Frigidaire PLCF489GC - 40 Inch Dual Fuel Range, PLCF489GC User Manual

ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL

Control Pad Functions

Read the instructions carefully before using the oven. For satisfactory use of your oven, become familiar with the

various functions of the oven as described below. Note: The graphics on your timer may not look exactly like those
shown. This doesn't change the way it operates. Also Push buttons or pads may be shaped differently.

Oven Light—
Use to turn the
oven light ON
and OFF.

Speed Clean

— Use to
select a 2
hour Self­Cleaning
cycle.

Clean—
Use to
select a 3
hour Self­Cleaning
cycle.

Maxx Clean—
Use to select a
4 hour Self­Cleaning cycle.

Bake Time— Use
to enter the length
of the baking time.

Timer ON/
OFF— Use to

set or cancel the
minute timer.

Even-Cook

Convection Oven

Speed

clean

Clean

Maxx

clean

Oven
light

Bake
time

Clock

Lock Controls— Use
to enable or disable
all oven features.

Clock— Use
to set the
time of day.

Start Time— Use with
Bake, Bake Time and
Clean Pads to program a

Delayed Timed Bake or
Delay Self-Cleaning cycle.

DELAY

Timer

On/Off

Start
time

3

Lock

Controls

TIMED

LOCKED

DOOR

Bake

Conv

convert

Conv Convert— Use to
select the Convection
Convert feature.

Bake—Use to select the
normal baking feature.

TIMER

CLEAN

Conv
bake

Conv Bake —Used to
select the convection
bake feature.

Broil

CONV

BAKE

ROAST

WARM

Keep

warm

Conv
roast

Conv Roast— Use to
select the Convection
Roast feature.

Broil— Use to
select variable
Broil feature.

BROIL
PROBE

Favorite

setting

Favoite Setting—
Use to recall
stored recipes.

Keep Warm — Use
to select the Keep
Warm feature.

0 Thru 9 number
pads—Use to enter

temperature and times.

123

456

987

Clear

/Off

0

Clear/Off or Lock Controls ­Use to cancel any oven mode
previously entered except the
Time of Day & Minute Timer.
Push Clear/Off to stop
cooking. Also used to control
the Oven Lockout feature.

START

Start— Use
to start all
oven
features
(not used
with Oven
Light).

Minimum & Maximum Control Pad Settings

All the features listed have minimum and maximum time or temperature settings that may be entered into the control. An
ENTRY acceptance beep will sound each time a control pad is touched (the Oven Lockout pad is delayed by 3 seconds).

An ENTRY ERROR tone (3 short beeps) will sound if the entry of the temperature or time is below the minimum or above
the maximum settings for the feature.

FEATURE MIN. TEMP./TIME MAX. TEMP./TIME

PREHEAT TEMP. 170°F/ 77°C 550°F/ 288°C
BAKE TEMP. 170°F/ 77°C 550°F/ 288°C
BROIL TEMP. 400°F/ 205°C 550°F/ 288°C
MINUTE TIMER 12 Hr. 0:01 Min. 11:59 Hr./ Min.

24 Hr. 0:01 Min. 11:59 Hr./ Min.

CLOCK TIME 12 Hr. 1:00 Hr./ Min. 12:59 Hr./ Min.

24 Hr. 0:00 Hr./ Min. 23:59 Hr./ Min.

COOK TIME 12 Hr. 0:01 Min. 11:59 Hr./ Min.

24 Hr. 0:01 Min. 11:59 Hr./ Min.

START TIME 12 Hr. 1:00 Hr./ Min. 12:59 Hr./ Min.

24 Hr. 0:00 Hr./ Min. 23:59 Hr./ Min.
CONVECTION BAKE 170°F/ 77°C 550°F/ 288°C
CONVECTION ROAST 170°F/ 77°C 550°F/ 288°C

Printed in United States

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318204116 (0712) Rev. A

Setting the Clock

Clock

The

operation. The clock has been preset at the factory for the 12 hour operation. When the
range is first plugged in, or when the power supply to the range has been interrupted, the
time in the display will flash (See Figure 1).

