Hotpoint RB768GN, RB767GN Use And Care Manual

How to

get

the best from

YomRange

Conkn@

Aluminum Foil

Preheating

517

Use and Care of

Anti-Tip Device

3,5

Roasting/Roasting Guide 18, 19

Appliance Registration

Self-Cleaning Instructions 22,23

models

Canning Tips

Thermostat Adjustment 27

RB767GN

Care and Cleaning 25-28

Vent Duct 25

Clock/Timer

Problem Solver

29,30

RB768GN

Consumer Services

Safety Instructions

3,4

Energy-Saving Tips

Surface

Cooking

10-13

Features

6,7

Control Settings

Installation Instructions

Cookware Tips

12, 13

Leveling

Surface Light

Model and

Serial

Numbers

Surface Light Replacement 26

Power Outage?

Warranty

Back Cover

Set the Clock

Set the Timer

Oven

Baking/Baking Guide

15-17

Broiling/Broiling Guide 20, 21 Control Panel

Control Settings

8, 15-24

Door Removal

GE Answer

Center@

Light; Bulb Replacement 14, 25

800.626.2000

Help us help you...

IMPO~NT

Before using your range, read this book 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

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 Features of Your Oven on pages 6 and 7.

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

caIls

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 on pages 29 and 30. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

If you need service...

To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in the back of this book.

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.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the details-including your phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations

Hotpoint

Appliance Park Louisville, Kentucky 40225

FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel 20 North

Wacker

Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

~STRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before

usi~

this

appliance.

IMPORTANT

SA~TY

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 birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances.

The fiberglass insulation in

self-

clean ovens gives off a very small amount of carbon monoxide during the cleaning cycle. Exposure can be minimized by venting with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood.

When You Wt Your Range .

Have the

installer show

you the

location of the circuit breaker or fuse. Mark it for easy reference.

. Be sure your appliance

properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician

accordance with the provided Installation Instructions.

When

using

electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:

Use

this appliance only for iti

intended use as described in this manual.

● Don’t attempt to repair

or replace any part of your range unless it is specifically

recommended in this

book.

All

other

semicing

should be referred

to a qualified technician.

IMPORTANT SAmTY~STRUCTIONS

Read all

imtructiom

before wing thk appliance.

Before

performing

any

service,

DISCONNECT THE RANGE POWER SUPPLY AT THE HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION PANEL

BY REMOVING THE FUSE OR SWITCHING OFF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.

~–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.

(see

InsMl~ion Instru~~ons.)

To check if the device is installed and engaged properly, carefully tip the range forward until it engages the device.

If you pull the range out from the wall for any reason, make sure the device engages the range when you push the range back.

●

Do not leave children

done—

children should not be left alone or unattended in an area where an appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on

any part

of the appliance.

●

Don’t

allow anyone to climb, stand or hang on the door, drawer or range top. They

codd damage the range and

even tip it over, causing severe personal injury.

●

CA~ION: I~MS OF

INTEREST ~

C~LDREN

SHOULD

S~RED

CABINE~ ABOW

A RANGE OR ON THE BACKSPLASH OF A

RANGE-CHILDREN

CL~BING ON THE RANGE

TO REACH ITEMS COULD BE

SEWOUSLY

~WRED.

●

Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments while using the appliance.

Flammable material could be ignited if brought in contact with hot heating elements and may cause severe burns.

Use only

dry pot

holdem—

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.

●

For your safety, never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.

●

Do not store flammable materials in an oven or near the cooktop.

●

Do not store or use combustible materials, gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

●

Keep 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.

. Do not use water on

grease

fires.

Never pick up a flaming pan. Smother flaming pan on surface unit by covering pan completely with

weM-fitting

lid,

cookie sheet or

flat

tray.

Flaming grease

outiide

a pan

be put out by covering with baking soda or, if available, a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type

fire mtinguisher.

. DO not touch heating

e]ementS

or interior surface of oven.

These surfaces may be hot enough to burn even though they are dark in color. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact surface units, areas nearby surface units or any interior area of the oven; allow sufficient time for cooling, first.

Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop and areas facing the cooktop, oven vent opening and surfaces near the opening, and crevices around the oven door. Remember: The inside surface of the oven maybe

hot

when the

door is opened. .

When

cooking pork,

the directions

e~ctly

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

present in the meat, it will be killed and the meat will be safe to eat.

Oven

●

Stand away from range when opening oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face and/or

eym.

●

Don’t heat unopened food

contiers

in the oven. Pressure

codd btid

up and the container

codd burst, causing an injury.

●

Keep oven vent

duct

unobstructed.

