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Page 1: ...and _A_nning Featmes 24 25 Special Featmes 28 29 Smfhce Units C_ 9 Thermostat Adj ustmen t Do It 3 bin elf 18 Timed Baking and Roasting Featm s 15 Uppei O_wI_ t2 Care and CIeani_ 3t 37 Troubleshooting Tips 38 41 Accessories 4t Co_mer Support Consumei St_ppo_t ga k Cosec Pioduct Regisuatkm 43 44 _A wn lmv 47 PB970 PB975 Write the model and serial numbers here Model Serial You can lind them on a lab...

Page 2: ...harm and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances The fiberglass insulation in self clean ovens gives off a very smafl amount of carbon monoxide during the cleaning cycle Exposure can be minimized by venting with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood SAFETY PRECAUtiONS When using electrical appflances basic safety precautions should be followed inc...

Page 3: ...hered complemly by closing the oven door and turning tile oven off or by using a multi pml ose hy chemical or fi am type fire extinguisher For your s alb _ never use your appliance fin wamfing or heating tile room Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials accmmflate in or near the range Do not touch tile surfi_ce milts tile heating elements or tile interior sm_i_ce of tile oven These ...

Page 4: ...s Use a deep tilt them_ometer whenever possible to prevent overheating lilt beyond tile smoking point Avoid scratching the glass cooktop The cooktop can be scratched with items such as shaq instruments tings or otherjeweh T and rivets on clothing I_uge scratches or impacts to glass loo_s or cooktops can lead to broken or shattered glass Do not operate the radiant sm iilce milts if the glass is bro...

Page 5: ...od in the oven when not in ttse Do not use ahmfinmn foil to line oven bottoms except as suggested in this manual Improper installation of ahmfinum foil may result in a risk of electric shock or rite SELF CLEANING UPPER OVEN ANDLOWER OVEN Do not use oven cleaners No commercial oven cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any k d should be used in or around any part of the oven Residue from oven...

Page 6: ...E AslightodorIsnormalwhenanew cooktop is usedforthe firsttime It is caused by theheatlbgof newpartsandinsu atlbg matena s andwi disappear ina shorttime NOTE On models with ighbcoloredg ass cooktops it is normal for thecook bgzonesto changecolor when hot or coding down Thisis temporaryand wi disappearas the glass cools to roomtemperature It is safe to place hot cookware ti om the oven or surthce on...

Page 7: ... is recolnmei_ded fi r cast iron cookware that is not completely covered with smooth porcelain enamel as it may scratch the glass ceramic cooktop Glass ceramic usable butnotrecommended Poor l erlb_nan e May scrat h the StlI5_il ce Stoneware usabie but not recommended Poor pe_fimnance May scratch the StlI5_il ce Pans with rounded curved ridged or warped bottoms are not recommended Home Canning Tips...

Page 8: ... LO LO FRONT Using the Bridge Burner on some models To use tile bridge burnex turn tile leli fl ont control knob to the BRIDGE BURNER settings For flfll bridge surtilce unit operation also mrn on tile left rear SUltilce unit To use only tile fl ont suI_hce unit turI_ tile control knob to tile FRONTBURNER settin s Tri RingSurface Element onsomemodels Thefront right surfaceelement offers 3 cooking a...

Page 9: ...ld will affect flTequafity of flTefood To mrn off tile WARMING ZONE Turn tile WARMINGZONEknob to OFF CAUTION Do not leave food on the WARMING ZONE for more than2 hours For best results all fi ods on tile WARMING ZONEshould be coxered with a lid or aluminum foil Donot useplastic wrap to cover foo_ Plastic may melt onto the surfaceand be verydifficult to dean _Mways use pot holders or wen mitts when...

Page 10: ...fiIneI DELAYSTARTPad Use along with COOKTIME or SELFCLEAN HI LO I ads to set tile men to start and stop autoinaficallx at a fin e VO I set COOKTIME Pad Totlch this l ad and then totlch the ntli bei i ads to set tile anlount of tiine yiiu want your food to cook Tile oven will shut off when the cooking fiIne has run out Display Shows tile dine of la oven teilll ei attli e whether tile oven is in til...

Page 11: ...e oven to start and stop automatically at a time you set COOKTIME Pad Touch and then to lch tile ntlillber pads to set tile amount if time you want your tilocl to cook The oven will shut offwhen the cooking time has run out Display Sh I_ s tile tillle if day oven tei lpei attli e whether the oven is in the bake broil or self cleaning mode and tile times set fin tile tii ler or atltOlllatic iven ll...

