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Page 1: ... Electric ange Slide in models Estufa el6ctrica Modelos deslizables Models Modelos 790 4101 Color number nemero de color Sears Roebuck and Co Hoffman Estates IL 60179 U S A www sears com PIN 318203843 Rev A 0808 ...

Page 2: ... belts light bulbs and bags 4 A service technician to instruct the user in correct product installation operation or maintenance 5 A service technician to clean or maintain this product 6 Damage to or failure of this product if it is not installed operated or maintained according to the all instructions supplied with the product 7 Damage to or failure of this product resulting from accident abuse ...

Page 3: ...ersons could result Install anti tip device packed with range Seelnstallationlnstructions To reduce the risk of tipping the range oven must be secured by properly installed anti tip bracket s provided with the range To check if the bracket s is installed properly remove the lower panel or storage drawer and verify that the anti tip bracket s is engaged Refer to the Installation Instructions for pr...

Page 4: ...rtain types of glass glass ceramic ceramic earthenware or other glazed utensils are suitable for rangetop service without break ing due to the sudden change in temperature Check the manufacturer s recommendations for cooktop use Do not use decorative surface element covers if an element is accidentally turned on the decorative cover will become hot and possibly melt Burns will occur if the hot cov...

Page 5: ...uring a self cleaning cycle _The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes given off during the self cleaning cycle of any range Move birds to another well venti lated room IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer birth defects or other r...

Page 6: ... la durabilidad de su nuevo producto El acuerdo incluye Io siguiente Piezas y mano de obra necesarias para contribuir a mantener el funcionamiento adecuado de los productos utilizados en condiciones normales de uso no s61o en caso de defectos de los productos Nuestra cobertura va mucho mbs allb que la garantia del producto No se aplican deducibles ni exclusiones por fallas del funcionamiento es de...

Page 7: ... 6 Single Radiant Element Broil Element Convection Fan Warmer Zone Oven Vent Self Cleaning Convection Oven Oven Light Adjustable Oven Racks One Piece Door Handle Style varies with model Glass Front Oven Door Style varies with model J_ i iii S ili iii 6 Single Radiant Element 9 12 Double Radiant Element Storage Drawer with Integrated Handle or Stainless Steel Handle style varies with model 9 12 Dou...

Page 8: ...tage increases The radiant surface elements are located on the cooktop as follows two 6 inch radiant elements located at the right and left rear positions two 9 12 inch Double elements located at the right and left front positions a Warmer Zone located at the center rear position Note Please read detailed instructions for ceramic glass cooktop cleaning in the General Care Cleaning section and Befo...

Page 9: ...ent has been turned OFF The Hot Element message will remain ON while hot and turn OFF once the cooktop has cooled sufficiently ESEC Lockout Feature The ESEC feature will not operate during a Self Clean cycle or when the Cooktop Lockout feature is active Whenever the Cooktop Lockout feature is active will appear in any display window See Figure 9 ESEC PF message The ESEC will display the PF message...

Page 10: ...evel available Note The power level may be adjusted at any time while the element is ON When cooking has been completed touch the pad once to turn the element OFF Each surface element provides a constant amount of heat at each setting A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the bottom edge of the cookware indicates the cookware is too small for the surface heating area Figure 1 Right R...

Page 11: ...r decrease power levels from 9 5 through 3 0 by 5 increments Simmer power levels between 3 0 and 1 2 will decrease or increase by 2 increments Lo is the lowest power level available Note The power level may be adjusted at any time while the element is ON HI Lo V h ElEMEnT S IZE When cooking has been completed touch the pad once to turn the entire Figure 4 element OFF Each dual surface element prov...

Page 12: ...erving temperatures by using the medium level To Set the Warmer Zone The control and indicator lights Control are located on the control panel 1 Touch the 0N 0FFpad at the Warmer Zone control position The Warmer Zone indicator light will flash Note If no further pads are touched within 25 seconds the request to power the Warmer Zone ON will clear 2 At the Warmer Zone controls position touch once t...

