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316901213 Rev A (Feb 2010)
All about the
Use & Care
of your Gas Range
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Safety Instructions ........................... 3-6 Setting Oven Controls ..................................11-16
Features at a Glance ......................................... 7 Self-Cleaning ..............................................17-18
Before Setting Oven Controls .............................. 8 Care & Cleaning ..........................................19-21
Before Setting Surface Controls
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PRODUCT RECORD AND REGISTRATION Thank you for choosing Frigidare. Contents Product Registration ...................................................... 2 This Use & Care Guide is part of our commitment to customer Important Safety Instructions ............................ 3-6 satisfaction and product quality throughout the service life of Features at a Glance .............................................. 7 your new appliance. We view your purchase as the beginning Before Setting Oven Controls ..
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. Do not attempt to install or operate your appliance until you WARNING have read the safety precautions in this manual. Safety items throughout this manual are labeled with a WARNING If the information in this manual is not followed or CAUTION statement based on the risk type. exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death. Definitions This is the safety alert symbol.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT WARNING For electric ignition models only: Do not attempt to NEVER use this appliance as a space heater to operate the range during a power failure. If the heat or warm the room. Doing so may result in power fails, always turn off the range. If the range is not carbon monoxide poisoning. turned off and the power resumes, the range will begin to operate again. Once the power resumes, reset the NEVER cover any slots, holes or passages in the clock and oven f
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR COOKTOP YOUR OVEN • Use care when opening oven door , warmer drawer or lower oven door—Stand to the side of the WARNING range when opening the door of a hot oven. Let hot air or Use Proper Flame Size—Adjust flame size so it does steam escape before you remove or replace food in the not extend beyond the edge of the utensil. The use of oven. undersized utensils will expose a portion of the burner
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING YOUR RANGE Grounding type • Clean the range regularly to keep all parts free of wall receptacle Do not under any grease that could catch fire. Pay particular attention circumstance, cut, to the area around each surface burner. Do not allow remove, or bypass grease to accumulate. the grounding prong. • Kitchen cleaners and aerosols—Always follow the manufacturer’s recommended directions for use. Be aware that excess residue from cl
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FEATURES AT A GLANCE 2 1 Your gas range features include: NOTE 16 7 7 The features shown may vary from your appliance according to model type & color. 3 4 5 6 1. Electronic oven control with kitchen timer. 2. Oven light switch (some models). 9 11 3. Left front burner valve and control knob. 4. Left rear burner valve and control knob. 5. Right front burner valve and control knob. 10 8 6. Right rear burner valve and control knob. 7. Burner grates (colors and styles vary with model). 8. Interior o
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BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Oven vent location Types of oven racks The oven vent is located below the control panel (See flat handle Fig. 1). When the oven is on, warm air passes through this oven rack vent. This venting is necessary for proper air circulation in the oven and good baking results. Do not block the oven vent. oven vent location flat oven rack Fig. 1 offset oven rack Removing, replacing & arranging racks To remove - pull the rack forward until it stops. Lift up The flat oven rack
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BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Using proper cookware Set proper burner flame size The color of the flame is the key to proper burner adjustment. For best cooking results, A good flame is clear, blue and hardly visible in a well-lighted cookware should have flat room. Each cone of flame should be steady and sharp. Adjust bottoms that rests level on the or clean burner if flame is yellow-orange. burner grate. Before using cookware, check for flatness by For most cooking; start on the highest set
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Setting surface controls Your gas appliance may be equipped with different sized surface burners. The ability to heat food quicker and in larger volumes increases as the burner size increases. It is important to select cookware that is suitable for the amount and type of food being prepared. The smaller simmer burner (some models) is best suited for simmering delicate sauces, etc. The standard size (9,500 BTU) burners may be used for most surface cooking needs. Fig. 1 T
