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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Viking Use & Care Manual Designer DGVU uilt-In Gas Cooktops...
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Consumer Support Center at 1-888-VIKING1 (845-4641). We appreciate your choice of a Viking cooktop and hope that you will again select our products for your other major appliance needs. For more information about the complete and growing selection of Viking products, contact your dealer or visit us online at vikingrange.com.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Table of Contents Getting Started Warnings and Important Safety Information ______________________4 Before Using Cooktop _______________________________________10 Cookware ________________________________________________10 Product Controls Cooktop Features ___________________________________________11 Operation Surface Operation ___________________________________________12 Lighting Burners___________________________________________12 Surface Burners-Automatic Reignition ________________________12 Surface Heat Settings ______________________________________13 Cooking Substitutes Charts ___________________________________14 Product Care Cleaning and Maintenance ___________________________________15...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com IMPORTANT– Please Read and Follow Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in this manual are not meant to cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur. Common sense, caution, and care must be exercised when installing, maintaining, or operating this appliance.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com IMPORTANT– Please Read and Follow WARNING If the information in this guide is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death. WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS: •...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com IMPORTANT– Please Read and Follow In Case of Fire Turn off appliance and ventilating hood to avoid spreading the flame. Extinguish flame, then turn on hood to remove smoke and odor. • Smother fire or flame in a pan with a lid or cookie sheet. •...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com IMPORTANT– Please Read and Follow Cooking Safety (cont.) • Use dry, sturdy pot-holders. Damp pot-holders may cause burns from steam. Dishtowels or other substitutes should NEVER be used as potholders because they can trail across hot surface burners and ignite or get caught on appliance parts.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com IMPORTANT– Please Read and Follow Cookware Safety (cont.) • To minimize burns, ignition of flammable materials and spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil, DO NOT extend handles over adjacent surface burners. ALWAYS turn pan handles toward the side or back of the appliance, not out into the room where they are easily hit or reached by small children.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com IMPORTANT– Please Read and Follow Important notice regarding pet birds: NEVER keep pet birds in the kitchen or in rooms where the fumes from the kitchen could reach. Birds have a very sensitive respiratory system. Fumes released due to overheated cooking oil, fat, margarine and overheated non-stick cookware may be equally harmful.
Any and all cookware, including Viking cookware, is suitable for use. This is a matter of personal choice. As with any cookware, yours should be in good condition and free from excessive dents on the bottom to provide maximum performance and convenience.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Cooktop Features 30”W. Four Burner 1. 4,000 Nat./LP (BTU) burner 2. 12,000 Nat./LP (BTU) burner 3. 15,000 Nat./LP (BTU) burner 4. 9,000 Nat./LP (BTU) burner 5. Left rear burner control knob 6. Left front burner control knob 7.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Surface Operation Lighting Burners All burners are ignited by electric ignition. There are no open-flame, “standing” pilots. Surface Burners-Automatic Reignition To light the surface burners, push and turn the appropriate control knob counterclockwise to any position.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Surface Operation Surface Cooking Tips • The simmer line on the control panel is the minimum variable setting and produces a low flame for simmering delicate items. • Use low or medium flame heights when cooking in cookware that are poor conductors of heat, such as glass, ceramic, and cast iron.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Cooking Substitutes Charts In many cases, a recipe requires an ingredient which is not readily available or calls for a unit of measure that is not easily recognized. The following charts have been provided as useful guides in these situations. Ingredient Substitutes Recipe calls for: Substitute with:...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Cleaning and Maintenance Any piece of equipment works better and lasts longer when maintained properly and kept clean. Cooking equipment is no exception. Your cooktop must be kept clean and maintained properly. Before cleaning, make sure all controls are in the “off”...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Cleaning and Maintenance Burner Head If ports on burner head are clogged, clean with a straight pin. DO NOT enlarge or distort the ports. DO NOT use a toothpick to clean the ports. When replacing burner head, carefully align the 2 tabs underneath the burner head with the outside edge of burner base.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Cleaning and Maintenance Stainless Steel Parts Some stainless steel parts may have a protective wrap, which must be peeled off. All stainless steel body parts should be wiped regularly with hot, soapy water at the end of each cooling period and with liquid cleaner designed for this material when soapy water will not do the job.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and/or Remedy Igniters will not work. Circuit is tripped. Fuse is blown. Cooktop is not connected to power. Igniters sparking but no Gas supply valve is in “OFF” position. flame ignition.
Clearly describe the problem that you are having. If you are unable to obtain the name of an authorized service agency, or if you continue to have service problems, contact Viking Range Corporation at 1-888-VIKING1 (845-4641), or write to: VIKING RANGE CORPORATION...
(12) months from the date of original retail purchase. Viking Range Corporation, warrantor, agrees to repair or replace, at its option, any part which fails or is found to be defective during the warranty period.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Viking Range Corporation 111 Front Street Greenwood, Mississippi 38930 USA (662) 455-1200 For product information, call 1-888-VIKING1 (845-4641) or visit the Viking Web site at vikingrange.com F20679A EN (110409J)
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