Magic Chef 3888VRV-Z Owner’s Manual
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Instructions for your Electric Smoothtop Range with "T" Clock
Care
CONTENTS
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...................... 1-3
ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER .................... 4
FEATURES .................................. 5-6
Automatic oven cooking ....................... 5
Self-clean oven .............................. 6
Continuous cleaning oven ...................... 7
Eye level oven ................................ 7
USING YOUR SMOOTHTOP .................. 8-10
Cooking areas ................................ 8
Surface controls .............................. 8
Signal lights .................................. 8
Hot surface light .............................. 8
Retained heat ................................ 8
Hints ........................................ 8
Cookware .................................... 9
Heat setting chart ............................. 9
Care information ............................. 10
USING YOUR OVEN ........................ 11-13
Oven characteristics .......................... tl
Fan ........................................ 11
Preheating .................................. 11
Howto bake or roast ......................... 12
Common baking problem chart ................ 12
How to broit ................................. 13
MAINTENANCE ............................... 14
Light replacement ............................ 14
Storage drawer .............................. 14
Oven door .................................. 14
Leveling legs ................................ 14
Fuses (Canadian models only) ................. 14
CARE AND CLEANING CHART ................. 15
SERVICE .................................. 16-17
Troubleshooting ............................. 16
Fault code .................................. 16
How to obtain service ......................... 17
WARRANTY .................................. 18
8113P008-60
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
STORAGE IN, ON OR NEAR APPLIANCE - Do not
store orusegasoline or other flammable materials, va-
porsand liquids inthe oven, near surface unitsorin the
vicinityof this or any other appliance. The fumes can
create a fire hazard or explosion. Do notuse cooktopor
oven as a storage area for food or cooking utensils.
The following instructions are based on safety consid-
erations and must be strictly followed to eliminate the
potential risks of fire, electric shock, or personal injury.
PROPER INSTALLATION - Be sure your appliance is
properly installed and grounded by a qualified techni-
cian.
NEVER USE YOUR
APPLIANCE FOR
WARMING OR HEAT-
ING THE ROOM.
STORAGE ABOVE RANGE -To eliminate the hazard
ofreaching over hot surface elements, cabinet storage
should not be provided directly above a unit. If pro-
vided, storage should be limited to infrequently used
itemsthat can be safely stored in an area subjected to
heat. Temperatures may be unsafe for some items
such as volatile liquids,cleaners, or aerosol sprays. If
cabinet storage is provided, installation of a range
hoodthatprojectsat least 5-inches beyond the bottom
ofthe cabinet will reduce the hazards associated with
such storage.
DO NOT USE WATER
ON GREASE FIRES -
Smother fire or flame or
use dry chemical or
foam-type extinguisher, if
available or sprinkle
heavily with baking soda.
USE ONLY DRY POTHOLDERS - Moist or damp
potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns from
steam. Do not let potholder touch hot heating ele-
ments. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloths.
SURFACE COOKING UNITS:
USE PROPER PAN SIZE-This appliance is equipped
with one or more surface elements of different sizes.
Select utensils having flat bottoms large enough to
cover the surface element. The use of undersized
utensils will expose a portion of the heating element to
direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing.
Proper relationship of utensil to element will also im-
prove efficiency.
NEVER LEAVE SURFACE
UNITS UNATTENDED AT
HIGH HEAT SETTINGS -
Boilover causes smoking
and greasy spittovers that
may ignite.
WEAR PROPER
APPAREL -
Loose-fitting or
hanging garments
never be
worn while using
the appliance.
USER SERVICING - Do not repair or replace any part
of the appliance unless specifically recommended in
the Use and Care Book. All other servicing should be
referred to a qualified technician. Always disconnect
unit or cut-off power to unit before any servicing.
TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO RANGE, never operate a
surface unitwithout a pan in place and never allow a
pan to boil dry.
MAKE SURE DRIP BOWLS ARE IN PLACE - Ab-
sence of these bowls during cooking may subject wir-
ing or components underneath to damage.
PROTECTIVE LINERS - Do not use aluminum foil to
line surface unit drip bowls or oven bottoms, except as
suggested in the Use and Care Book. Improper instal-
lation of these liners may result in a risk of electric
shock, or fire.
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
GLAZED COOKING UTENSILS - Only certain types
of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or
other glazed utensilsare suitable for range-top serv-
ice withoutbreaking due to the sudden change in tem-
perature.
UTENSIL HANDLES
SHOULD BE
TURNED INWARD
AND NOT EXTEND
OVER ADJACENT
SURFACE UNITS- To
reduce the risk of
burns, ignition of flam-
mable materials, and
spillage due to unin-
tentional contact with the utensil, the handle of a utensil
should be positioned so that it is turned inward, and
does not extend over adjacent surface elements.
DO NOT SOAK REMOVABLE HEATING ELE-
MENTS - Heating elements should never be im-
mersed in water. Immersing element in water would
damage insulating material inside element.
OVENS:
USE CARE WHEN OPENING DOOR - Let hot air or
steam escape before removing or replacing food.
DO NOT HEAT UNOPENED FOOD CONTAINERS -
Build-up of pressure may cause container to burstand
resultin injury.
