Before using your range, read this guide
carefully.
It
is intended to help you operate and maintain your
new range 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
How to Remove Packaging Tape
To
assure no damage is done to the finish of the
product, the safest way to remove packaging tape
adhesive on new appliances is an application of a
household liquid dishwashing detergent, mineral oil
or cooking oil. Apply with a soft cloth and allow to
soak. Wipe dry and then apply an appliance polish to
thoroughly clean and protect the surface.
NOTE: The plastic tape must be removed from the
chrome trim on range parts. It cannot be removed if
it is baked on.
Write down the model
and serial numbers.
You’ll find them on a label on the front of the range
behind the storage drawer. See the Features of Your
Range section in this guide.
These numbers are also on the Consumer Product
Ownership Registration Card that came with your
range. 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 range.
If you received a damaged range...
Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold
you the range.
Save time and money.
Before you request service...
Check the Problem Solver in the back of this guide.
It lists causes of minor operating problems that you
can correct yourself.
~
YOU NEED SERVICE
To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page
in the back of this guide.
We’re proud of our service and want you to be
pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with
the service you receive, here are three steps to follow
for further help.
FIRST, contact the people who serviced your
appliance. Explain why you are not pleased.
In most cases, this will solve the problem.
2
all
NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write
details—including your phone number—to:
Manager, Consumer Relations
Hotpoint
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write:
Major Appliance Consumer Action
20 North
Chicago, IL 60606
Wacker
Drive
the
Panel
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instructions before using your
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
●
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
I]nforcement
[~alifornia to
the state
harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of
potential exposure to
●
‘1’he
fiberglass insulation in self-clean ovens
Act requires the Governor of
publish a
to cause birth defects or other reproductive
list
of substances known to
such substances.
gives off a very small amount of carbon
monoxide during the cleaning cycle. Exposure
cur]
be minimized by venting with an open
window or using a ventilation fan or hood.
WIIcn
using
electrical appliances,
prcctiutions
I\)l
lowing:
●
Use this appliance only for its intended use
tis
described in this guide.
●
Have the installer show you the location
of
the circuit breaker or fuse. Mark it for
should be followed, including the
basic
safety
easy reference.
Be
sure your appliance is properly installed and
grounded by a qualified technician in accordance
with the provided installation instructions.
●
Do not attempt to repair or replace any
part of your range unless it is specifically
recommended in this guide. All other servicing
should be referred to a qualified technician.
c
Before performing any service, DISCONNECT
THE
RANGE POWER SUPPLY AT THE
HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION PANEL
BY
REMOVING THE FUSE OR
OFF
THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.
●
Do
not store flammable materials in an oven
SWITCHWG
or near the surface units.
●
Do
not leave children alone+
not
be left alone or unattended in an area where an
hildren
should
appliance is in use. They should never be allowed
to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.
●
Teach children not to play with the controls
or
any
other part of the range.
●
A]ever
leave the oven door open when you are
not
watching the range.
●
Always keep combustible wall coverings, curtains
or drapes a safe distance from your range.
rage.
●
Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hang
on the door, drawer or
cooktop.
They could
damage the range and even tip it over, causing
severe personal injury.
AWAmING–
All
ranges can tip and injury could
result. To prevent accidental tipping
of the range, attach it to the wall or
floor by installing the Anti-Tip device
supplied. Make sire the chain-fits
securely into the slot in the bracket.
If
vou Dull
fo; an;
the
range
reason,
out from the wall
m;ke
sure the device is
properly engaged when you push the range back
against the wall. If it is not, there is a possible risk
of the range tipping over
and
causing injury if you
or a child stand, sit or lean on an open door.
Please refer to the Anti-Tip device information in
this guide. Failure to take this precaution
result in tipping of the range and injury.
●
CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN
CABINETS ABOVE A
WNGE
BACKSPLASH OF A RANGE-CHILDREN
CLIMBING ON THE RANGE TO REACH
ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
●
Never wear
loose-~ltting
or hanging garments
while using the appliance. Be careful when
reaching for items stored in cabinets over the
range. Flammable material could be ignited if
brought in contact with hot surface units or
heating elements and may cause severe burns.
●
Use only dry pot holders—moist or
B
damp pot holders on hot surfaces may
result in burns from steam. Do not let
pot holders touch hot surface units. Do not use a
towel
or other bulky cloth. Such cloths can catch
fire on a hot surface unit or heating element.
●
Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot
holders and other linens a safe distance from
your range.
