Use & Care Guide Manual English de Uso y Cuidado / EspaKol Models/Modelos: 790.4911 _ Elite {o oi @ Co®_in®ci6n ":_'_ ::::::Color numbe_ P/N 807574402B (1505) Corporation Haft:man Estates, IL 60179 www.kenmore.com U.S.A. Sears Canada WWW.Sea Inc., Toronto, Canada M5B 2C3 rs.ca Mi nOmero de color Sears Brands Management Ontario, ® .................
Table of Contents Kenmore Elite Warranty .................................................... IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .......................... Product Record ................................................................. Serlal Plate Location ......................................................... 2 3=6 6 6 Microwave Manual Operation ......................................... Microwave Operating Instructlons .............................. Lower Oven Operation Instructlons .....................
iMPORTANT SAFETY iNSTRUCTiONS Read all instructions before This manual contains important safety symbols symbols and follow all instructions given. or using this appliance. and instructions. Please pay attention to these This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause serious bodily harm, death damage. This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause bodily injury or property damage.
iMPORTANT SAFETY iNSTRUCTiONS * Remove the oven door from any unused it is to be stored or discarded. Stepping, leaning or sitting on is appliance can result in serious injuries and also cause damage to the unit. Do not allow children to climb or play around the unit. The weight of a child on an open door may cause the appliance to tip, resulting in serious burns or other injury. " Protective linersmDo not use aluminum foil to line the oven bottom. Only use aluminum foil as recommended in this manual.
iMPORTANT SAFETY iNSTRUCTiONS as they may create shock. a fire or risk of electric • DO NOT clean with metal scouring pads. Pieces can burn off the pad and touch electrical parts involving a risk of electric shock. • DO NOT use paper products when appliance is operated in the convection or mix mode. • DO NOT cover racks or any other part of the microwave oven with metal foil. This will cause overheating of the oven. • Review the door cleaning instructions (page 41).
iMPORTANT SAFETY iNSTRUCTiONS cord: the appliance, remove all utensils stored in the appliance. * Do not clean the oven door gasket. The door gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage or move the gasket. o Do not use oven cleaners. No oven cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind should be used in or around any part of the appliance The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes given off during the self-clean cycle of any wall oven.
Microwave /Wall Note: The features YOUR MICROWAVE Oven Features of your oven will vary according to model. / WALL OVEN FEATURES AT A GLANCE 1. 2. 3. 4. Glass touch control panel. Stainless steel micro-wave upper oven interior. Micro-wave convection fan (hidden). Micro-wave oven ventilation. 5. 6. 7. Full-width door with tinted window glass. Large metal door handles. Self-cleaning lower oven interior with halogen lighting system. 8. Dual convection fans & element system 9.
Microwave Oven important information RADIO OR TV iNTERFERENCE Should there be any interference caused by the microwave oven to your radio or TV, check that the microwave oven is on a different electrical circuit, relocate the radio or TV as far away from the microwave oven as feasible or check position and signal of receiving antenna. ABOUT YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN This Use and Care Manual is valuable: read it carefully and always save it for reference. A good microwave cookbook is a valuable asset.
Microwave Oven important information ABOUT UTENSILS AND COVERINGS It is not necessary to buy all new cookware. Many pieces already in your kitchen can be used successfully in your new microwave oven. Maize sure the utensil does not touch the interior walls during cooking.
Control Pad Features 1. Time Cook - Use to enter 2. Sensor 3. Auto 4, Reheat 5. Popcorn 6. Cony Bake - Use to select 7. Cony Roast - Use to select 8. Auto Cony - Use to automatically cook 9. Auto Cook - Use to reheat and 10. START 11. Turbo Bake - Use to cool< with both convection 12. Turbo Roast - Use to cook both convection 13. Power Level - Use to set the 14. Add 15. STOP - Use to cancel 16. Clock - Use 17. Oven Lock 18. 0 thru 9 number 19.
Control Pad Settings & Microwave Menu Label Bake CloCk 24 hr 0100 hr t700F _ 760C 23hr59min Cony Bake SOW Cook Delay Start 24 hr 0:00 hr 170 o o 2 Baked Potato 1-8 med. 3 Frozen Veggies .25-1.25 Ibs 1 Sensor Reheat 4-36 oz 2 Auto Reheat 4 Soft Fresh Veggies Broccoli .25-2.0 Ibs - Brussels sprouts.25-2.0 Ibs - Cabbage .25-2.0 Ibs Cauliflower (flowerets) .25-2.0 Ibs - - Cauliflower (whole)l Medium 5 Hard Fresh Veggies ......... sliced ,25-2.0 Ibs Spinach .
