Crosley CE38000AAA Owner's Manual

Owner's Guide

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FOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CALL 1-800-688-1120 8

Thank You forpurchasingourcooking

appliance.Tohelpyouobtainthemaximumincooking Readand follow all instructionsbeforeusir
satisfaction,weofferthesesuggestions: appliancetopreventthepotentialriskoffire,

shock,personalinjuryordamageto theapplial

Readthis manualbeforeusingtheappliance, resultofimproperusageoftheappliance.Use

onlyfor itsintendedpurposeas describedintl"

ICTReviewallsafetyandcautioninstructions. Toensure properand safe operation:Appli_

beproperlyinstalledandgroundedbya qualifl

[]ETReviewtheTroubleshootingCharton technician.

pages29to 31 ifservicebecomesnecessary.

I]E_Includethe modeland serialnumbersof your _ _ WARN

appliancewhen requestingservice. -- --

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willbeneededfor warrantyservice. , CAUSEINJURIESTO

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Cleveland,TN 37320-2370
1-800-688-1120 INSTRUCTIONS.

In ourcontinuingefforttoimprovethequalityand
performanceof ourcookingappliances,itmay be WARNING: Toreduceriskoftippingofthe
necessaryto makechangestothe appliancewithout fromabnormalusageorbyexcessiveloading

revisingthis manual, door,the appliancemustbe securedby a prol:

installedanti-tipdevice.

To check if deviceis properly installed, remo_

drawer and look underneathrangeto make s
the rear leveling legs is properly engaged in t

slot. The anti-tip device secures the rear leve
thefloor when properly engaged.You should
anytime the range has been moved.

IN_ASE;OF _RE!_!_i! i_El:_,_:! "/!i__

Turnoffapplianceandventilatinghoodtoavoi
theflame.Extinguishflamethenturnonhood

smokeand odor.

• Gooktop:Smotherfireorflameina •
pan witha lid orcookiesheet.

NEVERpick upor movea

flaming pan.

• Oven:Smotherfire orflame by closingthe

Do not use water ongreasefires. Use baking
chemicalor foam-typeextinguisherto smothe

flame.

IMP(IRTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

WARNING:NEVER useappliance __¢ NEVERleavesurfaceunits i

door,ordrawer,ifequipped,as a unattendedespeciallywhenusing
stepstoolorseatasthismayresult highheatsettings.Anunattended

inpossibletippingof theappliance, boilovercouldcausesmokinganda
damagetotheappliance,and greasyspillovercancausea fire.

seriousinjuries. •
If applianceis installednear a window,proper Thisapplianceis equippedwithdifferentsi

precautionsshould betakento preventcurtainsfrom elements.Select panshavingflat bottoms
blowingover surfaceelements. I#_"_=_ coverelement. Properrela'donshipofpan !

NEVERuse applianceto warmor __ improvecooking efficiency.

heatthe room.Failuretofollow this
instructioncan leadto possible If pan issmaller than element,a f

burns, injury,fire, or damageto the portionof the elementwill be
appliance, exposedto direct contactand

NEVERwear loose-fittingor _ couldignite clothingor potholder.
hanginggarmentswhileusingthe J'_L_,AlPW "_

appliance.Clothingcould catch _ Only certaintypes of glass,glass/ceramic,

utensilhandlesor igniteand cause earthenware,o.rotherglazedutensilsare.,

burnsifgarmentcomesincontact cooktoporovenservicewithoutbreakingc
withhotheatingelements, suddenchangeintemperature.Followute

manufacturer'sinstructionswhenusinggl_
Toensureproperoperationandtoavoiddamageto the
applianceor possibleinjury,donotadjust,service,repair Turnpanhandletowardcenterof

or replaceany partofthe applianceunlessspecifically cooktop,not outintothe roomor At
recommendedinthis manual.Referall other servicingto a overanothersurface element.This

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qualifiedtechnician, reducesthe risk of burns, ignitionof

flammablematerials, or spillage if

NEVERstore or use gasolineor other combustibleor pan is accidentlybumpedor

flammablematerialsinthe oven,nearsurface unitsor in reachedbysmall children.
thevicinityofthis appliance asfumes couldcreate a fire

hazardor an explosion. Topreventdamageto removableheatingc

immerse,soakor cleanina dishwasheror
Topreventgreasefires, do not letcookinggrease orother oven.A damagedelementcouldshortrest

flammablematerialsaccumulatein ornearthe appliance, shockhazard.

