Using The Cooktop; Ignition System; Howto Light Surface Burner - Magic Chef CGR1330BDC Owner's Manual

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IGNmON SYS_M HOW TO LIGHT SURFACE BURNER
Yourcooktopwillfeatureeitherpilot ignition or pilotless Topreventdamageto the cooktopor pan, never
ignition. I f the gassupplyto the range isturnedoff,be operatethe surfaceburnerwithouta pan in place, neve
sure all controlsare set in the OFF position before allow a pan to boil dry and never operate a surface
re-supplying gasto the appliance, burner on HIGH for extendedperiods of time.
Pilot Ignition 1. Placea pan on the burner grate.
When the range is first installed,the standing pilots may NOTE: The burner flame may lift off the burner head
be difficultto light due to air in the gas line. To bleed off air
and a "roaring"sound may be heard if a pan is not
from the line, hold a lighted match next to the burner and placedon the grate before lighting the burner.
turn the knob on. When the burner lights, turn the knob off
and proceed as directed below. 2. Push in and turn the knob to the LITE position.
To light pilot: Raisethe cooktop and hold a lighted match
Pilotlessignition modelsonly: A clicking sound will
nearthe pilotports.There are two pilotports,one on the be heardand the burnerwilllight.Whenone burneri_
rightside and one on the leftside. turned on, all ignitorswillspark.
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Pilotless Ignition
Pilotlessignition uses a sparkfromthe ignitor to lightthe 3. Afterthe burnerlights, t urnthe knobto the desired
burner. T herearetwoignitors for conventional surface flamesize.
burners. E achsealedburnerhasitsownignitor. O ncethe
Pilotless ignition modelsonly: The ignitors will
burner lights,turn the knob to the desired setting.The
continue to spark untilthe knob is turned from the LIT
clicking soundwill not stop until the knob is turned from
position.
the LITE position.
NOTE:The surface burner will not light if the ignitor is CAUTION: If the flame should go out during a cooking
damaged,broken, soiled or wet. Also, the burner will not operation,turn the burner off. If gas has accumulated
light if the small port beneaththe ignitor is blocked. See and a strong gas odor is detected, open a window and
page 20 for cleaning instructions, wait 5 minutesfor the gas odor to disappear before
relighting the burner.
In the event of a powerfailure, the surface burner can
be manually lighted. Be sure all controlsare in the OFF
position.Hold a lighted matchto the desired surface
burner head then push in and turn the knob to the LITE
position.When the burner lights, adjust the flame to the
desiredflame size.