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Contents
Thank youfor choosing Frigidare.
Product Registration ...................................................... 2
Important Safety Instructions ............................ 3-5
Before Setting Oven Controls .................................. 6
Removing, replacing & arranging the oven racks ........... 6
Before Setting Surface Controls ........................... 7-8
About the ceramic cooktop & radiant elements ............. 7
Cookware material types ............................................ 8
Setting Surface Controls .................................... 9-11
Setting single radiant surface elements ........................ 9
Setting dual radiant surface elements ........................ 10
Home canning ......................................................... 11
Oven Control Functions ......................................... 12
Setting Oven Controls ...................................... 12=15
Setting the clock ...................................................... 12
Changing oven temperature display (F° or C°) ............ 12
Setting minute timer ................................................ 13
Setting bake ........................................................... 13
Setting broil ............................................................ 14
Adjusting oven temperature ..................................... 15
Operating oven light ................................................. 15
Care &Cleaning ............................................... 16-19
Cleaning recommendation table ................................ 16
Cooktop maintenance & cleaning ........................... 17-18
Cautions for aluminum use ....................................... 18
Replacing the oven light ........................................... 18
Removing & replacing oven door ............................... 19
Before You Call
Solutions to common problems ............................. 20-21
Appliance Warranty .............................................. 23
This Use & Care Guide is part of our commitment to customer
satisfaction and product quality throughout the service life of
your new appliance.We view your purchase asthe beginning
of a relationship. To ensure our ability to continue serving you,
please use this page to record important product information.
Need help??
Visit the Frigidaire web site at www,frigidaire.com
Before you call for service, there are a few things you can
do to help us serve your better.
Read this Use & Care manual,
It contains instructions to help you use and maintain your
range properly.
If you received a damaged range ,,,
immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the
range.
Save time and money.
Check the section titled "Before you call". This section helps
step you through some common problems that might occur.
If you do need service, help is only a phone call away. Call
Frigidaire Customer Services at 1=800=944=9044.
Product Registration
Registering your product with Frigidaire enhances our ability
to serve you. You can register online at
www,frigidaire,com or by dropping your Product
Registration Card in the mail.
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Serial plate location
Serial plate location:
open storage drawer (some models) or
remove lower front panel (some models).
Record model & serial numbers here
Purchase date
Model number
Serial number
@2009 Electrolux Home Products, Inc. All ri0hts reserved. Printed in the USA
Read all instructions before using this appliance,
Do not attempt to install or operate your appliance until you
have read the safety precautions in this manual. Safety
items throughout this manual are labeled with a WARNING
or CAUTION statement based on the risk type.
Definitions
_:_ This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to
potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety messages
that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor
or moderate injury,
IMPORTANT indicates installation, operation,
maintenance or valuable information that is not hazard
related.
Important Safety Instructions
= Remove all tape and packaging before using the
range, Destroy the carton and plastic bags after
unpacking the range. Never allow childrento play with
packaging material.
Ask your dealer to recommend a qualified technician and
an authorized repair service. Know how to disconnect the
power to the range at the circuit breaker or fuse box in
case of an emergency.
= All ranges can tip.
= Injuryto persons could result.
= Install anti=tipdevice packed
with range.
= See Installation Instructions.
To reduce the risk of tipping, the
range must be secured by properly
installed anti-tip bracket provided
with the range. To check if the
bracket is installed properly, visually
check that rear leveling leg is
inserted into and fully secured by the
anti-tip bracket by removing lower
front panel or storage drawer from
the range.
For models equipped with a warmer drawer or lower
oven, grasp the top rear edge of the range and carefully
attempt to tilt it forward. Refer to the installation
instructions for proper anti- tip bracket installation.
=Never modify or alter the construction of a range
by removing the leveling legs, panels, wire covers,
anti=tip brackets/screws, or any other part of the
range.
= Remove the oven door from any unused range if it
is to be stored or discarded.
= Proper installation--Be sure your appliance is
properly installed and grounded bya qualified
technician in accordance with the National Electrical
Code ANSI/N FPA No. 70 latest edition and local
electrical code requirements, Install only per
installation instructions provided in the literature package
for this range.
= 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. This may reduce the risk of personal
injury and damage to the range.
