Adjusting Your Oven Temperature (Some Models); General Care & Cleaning - Kenmore 790.7042 Series Use & Care Manual

Adjusting Your Oven Temperature (some models)

Your new oven has been factory calibrated and tested to ensure an accurate baking temperature. For the first few uses, follow
your recipe times and temperature recommendations carefully. If you feel your oven is too hot or too cool from your baking
experience, the oven temperature may be adjusted to your liking.
Note: DO NOT adjust your oven temperature based on oven thermometers, such as those found in grocery stores, they may
not be accurate.
To Adjust the Oven Temperature (do not use Bake or Broil while adjusting the oven temperature):
1. Press & hold the
Note: If the oven temperature has been previously adjusted from the factory setting, the current temperature adjusted value
will flash in the display instead.
2. You may increase the oven temperature in 5°F increments with each press of the
of +35°F. You may also adjust the oven temperature downward in 5°F increments with each press of the
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range of - to +
). Note: Your oven control was factory set in the (Fahrenheit) °F Temperature Display Mode. To change
for (Celsius) °C, see Changing the Temperature Display Mode in the Oven Control Functions section of this Use & Care
Manual.
3. If no other key pad is pressed after 5 seconds the display will begin to flash.
4. If you do not want to keep the display adjustment, press the
the temperature adjustment procedure. To start this procedure over again begin with step 1 above OR;
5. If you want to keep the adjustment, wait until the display quits flashing and the oven control beeps once.
6. The oven temperature adjustment has be accepted by the oven control and the display will return to the time of day.
Notes: The oven temperature adjustment may be made if your oven control has been set to operate in the (Celsius) °C
Temperature Display Mode. In this case each press of the
+18°C) or downward (maximum -18°C), depending on which arrow key pad is pressed.
General Care & Cleaning
key pad and release after the display begins flashing the factory temperature change of
Changing the Oven Light (some models)
On some models, the oven light automatically turns on when the door is opened.
Some models have a switch located on the control panel to turn on the light. The oven
light is located at the rear of the oven and is covered with a glass shield held by a wire
holder. The glass shield must be in place whenever the oven is in use.
To replace the oven light:
1. Turn electrical power off at the main source or unplug the range.
2. Press wire holder to one side to release the glass shield.
3. Replace bulb with a new 40 watt appliance bulb.
4. Turn power back on again at the main source (or plug the range back in).
5. The clock will then need to be reset. To reset, see "Setting the Clock" and "Setting
the Minute Timer" under Setting Oven Controls in this Use & Care Guide.
Be sure the range is unplugged and all parts are COOL before replacing
oven light. Wear a leather-faced glove for protection against possible broken glass.
key pad before the oven control beeps. This will cancel
or key will adjust in 1°C increments upward (maximum
10
key pad to a maximum oven adjustment
key pad ( total
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