To set the clock (example below for 1:30)

pad is used to set the clock. The clock may be set for 12 or 24 hour time of day

INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY

TIMED
DOOR

DELAY

LOCKED

TIMER
CLEAN

Figure 1

CONV
ROAST

BAKE
WARM

BROIL
PROBE

1. Press

Clock

. "CLO" will appear in the display (Figure 2).

2. Press 1 3 0 pads to set the time of day to 1:30 (Figure 3).

"CLO" will stay in the display. Press

START

. "CLO" will disappear

and the clock will start (Figure 4).

Changing between 12 or 24 hour time of day display

1. Press and hold

"12h" (Figure 5) or "24h" (Figure 6) will appear in the display and
the control will beep once.

2. Press

Clean

display. The display will show either "12h" (Figure 5) or "24h"
(Figure 6).

3. Press

START

change.

4. Reset the correct time as described in To set the Clock above.
Please note that if the 24 hour time of day mode was chosen, the
clock will now display time from 0:00 through 23:59 hours.

Clock

for 7 seconds (Figure 3). After 7 seconds,

to switch between the 12 and 24 hour time of day

to accept the change or press

Clear

to reject the

/Off

Clock

3

1

START

Clock

for 7 seconds

Clean

START

or

Clear

/Off

DELAY

0

TIMED
DOOR

LOCKED

TIMER
CLEAN

CONV
ROAST

BAKE
WARM

BROIL
PROBE

Figure 2

DELAY

TIMED
DOOR

LOCKED

TIMER
CLEAN

CONV
ROAST

BAKE
WARM

BROIL
PROBE

Figure 3

DELAY

TIMED
DOOR

LOCKED

TIMER

CLEAN

CONV
ROAST

BAKE
WARM

BROIL
PROBE

Figure 4

Figure 5

Figure 6

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Setting the Clock (continued)

Setting Continuous Bake or 12 Hour Energy Saving

The TIMER ON/OFF

Timer

and CLEAN

On/Off

Clean

pads control the Continuous Bake or 12 Hour Energy Saving features.

The oven control has a factory preset built-in 12 Hour Energy Saving feature that will shut off the oven if the oven
control is left on for more than 11 hours and 59 minutes. The oven can be programmed to override this feature for

Continuous Baking.

INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY

To set the control for Continuous Bake or 12 Hour
Energy Saving features

1. Press and hold

"12h" or "- -h" will appear in the display and the control will
beep once.

2. Press

Clean

continuous bake features. Note: "12h" (Figure 2) in the display
indicates the control is set for the 12 Hour Energy Saving
mode and "- -h" indicates the control is set for the Continuous
Bake feature (Figure 3).

3. Press

START

to time of day) or press

Timer

for 7 seconds (Figure1). After 7 seconds

On/Off

to switch between the 12 Hour Energy Saving and

to accept the change (Figure 4; display will return

Clear

to reject the change.

/Off

Timer

for 7

On/Off

seconds

Clean

START

Clear

/Off

TIMED
DOOR

TIMED
DOOR

TIMED
DOOR

TIMED
DOOR

DELAY

LOCKED

DELAY

LOCKED

DELAY

LOCKED

DELAY

LOCKED

TIMER
CLEAN

Figure 1

TIMER

CLEAN

Figure 2

TIMER
CLEAN

Figure 3

TIMER
CLEAN

CONV
ROAST

CONV
ROAST

CONV
ROAST

CONV
ROAST

BAKE
WARM

BAKE
WARM

BAKE
WARM

BAKE
WARM

BROIL
PROBE

BROIL
PROBE

BROIL
PROBE

BROIL
PROBE

Figure 4

Setting Timer

The TIMER ON/OFF

beep when the set time has run out. It does not start or stop cooking. The Timer feature can be used during any of the
other oven control functions. Refer to “Minimum and Maximum Control Pad Settings” for time amount settings.

Timer

pad controls the Timer feature. The Timer serves as an extra timer in the kitchen that will

On/Off

INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY

To set the Timer (example for 5 minutes)

1. Press

Timer

. "- - - -" will appear and "TIMER" will flash in the

On/Off

display (Figure 5).

2. Press the number pads to set the desired time in the display

(example 5). Press

START

. The time will begin to count

down with "5:00" and "TIMER" will stay in the display (Figure

6). Note: If

START

is not pressed the timer will return to the

time of day after 25 seconds.