Page 13: ...as been activated you must turn OFF the Cooktop Lockout feature before being able to use the cooktop features again PRESS DISPLAY O Figure 1 Figure 2 0 Figure 3 iii S ili iii How the Electronic Surface Element Controls work when the Sabbath feature is ON When your Oven Sabbath feature is ON the Electronic Surface Elements are also in Sabbath mode This means that all electronic surface element cont...

Page 14: ...dle tilts pan Figure 2 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 glass cooktop they may leave metal marks which...

Page 15: ...COOL PRIOR TO OPERATING THE OVEN Always use oven mitts when the oven is hot RECOMMENDED RACK POSITIONS FOR BROILING BAKING ROASTING Food Rack position Broiling meats chicken or fish 3 or 4 Cookies cakes pies biscuits muffins 1 rack 2 or 3 Multiple racks 2 4 Frozen pies angel food cake yeast bread 1 or 2 casseroles small cuts of meat or poultry Turkey roast or ham 1 Rack Note Always use caution whe...

Page 16: ...N BAKE Use to select the Convection Bake feature CAKES BREADS Use to select the Cakes Breads cooking features PREHEAT Use to raise oven to cooking temperature CLOCK SET Use to set the time of day also controls the Cooktop Lockout feature STOP Use to cancel any oven mode previously entered except the time of day and minute timer Press STOP to stop cooking STOP also controls the Oven Lockout feature...

Page 17: ...ess START CLO will disappear and the clock will start Figure 4 Changing between 12 or 24 hour time of day display 1 Press and hold _ for 7 seconds CLO will appear in the display 12h Figure 5 or 24h Figure 6 appears in the display and the control beeps once 2 Press _ to switch between the 12 and 24 hour time of day display The display will show either 12h Figure 5 or 24h Figure 6 3 Press START to a...

Page 18: ...ure The Kitchen Timer serves as an extra timer in the kitchen that will beep when the set time has run out It does not start or stop cooking The Kitchen Timer feature can be used during any of the other oven control functions Refer to Minimum and Maximum Control Pad Settings for time amount settings INSTRUCTIONS To set the Kitchen Timer example for 5 minutes 1 Press _ will appear and TIMER will fl...

Page 19: ...3 seconds Figure 2 Setting Silent Control Operation The DELAY TiME _ and FLEX CLEAN _ pads control the Silent Control operation feature The Silent Control operation feature allows the oven control to be operated without sounds or beeps whenever necessary If desired the control can be programmed for silent operation and later returned to operating with all the normal sounds and beeps INSTRUCTIONS P...

Page 20: ...F Figure 2 or C Figure 3 O 3 Press to accept the change or press to reject the change for7seconds Figure 1 Figure 2 or Q Figure 3 Setting Oven Controls ImportantThings to Know Before Setting any Basic Oven Cooking Function This appliance has been factory pre set to start any BAKE CONV BAKE CONV ROAST PREHEAT CAKE or BREAD function with the oven set temperature automatically set for 350 R However i...

Page 21: ... oven has reached preheat temperature if you see the oven temperature showing in the oven display Once the oven has preheated PLACE FOOD iN THE OVEN The BAKE light will stay on Press _ when baking is complete or to cancel the preheat feature To change Preheat temperature while oven is preheating example changing from 375 F to 425 F If it is necessary to change the preheat temperature while the ove...

Page 22: ...l be displayed Figure 3 A beep will sound once the oven temperature reaches 375 F and the display will show 375 and BAKE Figure 4 Pressing _TO_ will cancel the Bake feature at any time To change the Bake Temperature example changing from 375 F to 425 F 1 After the oven has already been set to bake at 375 F and the oven temperature needs to be changed to 425 F press _Bake Figure 5 and 375 will appe...

