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BeforeUsingYourOven

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SafetyInstructions. . . . . ...1 ~3,4

Energy-SavingTips . . . . . . . . ...4 ~

Features. .

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AutomaticTimerand‘Clock.,.... 8.

Us@g YourOven. . . . . . . . . . . ..9r ,

Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~. .l0’

BakingGuide . . . . . .. =. . ... ....ll-

Roasting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..ti. .12. ,

MeatThermometer ..fl.;.;;.,_.13 -

RoastingGuide. . . . ...‘.. .~,o; .:.14, ~

Broiling. .. ; . ..1... .’..’..L;;X:1~, -.

Broilingwith ~‘ “ “

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Rotisserie. . . ; . . . . . .L:.;;. l’,.}j’..,18.-

RotisserieTimeand ‘‘“,” .i” ,,.--..:-,,

TemperatureGuide. . . . .~.:.:.:19,..

Operatingthe ‘- ‘--“,.:,,

Self-CleaningOven.“.;;’,..~0,~1 -I

CareandC~eaning. ... . .

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CleaningGuide . ..... . . . j.;

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TheProblemSolver.:. .‘.. ,,
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Warranty. . . . . . . . . .. BackCover

Helpluls
helpyou.o e

Beforeusingyouroven,
readthisbookcarefully.

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewoven
properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Ifyoureceived

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adamagedoven...

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)that soldyoutheoven.

Writedownthemodel
andserialnumbers.

You’llfindthemona labelonthe
frontofthe ovenbehindthedoor(on
thelowerovenontwo-ovenmodels).

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthat camewith
youroven.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

Model Number

Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequest
service...

ChecktheProblemSolveron
pages25and26,Itlistsminor
causesofoperatingproblemsthat
youcancorrectyourself.

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyouroven.

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a4PoRTAN’rSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

- Readallinstructionsbeforeusingthisappliance.
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- when using electricalappliances,

basic safetyprecautionsshould
be followed,includingthe
following:

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Usethisapp~ianceonlyforits

intendeduseas

describedin this

manual.
e Be

sureyourapplianceis

properlyinsWdandgrouded

bya qualifiedtechnicianin
accordancewiththe provided
InstallationInstructions.

@

Don’tattempttorepair
orreplaceanypartofyour
ovenunlessitisspecifically
recommended.inthisbook.

All
otherservicingshouldbe referred
to a qualified technician.

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Beforeperforming

anyservice,

- INSCONNECTTHEOVEN .
POWERSUPPLYATTHE

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EmMEmMD IMsT’RmmoN

PANELBY

REMOVINGTHE

FUSE OR SWITCHINGOFl?

THECIRCUITBREAKER.

@Donotleavechildrenaione—

Childrenshouldnotbeleftalone
orunattendedinanareawhere
applianceisinuse.Theyshould
neverbeallowedtositorstand
onanypartoftheappliance.

@Don9tallowanyonetochnb,

standorhangonthedoor.
Theycoulddamagetheoven.

~CAUTION:ITEMSOF

I’NTEWST ‘m cHmDmN
SHOULD NUT

BESTORED
II$JCABINETSABOVE
ANOVEN.CHILDREN
CLIMBINGONTHEOVEN

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REACHITEMSCOULD

ESERIOUSLY

DLJURED.

- @NeverwearIoose-fittingOr

hanginggarmentswhiicusing

theappliance.Flammable

materialcouldbeignitedif

broughtincontactwithhot
heatingelementsandmaycause
severeburns.

@Useonlydrypotholders—
Moistordamppotholdersondot
surfhcesmayresultinburns
fromsteam.Donotletpotholders
touchhotheatingelements.Do
notuseatowelorotherbulky
cloth.

● Neveruseyourappliancefor

warmingorheatingtheroom.

@StorageinoronappIiance—

Donotstoreflammablematerials
intheoven.

@Keephoodandgreasefilters

cleantomaintaingoodventing
andtoavoidgreasef~es.

@Donotletcookinggrease

orotherflammablematerials
accumulateinorneartheoven.