Page 12: ...rwhen using the rack in the owestposition A How to Set the Upper Oven for Baking Touch the BAKE pad Touch the number pads to set the desired temperatm e Touch the START pad Check fi_od fin doneness at minimum time on recipe Cook longer if necessar Touch the CLEtlPJOFFpad when cooking is complete Flatrack Handles Use the rack with the two front handles in the upper oven Do not place foods directly ...

Page 13: ...ng Touch the BAKEpad Touch the munber pads to set the desired temperature Touch the START pad NOTE On some models you _dll hear the c _mvection tim while the oven is preheating The tim will stop after the oven is I reheated and the fisl lay shows your set temperature This is noHnal Check fi od fin doneness at mininmnl time on recipe Cook longer if necessaD Touch the CLEAR OFFpad when cooking is co...

Page 14: ...thick2Bs A I7 I1 thick 2 Ibs A 20 1 whole 3 4 Ibs A 20 split lengthwise 24 A 10to I2 oz each I 4 to 1 2 thick A 1 thick A I9 21 5 6 Well Done 2 I 2 thick A I0 Well Done 2 I thick A I4 Medium 2 I thick A 9 Well Done 2 I tldck A 11 Medium 2 IV tlfick A I3 Well Done 2 11 thick A I6 Tile size weight thickness starting teml erattu e is based on meats at reliigerator teml eratm e 910 E 10 6 7 _6 F 7 4 5...

Page 15: ...ARTpad NOTE An attention tone will sound ifyouam using timedbakl_ g anddonot touch eSTARTpad iiDK E D D iK Z DK E i How to Set a Delayed Start and Automatic Stop Theoven will turn on at the t kneof dayyouset cook for a specihclength of time and then turn off automatically Make sure the clock sh ws the correct tim e If lax Touch the BAKEpad Touch the number pads to set the desired oxen temperature ...

Page 16: ...sert the probe into the center of the lowest lmge muscle Insert the probe into the center of dishes sttch as t leat loaf or casseroles Insert the ptx be into the meatiest part ff the inner thigh fl om below and parallel to the leg of a whole turkey NOTE Self dean and Broilsettings will not work if the temperatureprobe is plugged in 16 DD D D D DDDD DDDD How to Set the Lower Oven For Baking Roastin...

Page 17: ...the astmbute is countbgdown _ _3 en the Kitchen Timer reaches _00 the control will beep 3 times fi llowed b one beep e erv 6 seconds until the TIMER CLOCKor TIMER pad depending on m del is t mched The secondtonecanbecanceled by fo OWlng thestepsIn theSpecb features of youroven contro sectionunderTones at theEnd of a Timed Cycle ToReset the Kitchen Timer If the display is still showing the time rem...

Page 18: ... em them osmt tollch the lower Oven BAKEpad The ove tempe _ml e cm be a _i isted II to 35 F hotter or 35 F cooler T llch the m ira bet pads the sam e w_tv _oll read th era For example to chm ge the ovem temperatm e 15 K tollch mid 5 When u have made the a illstme t to Ich the START pad to go b_ ck to the time o day display Ise Vollr el as _oll wollld m orR ll_ Thetype ofmargarine will affect bakin...

Page 19: ...ed air is circl_ ated e_ e_h throl_ghom the o_em gods cm_ be baked with exce e_t resl_ ts i_sim_g m i_ tip e _ _cks M_d d _ck bakin g m a imlcrease cook tim es s igh dy r sore e ods blot the ove_d resl_ t is time saved Cookies mlfflim_s b sofits rod other qlfickbreads give vet good resl_ ts with ml_ ti _ _ck To coo fbod o1_more th m ol e l _ck i_ c mvecdom_bake i_se CONVECTION BAKE MULTI Whem_ bal...

Page 20: ...e oven temperature touch tile CONVECTION BAKE MULTI I RACK or CONVECTION ROAST pad and then tile mmlber pads to set tile new temperature X _ en the oven starts to beat the changing temperature starting at 100 K will be displayed X _ enoven reaches the temperature you set 3 beeps will so m l Touch CLEAR OEFpadwhen finished Youwill heara fanwhilecooking with convection Thefan will stopwhenthedoor is...

