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316902203 Rev D (Nov 2010)
All about the
Use & Care
of your Electric Range
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Safety Instructions ........................... 3-5 Setting Oven Controls ..................................16-22
Features at a Glance ......................................... 6 Self-Cleaning .................................................. 24
Before Setting Oven Controls ........................... 7-8 Care & Cleaning ..........................................25-28
Before Setting Surface C
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PRODUCT RECORD AND REGISTRATION Thank you for choosing Frigidaire. Contents Product Registration ...................................................... 2 This Use & Care Guide is part of our commitment to customer Important Safety Instructions ............................ 3-5 satisfaction and product quality throughout the service life of Features at a Glance .............................................. 6 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 Ask your dealer to recommend a qualified technician and have read the safety precautions in this manual. Safety an authorized repair service. Know how to disconnect the items throughout this manual are labeled with a WARNING power to the range at the circuit breaker or fuse box in or CAUTION statement based on the risk type. case of an emergency. Definiti
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING CAUTION • Storage in or on appliance — to avoid a fire • Use dry potholders — moist or damp potholders on hazard, flammable materials should not be stored hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do in an oven, near surface units or in the storage not let potholders touch hot heating elements. Do not use drawer, warmer drawer or lower oven. This a towel or other bulky cloth instead of a potholder. includes paper, plastic and cloth items, such as • Do
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SELF-CLEANING OVENS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING • Clean in the self-cleaning cycle only the parts YOUR COOKTOP listed in this Use & Care Manual. Before self-cleaning • Know which knob controls each surface heating the oven, remove the broiler pan and any utensils or unit. Place a pan of food on the unit before turning it on, foods from the oven. and turn the unit off before removing the pan. • Do Not Use Oven Cleaners—No commercial oven • Use proper pan size—Th
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APPLIANCE FEATURES 7 7 7 7 7 1 8 10 9 3 2 4 5 6 Your electric range features include: 1. Electronic oven control with kitchen timer. 2. Left front single (some models), dual (some models) or triple (some models) radiant element control. 3. Left rear single (some models) or dual (some models) radiant control. 4. Keep Warm zone radiant element control (some models). 20 5. Right rear single (some models) or dual (some models) radiant element control. 6. Right front single (some models), dual (some
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BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Oven vent location Types of oven racks The oven vent is located under the left side of the Your range may be equipped with one or more of the oven control panel (See Fig. 1). When the oven is on, warm rack styles shown. air passes through this vent. This venting is necessary for proper air circulation in the oven and good baking results. flat handle Do not block the oven vent. oven rack oven vent location flat oven rack Fig. 1 Removing, replacing & arranging racks T
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BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Effortless™ Oven Rack system IMPORTANT Some models are equipped with a special oven rack system that automatically partially extends the oven rack from the • Only the Effortless™ Oven Rack system should be interior oven glides to assist in easier access to your food used in oven rack position 2. Placing ANY other rack items. This feature works whenever the oven door is in oven rack position 2 will prevent the oven door opened or closed. from fully closing and may dam
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BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Air circulation in the oven Element ON & hot surface indicator lights For best baking results allow 2-4" (5-10 cm) around the Your appliance is equipped with two different types of cookware for proper air circulation and be sure pans and radiant surface control indicator lights that will glow on the cookware do not touch each other, the oven door, sides or backguard — the Element On indicator light and the Hot back of the oven cavity. Hot air must be able to circ
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BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Types of cooktop elements Using proper cookware The ceramic glass cooktop has radiant surface elements The size and type of cookware used will influence the located below the surface of the glass. The patterns on the setting needed for best cooking results. Be sure to follow ceramic glass will outline the size and type of element the recommendations for using proper cookware as available. The single radiant element will have one round illustrated in Figs. 2 & 3.
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Single radiant surface elements (all models) To operate the single radiant element: 1. Place correctly sized cookware on single radiant surface element. 2. Push in and turn the surface control knob in either direction (Fig. 2) to the desired setting (Refer to the Suggested radiant surface element settings table Fig. 1). Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting to finish cooking. The surface control knobs do not have to be set exa
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Dual radiant surface elements (some models) Symbols on the backguard will help choose which portion of the dual radiant element to set. The symbol indicates a setting for the inner coil only. The symbol indicates a setting for both inner and outer coils. To operate a dual radiant element: 1. Place correctly sized cookware on dual radiant surface element. 2. Push in and turn the surface control knob clockwise (See Fig. 2) to begin heating both the inner and outer portio
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Keep warm (some models) The purpose of the keep warm zone is to keep hot cooked Temperature selection - Refer to the keep warm zone foods at serving temperature. Use the keep warm feature recommended food settings table (See Fig. 2). If a to keep cooked foods hot such as; vegetables, gravies, particular food is not listed, start with the medium level, casseroles, soups, stews, breads, pastries and oven-safe and adjust as needed. Most foods can be kept at serving dinner
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Home Canning Be sure to read and observe all the following points when CAUTION home canning with your appliance. Check with the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) website and be • Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled sure to read all the information they have available as well after they have been turned off. The glass surface as follow their recommendations for home canning may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass procedures. surface i
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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 keypad functions as described below. Oven control (for models with Quick Bake™ only) Set clock pad— Bake time pad— Up and down arrow pads— Use with the Bake pad—Use Used to set the time Used to enter the feature or function pads to set oven to select the bake of day. length of baking time temperature, bake time, start time, clean time feature. n
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting the clock Changing temperature display (°F or °C) When the appliance is first plugged in or when the power The electronic oven control is set to display in °F supply to the appliance has been interrupted, the display (Fahrenheit) when shipped from the factory. The oven can will flash "12:00". It is recommended to always set the be programmed for any temperature from 170°F to 550°F clock for the correct time of day before using the appliance. (77°C to 287°C). To set
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting oven lockout Setting the minute timer The control can be programmed to lock the oven door and 1. Press . lockout the oven control pads. 2. Press the to increase the time in one minute To set the oven lockout feature (for models with Quick Bake) increments. Press and hold the to increase the 1. Press and hold for 3 seconds. “Loc” will appear time in 10 minute increments. The timer can be set for any amount of time from 1 minute to 11 hours and 59 in display, the
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting bake Setting timed bake and delayed timed bake features The oven may be programmed to bake at any temperature The and pads operate the features that will from 170°F to 550°F (77°C to 287°C). The factory preset automatic bake temperature is 350°F (177°C). turn the oven ON and OFF at the times you select in advance. The oven can be programmed to start To set bake immediately and shut off automatically (timed bake) or to begin baking at a later time with a delayed
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting timed bake and delayed timed bake features (cont’d) When the set bake time runs out WARNING 1. "End" will appear in the display window and the oven will shut-off automatically. FOOD POISONING HAZARD. Do not let food sit for more 2. The control will beep 3 times every 60 seconds as a than one hour before or after cooking. Doing so can result reminder until is pressed. in food poisoning or sickness. To change the oven temperature or bake time after baking has started
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Quick Bake (some models) Benefits of the Quick Bake feature — Foods will cook faster, saving time and energy. — Multiple rack baking. 7 — No special pans or bakeware needed. 6 How Quick Bake works 5 Quick Bake uses a fan to circulate the oven's heat 4 uniformly and continuously around the oven. This improved 3 heat distribution allows for fast, even cooking and browning results. It also gives better baking results when using two 2 racks at the same time. 1 Heated air flows
