Setting Oven Controls - Kenmore 790.79623 Use & Care Manual

Setting the Clock (cont'd)
Setting Continuous Bake or 12 Hour Energy Saving
The oven control has a factory preset built-in 12 Hour Energy Saving that will shut off the oven if the oven control is left on
for more than 11 hours and 59 minutes. The oven can be programmed to override this feature for Continuous Baking.
To set the control for Continuous Bake or 12 Hour Energy Saving features
1. Press and hold the
or "--h" (for continuous cooking).
2. Press the or
3. Wait 5 seconds for the change to be accepted by the oven control.
Setting the Timer
The Timer serves as an extra timer in the kitchen that will beep when the set time has run out. It can be set in 1 minute
increments up to 11:59 (11 hours, 59 minutes). It does not start or stop cooking. The Kitchen Timer feature can be used
during any of the other oven control functions, except the self-clean function.
To set the Kitchen Timer
1. Press the button. The control will beep, the display will show "--:--" and the timer indicator light located on the
button will start flashing.
2. To set the timer, press the
or button pressed to increase or decrease the time in 10 minute increments.
3. When the set time has run out, "End" will show in the display. The control will sound with 3 beeps every 5 seconds until
the button is pressed.
To cancel the Kitchen Timer before the set time has run out
Press the button. The display will return to the time of day.
Setting Oven Lockout Feature
The Oven Lockout feature automatically locks the oven door and prevents the Oven from being turned on. It does not
disable the clock, Kitchen Timer or the interior oven lights.
To activate the Oven Lockout feature
1. Press and hold the
2. Allow 20 seconds for the door to lock. The
To deactivate the Oven Lockout feature:
1. Press and hold the
2. After 3 seconds icon will disappear in the display. Allow 20 seconds for the door to unlock. The
while the door is unlocking.

Setting Oven Controls

Setting Bake
The oven can be set to bake at any temperature from 170° F to 550° F
(The sample shown is for 350°F).
Note that the convection fan will operate while the oven pre-heats.
To set the Bake Temperature to 350°F
1. Arrange interior oven racks, place food in oven and close oven door.
2. Turn the selector control knob to Bake (Figure 1).
3. Turn the temperature control knob to 350 (Figure 2).
The temperature will appear briefly in the oven control display.
The display will beep indicating that the temperature is set. Then the temperature will disappear from the display.
4. When baking is completed, turn the temperature and the selector control knobs to Off position.
nOTE: The temperature knob can be used to modify the baking temperature while the oven is in bake mode, but the
function knob cannot be changed to another function without turning it to Off first. An Err code will appear in the display
if another function is selected without turning to Off.
nOTE: The control will beep three times if the mode and temperature do not match. The control will beep only once if the
mode and temperature do match.
Ex: Bread Proof with temperature at 500°F (not possible, 3 beeps).
button for 6 seconds. The display will show either "12h" (for 12 hour maximum cooking time)
button to switch between the 12 hour and 24 hours continuous cooking mode.
or button to increase or decrease the time in 1 minute increments, or keep the
for 3 seconds.
icon will flash while the door is locking and will stay on once the door is locked.
for 3 seconds.
Figure 1
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icon will flash
Figure 2