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OVEN CONTROL FUNCTIONS READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE OVEN. For satisfactory use of your oven, become familiar with the various pad features and functions of the oven as described below. Feature indicator Bake time pad— Use Up and down arrow pads— Use with the Bake pad—Use lights— These to enter the length of feature or function pads to set oven to select the bake indicator lights show baking time desired. temperature, bake time, start time, clean time feature. which fea
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting a silent control panel When choosing a function, a tone will be heard each time a keypad is pressed. If desired, the control can be NOTES programmed for silent operation. • The indicator light located above the timer on-off pad will glow while the minute timer is active. To block the controls from sounding when any keypad is pressed in the future, press and hold start time keypad for • The minute timer will display hours and minutes until 1 6 seconds. The control wi
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting bake Setting bake time The oven can be programmed to bake at any temperature The bake time pad sets the amount of time needed for from 170°F to 550°F (77°C to 287°C). The factory preset baking. The oven will turn on immediately and stop automatic bake temperature is 350°F (177°C). automatically after the set bake time ends. To set bake WARNING 1. Press bake. "— — —" appears in the display. FOOD POISONING HAZARD. Do not let food sit for more 2. Within 5 seconds, pre
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting bake time and start time The bake time and start time pads may be used to set the length of baking time and to delay the starting time WARNING (delayed timed bake). The oven will turn on at a later time and stop automatically after the set bake time ends. FOOD POISONING HAZARD. Do not let food sit for more than one hour before or after cooking. Doing so can result To program oven for a delayed start time and to in food poisoning or sickness. shut-off automatically 1
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting broil Use the broil feature to cook meats that require direct exposure to flame heat for optimum browning results. When broiling always remember to arrange the oven Insert 6 racks while oven is still cool. Position the oven rack as 5 suggested in the broil settings table (See Fig. 3). 4 To set broil 1. Arrange the oven rack while oven is still cool. 2. Press broil. " — — "will appear in display. Broil pan 3. Press and hold the or until the desired broil setting leve
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Adjusting the oven temperature Setting oven lockout The control can be programmed to lock the oven door and Your appliance has been factory calibrated and tested to lockout the oven control pads. ensure an accurate baking temperature. For the first few uses, follow your recipe times and temperature To set the oven lockout feature recommendations carefully. If you think the oven is cooking 1. Press clear off and hold for 3 seconds. “Loc” will too hot or too cool for your
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SELF-CLEANING Self-cleaning A self-cleaning oven cleans itself with high temperatures (well above normal cooking temperatures) which eliminate CAUTION soils completely or reduces them to a fine powdered ash During the self-cleaning cycle, the outside of the range you can wipe away with a damp cloth. can become very hot to the touch. DO NOT leave small children unattended near the appliance. IMPORTANT The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes given off during the Self-cleaning
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SELF-CLEANING Setting a self-clean cycle or a delayed start self-clean cycle When the self-clean cycle has completed: IMPORTANT 1. The time of day will appear in the display window and the “Clean” and "LOCK" light will continue to glow. 2. Once the oven has cooled down for about 1 HOUR and To start a self-clean cycle immediately without a delay, the "LOCK" light has gone out, the oven door can be skip steps 2 & 3 in the instructions provided below. opened. Setting self-clean cycle 1. Be sure the
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CARE & CLEANING Cleaning recommendation table Surface type Recommendation • Control knobs Use hot, soapy water and a cloth. Dry with a clean cloth. • Painted body parts For general cleaning, use hot, soapy water and a cloth. For more • Painted decorative trim difficult soils and built-up grease, apply a liquid detergent directly onto • Aluminum, plastic or vinyl trim pieces the soil. Leave on soil for 30 to 60 minutes. Rinse with a damp cloth and dry. Do not use abrasive cleaners on any of these
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CARE & CLEANING Cleaning the cooktop and surface burners CAUTION IMPORTANT • To avoid possible burns DO NOT attempt any of the • Always keep the surface burner caps in place cleaning instructions provided below before turning OFF whenever a surface burner is in use. all of the surface burners and allow them to cool. • When replacing the burner caps, be sure the burner • Any additions, changes or conversions required in order caps are seated firmly on top of the burner heads. for this appliance t
