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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.

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

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Record in the spaceprovided below the model and serialnumbers found on the right side of the oven front frame in the storage compartment.

Model Number:

Serial Number:

Date of Purchase:

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.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

Save these instructions for future reference.

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

_This symbol will help alert you to situations that may _This symbol wil! help alert you to situations that

cause serious bodily harm, death or property damage, may cause bodily injury or property damage.

• Remove all tape and packaging wrap before using the range. Destroy the carton and plastic bags after unpacking

the range. 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 the National Electrical Code ANSl/NFPA No.

70--latest edition and local code requirements. Install only

per installation instructions provided in the literature packagefor this range.

Ask your dealer to recommend a qualified technician and an authorized repair service. Know how to disconnect the electrical power to the range at the circuit breaker or fuse box in caseof an

emergency.

• User Servicing--Do not repair or replace any part of the

appliance unless specifically recommended in the manuals.

All other servicingshoutdbe done only byaqualified technician to

reduce the risk of personal injury and damage to the range.

• Never modify or alter the construction of a range by

removing leveling legs, panels, wire covers, anti-tip brackets/screws, or any other part of the product.

_'!'vOI-4_t_ll_[elTO REDUCE

• ALL RANGES CAN TIP.

• INJURYTO PERSONS

COULD RESULT.

• INSTALL ANTI-TIP DEVICE PACKED WITH

RANGE.

•SEE INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS.

_Stepping, leaning or sitting on the doors or

drawers of this range can result in serious injuries and may also cause damage to the range. Do not allow children to climb

or play around the range. Theweight of achild on an open door may cause the range to tip, resulting in serious burns or other injury.

_Do not use the oven for storage.

_'l_J_Do not store items of interest to children in

the cabinets above a range or on the backguard of a range.

Children climbing on the range to reach items could be seriously injured.

THE RISKOFTIPPINGOF THE

RANGE,THE RANGEMUST BESECUREDBY PROPERLY

INSTALLEDANTI-TIP BRACKET(S)PROVIDEDWITH

THE RANGE. TO CHECK IF THE BRACKET(S)IS INSTALLEDPROPERLY,

REMOVETHE LOWER PANEL

OR STORAGEDRAWER AND VERIFYTHAT THEANTI-TIP

BRACKET(S)IS ENGAGED. REFERTO THE INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONSFORPROPER ANTI-TIP BRACKET(S)

INSTALLATION.

Storage in or on Appliance---Flammable materials should not be stored in an oven, near surface units or in the storage drawer (if equipped). This includes paper, plastic and cloth

items, such as cookbooks, plasticware and towels, as well as

flammable liquids. Do not store explosives, such asaerosol cans, on or nearthe range. Flammable materials may explode and result

in fire or property damage.

• Do not leave children alone. Children should not be left

alone or unattended in the area where an appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of

the appliance.

• DO NOTTOUCH SURFACEUNITS, AREAS NEARTHESE UNITS,

OVEN HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE OVEN. Both surface units and oven heating elements may be hot

even though they are dark in color. Areas near surface units 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 areas are the cooktop, surfaces facing the cooktop, the oven vent

openings and surfaces near these openings, oven door and window.

• Wear Proper ApparelmLoose-fitting or hanging garments

should never be worn while using the appliance. Do not let

clothing or other flammable materials contact hot surfaces.

_Never use your appliance for warming or

heating the room.

• Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires---Smother the

fire with a pan lid, or use baking soda, a dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

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

• UseOnly Dry Potholders--Moist or damp potholders on hot

surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let the

potholders touch hot heating surface units or interior oven elements. Do not use a 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 result in injury.

• Remove the oven door from any unused range if it is to be

stored or discarded.

_Cold temperatures can damage the

electronic control. When using the appliance for the first time, or when the appliance has not been used for an extended period of

time, be certain the unit has been in temperatures above 32°F for at least 3 hours before turning on the power to the appliance.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSccontinued

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR

COOKTOP

• IMPORTANTwDo not attempt to operate the oven during

a power failure. If the power fails, always turn the oven off. If the oven is not turned off and the power resumes, the oven

will begin to operate again. Food left unattended could catch fire or spoil.

• Know which knob controls each surface heating unit.

• Use Proper Pan Size--This appliance is equipped with one or

more surface units of different sizes. Selectutensilshaving flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit. The use of

undersized utensilswill expose a portion of the surface heating unitto direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper

relationship of utensil to the surface unit will also improve

efficiency.

• Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Should Not Extend Over Adjacent Surface Units--To reduce the risk of

burns, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil, the handle of the utensil

should be positioned sothat it is turned inward, and does not extend over adjacent surface units.

• Never Leave Surface Units Unattended at High Settings--

Boilovers causesmoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite, or

a pan that hasboiled dry may melt.