●
Always keep wooden and plastic utensils
and canned food a safe distance away from
your range.
●
For your safety, never use your appliance for
warming or heating the room.
P
,.4
P
;,4
A
~
could
OR ON THE
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next page)
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i
●
●
DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE
MORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
(continued)
MATERIALS, GASOLINE OR OTHER
FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN
THE VIC~ITY
OF THIS OR ANY OTHER
APPLIANCE.
●
Keep the hood and grease filters clean to
maintain good venting and to avoid grease fires.
. Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
materials accumulate in or near the range.
A’
4 ~ !’
●
Do not use water on grease fires.
Never pick up a flaming pan.
e
Turn the controls off. Smother a
flaming pan on a surface unit by covering the
pan
completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie
sheet or flat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry
chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out
by covering it with baking soda or, if available,
by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam-
type fire extinguisher.
Flame in the oven can be smothered completely
by closing the oven door and turning the oven off
or by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam-
type fire extinguisher.
●
Do not touch the surface units or the heating
elements or the interior surface of the oven.
These surfaces may be hot enough to bum even
though they are dark in color. During and after use,
do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable
materials contact the surface units, areas nearby
the surface units or any interior area of the oven;
allow sufficient time for cooling, first,
Potentially hot surfaces include the
facing
the
cooktop,
oven vent opening, surfaces
cooktop,
areas
near the opening, crevices around the oven door
and metal trim parts above the door,
Oven
●
Stand away from the range when opening
oven door.
cause burns to hands, face
●
Do not heat unopened food containers.
Hot
air or steam which escapes
andor
eyes.
Pressure could build up and the container
could burst, causing an injury.
●
Keep the oven vent duct unobstructed.
●
Keep the oven free from grease
buildup.
&
,,.
-,.,:
.>, .-
. Place the oven shelf in the desired position
while the oven is
handled when hot, do not
cool,
If the shelves
let
the pot holder
tnust
contact the heating elements in the oven.
●
Pulling out the shelf to the shelf stop is a
convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also
precaution against bums from touching hot
surfaces of the door or oven
●
When using cooking or roasting bags in the
walls.
oven, follow the manufacturer’s directions.
●
Do not use your oven to dry newspapers.
If overheated, they can catch fire.
●
Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils
or food in the oven when not in use. Do not
store flammable materials in an oven or near the
surface units.
●
After broiling, always take the broiler pan out
of the range and clean it. Leftover grease in the
broiler pan can catch fire the next time you use
the pan.
●
Never leave jars or cans of fat drippings on or
near your range.
the
can
be
a
Remember: The inside surface of the oven may
be hot when the door is opened.
●
When cooking pork, follow the directions
exactly
temperature of at least
and
always cook the meat to an internal
170°F.
This assures that, in
the remote possibility that trichina may be present
in the meat, it will be killed and the meat will be
safe to eat.
4
Self-Cleaning Oven
s
Do not clean the oven door gasket. The door
gasket is essential for a good
taken not to rub, damage or move the gasket.
●
Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial
oven cleaner or oven liner protective coating
of any kind should be used in or around any
part of the oven. Residue from oven cleaners
will damage the inside of the oven when the
self-clean cycle is used.
seal.
Care should be
Clean
only parts listed in this Use and
Care Guide.
●
Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the broiler
pan, rack and other cookware.
●
Be sure to wipe up excess spillage before
starting the self-cleaning operation.
c
If the self-cleaning mode malfunctions, turn
[he
oven off and disconnect the power supply.
Have it serviced by a qualified technician.
●
Never clean the
cooktop
surface when it
is hot. Some cleaners produce noxious fumes
and wet cloths could cause steam burns if used
on
a
hot surface.
●
Do
not immerse or soak the removable surface
units.
Do
not put them in a dishwasher. Do not
self-clean the surface
●
When flaming foods are under the hood,
turn the fan
oF.
The fan, if operating, may
uniti in the oven.
spread the tlame.
Surface Cooking Units
●
Use proper pan size—Select cookware having
Iltit
bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit
heating element. The use of undersized cookware
will expose
contact
I>roper
will also improve efficiency.
●
Never leave the surface units unattended at
high heat settings.
(Treasy
e
●
Be sure the drip pans and vent ducts are not
covered and are in
cooking could damage range parts and wiring.
●
Do not use aluminum foil to line the drip pans
or
tinywhere
this guide. Misuse could result in a shock, fire
hazard
●
Only certain types of glass,
earthenware or other glazed containers are
suitable for range-top service; others may break
because of the sudden change in temperature.
