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behindthe storagedrawer panelon
theleftsideof the rangefront
frame. Seepage6.

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ConsumerProductOwnership

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yourrange. Beforesending in this
card, pleasewrite these numbers
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ModelNumber

Serial Number

Usethese numbersin any
correspondenceor service calls
concerningyour range.

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builder)thatsoldyoutherange.

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Consumer Services
backofthis book.

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contactRCA/GEServiceCenters.

We’reproud of our serviceand
wantyouto bepleased. If forsome
reasonyou are not happywith the
service you receive,here are three
stepsto followfor further help.

FIRST,contactthe peoplewho
serviced your appliance.Explain
whyyou are notpleased. In most

cases, thiswill solvethe problem.
NEXT, if you are stillnotpleased,

write all the details—including
yourphone number—to:

Consumer Relations
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky40225

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notresolved, write:

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shouldmatchthecookwareyou
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lightthepilotlessignitionsurface
burnersonyourrangewith a match.
Holda lightedmatchtotheburner,
thenturnthe knobtothe LITE

position.Useextremecautionwhen

lightingburnersin this

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burnerson and offare locatedon
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theleftfront and1eftrear burners.
Thetwoknobson theright control

heright front andrightrear burners.

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toLITE. Onelectricignitionmodels,

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finishon thegratemay chipwithout
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turnedon isthe one youwanttouse.

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COOKWARE,NEVER LET THE

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flame size-–l/2 inchsmaller than
thebottomof the cookware:no
matter what thecookwareismade
of. Foodscookjust asquicklyat a
gentleboil asthey do ata furious,
rollingboil. A highboil creates
steamand cooksawaymoisture,
flavorand nutrition. Avoidit except
for the few cooking processes
which need a vigorousboil,

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coolbeforeyou place your hand, a
potholder, cleaningclothsor other
materials on them.

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in stainlessstee19cast iron or
enamelware, keepthe flame down

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buttonforthedesired functionand
turn the SET knobuntil the desired
temperatureisdisplayed.The

burnershouldignite within60
seconds.

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The ovenandbroilerburnerswill

notlight in theeventofan electrical

poweroutage.Donot attemptto

lightthemrnanuaUywithamatch.

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Toremovethe shelves from the
oven,pullthemtowardyou, tih
frontendupwardandpullthemout.

Toreplace,placeshelf on shelf
supportwithstop-locks(curved

extensionofshelf)facingupand
towardrear ofoven.Tilt up front
and pushshelftowardback ofoven
untilitgoespast “stop”on oven
wall. Then lowerfront of shelfand

pushitall the wayback.

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Usethe switchonthecontrol panel

toturn the lightonand off.

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theshelf suppo~~s,they will stop
beforecomingcompletelyout of

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me removing food from them or
placingfood

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pullthe shelfoutto the “stop”

position. Place thecookwareon
[hcshelf, then slidethe shelfback
intothe oven. This will eliminate
reachinginto the hot oven.

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A (bottom),B, C andD (top).
Shelfpositionsforcooking are
suggestedon Bakingand Roasting

pages.

~Do not leaveplasticitemson

the eooktop—theymay melt if’

lefttoodose tothe vent.

o Moisture

As your ovenheats up, the
temperature changeofthe air

in the oven maycause water
dropletsto formon the door
glass. Topreventthis, open the
ovendoor fo~the first minute
of ovenheat-up toletthe moist
air out.

mlBake

L PushBAKEbutton.

2. TurnSETknobuntil desired
temperatureisdisplayed.

A one-secondbeep willsound
whentheovenhaspreheatedtoand
stabilizedat selectedtemperature.

3. Whenfinishedbaking,push
CANCELbutton.

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Theword“ON” is displayedwhen
theBAKEor BROILbuttonis
energized,andgoesout whenthe
CANCELbuttonispushed or

whentheovenburnershutsoff
automatically.

Theovenoperationis controlled

electronically.Thefollowing
instructionstellyouhow tooperate
theelectroniccontrols.

ToSetthe clock

PushCLOCK button..

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TurnSET knobto correct time

day.Clock isnowset. The clock

stbeset to the correct time of
dayforaccurateautomaticoven
timingoperations.

mls the
Minute/SecondTher

L PushTIMER button.

2. TurnSET knobtodesired
amountoftime (upto9hoursand
59 minutes).The Minute/Second
Timerwill begintocountdown
withina fewseconds.

3. Whentimeisup,theEnd-of-Cycle
Tone(3long beeps)will soundand
thedisplaywillagainshowthetime

ofday.

Note: The Minute/SecondTimer is
a reminderonlyandwillnotoperate
the oven.

Youcan use the Minute/Second
Timerwhether or notthe ovenis
beingused. The Minute/Second
Timerdoes notinterfere withoven
operations.