Page 23: ...ded Oven door opened too fre quently Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature before placing food in oven Choose pan sizes that will permit 2 to 4 5 1 cm to 10 2 cm of air space on all sides when placed in the ove n Use a medium weight aluminum baking sheet Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperature before placing food in the oven Use proper rack position for baking needs o o Set o...

Page 24: ...te around the food Food baked on pans with a dark finish will cook faster 2 Preheating is not necessary when cooking casseroles with Convection Bake 3 When using Convection Bake with a single rack place oven rack in position 2 or 3 if cooking on multiple racks place the oven racks in positions 2 and 4 Air circulation during Convection Bake 4th Rack position 3rd Rack position Figure 2 2nd Rack posi...

Page 25: ...sired temperature the control will beep and CONV ROAST light will stay on Note The Bake Broil and Convection elements will cycle for a better heat distribution When convection roasting is complete press _To_ PRESS DISPLAY Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Setting Convection Convert The _ _ CONY CONVERT pad is used to automatically convert a standard baking recipe for convection baking When set p...

Page 26: ... size of cooking utensils when cooking multiple food items Do not open the oven door often or leave the door open when checking foods If the oven heat escapes often the Slow Cook time may need to be extended Cover the foods to keep them moist or use a loose or vented type cover to allow foods to turn crisp or brown Cook times will vary depending on the weight fat content bone the shape of the meat...

Page 27: ...n the display and the actual oven temperature will be displayed Figure 5 Once the Timed Bake feature has started the current time of day will appear in the display Timed Oven Timed Oven Note After the Timed Bake feature has activated press _ to display the bake time remaining in the Timed Bake mode Once Timed Bake has started baking a beep will sound when the oven temperature reaches the set tempe...

Page 28: ...6 Enter the desired baking time using the number pads by pressing _ TIMED will flash BAKE 30 and the actual oven temperature will appear in the display Figure 4 Note Baking time can be set for any amount of time from 1 minute to 11 hours and 59 minutes 7 Press TIMED BAKE and the actual oven temperature will remain in the display Figure 5 8 Press DELAY will flash in the display Enter the desired st...

Page 29: ...in each category iNSTRUCTiONS PRESS DISPLAY To set the Food Categories feature example for Cakes to cook at 375 F 1 Arrange interior oven racks and place food inoven 2 Press _ CAKES will flash and 350 will be displayed See Figure 1 Note that if a bake temperature of 350 F is needed simply press _ START 3 Press _ _ _ CAKES will flash and 375 will appear in the display See Figure 2 4 Press _TAR_ CAK...

Page 30: ...ld 1 Arrange interior oven racks and place food in oven 2 Press _ HLd will appear in the display Figure 1 Note If no pad is touched within 25 seconds the request to turn ON Warm Hold feature will be cancelled 3 Press _START The oven icon will appear in the display Figure 2 To turn the Warm Hold OFF at any time press _ _ 4 Note The Warm Hold feature will automatically turn OFF after 3 hours Figure ...

Page 31: ...oil temperature setting is 400 F press the desired temperature before continuing to step 6 6 Press The oven will begin to broil BROIL and 500 will appear in the display Figure 2 7 Broil on one side until food is browned turn and cook on the second side Season and serve Note Always pull the rack out to the stop position before turning or removing food 8 To cancel broiling press _tO_ Figure 3 Q Broi...

Page 32: ...e example baking at 350 F 1 Be sure that the clock is set with the correct time of day 2 Place the food in the oven 3 Press JB_k e 350 appears inthe display 4 Press START The actual oven temperature appears in the display Figure 1 5 if you desire to set the oven control for a Timed Bake or Delayed PRESS DISPLAY Figure 1 Figure 2 7 Start Bake do so at this time If not skip this step and continue to...