●
Always
removing the cookware.
a
portion of the surface unit to direct
and
may result in ignition of clothing.
relationship of cookware to the surface unit
Boilovers
spillovers that may catch on fire.
place.
cause smoking and
Their absence during
in the oven except as described in
or damage to the range.
glasdceramic,
turn the surface units off before
●
Keep an eye on foods being fried at high or
medium high heat.
●
Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.
Frost
on
frozen
foods or moisture on fresh foods
can cause 11o1 fat
of
the pan.
●
Use little fat for effective shallow or deep-fat
to bubble up and over the sides
frying. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause
spillovers
●
If a combination of oils or fats will be used
when food is added.
in frying, stir together before heating, or as fats
melt slowly.
●
Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.
●
Use a deep fat thermometer whenever
possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the
smoking point.
●
Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially
a deep fat fryer. Wait until the fat is cool.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
●
To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition
of
tlammable
materials and spillage, the handle
of a container should be turned toward the center
of
the
range without extending over the nearby
surface units.
●
To avoid the possibility of a burn or electric
shock,
surface units are at the off position and
always
be certain that the controls for all
all coils
are cool before attempting to lift or remove a unit.
5
P~PAMTION
Flooring Under the Range
Your range, like so many other household items,
is heavy and can settle into soft floor coverings
such as cushioned vinyl or carpeting. When moving
the
range
on this type of flooring, it should be
installed on a l/4-inch-thick sheet of plywood (or
similar material) as follows: When
ends
at
the front of the
will rest on should be built up with plywood to the
same
level
or higher than the floor covering. This will
allow
the range to be moved for cleaning or servicing.
range,
Leveling the Range
thefioor covering
the area that the range
[Jse a 1 X“
back
sides of the
the
installation
countertop. Then place a spirit level or a glass
measuring cup partially filled with water on one of
the oven shelves to check for levelness. If using a
spirit level, take two readings, with the level placed
diagonally first in one direction and then the other.
Adjust the four legs carefully. Level the range front to
back and side to side. The range legs must rest on the
floor,
open-end or adjustable wrench to equally
out the four legs. The
cooktop
countertop. Carefully slide the range into its
space.
The range must not hang from the countertop.
must be raised above the top of
Observe that it is clearing the
ilanges
(rims) below the
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Feature Index
I Brushed Chrome
2
Plug-In Surface Units
3
Drip Pans
4 Oven Light Switch
5 Oven Vent Located under the right
rear surface unit.
6 Anti-Tip Device
See
the
insta]]ation
7 Oven Control, Clock and Timer
8
Surface Unit “ON” Indicator
~)
Surface
10Oven
positions
Broiling and Roasting sections.
Unit
Shelf Supports Shelf
are
suggested in the Baking,
Cooktop
Instructions. I
Control Knobs
Liphtl
<,
Explained
on Page
5,25,26
3:
5,
10–l 2,26
5,26
T3
I
]
4,26
I
1
3.29
I
8.25
10
I
10.25
1
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4,
13, 14,
16–1
8,
20,
21,23,24,27
ffm
Feature Index
11 oven Shelves with Stop-Locks
I QBake ~llenlent
tor wioin~ the oven tloor.
13 I.ift-Off
I~osition Easily renloved
14 Broiler
clean
in
I 5
Storage Drawer
16Model
17 Broil
180ven
[
~) Automatic Door Latch
and Serial Numbers
F:lement
I.ight
May be lifted gently
Oven Door with Broil Stop
Pan
and Rack
(he
self-cleaning oven.
for cleaning.
Do not
Explained
on Page
4, 13-18,
22–24, 27
4,5,25
I
3,20,
22,27
4,
57a,—
20-22,28
3,
28
2
4,5,20,25
13,28
22-24
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7
FEATURES OF YOUR OVEN
1.
(;I,IJAWOFF.
t)per:It
i oils except
2. I’R()(;RAM STATUS.
displ:ly
Progr;unrned
time by
to sec. For example. you
time
pressing
3.
TIMF;
set
4.
OVk;N
DISPLAY. Shows the oven temperature or
the
5. F[JNCTION INDICATORS. Light
whether the oven is in the bake, the broil or
self-c
6. INCRFIASE.
time
hold the
I:lrger :imoLlnts.
7.
‘1’lMklR
timer
oper~ltions.
55 minutes.
