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FCQ321HTUX
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Electric Range
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features of your new range Enhanced convenience. Better cooking. Easy maintenance. Your new electric range has been designed to bring you these benefits and more. • Steam Quick cleaning Thanks to Steam Quick™, Samsung’s unique technology for light-duty cleaning jobs, keeping your oven spick-and-span is a snap — no hassle, no odor, no chemicals. Steam Quick™ cleans the inside of your range with high-temperature steam in just 20 minutes. • Bigger is better With a capacity of 5.7 cubic feet, you
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important safety instructions Read and follow all instructions before using your oven to prevent the risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or damage when using the range. This guide does not cover all possible conditions that may occur. Always contact your service agent or manufacturer about problems that you do not understand. SAFETY SYMBOLS WARNING: This symbol alerts you to hazards or unsafe practices that could cause serious bodily harm or death. CAUTION: This symbol alerts you
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FOR YOUR SAFETY When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner’s Manual. Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven vent opening, surfaces near the opening, crevices around the oven door. Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician. User Servicing - Do not repair or replace any part of the
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SURFACE COOKING UNITS Never leave surface units unattended at high heat settings. Boilovers cause smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite. Do not lift the cooktop. Lifting the cooktop can lead to damage and improper operation of the range. Do not operate the cooktop when there is no cookware. If the cooktop operates without a cookware, the control knob will become hot. Never use the glass cooktop surface as a cutting board. Use care when touching the cooktop. The glass surface of the coo
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OVEN DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE OVEN. Heating elements may be hot even though they are dark in color. Interior surfaces of an oven become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch or let clothing or other flammable materials contact heating elements or interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time to cool. Other surfaces of the appliance may become hot enough to cause burns. Among these surfaces are oven vent openings and su
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VENTILATING HOOD Clean ventilating hoods frequently. Grease should not be allowed to accumulate on the hood or filter. When flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan on. GLASS/CERAMIC COOKING SURFACES DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS NEAR UNITS. Surface units may be hot even though they are dark in color. Areas near surface units may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact surface units or areas near units
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contents 9 Overview INTRODUCING yOUR NEW RANGE 9 What’s included with your range 9 10 About surface cooking SURFACE COOKING 12 How to set the appliance for surface cooking 14 Using the proper cookware 10 14 Choosing the proper cookware 15 Protecting the smoothtop surface 16 The oven control panel OPERATING THE OVEN 17 Setting the clock 18 Minimum and maximum settings 16 18 Setting the kitchen timer 19 Using the oven racks 20 Baking 21 Timed cooking and delay timed cooking 22 Delay timed cooki
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01 INTRODUCING introducing your new range OVERVIEW Surface control knobs See page 11 for more information Oven control panel See page 16 for more Glass surface information Automatic oven light switch Oven light Self/steam clean latch Oven door Gasket Shelf position WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH YOUR RANGE Wire racks Introducing your new range _9 FCQ321HTUX_XAC DG68-00153A.indb 9 2008-04-10 ¿ÀÀü 10:18:59
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surface cooking ABOUT SURFACE COOKING bEFORE COOKING CAUTION • Do not use the glass cooktop surface as a cutting board. • Do not place or store items that can melt or catch fire on the glass cooktop, even when it is not being used. • Turn the surface units on only after placing the cookware. • Do not store heavy items above the cooktop surface. They could fall and damage it. DURING COOKING CAUTION • Do not place aluminum foil or plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders, or
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02 SURFACE COOKING Location of the radiant surface elements and controls The radiant control knobs operate the radiant surface elements on the cooktop as shown below. 1 5 2 1. Single element: Left rear 3 4 2. Single element: Right rear . Single element: Left front . Dual element: Right front 5. Warming center: Center rear Hot surface indicator • Comes on when the unit is turned on or hot to the touch. • Stays on even after the unit is turned off. • Glows until the unit is cooled to approximate
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HOW TO SET THE APPLIANCE FOR SURFACE COOKING • The surface elements may be hot and burns may occur. Do not touch surface elements until they have cooled down sufficiently. CAUTION • At high or medium-high settings, never leave food unattended. Boilovers cause smoking and greasy spillovers may catch on fire. • Be sure you turn the control knob to OFF when you finish cooking. • The area between the high and off settings, are not appropriate for cooking. Single surface unit control knob (left fr
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02 SURFACE COOKING Using the warming center The warming center, located in the back center of the glass surface, will keep hot, cooked food at serving temperature. • The surface warmer will not glow red like the cooking elements. • Do not warm food on the warming center for more than two hours. CAUTION • Use only cookware and dishes recommended as safe for oven and cooktop use. • Always use potholders or oven mitts when removing food from the warming center as cookware and plates will be hot.
