IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. OVEN Stand away from the range when opening Pulling out the shelf to the stop-lock is a convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also the oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face a precaution against burns from touching hot surfaces of the door or oven walls.
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SURFACE UNITS–ALL MODELS Use proper pan size–select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating element. The use of undersized cookware will expose a portion of the surface unit to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of cookware to surface unit will also improve efficiency.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! RADIANT SURFACE UNITS (on some models) Use care when touching the cooktop. The glass surface of the cooktop will retain heat after the controls have been turned off. Avoid scratching the glass cooktop. The Clean the cooktop with caution.
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Using the surface units. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Indicator Lights (on radiant glass models only) A Hot indicator light will glow when any radiant element is turned on, and will remain on until Burner the surface is cool enough to touch.
Selecting types of cookware. The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops. Stainless Steel: Glass-ceramic: recommended usable, but not recommended Poor performance. May scratch the surface. Aluminum: Stoneware: heavy weight recommended Good conductivity. Aluminum residues usable, but not recommended sometimes appear as scratches on the Poor performance.
Using the oven controls. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Oven Control, Clock and Timer Features and Settings time of day will flash in the display when the BAKE Pad oven is first turned on. Touch this pad to select the bake function.
Using the oven. Clock and Timer (on some models) TIMER Pad Touch this pad to select the timer feature. CLOCK Pad Touch this pad before setting the clock. Display Shows the time of day and the time set for the timer, cook time or start time. SET +/- Pads Appearance may vary.
Using the oven. How to Set the Oven for Baking or Roasting Touch the BAKE pad. Touch the + or – pad to set the desired temperature. Touch the START pad. Check food for doneness at minimum time on recipe. Cook longer if necessary.
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Using the clock, timer and convenience outlet. (on some models) Not all features are on all models. To Set the Clock The clock must be set to the correct time Touch the START/ON pad until the of day for the automatic oven timing time of day shows in the display.
Using the clock, timer and convenience outlet. (on some models) Not all features are on all models. To Reset the Timer If the display is still showing the time If the remaining time is not in the display remaining, you may change it by touching (clock, delay start or cooking time are in the TIMER pad, then touch the + or –...
Using the timed baking and roasting features. (on some models) NOTE: Foods that spoil easily–such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork–should not be allowed to sit for more than 1 hour before or after cooking. Room temperature promotes the growth of harmful bacteria. Be sure that the oven light is off because heat from the bulb will speed harmful bacteria growth.
Special features of your oven control. Your new touch pad control has additional features that you may choose to use. The following are the features and how you may activate them. The special feature modes can only be activated while the display is showing the time of day. They remain in the control’s memory until the steps are repeated.
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Special features of your oven control. Tones at the End of a Timed Cycle At the end of a timed cycle, 3 short beeps will Touch the BROIL HI/LO pad. The sound followed by one beep every 6 seconds until display shows CON BEEP (continuous the CLEAR/OFF pad is touched.
Special features of your oven control. Cook and Hold Your new control has a cook and hold feature that Touch the COOK TIME pad. keeps cooked foods warm for up to 3 hours after The display will show Hld OFF. Timed Baking or Roasting is finished.
Using the Sabbath Feature. (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays.) (on some models) The Sabbath feature can be used for baking/roasting only. It cannot be used for broiling, self-cleaning, or Delay Start cooking. NOTE: The oven light comes on automatically (on some models) when the door is opened and goes off when the door is closed.
Using the Sabbath Feature. (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays.) (on some models) How to Exit the Sabbath Feature Touch the CLEAR/OFF pad. Touch the START pad. If the oven is cooking, wait for NOTE: If a power outage occurred while a random delay period of the oven was in Sabbath mode, the oven approximately 30 seconds to...
Adjust the oven thermostat—Easy to do yourself! You may find that your new oven cooks differently than the one it replaced. Use your new oven for a few weeks to become more familiar with it. If you still think your new oven is too hot or too cold, you can adjust the thermostat yourself. Do not use thermometers, such as those found in grocery stores, to check the temperature setting of your oven.
Using the self-cleaning oven. The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set correctly for the cycle to work properly. Before a Clean Cycle The oven must be cool in order to set the Do not use abrasives or oven cleaners. self-clean cycle.
Using the self-cleaning oven. The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set correctly for the cycle to work properly. How to Delay the Start of Cleaning Touch the SELF CLEAN pad. The door locks automatically. The display will show the start time.
Care and cleaning of the range. Be sure electrical power is off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the range. If your range is removed for cleaning, when the range is replaced. Failure servicing or any reason, be sure the to take this precaution could result in anti-tip device is re-engaged properly tipping of the range and cause injury.
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Care and cleaning of the range. Control Panel and Knobs It’s a good idea to wipe the control panel The control knobs may be removed for after each use of the oven. Use a damp easier cleaning. cloth to clean or rinse. For cleaning, use Make sure the knobs are in the OFF mild soap and water or a 50/50 solution of positions and pull them straight off the...
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Care and cleaning of the range. Surface Units (on some models) Surface unit Be sure all the controls are turned to OFF and the To replace a surface unit: surface units are cool before attempting to remove Replace the drip pan into the recess in the them.
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Care and cleaning of the range. Oven Vent On glass cooktop models, the oven is vented Never cover the opening with aluminum foil or through an opening at the rear of the any other material. cooktop. On coil cooktop models, the oven is vented through an opening under the right rear surface unit.
Cleaning the glass cooktop. (on some models) Normal Daily Use Cleaning ONLY use Ceramic Cooktop Cleaner on Shake the cleaning cream well. Apply a few drops of Ceramic the glass cooktop. Other types of cleaners may not be as effective. Cooktop Cleaner directly to the cooktop.
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Cleaning the glass cooktop. (on some models) Metal Marks and Scratches Be careful not to slide pots and pans If pots with a thin overlay of aluminum across your cooktop. It will leave metal or copper are allowed to boil dry, the markings on the cooktop surface.
Installation Instructions FINAL INSTALLATION OPERATION CHECKLIST CHECKLIST • Turn on one of the surface units to observe that the element glows within 60 seconds. • Check to make sure the circuit breaker is Turn the unit off when glow is detected. If closed (RESET) or the circuit fuses are the glow is not detected within the time replaced.
Before you call for service… Troubleshooting Tips Save time and money! Review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service. Problem Possible Causes What To Do Radiant Cooktops Surface units will not Improper cookware •Use pans which are flat and match the diameter maintain a rolling boil...
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Before you call for service… Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes What To Do Coil Cooktops Surface units •With the controls off, check to make sure the surface The surface units are not not functioning plugged in solidly. unit is plugged completely into the receptacle. properly •Check to see the correct control is set for the surface The surface unit controls...
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Before you call for service… Problem Possible Causes What To Do Food does not Oven is not set to BROIL. •On models with a temperature knob, make sure you turn broil properly it all the way to the BROIL position. On models with a BROIL pad, make sure it is turned on.
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Before you call for service… Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes What To Do Oven temperature too •See the Adjust the oven thermostat–Easy to do Oven thermostat hot or too cold yourself! section. needs adjustment. Clock and timer do • Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly Plug on range is not completely not work inserted in the electrical outlet.
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Before you call for service… Problem Possible Causes What To Do “Burning” or “oily” • To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a This is normal in a new oven odor emitting from the and will disappear in time. minimum of 3 hours.
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