Magic Chef 3442XRA, 3442XRW Owner's Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY
NOTICE AND WARNING WARNING: If the informa-

tion in this manual is not

The California Safe Drinking Water followed exactly, a fire or

and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986

(Proposition 65) requires the Governor explosion may result caus-

of California to publish a list of sub- ing property damage, per- !
stances known to the State of Califor- sonal injuryor death. I

nia to cause cancer or reproductive
harm, and requires businesses to

warn customers of potential exposures - Do not store or use gaso-
to such substances, line or other flammable

vapors and liquids in the

Users of this appliance are hereby vicinity of this or any oth-

warned that the burning of gas can re- or appliance.
suit in low-level exposure to some of

the listed substances, including ben- - WHAT TO DO IF YOU ,_

zene, formaldehyde and soot, due pri- SMELL GAS: -- WARNING

marily to the incomplete combustion of
natural gas or liquid petroleum (LP) • DO not try to light any • ALL RANGES

fuels. Properly adjusted burners will appliance. CAN TIP

minimize incomplete combustion. Ex-

posure to these substances can also • DO not touch any elec- • INJURY TO PERSONS

be minimized by properly venting the trical switch; do not COULD RESULT

burners to the outdoors.

use any phone in your
building. ° INSTALL ANTI-TIP

FORFUTUREREFERENCE DEVICESPACKED

For future reference we suggest you
retain this manual after recordingthe gas supplier from a

model number and serial number of neighbor's phone. ° SEE INSTALLATION

this gas appliance in the spaces pro- FOllow the gas suppli- INSTRUCTIONS
vided. This information can be found er's instructions.

on the rating plate located on the

sides of the lower range front frame. • If you cannot reach To reduce the risk of tipping of the

Pull out lower drawer to see rating your gas supplier, call appliance from unusual usage or by
plate, the fire department, excessive loading of the oven door,

MODEL NUMBER qualified installer, ser- to see that one of the rear leveling legs

SERIAL NUMBER

• Immediately call your WITH RANGE

the appliance must be secured by a

- Installation and service properly installed anti-Up device. To

check if device isinstalled properly: Use

must be performed by a a flashlight and look underneath range

vice agency or the gas is engaged in the bracket slot.
supplier.

A

DATEOFPURCHASE

These numbers identify your range.
Please use them in any correspon-

dence or service calls concerning your
appliance.

Please retain the proof of purchase

documents for warranty service.

'IMPORTANTSAFETy'.INSTRUCTIONS

Readall instructions before using this appliance.

information in the Safety Instruction • Don't attempt to repair or replace ° Misuse of appliance doors, such

section covers all gas cooking ap- any part of your appliance unless it as stepping, leaning or sitting on
pliances.You may find someinforma- is specifically recommended inthis the door,may result in possible tip-

tionthat doesnot pertain toyourpar- book. Allotherservicingshouldbere- ping of the appliance, breakage of
ticular appliance. Please review this ferredto a qualifiedservicer, door. and serious injuries.

section before usingyour cookingap- CAUTION: Do not usean applianceas
pliance, sp-

a stepstool_tocabinetsabove.

- To reduce the hazard of storage
above a range, Install aventilating

hood thatprojectsatleast 5 inches

• Have your appliance
and

fled installer,in accordancewiththe

InstallationInstructions.Anyadjust-
mentorserviceshouldbeperformed

Immediately tom

rextim

and
gency.

No cooking i _ormance. • To eliminate the hazard of reach-
used as a space heaterto heat or Ing over hot surface burners, cabi-

basedor net storage should not be provided
vent dlractly above a unit.

Ifsuchstorageis prove, it should
be limitedto _emswhich.areusedin-

/ u ot,yaodwhichars

)or oven as a inan area subjected to heat from an

. . MEA.TF_, • DO ] appliance.

, J -rl_l_ i • atorag e

suchasvolatileliquids,cleaners or

pliance, aerosolsprays.

Temperaturesin storageareas above

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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS(continued)

CLEANING SAFETY:

_, Tum off an controls and waitfor - AJwaystumeurfacebumerto - Do not iet cooking grease or oth-

range parts to cool before touching OFF before removing cookware, er flammable materials accumulate
or ¢iesnlng them. Do nottouchthe in or near the range, range hood or

er _le

vent fan.

