Frigidaire CPCS389DC3, CFCS372DC2 Owner’s Manual

Dual Fud .Range

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CONTENTS Page

Product Registration ........................................................2

Important Safety Instructions .....................................3-5

Selecting Surface Cooking Utensils .................................5

Specialty Pans & Trivets ...................................................6

Canning Tips & Information ............................................6

Liquefied Petroleum (Propane) GasConversion.............. 7

FlameSize........................................................................ 7

Proper Burner Adjustments.............................................. 7

Setting Surface Controls .................................................. 8

Before Setting Oven Controls...........................................8

Setting OvenControls ......................................................8

BeforeSetting Warmer DrawerControls ..........................9

Setting Warmer DrawerControls ............................... 9-10

Convection Cooking.......................................................10

Convection Roasting ..................................................... 1O

Speed BakeCooking System ......................................... 11

Oven Baking ................................................................... 12

Air Circulation in the Oven ............................................. 12

Broiling ...........................................................................13

GeneralCleaning...................................................... 14-19

Changing Oven Ligilt ..................................................... 19

Avoid Service Checklist ............................................ 19-22

Notes.............................................................................. 23

Warranty.........................................................................24

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Electrolux Home Products

Attn : Care Use

RO. Box 212378

Augusta, GA 30917

Thank you for choosing this appliance. The information contained with in this
Owner's Guide will instruct you on how to properly operate and (:arefor your
range. Please read through the information contained in your literature pack to
learn more about your new appliance.

Record Your Model and Serial Numbers

Record in the spaceprovided belowthe model and serial numbers. The numbers
are found on tile serial plate located at the left of tile range frame and are visible
when tile oven door isopen or on the inside of the drawer along the side of the

frame.

Model Number:

Sedat Number:

Date of Purchase:

This Owner's Guide contains general operating instructions for your range and
feature information for several models. Your range may not have all the

described features. The graphics shown are representational. Tile graphics on
your range may not look exactly like those shown.

Note: The instructions appearing in this Owner's Guide are not meant to cover
every possible condition and situation that may occur. Common sense and

caution must be practiced when installing, operating and maintaining any
appliance.

All ranges
can tip.

Injury to per-

sons could re-
suit.

Install anti-tip

device

packed with
range.

See Installa-
tion instruc-
tions.

important: Keep a copy of your bill of sale.
The date on the bill establishes the warranty period service be required. Place it

where it can be easily retrieved. If service is performed while the appliance is
under warranty, you may have to show your bill of sale.

To reduce

the risk of tipping of the
range, the range must be

secured by properly in-
stalled anti-tip bracket (s)

grovided with tile range.

To check if the bracket (s)
is installed properly, re-

move the lower panel or
storage drawer and verify

that the anti-tip bracket (s)
is engaged. Refer to the

installation instructions for
proper anti-tip bracket(s).

]f the information in this manuaJ is not

followed exactly, afire or expJosion may result causing

property damage, persona[ injury or death.

FOR YOUR SAFETY:

Do not store or use gasoJine or other fJammabJe
vapors and Hquids in the vicinity of this or any other
appJiance.

- WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:

• Do not try to Jight any appJiance.

• Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any
phone in your building.

• Immediately calt your gas supplier from a neighbor's
phone. Follow the gas suppJier's instructions.

• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, catt the fire
department.

installation and service must be performed by a
qualified installer, servicer or gas suppJier.

@ 2001 Electrolux Canada Corp

All rights reserved

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iMPORTANT SAFETY mNSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

Save these instructions for future reference,

This guide contains important safety symbols and instructions. Please pay special attention to these symbols and follow all
instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of these symbols.

This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause serious bodily harm, death or property damage.
This symbol will help alert you to situations that may cause bodily injury or property damage.

• Remove all tape and packaging wrap before using the
appliance. Destroy the carton and pJastic bags after
unpacking the appliance. Never allow children to play
with packaging material.