TO
p:id.
p:ld
1’o cancel
ON/OFF
Irom
to
pressing the
of day while the timer is counting down by
DISPI.AY. Shows the
for the
TEMPERATURE AND BROIL
broil setting selected.
le;ln
or temperature by
fLlnction.
set the timer,
Then
to
change
the
Press this
clock and (i mer.
indicate what
information
the
CLOCK
timer or automatic oven operation.
mode.
Short
pad
to increase the time or temperature by
ON/OFF. Press this
The timer does not
The timer
first
press
the INCREASE or DECREASE
the time.
the timer, press
pad
until the word “TIMER”
displ~ly.
pad
to
cancel
Words light
is in the time display.
can
pad
of
the
can displ~ly
pad.
t~ips
to this
small
amounts. Press
can
time up to 9 hours
press the TIMER
and
up in the
be displayed at
operation you want
the current
time of
pod
day, the times
LIp
pad
increase
to select
con[ro]
hold the TIMER
all
oven
any
to show
the
the
and
the
oven
and
0~/OFF
disappe:us
CONT”ROI.
8.
CLOCK. To \et the
pild. ‘[’hen press the lNC-REASE.
p:ld to the correct [irnc
13. BAKE:. Press tt]is piid to select the b:lke t’unction,
r4. DF;CRIiASl;. sh~)it t~lps to [his piid dccIeLIsc (hc
(
i me 01- tcnlpcr:lture by sm;il
tlotct the p;id
by
If “F-”
the oven controt
error code.
oven to
oper-i~tion,”
disconnect powc>t- [() the ovcrl and L:il
TIM1{. LJse [his pt~d :Ilong
‘r’riMF;.
operlltio[ls.”
scc’tit)n.
~Rorr,.
I:lrgcl”
and a
c()( )t
It’
(’LEAN
Press
this
to
ilnlollnts.
number
signals, this indicates function
Press the
10]” one hoUI”. I’Llt
[hc l’~[r]ction error-
clock, t’irs( Dress [he CL()(”K
or DECREASE
of
tt~ly.
with
the C’(”)OK
ptld [()
set
the oven
(Jst>
this
piid tot- Tiined
(his
p:Id
to select
p:id to select the
dccre:isc the time or ten]per:i[~lrc
flash
C1.i~AR/OF}: p:~d. Atlow
the selt’-cle:lning
Set
t
tinloun[s,
in the
tht
oven b:ick I rlto
code
t
to
select.
Bake
t’-(~lc~inin:
broil
~unctioll
Press
disptay
rcpcilts,
I’or
set-~icc.
and
st~lrt
:ln~t
the
:lock
The clock must be set for the
automatic oven timing functions to
work properly. The time of day
cannot be changed during
Buke
or CLEAN cycle.
a
Timed
To Set the Clock
1. Press the CLOCK
CLOCK
n
pad.
A
~
1
2. Press the INCREASE
or DECREASE pad
to set the time of day.
Timer
The timer is a minute timer only.
The timer does not control oven
operations. The maximum
setting on the timer is
() hours and
55
minutes.
To Set the Timer
TIMER
ON/OFF
n
2. Press the INCREASE or
DECREASE pad to set the
amount of time on timer.
The timer will start automatically
within a
the pad.
To Reset the Timer
If
“TIMER” is displayed, press the INCREASE or
DECREASE pad until the desired time is reached.
If ‘TIMER” is not displayed, press the TIMER
ON/OFF pad first, then follow instructions above
to set the timer.
1. Press the TIMER
ON/OFF pad.
few
seconds of releasing
To Cancel the Timer
Press and hold the TIMER ON/OFF pad until the
word “TIMER” disappears from the display.
The timer, as you are setting it,
will display seconds
seconds is reached.
Then it will display minutes
and seconds
is reached.
After 60 minutes, it will display
hours
display) and minutes until the
maximum time of 9 hours and
55 minutes is reached.
until
(“HR”
now appears in
until
60
60 minutes
End of Cycle Tones
The end of cycle tone is 3 short beeps followed by
I beep that repeats every 6 seconds until you press
any
operation. If you would like to eliminate the
repeating beeps, press and hold the CLEAR/OFF
pad
for
10 seconds.
To return the end of cycle tone to the repeating beeps,
press and hold the
CLEAWOFF pad for 10 seconds.