Useonlydry potholders.Moistor ,_. Makesure drip bowlsare in placeas abse

damppotholdersonhotsurfaces __ bowls duringcookingcould damagewiring

mayresultin a steamburn. Do not
let potholdertouchhot heating
elements.Donotusea towelor ,,

other bulkyclothwhichcouldeasily NEVERcook on brokencooktop. Ifcooktol
touch hot heatingelementsand cleaningsolutionsandspillovers may pen_

ignite, brokencooktop and createa riskof electri(

Contacta qualifiedtechnician immediately.
Alwaysturn offall controlswhencookingis completed.

NEVERheat unopenedcontainerson the surface unit or Cleancooktop with caution.Somecleaner_
inthe oven.Pressurebuild-up inthe containermay cause noxiousfumesif appliedto a hot surface.I

containerto burst resultingin burns, injuryor damageto cloth,or papertowel is usedto wipe spills,
theappiiance, cookingarea, be careful to avoid steam bu

NEVERuse aluminumfoil to linedrip bowls,or to cover
anoven rackor ovenbottom.Misusecould resultinriskof

electricshock,fire, or damage tothe appliance.Usefoil
onlyas directedin this manual.

0 IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

Use carewhenopeningdoor.Lethot _,_ NEVERleavechildrenaloneor

airorsteamescapebeforeremoving _ unsupervisedinareawhere

or replacingfood. applianceis inuseorisstillhot.
Forproperovenoperationand NEVERallowchildrento sitorstand

performance,donotblockorobstruct onanypartofthe applianceasthey
ovenventduct. couldbeinjuredor burned.

CAUTION:NEVERstoreitemsof

Alwaysplaceovenracksindesiredlocationswhileovenis interestto childrenincabinets
cool.If rackmustbemovedwhileovenishot,donotlet aboveanapplianceoron backguard

potholdercontacthotheatingelementinoven. of a range.Childrenclimbingon

appliance,doorordrawerto reach
itemscoulddamagethe appliance
orbeburnedorseriouslyinjured.

Cleanonlypartslistedinthismanual.Donotcleandoor
gasket.The gasketisessentialfora goodseal.Care Childrenmustbetaughtthattheapplianceant

oronit canbe hot.Lethotutensilscootina sa

shouldbetakennotto rub,damage,ormovethegasket, outofreachofsmallchildren.Childrenshould
Donotuseovencleaners.No _ thatan applianceis notatoy.Childrenshould

commercialovencleaneroroven _ allowedto play with controls or other partsof tl

linerprotectivecoatingofanykind _:

shouldbeused in oraroundany ,_M !_

partoftheoven. NEVERtouch surfaceor oven
Beforeself-cleaningthe oven, heatingelements, areas near

removebroilerpan,ovenracksandotherutensilsto elementsor interiorsurfaces of

preventexcessivesmoking,discolorationoftheoven oven,
racksorpossibledamagetoutensils. Heatingelementsmaybehot even

Wipeupexcessivespillovers,especiallygreasyspills, thoughtheyare darkincolor.Areas
beforethecleancycleto preventexcessivesmokingor nearsurfaceelementsand interior

flare-ups, surfacesofan ovenmaybecomehotenough

burns.Duringandafter use,donottouchor I_

Itis normalforthe cooktopto becomehotduringa clean orotherflammablematerialscontactheating
cycle.Therefore,avoidtouchingorliftingthecooktop areasnearelements,orinteriorsurfacesofo_

duringa cleancycle, they havehadsufficienttimeto cool.

