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Aluminum Foil

Appliance Registration
Baking, Baking Guide

Broiling, Broiling Guide

Care and Cleaning
Clock/Timer

Continuous Cleaning Care
Door Removal

Features
Light; Bulb Replacement

Model and Serial Numbers
Problem Solver

Repair Service
Roasting, Roasting Guide

Safety Instructions
Shelves

Thermostat Adjustment
Warranty Back Cover

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IMPORTANT

Read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate

and

maintain your new oven

properly.
Keep it handy for answers to your

questions.

If

you don’t understand something
or need more help, write (include
your phone number):

Consumer Affairs
Hotpoint
Appliance Park
Louisville. KY 40225

Write down the model
and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label located
inside the oven on the left side.

See page 4.
These numbers are also on the

Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came with
your oven. Before sending in this
card, please write these numbers
here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your oven.

If you received
a damaged oven . . .

Immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the oven.

Save time and money.
Before you request
service . . .

Check the Problem Solver on
page 15. It lists causes of minor

operating problems that you can
correct yourself.

FOR YOUR SAFETY
If you smell gas:

1. Open windows,

2. Don’t touch
electrical

switches:

3. Extinguish any
open flame.

4. Immediately call
your gas supplier.

*Don’t turn electric switches
on or off because sparks may
ignite the gas.

FOR YOUR SAFETY
Do not store or use

gasoline or other

flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity
of this or any other
appliance.

SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions
before using this
appliance.

IMPORTANT
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 and requires
businesses to warn customers
of potential exposure to such
substances.

Gas appliances can cause
minor exposure to three of these
substances, namely benzene,
formaldehyde and soot, caused
primarily by the incomplete
combustion of natural gas or LP
fuels. Properly adjusted burners,
indicated by a bluish rather than
a yellow flame, will minimize
incomplete combustion. Exposure
to these substances can be
minimized further by venting
with an open window or using
a ventilation fan or hood.

When You Get Your Oven

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Have the

the location of the oven gas cut­off valve and

if necessary.

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Have your oven installed
and properly grounded by a
qualified installer,

with the Installation Instructions.
Any adjustment and service should
be performed only by qualified
gas range installers or service
technicians.

installer show you

how to shut it off

in accordance

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Plug your

grou~ded

oven into a 120-volt

outlet only.

Do not
remove the round grounding
prong from the plug. If in doubt
about the grounding of the home
electrical system, it is your
personal responsibility and
obligation to have an ungrounded
outlet replaced with a

properly-

grounded three-prong outlet in
accordance with the National
Electrical Code. Do not use an
extension cord with this appliance.

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Be sure all packing materials

are removed from the oven

before operating it, to prevent
fire or smoke damage should
the packing material ignite.

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Be sure your oven is correctly
adjusted by a qualified service
technician or installer for the
type of gas (Natural or LP) on
which it is to be used.

Your oven
can be converted for use on either
type of gas. See Installation
Instructions.

Using Your Oven

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Don’t leave children alone or
unattended where an oven is
hot or in operation.

be seriously burned.

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Don’t allow anyone to climb,
stand or hang on the door or
broiler compartment.

could damage the oven or cause
severe personal injury.

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CAUTION: ITEMS OF
INTEREST TO CHILDREN
SHOULD NOT BE STORED
IN CABINETS ABOVE AN

OVEN-CHILDREN CLIMBING
ON THE OVEN TO REACH
ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLY
INJURED.

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Never wear loose fitting or
hanging garments while using
the appliance. Flammable
material could be ignited if
brought in contact with flame or
hot oven surfaces and may cause
severe burns.

They could

They

. Never use your

appliance

for

warming or heating the room.

Prolonged use of the oven without
adequate ventilation can be
hazardous.

. Do

not

use water

fires. Flame in oven can be
smothered by completely
closing door and turning
OVEN TEMP to OFF.

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Do not store flammable

materials in an oven.

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Do not let cooking grease
or other flammable materials
accumulate in or near the oven.

. Do not use oven

on grease

for a storage

area.

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Stand away from the oven

when opening oven door.

hot air or steam which escapes
can cause burns to hands, face
and/or eyes.

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Keep oven free from grease
buildup.