Kwp

oven free

from

grease

buildup.

place oven shelf

desired

position while oven is cool.

shelves must be handled when

hot, do not let potholder contact

~O~ANT

SMETY ~STRUCTIONS

(continu~)

Mling

out

shelf to the

shelf stop is a convenience in

lifiing

heavy

foods,

It is

Mso

precaution against burns from

touching hot surfaces of the

door or oven wds. .

When using cooking or

roasting bags in oven,

the manufacturer’s directions.

DO not

use

your oven to

dry

newspapers.

If overheated, they

can catch

fire,

Self-Cie@~

Oven

not

clean door gasket before reading special cleaning instructions on page

22.

The

door gasket is

essenti

for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage or move the gasket.

. Do

not use oven cle~e~,

commercial oven cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind should be used in or around any part of the oven,

C]ean ordy

parts listed in this

Use and Care

Book.

Before self+leaning

the

ovens

remove broiler pan and other cookware.

Stiace Cooti~Uni@

●

Use proper

pan

sire-This

appliance is equipped with one or more

surtice

units of

difhrent

sire. Select cookware having flat

bottoms large enough to cover the

surface unit heating element. The use of undersized cookware will expose a portion of the heating element to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of cookware to burner will

dso

improve

efficiency.

●

Never l~ve

surface

u~fi

unattended at high heat settings.

Boilover

causes smoking and

greasy

spillovers

that may catch

fire.

. Be sure drip pans and

vent

ducts are not covered and are in place.

Their absence during cooking could damage range parts and wiring.

DonJt use

aluminum

fofl

line drip pans or anywhere in the oven except as described in this book. Misuse could result in a shock, fire hazard or damage to the range.

Ody

certain

types

glws?

glass/ceramic, earthenware or other

gl~ed

containers are

suitable for range-top service;

others may break because of the sudden change in temperature, (See section on “Surface Cooking” for suggestions.)

o To minimk

the possibility

burns, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage, the handle of a container should be turned toward the center of the range without extending over nearby surface units.

●

~wys

turn surface unit

OFF

before

remo*

cookware.

●

Wep

an eye on foods being

fried at

~GH

~DI~

~GH

heat settings.

TO avoid

the

possibility

of a burn or electric shock, always be certain that the controls for dl surface units are at OFF position and all

cotis

are

cool before attempting to

remove the unit.

Don$t

~me~~

soak

removable surface units. Don’t put them in a dishwasher. Do not

self<lean

the surface units

in the oven.

●

men

flaming

foods

are

under the hood, turn the fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread the flame.

Foods

for frying should be

dry as possible.

Frost

on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods can cause hot

fit

to bubble up and

over sides of pan.

use

little

fat for eff~tive

shallow or deep-fat frying.

Filling the pan too full of fat can cause

spillovers

when food is

added.

●

Ifa combination

oils or

fa~

will be used in frying, stir together before heating, or as

tits

melt slowly.

Mways

heat fat

slowly9

and

watch as it heats.

. Use deep fat thermometer whenever possible

to prevent

overheating

beyond the

smoking point.

Your range, like 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, use care, and it is recommended that these

simple and inexpensive instructions

be followed. The range should be installed on

a l/4-inch-thick sheet of plywood (or similar material) as follows:

Men thefior

covering

eds d

the

front of the

mnge,

the area

tiat

the range 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.

Leveling screws are located on each comer of the base of the range. Remove the bottom drawer and you can level the range on an uneven floor with the use of a

nutdriver.

To remove drawer, pull drawer out

all

the way, tilt up the front

and take it out. To replace

drawer, insert glides at back of drawer beyond stop on range glides. Lift drawer if necessary to insert easily. Let front of drawer down, then push into close.

One of the rear leveling screws will

engage

the Anti-Tip device (allow for some side to side adjustment). Allow a minimum clearance of 1/8” between the range and the leveling screw that is to be installed into the Anti-Tip device.

Surface

Cooting

●

Use cookware of medium weight aluminum, with tight-fitting covers, and flat bottoms which completely cover the heated portion of the surface unit.

●

Cook fresh vegetables with a minimum amount of water in a covered pan.

●

Watch foods when bringing them

quic~y

to cooking temperatures at high heat. When food reaches cooking temperature, reduce heat immediately to lowest setting that will keep it cooking.

●

Use residual heat with surface cooking whenever possible. For example, when cooking eggs in the shell, bring water and eggs to boil, then turn to OFF position and cover with lid to complete the cooking.

●

Use correct heat setting for cooking task:

HI—to start cooking (if time allows, do not use high heat to

start). MEDIUM HI—quick browning. MED—s1ow frying. WARM—finish cooking most

quantities, simmer-double boiler heat, finish cooking, and special

for small quantities.