Otherpotentiallyhotsurfacesinclude:Cookto_
facingthe cooktop,ovenventopening,surface
ventopening,ovendoor,areasaroundthedoc

Cleanrangehoodandfiltersfrequentlytopreventgrease window.
orotherflammablematerialsfromaccumulatingonhood

orfilterandtoavoidgreasefires.
Turnthefanoffwhenflamb6ingfoods(suchasCherry The CaliforniaSafeDrinkingWaterandToxicE

Jubilee)underthehood.Thefan, if operating,mayspread Actof 1986(Proposition65) requirestheGove
theflame. Californiato publisha listofsubstancesknowr

Stateof Californiatocausecancerorreprodu¢
andrequiresbusinessestowarncustomersof
exposurestosuchsubstances.

Useextremecautionwhenmovingthe greasekettleor Usersofthisapplianceareherebywarnedthal
disposingof hotgrease.Allowgreasetocoolbefore ovenisengagedinthe self-cleancycle,therer
attemptingto movepan. somelowlevelexposuretosomeofthelisted

includingcarbonmonoxide:Exposuretothese

canbeminimizedbyproperlyventingtheoven

outdoorsduringtheself-cleancyclebyopenin(

and/ordoorinthe roomwherethe applianceis

RANGE FEATURES

ELECTRONICCONTROL (pages6 and 7)

OVEN (page 16) INDICATORLIGHT (page8

SURFACECONTROLS (pa

BACKGUARD

OVENVENT (p

onsmoothtol;

(page8) oncoileleme

(smoothtopcook

(page 10)

(pages9 and 10)

"LEMEr

(pages 13and 2

COOKTOP(page (self-cleanoven - pz

RACK SUPPOF

,OVENRA(

ANTI-TIP BRACKET (page 16)

(page 17)

LEVELINGLEG (page 17)

(pages 11,

RATINGPLATE

OVENDOOR
(page 15)

OVEN WINDOW

STORAGEDRAWER(page 17)

DOORGASKET

(_ CLOCK,TIMER,OVENCONTRI)L

Pressthspa,O,I P

tocance,a. (B.keJCance, _ C,ock a

operations p

exceptthe

T,MERThe _ _ i_0,e,0, t_

timeof day will I^._"_I lU_lp'e"e"t t.

reappearinthe _ L
display. [ ulean j L_.JLock .

• Functionpadsarethe BAKE,BROIL,SELF-CLEAN, 1. PressCLOCKpad.
TIMER,CLOCK,COOKTIME,STOP TIME, and

CANCELpads.A beepwill soundwhen these pads 2. Pressor press and hold [ ClOCkI th,

are pressed. • or • pad until correct

• No beepwillsoundwhenthe • or • pad is pressed, timeof day appears in

• All function padsexceptthe CANCEL _ display.

padfeaturean indicatorlight, l BakeJ Displaywill flash when power is suppliedto t

Whenthe BAKEor BROIL pad is

pressed,the indicatorlightwill _ PressCLOCKpad.Torecall time of day whe

turn onto let youknowthat the _ functionis displayed.oven is setfor this operation. Clock time cannot be changed ifoven issetfq

Indicatorlightson SELF-CLEAN,TIMER, bakeor delayed clean operation.Canceltheq
CLOCK,COOKTIME and STOPTIME padswill beforesettingthe clock.

flash whenthe padispressed.Theseindicatorlights Iftimerisin use,pressCLOCKpadonce tor
will stopflashingbutwillremainlitoncethefunction timeofdayortwiceto resetthetimeofday.

starts.

• Ifan indicatorlighton afunctionpadislitandyouset
a secondoperation:

- Eitherthecontrolwillnotaccepttheoperationor Ifyoupreferthatthetimeof dayisnotdisplay

- The indicatorlightonthe first padwill"dim"slightly 1. Pressand holdboth _ f

andtheindicatorlightonthepadyoujustpressed CLOCKandCANCEL

lc,oo,

[

willbe "full on."Thislets youknowthatyouhave padsfor 3 seconds, and
setthe controlfortwooperations. Whenclockdisplayis

!_._!_ _ii disabled,press CLOCKpadto recalltime of (

_::_ ;; seconds, Displaywillthen blank.

_J e!]'_,_:Y;, Ifa powerfailure occurswhenthe clockhasI:

4- 7

disabled,the display remainsblank andwill n

|_it)e _ _,! whenpowerisrestored.