• Protective Liners--Do not use aluminum foil to line oven bottom orany other part of the range. Only use aluminum foil as

recommended for baking if used asa cover placed on the food.

Any other use of protective liners or aluminum foil may result in a riskof electric shock or fire.

• Glazed Cooking Utensils--Only certain types of glass, glass/

ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for rangetop service without breaking due to the sudden change in temperature. Check the manufacturer's

recommendations for rangetop use.

FOR GLASS COOKTOPS ONLY

• Do Not Cook on Broken Cooktop--If cooktop should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken cooktop and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately.

• Clean cooktop with Caution--lf a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid asteam

burn. Some cleaners can produce harmful fumes if applied to a hot surface.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR OVEN

• Use Care When Opening Door--Stand to the side of the range

when opening the door of a hot oven. Let hot air or steam escape

before you remove or replace food in the oven.

• Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. The oven is vented between the cooktop and the backguard. Touching the surfaces in this area when the oven is operating may cause severe burns.

Also, do not place plastic or heat-sensitive items on or near the oven vent. These items could melt or ignite.

• Placement of Oven Racks. Always place oven racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack must be moved while oven is

hot, useextreme caution. Use pothotders and grasp the rack with

both hands to reposition. Do not let potholders contact the hot oven element or interior of the oven. Remove all utensils from the

rack before removing rack.

• 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 grid with aluminum foil. Exposedfat and grease could ignite.

• Do not touch a hot light bulb with a damp cloth. Doing so couldcausethe bulb to break. Disconnect the range or turn off the

power to the range before removing and replacing light bulb.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING

YOUR RANGE

• Clean the range regularly to keep all parts free of grease

that could catch fire. Exhaustfan ventilation hoods and grease filters should be kept clean. Do not allow grease to accumulate.

Greasy deposits in the fan could catch fire. Refer to the hood manufacturer's instructionsfor cleaning.

• Kitchen cleaners/aerosols--Always follow the manufacturer's recommended directions for use. Be aware that excess residue

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 listed in this owner's guide. Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the broiler pan and any utensils stored in the oven.

• Do not clean the oven door gasket.The door gasket isessential 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.

SAVE HESE INSTRUCTIONS

Control Pad

Functions

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE OVEN. For

satisfactoryuseofyour oven,become familiar with the various functions of the oven as described below.

CANCEL PAD-- Used to

cancel any function previously entered except

the time of day and

minute timer. Push

CANCEL to stop

BAKE PAD--

Used to enter

the normal

baking mode

temperature.

VARI BROIL PAD-- Used

to select the variable broil

function.

CLEAN PAD--

Used to select

the self- cleaning cycle.

UP and DOWN ARROW PADS-- Used along with the function pads to select oven temperature, cooking time, stop time (when programming an automatic stop time), time of day, clean time and minute timer.

OVEN, PRE-HEAT & LOCK LIGHTS-- The "OVEN" light will glow each time

the oven element turns on to maintain the set oven temperature. The "PRE-

HEAT" light will glow when the oven is first setto operate, or if the desired temperature isreset higher than the actual oven temperature. The "LOCK"

light will flash until the door locks when the self-clean cycle is in use. tt glows constantly after the door locks.

TIMER ON/OFF PAD-- Used to set

or cancel the minute timer. The minute timer does

not start or stop cooking.

CLOCK PAD-- Used to set the time of day.

FEATURE INDICATOR

LIGHTS-- These light to show which

feature isin use.

BAKE TIME PAD--

Used to enter the length of the baking

time.

STOP TIME PAD--

Used to set the desired stop time for baking.

Can be used with BAKE

TIME to program a

delayed bake cycle.

The oven can be programmed to:

• Bake normally

• Time bake

• Vari Broil

• Self-clean

For a silent control panel:

When choosinga function, a beep will be heard each time a pad ispushed. If desired, the controlscan be programmed for slier operation. Pushand hold STOP TIME. After 7 seconds,the controlwill beep once. This will block the controlsfrom soundir when a pad ispushed. To return the sound, push and hold STOP TIME again for 7 secondsuntil 1 beep isheard. Note: The control will return to the audible mode after a power outage.

Temperature conversion:

The electronic oven control isset to operate in °F (Fahrenheit) when shippedfrom the factory. The oven can be programw

for any temperature from 170°F to 550°F (65°C to 287°C).

To change the temperature to °C (Celsius) or from °C to °F (control should not be in a Bake or Clean mode):

1. Push VARI BROIL. " " appears in the display.

2. Pushand hold the UP ARROW until "HI" appears in the display.

3. Pushand hold VARI BROIL until °For °C appears in the display.

4. Pushthe UP or DOWN ARROW to change °F to °C or °C to °F.

5. Push any function pad to return to normal operating mode.

Setting the Clock and Minute Timer

To Set the Clock

When the range is first plugged in, or when the power supplyto the range has been interrupted, the display will flash "12:00".