Page 21: ... Touch the CONVECTION ROASTpad f T om_ve i 1_ roast m_ T lmh the m_mber pads to set the oven elll eDKt e_ Tol ch the COOK TiMEpad NOTE tf your reciperequ es preheating youmay needtoaddadditiona t neS thelengthofthe cooking t ne Tot c the nm ber pads t set the desired lengti of cooking dine The milimmn cooking dine ou cat set is 1 minute The o_en temperature that you set and the cooking thlle that ...

Page 22: ...meyouhaveset _ llen the o_en turns ONat the time of da you set tile displa will show tile cooking time countdown and tile changing temI eIature starting at lO0 E Tile tempeIatt_re displa will start to change once the oven temperature reaches 100 E _ _hen the o_en reaches the mmperature you set 3 beeps will sound Touch tile number ads to set tile oven tenlpet attlre Touch tile COOKTIME pad NOTE If ...

Page 23: ...ls To stop the signal touch the CLEAR OFFpad Use hot pads to remove the probe ti om the food Do not use tongs to pull on it they might damage it NOTE Iftheprobeis removed fromthe oven while probe cooking the oven wi not automatically turn off CAUTION ropreventpossiblebums do not unplug the probe from the oven outlet until the oven has coded NOTE Youwill heara fan whilecooking withthis featureThefa...

Page 24: ... of the satiety 12 Hour Shtltdown teature described on page 28 NOTE If a power outage occurs while the oven is in Slow Cook the range wi shut off Touch the START pad Slow Cook Guide 30 Ovens 30 Ovees 3if Ovens Rack Food Time Qnantity Position Setting ours Comments 33V_ ibs C 1 Beef Hi 56 hrs Add I 2 cup liquid LO8 I0 ilrs 3Vzd Ibs C 1 Beef Hi 3d hrs Placeribs in a singlelayer LO68 hrs C 2 Poultry ...

Page 25: ...NVECTIONROAST Touch the numl er pads to set the oven teilll ei atlli e Touch the coogrlMEpad Touch the numl er pads to set the desired length of cooking time Touch the WARMpad Touch the STARTpad ToCrispStaleItems Place fi_od in lo_sided dishes or pans For best results place the food items in a single laved Do not stack Add time as needed IMPORTANT NOTES Food should bekepthot initscooking container...

Page 26: ...ols set correctly for the cycle to work properly Touch tile SELFCLEAN HI LO pad once for a 5 hour clean time or twice flw a 3 hour clean dine A 3 hour sell clean dine is i ecoi llllended or rise when cleaning small contained spills A sel6clean time of 5 houi_ is recolnlnended tor a dirtier oven If a tinge other thai_ 5 houi_ or 3 houI_ is needed use tile nunlber pads aim enter the desired clean ti...

Page 27: ...ime It will not be possible to open the oven do n_ or use the cooktop tmtil the temperature drops below the lock temperature and LOCKED goes off in tile control display When tOCgEOgoes off you will be able 1 open tile dooiN After a Clean Cycle You may notice some white ash in tile o_en X_ l e it up with a damp cloth after the o_ en cools If white spots remal remove them with a soap filled steel wo...

Page 28: ...unctions or after3hoursduring a broilfunction If x Otl wish to ttlrn OFFthis le attli e ti llow the steps belong Touch the upper oven BROIL HI LO and BAKE pads at the same time until the displa shows SE Touch the DELAYSTART pad until no shdn no shut off appea_ in the display Touch the START pad to actixate the no shut off and leave the control set in this special t atures mode Fahrenheit or Celsiu...

Page 29: ...is is the choice _ou want touch the START pad Touch the TIMER CLOCKor CLOCKpad depending on model again to change to the 24 hem military time clock The display will show 24hr If this is the choice w u want touch the START pad Touch the TIMER CLOCKor CLOCK pad depending on model again to black out the clock display The display will show OFF If this is the choice you want touch the START pad NOTE If...

Page 30: ...e the clock shows the correct time of day and lbu h the START pad the oven is off Touch and hoM both the BROIL HI LO and BAKE pads atthe same time m til die display show _ SF NOTE g bake or broil apt ears in the display the BROIL HI LOand BAKEtm Is wcre not tou hcd _t the stone time Torah dw CLEAR OFFp_d and l egin ag_dn Tap die DELAY START 1 ad Illi i SAb bAtH at t em s in the dist la ou h the ST...