Page 33: ...ke with a Warm Hold added setting This feature will not work with any other function including a Delayed Timed Bake a Clean Cycle or a Broil setting INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY To Program the Oven to Begin Baking Immediately and record a Recipe example for a Bake mode at 375 C 1 Place the food in the oven _ 350 BAKE 2 Press Bake appears and will flash in the display Figure 1 3 Enter the desired roa...

Page 34: ...leaning materials on the oven door gasket Doing so could cause damage Remove the broiler pan and insert all utensils and any aluminum foil These items cannot withstand high cleaning temperatures Porcelain oven racks do not have to be removed After the cycle is complete and the oven has cooled rub the sides of the oven racks with wax paper or a cloth containing a small amount of salad oil this will...

Page 35: ...le has completed The oven may still be VERY HOT PRESS DISPLAY To set the controls for a 3 hour Self Cleaning cycle to start immediately and shut off automatically 1 Be sure the clock is set with the correct time of day and the oven door is closed 2 Press _ CLEAN will flash and 3 00 HR will show in the display Figure 1 The control will automatically clean for a 3 hour period default self cleaning c...

Page 36: ...on the amount of soil light medium or heavy See previous page 3 Press The DOOR LOCKED icon will flash CLEAN icon and the letters CLn will remain on in the display Figure 2 4 Press Enter the desired start time using the number pads Figure 3 5 Press DELAY DOOR LOCKED and CLEAN icons will remain on Figure 4 6 As soon as the control is set the motor driven oven door lock will begin to close automatica...

Page 37: ...ture will not change the Self Clean cycle temperature or the Broiltemperature iNSTRUCTiONS To adjust the oven temperature higher 1 Press B_k_ for 6 seconds Figure 2 2 To increase the temperature use the number pads to enter the desired change Example 30 F _ Figure 3 The _ temperature may be increased as much as 35 F 19 C 3 Press to accept the temperature change and the display will or return to th...

Page 38: ...remove control knobs turn to the OFF position grasp firmly and pull straight off the shaft To replace knobs after cleaning line up the flat sides of both the knob and the shaft then push the knob into place Clean with hot soapy water and dishcloth Rinse with clean water and cloth Do not use cleaners with high concentrations of chlorides or chlorines Do not use harsh scrubbing cleaners Only use kit...

Page 39: ...oktop is COOk _ 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 1 For light to moderate soil Apply a few drops of CookTop Cleaning Creme directly to the cooktop Use a paper towel or use a non abrasive plastic type no scratch cleaning pad to clean the entire cooktop surface Make sure the cooktop is cleaned t...

Page 40: ...e oven Figure 2 Removing and Replacing the Oven Door The door is heavy For safe temporary storage lay the door flat with the inside of the door facing down To Remove Oven Door 1 Open the door to the fully opened position 2 Pull up the lock located on each hinge support and engage it onto the hinge lever hook Figure 1 You may have to apply a little downward pressure on the door to pull the lock ful...

Page 41: ...f the drawer with the slots on the drawer 2 Push the drawer back into the range Left Glide Pull up latch with finger Figure 1 Right Glide Changing the Oven Light Be sure the oven is unplugged and all parts are COOL before replacing the oven lig ht bulb Do not turn the oven light on during the self cleaning cycle High temperature will reduce amp fe The interior oven light will turn on automatically...

Page 42: ... sure to use correct control for the element to be used Surface element too hot or incorrect control setting Raise or lower setting until proper amount of heat isobtained Dial markings not hot enough are an indicator of relative heat settings and will vary slightly Food not heating evenly Voltage is incorrect Be sure appliance isproperly connected to the power source specified inthe installation i...

Page 43: ...t self clean cycle for a onger cleaning time _iii i iii_ ii Oven smokes excessively during broiling Excessive spi overs in oven This is normal especially for pie spi overs or large amounts of grease on the oven bottom Wipe up excessive spi overs before starting the self clean cycle f flames or excessive smoke are present stop the self clean cycle and follow the steps under Stopping or Interrupting...

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