@Donotusewaterongrease
fires.Flameinovencanbe
smotheredbycompletely
closingdoorandturning

OVENSETtoOFF.

oDonottouchheatingelements
orinteriorsurfaceofoven.

Thesesurfacesmaybehot

enoughtoburneventhoughthey

aredarkincolor.Duringand

afteruse,donottouch,orlet

clothingorotherflammable

materialscontactanyinterior

areaoftheoven;allowsufficient

timeforcooling,first.

Potentiallyhotsurfacesinclude

theovenventopeningsand

surfhcesneartheopenings,

crevicesaroundtheovendoor

andtheedgesofthedoorwindow.

Remember:Theinsidesurfiace

oftheovenmaybehotwhenthe

doorisopened.

oWhencookingpork, follow
ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoat least170°F.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandthemeatwillbe safe
toeat.

Oven

~Standawayfromovenwhen
openingovendoor.Thehotair
orsteamwhichescapescan
burnhands,faceand/oreyes.

● Don9theatunopenedfood

containemintheoven.Pressure
couldbuiidupandthecontainer
couldburst9causinganinjury.

● Keepovenventducts

unobstructed.

● Keepovenfreefromgrease

buildup.

e ~~aceoven she~findesired

positionwhileovenisCOOLIf

shelvesmustbehandledwhen

hot,donotletpotholdercontact

heatingunitsintheoven.

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FullingoutsheIftoshelfstop

isaconvenienceinIiftii heavy

finds.Itis alsoaprecaution
againstburnsfmmtouching
hotsurfacesofdoororoven
walls.

e men usingcooking or

roasting

bagsinoven9followthe

manufacturer’sdirections.

~ Donotuseyouroventodry

newspapers.Ifoverheated,they

cancatchfm.

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~ DOnotdean doorgasket.

Thedoorgasketisessentialfora
goodseal.Careshouldbetaken

nottorub,damageormovethe

gasket.

~ Donotuseovencleaners.No

commercialovencleaneroroven
linerprotectivecoatingofany
kindshouldbeusedinoraround
anypartoftheoven.

oCleanonlypartslistedinthis

UseandCareBook.

@Beforeself-cleaningtheoven?
removebroilerpanandother
utensils.

@Listenforfan—afannoise

shouldbeheardsometimeduring
thecleaning

cycle.If not, call for

servicebeforeself-cleaningagain.

SAVETmE

INSTRUCTIONS

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@Preheattheovenonlywhen

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necessary.Most foods-willcook
satisfactorilywithoutpreheating.
Ifyoufindpreheatingisnecessary,
keepaneyeonthe indicatorlight,
andputfoodintheovenpromptly
afterthelightgoesout.

eAlwaysturnovenOFF before

removingfood.

~Duringbaking,avoidfrequent

door openings.Keepdooropen as

shortatimeaspossible.
oBesureto wipeupexcessspillage

beforeself-cleaningoperation.

eCookcompleteovenmealsinstead
ofjustonefooditem.Potatoes,
othervegetablesandsomedesserts
willcooktogetherwitha main-dish
casserole,meatloaf, chickenor

roast.Choosefoodsthatcookat
thesametemperatureandin

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approximatelythesametime.

● Useresidualheatin oven

wheneverpossibleto finish

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cookingcasseroles,ovenmeals,

etc.Alsoaddrollsor precooked

dessertsto warmoven,using

residualheattowarmthem.

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Qt

eaUres ofYouroven

Models

See

RJ742J Model

)age RJ742GJ*

RJ745GJ*

FeatureIndex

1 ModelandSerialNumbers

2

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2 Oven SetControl
3 OvenTempControl

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4 Oven CyclingLight

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5 AutomaticOvenTimer,

ClockandMinuteTimer

8

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20

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6 LatchRelease

20

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7 LockedLight(Glowsduring

self-cleaningwhenovenhas
reachedcleaningtemperature.
Ovencannotbeopenedwhen
thislightison.)

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8 OvenCleaningLight(Glows

duringself-cleaningwhenall

controlsareset.)