Power Outage
After a power outage, when power is restored, the
display will flash and time shown will no longer be
correct-for example, after a 5-minute power
interruption the clock
display flashes until the
functions that were in operation when the power went
out will have to be programmed again.
will
be 5 minutes slow. The
clock
is reset. All other
Display Messages
If “door” appears on the display, the door is open.
Close the door. If “LOCK” appears on the display, the
oven door is in the locked position. BAKE, BROIL
and COOK TIME cannot be set if the door is in the
locked position.
9
HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE
TO YOUR OLD ONE?
Your new cooktop has electric coil surface units.
If
you
are
used to cooking with gas burners or other
types
of electric
cjiitererrces
~pe of
Cooktop
Ele~ric Coil
(’ )
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@
Radiant
((;lass
Ceramic)
Cooktop
cooktops,
when you
you will notice some
u~e e“lectric
Description
Flattened metal
tubing containing
electric resistance
wire suspended
over a drip
Electric coils
under a
ceramic cooktop.
coils.
pan.
glass-
How it Works
Heats by
cooking
warped pans than radiant or
heat
settin&s
continue cooking
Heat travels to the
the
bottom [or good cooking
continue cooking
you
wtin(
o
Induction
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Burners
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High
frequency
induction coils
under a glass
surface.
Solid
cast
iron
disk sealed to the
cooktop surface.
Regular
gas burners
either LP
or natural gas.
or sealed
usc
gas
Pans must be made
produced by a
and changes
of-f, the glass cooktop is hot f’ror]l tbc bea[ of” (I1c
Heats by
cooking results. Heats up and
StlLyS
disk
from
the solid disk i[ you
Flames heat
pans should he
heat
settings
The bcs[
cool-down
SLlrfilcc
‘rhc followinfl
differences b;twcen electric.coil
other type of
direct
contact
results, usc
cooking to stop.
direct
hot
good”
as quickly
for
a
gtass sLrrface
af’ter i(
~)f’
rnagnctic circuii he[wccn lhc coil
heat
settings
contact with
enough to corl(irluc cooking” at’tcr i[
the
pans
directly.
well halanccd, (;tis burner’s
right
away.
ty~?cs ot”
U 11 it
with (he pan
qLIai ]ly
sf)]
id disks.
:is girs or” ir]duc(ion. Elcclric coils
shor( time al’(cr (bcy arc fumed off’.
and
results,
is
(urncd (~[’t’. Rcrnoyc
l“errous me[als (rrrctal that ut[r~cts
right
awaj,
the
pan, so pans must he
cools” down rl]orc slowly than clcctr”ic
want the c~~oking to s(t~p.
Pan
[la(ncss
When YOU lum (he con(rt~l ot’f’, c(~okir]g s(ops right away,
~OokW2U~
(imcs, depend LIpon the
YOLI bJV~.
chart will help you to understand
cook[op”
and by
patls. ~;tcc[ric coi]s arc more f’orgivin: of”
heating tbc
Hca(s
then
to
the cookware. so pans must be
‘1’hc :I:LSS cooktop” s[ays bo[ enough [()
tikc a ga~ cooktop,” Af’ter turning [he control
pan. hut
is not critical to
beat
to
LIS~. P]US
type of
sLlrface
you
may
have
LIsed
air
LIndcI” (hc
up
qLI ickly bu[ does
stay
hot enough
the
pail from the surface unit it’
a
rnagnc[). Heat
and
(he pan, Heats
cooking” s((~ps right
fla( (~rl
the
is
tur-ncd otf. Rcrnovc (hc
cooking”
lhc
pan
righ[
away ~nd change
]lCilt-ill?
burner or
units
in
the
pan.
not
change
is
up
rigb(
bottc~m t’<~r go(}d
coils. The
results, but
illld
the
and any
past.
For
best
to
flat on
away
away.
pan
SUWACE
At both OFF and HI the control “clicks” into position.
When cooking in a quiet kitchen, you may hear slight
“cl ick ing”
yOLL
sounds–an indication that the heat settings
selected are being maintained.
How to Set the Controls
Push
the
knob
and
turn in
either direction to the desired
heat
setting.
The control must be pushed
in to set only from the OFF
position. When the control
is in any position other than
OE’I’,
it may be turned
without pushing it in.
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CONTROLS
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to
Switching
quicker change than switching to a lower- setting,
Be sure
when
The
glow
you
yoLI
finish cooking.”
surf’ace
when
ANY heat on any
higher setiings
tLlrn
the
unit “on” indicator
con{rol
always shows
knob to
light
sLrr-face
a
OFF
will
unit is on.
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