USING YOUR OVEN
(continued)
Oven Light
Oven Moisture
The light comes on automatically when the oven door
As your oven heats up, the temperature change of the
is opened. Use the switch on the panel to turn the light
air in the oven may cause water droplets to form on
on and off.
the door glass. These droplets are harmless and will
evaporate as the oven continues to heat up.
—
Oven Vent
is vented through ducts
●
Handles of pots and pans on
●
Do not leave any items on the
of the range. Do not
the cooktop may become hot if
cooktop. The hot air from the
thes
e
ducts
in
left too close to the vent.
vent
flammable items
oven--it is important that
hot air from the oven and
●
Do not leave plastic items on
and
pressure in
air to the oven burner be
the
melt if
closed containers, which may
uninterrupted. Avoid touching the
vent openings or nearby surfaces
during oven or broiler
they may become hot.
●
openings and nearby
may become hot. Do
not touch them.
left too
to the vent.
cause them to burst.
●
Metal items will become
very hot if they are left on
the cooktop, and could
cause burns.
Adjusting Oven Thermostat
When cooking food for the first time in your new
oven, use time given on recipes as a guide. Oven
thermostats, over a period of years, may “drift” from
the factory setting, and differences in timing between
an old
a new oven of 5 to 10 minutes are not
unusual. Your new oven has been set correctly at the
factory and is more likely to be accurate than the oven
it replaced.
If
think the oven should be hotter or cooler, you
can adjust it yourself. To decide how much to change
thermostat, set the oven temperature
higher
than the temperature in your recipe, then
The results of this “test” should give you an
idea of how much the thermostat should be changed.
To adjust thermostat:
1. Press BAKE pad.
2. Select an oven temperature between
and
3. Immediately, before BAKE indicator stops
flashing, press and hold the BAKE pad for about
4 seconds. The red display will change to the oven
adjustment display.
4. The oven temperature can be adjusted up to
hotter or (-)
cooler. Use the
INCREASE or DECREASE pads to select the
desired change in the red display.
5. When you have made the adjustment, press the
pad to go back to the time of day
display. Use your oven as you
normally.
NOTE: This adjustment will not affect Broil or Clean
temperatures. It will be remembered when power
is removed.
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