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Hotpoint RB768GN Use And Care Manual

Hotpoint RB768GN Use And Care Manual

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How to get the best from
YomRange
Aluminum Foil
Anti-Tip Device
Appliance Registration
Canning Tips
Care and Cleaning
Clock/Timer
Consumer Services
Energy-Saving Tips
Features
Installation Instructions
Leveling
Model and Serial Numbers
Power Outage?
Set the Clock
Set the Timer
Oven
Baking/Baking Guide
Broiling/Broiling Guide 20, 21
Control Panel
Control Settings
Door Removal
Light; Bulb Replacement 14, 25
Preheating
20
3,5
Roasting/Roasting Guide 18, 19
2
Self-Cleaning Instructions 22,23
11
Thermostat Adjustment 27
25-28
Vent Duct
9
Problem Solver
31
Safety Instructions
5
Surface Cooking
6,7
Control Settings
5
Cookware Tips
5
Surface Light
2
Surface Light Replacement 26
9
Warranty
9
9
14
15-17
8
8, 15-24
25
GE Answer Center@
800.626.2000
Use and Care of
25
29,30
3,4
10-13
10
12, 13
14
Back Cover
models

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  • Page 1 How to get the best from YomRange Use and Care of Aluminum Foil Preheating Anti-Tip Device Roasting/Roasting Guide 18, 19 models Appliance Registration Self-Cleaning Instructions 22,23 Canning Tips Thermostat Adjustment 27 Care and Cleaning 25-28 Vent Duct Clock/Timer Problem Solver 29,30 Consumer Services Safety Instructions...
  • Page 2 Help us help you... Before using your range, If you need service... read this book carefully. To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in the Read all instructions It is intended to help you operate back of this book. and maintain your new range before usi~ this properly.
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT SAmTY~STRUCTIONS Read all imtructiom before wing thk appliance. not touch heating e]ementS . Before performing any RANGE-CHILDREN or interior surface of oven. service, DISCONNECT THE TO REACH ITEMS COULD These surfaces may be hot RANGE POWER SUPPLY BE SEWOUSLY ~WRED. AT THE HOUSEHOLD enough to burn even though they are dark in color.
  • Page 4 . Mling out shelf to the removable surface units. Don’t shelf stop is a convenience in unattended at high heat settings. put them in a dishwasher. Do not self<lean the surface units precaution against burns from greasy spillovers that may catch in the oven.
  • Page 5 Oven Cooting Surface Cooting Your range, like many other household items, is heavy and Preheat oven only when Use cookware of medium weight can settle into soft floor coverings necessary. Most foods will cook aluminum, with tight-fitting covers, such as cushioned vinyl or satisfactorily without preheating.
  • Page 6 Features of Your Ra~e...
  • Page 7 Explained on page Feature Index 1 Cooktop Light Switch 2 “ON” Indicator Light for Left Surface Units 10,27 3 Surface Unit Controls 4 Electronic Oven Control, Clock and Timer 5 “ON” Indicator Light for Right Surface Units 6 Oven Light Switch 7 Oven Vent Duct(locatedunder right rear surface unit) 10,26...
  • Page 8 Features of Your Electronic Oven Control 1. INCREASE. Short taps to this 7. STOP TIME. Use this pad 10. CLEAR/OFF. Touch this pad pad increase time or temperature along with COOK TIME and to cancel all oven operations except by small amounts. Press& hold INCREASE or DECREASE pad to clock and timer.
  • Page 9 Electronic Control, Clock and ~mer Clock To Reset ~mer Display flashes until clock is reset. All other functions that were in Touch TIMER pad and then press The clock must be set for the operation when the power went out &...
  • Page 10 Surface Cooking Guide on pages ~-~. Surface Cooting with How to Set the Controh Infinite Heat Controb for Using Heat Settings HI—Quick start for cooking; Your surface units and controls are brings water to a boil. designed to give you an infinite choice of heat settings for surface unit cooking.
  • Page 11 Questions & Answem Q. Why does my cookware tilt Q. Can I use special cooking Q. May I can foods and preserves when I place it on the surface unit? equipment, like an orienhl wok, on my surface unit? on any surface uniti? A.
  • Page 12 Surface CooHng Guide Control SettiMs 1. Use medium-or heavy-weight HI—Highest setting. cookware. Aluminum cookware MEDIUM HI–Setting halfway conducts heat faster than other between HI and MED. metals. Cast iron and coated cast iron cookware is slow to absorb heat, but generally cooks evenly at WARM U* LO to MED settings.
  • Page 13 2. To conserve the most cooking 3. Deep Fat Frying. Do not overfill Concave Bottom Rounded Bottom energy, pans should be flat on the kettle with fat that may spill over Right bottom, have straight sides md tight when adding food. Frosty foods fitting lids.

