Maytag gemini User Manual page 13

CARE &CLEAHIHG
It is normal for cartsofthe rangeto | Toprevent damage t oovendoor, d onot | As theovenheatsandcools, y oumay
become h otduring a clean cycle, attempt t o openeither o vendoorwhen hearsounds of metal p artsexpanding
> To prevent damage t o ovendoor do theLOCindicator wordisdisplayed, andcontracting. Thisisnormal a ndwill
notattempt toopen thedoor when the I During thecleaning p rocess, thekitchen notaffectperformance.
LOCK indicator word isdisplayed, should bewellventilated t o helpelimi- ! Wipeupsugaryandacidicspilloverssuch
> Avoid touching c ooktop, door. window, hate normal odors a ssociated withclean- assweet p otatoes, tomato ormilk-based
oroven vent a rea during adeancycle, ing. Odors willlessen withuse. sauces p rior toaself-clean c ycle.Porce-
lainenamelis acidresistant, n ot acid
> Donotusecommercial ovencleaners I It is normal f or flare-ups, s moking or
ontheself-clean ovenfinish oraround flaming to occurduring cleaning if the proofandmaydiscolor i f spillsarenot
anypartoftheovenastheywilldam- oven isheavily s oiled. I tisbetterto clean wiped upbefore a self-clean cycle.
agethefinish or parts, theoven regularly ratherthan towait u ntil ! A whitediscoloration mayappear after
thereisa heavy buildup ofsoil. cleaning i f acidic orsugary f oods arenot
! Wipeupexcess grease or spillovers t o wipedupbefore the cleancycle. This
CLEAN PAD
prevent flare-ups. F orease incleaning, discoloration is normal andwillNOTaf-
thebakeelement i n theupper o r lower fectperformance.
Useto set a self-clean cycle. (Only one
ovencanbelifted slightly (1 inch).
oven may becleaned a tatime. B oth ovens ....................................................................................................
willlock when either i sbeing cleaned.)
._ /_ 7. When theoven iscooI, L OC willnolonger
CLEANING
PROCEDURB
1. Clean oven bedisplayedandthedoormaybeopened.
frame,door \ _-__ ,_/_: J
frame (area ,--_,_,_ . __-'_:_.,- _;/__\_ _'_'_ A 8. Wipeout theoveninterior w itha damp
outside of _'.,',,_.1_>//I cloth.Ifsoilremains i t indicates t hecycle
and _/ wasnotlongenough. > Be sureappliance i s off and all
gasket)
around the "_/ partsarecoolbeforehandling or
opening i nthedoor gasket withanonabra- ToCancel S elf-Clean C ycle: cleaning. T hisisto avoiddamage
sivecleaner s uchas BonAmi*.These and possible burns,
areas arenot exposed t o cleaning tem- 1. Press CANCEL p ad.
> Toprevent staining or discoloration,
peratures. 2. IfLOC isNOT displayed, open oven door. clean appliance a ftereachuse,
2. Remove o venracks.If racks areleftin If LOCisdisplayed, allowoventocool. >- If a partis removed, be sureit is
during a clean cycle, i t mayimpair f unction correctly r eplaced.
ToDelaytheStartof a Self-Clean C ycle:
andtheywill discolor. Turnoffthe oven
light a ndclose door. 1. Follow steps1-4above.
3. Press CLEAN pad, 2. Press theSTOP TIME pad.STOPTIME BROILER PAN AND INSERT
willflash. > Place soapycloth overinsert a ndpan;
4. Press theAUTO SETpadfor 3 hours of letsoak to loosen soil.
cleaning time,press again for4 hours a nd 3. AsSTOP TIM Eflashes, press theappro-
again if 2 hours ofcleantimeisdesired, priate number p ads toenter t hetimeyou > Wash inwarm soapy water. U sescour-
5. CLEANING a ndLOCplustheclean time wish theoven tostop. ingpadto remove s tubborn s oil.
> Broiler p anandinsert c anbecleaned i n
willappear i nthedisplay andbothovens 4. DELAY CLN andLOC willbedisplayed, dishwasher.
willlock. 5. When thedelayperiod iscompleted and
6. When the clean cycle is complete, cleaning begins, C LEANING, LOCand BRUSHED CHROME
CLEANED will be displayed.LOCwill thecleantimewillbedisplayed.
(SELECT MODELS)
remain o n untilthe o ven hascooled (approx. > When cool, w ash withsoapy w ater, r inse
1 hour), andbuffthesurface.
>- Forheaviersoil, usea mildabrasive
cleanersuchas bakingsodaor Bon
* Brand names forcleaning p roducts a reregistered t rademarks oftherespective manufacturers.