CONTENTS SAFETY ..USE AND CARE Your Range and Its Features ... Oven Controls ... Cooktop Cooking ... Oven Cooking Broiling ... Self-Clean Cycle ... Cleaning Tips ... Removable Range Parts ... SERVICE Before Calling For Service ...
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Teach children not to play with range knobs or any other part of the range. Never leave children alone or unattended where a range is in use. Never store things children might want above a range.
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Such clothing could catch fire. Never let pot handles stick out over the front of the range. Turn handles in so that they cannot be bumped into. Keep the handles away from other hot surface ele- ments/burners, _: ._ _i.
Heating elements could be hot enough to burn you even If they are dark In color. The oven vent duct and oven door may also become hot during range use. Only some kinds of glass or ceramic pans can be used for cooktop cooking.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY Read understand NOW! Should you ever need it, you will not have time for reading. Be sure everyone in your home what to do in case of a fire. Never use water on a grease only spread flames. IMPORTANT SAFETY The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforce-...
YOUR RANGE IMPOITrA_. The model and serial number of your range can be found on a tag, which Is attached to the front frame on the left side of the unit. Open the storage drawer to locate this tag. Copy the numbers Into the box on the cover of this manual.
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BROIL OR CLEAN OPERATION PRESS TO TURN TIMER ON AND OFF Your range control Is touch controlled. BROIL, TIMER or CLEAN, touch the desired fu nction pad and select the temperature or time by touching the arrow pad. TO SET THE CLOCK: 1.
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TO RESET TIMER: "TIMER" will stop flashing and the TIMER will start counUng down a few seconds after you stop touching the UP or DOWN arrow. If you pause while selecting time and the timer activates, press TIMER again end continue to set the time.
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In the display. The oven door lock Is only. To return the 1 beep every 6 by a number, you have a function error If problem all power to the range and call for service. for any If you would like and flashes an repeats,...
This hot air may Never line the bowls below cooktop ele- block normal heat flow and damage the ments with aluminum foil. Foil can range. This Is especially true if foil blocks the oven vent tube under the right rear cooktop element. NEMTCIO...
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A. Because the surface Make sure that the "feet" on your surface sitting tightly In the range top indentation outer edge of the drip pan is flat on the range sudace. equipment, like an units? Q. Why Is the porcelain...
OVEN COOKING When cooking a food for the first time In your new oven, use time given on recipes as a guide. Your new oven has been set correctly at the factory and is more apt to be accurate replaced. After you have used your oven for awhile, If you feel your oven should be hotter or cooler, you can adjust It yourself.
Foreven Ground Beef Patties Medium-1" Thick Modlum-1/2" Lamb Chops - 1" Thick Pork Chops - 1" Thick Pork Chops - 1/2" Thick pan in the range. Ham Slice - 1/2" Thick Fish (Fillets) Chicken (Pieces) Frankfurters broiler Bacon a broiler This chart Is a general guide.
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Be sure to rinse thoroughly Your oven light should be OFF during a self- clean cycle to prolong the life of the bulb. This range has a fan that will turn "ON" and "OFF" by Itself to keep the electronics Sometimes It will run after the range has been turned off.
TO SET SELF-CLEAN 1. Close oven door. Push CLEAN. show (--). Fig. You may need to press slightly on the door. Fig. 1 2. Press L_ or _ to set the desired time. Clean time is normally change It between 2 and 4 hours, depending on how dirty the oven Is.
Tips Refer to the removable parts section when cleaning your oven. Warm water, e mild detergent and • soft cloth are safe to use on all cleanable parts of your range. Do not use metal scouring pads, except where recommended.
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Cover the hinges toweling empty working in the oven area. To replace: Hold the door over the hinges with the slots at the bottom edge of the door lined up with the hinges.
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REMOVABLE KNOBS All control knobs may be removed for easy cleaning by pulling the knob straight off the stem. Be sure that the knob Is In the OFF position before removal. Hint: Slip a thin cloth (such as a handkerchief) or a piece of string under and around the knob edge and pull up.
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LIFT-UP COOKTOP The range has s support to hold the cooktop up while cleaning. Raise the support as shown In the Illustration. Porcelain enamel chip if dropped. porcelain enameled €ooktops ANTI-TIP DEVICE If your range is removed servicing or any reasonj...
If you do have a problem you cannot fix yourself, call your nearest Sears Store or Service Center for help. When calling, have this manual, the Repair Parts LIst, model number, serial number and purchase date handy.
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See brolllng section. • Do not preheat when brolllng. • Use broller pan and grld supplied range. • Open door to broll stop position; see re- movable oven door sectlon. • Check broiling chart In broiling section. • Check for heavy splllover.
ADJUSTING OVEN TEMPERATURE The temperature In your new oven has been set correctly at t he factory, so be sure to follow the recipe temperatures and cooking times the first few times you bake In your oven. If you think the oven should be hotter or cooler, you can adjust the oven temperature yourself.
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WE SERVICE "We Service What We Sell" is our assurance to you that you can depend on Sears for service because Sears service is nationwide. Your Kenmore Range has added value when you consider that Sears has a service unit near you staffed by Sears trained technicians..,...