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ModelsRJ742J,RJ’7W2J*

9 OvenDoorLatch

201 e I 0

10 OvenInteriorLight

(Comesonautofiatically
whendoorisopened.)

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11 BroilUnit

10

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12 BakeUnit

9

2 2

13 OvenShelves

14 OvenShelfSupports

(LettersA, B,CandD
indicatecookingpositionsfor

shelvesasrecommendedon

cookingguides.)

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15

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15 BroilerPanandRack(Donot

cleaninself-cleanoven.)
16 OvenDoorGasket
17 MeatThermometerReceptacle

13 I

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18 MeatThermometerDial

13 I

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19 RotisserieReceptacle

(Motorisbehindovenwall.)

*W’ inmodelnumberindicatesBlackGlassDoor.

ModelRJ7MGJ*

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Models

Explained RK74’7J

onpage RK747GJ*

Model

RK767GJ*

Model

RK777GJ*

FeatureIndex

1 ModelandSerialNumbers

2

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2 OvenSetControl

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9

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3 OvenTempControl

4 OvenCyclingLight

9

0

2

2

5 AutomaticOvenTimer,

ClockandMinuteTimer

8

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20

0

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6 LatchRelease
7 LockedLight(Glowsduringself-

cleaningwhenovenhasreachedcleaning
temperature.Ovencannotbeopened
whenthislightis on.)

8 OvenCleaningLight(Glowsduring

self-cleaningwhenallcontrols areset.)

20

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20

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9 OvenDoorLatch

20

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10 OvenInteriorLight(Comeson

automaticallywhendooris opened.)

11 OvenLightSwitch

2

9

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12 BroilUnit

15

0

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13 BakeUnit(Maybeliftedgently

forwipingovenfloor.)

10

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9 2 4“
9

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14 OvenShelves

4

15 OvenShelfSupports(LettersA, B,Cand

Dindicatecookingpositionsforshelves
asrecommendedoncookingguides.)

16 BroilerPanandRack(Donot

cleanin self-cleanoven.)

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15

0 0

2

17 OvenDoorGasket
18 MeatThermometerReceptacle

(Insertprongedendofthermometer
firmlyintoreceptacle.)

19 MeatThermometerDial

20

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2

Upper

13

20 RotisserieReceptacle(Placeendof

spitfirmlyintoreceptaclewhenusing
rotisserie.Motorisbehindovenwall.)

18

Upper

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*“G” inmodelnumberindicatesBlackGlassDoor.

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TheAutomaticTimerandClockon
yourovenarehelpfuldevicesthat

serveseveralpurposes.

Tosettheclock

Pushinthecenterknobofthe
MinuteTimerandturn knobin
eitherdirectionto settheDigital

Clocknumeralstothecorrecttime.

(AftersettingtheClock,letthe
knobout,andturntheMinute
Timerpointerto OFF.)

TOset the Minute mnler
TheMinuteTimeristhelargedial

totheleftofthe DigitalClock.Use

ittotimeallyourprecisecooking
operations.Thisdialalsosetsor
changesthe DigitalClock.

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TOSETTHEMINUTETIMER,
turnthecenterknobclockwise,

withoutpushingin, untilpointer

reachesnumberofminutesyou
wishtotime(upto 60).

TimeBaketks
AtmN-mti42Timer

UsingAutomaticTimer,youcan
TIMEBAKEwiththeovenstarting
immediatelyandturningoffatthe
StopTimesetor youcansetboth
DELAYEDSTART(somemodels
saySTART)andSTOPdialsto
automaticallystartandstopovenat
alatertimeofday.Ittakesthe
worryoutofnotbeinghometo
startor stoptheoven.

SettingthedialsforTIMEBAKE

isexplainedindetailonpage10.

SikM-ckm.uses

AtltomatieTimer

Theself-cleaningfunctiononyour
ovenusestheAutomaticTimerto

setthelengthoftimeneededto

cleanwhetheryouwishtoclean

immediatelyor delaythecleaning

untillowenergytimessuchas
duringthenight.Seepage20.