Save these instructions for future reference,
Stepping, leaning or sitting on the door or
drawers of a range can result in serious injuries
and also cause damage to the appliance. DO NOT
allow children to climb or play around the range. The
weight of a child on an open oven door may causethe
range to tip, resulting in serious burns or other injury.
Never use your appliance for warming or heating
the room.
Do not use the oven, warmer drawer or lower
oven (if equipped) for storage.
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= Storage in or on appliance--flammable materials
should not be stored in an oven, warmer
drawer, near surface units or in the storage
drawer, This includes 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 range.
• DO NOT LEAVECHILDREN ALONE--children
should not be left alone or unattended in the
area where appliance is in use. They should never
be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance,
including the storage drawer, lower broiler drawer,
warmer drawer or lower double oven.
= Do not store items of interest to children in the
cabinets above a range or on the backguard of
the range. Children climbing on the range to reach
items could be seriously injured.
= 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.
Use dry potholders =moist or damp potholders on
hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do
not let potholders touch hot heating elements. Do not use
a towel or other bulky cloth instead of a potholder.
= Do not heat unopened food containers =buildup of
pressure may cause container to burst and result
in injury.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING
YOUR OVEN
• Use care when opening oven door, lower oven
door or warmer drawer (if equipped)--Sta nd 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.
= Do not touch surface heating units or surface
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cooking elements, areas near these units or
elements, or interior surface of the oven. Both
surface heating and oven heating elements may behot
even though they are dark in color. Areas near surface
cooking units may become hot enough to cause burns.
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During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or
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other flammable materials touch these areas until they
have had sufficient time to cool. Among these areas
are the cook top, surfaces facing the cook top, the
oven vent openings and surfaces near these openings,
oven door and oven door window.
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• Wear proper apparel=loose=fitting or hanging
garments should never be worn while using the
appliance. Do not let clothing or other flammable
materials contact hot surfaces.
Do not attempt to operate the range during a
power failure. If the power fails, always turn offthe
range. If the range is not turned off and the power
resumes, the range will begin to operate again. Once the
power resumes, reset the clock and oven function.
Keep oven vent ducts unobstructed. The oven vent
is located under the left rear surface element if your
model isequipped with coil elements. The oven vent is
located below the backguard for models equipped with
ceramic-glass cook tops. 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 interior oven racks. Always place oven
racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack must
be moved while oven is hot use extreme caution. Use
potholders and grasp the rack with both hands to
reposition. Do not let potholders contact the hot heating
elements in the oven. Remove all utensils from the rack
before moving.
Do not use the broiler pan without its insert. The
broiler pan and its insert allow dripping fat to drain and
be kept away from the high heat of the broiler. Do not
cover the broiler insert with aluminum foil. Exposed
fat and grease could ignite.
Protective liners--Do not use aluminum foil to line the
oven bottom. Only use aluminum foil as recommended in
this manual. Improper installation of these liners may
result in risk of electric shock, or fire.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING
YOUR COOKTOP
• Know which knob controls each surface heating
unit.Placea pan of food on the unit beforeturning iton,
and turn the unit off before removing the pan.
FOR CERAMIC=GLASS COOK TOP MODELS
• Do not cook on broken cook top--lfcooktopshould
break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate
the broken cook top and create a risk of electric shock.
Contact aqualified technician immediately.
• Use proper pan size--This appliance isequipped with
one or more surface units of different sizes. Select
utensils having flat bottoms large enough to cover the
surface unit heating element. The use of undersized
utensils will expose a portion of the heating element to
direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing.
Proper relationship of utensil to element will also improve
efficiency.
= Utensil handles should be turned inward and not
extend over adjacent surfaceelements--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 so that it is
turned inward, and does not extend over adjacent
surface units.
• Never leave surface elements unattended at high
heat settings--Boilovers causesmoking and greasy
spillovers that may ignite, or a pan that has boiled dry
may melt.
• Do not immerse or soak removable heating
elementsmHeating elements should never be immersed
in water. Heating elements clean themselves during
normal operation.
• Glazed cooking utensils--Only certain types of glass,
glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed
utensils are suitable for cook top service without breaking
due to the sudden change in temperature. Check the
manufacturer's recommendations for cook top use.
Clean cook top with caution--lfa wet sponge orcloth
isused towipe spillson a hotcookingarea,be carefulto
avoida steam burn.Some cleanerscan producenoxious
fumes ifappliedtoa hotsurface.
IivIPORTANTINSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING
YOUR RANGE
• Clean the range regularly to keep all parts free of
grease that could catch fire. Pay particular attention
to the area around each surface element. Do not allow
grease to accumulate.
Kitchen cleaners and aerosolsmAIways follow the
manufacturer's recommended directions for use.
Be aware that excess residue from cleaners and aerosols
may ignite causing damage and injury.
= Clean ventilating hoods frequently=Grease should
not be allowed to accumulate on the hood or filter.
Follow the manufacturer's instructions for cleaning hoods.
IHPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement
Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of
substances known to the state to cause cancer, birth
defects or other reproductive harm, and requires
businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such
substances.
= When flaming foods under a ventilating hood, turn
the fan on.
Oven vent location
The oven vent is located under the left side of the
control panel (See Fig. 1). When the oven is on, warm
air passes through this vent. This venting is necessary for
proper air circulation in the oven and good baking results.
Do not block the oven vent.
oven vent location
_ Fig. 1
Types of oven racks
Your range may be equipped with one or more of the oven
rack styles shown.
__ flat handle
Removing, replacing & arranging racks
To remove - pull the rack forward until it stops. Lift up
front of rack and slide out.
To replace - fit the rack onto the guides on the oven walls.
Tilt the front of the rack upward and slide the rack back into
place.
Arranging - always arrange the oven racks when the oven
is cool (prior to operating the oven).
Always use oven mitts when using the oven. When
using the appliance, oven racks and cooktop will become
very hot which can cause burns.
rack
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oven rack
The flat oven rack or flat handle oven rack (some
models) may be used for most cooking needs.
The offset oven rack (some models) is designed to place
the base of the rack about 1/2 of a rack position lower than
normal. This rack design provides several additional
possible locations between the standard positions.
Fig. 2
Recommended rack positions by food type
Food type Position
Broiling meats See broil
Cookies, cakes, pies, biscuits & muffins 2 or 3
Frozen pies, angel food cake, yeast, bread
and casseroles 1 or 2
Small cuts of meat or poultry 1or 2
Turkey, roast or ham 1
Air circulation in the oven
For best baking results allow 2-4" (5-10 cm) around the
cookware for proper air circulation and be sure pans and
cookware do not touch each other, the oven door, sides or
back of the oven cavity. Hot air must be able to circulate
around the pans and cookware in the oven for even heat to
reach around the food.
About the ceramic glass cooktop
The ceramic cooktop has radiant surface elements located
below the surface of the glass. The design of the ceramic
cooktop outlines the area of the surface element
underneath. Be sure to match the pan size with the
diameter of the element outline on the cooktop and only
flat-bottomed cookware should be used.
The type and size of cookware, the number of surface
elements in use and their settings are all factors that will
affect the amount of heat that will spread to areas beyond
the surface elements. The areas surrounding the elements
may become hot enough to cause burns,
element ON indicator light
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Fig. 1
About the radiant surface elements
The element temperature rises gradually and evenly. As the
temperature rises, the element will glow red. To maintain
the selected setting the element will cycle ON and OFF.The
heating element retains enough heat to provide a uniform
and consistent heat during the off cycle.
Forefficient cooking, turn OFFthe element several minutes
before cooking is complete. This will allow residual heat to
complete the cooking process.
Element on & hot surface indicator lights
Your appliance isequipped with two different types of
radiant surface control indicator lights that will glow on the
control panel i the on indicator and the hot surface
indicator lights.
The element on indicator light will glow when any surface
element is turned ON. A quick glance at this indicator light
after cooking is an easy check to be sure the surface
controls are turned OFF (See Fig. 1).
The hot surface indicator light will glow when any surface
cooking area heats up and will remain on until the glass
cooktop has cooled to a MODERATE level (See Fig. 2).
hot surface indicator light
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hot @ surface
OFF OFF
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Fig. 2
Radiant elements have a limiter that allows the element
to cycle ON and OFF, even at the HI setting. This helps
to prevent damage to the ceramic smoothtop. Cycling at
the HI setting is normal and will occur more often if the
cookware is too small for the radiant element or if the
cookware bottom is not flat.
Be sure to read the detailed instructions for ceramic
glass cooktop cleaning in the Care &Cleaning and
Before You Call checklist sections of this Use & Care
Manual.
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