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Owner’s Manual
Models:
JBP18
JBP23
JBP58
JBP62
LEB316
LEB326
LEB327
LEB356
RB754
RB755
RB756
RB757
RB787
Part No. 164D3333P132-1 Pub. No. 49-8897-1 12-98 CG
Electric
Ranges
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Congratulations! Safety Information You Are Now Part of Our Family. Anti-Tip Device . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Welcome to the family. We’re proud of our quality products and we are committed Safety Precautions . . . . . . . 3, 4 to providing dependable service. You’ll see it in this easy-to-use Owner’s Manual and you’ll hear it in the friendly voices of our customer service department. Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Surface Cooking Units . . . . . . . 6 Best of all, you’ll expe
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. WARNING ANTI-TIP DEVICE All ranges can tip and injury could result. To prevent accidental tipping of the range, attach it to the wall and floor by in
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! SAFETY PRECAUTIONS n CAUTION: Items of interest to children your range. should not be stored in cabinets above a n Always keep combustible wall coverings, range or on the backsplash of a range— curtains or drapes a safe distance from children climbing on the range to reach your range. items could be seriously injured. n Do not use water on grease fires. Never n Never wear loose-fitting or hanging pick up a flaming pan. T
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service OVEN n Stand away from the range when opening n When using cooking or roasting bags in the oven door. Hot air or steam which the oven, follow the manufacturer’s escapes can cause burns to hands, face directions. and/or eyes. n Do not use the oven to dry newspapers. n Do not heat unopened food containers. If overheated, they can catch on fire. Pressure could build up and the container n Do not use
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! SURFACE COOKING UNITS 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. n Never leave the surface units unattended at n To avoid the possibility of a bur
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service LEVELING THE RANGE Leveling screws are located on each corner of One of the rear leveling screws will engage the base of the range. Remove the bottom the Anti-Tip device. Allow for some side to drawer and you can level the range on an side adjustment. Allow a minimum clearance uneven floor with the use of a nutdriver. of 1/8† between the range and the leveling screw that is to be installed into the
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Using the surface units. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. How to Set Push the knob in and turn in either direction to the setting you want. At both OFF and HI the control clicks into position. You may hear slight clicking sounds during cooking, indicating the control is keeping the power level you set. A surface unit ON indicator light will glow Appearance may vary. when any surface unit is on. Be sure you turn the control knob to OFF when you finish cook
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service About the radiant surface units… (glass cooktops only) SURFACE The radiant cooktop features heating n Before you use the cooktop for the first time, COOKING clean it with cleaning cream. This helps protect units beneath a smooth glass surface. the top and makes clean-up easier. NOTE: A slight odor is normal when a new n Water stains (mineral deposits) are removable cooktop is used for
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Selecting types of cookware. (glass cooktops only) 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: heavy weight recommended Stoneware: Good conductivity. Aluminum residues sometimes appear as scratches on the usable, but not recommended Check pans for flat bottoms by cooktop, but can be removed if cleaned Poor
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service Using the oven controls. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Oven Control, Clock and Timer Features and Settings CLOCK Pad LATCH DOOR Light Press this pad before setting the clock. Glows when the oven is in the self-clean cycle. After the self-clean cycle, the light will flash. START TIME Pad Unlatch the door and turn the Oven Press this pad and the HOUR and MI
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Using the oven. To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The shelves have stop-locks, so that when To remove a shelf, pull it toward you, tilt placed correctly on the supports, they will the front end up and pull it out. stop before coming completely out, and To replace, place the end of the shelf will not tilt. (stop-locks) on the support, tilt up the When placing and removing cookware, front and push the shelf in. pull th
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service How to Set the Oven for Broiling Place the meat or fish on the broiler grid in the broiler pan. Follow suggested shelf positions in the Broiling Guide. If your oven is connected to 208 volts, rare steaks may be broiled by preheating the broiler and positioning the oven shelf one position higher. Leave the door open to the broil Turn the Oven Temperature knob stop position. The door stays open to
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Using the clock and timer. (on some models) Not all features are on all models. To Set the Clock The clock must be set to the correct time Press the CLOCK pad. of day for the automatic oven timing Press the HOUR and MIN. pads. functions to work properly. The time of day cannot be changed during a timed baking or self-cleaning cycle. Make sure the clock is set to the correct time of day. To Black-Out the Clock If you have several clocks in your kitchen, Although you cannot see it, the clock you m
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service Using the timed baking and roasting features. (on some models) Do not latch the oven door during timed cooking. The latch is used for self-cleaning only. 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
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Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it 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. These thermometers may vary 20–40°F. For Models with Only an Oven Temperature Knob Put the knob in the
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service Using the self-cleaning oven. Never force the latch handle. Forcing the handle will damage the door lock mechanism. Before a Clean Cycle We recommend venting your kitchen Do not clean the gasket. The fiberglass with an open window or using a material of the oven door gasket cannot ventilation fan or hood during the first withstand abrasion. It is essential for the self-clean cycle. gasket to remain
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Using the self-cleaning oven. Never force the latch handle. Forcing the handle will damage the door lock mechanism. How to Delay the Start of Cleaning (on some models) Make sure the clock shows the correct time of day. Latch the door. Turn the Oven Temperature knob to CLEAN. Press the START TIME pad. Press the HOUR and MIN. pads to set the time cleaning will start. When the LATCH DOOR light flashes, slide the latch handle to the left as far as it will go and turn the Oven Temperature knob to
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service 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, servicing or any reason, be sure the anti-tip device is re-engaged properly when the range is replaced. Failure to take this precaution could result in tipping of the range and cause injury. How to Remove Packaging Tape To assure no
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Care and cleaning of the range. Oven Shelves Clean the oven shelves with an abrasive NOTE: The oven shelves may be cleaned in the self-cleaning oven. However, the shelves will cleanser or steel wool. After cleaning, darken in color, lose their luster and become hard rinse the shelves with clean water and dry to slide if cleaned during the self-cleaning cycle. with a clean cloth. To make the shelves slide more easily apply a small amount of vegetable oil or cooking oil to a paper towel and wipe t