Qwstkms andAnswers -

Q. HowcanIusemyMinute
Timertomakemysurface

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cookingeasier?
A. YourMinuteTimerwillhelp

timetotalcookingwhichincludes
timetoboilfoodandchange
temperatures.Donotjudgecooking
timebyvisiblesteamonly.Food

willcookincoveredcontainers
eventhoughyoucan’tseeany
steam.

Q. Mmt the Clockbeseton

correcttimeofdaywhenIwish
tousetheAutomaticTimerfor
baking?

A. Yes,ifyouwishtosetthe

DELAYEDSTARTor STOPdials
toturnonandoffat settimesduring
timedfunctions.

Q. CanI usetheMinuteTimer

duringovencooking?

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A. TheMinuteTimercanbe

usedduringanycookingfunction.

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TheAutomaticTimers(DELAYED

STARTandSTOPdials)areused

withTIMEBAKEfunctiononly.

Q. CanI changetheClockwhile

I’mTimeCookingintheoven?

A. No.TheClockcannotbechanged

duringanyprogramthatusesthe
oventimer.Youmusteitherstop
thoseprogramsorwaituntilthey
arefinishedbeforechangingtime.

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BeforeusingYour owl-l

1.Lookatthecontrols.Besure

youunderstandhowto setthem

properly.Readoverthedirections

fortheAutomaticOvenTimerso
youunderstanditsusewiththe
controls.

2. Checkoveninterior.Lookat
theshelves.Takeapracticerunat
removingandreplacingthemproperly,

togivesure,sturdysupport.

3. Readoverinformationandtips
thatfollow.

4. Keepthisbookhandysoyoucan
refertoit, especiallyduringthe
firstweeksofgettingacquainted
withyour oven.

Oven Controls

Thecontrolsfortheoven(s)are
markedOVENSETandOVEN

TEMF?OVENSEThassettingsfor
BAKE,TIMEBAKE (onmodelsso
tX@p@),BROIL,CLEANandOFF.
Whenyouturntheknobtothedesired
setting,theproperheatingunitsare
thenactivatedforthatoperation.

OVENTEMPmaintainsthe
temperatureyouset, fromWARM
(150”F.)toBROIL(550”F.)and
alsoat CLEAN(880”F.).

The OvenCyciingLightglows
untiltheovenreachesyourselected
temperature,thengoesoffandonwith
theovenunit(s)duringcooking.

PREHEATINGtheoven,evento
hightemperaturesettings,isspeedy
—rarelymorethanabout10r&utes.
Preheatthe ovenonlywhen
necessary.Most foodswill cook
satisfactorilywithoutpreheating.
Ifyoufindpreheatingis necessary,
keepaneyeontheindicatorlight
andputfoodintheovenpromptly
afierlightgoesout.

ovenInteriorSk!hws

Theshelvesaredesignedwith
stop-lockssothatwhenplaced

correct~yontheshelfsupports,

they(a)willstopbeforecoming
completelyfromtheoven,and(b)
willnottiltwhenremovingfood
fromorplacingfoodonthem.

TOREMOVEshelvesfromthe
oven,liftup rearofshelf,pull
forwardwithstop-locksalongtop
ofshelfsupports.Becertainthat
shelfiscoolbeforetouching.

TOREPLACEshelvesinoven,
insert.shelfwithstop-locksresting

onshelfsupports.Pushshelftoward
rearofoven;itwillfallintoplace.
Whenshelfisinproperposition,
stop-locksonshelfwillrununder
shelfsupportwhenshelfispulled
forward.

shelfPositiom

The ovenhas fourshelfsupports
markedA (bottom),B,C andD
(top).Shelfpositionsforcooking
foodaresuggestedonBaking,
RoastingandBroilingpages.

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ovenLight

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The lightcomesonautomatically
when&edoorisopened.Onmodels
withovenwindowuseswitchto
turnlighton andoffwhendoor
isclosed.

Switchislocatedonfrontofdoor.

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