  • Page 14: Using Your Oven

    Using Your Oven Before Usi~ Your Oven Shelf Positions Oven Shelves 1. Look at the controls. Be sure The oven has four shelf supports— you understand how to set them A @ottom), B, C and D (top). Shelf properly. Read over the directions positions for cooking are suggested for the Electronic Controls so you on Baking and Roasting pages.
  • Page 15 See Baking Guide on page 17. Your oven temperature is controlled very accurately using an electronic control system. It is recommended that you operate the range for a number of weeks using the time given on recipes as a guide to become familiar with your new Step 4: Press&...
  • Page 16 How to Set Delay Start and Stop Delay Start and Stop is setting the oven timer to turn the oven on and off automatically at a later time than the present time of day. Step 8: Touch INCREASE pad. Step 5: Touch S~P TIME pad. In the following emmple, the “350°”...
  • Page 17 1. Aluminum pans conduct heat 2. Dark or non-shiny finishes and 3. Preheating the oven is not always glass cookware generally absorb necessary, especially for foods baking, light, shiny finishes give best heat, which may result in dry, crisp which cook longer than 30 to 40 results because they help prevent crusts.
  • Page 18 Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Step 5: Press& hold or tap For Frozen Roam Tender meat or poultry can be roasted INCREASE or DECREASE Frozen roasts of beef, pork, uncovered in your oven. Roasting pad until desired temperature is lamb, etc., can be roasted without temperatures, which should be low displayed.

  • Page 19: Roasting Guide

    Roasting Guide Roasting 1. Position oven shelf at B for 3. Remove fat and drippings as 5. Frozen roasts of beef, pork, smaller roasts (3 to 7 lbs.) and lamb. etc.. can be roasted without at A for larger roasts. ‘ thawing, but allow 10 to 25 minutes 4.
  • Page 20 Broiling is cooking food by intense radiant heat from the upper unit in the oven. Most fish and tender cuts Q. Why should I leave the door of meat can be broiled. Follow closed when broiling chicken? these steps to keep spattering and A.
  • Page 21 Broiling To slash, cut crosswise through 6. Broiler does not need to be outer fat surface just to the edge of preheated. However, for very thin 1. Always use broiler pan and rack foods, or to increase browning, the meat. Use tongs to turn meat that comes with your oven.
  • Page 22 Before a Clean Cycle How to Set Oven Do not let water run down through openings in the top of the door (B). for Cleati~ The range must be completely cool Clean the door gasket (C) using a in order to set the self-clean cycle. Step 1: Follow steps at lefi to clean sponge to soak the soiled area prepare the oven for cleaning.
  • Page 23 The self-clean cycle will For example: Let’s say it’s 7:00 You can change the Clean Time to automatically begin within a few and you want the oven to begin anywhere between 2 and 4 hours, seconds and the word “ON” will self-cleaning at 9:00 after you’re depending on how dirty the oven is appear on the display.
  • Page 24 the Self-cleaning Oven (continued) and Answers When the clean qcle is finished, Q. Should there be any odor the word “CLEA N” will go out in during the cleaning? Q. If my oven clock is not the display and the oven will begin A.

  • Page 25: Care And Cleaning

    Care and Cleaning Oven Proper care and cleaning are The area under the range can The light bulb is located on the left you efficient and satisfactory be reached easily for cleaning by side of the back wall of the oven. service.
  • Page 26 Care and Cooktop Li@t and Starter cooktop. Raise the cooktop all the way up until the support rods snap into place at the bottom. They will hold the cooktop up while you clean underneath it. To lower the cooktop, push the bottom of each rod forward slightly than 1:’...

  • Page 27: Control Knobs

    Control Knobs Oven ~ermo*t To adjwt temperature: The control knobs may be removed When cooking a food for the first 1. Touch BAKE pad. for cleaning. time in your new oven, use time 2. Select an oven temperature given on recipes as a guide. Some To remove knob, pull it straight between 500°F.
  • Page 28 Note: ~t range/oven pati cool before touching or handling. Part General Materials to Use Directions or broil unit. Any soil will burn off when the unit is heated. Bake Unit and Do not clean the bake unit NOTE: The bake unit can be lifted gently to clean the oven floor. If spillover, residue or ash Broil Unit accumulates around the bake unit, gently wipe around the unit with warm water.
  • Page 29 POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY PROBLEM Plug on range is not completely inserted in the elwtrical outlet. OVEN WILL N~ WORK The circuit breaker in your house has been trippd, or a fuse has been blown. Oven controls not set properly. Door Light bulb is loose or defective.
  • Page 30 The Roblem Solver (continued) PROBLEM “door” APPEARS right. Move latch handle. ON DISPLAY Latch handle was moved to the right but another program other than self-clean was selected. Move latch handle to the right only when setting self-clean gcle. CONTROL BEEPS AFTER ENTEWNG OVEN TIME OR This is the function error code.
  • Page 31 With the purchase of your new Hotpoint appliance, receive the assurance that if you ever need information or assis- Whatever vOUI- questi(m about any’ able to help. Your cdl—and your and courteously” And you can cdl any. time. (lF, Answer (;ente@ service is...
  • Page 32 Look in the White or Yellow Pages of your telephone directory for HOTPOINT FACTORY SERVICE, GENERAL ELECTRIC-HOTPOINT FACTORY SERVICE or HOTPOINT CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE. WHAT IS N~ COVERED Replacement of house fuses or Service triPsto Yourhometo resetting of circuit breakers.

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