Oven Vent and Racks Upper Oven Vent Location This appliance is equipped with a blower which runs in baking and self=cleanlng mode to keep all internal components at a cool temperature. The blower may keep running even if the oven has been turned off, until the components have cooled down. OVEN VENT LOCATION Each oven is vented at its upper front frame. When the oven is on, warm air is released through the vent. This venting is necessary for proper air circulation in the oven and good baking results.
Oven Vent and Racks REMOVING, RACKS REPLACING, AND ARRANGING GLIDE The glide rack is an extendable rack that maizes food preparation easier. It has glide tracks that allow the rack to be pulled away from the oven without rubbing the sides of the oven wall. Removing and replacing To remove the glide the gllde racks Figure I - Extendable rack: 1. Lift up on the release lever located of the rack° as shown in figure 1. glide rack with release lever in locked position across the lower front 2.
Getting SETTING Started CLOCK AT POWER PREHEAT TEMPERATURE DISPLAY UP You will be prompted to enter the time of day in the event of a power failure or when you first provide electric power to your appliance. ° When your appliance in the display. * is first powered Once a cooking feature has been started in one of the ovens, the control will display the actual oven temperature while preheating. Once the oven reaches the oven set temperature only the oven set temperature will display.
Microwave Manual Operation TIME COOKING MANUAL Your Microwave Oven can be programmed up to 99 minutes 59 seconds (99.59). Always enter the seconds after the minutes, even if they are both zeros. If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the Defrost chart or is above or below the limits in the "Amount" ° column Suppose you want to cool< for 5 minutes at 100%. time by pressing 5 0 0 on the numeric pads.
Microwave Operating Instructions SENSOR MODE POPCORN The sensor is a semi-conductor device that detects the vapor (moisture and humidity) emitted from the food as it heats. The sensor adjusts the cooking times and power level for various foods and quantities. Popcorn, Sensor Cook and Sensor Reheat are part of the Sensor Mode. You can cool< popcorn by touching a quick pad (popcorn). You don't need to calculate cooking time or power level. ° Suppose you want to pop a 3.5 oz. bag of popcorn. 1.
Microwave Operating Instructions (continued) NOTES SENSOR COOl( 1. The final result will vary according to the food condition (e.g. initial temperature, shape, quality). Check food for temperature after heating. If additional time is needed, continue to heat manually. You can cool< many foods by touching the sensor cook pad and the food number. You don't need to calculate cooking time or power level. Suppose you want to cool< a baked I. potato. 2.
Microwave Operating Instructions (continued) NOTES AUTO DEFROST Auto Defrost automatically Auto Defrost chart below. @ 1. defrosts all the foods found in the 1. Press AUTO DEFROST pad. 3. Press START pad. the number pads 2 and 0. 5. Press START pad. The oven wiii stop so the food checked. defrost cycle Food 1. Ground Mea| ends, let stand, Amount 0.5 - 3.
Microwave Operating Instructions (continued) REHEAT NOTES The reheat your pad favorite the two different ways of reheating 1. To reheat meals. The sensor emitted includes reheat from reheat the times quantity detects food and power quantities. Refer informations. to the The auto settings reheat the vapor as it heats. level sensor (moisture and humidity) for various foods section for foods use or foods manual above or below the operation. 2.
Microwave Operating CONVECTION COOKING Instructions (continued) CONVECTION During convection heating, hot air is circulated throughout the oven cavity to brown and crisp foods quickly and evenly. This section gives you specific instructions and procedures. convection * cooking The oven should not be used without the turntable and it should never be restricted so that it cannot may remove the turntable when preheating when preparing food to be cooked directly in place, rotate.
Microwave Operating Instructions (continued) AUTO CONV 1. BAKE NOTES Bake automatically fries. ° bakes cakes, brownies, muffins and french This mode can be programmed with more or less time adjustment by touching the power level pad once or twice before touching START pad. Suppose you want to bake a bundt cake. 1. Press AUTO CONV. The oven cabinet, cavity, door, turntable, turntable support, racks and dishes wiii become hot.
Microwave Operating Instructions (continued) AUTO CONY 2. ROAST Roost pork. ° NOTES automatically roasts chicken, turkey, turkey breast or This mode can be programmed with more or less time adjustment by touching the power level pad once or twice before touching START pad. Suppose you want to roast a 2.5 pound chicken. 1. Press AUTO CONV. Should you attempt amount, an error to enter beep will more or less than the allowed sound. 2. Press 2 for ROAST. 3. Press START. The oven 4.
