All about the Use & Care of your Electric Range TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Setting Oven Controls .................................. 19-32 Features at a Glance ......................................... 6 Keep Warm Drawer ..................................... 33-34 Before Setting Oven Controls ........................... 7-9 Self-cleaning ............................................... 35-37 Before Setting Surface Controls .................... 10-12 Care & Cleaning .................................
PRODUCT RECORD AND REGISTRATION Contents Important Safety Instructions ............................ 3-5 Features at a Glance .............................................. 6 Before Setting Oven Controls ............................... 7-9 Removing, replacing & arranging the oven racks ........... 7 Effortless™ Oven Rack system and assembly ................ 9 Before Setting Surface Controls ....................... 10-12 Cookware material types for the cooktop .................... 10 Cooktop display windows .
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. Do not attempt to install or operate your appliance until you have read the safety precautions in this manual. Safety items throughout this manual are labeled with a WARNING or CAUTION statement based on the risk type. Definitions Ask your dealer to recommend a qualified technician and an authorized repair service. Know how to disconnect the power to the range at the circuit breaker or fuse box in case of an emergency.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING • Storage in or on appliance — to avoid a fire hazard, flammable materials should not be stored in an oven, near surface units or in the storage drawer, warmer drawer or lower oven. This includes paper, plastic and cloth items, such as cookbooks, plasticware and towels, as well as flammable liquids. Do not store explosives, such as aerosol cans, on or near the range. • Protective liners—Do not use aluminum foil to line the oven bottom.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SELF-CLEANING OVENS WARNING • Do not touch the oven during the self-clean cycle. • Keep children away from oven during self-clean cycle. • Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns. • Clean in the self-cleaning cycle only the parts listed in this Use & Care Manual. Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the broiler pan and any utensils or foods from the oven.
FEATURES AT A GLANCE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Your electric range features include: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Electronic oven control with kitchen timer. Left front single and bridge element control. Left rear single radiant element control. Keep warm drawer control & indicator lights (some models). Keep warm zone radiant element control & indicator (some models). Right rear single radiant element control.
BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Oven vent location Oven rack stop The oven vent is located under the left side of the control panel (Fig. 1). When the oven is heating, warm air passes through this vent. The venting is necessary for proper air circulation in the oven which provides good baking results. Do not block the oven vent. Most oven racks slide on rack guides provided along the oven cavity sides. The rack guides are curved near the front of each guide.
BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Types of oven racks flat oven rack (some models) Your range may be equipped with one or more of the following oven rack types listed below: 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.
BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Effortless™ Oven Rack system (some models) Some models are equipped with a special oven rack system that automatically partially extends the oven rack from the interior oven glides to assist in easier access to your food items. This feature works whenever the oven door is opened or closed. To assemble the Effortless™ Oven Rack system: 1. Locate all required parts.
BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Cookware material types for the cooktop The cookware material determines how evenly and quickly heat is transferred from the surface element to the pan bottom. The most popular materials available are: Aluminum - Excellent heat conductor. Some types of food will cause it to darken (Anodized aluminum cookware resists staining & pitting). If aluminum pans slide across the ceramic cooktop, they may leave metal marks which will resemble scratches. Remove these marks immediately.
BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS About the ceramic glass cooktop Located under the surface of the glass ceramic cooktop are radiant surface elements. The design patterns on the cooktop outlines the size of the heating area for each surface 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.
BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Cooktop display windows Located on the backguard are digital displays for each of the heating positions located on the cooktop. Surface element power levels can easily be controlled and monitored using these displays in combination with the corresponding control keypads. The triple element (some models) feature provides 3 different size settings to choose from a single location on the cooktop. Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 8 Fig. 9 Fig.
SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Suggested surface element settings 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 power level settings table Settings Type of cooking High (8.0-Hi) Start most foods, bring water to a boil, pan broiling Medium high (5.0 - 8.0) Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry Medium (3.0 - 5.
SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Bridge element The Space Wise® bridge element allows the user to set the left front cooking element alone or together with the middle element, and if desired add the left rear element into a single long combined cooking zone. To operate the bridge surface element: Step Press 1. Place correctly sized cookware on the bridge surface cooking zone. 2. To activate press and hold the on-off bridge keypad and release when the acceptance tone sounds. Fig.
SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Triple element The cooktop is featured with an expandable triple radiant surface element located at the right front cooktop position. This element may be set to operate for 3 different sizes. To operate the triple surface element: Step Press 1. Place cookware on the triple radiant surface cooking zone. 2. To activate press and hold the on-off triple element keypad and release when the acceptance tone sounds. Fig. 1 - inner portion heats only. 3. Set the element element size.
SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Keep warm zone Keep warm zone indicator light The purpose of the keep warm zone is to keep hot cooked foods at serving temperature. These include foods like; vegetables, gravies, casseroles, soups, stews, breads, pastries and oven-safe dinner plates. Always start with hot food. It is not recommended to heat cold food on the keep warm zone. All food placed on the keep warm zone should be covered with a lid to maintain quality.
SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Home canning Be sure to read and observe all the following points when home canning using your appliance. IMPORTANT NEVER place or straddle a cooking utensil over 2 different surface cooking areas at the same time. This may cause the ceramic cooktop to fracture. • Use only quality flat bottom canners when home canning. Use a straight-edge to check canner bottom. Be sure the cookware has no ridges that radiate from the bottom center when home canning using a ceramic cooktop.
e 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. delay start — Use with bake, convect, convect convert and self-clean features to program a delayed time bake or delayed self-cleaning cycle. bake time — Use to set the length of baking time needed. broil — Use to set broil feature. convect — Use to set the convect bake, convect roast or convect broil.
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 NOTE Fig. 1 To set the clock for 1:30: Step Press 1. Press set clock. The oven control is factory preset to show the time of day with a 12 hour clock. This setting may be changed to provide the time of day with a 24 hour clock. 3. Press start to accept.
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: Step Fig. 1 Press NOTE 1. Press and hold broil for If the control is set for silent keypad operation the timer, preheat and any end of cycle or error tone alerts will remain audible. 6 seconds. 2.
SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Timer Powerplus preheat The timer helps keep track of cooking times without interferring with the cooking process. The timer may be set for 1 minute up to 11 hours and 59 minutes. Use this feature to quickly preheat the oven. For best results use when baking with a single rack only. A reminder tone will sound indicating when to place the food in the oven. Powerplus preheat may be set for 170°F (77°C) to 550°F (288°C). The powerplus preheat default oven temperature is 350°F (177°C).
SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Bake Bake time Use the bake feature to prepare most food items when the recipe calls for normal baking. A reminder tone will sound once the oven finishes preheating. Bake may be set for any temperature from 170°F (77°C) to 550°F (288°C). If bake is programmed with no temperature, the control will default to 350°F (177°C). A bake time setting may be added to most oven baking features.
SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Delay start Use this keypad to add delay start time instructions for most timed cooking features or with the self-clean feature. WARNING FOOD POISONING HAZARD. Do not let food sit for more than one hour before or after cooking. Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness. CAUTION Use caution when setting bake time or delay start instructions. Foods that can easily spoil such as milk, eggs, fish, meat or poultry, should be chilled in the refrigerator first.
SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Convect Benefits of the convection features — Foods cook more evenly — Multiple rack baking — No special pans or bakeware needed 7 The convect feature uses a fan to circulate the oven's heat uniformly around the oven. This improved heat distribution allows for fast, even cooking and browning results. Heated air flows around the food from all sides, sealing in juices and flavors. Convect provides better results when baking using multiple oven racks.
SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Convect broil (some models) Convect convert Use the convect broil feature to cook thicker cuts of meats that require direct exposure to radiant heat and the convect fan for optimum browing results. The convect convert feature allows you to convert any baking recipe for the convect feature. The control uses the normal recipe settings and adjusts to a lower temperature for convection baking. The convect convert feature may only be used when convect baking.
SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Broil Use the broil feature to cook meats that require direct exposure to radiant heat for optimum browning results. When broiling, always remember to arrange the oven racks while the oven is still cool. To set broil: Step 7 6 5 Press 1. Arrange oven rack while cool (Figs.1 & 4). For optimum browning results, preheat the oven for about 5 minutes before adding food. 2. Be sure to place prepared food directly under upper oven element. Leave oven door open at the broil stop (Fig.
SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Slow cook The slow cook feature may be used to cook foods more slowly and at lower oven temperatures. Slow cook provides cooking results much the same way as a crock-pot or slow cooker. The slow cook feature is ideal for roasting beef, pork & poultry. Slow cooking meats may result in the exterior of meats becoming dark but not burnt. This is normal. Two settings are available for slow cook, high (Hi) or low (Lo).
SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting pizza feature For your convenience the pizza feature provides 2 different settings. You may use the pizza feature whether starting with fresh or frozen pizza. To set the pizza feature: Step Press 1. Press pizza once to cook frozen To set oven for keep warm: Step Press 1. Press keep warm. 2. Press start. "HLd" for hold will appear in the display (Fig. 3). pizza (Fig.1) or twice when setting for fresh pizza (Fig. 2). You may adjust the oven temperature to fit your needs.
SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting my favorite The my favorite keypad may be used to store and recall a favorite recipe setting. This feature will only store or recall one favorite recipe at a time. My favorite feature may be used with bake, cook time, preheat, convect bake & roast, pizza (some models) and keep warm cooking features. This feature will not work with any other feature including delay start, broil or self-clean. Fig.
SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Adjusting the oven temperature Restoring to factory default settings Your appliance has been factory calibrated and tested to ensure an accurate baking temperature. For the first few 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 control so the oven cooks hotter or cooler than the temperature displayed.
SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting the Sabbath feature (for use on the Jewish Sabbath & Holidays) For further assistance, guidelines for proper usage and a complete list of models with the Sabbath feature, please vist the web at http:\\www.star-k.org. WARNING FOOD POISONING HAZARD. Do not let food sit for more than one hour before or after cooking. Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness. The bake time and delay start keypads are used to set the Sabbath feature.
SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting the Sabbath feature (cont’d) To turn off the oven but keep the Sabbath feature active: Press cancel. To turn off the Sabbath feature: Press and hold both the + bake time and delay start pads for at least 3 seconds. The control will beep and SAb will disappear from the display. The oven is no longer programmed for the Sabbath feature.
KEEP WARM DRAWER Keep warm drawer (some models) The purpose of the keep warm drawer is to keep hot cooked foods at serving temperatures It is not recommended to heat cold food in the keep warm drawer; always start with hot food. The keep warm drawer may also be used to warm dinner plates. All food placed in the keep warm drawer should be covered with a lid or aluminum foil to maintain quality. Keep warm drawer indicator light The keep warm drawer indicator light is located beside the on-off key .
KEEP WARM DRAWER Keep warm drawer (some models) Keep warm drawer recommended settings Recommended keep warm drawer food settings are shown in Fig. 1. If a particular food is not listed, start with the med setting. If more crispness is desired, remove the lid or aluminum foil from the food. Most foods can be kept at serving temperatures on the med setting. When a combination of foods are to be kept warm (for example, a meat with 2 vegetables and rolls) use the hi setting.
SELF-CLEANING Preparing for self-clean Read before starting self-clean A self-cleaning oven cleans itself using high temperatures that are well above normal cooking temperatures. The selfclean feature, if used properly, will eliminate soils from the oven completely or reduce them to a fine powdered ash. Once the oven has cooled, simply wipe away the ash using a damp cloth. Your oven provides three self-cleaning duration choices.
SELF-CLEANING Read before starting self-clean (cont’d) IMPORTANT CAUTION • It is normal for odors to occur during self-clean, especially during the first self-clean cycle. It is recommend to ventilate the kitchen. Open any windows and if available turn on an exhaust fan or overhead range hood during the self-clean cycle.
SELF-CLEANING Setting a delay start self-clean cycle If it becomes necessary to cancel self-clean: 1. Press keypad. 2. If the self-clean cycle has heated the oven to a high temperature, the "Hot" (Fig. 1) message will show in the display. Allow enough time for the oven to cool and for the "door OPn" message to display (Fig. 2). When this message turns off the oven door may be opened. Example: To program a self-cleaning cycle with a delay start time of 9:00 o’clock: Step Press 1.