_,M _r:Y|::_i_iii. Repeatstep 1to reactivateclockfeature.

iiiiii!

CLOCK,TIMER,OVENCONTR()L

1. PressTIMERpad. _ TheControlLock-Outfeature preventsthe

2. Pressorpressand hold _ l_7J beingturnedon.

• or • pad untilcorrect

L,oerJ

timeappears in display, then Toactivate:

1, Pressandholdboth

Istop

STOPTIMEand
CANCELpadsfor 3 _Time

Thetimerfeaturedoesnotoperatetheoven. seconds.
Thetimercanbesetfrom 1minute[0:01]upto 9 hours 2. "OFF" willappearindisplay

and50 minutes[9:50]. whenthisfeatureisactivated.Onlythe
Thetimerwillstartautomatically.TheTIMERindicatoron timerfunctionswilloperatewhenContt

theTIMERpadwilllightwheneverthe timerisinuse.One featureisactivated,
longbeepand"End"willbe brieflydisplayedtosignalthe Repeatstep1 todeactivate.

endofthetimeroperation.
Tocanceltimer: PressandholdTIMERpadfor 3

seconds.Timeof daywill reappearinthedisplay.

You havea choiceofthree"end ofcookin!

beepsfor the AutomaticOven -I]merfeatu

The 12HourEnergySaverfeatureautomaticallyturnsoff • Option 1: Fourbeepsthen one beepe,
theoven if it was accidently left onfor 12 hours.To for the next 5 minutes or until CANCEl
deactivatethis featuresothe ovenwill NOTturn off pressed. (Defaultoption.)

automaticallyat the end of 12hours: ° Option 2: Four beeps.Thereare nootl

1. Pressand holdCLOCKpad _ ° Option3: Four beepsthenonebeepe,

for 3 seconds. _ [_1 the next 12hoursor untilCANCELpa"

2. Press• or• paduntil8:88 l Clockl then Howto selectthe desiredoption:

appearsinthedisplay.

Currenttimeofdaywill 1.Pressandholdboth
reappearinthedisplayafter COOKTIMEandCLOCK

icook

4 seconds, padsfor 3 seconds. L Time

Repeatsteps1and2to reactivatethe12 HourEnergy * Asinglebeepwillsound.

Saverfeature.12:00willappearindisplayto indicatethe • Displaywill showcurrent

EnergySaverfeatureisrestored, option.

2. Press• or• padto
selecttheoptionnumber

youwish.The currenttime
ofdaywillreappearinthe
displayafter4 seconds.

0 ABOUTYOURFLANGEthe cookto)

Other tips ...

overhot

orcookware, If storageis provided,limit it to itemsthat a

....... . . infrequentlyusedandcan besafelystored

• Be sureyOuKnowwnicnKnOOcontrolswncn sunace area subjectedto hea.t

unit.Makesureyouturnedonthecorrectsurface
unit. Temperaturesmaybe unsafeforitemssucl

During _r_ ... volatileliquids,cleanersor aerosolsprays.

thenreduce

toa lowersettingtOcompletetheoperation.Never • Aerosol-typespraycansare EXPLOSIVEor
usea highheatse_ _ extendedcooking flammabtewhenexposedtoheat_Avoidthe

_ '_ b_ldry.-_ _ couldd_g.e storage_ _an appliance

• NEVERleaveanyitems, ly plastic

ithas

1. Place panon surfaceunit. ASURFACEindicatorlightlocatedonthe back
OFF turnonwhenevera surfaceunitisturnedon.Li

2. Push inandturnknobtodesired LOW/-_F'_HIGH turnoffwhensurfaceunitisturned off.

setting.

• Eachknobisidentifiedby

internationalsymbolslocated _w", .... o,

beloweachknob. '=_' '_' ' '

• Knobcan beturnedineither _ "%,J.,J_''_[.J../"l

direction. / ,--_,_, ,(_-o,, I' '

SURFACE

• Knobcanbesetonanynumber 0o..,--INTERNATIONAL INDICATOR
or betweenany numbers, oo SYMBOLS LIGHT

RIGHTREAR

3.After cooking,turn knobto OFFthen
removepan.

