Safety Instructions
Operating Instructions
Care and Cleaning
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oubleshooting T
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Problem
Possible Causes
What To Do
Clock and timer do
Plug on range is not completely
•
Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly
not work
inserted in the electrical outlet.
grounded outlet.
A fuse in your home
•
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
may be blown or the
circuit breaker tripped.
Oven controls improperly set.
•
See the
Using the clock and timer
section.
Oven will not self-clean
Oven controls improperly set.
•
See the
Using the self-cleaning oven
section.
Oven door is not in the
•
Make sure you move the door latch handle all the way
locked position.
to the right.
“Crackling” or
This is the sound of the
•
This is normal.
“popping” sound
metal heating and cooling
during both the cooking and
cleaning functions.
Excessive smoking
Excessive soil.
•
Touch the
CLEAR/OFF
pad. Open the windows to
during a clean cycle
rid the room of smoke. Wait until the light on the
SELF CLEAN
pad 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 locking 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
Oven was heavily soiled.
•
Clean up heavy spillovers before starting the clean
cycle. Heavily soiled ovens may need to self-clean
again or for a longer period of time.
“F—and a number
You have a function error code.
•
Touch the
CLEAR/OFF
pad. Put the oven back into
or letter” flash
operation.
in the display
If the function code repeats.
•
Disconnect all power to the range for at least 30
seconds and then reconnect power. If the function
error code repeats, call for service.
•
If a function error code appears during the self-
cleaning cycle, check the oven door latch. The latch
may have been moved, if only slightly, from the
locked position. Make sure the latch is moved to
the right as far as it will go. Touch the
CLEAR/OFF
pad.
Allow the oven to cool for one hour. Put the oven
back into operation.
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