LO—to maintain serving

temperature of most foods.

●

When boiling water for tea or coffee, heat only amount needed. It is not economical to boil a container

fill

of water for one

or two cups.

Oven

Cooting

●

Preheat oven only when necessary. Most foods will cook satisfactorily without preheating. If you find preheating is necessary, watch the electronic oven display, and put food in oven promptly after the selected temperature is displayed and the oven signals.

●

Always turn oven off before removing food.

●

During baking, avoid frequent door openings. Keep door open as short a time as possible if it is opened.

●

Be sure to wipe up excess spillage before starting the self-cleaning operation.

●

Cook complete oven meals instead of just one food item. Potatoes, other vegetables, and some desserts will cook together with a main-dish casserole, meat loaf, chicken or roast. Choose foods that cook at the same temperature and in approximately the same time.

●

Use residual heat in the oven whenever possible to finish cooking casseroles, oven meals, etc. Also add rolls or precooked desserts to warm oven, using

residual heat to warm them.

Features of Your

Ra~e

o–

@–

Explained

Feature Index

on page

Cooktop

Light Switch

2 “ON” Indicator Light for Left Surface Units

3 Surface Unit Controls

10,27

4 Electronic Oven Control, Clock and Timer

5 “ON” Indicator Light for Right Surface Units

6 Oven Light Switch

7 Oven Vent

Duct(locatedunder

right rear surface unit)

8 Surface Units

]

10,26

9 Chrome-Plated Drip Pans

10 Oven Shelf Supports (Letters A, B, C&D

indicate cooking position for shelves as recommended on Cooking Guides. )

11 Oven Shelves

14,22,28

12 Broiler

Panand

Rack

20,21,28

13 Bake Unit

14 Removable Oven Door

15 Oven Door Gasket

4,22,24

16 Storage Drawer

25,28

17 Model and Serial Numbers

18 Anti-Tip Device

3,5

(See Installation Instructions)

19 Broil Unit

20,28

20 Oven Interior Light

14,25

21 Door Latch (Use for Self-Clean Only)

22,23

22 Lift-Up

Cooktop

23 Fluorescent

Cooktop

Light

14,26

Features of Your Electronic Oven Control

1. INCREASE.

Short taps to this pad increase time or temperature by small amounts. Press& hold pad to increase time or temperature by larger amounts.

2. DECREASE. Short taps to this pad decrease time or temperature by small amounts. Press& hold pad to decrease time or temperature by larger amounts.

3. BAKE. Touch this pad to select bake function. Then tip or press INCREASE or DECREASE pad to display desired temperature.

4. BROIL. Touch this pad to select bred

finction.

Then tap INCREASE

pad once to broil at LO

(450°F.

) or

twice to broil at HI

(550°F.).

Tap DECREASE pad to change back to LO broil.

5. CLEAN. Touch this pad to select self-cleaning function. See Self-Cleaning Instructions on pages 22 and 23.

6. COOK TIME. Touch this pad and then touch the INCREASE or DECREASE pad to set the amount of time you want your food to cook.

Touch BAKE and the INCREASE or DECREASE pad to set the oven temperature. The oven will shut off after the selected Cook Time has run out.

7. STOP TIME. Use this pad along with COOK TIME and INCREASE or DECREASE pad to set the oven to start automatically, cook for a specified time and stop

automatically at a time you select.

8. CLOCK. Touch this pad before setting the clock.

To set clock, first touch CLOCK pad. “TIME” will flash in the display. Tap INCREASE or DECREASE pad to change the time of day by small amounts. Press & hold INCREASE or DECREASE pad to change the time of day by larger amounts.

9. TIMER. Touch this pad to

select timer function. The timer does not control oven operations. The timer can time up to 9 hours and 55 minutes.

To set timer,

first

touch TIMER pad. “TIMER” will flash in the display. Tap INCREASE or DECREASE pad to change the time by small amounts. Press& hold INCREASE or DECREASE pad to change the time by larger amounts.

Hours and minutes will be

displayed if the time set on the timer is more than 1 hour. Minutes and seconds will be displayed if the time set on the timer is less than

1 hour.

10. CLEAR/OFF.

Touch this pad to cancel all oven operations except clock and timer.

PROGRAM STATUS.

Words

light up in the display to show the

selected oven mode.

TIME DISPLAY. Shows the time of day, the times set for the timer or automatic oven operation.

OVEN TEMPERATURE AND BROIL DISPLAY. Shows the oven temperature or the broil setting selected.

14. FUNCTION INDICATORS. Lights up to show whether oven is in bake,

broil

or self-clean mode.

Note: Information can be entered only if the desired function word is flashing. Press function key to begin entry mode.