1. Push CLOCK.

2. Within 5 seconds, push and hold the UP or DOWN ARROW until the correct time of day appears in the display.

Note: The clock cannot be changed during any timed bake or self-clean cycle.

To Set the Minute Timer

1. Push TIMER ON/OFF.

2. Pushthe UP ARROW to increase the time in one minute increments. Pushand hold the UP ARROW to increase the time in I0 minute increments. The timer

can be set for any amount of time from I minute to 11 hours and 59 minutes. Note: If you push the DOWN ARROW first, the timer will advance to 11 hours and 59 minutes.

3. The display shows the timer count down in minutes until one minute remains.

Then the display will count down in seconds.

4. When the settime has run out, the timer will beep 3 times. It will then continue to beep 3 times every 60 seconds until TIMER ONIOFF is pushed.

Note: The minute timer does not start or stop cooking. It servesas an extra timer in the kitchen that will beep when the set time has run out. The minute timer can be used alone or during any of the other oven functions. When the minute timer isin usewith any other mode, the minute timer will be shown in the display. To view

other functions, push the function pad for that mode.

To Change the Minute Timer while it is in use: While the timer isactive and shows in the display, push and hold the UPor DOWN ARROW to increase or decrease the time.

To Cancel the Minute Timer before the set time has run out:

PushTIMER ON/OFF.

Surface Cooking

Ceramic-Glass Cooktop

The ceramic-glass cooktop has electric heating coils located below the surface of the glass. The design of the glass cooktop outlines the area of the surface heating

unit below. Most importantly, make sure the diameter of the pan matches the

diameter of the surface unit. Heat is transferred up through the surface of the cooktop to the cooking utensil. Only flat-bottomed pans should beused. The type

and sizeof the cookware, number of units in useand the settings of the surface units are factors that will affect the amount of heat that will spread to areassurrounding

the units. The areassurrounding the surface units may become hot enough to cause burns.

The cooktop should not be used as a cutting board or work surface in the kitchen. Dropping heavy or hard objects on the cooktop may cause it to crack. Panswith rough bottoms may scratch the cooktop surface. Placing foods directly on the smoothtop surface (without cooking utensils)isnever recommended asdiscoloration and more difficult cleaning will result.

Your range may be equipped with any combination of the surface units described below.

Radiant Surface Units

The radiant surface unit is a group of heating coils enclosed in a ceramic fixture

below the glass cooktop. The surface unit temperature rises gradually and evenly. As the temperature rises, the unit will glow red. To maintain the selected setting, the unit will cycle on and off. The surface heating unit retains enough heat to provide a uniform and consistent heat during the off cycle. The ceramic fixture thermally insulates the heating unit, concentrating heat in the heating zone. For efficient cooking, turn off the unit several minutes before cooking iscomplete. This

will allow residual heat to complete the cooking. The amount of residual heat depends on the type and quality of cooking utensil, the quantity of food being cooked and the selected heat setting.

Indicator Light(s)

Dual Radiant Surface Units (some models)

The dual radiant surface unit ismade up of an inner and outer coil within the same surface unit. A control knob and rocker switch isused for operating the inner and outer coils. The smaller unit or inner coil has a lower wattage and can be used to

prepare smaller quantities of foods in smaller pans. The larger unit or outer coil has

ahigher wattage andcan be used to prepare larger quantities of food in larger pans.

When using the outer coil, both coils will operate.

There are 2 different surface control lights that will glow on your range---a surface

signal light and a hot surface signal light for each surface unit.

The surface signal light, located on the control panel, glows when any surface

unit is turned on. A quick glance at the light after cooking is an easy check to be

sure all surface controls are turned off.

The hot surface signal light, located under the glass cooktop, wilt come on asthe

surface cooking or warming area heats up and will continue to glow until the glass

cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level.

Setting Surface Controls

OFF

1 HI

To Operate the Radiant Surface Units

Push in and turn the surface unit control knob in either direction to the desired

setting. Eachsurface unit provides a constant amount of heat at each setting. Start most cooking operations on a higher setting; then turn to a lower setting to finish. A glowing red surface unit extending beyond the bottom edge of the cooking

utensil indicates the utensil is too small for the unit. The control knob does not have to be set exactly on a particular mark. Usethe marks as a guide and adjust the

control knob as needed.

To Operate the Dual Radiant Unit Control (some models)

Setthe rocker switch to the desired coil size.• indicates inner coil only. ® indicates both inner and outer coils operate. You may switch from either coil setting at any

time during the cooking process. Push in and turn the dual surface unit control

knob in either direction to the desired setting.

Ill--Do not place plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top of the range when it is in use.

These items could melt or ignite. Potholders, towels or wooden spoons could catch fire if placed too close to the surface unit.

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