• Proper installation--Be sure your appliance is properly
installed and grounded by a qualified technician in

accordance with Canadian Standards CAN/CGA B149.1,
and CAN/CGA B149.2 and Canadian EJectrical Code,

part 1, and JocaJrequirements. Install only per installation
instructions provided in the literature package for this
appliance.

Ask your dealer to recommend a qualified technician and an
authorized repair service. Know how to disconnect the
electrical power to the appliance at the circuit breaker or fuse
box and gas supply at the main shutoff valve in case of an
emergency. Remove the drawer to accessthe valve.

• User Servicing--Do not repair or replace any part of
the appliance unless specifically recommended in the
manuals. All other servicing should be done only by a
qualified technician to reduce the risk of personal injury and
damage to the appliance.

• Never modify or alter the construction of an appliance
by removing JeveHng Jegs,panels, wire covers, anti-tip
brackets/screws, or any other part of the product.

Do not store items of interest to children

in the cabinets above the appliance.

Do not leave children alone. Children should not be
[eft alone or unattended in the area where an appli-

ance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand
on any part of tile appliance.

DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE BURNERS, GRATES, AREAS
NEAR THESE BURNERS, OVEN HEATING ELEMENTS OR

INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE OVEN OR WARMER
DRAWER (if equipped). Both surface burners and oven

heating elements may be hot even though they are dark in
colon Areas near surface burners may become hot enough
to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let
clothing or other flammable materials touch these areas
until they have had sufficient time to cool. Among these
areasare the cooktop, surfaces facing the cooktop, the oven
vent openings and surfaces near these openings, oven door

and window.

Wear Proper Apparel--Loose-fitting or hanging gar-
ments should never be worn while using the appli-
ance. Do not let clothing or other flammable materials

contact hot surfaces.

Never use your appliance for warming or

heating the room.

Stepping, leaning or sitting on the door

or drawer of this appliance can result in serious injuries
and may also cause damage to the appJiance. Do not
allow children to climb or play around the appliance. Tile
weight of a child on an open door may causethe appliance to
tip, resulting in serious burns or other injury. An open drawer,
when hot, may cause burns.

Do not use the oven or warmer drawer (if

equipped} for storage.

• Storage in or on Appliance--Flammable materials
should not be stored in an oven, near surface burners

or in the drawer (if equipped}. Thisincludes paper, plastic
and cloth items, such as cookbooks, plasticware and towels,

as well as flammable liquids. Do not store explosives, such
as aerosol cans, on or near the appliance. Flammable

materials may explode and result in fire or property damage.

• Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires--Smother
the fire with a pan Hd, or use baking soda, a dry
chemicat or foam-type extinguisher.

• When heating fat or grease, watch it doseJy. Fat or
grease may catch fire if allowed to become too hot.

in case of fire or gas teak, be sure to turn

off the main gas shutoff valve.

• Use Only Dry Potholders--Moist or damp potholders
on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not
let the potholders touch the flame, burners or interior oven
elements. Do not usea towel or other bulky cloth instead of
a potholder.

• Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers--Build up of
pressure may cause the container to burst and resuJt in
injury.

iMPORTANT SAFETY [

NSTRUCTlONS(continued)

• Remove the oven door from any unused appliance if it
is to be stored or discarded,

• IMPORTANT--Do not attempt to operate the oven
during a power failure. [f the power falls, always turn
the oven off, If the oven is not turned off and the power
resumes, the oven may begin to operate again. Food left
unattended could catch fire or spoil.

Use Proper Flame Size--Adjust flame size

so it does not extend beyond the edge of the utensil. The
use of undersized utensils will exposed a portion of the burner
flame to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing.
Proper relationship of utensil to flame will also improve
efficiency.

Do not use stove top grills on the burner

grates of your sealed gas burners. If you use a stove top
grill on a sealed gas burner, it will cause incomplete combus-

tion and can result in exposure to carbon monoxide levels
above allowable current standards. This can be hazardous to

your health.

