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316902222 Rev A (Jun 2011)
All about the
Use & Care
of your Electric Range
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Safety Instructions ......................... 3-5 Setting Oven Controls................................. 16-31
Before Setting Oven Controls .......................... 6-8 Self-Cleaning ............................................. 32-34
Before Setting Surface Controls ..................... 9-10 Care & Cleaning ......................................... 35-38
Setting Surface Controls ............
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PRODUCT RECORD AND REGISTRATION Contents Product Registration ..................................................... 2 Thank you for choosing Frigidaire. Important Safety Instructions ........................... 3-5 This Use & Care Guide is part of our commitment to Before Setting Oven Controls ..............................6-8 customer satisfaction and product quality throughout the Oven racks ............................................................ 6-7 service life of your new appliance.We
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. Do not attempt to install or operate your appliance until Ask your dealer to recommend a qualified technician and you have read the safety precautions in this manual. an authorized repair service. Know how to disconnect Safety items throughout this manual are labeled with a the power to the range at the circuit breaker or fuse box WARNING or CAUTION statement based on the risk type. in case of an emergency. Definiti
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING IMPORTANT Storage in or on appliance — to avoid a fire Do not attempt to operate the range during a hazard, flammable materials should not be stored power failure. If the power fails, always turn off the in an oven, near surface units or in the storage range. If the range is not turned off and the power drawer, warmer drawer or lower oven. This resumes, the range will begin to operate again. Once includes paper, plastic and cloth items, such as the power r
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SELF-CLEANING OVENS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR COOKTOP WARNING Know which knob controls each surface heating unit. Place a pan of food on the unit before turning it Do not touch the oven during the self-clean cycle. on, and turn the unit off before removing the pan. Keep children away from oven during self-clean cycle. Use proper pan size—This appliance is equipped with Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns. one or more surfac
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BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Oven vent location Oven rack stop The oven vent is located under the left side of the Most oven racks slide on rack guides provided along the control panel (See Fig. 1). When the oven is heating, oven cavity sides. The rack guides are curved near the warm air passes through this vent. This venting is front of each guide. The curve will catch and hold the necessary for proper air circulation in the oven which oven rack stable into a stop position when an oven rack is
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BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Types of oven racks flat Your range may be equipped with one or more of the oven following oven rack types listed below: rack The flat oven rack (some models) may be used for most cooking needs and may be placed in most rack positions. The flat handle oven rack (some models) may be used for most cooking needs. May be placed in most rack positions. Similar to the flat oven rack but comes with a built-in handle. The offset oven rack (some models) provides additional fl
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BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Effortless™ Oven Rack system (some models) IMPORTANT Some models are equipped with a special oven rack system that automatically partially extends the oven rack Only the Effortless™ Oven Rack system should from the interior oven glides to assist in easier access to be used in oven rack position 2. Placing ANY other your food items. This feature works whenever the oven rack in oven rack position 2 will prevent the oven door is opened or closed. door from fully clos
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BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS About the ceramic glass cooktop Located under the surface of the glass ceramic cooktop element on are radiant surface elements. The design patterns on the hot surface indicator indicator ceramic cooktop outlines the area and size of the surface light light element. Be sure to match the pan size with the diameter of the element outline on the cooktop and use only quality flat-bottomed cookware. The type and size of cookware, the number of surface elements in use an
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BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Types of cooktop elements Using proper cookware Radiant surface elements are located just below the The size and type of cookware used will influence the surface of the glass cooktop. The patterns on the ceramic setting needed for best cooking results. Be sure to follow glass outlines the size and type of element available at the recommendations for using proper cookware as each position on the cooktop. The single radiant element illustrated in Figs. 2 & 3. will
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Suggested radiant surface element settings Single radiant surface elements (all models) The suggested surface element settings listed below are based when cooking with medium-weight aluminum pans with lids. Settings may vary when using other types of pans. Suggested settings for single and dual radiant elements table Settings Type of cooking High (HI - 9) Start most foods, bring water to a boil, pan broiling Fig. 2 Medium high (7 - 8) Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fa
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Dual radiant surface elements (some models) Symbols provided on the backguard graphics will indicate which coil of the dual radiant element will heat. The symbol indicates the inner coil only. The symbol indicates both inner and outer coils will heat. To operate a dual radiant element: 1. Place correctly sized cookware on dual radiant surface element. 2. If only the inner heating portion is needed, push in and turn the knob counter-clockwise to start (Fig. 1). Heating
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Keep warm (some models) Temperature selection - Refer to the keep warm The purpose of the keep warm zone is to keep hot zone recommended food settings table (See Fig. 2). cooked foods at serving temperature. Use the keep warm If a particular food is not listed, start with the medium feature to keep cooked foods hot such as; vegetables, level, and adjust as needed. Most foods can be kept at gravies, casseroles, soups, stews, breads, pastries and serving temperatures by u
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Home Canning Be sure to read and observe all the following points when CAUTION home canning using your appliance. Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled IMPORTANT after they have been turned off. The glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass NEVER place or straddle a cooking utensil over 2 surface is touched before it has cooled sufficiently. different surface cooking areas at the same time. This Do not place flammable items such as
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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. bake —Use to broil — Use convect — Use convect convert — 0 thru 9 timer onoff set the bake to set broil to set convect Use to convert a keypads — — Use to set bake time — Use to feature. feature. bake, convect standard bake recipe Use to enter or cancel the enter the length of roast, or convect to a convecti
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting the clock When the appliance is powered up for the first time or when the electric supply to the appliance has been interrupted, the display will flash "12:00" (Fig. 1). Fig. 2 Fig. 3 NOTE Fig. 1 Changing between the 6-Hour Energy Saving or To set the clock for 1:30: continuous bake mode will not change how the cooktop Step Press controls operate. 1. Press set clock. Setting 12 or 24 hour display mode 2. Enter 1 3 0. The oven control is factory preset to show
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Changing oven temperature display mode The oven control is preset to display the oven temperature with Fahrenheit values. The control may be changed to display either Fahrenheit or Celsius temperatures. To change the temperature display mode: Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Step Press 1. Press and hold broil for NOTE 6 seconds. When the control is set for silent keypad operation the timer, preheat and any end of cycle or error tone 2. Press self-clean to toggle alerts will remain audible. be
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Timer Quick preheat The timer helps keep track of cooking times without Use this feature to quickly preheat the oven. For best interferring with the cooking process. The timer may be results use when baking with a single rack only. A set for 1 minute up to 11 hours and 59 minutes. reminder tone will sound indicating when to place the food in the oven. Quick preheat may be set for 170°F To set the timer for 5 minutes: (77°C) to 550°F (288°C). The quick preheat default oven S
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Bake Bake time Use the bake feature to prepare most food items when A bake time setting may be added to most oven baking the recipe calls for normal baking. A reminder tone will features. Use the bake time setting to start the oven sound once the oven finishes preheating. Bake may be set immediately and to turn off automatically after the set for any temperature from 170°F (77°C) to 550°F (288°C). bake time runs out. If bake is programmed with no temperature, the control To
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Delay start Use this keypad to add delay start time instructions for When the set bake time runs out: most timed cooking features or with the self-clean feature. 1. "End" will appear in the display window and the oven will shut-off automatically (See Fig. 2). WARNING 2. The control will beep 3 times every 30 seconds as a reminder until the cancel keypad is pressed. FOOD POISONING HAZARD. Do not let food sit for more than one hour before or after cooking. Doing so can result
