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ELECTRIC RANGE
Use & Care Guide
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Models: RF199LXK GR460LXK
RF388LXK GR465LXK
RF389LXK GR470LXK
RF390LXK GR475LXK
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TABLE OF CONTENTS RANGE SAFETY .............................................................................3 The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................................3 PARTS AND FEATURES................................................................6 COOKTOP USE ..............................................................................7 Cooktop Controls.........................................................................7 ACCUSIMMER™ Feature.............
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RANGE SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical Use Proper Pan Size – The range is equipped with shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the one or more surface units of different size. Select range, follow basic precautions, including the utensils having flat bottoms large enough to cover following: the surface unit heating element. The use of under- sized utensils will expose a portion of the heating WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF element to direct co
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS For self-cleaning ranges – Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. Do Not Clean Door Gasket – The door gasket is Placement of Oven Racks – Always place oven essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack to rub, damage, or move the gasket. must be moved while oven is hot, do not let potholder contact hot heating element in oven. Do Not Use Oven Cleaners – No commercial oven cleaner or oven liner protecti
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PARTS AND FEATURES This manual covers several different models. The range you have purchased may have some or all of the parts and features listed. The location and appearance of the features shown here may not match your model. Control Panel OFF OFF LO HI LO HI ACCUSIMMER SINGLE DUAL 2 8 NORMAL OFF OFF 2 8 BURNER LO LO LO HI 2 2 3 7 3 7 4 4 2 8 4 6 ON 5 4 6 5 6 6 7 3 8 4 6 HI 5 1. ACCUSIMMER™ Indicator Light 4. Surface Heating Indicator Light 8. Right Rear Control Knob (on some models) 5. Left
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ACCUSIMMER™ Feature COOKTOP USE (on some models) The ACCUSIMMER™ feature setting is an adjustable heat setting for more precise simmering. It is the right front surface cooking Cooktop Controls area or element. The indicator light will glow when the ACCUSIMMER™ feature setting is on. When the setting is not on, the right front surface WARNING cooking area or element will function as a single or dual element (on some models). To use: 1. Turn the ACCUSIMMER™ feature knob from NORMAL BURNER t
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To Use DUAL : 1. Push in and turn the left front control knob clockwise from the Ceramic Glass OFF position to the DUAL zone anywhere between HI and LO. (on some models) 2. Push in and turn knob to OFF when finished. The surface cooking area will glow red when an element is on. It will cycle on and off, at all settings, to maintain the selected heat level. Keep Warm Element It is normal for the surface of white ceramic glass to appear to change color when surface cooking areas are hot. As
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Make sure the bottoms of pots and pans are clean and dry To Replace: before using them. Residue and water can leave deposits 1. Line up openings in the burner bowl with the coil element when heated. receptacle. Do not cook foods directly on the cooktop. Hot Surface Indicator Light (under ceramic glass) The hot surface indicator light will glow as long as any surface cooking area is too hot to touch, even after the surface cooking area(s) is turned off. 2. Holding the coil element as lev
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Home Canning Cookware When canning for long periods, alternate the use of surface IMPORTANT: Never leave empty cookware on a hot surface cooking areas, elements or surface burners between batches. cooking area, element or surface burner. This allows time for the most recently used areas to cool. Ideal cookware should have a flat bottom, straight sides, a well- Center the canner on the grate or largest surface cooking fitting lid and the material should be of medium-to-heavy area or element.