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USING THE PROPER COOKWARE Using the right cookware can prevent many problems, such as uneven cooking or extended cooking times. Using the proper pans will reduce cooking times and cook food more evenly. CORRECT INCORRECT Flat bottom and straight sides. Curved and warped pan bottoms. • Tight fi tting lids. • Weight of handle does not tilt pan. Check for fl atness by • Pan is well balanced. rotating a ruler across the Pan overhangs element by more bottom of the cookware. • Pan size matches
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02 SURFACE COOKING PROTECTING THE SMOOTHTOP SURFACE Cleaning • Clean the cooktop before using it for the first time. • Clean your cooktop daily or after each use. This will keep your cooktop looking good and can prevent damage. • If a spillover occurs while cooking, immediately clean the spill from the cooking area while it is hot to prevent a tough cleaning chore later. Using extreme care, wipe the spill with a clean dry towel. • Do not allow spills to remain on the cooking area or the cookt
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operating the oven THE OVEN CONTROL PANEL READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLy bEFORE USING THE OVEN. For satisfactory use of your oven, become familiar with the various features and functions of the oven as described below. Detailed instructions for each feature and function follow later in this user manual. 1 13 12 2 11 10 8 9 7 6 5 4 3 1. DISPLAy: Shows the time of day, oven temperature, whether the oven is in the bake, broil or self-cleaning mode, and the times set for the timer or automatic o
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04 OPERATING THE OVEN SETTING THE CLOCK The clock must be set to the correct time of day for the automatic oven timing functions to work properly. • The time of day cannot be changed during a timed cooking, a delay-timed cooking or a self- cleaning cycle. • You can choose between a 12-hour or 24-hour display. The default is 12-hour. How to set the clock 1. Start the set up. Press the CLOCK pad. 2. Enter the present time. Enter the current time in hours and minutes on the number pad, eg. 1, 3
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MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM SETTINGS All of the features listed have minimum and maximum time or temperature settings. A beep will sound each time a pad on the control panel is pressed and the entry is accepted. An error tone will sound in the form of a long beep if the entered temperature or time is below the minimum or above the maximum setting for the feature. FEATURE MINIMUM MAXIMUM Bake 150°F (65°C) 550°F (285°C) Broil LO HI Self Clean 2 Hr. 4 Hr. Warming Center - 3 Hr. Steam Clean 20 Min. 20 Min
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04 OPERATING THE OVEN USING THE OVEN RACKS Oven rack positions The oven has 7 rack positions (1~7). 7 TyPE OF FOOD RACK POSITION 6 Frozen pies 5 4 Angel food cake 2 3 Bundt or pound cakes 2 1 Biscuits, muffi ns, brownies, cookies, cupcakes, layer cakes, pies Casseroles Small roast, ham 2 Turkey, large roast 1 Baking layer cakes Centering the baking pans in the oven as much as possible will produce better results. If baking with more than one pan, place the pans so each has at least 1”
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BAKING The oven can be programmed to bake at any temperature from 150°F to 550°F. How to set the thermostat 1. Start the set up. Press the bAKE pad. The default temperature is 350°F. 2. Enter the temperature you want on the number pad, eg. 3, 7, 5. . Start the bake function. Press the SET/START pad. The temperature display will start to change once the oven temperature reaches 150°F. . If you want to cancel baking or if you have fi nished, press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Place food in the oven