3. When the set time has run out, "End" and "TIMER" will show in
the display (Figure 7). The clock will sound with 3 beeps every

5 seconds until

Timer

is pressed.

On/Off

Timer

On/Off

TIMED
DOOR

DELAY

LOCKED

TIMER

CLEAN

CONV
ROAST

BAKE
WARM

BROIL
PROBE

Figure 5

START

5

TIMED
DOOR

DELAY

LOCKED

TIMER

CLEAN

CONV
ROAST

BAKE
WARM

BROIL
PROBE

Figure 6

DELAY

TIMED
DOOR

LOCKED

TIMER

CLEAN

CONV
ROAST

BAKE
WARM

BROIL
PROBE

Figure 7

Timer

On/Off

To cancel the Kitchen Timer before the set time has run out

Press

Timer

. The display will return to the time of day.

On/Off

Timer

On/Off

3

Consumer Defined Controls

Note: The Consumer Defined Control features are adjustments to the control that will not affect cooking results. These
include the Oven Lockout, Silent Control Operation and Temperature Display features.

Setting Oven Lockout Feature

3

Lock

The

prevents the oven from being turned on. It does not disable the clock, Kitchen Timer or the interior oven lights.

To activate the Oven Lockout feature

pad controls the Oven Lockout feature. The Oven Lockout feature automatically locks the oven door and

Controls

INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY

3

1. Press and hold

Lock

for 3 seconds.

Controls

2. After 3 seconds a beep will sound, "LOC" will appear and

3

Lock

for 3 seconds

Controls

TIMED

DOOR

DELAY

TIMER

LOCKED

CLEAN

Figure 1-A

CONV
ROAST

BAKE
WARM

"DOOR LOCKED" will flash in the display (If you have a range
see figure 1-A; if it's a wall oven see figure 1-B). Once the oven
door is locked the "DOOR LOCKED" indicator will stop
flashing.

To reactivate normal oven operation:

3

1. Press and hold

will disappear. The "DOOR LOCKED" will flash in the display
until the oven door has completely unlocked (Figure 2).

Lock

for 3 seconds. A beep will sound. "LOC"

Controls

3

Lock

for 3 seconds

Controls

TIMED

DOOR

TIMED
DOOR

DELAY

TIMER

LOCKED

CLEAN

Figure 1-B

DELAY

TIMER

LOCKED

CLEAN

Figure 2

CONV
ROAST

CONV
ROAST

BAKE
WARM

BAKE
WARM

2. The oven is again fully operational.

Setting Silent Control Operation

The START TIME

Start

and CLEAN

time

feature allows the oven control to be operated without sounds or beeps whenever necessary. If desired the control can
be programmed for silent operation and later returned to operating with all the normal sounds and beeps.

Clean

pads control the Silent Control operation feature. The Silent Control operation

INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY

To change control from normal sound operation to
silent control operation

DELAY

1. To tell if your range is set for normal or silent operation press

and hold

Start

for 7 seconds. "- - - -" will appear and "DELAY"

time

will flash in the display (Figure 3). After 7 seconds "SP" will
appear in the display (Figure 4).

2. Press

Clean

to switch between normal sound operation and

silent operation mode. The display will show either "SP"
(Figure 4) or "--" (Figure 5).

If "SP" appears (Figure 4), the control will operate with normal
sounds and beeps. If "- -" appears (Figure 5), the control is in
the silent operation mode.

3. Press

START

to accept the change or press

Clear

to reject the

/Off

Start

for 7 seconds

time

Clean

START

or

Clear

/Off

TIMED
DOOR

TIMED
DOOR

TIMED
DOOR

LOCKED

DELAY

LOCKED

DELAY

LOCKED

TIMER

CLEAN

Figure 3

TIMER

CLEAN

Figure 4

TIMER

CLEAN

Figure 5

CONV
ROAST

CONV
ROAST

CONV
ROAST

BAKE
WARM

BAKE
WARM

BAKE
WARM

BROIL
PROBE

BROIL
PROBE

BROIL
PROBE

BROIL
PROBE

BROIL
PROBE

BROIL
PROBE

change.
Note: The control will always beep at the end of a kitchen timer
and will beep when a set temperature has been reached, even if
the control is set to silent operation.

