Use and C are Manual Renaissance Range ® Models: ER30D, ER30DSR and ER30D-C T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s Important Safety Instructions ..........1 Getting to Know Your Range ..........4 Setting Up Your Range ............
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Important Safety Instructions General Safety Precautions To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury or death when using your range, follow basic safety precautions, including the following: DANGER IMPORTANT: If you smell gas: ▪ Do not use or light any appliance. ▪...
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Important Safety Instructions WARNING • Clean the range thoroughly before operating it for the first time. • Do not use water on grease fires. A violent steam explosion may result. Smother any flames with a lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Use baking soda or a foam extinguisher to extinguish flaming grease.
Important Safety Instructions CAUTION • Do not allow acids (citrus juices, tomato sauces, etc.) to remain on the range’s surfaces. The porcelain finish may stain. • Never use the cooktop surface as a cutting board. • Do not try to remove heavy spills with a sharp object such as a knife or metal spatula. Sharp objects may scratch the range’s surfaces.
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Getting to Know Your Range Control panel Self clean latch Intake vents Broil element Meat probe connector Oven light Oven light Rack supports Convection element, Oven rack fan and filter Bake element Exhaust vents (bottom of door) Door gasket Intake vents Cooking mode keypad...
Smart-Flame extends grate life and protects the finish. SimmerSear™: Dacor’s exclusive precision burner control system. It allows you to cook with a wide range of heat settings, from simmer to sear.
Setting Up Your Range Cooktop Assembly Crown Burner Assembly 1. Put the burner head in place as shown below. The locating tab on the burner head goes in the keyed WARNING hole as shown. To avoid the chance of fire, explosion or carbon monoxide 2.
Setting Up Your Range Grates 2. When installing the knobs, align the “D” shaped open- ing on the back of the knob with the end of the valve Gently set the grates on top of the spill tray. Put the legs shaft.
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Setting Up Your Range Control Panel Settings Setting the Temperature Scale The control panel allows you to select the temperature Setting the Time scale (Fahrenheit or Celsius) it uses to display the cooking temperature. The oven is preset at the factory to Fahren- IMPORTANT: heit.
2. The flame should burn evenly around the perimeter of the burner, except underneath each grate support finger, where the flame height is reduced by Dacor’s Smart Flame feature. A normal flame is steady and blue in color. Foreign material in the gas line, espe- cially in new construction, may cause an orange flame during initial operation.
Operating the Cooktop Cooktop Tips • Dacor’s SimmerSear feature allows you precision con- trol of the flame. The larger the burner size, the wider the range of control. See page 6 for the heat ranges of the different burners. •...
1. Extend both rack guides completely as shown below. • Before using the oven for the first time, Dacor recom- 2. Align the safety clips (right and left) on the back of mends turning the oven on for one hour at 500°F to the rack guides with the oven rack supports as shown.
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Operating the Oven Starting Your Oven You can enter any temperature between 100°F and 555°F. The suggested broil temperature is 555°F. 1. Adjust the racks to the appropriate level. If you are using one of the bake or roast modes, “PRE-” for preheating, along with the current oven temperature 2.
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Operating the Oven Preset (Jump-in) Temperature Settings Turning the Control Panel “Beep” Off/On Your oven has a preset “jump-in” temperature setting for each of the cooking modes to reduce the need to always The control panel beeps any time you press any of the enter the temperature.
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For cooking on multiple • Wait until the shortest recommended baking time racks, Dacor recommends using one of the convection before checking the food. For most baked goods, a modes. See the following pages. Follow your recipe’s wooden toothpick placed in the center should come original cooking time and temperature.
Operating the Oven Understanding the Various Oven Convection Bake Modes (cont.) Use this mode for single rack baking. The combination of the convection fan and bottom heat source is best for fruit crisps, custard pies, double- Your range offers three convection cooking crusted fruit pies, quiches, yeast breads in a loaf pan modes: and popovers.
