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316901203 Rev C (Oct 2010)
All about the
Use & Care
of your Gas Range
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Safety Instructions ........................... 3-6 Setting Oven Controls ..................................13-19
Features at a Glance ......................................... 7 Self-Cleaning ..............................................20-21
Before Setting Oven Controls ........................... 8-9 Care & Cleaning ..........................................22-24
Before Setting Surface Controls
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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 ............................ 3-6 satisfaction and product quality throughout the service life of Features at a Glance .............................................. 7 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 WARNING have read the safety precautions in this manual. Safety items throughout this manual are labeled with a WARNING If the information in this manual is not followed or CAUTION statement based on the risk type. exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death. Definitions This is the safety alert symbol.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT WARNING For electric ignition models only: Do not attempt to NEVER use this appliance as a space heater to operate the range during a power failure. If the heat or warm the room. Doing so may result in power fails, always turn off the range. If the range is not carbon monoxide poisoning. turned off and the power resumes, the range will begin to operate again. Once the power resumes, reset the NEVER cover any slots, holes or passages in the clock and oven f
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR COOKTOP YOUR OVEN • Use care when opening oven door , warmer drawer or lower oven door—Stand to the side of the WARNING range when opening the door of a hot oven. Let hot air or Use Proper Flame Size—Adjust flame size so it does steam escape before you remove or replace food in the not extend beyond the edge of the utensil. The use of oven. undersized utensils will expose a portion of the burner
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SELF-CLEANING OVENS • Clean in the self-cleaning cycle only the parts listed in this Use & Care Manual. Before self-cleaning WARNING the oven, remove the broiler pan and any utensils or foods from the oven. Avoid fire hazard or electrical shock. Do not use an adapter plug, an extension cord, or remove grounding • Do Not Use Oven Cleaners—No commercial oven prong from electrical power cord. Failure to follow this cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind s
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FEATURES AT A GLANCE 1 2 Your gas range features include: 1. Electronic oven control with kitchen timer. 2. Quick Bake Cooking System control (some models). 3. Left front burner valve and control knob. 4. Left rear burner valve and control knob. 19 5. Center accent burner valve and control knob (some models). 8 9 8 6. Right front burner valve and control knob. 7. Right rear burner valve and control knob. 8. Burner grates (colors vary with model). 5 9. Center burner grate (some models). 7 3 4 6 1
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BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Oven vent location Types of oven racks The oven vent is located below the control panel (See Fig. 1). When the oven is on, warm air passes through this flat handle vent. This venting is necessary for proper air circulation in oven rack the oven and good baking results. Do not block the oven vent. flat oven vent location oven rack Fig. 1 Effortless™ offset Oven oven rack Removing, replacing & arranging racks Rack To remove - pull the rack forward until it stops. Lift
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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 damag
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BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Using proper cookware Set proper burner flame size The color of the flame is the key to proper burner adjustment. For best cooking results, A good flame is clear, blue and hardly visible in a well-lighted cookware should have flat room. Each cone of flame should be steady and sharp. Adjust bottoms that rests level on the or clean burner if flame is yellow-orange. burner grate. Before using cookware, check for flatness by For most cooking; start on the highest sett
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SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Setting surface controls Your gas appliance may be equipped with many different sized surface burners. The ability to heat food quicker and in larger volumes increases as the burner size increases. The smaller simmer burner (some models) is best suited for simmering delicate sauces, etc. The standard size (9,000 BTU) burners may be used for most surface cooking needs. The larger quick boil burner or burners (some models) are best used when bringing large quantities of li
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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 pad functions of the oven 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 f
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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 °F (Fahrenheit) supply to the appliance has been interrupted, the display when shipped from the factory. The oven can be will flash "12:00". It is recommended to always set the 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 the
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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 The oven can be programmed to bake at any temperature bake features from 170°F to 550°F (77°C to 287°C). The factory preset The and pads operate the features that will automatic bake temperature is 350°F (177°C). turn the oven ON and OFF at the times you select in To set bake advance. The oven can be programmed to start immediately and shut off automatically (timed bake) or to 1. Press . "— — —" appears in the display. b
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS To program oven for a delayed start time and to When the set bake time runs out shut-off automatically (delayed Timed Bake) 1. "End" will appear in the display window and the oven will shut-off automatically. 1. Be sure that the clock shows the correct time of day. 2. The control will beep 3 times every 60 seconds as a reminder until is pressed. 2. Place the food in the oven. To change the oven temperature or bake time after 3. Press . " — — — ° " appears in the display. b
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Quick Bake (some models) Benefits of the Quick Bake feature — Foods may cook up to 25 to 30% faster, saving time and energy. 6 — Multiple rack baking. 5 — No special pans or bakeware needed. 4 How Quick Bake works 3 Quick Bake uses a fan to circulate the oven's heat 2 uniformly and continuously around the oven. This improved heat distribution allows for fast, even cooking and browning 1 results. It also gives better baking results when using two racks at the same time. Fig.
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting broil Use the broil feature to cook meats that require direct exposure to flame heat for optimum browing results. When broiling always remember to arrange the oven Insert 6 racks while oven is still cool. Position the oven rack as 5 suggested in the broil settings table (See Fig. 3). 4 To set Broil 1. Arrange the oven rack while oven is still cool. 2. Press . " — — "will appear in display. Broil pan 3. Press and hold the or until the desired broil setting level appe
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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Adjusting the oven temperature Operating the oven light Your appliance has been factory calibrated and tested to The interior oven light will automatically turn ON when the ensure an accurate baking temperature. For the first few oven door is opened. uses, follow your recipe times and temperature recommendations carefully. If you think the oven is cooking too hot or too cool for your recipe times, you can adjust the Press to turn the interior oven light ON and OFF control
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SELF-CLEANING Self-cleaning A self-cleaning oven cleans itself with high temperatures (well above normal cooking temperatures) which eliminate CAUTION soils completely or reduces them to a fine powdered ash During the self-cleaning cycle, the outside of the range you can wipe away with a damp cloth. can become very hot to the touch. DO NOT leave small children unattended near the appliance. IMPORTANT The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes given off during the Self-cleaning
