSTALL DOOR HANDLES 73
5-8) REVERSING THE DOOR SWING 75

6. SELF DIAGNOSIS & TROUBLE SHOOTING 81


6-1 LCD MODEL 82
6-1-1) WHEN THERE IS NO POWER 82
6-1-2) WHEN THE COMPRESSOR DOES NOT OPERATE 83
6-1-3) CANNOT DEFROST 84
6-1-4) SELF-DIAGNOSIS ERROR (DEFECTIVE SENSOR & DAMPER HEATER) 85
6-1-5) WHEN ALARM SOUND CONTINUES (BUZZER SOUND) 86
6-1-6) WHEN PANEL PCB OPERATES ABNORMALLY 88
6-1-7) WHEN FAN DOES NOT OPERATE 89
6-1-8) FRIDGE LAMP DOES NOT LIGHT UP 90
6-1-9) WHEN COOLSELECT ZONE DAMPER DOES NOT WORK 92
6-1-10) IN CASE THAT THE DAMPER IN THE REFRIGERATOR IS NOT OPERATED 93
6-2 LED MODEL & SEMI MODEL 94
6-2-1) WHEN THERE IS NO POWER 94
6-2-2) WHEN COMPRESSOR DOES NOT OPERATE 95
Contents
6-2-3) CANNOT DEFROST 96
6-2-4) SELF-DIAGNOSIS ERROR (DEFECTIVE SENSOR &DAMPER HEATER -OPTION) 97
6-2-5) WHEN ALARM SOUND CONTINUES (BUZZER SOUND) 98
6-2-6) WHEN PANEL PCB OPERATES ABNORMALLY 100
6-2-7) WHEN FAN DOES NOT OPERATE 101
6-2-8) FRIDGE LAMP DOES NOT LIGHT UP 102
6-2-9) WHEN FRIDGE DAMPER DOES NOT WORK 103

7 . ILLUSTRATED PARTS CATALOG 104


7-1) FREEZER - LCD MODEL 105
7-1) FREEZER - LED MODEL 107
7-1) FREEZER - LED SEMI MODEL 109
7-2) FRIDGE - COOL SELECT ZONE & LED LAMP MODEL 111
7-2) FRIDGE - COOL SELECT ZONE & BULB LAMP MODEL 113
7-2) FRIDGE - CHILLED ROOM & VEGETABLE BOX MODEL 115
7-2) FRIDGE - BIG VEGETABLE BOX MODEL 117
7-2) FRIDGE - RL38 MODEL 119
7-3) CABINET - LCD MODEL 121
7-3) CABINET - LED MODEL 124
7-3) CABINET - LED SEMI MODEL 127
7-4) DOOR - LCD MODEL 130
7-4) DOOR - LED MODEL 133
7-4) DOOR - LED DISPENSER MODEL 136
7-4) DOOR - LED SEMI MODEL 139

8 . BLOCK DIAGRAM 141


8-1) BLOCK DIAGRAM 141
8-1-1) RL44Q***(LCD DISPLAY +BLDC MOTOR) 141
8-1-2) RL44/41F***(LCD DISPLAY + AC MOTOR) 142
8-1-3) RL41/38H***(LED DISPLAY + BLDC MOTOR) 143
8-1-4) RL44(41, 38)E(W)***(LED DISPLAY + AC MOTOR) 144
8-1-5) RL44(41, 38)S***(SEMI DISPLAY + AC MOTOR) 145
8-2) CONNECTOR ARRANGEMENT AND DETAIL EXPLANATION 146
8-2-1) BLOCK DIAGRAM - LCD DISPLAY + BLDC MOTOR 146
8-2-2) BLOCK DIAGRAM - LCD DISPLAY + AC MOTOR 147
8-2-3) BLOCK DIAGRAM - LED DISPLAY + BLDC MOTOR 148
8-2-4) BLOCK DIAGRAM - LED DISPLAY + AC MOTOR 149
8-2-5) BLOCK DIAGRAM - SEMI DISPLAY +AC MOTOR 150
8-2-6) BLOCK DIAGRAM - PBA SMPS - LED SUB (OPTION) 151