ABOUTYOURRANGE the cooktop

To raise the cooktop:

1.When cool,grasp the front edgeofthe cq

Freestandingrangeswitha coil,elementcooktopwillfeature 2. Gentlyliftupuntilthetwosupportrods,;

a lift-upcooktop, thecooktop,snapintoplace.
Thecooktopdoesnotliftuponthesemodels:

• Smoothopcooktop

• Slide-inordrop-inrange _ I

Topreventstainingor discolorationof cooktop:

• Cleancooktopafter eachuse. .,

• Wipeacidorsugarstainsassoonastheyoccuras L; , I\

thesestainsmaydiscolororetchtheporcelain.

To lowerthe cooktop:

1. Holdthefrontedgeofthecooktopandcz
backoneachsupportrodto releasethe i
support.

2. Then gently lowerthe top intoplace. The
will slide into the rangeframe.

• Whenan elementisturnedon,itwillcycleonandoff • Besure dripbowlisproperly
tomaintaiqtheheatsetting, installedandinplace.

• Coilsurfaceelementsareself-cleaning. • Dripbowlwillnot"rock"when

• Donotimmerseelementsinwater, installedproperly.Notchabove

openingon bowlshouldbe
centeredoverscrewthat secures

Toremoveelement: /._----_--_ j receptacletothecooktop.

1.Whencool,raiseelement_ • Absenceofthesebowlsduringcooking

2. Carefullypulloutand maysubjectwiringorcomponentpartsL
awayfromreceptacle, the cooktoptodamage.

• Topreventriskofelectricshockorfire,

To replaceelement: bowlswithaluminumfoil.

1. Insertterminalsonthe element _ Yourrangewillbe equippedwitheitherchn

intoreceptacle. _ porcelaincoatedsteel drip bowls.

2. Gentlylift upon outer edgeof • Chrome drip bowlswill turn blue or gold

elementwhile insertingterminals
intoreceptacle. TERMINALS ifoverheated.Thistypeofdiscolorationi

permanent.Itwill notaffectcookingperfq

3. Gentlypressdownonouteredgeof elementuntil • Toprotectthechromeor porcelainfinis

elementsitslevelondripbowl.

• Avoidusinghighsettingsforlongperi,

• Reduceto a lowersettingoncefood b

cooking.

• Do notuseoversizedcookware.Pan
extendmorethan1 inchfromtheele_

• Cleanbowlsaftereachuse.

(D ABOUTYOURRAN(iE the cookto)

• Canadianmodelsonly: The right frontsurfaceelement HOTSURFACElightwill turnonwhensmooth
maynotoperateduringa self-cleanoperation.Thisis is hot.Light will turn offwhen top cools. Hot su
normal, is locatedeitheron the backguardorat the bac

• Cooktopmayemita light smokeand odorthe firstfew the cooktop.

timescooktopis used.This isnormal.

• Elementundersmoothtopcycleson andoffto maintain HOTSURFACE _- ....

thepresetheatsetting.Elementwillglowredwhen it BACKGUARoLIGHTON,_0 " '_J"'_)"

cyclesON. _ 8_

• SmoothtopRETAINSheatfor a periodof time afterthe ......

unitis turnedoff. Whenthe HOTSURFACElightturns
off,cooktopwill becool enoughto touch.

• Beforeusingcooktopforthe first time, Cleanit HOTSURFACE__.:_.

thoroughlyas directedin the cleaningcharton page22. LIGHTONCO0_
Thiswill protectthe smoothtopand will guaranteea

cleancooktopwhenthe elementsare turned-on.

Aluminumfoilwilldamagethesmoothtopif itmeltsonto _ _._
thetop.Neverusealuminumfoilorfoil-typedisposable

containerssuchaspopcornpoppers.Theymayleave

metalmarksormaypermanentlymeltontothe

smoothtop.

Important:Watchsugaryorstarchysolutionscarefullyto
avoidboilovers.Ifa sugarsolution(jam,jelly,candy)ora
starchsolution(potatoes,rice)boilsover,itmaypitor
discolorthesmoothtop.TurnelementtoLOWandclean

immediately,Seepage22forcleaninginstructions.