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ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL B C E S A 1. Display 4. Auto Clean 7. Oven Settings 10. Timed Cooking 2. Timer 5. Oven Light Pad 8. Warming Drawer 11. Hour/Minute (on some models) 3. Clock 6. Sequence Programming 12. Start/Control Lock (on some models) 9. Temperature 13. Off/Cancel Display Tones When power is first supplied to the appliance, “PF” will appear on Tones are audible signals, indicating the following: the display. Press OFF/CANCEL to clear. One tone Any other time “PF” appears, a power fail
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To Adjust Oven Temperature Calibration: 1. Press and hold BAKE for 5 seconds until the oven display Timer shows the current calibration, for example “00.” The Timer can be set in hours or minutes up to 12 hours and 59 2. Press the TEMP “up” or “down” arrow pad(s) to increase or to minutes, and counts down the set time. The Timer does not start decrease the temperature in 10°F (5°C) amounts. The or stop the oven. adjustment can be set between 30°F (15°C) and -30°F (-15°C). To Set: 3. Press S
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BAKEWARE To cook food evenly, hot air must be able to circulate. Allow 2 in. Bakeware (5 cm) of space around bakeware and oven walls. Use the The bakeware material affects cooking results. Follow following chart as a guide. manufacturer’s recommendations and use the bakeware size recommended in the recipe. Use the following chart as a guide. NUMBER OF POSITION ON RACK PAN(S) BAKEWARE/ RECOMMENDATIONS RESULTS 1 Center of rack. Light colored Use temperature and time 2 Side by side or slight
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3. Press OFF/CANCEL when finished. Oven Vent Preheating After START is pressed, the oven will enter a timed preheat conditioning. “PrE” and the countdown time will appear on the display. When the preheat conditioning time ends, a tone will sound and the selected temperature will appear on the display. 1 Preheat temperatures are affected by varying factors such as room temperature and peak energy usage times. It is normal for the temperature showing on the display and the actual oven temper
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After broiling, remove the pan from the oven when removing COOK the food. Drippings will bake on the pan if left in the heated RACK TIME oven, making cleaning more difficult. FOOD POSITION minutes Before broiling, position rack according to Broiling Chart. It is not Side 1 Side 2 necessary to preheat the oven before putting food in unless recommended in the recipe. Position food on grid in the broiler Fish pan, then place it in the center of the oven rack. Close the door to Fillet
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Timed Cooking Sequence Programming (on some models) Sequence Programming allows you to program at one time up to WARNING four cook functions, and can be used at the same time with other oven functions, such as the Timer and Warming Drawer. Food Poisoning Hazard Sequence Programming takes precedence over any non- Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour sequenced cook function. For example, if an un-timed Bake before or after cooking. function is in process and a sequence program is sta
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2. If fewer than four steps have been programmed, press Empty serving dishes and oven proof dishes can be heated while REVIEW STEPS repeatedly until the last programmed step is the warming drawer is preheating. displayed, then press FIRST/NEXT STEP if it is desired to Before using the warming drawer, wash the tray that lines the program an additional step. bottom of the drawer with soap and water. See “General While a step is recalled, a cook function pad can be used to Cleaning” section. ch
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Keep the kitchen well-ventilated during the Self-Cleaning cycle to FOOD SETTING help get rid of heat, odors, and smoke. Do not block the oven vent(s) during the Self-Cleaning cycle. Air Gravy dr 4 must be able to move freely. See “Oven Vent(s)” section. Do not clean, rub, damage or move the oven door gasket. The Ham, Boneless dr 3 door gasket is essential for a good seal. Hard Rolls dr LO Prepare Oven: Remove the broiler pan, grid, cookware and bakeware and, Lasagna dr 4 on some models, th
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To Delay Start Self-Clean: CERAMIC GLASS (on some models) Before delay starting Self-Clean, make sure the clock is set to the correct time of day. See “Clock” section. Also, make sure the Do not use steel wool, abrasive powder cleansers, chlorine door is closed completely or it will not lock and the cycle will not bleach, rust remover or ammonia because damage may occur. begin. Always wipe with a clean, wet cloth or sponge and dry thoroughly 1. Press AUTO CLEAN. to prevent streaking and sta
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CONTROL PANEL BROILER PAN AND GRID Do not use abrasive cleaners, steel-wool pads, gritty wash cloths Do not clean in the Self-Cleaning cycle. or some paper towels. Damage may occur. Mildly abrasive cleanser: Glass cleaner and soft cloth or sponge: Scrub with wet scouring pad. Apply glass cleaner to soft cloth or sponge, not directly on Solution of ¹₂ cup (125 mL) ammonia to 1 gallon (3.75 L) panel. water: Soak for 20 minutes, then scrub with scouring or steel wool COIL ELEMENTS (on som