E[ectronk controllers can be damaged by

cold temperatures. When you use your appliance for the
first time, or if it has not been used for a long period of
time, make sure that it has been exposed to a tempera-

ture above 0°C/32°F for at least 3 hours before connect-
ing it to the power supp[yo

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR
COOKTOP

• Know which knob controls each surface heating unit.
Always turn the knob to the LITEposition when igniting the

burners. Visually check that the burner has lit. Then adjust
tile flame so it does not extend beyond the edge of the
utensil.

Use Proper Pan Size--This appliance isequipped with one
or more surface burners of different sizes. Select utensils

having flat bottoms large enough to (:over the surface
burner. Tile useof undersized utensils will expose a portion

of the surface burner to direct contact and may result in
ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of utensil to the

surface burner will also improve efficiency.
Utensi[ Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Should

Not Extend Over Adjacent Surface Burners--To reduce
tile risk of burns, ignition of flammable materials, and

spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil. Tile
handle of the utensil should be positioned so that it isturned

inward, and does not extend over adjacent surface burner.

Never Leave Surface Burners Unattended--Boilovers
cause smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite, or a
pan that has boiled dry may melt.

Protective liners-- Do not use aluminum foil to line oven
bottom or any other part of the appliance. Only use

aluminum foil asrecommended for baking if used as a cover
placed on the food. Any other used of protective liners or
aluminum foil may result in a risk of electric shock or fire or

a short circuit.

Glazed Cooking Utensils--Only certain types of glass,
glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed uten-
silsare suitable for rangetop servicewithout breaking due to
the sudden change in temperature. Check tile
manufacturer's recomraendations for rangetop use.

• Do Not Use Decorative Surface Burner Covers. If a
burner is accidentally turned on, the decorative cover will

become hot and possibly melt. Burns will occur if the hot
covers are touched. Damage may also be done to the
cooktop or burners because the (:oversmay cause overheat-
ing. Air will be blocked from the burner and cause
combustion problems.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR
OVEN

• Use Care When Opening Door or Warmer Drawer (if
equipped)--Stand to the side of the appliance when
opening the door of a hot oven. Let hot air or steam escape
before you remove or replace food in the oven/warmer

drawer.

• Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. The oven is vented
at the rear of the cooktop. Touching the surfaces in this area

when tile oven is operating may cause severe burns. Also,
do not place plastic or heat-sensitive items on or near tile

oven vent. These items could melt or ignite.

• Placement of Oven/Warmer Drawer (if equipped}
Racks, Always place oven racks in desired location while

oven/drawer (if equipped) iscool. Remove all utensils from
tile rack before removing rack. If rack must be moved while

oven is hot, useextreme caution. Use potholders and grasp
the rack with both hands to reposition. Do not let potholders

contact tile hot oven element or interior of the oven/warmer
drawer (if equipped).

• Do not use the broiler pan without its insert. The broiler
pan and grid allow dripping fat to drain and be kept away

from the high heat of the broiler.

• Do not cover the broiler or warmer drawer (if
equipped} grid with aluminum foil. Exposed fat and

grease could ignite.

• Do not touch a hot light bulb with a damp cloth. Doing
so could cause the bulb to break. Disconnect tile appliance

or turn off the power to the appliance before removing and
replacing light bulb.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS cont nued

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING

YOUR RANGE

• Clean the appliance regularly to keep a!l parts free of
grease that could catch fire, Exhaustfan ventilation hoods

and grease filters should be kept (:lean. Do not allow grease

to accumulate. Greasy deposits in the fan could catch fire.

Refer to the hood manufacturer's instructions for cleaning.
Cleaners/aerosols--Always follow the manufacturer's rec-

ommended directions for use. Beaware that excessresidue

from cleaners and aerosols may ignite causing damage and/

or injury.

SELF°CLEANING OVENS

• Clean in the self-cleaning cycle only the parts of the
oven tisted in this owner's guide. Before self-cleaning
the oven, remove tile broiler pan and any utensils stored in

the oven.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

• Do not clean the oven door gasket, The door gasket is
essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub,
damage or move the gasket.

