Self-Cleaning; Display And Signals - Amana ACS4250 Owner's Manual

Using the Oven Control
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CAUTION
To avoid risk of fire or smoke
damage, clean excess spills
before starting Self Clean.
How Long Should the
Self-Clean Cycle Last?
The self-clean cycle can be set from
2 to 4 hours. Minimum recommended
cleaning time is 3 hours. After the
self-clean cycle ends, the oven must
cool before the oven door can be
opened. When the LOCK light no
longer glows in the display, you can
safely open the oven door. DO NOT
force the oven door open while the
LOCK light shows in the display. The
oven door lock can be damaged.
Do I need to prepare?
To get the best results from self-clean
cycle, follow these steps:
• Remove birds or animals
susceptible to smoke or other
fumes from the room or
adjoining room.
• Make sure oven light cover is
properly in place. Do not use
cleaning cycle if it is not.
• Remove oven racks and all
cooking utensils from oven.
• Clean excess spills from oven
interior.
• Remove items from range top
and backguard. These areas can
become hot during self-cleaning
cycle.
Interrupt Self-Clean
1. Press OVEN CANCEL pad.
2. When oven has cooled to a
safe temperature, door will
unlock and can be opened.
DO NOT force door. This can
cause damage to the latch.
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CAUTION
To avoid fire or smoke damage,
remove any flammable materials
from storage drawer. Items like
plastic containers and paper
manuals can melt or burn.

Self-cleaning

Self-clean feature uses high oven temperature to clean oven interior.
1. Prepare oven for self-cleaning (see below left).
2. Press CLEAN pad.
• CLEAN and TIME display
3. Press MORE or LESS pads to adjust cleaning time.
• displays when arrows are first pressed.
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• Self-clean starts approximately 5 seconds
after last time input
• CLEAN, TIME, and
• LOCK flashes in display when automatic door
latch is locking and displays throughout cycle
• When oven has cooled to a safe temperature, the LOCK light
flashes while the door latch opens. When oven has cooled
enough to open, the LOCK light no longer displays and door can
be opened
• No signal sounds at end of self clean cycle
Delayed Self-Clean Cycle
Set oven to begin and end cleaning at later time using. Range control
calculates back from end time to determine starting time.
1. Prepare oven for self-cleaning (see left).
2. Press CLEAN pad.
• CLEAN and TIME display
3. Press MORE or LESS pads until desired
amount of cleaning time is displayed.
4. Press STOP TIME pad
5. Press MORE or LESS pads until desired
stopping time appears in display.
• Stop time can be set up to 11 hours and 55 minutes ahead of
current time of day.
• Starting time is automatically calculated
based on amount of cleaning time and stop
time. Oven will start automatically
• CLEAN, TIME, and
• LOCK flashes in display when automatic
door latch is locking and displays during cycle
• When oven has cooled to a safe temperature,
the LOCK light flashes while the door latch
opens. When oven has cooled enough to open, the LOCK light no
longer displays and door can be opened
• No signal sounds at end of self clean cycle
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CAUTION
To avoid risk of personal injury, do
not touch oven vents or area
around vents during self-cleaning.
These areas can become hot
enough to cause burns.
display during cycle
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display during cycle
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