Tocancel ‘theTimer

Push and holdTIMER buttonfor
three seconds. Thiswill clear the
Minute/SecondTimer function.

Note: Torecallwhattemperature
youhaveselectedwhilethe rising
temperatureisbeingshown,push
andholdthe BAKEbutton.The
selectedtemperaturewill be shown
whileyouholdtheBAKEbutton.
Theactualoventemperaturewill
beshownafter a fewseconds.

Youcanpush the CLOCK button
todisplaytimeofdaywithout
canceling the ovenoperation.

Youcanchangethe selected
temperatureatanytimeby
pushing the BAKEbutton and
turningthe SET knob.

mBroil

L PushBROIL button.

2. TurnSET knobuntil your
choiceof HI BROILor LO BROIL
is visiblein the display.

When finishedbroiling,pushthe
CANCEL button.

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L Push COOK TIME button.

2. TurnSET knobtoset lengthof
bakingtime.

3. Push BAKEbutton.

4. Turn SET knobto setdesired
temperature.

Whencook timeisreached,the
End-of-CycleTonewill soundand
theovenwillturn off.

Duringautomaticcooking:

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buttontofindout when the End-of­CycleTonewillsound andtheoven
willturn off.

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todisplaytime of day without
canceling theovenoperation.

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Ha delayedcookingoperation
isdesired:

L PushCOOKTIME button.

2. Setlengthofbakingtimewith
SETknob.

3. Push STOPTIME button.

4. TurnSET knobtotimeofday

whenbakingshouldbe completed.

Stoptimemustbeequaltoor
greaterthanthe cooktimeplusthe
currenttime of day.

5. Push BAKEbutton.

6. TurnSET knobto desired
temperature.

When stoptime is reached, the
End-of-CycleTonewill soundand
theovenwillturn off.

Caution:Neverletfood sit in the
ovenformorethan4 hoursbefore
cookingstarts.

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Note:Youcan push the STOP
TIME buttonto findout whenthe
ovenwillturn off. Push and hold
the COOK TIME button to findout
when the ovenwill turn on.

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When a function has been
entered,you can recallwhathas

beenprogrammedbypushingthe
corresponding functionbutton.
Themessagesinthedisplayshow
you which functionis currently
being displayed. While the
function isdisplayed, you can

changeit with the SET knob.
Youcanchangeanyprogrammed
function at any time.

Tones

End-of-CycleTone(3 longbeeps—

onesecondon, onesecondoff):

showsthata timedovenoperation
hasreachedSTOPTIME orthat
theMinute/SecondTimerhas

counteddown.

AttentionTone(seriesofshort
beeps, l/4-secondon, U4-second

off, untilproper responseisgiven):

willsoundifovenhas onlybeen

partiallyprogrammed.Forexample,

ifyouhaveselecteda cooktimebut
notemperature,youwillhear the
AttentionToneuntil you selecta
temperatureor pushCANCEL.

NotificationTone(single,one­secondbeep): indicates ovenhas
stabilizedat selectedtemperature.

KeyTone (single,I/lO-second
beep): soundswhenanybuttonis
pushed.

FunctionErrorTone(seriesof
very rapid beeps, l/8-secondon,

l/4-secondoff): displaywillshowa
failurecode.CancelFunctionError ._. ..:
Tonebypushingthe CANCEL
button. If the FunctionError Tone
startsagain(afterabout 15
seconds), call for service.
Disconnectthe rangeelectrical
supplyto stop thetone.

If the function error occurred
whileyou were programmingthe
Electronic Control, pushthe

CANCEL buttonand try again.

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cookwarefor bestheatcirculation.

2. Close ovendoor.

3. Pushthe BAKEbuttonand

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turnthe SET knobuntildesired
temperatureis displayed.If

preheatingisdesired, do not put
foodinthe ovenuntila one-second
beepsoundsto tellyoutheovenis
preheated.

4. Opendoor and place foodin
ovenon center ofshelf. Allowat

least 2 inchesbetweenedgeof
bakewareand ovenwallor adjacent
cookware.

5. Closeovendoor.

6. Check food fordonenessat
minimumtimeon recipe. Cook
longerif necessary.Push CANCEL
button and removefood.

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beextended.Thiscouldcausepoor
bakingresuhs.Ifyoumustopenthe
door,openitpartially—only3 or4
inches—andcloseit as quicklyas

possible.

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intheovenwiththeuseofaluminum
foil.Iffoilisused,placeasmall
sheet ofit, about10by 12inchesat

themost,ona lowershelf several
inches belowthefood.Do notplace

foilontheovenbottom.

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bakeimmediately.)
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affectthequalityofthe crust. Usea
testedrecipeand goodtechnique.
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