Do not use oven cleaners. No oven cleaner or oven liner
protective coating of any kind should be used in or around

any part of the oven.
Remove oven racks, Oven racks color will change if left in

tile oven during a self-cleaning cycle.

The health of some birds is extremely

sensitive to the fumes given off during the self-dean
cycle of any range. Move birds to another wett venti-

lated room.

Selecting Surface Cooking Utensils

For best resu/ts and energyconservation, choose cooking utensils that have these characteristics:

Pansshould haveflat bottoms. Check for
flatness by rotating a ruler acrossthe bob

tom. There should be no gaps between
the pan and ruler.

Note: Always use a utensil for its intend-
ed purpose. Follow manufacturer's in-

structions. Some utensils were not made
to be used in the oven or on the cooktop.

Note: Do not usegriddle over more than
one burner. That can damage your
cooktop and that can result in exposure

to carbon monoxide levelsabove allow-
able current standards. That can hazard-
ous to your health.

*GOOD

Flat bottom and straight sides.

* Tight fitting lids.

Weight of handle does not tilt

pan. Pan is well balanced.
Pansizes match the amount of

food to be prepared.

Made of material that conducts
heat well.

Easyto clean.

* Specialty pans such as lobster pots, griddles and pressure cookers may be used

but must conform to the above recommended cookware requirements.

POOR

• Curved and warped pan bottoms.

* Panoverhangs unit by more than

2.5 cm (1").

* Heavy handle tilts pan.

* Flame extends beyond unit.

SpedaMty Pans & Trivets

Woks with flat bottoms suitable for

use on your cooktop are available in
most cookshop or hardware stores.
Round-bottomed woks(with asupport
ring that does not extend beyond the
burner unit) may also be used. The

metal ring was designed to support the
wok safely when it isfilled with large
amounts of liquids (soup making) or
fat (frying).

Wire trivets: Do not use wire trivets. Cookware bottoms must be in direct contact

with the grates.

DO NOTusetwo burner units to heat one large pan such as a roaster

or griddle, or allow cooking utensils to boil dry. The bottom surface of the pan in
either of these situations could causediscoloring or crazing of the appliance cooking
surface, and damage to the grates and burner units.

DO NOT use a wok if it is equipped
with a metaJ ring that extends beyond
the burner unit. Because this ring
traps heat, the surface unit and
cooktop surface could be damaged.

Canning Tips &

Information

Canning (:an generate

large amounts of steam. Useextreme cau-
tion to prevent burns. Always raise the
lid to vent steam away from you.

1. Use tested recipes and follow instructions carefully. Check with your local
Cooperative Agricultural Extension Serviceor a manufacturer of glassjars for
the latest canning information.

2. Useflat-bottomed canners only. Heat is spread more evenly when the bottom
surface is flat.

3. Center canner on tile burner grate.

4. Start with hot water and ahigh heat setting to reduce the time it takes to bring
the water to a boil; then reduce tile heat setting as low aspossible to maintain

a constant boil.

5. It is best to can small amounts and light loads.

Prevent damage to cooktop and burner grates:

1. Do not use water bath or pressure canners that extend more than one inch
beyond the edge of tile burner (1rate.

2. Do not leave water bath or pressure canners on high heat for an extended
amount of time.

3. Alternate surface units between each batch to allow the units and surrounding
surfaces to cool down. Try to avoid canning on tile same burner unit all day.

Safecanning requires that harmful micro-organisms are destroyed

and the jars are sealed completely. When canning in a water bath canner, a gentle

but steady boil must be maintained continuously for tile required time.

Liquefied Petroleum (Propane) Gas Conversion

The cooktop can be used with Natural Gas or Propane Gas. It is shipped from the factory for usewith natural gas.

If you wish to convert your appliance for use with LP/Propane gas, usethe supplied fixed orifices located in a bag containing the
literature marked, "FOR LP/PROPANEGAS CONVERSION". Follow the instructions package with the orifices.

The conversion must be performed by a qualified service technician in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and all
codes and requirements of the authority having jurisdiction. Failureto follow instructions could result in serious injury or property

damage. The qualified agency' performing this work assumes responsibility for the conversion.