CARE & CLEANING Cleaning recommendation table Surface type Recommendation Control knobs (some models) Painted body parts Painted decorative trim Aluminum, plastic or vinyl trim pieces For general cleaning, use hot, soapy water and a cloth. For more difficult soils and built-up grease, apply a liquid detergent directly onto the soil. Leave on soil for 30-60 minutes. Rinse with a damp cloth and dry. Do not use abrasive cleaners on any of these materials; they can scratch.
CARE & CLEANING Cooktop maintenance IMPORTANT Consistent and proper cleaning is essential to maintaining your ceramic glass cooktop. Prior to using your cooktop for the first time, apply some of the glass-ceramic cooktop cleaner supplied with your new appliance. Buff with a non-abrasive cloth or no-scratch cleaning pad. This will make cleaning easier when soiled from cooking. The special cooktop cleaning cream leaves a protective finish on the glass to help prevent scratches and abrasions.
CARE & CLEANING Cooktop cleaning (cont’d) WARNING DO NOT use a cooktop cleaner on a hot cooktop. The fumes can be hazardous to your health and can chemically damage the ceramic glass surface. Do not use the following on the cooktop: • Do not use abrasive cleaners and scouring pads, such as metal and some nylon pads. They may scratch the cooktop, making it more difficult to clean. • Do not use harsh cleaners, such as chlorine bleach, ammonia or oven cleaners, as they may etch or discolor the cooktop.
CARE & CLEANING Removing and replacing the lift-off oven door CAUTION Oven door hinge locations with oven door fully open. • To avoid possible injury when removing or replacing the oven door, follow the instructions below carefully and always hold the oven door with both hands positioned away from the door hinge area. • The oven door is heavy. For safe, temporary storage, lay the door flat with the inside of the door facing down. Fig. 1 To remove oven door: 1.
BEFORE YOU CALL • Solutions to common problems Problem Possible Causes Solutions Display flashes time. Power interruption. Press cancel then set the correct time of day. Oven control displays F __ (followed with a number) and oven control beeps. The oven control has detected a fault or error condition. Press cancel to clear the display & stop beeping. Try bake or broil feature again.
Solutions to common problems • BEFORE YOU CALL Problem Possible Causes Solutions Oven portion of appliance does not operate. Incorrect oven control setting. Be sure the oven control was set correctly for the requested feature. See Setting Oven Controls section and review instructions for the desired cooking function in this manual or see "Entire appliance does not operate" in this checklist. Lock feature may be active. Cancel the lock feature (some models).
BEFORE YOU CALL • Solutions to common problems Problem Possible Causes Solutions bake or self-clean did not start at the time expected. The time of day is incorrect. Set clock with correct time of day before adding a delay start setting. See "Setting the clock" in Setting Oven Controls section. Strong odor from range or smells hot. Self-clean was started for the first times. It is normal for odors to occur during self-clean, especially during the first self-clean cycle.
Solutions to common problems • BEFORE YOU CALL Problem Possible Causes Solutions Oven smokes excessively when broiling. Oven door was closed. Be sure oven door is open when broiling. Meat too close to upper element. Reposition oven rack lower to provide proper clearance between the food & the upper element. Meat not prepared for broil. Remove excess fat from meat. Remove fatty edges. Insert placed incorrectly on broil pan (some models).
BEFORE YOU CALL • Solutions to common problems Problem Possible Causes Solutions Scratches or abrasions on cooktop surface. Coarse particles such as salt or sand between cookware and cooktop surface. Be sure cooktop surface and bottom of cooking utensils are clean before usage. Small scratches on cooktop do not affect cooking and will become less visible with time. Cleaning materials not recommended for ceramic cooktop have been used.
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MAJOR APPLIANCE WARRANTY This page is left blank intentionally Your appliance is covered by a one year limited warranty. For one year from your original date of purchase, Electrolux will pay all costs for repairing or replacing any parts of this appliance that prove to be defective in materials or workmanship when such appliance is installed, used and maintained in accordance with the provided instructions. Exclusions This warranty does not cover the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.