- Always let quanUties of hot fat

cool before

attempting to move or handle,

Donot use mr on grease fires.

cookiesheetorflat tray.Or,extinguish

flamebycoveringwithbakingsodaor,

chem-

icalor

Spills

grease should be,cleanedup as
soon as possible.'ffthey are allowed

toaccumulate,they couldcreatea

oven or

untilit

_, Follow food manufacturer's
instructions, If a plasticfrozenfood

.container_and/oritscoverdistorts.
warps,or isotherwisedamagedduring

cooking,immediatelydiscardthe food

and itscontainer.The foodcouldbe

contaminated.

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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS(continued)

UTENSIL SAFETY: portantindeepfatfrying Be surepan SELF-CLEAN OVEN:

• Use pans with flat bottoms and thatisto be addedas wall asthe "
handlesthat are easily grasped and bubbleactionoffat Neverleavea doorgasketis essentialfora good

stay cool Avoidusingunstable deepfat fryingoperationunattended seal Careshouldbe takennottorub

warped easilytippedorloosehandled damage,or movethegasket

pans.Donotusepansiftheirhandles • Never let a pan boil dry as this • Do not use oven cleaners of any

twistand cannotbe tightened.Pans coulddamagethe utensilandthe ap-
that are heavyto movewhenfilledwith pliance, kind in or around any part of the

food mayalsobe hazardous, self-cisan oven.

• Always.placea pan of food on a heaL Keepplasticsawayfrom partsof
surface burner beforeturning It on, theappliancethat maybecomewarm booldet_

toburnerflame.

_, Always turn pan handles tothe cooktop as they may meltorsoftenif other utensils, and wipe off _xcus.
side or back ofappliance, notout lefttoo closetotheventor a lighted sire spnlovera.

intotheroomwherethey are eas yhit surfaceburner. = It Is normal for the cooktop of
or reachedbysmallchildren, the range to become hot duringa

_' "_1_ "er'sdirecUonSuseonly glass cookwara that :Is cycle°r,iftingthe cooktopdudngaciaanshouldbe avoided

_1 recommendedforuseinthe oven. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

To minimize bums, Ignitionof flare- usa eyelidcoversf

willaccommodatethevolumeof food Do notclean door gasket The

• Manypiastics are vulnerable to = Clean only parts ltstad in this

or hot. • Before self-,cleaning theoven,

_, .Donot leave plastic'items on'the remove broiler pan, oven racks, and

self-clean cycle. Therefore,touching

,_ This appliancehas been testedfer
safe performanceusingconventional

recommendedinthis manual Do not

unintentional contact with the uten. vectionsystems The useof devicesor

sil, do notextendhandlesoveradja- accessoriesthatare notexpresslyrec-

centsurfaceburners ommeodedin this manualcancreate

serioussafetyhazards,result in per-

, Be sure utensil is large enough formanceproblems,and reducethe

to properly contain food and avoid lifeof thecomponentsof theap-
boilovera. Pansize is particularlyira- plance

CHILD SAFETY:

• Do not leave children alone or Children should be taught that an Children climbing on the appliance
unsupervisednear the appliance appliance is not a toy. to reach items could be seriously

when it is in use or is still hoL Injured.

Children should never be allowed Children should not be allowedto

to sit or stand on any part of the ap- play with controls or other parts of __ _

pliance, the unit.
Childrenmust be taught that the CAUTION:Do not store items of in-

appliance and utensils in it can be terestto children In cabinets above
hot. Lethot utensilscoolin a safe an appliance or on the beckguard

place,outof reachofsmallchildren, of a range.

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Time-Of-DayClock

ANALOG CLOCK AND TIMER

12

11 o-F 1

TO SET CLOCK: Pushinand turn Min-
ute•mer knobtothecorrecttimeofday.

BesureMinute_mer handisonOFF af-

ter settingclock.

TO SET MINUTETIMER: Turn knobin
either direction to the desired time,

Whenthebuzzer sounds,manuallyturn

theTimerto OFF.