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place

oven shelves in desired

position while oven is cool.

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Wliing

stop is a convenience in lifting
heavy foods. It is also a precaution
against burns from touching
hot surfaces of the door or oven
walls.

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Don’t use aluminum foil
anywhere in the oven except as
described in this book.

could result in a fire hazard or
damage to the range.

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Don’t heat unopened food
containers in the oven. Pressure
could build up and the container

could burst causing an injury.

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Use only glass cookware that
is recommended

ovens.

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roasting bags in oven,

the manufacturer’s directions.

out shelf to the shelf

for use in gas

when

using cooking or

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When cooking pork, follow the

directions exactly and always
cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least

170”F.

This assures that, in the remote
possibility that trichina may be

twesent

in the meat. it will be killed

;nd

meat will be safe to eat.

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Always remove broiler pan
from broiler compartment as
soon as you finish broiling.

Grease left in the pan can catch

fire if oven is used without
removing the grease from the
broiler pan.

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When broiling, if meat is too
close to the flame, the fat may
ignite.

Trim excess fat to prevent

excessive flare-ups.

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Make

sure broiler

place correctly

pan is in

to reduce the

possibility of grease fires.

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If you should have a grease
fire in the broiler pan,

turnoff
oven, and keep drawer closed to
contain fire until it burns out.

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Clean only parts listed in this

Use and Care Book.

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Keep oven clean and free of
accumulations of grease or

spillovers

which may ignite.

If You Need Service

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Read

on page 15 of this book.

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Don’t attempt to repair or

replace any part of your oven
unless it is specifically
recommended in this book.

“The Problem solver”

All
other servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.

SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS

Features of Your Oven

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Feature Index

1 Minute Timer
2 Automatic Oven Timer
3 Radial Electric Clock
4 Oven Light Switch
5 Oven Set Knob
6 Oven Temp Knob
7 Oven Interior Light
8 Oven Shelves
9 Oven Shelf Supports

10 Removable Oven Bottom
11 Removable Oven Door
12 Removable Broiler Compartment Door
13 Broiler Pan and Rack
14 Model and Serial Numbers
15 Continuous-Cleaning Oven Interior

16 Broiler Compartment

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Minute Timer, Automatic Oven Timer and Clock

Minute Timer

Model

The Minute Timer has been
combined with the oven clock. Use
it to time
operations. You’ll recognize it as
the pointer which is different in
color than the clock hands.

Minutes are marked up to 30 and
hours are marked up to 4 on the

center ring of the clock.

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your precise cooking

The Clock

To set the Clock,

and turn the clock hands to the
right to the correct time. Then let
the knob out and continue turning
to OFF.

push the knob in

Automatic Oven Timer

Model RGJ616GEH

This Timer will automatically start
and stop your oven for you. Here’s
what you do:

1.

Make sure both your oven clock
and the START dial show the correct
time of day. When the START knob
is pushed in and turned, it will “pop”
into place when the time shown on
the oven clock is reached.

2. Set the START control. Push in
and turn the START knob to the
time you want the oven to turn itself
on. (If you want it to start cooking
immediately, do not set the Start
time. )

3. Set the
and turn the STOP knob to the time
you want the oven to turn itself off.

Note: There must beat least a half
hour difference between the START
and
control to work.

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control. Push in

STOP

dials for the automatic

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The Minute Timer has been
combined with the oven clock. Use
it to time all your precise cooking
operations. Minutes are marked up to
60 on the center ring of the clock.

To

set the

knob to the left,
until the pointer reaches the number
of minutes you want to time.

At the end of the time set on either
Minute Timer, a buzzer sounds to
tell you time k up.

withcuapushing

reaches OFF and the buzzer stops.

Minute Timer,

without pushing in,

Turn the knob,

in,

until the pointer

turn the

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4. Set the OVEN SET knob to
AUTO OVEN.

5. Set the OVEN TEMP knob to
the desired cooking temperature.

Now the oven will turn itself on

immediately or at a later Start time
that you set, cook at the temperature
you selected and turn itself off at
the Stop time you selected.

After taking food out of the oven,
be sure to turn the OVEN TEMP
control to off and the OVEN SET
knob to the MAN. OVEN setting
where it should be kept for normal
oven use.

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