Microwave Operating Instructions (continued) AUTO CONV NOTES 3. BROIL Broll automatically and fish steaks. ° broils hamburgers, chicken pieces, steaks This mode can be programmed with more or Jess time adjustment by touching the power level pad once or twice before touching START pad. Suppose you want to broil 2 hamburgers. I. Should you attempt Press AUTO CONV. amount, to enter more or less than the allowed an error beep will sound. 2. Press 3 for BROIL. 3. Press START. 4.
Microwave AUTO Operating Instructions COOK NOTES Your oven has convenient preparation. compute pads to assist with meal All Auto Cool< settings can be programmed with more or less time adjustment by touching the power level pad once or twice before touching START pad. The Auto Cool< settings will automatically the correct cooking time and microwave level for foods shown in the following ° (continued) power charts.
Microwave TURBO Operating Instructions (continued) MORE OR LESS TIME ADJUSTMENT COOKING This oven has two pre-programmed easy to cook with Both convection automatically. settings that make it heat and microwave Oven Should you discover that you like any of the Sensor Modes, Auto Cook, Auto Reheat or Auto Defrost slightly more done, touch the POWER LEVEL pad once after touching your choice of pads or before touching START pad. The display will show MORE.
Lower Oven Operating instructions BAKE the bake feature Use normal cooking If your to cool< most food items that require the temperatures. shows The following temperature settings apply to the bake recipe requires auto-suggested lower oven a different baking (default) temperature temperature set for 1. Press BAKE 2. Enter the temperature 425. 3. Press START temperature (example than below 425°F/218°C): feature: ° Auto-suggest ° Min. ° Max.
Lower Oven Operating instructions (continued) COOK TiME DELAY START (with cook time) Adding a cook duration along with a specific start time gives the same benefits as the cook time option in addition to controlling exactly when the cooking process will begin and end. Adding a cook duration when baking is beneficial when a recipe requires a specific temperature and period of time to cook. Following the recipe cook time helps ensure the best possible results.
Lower Oven Operating instructions (continued) BROIL For best results Use the broil feature to cook meats that require exposure to radiant heat for optimum browning * Use the recommended pans and oven rack positions the type of meat being prepared. The following feature: temperature * Auto-suggest (default) settings apply ° to the broil / 204°C ° Max.
Lower Oven Operating CONVECTION BAKE Convection Bake uses the fans evenly and continuously. allows for even to circulate The improved cooking cooking may slightly but the overall result Instructions with The Conv Baize feature should ONLY recipe instructions have been written baking. the oven heat excellent increase cook is time saved. results. times (co.ti.
Lower Oven Operating CONVECTION The conv baking uses the option using normal the recipe allows you to convert convection settings bake and temperature for convection baking. used with Conv Baize feature. Benefits multiple any feature. adjusts Conv normal The control to a lower convert of cony bake using cony convert ° Superior (continued) CONVERT convert recipe Instructions must be option: oven rack performance.
Lower Oven Operating CONVECTION ROAST Convection combines fans air roast and element circulates juices and brown on the addition, when around roast Cool< time The following cycle with the roast meats and poultry. meat while with this feature example below to set convection roast to start immediately with the auto-suggest (default) setting: See Heated in are crispy staying moist on the inside. to reduce the oven temperature In roast.
Lower Oven Operating instructions (continued) MEAT PROBE Checking the effective way internal cooked. When cooking you can use the without temperature of ensuring that meat probe of your your such to check food food as roasts, the is the has been internal hams most See the example properly to 180°F/82°C or poultry oven temperature 1. any guesswork. The following temperature settings apply 2. to the probe .
Lower Oven Operating instructions (continued) SLOW COOl( WARM The slow cool< feature may be used to cool< foods more slowly at lower oven temperatures. The cooking results will be like that of a Slow Cooker or Crock-Pot.
Lower Oven Operating instructions (continued) SABBATH MODE SETTING This appliance provides special settings for use when observing the Jewish Sabbath/Holidays. This mode will turn off: aH audible tones or visual display changes normally provided by the oven control. BAKE is the only cooking features available while in the Sabbath mode. The example below shows setting the oven to Sabbath (and Jewish holidays).
Lower Oven Operating instructions (continued) RECIPE RECALL The Recipe your Recall favorite for each feature recipe of the 3 basic recipe may Roast. This feature Warm & Hold entering oven. If you will display when to store the store the pad that a 1. Press BAKE. Cony 2. Press START. and the Time Start and times but not start wiii Once start the See example the 1. oven a recipe appear 2. in the sounds After the Time of Day Savings Press BAKE.