Severe shock or damage to the appliance may occur if the appliance is not installed by a qualified installer.

Flame Size

For most cooking, start on the highest control setting and then turn to alower one to complete
the process. Usea chart below asa guide for determining proper flame sizefor various types of
cooking. The size and type of utensil used and the amount of food being cooked will influence
tile setting needed for cooking.

Fordeep fatfrying, useathermometer and adjust the surface control knob accordingly. If the
fat istoo cool, the food will absorb the fat and be greasy.Ifthe fat istoo hot, tile food will brown
so quickly that the center will be undercooked. Do not attempt to deep fat fry too much food at
once as the food will neither brown or cook properly.

Never extend tile flame
beyond tile outer edge of the

utensil. A higher flame simply
wastes heat and energy, and
increases your risk of being
burned by the flame.

*Flame size
High Flame

Medium Flame
Low Flame

* These settings are based on using medium thickness aluminum pans with lids, Set-
tings may vary when using other types of pans.

Type of Cooking

Start most foods; bring water to a boil; pan broiling.
Maintain a slow boil; thicken sauces, gravies; steam.
Keep foods cooking; poach; stew.

Proper Burner Adjustments

The color of tile flame isthe key to proper burner adjustment. A good flame isclear, blue and hardly visible in a well-lighted room.
Each cone of flame should be steady and sharply defined. Adjust or clean burner if flame isyellow-orange. To clean burner, see
instructions under General Cleaning.

Setting Surface ControMs

Each burner lights automatically from an electric: ignitor each time a control knob isturned to
the lite position.

To operate the surface burner:

1. Placecooking utensil on burner.

2. Push in and turn tile Surface Control knob to LITE.Note: All electronic:ignitors will click
at the same time. However, only the burner you areturning on will ignite.

3. Visually check that the burner has lit.

4. After the burner lights, turn the control knob to the desired flame size.The control knobs
do not have to be setat a particular mark. Usethe guides and adjust the flame asneeded.

DO NOT cook with the control knob in the LITE position. (Tile electronic ignitor will
continue to click if left in the LITEposition.)

5. Toturn the burner off, turn the control knob as far as it illgo, to tile OFFposition.

In the event of an electrical power outage, the surface burners can be lit manually. To light a
surface burner, hold a lit match to the burner head, then slowly turn the surface control knob to
LITE.Use caution when lighting surface burners manually.

Surface burner in usewhen an electrical power failure occurs will continue to operate normally.

Do not operate the burner for an extended period of time without cookware on the grate. Tile finish on

the grate may chip without cookware to absorb tile heat.

Do not place plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon hotders or plastic wrappings on top

of the cooktop when it is in use, Theseitems could melt or ignite. Pot holders, towels orwood spoons could catch fire if placed
too close to a flame.

The surface control knobs

shown below may not look iden-

tical to the Surface Controls

Knobs on your range; They are
only representational

OFF

reed

Before Setting Oven ControMs

Some modets are equipped with a blower which runs in baking and self-cleaning mode to keep

a[[ internal components at a coo[ temperature. It is possible that the blower keeps running even if the range has
been turned off, untit the components have cooled down.

Oven Vent Location
The oven is vented at the rear of tile cooktop. When the oven is on, warm air is released through the vents. This venting is

necessary for proper air circulation in the oven and good baking results. DO NOT block the vents. Doing so may cause cooking
failures, fire or damage to the appliance

Arranging Oven Racks

ALWAYSARRANGEOVENRACKSWHEN THEOVEN ISCOOL (PRIORTO OPERATING

THE OVEN). Always use oven mitts when using the oven.

To remove an oven rack, pull the rack forward until it stops. Lift up front of rack
and slide out,

To replace an oven rack, Fit the rack onto the guides on the oven walls. Tilt the
front of the rack upward and slide the rack back into place.

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Setting Oven ControMs

For oven settings, refer to the time or the electronic oven control section.