Page 31: ...emust be removed fromall paris It cannotbe removedif it is baked on Control Knobs Thecontrolknobsmay be removed for easier cleaning Make sure the knobs are in the OFF positions and pull them straight off the stems fin cleaning The knobs can be cleaned in a dishwasher or they may also be washed with soap and wateI Make sm e the inside of the knobs are liT before repladng Replace the knobs in the OF...

Page 32: ...sults Spillage ot marinades fl uitjuices tomato sauces and basting materials containing acids may cause discoloration and should be wiped up immediately When sm_i_ce is COO L clean and iJnse Do not use oxen cleanei_ cleaning powdei_ or hm_h abrasixes on tile outside of tile door Ovell frame iiiii 4 _ __ _ReJea se yb 0ns U O Upper Ore Door Toremovethe door Fuji ope_ the doo_ I ift Iq o_ the lim_ge ...

Page 33: ... stop position and flflly closed IJfl door up and out tmfil tile hinge am_ is clear of tile slot To replace the door Fimflv _ ras _ both sides of tile door at tile top _ith tile Bottom door at tile edge of slot same angle as tile removal position seat tile indentation of tile hinge mm into tile bottom edge of tile hinge slot Tile notch in tile hinge mm must be flfllv seated into tile bottom ot til...

Page 34: ...ace Use a new 130 olt halogen bulb not to exceed 50 watts Using gloxes or a dry cloth relno e tile bulb ti om its packaging Do not touch the bulb with bare finge_s Push tile bull straight into tile receptacle all tile way Place the tabs of the glass coxer into tile grooves of tile socket Turn tile glass cover clockwise 1 4 turn D r improved lighting inside tile oven clean tile glass cover fl equen...

Page 35: ... ter clem_h_g them b_ hm_d or i_ the ove L This wi help mai_tai_ the ease o s idi_g the StMn ess Steel Surfaces onsome models De not usea steel wool pad will scratch the surface To clean the stainless steel smtace use wam sudsy water or a stainless steel cleaner or polish _Mwa s wipe the sm fi_ce in the direction of the grain Follow the cleaner instructions for cleaning the stainless steel smlh e ...

Page 36: ...nthose recommendecL Pdlow tile cooktop to cool Spread a troy drops el CEIL_ IA BRYTE _ Ceramic Cooktop Cleaner on the entire burned residue area Using the included CERAMA BRYTE _ Cleaning Pad for Ceramic Co kt ps rub the residue area aii _ lying pressure as needed If any residue remains repeat the steps listed above as needed For additional protection alter all residue has been remoxed polish the ...

Page 37: ... is removed while still hot Special care should be taken when removing hot substances Be sure to use a new sharp razor scraper Do not use a dull or nicked blade Damage from Sugary Spills and Melted Plastic Turn off all s mfhce units Remo e hot pans X Vearing an oven mitt a Use a single edge razor blade scraper CE _d_4A BRYTE Ceramic Cooktop Scraper to move the spill to a cool area on tile cooktop ...

Page 38: ... time as a result of cleaning To avoid scratches use tile recoum ended cleaning l rocedures Make sure 1 ottoms ff cookware are clean belore rise and rise cookware with sulooth bottou s Areas of discoloration Food spillovers not cleaned See tile Cleaning the glass cooktop secti m On the coektep before next use Hot surface on a model This is m nnal Tile surface may appear discoh red with a light col...

Page 39: ... controls hnproperly set Make sure you touch the BROIL HI tO pad broil properly hnproper rack position See tile Broiling Guide being used Cookware not suited For best results t se i p in designed fl r broiling for broiling The probe is plugged into the Unplug and renlove the probe ti om the oven outlet ha the oven on some models In some areas the power Preheat the broil element for 10 minutes volt...

Page 40: ...king Excessive soil Touch the CLEAR OFF pad Open the windows to during a clean cycle rid the room of smoke Wait until LOCKED goes off Wipe up the excess soil and reset the clean cycle Oven door will not Oven too hot Allow the oven to cool below hwkiug temperature open after a clean cycle Oven not clean after a Oven controls not properly set See the Using the self cleaning oven section clean cycle ...

Page 41: ...ing the CLEAR OFFpad settin _ the clock and resetting an cooking flmction Steam from the vent When using the ovens This is normal it is normal to see steam coming out of the oven vents As the number of racks or amount of food being cooked increases the amount of visible steam will increase Burning or oily This is normal in a new oven To speed the process set a self clean cycle for a odor emitting ...

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