User Preferences SETTING CLOCK See the example CHANGING below to set the clock to 1:30. Your control has the ability to display and set Fahrenheit or Celsius temperatures. The factory preset temperature display is Fahrenheit. 1. Press Q. 2. Enter 1:30 to advance to 1:30. See the example display 3. Press START to accept BETWEEN F° OR C° or press STOP to reject. below to change the default temperature to Celsius. 1. Press and hold BROIL for 7 seconds until F or C appear in the display.
Lower Oven Self-Cleaning Cycle BEFORE STARTING SELF=CLEAN A self-cleaning oven temperatures cooking. cleon to the Allow * Wear * away feature to a fine with those with used eliminates powdered a damp following cleans above high soils ash that During the self-dean cycle, the outside of the appliance can become very hot to the touch. DO NOT leave small children unattended near the appliance. for normal completely you can later cloth.
Lower Oven Self-Cleanincj Cycle SELF=CLEAN CYCLE The SELF CLEAN pad controls the Self-Cleaning feature. When used with a Delay Start pad, a delayed Self-Cleaning cycle may also be programmed. The Self clean feature allows for any Self-Cleaning cycle time from 2 (2:00) to 4 hours (4:00). You may also choose the clean time in 1 minute increments (for example 2 hours and 50 minutes) by pressing the corresponding number keypads.
Microwave General Care & Cleaning Exterior Wavegulde Clean the outside with mild soap and water; rinse and dry with a soft cloth. Do not use any type of household abrasive cleaner. The waveguide cover is made from mica so requires special care. Keep the waveguide cover clean to assure good oven performance. Carefully wipe with a damp cloth any food spatters from the surface of the cover immediately after they occur. Built-up splashes may overheat and cause smoke or possibly catch fire.
Lower Oven General Care & Cleaning Before cleaning any part of the oven, be sure all controls are turned OFF and the oven is COOL. REMOVE SPILLOVERS AND HEAVY SOILING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REGULAR CLEANINGS NOW WILL REDUCE THE EXTENT AND DIFFICULTY OF MAJOR CLEANING LATER.
Lower Oven General Care & Cleaning (co.ti.ued) Removing and Replacing the Lower Oven Door To avoid possible injury when removing or replacing the oven door, follow the instrucffans below carefully and always hold the oven door with bath hands pasltlaned away from the door hinge area. The door is heavy. For Door Hinge locations with oven door fully open temporary storage, lay the door flat wlth the inside of the door facing safe, down. break.
Lower Oven General Care & Cleaning (continued) REPLACING THE LOWER OVEN LIGHT The oven lights will automatically door is opened. The oven lights operated by pressing the _ pad. turn ON when the oven may also be manually The oven light bulb is covered with a glass shield. The glass shield can be removed to be cleaned manually or to change oven light. THIS GLASS SHIELD MUST BE IN PLACE WHENEVER THE OVEN IS IN USE.
Lower Oven General Care & Cleaning (conti.uea) CARING FOR YOUR PORCELAIN ENAMELED GLIDE 4. RACKS Extend and return the glide rack several times along tracks to distribute the lubrication. the F_'_ Handle oven racks only when they are coot. After cooking or after the self clean cycle, racks wiii be very hot and can cause burns. Important Notes: ° It is recommended during in the ° oven anytime the treated with Do cycles, are soiled.
Before You Call Solutions to Common Problems OVEN BAKING For best cooking preheat the The cooking results, oven for times heat roasting and the oven meat before baking or baking temperatures needed cookies, breads, cakes, pies or pastries, etc. There is no need to casseroles. to bake a product may vary slightly from your previously owned appliance. Baking Problems and Solutions Chart T BAKING CAusES PROBLEMS Cookies and biscuits burn on the bottom.
Before You Call (co.ti.ued) Solutions to Common Problems Before you call for service, review this list. It may save you time and expense. not the result of defective workmanship or materials in this appliance. The list includes common occurrences OCCURRENCE POSSIBLE CAUSE/SOLUTION Control pads for Sensor Cooking, OneTouch Cooking, and Defrost will not operate. * The oven door was opened and closed without initiating a cooking three minutes. Touch Stop to resume normal pad operation.
Before You CaJJ(contlnuea) Soluflons to Common Problems OCCURRENCE Self-cleanlng POSSIBLE CAUSE/SOLUTION cycle does not work ° Make sure the oven door is closed. ° Make sure you have removed the oven racks and the oven rack supports the oven. ° Controls not set properly. Follow instructions under "Dual Convection Oven Self-Cleaning Cycie'L from Lower Flames inside oven or smoking from oven vent ° Excessive spillovers in oven.
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