Calibrating Oven Temperature; How The Electronic Oven Control System On A 36" Gas Range Operates; Preheat - Electrolux Next Gen 30" Service Manual

cleaning cycle ends will appear in the display. The
words "CLN STOP TIME" will flash in the display.
5. Push and hold the UP or DOWN ARROW until the
time of day that you want the cleaning to be
completed appears in the display.
6. Move the door locking lever to the right. If the locking
lever is not moved, the control will display the word
"DOOR" and beep 3 times, with a single beep every
10 seconds until the locking lever is moved. If the
locking lever is not moved within 30 seconds, the
clean function will be automatically cancelled.
7. The control will calculate backward from the set stop
time to determine when the self-cleaning cycle
should begin. The words "DELAY" and "CLN STOP
TIME" will glow in the display.
8. The self-cleaning cycle will come on automatically
at the calculated time. At that time, the word
"DELAY" will go out and "ON" will appear.
When the Self-Clean Cycle is Completed:
1. The time of day will appear in the display window
and the word "LOCKED" may remain in the display.
2. Once the oven has cooled down and the word
"LOCKED" shown in the display has gone out, then
the oven door can be opened.
CAUTION: DO NOT force the oven door open. This can
damage the automatic door locking system. Use caution
when opening the door after the self-cleaning cycle is
completed. The oven may still be VERY HOT.
CALIBRATING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE
When first using the oven, be sure to follow recipe times
and temperatures. If you think the oven is too hot or too
cool, the temperature can be adjusted. Before adjusting
the oven temperature, test a recipe by using a temperature
set higher or lower than the recommended temperature.
The baking results should help you to decide how much
of an adjustment is needed.
To Adjust the Oven Temperature:
1. Push BAKE.
2. Set the temperature to 550°F/288°C by pushing the
UP ARROW.
3. Within 2 seconds, push and hold BAKE for
approximately 5 seconds until the special 2 digit
display appears. Release BAKE. The display now
indicates the difference in degrees between the
original factory temperature setting and the current
temperature setting. If the oven control has the
original calibration, the display will read "00."
4. The temperature can now be adjusted up or down
35°F/17°C, in 5°F/1°C increments, by pushing the
UP or DOWN ARROW. Adjust until the desired
amount of degrees offset appears in the display. A
minus sign (-) will appear before the number to
indicate the oven will be cooler by the displayed
amount of degrees.
5. When you have made the desired adjustment, push
CANCEL to go back to the time of day display.
HOW THE ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL SYSTEM
ON THE 36" GAS RANGE OPERATES
The 36" gas self-cleaning range electronic oven control
system is made up of three parts that control the bake
and broil burners, and the locking of the door in clean.
1. Electronic oven control.
2. Oven temperature sensor.
3. Oven door lock mechanism.

Preheat:

When the preheat pad is touched, and a temperature is
programmed with the up or down arrows the bake relay
on the board closes, applying line to neutral voltage
across the oven bake circuit and "Pre" appears in the
display. The bake circuit is a series circuit made up of the
electronic oven control, a silicon carbide igniter that
reduces in resistance as it heats up, and a current
sensitive oven safety valve that needs a minmum of 3.2
amps of current to open. When electrical power is first
applied to the circuit the resistance of the igniter is high
enough that the current flow in the circuit is below the
amount needed to open the safety valve. As electrical
current flows through the igniter it causes the silicon
carbide material to heat, reducing the resistance of the
igniter and increasing the current flow in the circuit.
When the temperature of the igniter reaches around
1800°F the current flow in the circuit exceeds 3.2 amps.
The oven safety valve opens allowing gas to flow into the
bake burner. The gas is then ignited by the heat of the
bake igniter and the oven begins to heat up.
In the tip of the oven sensor is a positive coefficient
thermistor that increases in resistance as the oven
temperature increases. The microprocessor reads the
resistance of the oven sensor, and compares it with a
programmed temperature set into the control. When the
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