9. PCB DIAGRAM 152


9-1) PART ARRANGEMENT (MAIN BOARD) 152
Contents
9-1-1) LCD MODEL 152
9-1-2) LED MODEL 153
9-1-3) LCD MODEL (PBA SMPS-LED SUB) / OPTION 154

10. WIRING DIAGRAM 155


10-1) RL44Q***(LCD DISPLAY +BLDC MOTOR) 155
10-2) RL44/41F***(LCD DISPLAY + AC MOTOR) 156
10-3) RL41/38H***(LED DISPLAY + BLDC MOTOR) 157
10-4) RL44(41, 38)E(W)***(LED DISPLAY + AC MOTOR) 158
10-5) RL44(41, 38)S***(SEMI DISPLAY + AC MOTOR) 159

11. CIRCUIT DIAGRAM 160


11-1) LCD MODEL 160
11-2) LED MODEL & SEMI MODEL 161

12. CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS 162


12-1 LCD MODEL 163
12-1-1) PCB ASS'Y (CONTROL BOARD) 163
12-1-2) POWER SUPPLIER (AC TRANSFORMER METHOD) 164
12-1-3) OSCILLATION CIRCUIT 164
12-1-4) RESET CIRCUIT PART 165
12-1-5) THE CIRCUIT FOR SENSING THE DOOR SWITCH 165
12-1-6) TEMPERATURE SENSING CIRCUIT PART 166
12-1-7) DISPLAY CIRCUIT PART 168
12-1-8) BUZZER CIRCUIT PART 169
12-1-9) FAN MOTOR (BLDC) DRIVING CIRCUIT PART 169
12-1-10) THE DRIVING CIRCUIT PART FOR THE DAMPERS IN THE REFRIGERATOR AND CHAMMART COMPARTMENT 171
12-1-11) EEPROM CIRCUIT PART 172
12-1-12) OPTION CIRCUIT PART 172
12-1-13) LOAD DRIVING CIRCUIT PART 173
12-2 LED MODEL & SEMI MODEL 175
12-2-1) PCB ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE (ELECTRONIC DEVICE BOX) 175
12-2-2) POWER SUPPLIER (AC TRANSFORMER METHOD) 176
12-2-3) OSCILLATION CIRCUIT 176
12-2-4) RESET CIRCUIT PART 177
12-2-5) THE CIRCUIT FOR SENSING THE DOOR SWITCH 177
12-2-6) TEMPERATURE SENSING CIRCUIT PART 178
12-2-7) DISPLAY CIRCUIT PART 180
12-2-8) BUZZER CIRCUIT PART 181
12-2-9) FAN MOTOR (BLDC) DRIVING CIRCUIT PART 182
12-2-10) THE DRIVING CIRCUIT PART FOR THE DAMPERS IN THE REFRIGERATOR AND CHAMMART COMPARTMENT 184
12-2-11) EEPROM CIRCUIT PART 184
Contents
12-2-12) EEPROM CIRCUIT PART 185
12-2-13) LOAD DRIVING CIRCUIT PART 185

13. REFERENCE 188


13-1 LCD MODEL 188
13-1-1) REFERENCE (MEASURING LOAD TERMINAL) 188
13-1-2) REFERENCE (MEASURING SENSOR TERMINAL) 189
13-2 LED MODEL 190
13-2-1) REFERENCE (MEASURING LOAD TERMINAL) 190
13-2-1) REFERENCE (MEASURING SENSOR TERMINAL) 191
13-2-3) REFERENCE (CIRCUIT SERVICE MATERIAL LIST) 192

14. REFERENCE INFORMATION 193


14-1) MODEL NAME(NOMENCLATURE) 193
14-2) Q & A 194
14-3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 196

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