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SurfaceCooking

IGNITION

Yourrangefeaturespilotless ignition.A 1. Place utensi_on burner grate. • When the range is first installed,the/

spark fromthe ignitorwill lightthe burn- pilotsmay bedifficultto light dueto airI
er. 2. Push )n and turn knob to the LITE inthegasline.TobleedoffairfromtheJ

SYSTEM TO LIGHT SURFACE BURNER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]

position. After the burner lights, turn line, hold a lighted match next to the/

ABOUTTHE SURFACE the knobto the desired flame size. burner and turn knob on. When the

BURNER FLAME burnerlights,turn the knob off and

• A properlyadjustedburnerwithclean proceedas directed.

inthe OFF positionpriorto supplying

• On naturalgas, the flame will be blue gastotheappliance.
with a deeper bluecore;thereshouldbe c_

notraceof yellowinthe flame. • CAUTION: If flame should go out

during a cookingoperation,turn the

A yellowflame indicatesan improper burneroff. If gas has accumulated

mixtureof air/gas.This wastesfuel,so

have a servicemanadjustthemixtureif and s strong gas odor is detected,

p0rtswilllightwithinafew secends. __. Be sure all surfacecontrolsareset

a yellowflame occurs.

NOTE: The knob on your appliance pate before relightin9 burner.

• On LPgas, someyellowtippingis ac- may not look likethe knob in this il- •Youmay heara "popping"soundon
ceptable.Thisisnormalandadjustment lustration,but it will operate as de- LP gas when the surface burner '
isnotnecessary, scribedinthisbooklet, turnedoff.Thisisa normaloperating'

wait 5 minutesfor the gas to dissi-

soundofthe burner.

• If a knobisturnedvery quicklyfrom
HItoLOsetting,theflamemaygoout,

particularlyiftheburneriscold.

/

To operate surface burner during a _.;_ _;__ _

powerfailure:

1. Hold a lightedmatchto the desired
surfaceburnerhead.

2. Push in and turn knobto the LITE
position.The burnerwillthenlight.

3. Adjust knob to obtain the desired Ifthisoccurs,turntheknobtotheOFF

flamesize. position.Wait several seconds,then

lightthe burneragain.

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SurfaceCooking(con,,nue)

FACTORS THAT DETERMINE SELECTING FLAME SIZE CANNING

FLAME SIZE • Use a HIGH flame setting to quickly Acceptablewater-bathorpressurecan-

UTENSIL SIZE: Adjustthe flame size bringliquidsto a boilorto begina cook- nersshouldnotbeoversizedandshould

soitdoesnotextendbeyondtheedgeof ing operation.Then reduce to a lower havea flat bottom.Thefollowingarenot
the cookingutensil.Thisisfor personal settingtocontinuecooking.Neverlaave recommended:Oversizedcannersor a
safetyand to preventpossibledamage food unattended when using a HIGH verylargecannerthat restsontwosur-

to the appliance, utensil or cabinets flame setting, face burnergrates.
abovethe appliance. When canning, use the HIGH setting

,_ _, I pressureisreachedinthepressurecan-

*" ner,thenreducetothelowestflameset-

._._._j _;____ just untilthe water comes to a boilor

_ tingthat maintainsthe boilor pressure.

• Utensilswhichextendmore thantwo not cook any faster when a higher

inchesbeyond the grate or touch the flame setting Is used than that need-

cooktopmay causeheatto buildup,re- ed to maintain a gentle boll. Remem-
suitingin damage to the burnergrate, ber,waterboilsatthe sametemperature

burneror cooktop, whetherboilinggentlyorvigorously.
= Utensils,suchas wokswitha support • Usea lowflamesizetosimmerorkeep

ring,whichrestrictaircirculationaround foodsat servingtemperatures.

theburnerwillcauseheattobuildupand

may result in damage to the burner
grate,burnerorcooktop. __.
UTENSIL MATERIALS: Optimum

cookingperformancecan be achieved
whenheavygauge,fiat,smoothbottom,

metal utensilswith straightsides and
tightfittinglidsare used.

• Aluminum or aluminum-clad stain-
less steel pans heatmoreevenlysoa

slightlylargerflame canbe used.

• Stainless steel, porcelain and heat-
proof ceramic or glass heatunevenly;

cast aluminum and iron heat slowly;
and, Teflon-coated utensilsare sensi-

tiveto heat.These materialsrequirea

lowerflametoproducemoreevencook-
ing results.Adjustflame so it extends

halfway to the edge of the utensilbot-
tom.

• An intermediateflame size is usedto
continuea cookingoperation.Foodwill

COVERED UTENSILS: Foods cook

faster when the utensilis covered be-

causemoreheat is retained.Lowerthe

flamesizewhen coveringutensils.

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