Electronic Control, Clock and

~mer

Clock

The clock must be set for the automatic oven timing functions to work properly. The time of day cannot be changed during a TIME BAKE or CLEAN cycle.

To Set the

Clock

.,..

Step 1:

Touch the CLOCK pad. The word “TIME” will flash in the display.

Step

2: Press& hold or tap INCREASE or DECREASE pad to set the time of day. (Tap to change time 1 minute a tap. Press& hold to change time 10 minutes at a time.)

Example:

Try setting the time for

3:00.

Use a combination of presses and taps to get familiar with the control. Since this is a 12-hour clock, there is no need to worry about AM or PM.

If you accidentally go past

3:00,

simply press & hold or tap the DECREASE pad until the time shows in the display.

hwer

Ou@e?

When

power

is restored after a

power

~utage,

the display will flash

and time shown will be

incorrect—

for example,

afier

a 5-minute power interruption the clock will be 5 minutes slow.

Display flashes until clock is reset. All other functions that were in operation when the power went out will have to be programmed again.

~mer

The timer does not control oven operations. The maximum setting on the timer is 9 hours and 55 minutes.

To Set The

~mer

q,p@

TIM

;,,::,;,... CLOCK

Step 1:

Touch the TIMER pad. The word “TIMER” will flash in the display.

Step

2: Press& hold or tap INCREASE or DECREASE pad to set the amount of time on timer. (Pressing & holding the pad changes time in large amounts. Short taps change time in smaller amounts.)

While setting the timer, the display will show seconds until 60 seconds is reached.

Then it will display minutes and seconds until 60 minutes is reached.

Afier

60 minutes, it will display

hours

(“HR”

now appears in the display) and minutes until the maximum time of 9 hours and 55 minutes is reached.

The timer will start automatically within a few

saonds of releasing the

INCREASE or DECREASE pad.

To Reset

~mer

Touch TIMER pad and then press & hold or tap INCREASE or DECREASE pad until desired time is reached.

Cancel

~mer

Press & hold TIMER pad until the word “TIMER” quits flashing in the display (about 4 seconds).

Display

Programmed information can be displayed at any time by touching the pad of the operation you want to see. For example, you can display the current time of day while the timer is counting down by touching the CLOCK pad.

Display shows

“door:’

The oven door is in the locked position. BAKE, BROIL and COOK TIME cannot be set if the door is in the locked position.

“F-” and a number flash in the display. This is the function error code.

If function error code appears during the self-clean function, check oven door latch—the latch handle may have been moved, even if only slightly, from the latched position. Make sure handle is to the right as far as it will go. Touch the CLEAR/OFF pad. If function error code does not clear, disconnect power to the range and call for service.

Tones

At the end of a programmed oven function, a set of three beeps (the end-of-cycle tone) will repeat every 6 seconds until you touch any function pad. If you would like to change the tone to a single set of 3 beeps that does not repeat, press & hold the CLEAR/OFF pad for 12 seconds.

To return the end-of-cycle tone to a repeating signal, press & hold the CLEAR/OFF pad for 12 seconds.

sUrfaCe coo~~

see

Surface Cooking Guide on pages

~-~.

Surface

Cooting

with

How to Set the

Controh

Infinite Heat

Controb

Your surface units and controls are designed to give you an infinite choice of heat settings for surface unit cooking.

At both OFF and HI positions, there is a slight niche so control

“clicks” at those positions; “click”

on HI marks the highest setting; the

OFF

CooHng

Guide

for Using Heat Settings

HI—Quick start for cooking; brings water to a boil.

MEDI~

HI–Fast fry, pan broil; maintains a fast boil on large amounts of food.

MED—Saute

and brown; maintains a slow boil on large amounts of food.

lowest setting is between the words LO and OFF. In a quiet kitchen you

WA~—Cook

after starting at HI;

Step 1

may hear slight “clicking” sounds during cooking, indicating heat

Grasp control knob and push in...

settings selected are being maintained.

Switching heats to higher settings always shows a quicker change than switching to lower settings.

Step 2

~rn

either clockwise or counter-

clockwise to desired heat setting.

Control must be pushed in to set only from OFF position. When control is in any position other than OFF, it maybe rotated without pushing in.

cooks with little water in covered

pan.

LO-Steam rice, cereal; maintains serving temperature of most foods.

N~E:

At HI, MEDIUM HI, never

leave food unattended.

Boilovers

cause smoking; greasy

spillovers

may catch

fire.

2. At WARM, LO, melt chocolate, butter on small unit.

Be sure you turn control to OFF when you finish cooking. An indicator light will glow when ANY heat on any surface unit is on.

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