Kenmore 970C4250 Use & Care Manual page 20

Oven Controls
Setting Clock
When the appliance is first powered up, 12:00 will flash in the
display (Figure 22). The time of day must first be set before
operating the oven.
Figure 22: 12:00 in display before setting the clock
To set clock to 1:30:
1. Press Set Clock.
2. Enter 1 3 0 using numeric keypad. When 130 appears in the
display.
3. Press START.
Important: The clock cannot be changed when a Bake Time, Self
Clean, Delay Start, or cooking feature is active.
Setting 12 Hour or 24 Hour Display Mode
The clock display mode allows you to select 12 hr or 24 hr
modes. The factory pre-set clock display mode is 12 hours.
To set 12 hr or 24 hr display mode:
1. Press and hold Set Clock for 6 seconds.
2. Press the Self Clean key to toggle between 12 Hr day or 24
Hr day display modes
3. Press START to accept the choice.
Figure 23: 12 Hr dAy and 24 Hr dAy settings
Operating Oven Lights
The interior oven lights will automatically turn on when the oven
door is opened. Oven lights will not operate during a self clean
cycle. Press to turn the interior oven lights on and off
whenever the oven door is closed.
The interior oven lights are located on the rear wall of the oven
interior and are covered with a glass shield. The glass shield
protects the bulb from high temperatures and should always be
in place whenever the oven is in use. To replace the interior oven
light, see "Replacing Oven Lights"
(Figure 23).
on page 39.
Setting Timer
The minute timer allows you to track your cooking times without
interfering with the cooking process. The timer may be set from
a minimum time of 1 minute to a maximum of 11 hours and 59
minutes.
To set timer for 5 minutes:
1. Press Timer ON/OFF and enter 5 using numeric keypad.
2. Press START to start the timer.
3. When set time ends, END will show in the display and the
control will sound a beep three times every 30 seconds until
Timer ON/OFF key is pressed.
To cancel the timer when active, press Timer ON/OFF again.
Important note:
• The timer does not start or stop the cooking process. It
serves as an extra minute timer. The timer may be used
alone or while using any of the other oven functions. When
timer is set for more than 1 hour it will display hours and
minutes until 1 hour remains. When less than 1 hour remains,
the display counts down in minutes and seconds. With less
than 1 minute remaining, only seconds will display.
• If the timer is active during a cooking process, the timer will
show in the display. To view the status of any other active
oven function, press the key of the cooking function once
and it will appear in the display for a few seconds.
Setting Silent or Audible Control mode
Silent mode allows the oven control to operate without audible
tones. The control may be programmed for silent operation and
later reset to operate with all the normal audible tones.
To set for silent or audible mode:
1. Press and hold Delay Start for 6 seconds.
2. Press the Self Clean key to toggle between bEEP On or
bEEP OFF (Figure 24).
3. Press START to accept the choice.
Figure 24: Display showing audible and silent operation
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