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Consumer Defined Controls (continued)

TIMED
DOOR

DELAY

LOCKED

TIMER
CLEAN

CONV
ROAST

BAKE
WARM

BROIL
PROBE

Setting Temperature Display — Fahrenheit or Celsius

The BROIL

Broil

and CLEAN

Clean

pads control the Fahrenheit or Celsius temperature display modes. The oven

control can be programmed to display temperatures in Fahrenheit or Celsius. The oven has been preset at the factory
to display in Fahrenheit.

INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY

To change display from Fahrenheit to Celsius or
Celsius to Fahrenheit

1. To tell if the display is set for Fahrenheit or Celsius press

(Figure 1) and hold for 7 seconds; "550°" will appear and
"BROIL" will flash in the display and a beep will sound. If "F"
appears, the display is set to show temperatures in Fahrenheit
(Figure 2). If "C" appears, the display is set to show
temperatures in Celsius (Figure 3).

2. Press

Clean

to switch between Fahrenheit or Celsius display

modes. The display will show either "F" (Figure 2) or "C"
(Figure 3).

3. Press

START

to accept the change or press

Clear

to reject the

/Off

change.

Broil

Broil

for 7 seconds

Clean

or

Clear

/Off

START

TIMED

TIMED

DOOR

DOOR

TIMED
DOOR

DELAY

DELAY

LOCKED

LOCKED

DELAY

LOCKED

TIMER

TIMER

CLEAN

CLEAN

Figure 1

TIMER
CLEAN

Figure 2

Figure 3

CONV

CONV

ROAST

ROAST

CONV
ROAST

BAKE

BAKE

WARM

WARM

BAKE
WARM

BROIL

BROIL

PROBE

PROBE

BROIL
PROBE

5

Setting Oven Controls (continued)

TIMED
DOOR

DELAY

LOCKED

TIMER
CLEAN

CONV
ROAST

BAKE

WARM

BROIL
PROBE

TIMED
DOOR

DELAY

LOCKED

TIMER
CLEAN

CONV
ROAST

BAKE

WARM

BROIL
PROBE

Setting Bake

The BAKE

Bake

pad controls normal baking. The oven can be programmed to bake at any temperature from 170° F

to 550° F (The sample shown below is for 375°F).

INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY

To set the Bake Temperature to 375°F

1. Arrange interior oven racks and place food in oven.

Bake

2. Press

display (Figure 1). If a bake of 350°F is needed, press

, "350°" will appear and "BAKE" will flash in the

START

.

3. Press 3 7 5 (Figure 2). "BAKE" will continue to flash and

"375°" will appear in the display.

4. Press

START

. The display will show "375°" and "BAKE" (Figure 3).

A beep will sound once the oven temperature reaches 375° F.

Pressing

Clear

will cancel the Bake feature at any time.

/Off

To change the Bake Temperature (example: changing
from 375°F to 425°F)

1. After the oven has already been set to bake at 375°F and the

3

Bake

7

START

Clear

/Off

Figure 1

5

Figure 2

DELAY

TIMED
DOOR

TIMED
DOOR

LOCKED

DELAY

LOCKED

TIMER
CLEAN

Figure 3

TIMER
CLEAN

Figure 4

CONV
ROAST

CONV
ROAST

BAKE

WARM

BAKE

WARM

BROIL
PROBE

BROIL
PROBE

oven temperature needs to be changed to 425°F, press

Bake

(Figure 4). "375°" will appear and "BAKE" will flash in the
display.

2. Press 4 2 5 (Figure 5). "BAKE" will continue to flash and

"425°" will appear in the display.

3. Press

START

. "BAKE" and "425°" will stay in the display (Figure 6).

Note: If the oven was recently heated from prior cooking and has

remained heated, the bake element symbol may not show in the
display immediately.

Note: Electric models only, during the first rise of temperature, the
Bake and Broil elements will cycle for a better heat distribution.

4

Bake

2

START

DELAY

TIMED
DOOR

LOCKED

TIMER
CLEAN

CONV
ROAST

BAKE

WARM

BROIL
PROBE

Figure 5

5

DELAY

TIMED
DOOR

LOCKED

TIMER

CLEAN

Figure 6

CONV
ROAST

BAKE

WARM

BROIL
PROBE

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