Operating the Oven Your range offers two broil modes: Broiling Tips • Broil If the meat probe is plugged into the oven, disconnect and remove it before selecting one of the broil modes. • Convection broil The broil modes do not function with the meat probe con- Broiling is a quick and flavorful way to prepare many nected.
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Operating the Oven Delay Timed Cooking Features 6. Enter the amount of time you want the oven to be on (after it starts), using the keypad and press START. For 1 hour and 35 minutes, press 1-3-5. For 25 min- If you want to set the oven to automatically turn itself on utes, press 2-5.
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Operating the Oven Using the Meat Probe 7. If you want to cook using a different probe tempera- ture, enter it on the keypad. Use the USDA Minimum Safe Cooking Temperature Chart (on the follow- When you cook foods like roasts and poultry, ing page) as a guideline for the type of meat you are the internal temperature is the best way to tell cooking.
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PROBE key was pressed, the oven will Meat 150°F shut off instead of going into hold mode. Dacor recommends that you use one of the timers to time USDA Minimum Safe Internal Cooking Temperatures the process. GROUND MEAT AND MEAT MIXTURES...
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Operating the Oven Solving Discoloration Problems: • Thick, frozen casseroles such as lasagna will not defrost well in your oven. Instead, defrost accord- To prevent darkening during dehydration and storage, you ing to the food manufacturer’s suggestions. You may should steam blanch apples, apricots, peaches, nectar- also defrost casseroles in the refrigerator overnight.
• When you are cooking a food item that is very heavy, use a Dacor GlideRack oven rack. You can pull it out further than a conventional rack, making it easier to check the food, stir or add ingredients.
Care and Cleaning • It is normal for the oven to emit smoke during the WARNING first few self-clean cycles. It is also normal for the oven to emit popping sounds during self-cleaning. • Clean only the parts of the range listed in this manual. These sounds are caused by the expansion and con- Clean them only in the manner specified.
Doing so will make the self-clean cycle work better and reduce smoke and odors. • Wash the knobs regularly with a solution of warm soapy water. Dacor recommends hand dishwashing Setting the Oven for Delayed Self-Clean liquid. To set the oven to self-clean at a later time: •...
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Dry and re-assemble the burners and grates completely the igniter is completely dry. If the unit still exhibits before use. problems after drying, call your local Dacor Authorized • When the cooktop is cool, remove the grates from the Service Agent.
Clean stainless steel surfaces with a mild solution of detergent and warm water. Rinse and dry with a soft, lint- free cloth. You may also use Dacor Stainless Steel Cleaner on the stainless steel surfaces. Use it according to the Filter directions on the package.
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Care and Cleaning Door Gasket (Seal) Cleaning the Optional Roast/Broil Pan with “V” Shaped Rack WARNING Your roast/broil pan has a porcelain enamel finish. When you clean it, use a solution of detergent and hot water. If Take extreme caution when cleaning the door gasket. Rubbing or displacing it may damage the tight door seal required for your roast/ broil pan is heavily soiled, use a scouring pad and plenty of water.
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To replace the light bulbs, follow these steps: 2. Enter the new offset temperature. 1. Replace the light bulb only with Dacor part number Within six seconds, enter the amount you 100429. See the facing page for ordering information.
Before You Call for Service Problem Solution Guide - Oven NOTE: See Common Problems When Using the Bake Mode in the Operating the Oven section for problems with cooking food. Problem May Be Caused By What to Do Nothing works. Range not connected to electrical Have electrician connect range to properly power.
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Before You Call for Service Problem Solution Guide - Cooktop Problem May Be Caused By What to Do Igniters do not spark. Power not supplied to unit. Have electrician connect range to properly wired electrical connection. Power to range is off. Turn power on at junction box.
101524 Toe skirt ARTS30 * The Dacor full sized cookie sheets maximize oven rack baking capabilities by utilizing the total usable rack space. To order parts and accessories, contact your Dacor dealer or visit www.everythingdacor.com. Warranty and Service Getting Help Before you request service: 1.
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• Failure of the product when used for commercial, If your Dacor product fails to function within one year of business, rental or any application other than for resi- the original date of purchase, due to a defect in material dential consumer use.
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