PREPARED FOOD WARNING: Follow food manufac-
turer's instructions. If a plastic frozen food container
and/or its film cover distorts, warps, or is otherwise
damaged during cooking, immediately discard the
food and its container. The food could be contami-
nated.
KEEP OVEN VENT DUCTS (located under rear ele_
ment; rear corner of cooktop; between oven door and
control panel of wall oven or on backguard) UNOB-
STRUCTED. Blockage of vent prevents proper oven
air circulation and will affect oven performance. Avoid
touching oven vent area while oven is on and for sev-
eral minutes after oven is turned off. Some parts of the
vent and surrounding area become hot enough to
cause burns.
PLACEMENT OF OVEN RACKS -Always place oven
racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack must
be moved while hot, use care to avoid contact of
potholder with oven element.
VENTILATING HOODS:
CLEAN VENTILATING HOODS FREQUENTLY -
Grease should not be allowed to accumulate on hood
or filter. When flaming foods under the hood, turn the
fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread the flame.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE AND WARNING
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforce-
ment Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires the Gover-
nor of California to publish a list of substances known
to the State of California to cause cancer or reproduc-
tive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers
of potential exposures to such substances.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned that when
the appliance is engaged in the self-clean cycle there
may be some low-level exposure to some of the listed
substances, including carbon monoxide. Exposure to
these substances can be minimized by properly vent-
ing the appliance to the outdoors during the self-clean
cycle.
DEEP FAT FRYERS:
Use extreme caution when moving the grease kettle or
disposing of hot grease.
DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE ELEMENTS OR OVEN
ELEMENTS, AREAS NEAR ELEMENTS OR INTE-
RIOR SURFACES OF OVEN - Elements may be hot
even though they are dark in color. Areas near surface
elements and interior surfaces of oven may become
hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do
not touch or let clothing or other flammable materials
contact heating elements, areas near elements or inte-
rior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time
to cool. Among these areas are the cooktop, surfaces
facing the cooktop, oven vent opening and surfaces
near this opening, oven door, and oven window. Also,
do not allow aluminum foil, meat probes or any other
metal object, other than a utensil on a surface element,
to contact heating elements.
ANTI-TIP BRACKET:
WARNING: To reduce the risk of tipping of the appli-
ance from unusual usage or by excessive loading of
the oven door, the appliance must be secured by a
properly installed anti-tip device. To check if device is
installed properly: Use a flashlight and look under-
neath range to see that one of the rear leveling legs is
engaged in the bracket slot. When removing appliance
for cleaning, be sure anti-tip device is engaged when
range is replaced. The anti-tip device secures the rear
leveling leg to the floor, when properly engaged.
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Afterappliance is installed, becertain all packing mate-
rials are removed from the appliance before operating
the unit. If appliance is installed near a window, take
steps to prevent curtains from blowing over surface
elements creating a fire hazard.
Care should be given to location of appliance. Be sure
floor covering under appliance, walls adjacent to appli-
ance, cabinetry adjacent to appliance, and other mate-
rials adjacent to appliance can withstand prolonged
heat. This is a heavy appliance and can settle into soft
floor coverings such as cushioned vinyl. Use care
when moving range on this type of floor covering.
OVEN DOOR
Do not place excessive
weight on an open oven
door or stand on an open
oven door as, in some
cases, it could cause the
range to tip over, break-
age of the door or serious
injury.
CIRCUIT BREAKER OR FUSE - Locate and mark
breaker or fuse. Never replace a blown fuse or reset a
breaker untilyou know what has caused the problem.
Always replace a blown fuse with one of the correct
amperage, do not use a substitute.
CONTROL KNOBS - Turn off control at the comple-
tionof a cooking operation.
SELF--CLEANING OVEN:
Do not clean door gasket. The door gasket is essential
for a goodseal. Care should be taken not to rub, dam-
age, or move the gasket. Do not use oven cleaners or
oven liner protective coating of any kind in or around
any part oftheself-clean oven. Clean only parts listed
in thisbooklet. Before self-cleaning the oven, remove
broilerpan, oven racks, and other utensils.
CAUTION: DO NOT LEAVE FOOD OR COOKING
UTENSILS, ETC., IN OVEN DURING THE SELF-
CLEANING MODE OF OPERATION.
ATTENTION: NE LAISSER AUCUN ALIMENT, US-
TENSILE DE CUISINE, ETC., DANS LE FOUR
DURANT LE CYCLE D'AUTONETTOYAGE.
On some models, a fan should be heard during the
self-clean cycle. If not, cancel clean cycle and call a
serviceman before self-cleaning again. (Refer to
CONTENTS on front cover for location of self-clean in-
structions and fan information.)
SMOOTHTOP COOKTOP:
Do not cook on broken cooktop. If cooktop should
break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate
the broken cooktop and create a risk of electric shock.
Contact a qualified technician immediately. Clean
cooktop with caution. Ifa wet sponge or cloth is used to
wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid
steam burn. Some cleaners can produce noxious
fumes if applied to a hot surface.
DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN ALONE - Children
should not be left alone or unattended in area where
appliance isin use. They should never be allowed to sit
or stand on any part of the appliance. CAUTION: Do
not store items of interest to children incabinets above
an appliance or on the backguard of a range.
Children climbing on the appli-
ance to reach items could be seri-
ously injured. Children must be
taught that the appliance and
utensils in or on it can be hot. Chil-
dren should be taught that an ap-
pliance is not a toy. They should
not be allowed to play with con-
trols or other parts of the unit.
IN CASE OFFRE.. : : : : : " •
1. Turn off appliance and ventilating hood. :i
2. Use dry orfoam_e bXtinguisher of baldng soda
to smother flame: Never Use water on a grease
fire. :: .:
3, If fire is n oven, smother bY closing oven door.
4. If fire is in a pan. on the surface unit, cover pan.
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ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER
(NOTE: All indicator words are displayed toshow their location. When oven or timer is not in
use, indicator words are not displayed, indicators are only displayed when oven is set for a
cook, delayed cook, clean or timer operation.)
CLOCK
1. Press CLOCK.
2. Turn SET knob until display shows
correct time of day.
3. Press STOP/CLEAR.
When power is first supplied to oven
or if there has been a power failure,
the display willflash. Follow above in-
structionsto set clock.
TIMER
1. Press TIMER.
2. Turn SET knob to desired time.
TIMER starts automatically. 3 beeps
signal the end of the timing operation
and the time-of-day reappears in the
display.
To cancel: Press TIMER and hold for
3 seconds. Time ofday will reappear
after a slight delay.
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CLEAN
1. Close door.
2. Move door lock lever to locked po-
sition.
3, Press CLEAN pad, ("door" will
flash in display and beeps will
sound if door is not locked.)
4. Oven will automatically clean for 3
hours. Select 2 or4 hours by turn-
ingthe SET knob.
See page 6 for additional information,
COOK TIME/STOP TIME
TObegin cooking immediately:
1, Press BAKE TEMP. Enter oven
temperature with SET knob.
2. Press COOK TIME. Enter desired
cooking time by turning the SET
knob.
To delay the start of cooking:
1. Press BAKE TEMP. Enter oven
temperature with SET knob.
2, Press COOK TIME. Enter cooking
time with SET knob.
3. Press STOP TIME. Enter time you
wish food tostop cooking with SET
knob.
BROIL
1. Press BROIL.
2. Turn SET knob clockwise to select
HI broil or counter clockwise to se-
lect LO broil.
See page 13 for additional informa-
tion.
BAKE TEMP
1. Press BAKE TEMP.
2. Turn SET knob until desired oven
temperature appears in the dis-
play.
See pages 11 to 12 for additional in-
formation on baking and roasting.
The oven will automatically turn on
and off at the preset times.
Press STOP/CLEAR to cancel end-
of-cooking beeps. See page 5 for ad-
ditional information.
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FEATURES
AUTOMATIC OVEN COOKING
Automatic cookingfeature isused toturnthe oven on and offatthe preset time--of-
day. This feature can be used to delay the start of a cooking operation.
The automaticcooking feature willnotoperate unlessthe clock isfunctioning and is
set at the correct time-of-day.
NOTE: On eye level models, only the lower oven can be programmged.
TO BAKE BY TIME with immediate START:
1, Press BAKE TEMP pad, "BAKE"
lightsinthe display,
2. Enter oven temperature with the
SET knob.
3. Press COOK TIME pad. "SET
COOK TIME" flashes in the display.
4. Enter cooking time (how long you
wish food to cook) with the SET
knob.
"TIMED BAKE ON" lights in the dis-
play. The oven automatically turns
on and the display begins to count
down.
5. At the end of the preset cooking
time, the oven automatically turns
off.
6. Press STOP/CLEAR pad to cancel
end-of-cooking beeps.
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GENERAL
INFORMATION
IMPORTANT: Highly perishable foods
such as dairy products, pork, poultry,
seafoods or Stuffing are not recom-
mended for delayed cooking. If cook-
ing more than one food, select foods
that cook for the same length of time
and at the same oven temperature.
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To reset or cancel the program: Press
the STOP/CLEAR pad.
After setting the Automatic Cooking
feature, press the CLOCK pad and the
time-of-day will reappear in the dis-
play. "TIMED BAKE ON", "DELAY
BAKE" or "DELAY TIMED BAKE" and
the oven temperature will remain in the
display as a reminder that the oven is
set for a cooking operation.
TO BAKE BY TIME with delayed START:
1. Follow steps 1, 2, 3 and 4 above.
2. Press STOP TIME pad. "SET STOP
TIME" flashes in the display.
3. Enter the time you wish the oven to
turn off by turning the SET knob. De-
pending on your model, either "DE-
LAY TIMED BAKE" or "DELAY
BAKE" will light in the display and
the time of day will then reappear.
The oven will automatically turn on
in time to have the food cooked by
the preselected STOP TIME. The
oven will automatically turn off at the
preset stop time.
4. Press STOP/CLEAR pad to cancel
end-of-cooking beeps.
AI end of cooking, continuous beeps
willsound. Press STOP/CLEAR pad to
cancel beeps.
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