Magic Chef DF255670 Owner's Manual

Gas Range

with

Self-Cleaning Oven

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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS ......... 1-4 Automaticovencooking ............

CLOCK,TIMER,OVEN CONTROL . 5-6 Broilingandchart ...................

SURFACECOOKING ........................ 7-10 SELF-CLEANOVEN .................

Selectingflamesize ......................... 8 MAINTENANCE .....................

Aboutthe surfaceflame ........................ 8 Cooktop ..........................

Sealedsurfaceburners,selectmodels........... 9 Ovendoor ........................

Cookware................................... 10 Doorlook lever ....................

Canning .................................. 10 Ovenbottom ............ _........

Ovenracks .................

OVENUSE ................................. 11-18 Storagedrawer ...................

Pilotless gnitionSystem ........ : ....... 11 Levelinglegs .....

Ovenburner................................ 11 .......

Howtoset ovento bakeor roast............... 12 Electricalconnection ...............

Commonbakingproblems . . . 14 Howtoobta nservice .............

Roastingandchart ........................... 15 Troubleshootingchart ...............

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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

Thank You for purchasingourcooking

appliance.Tohelpyouobtainthe maximumin cooking WARNING: If the information

satisfaction,weofferthesesuggestions: manual is not followed exactly,

explosion may result causing

[]_=Readthismanualbeforeusingtheappliance, damage, personalinjury or deatl

Reviewallsafetyandcautioninstructions.

- Do not store or use gasoline

ReviewtheTroubleshootingCharton flammable vapors and liquid
pages30and31 ifservicebecomesnecessary, vicinity of this or any other apl:

[E7 Includethemodelandserialnumbersofyour - WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL G

appliancewhenrequestingservice.

• Proofof purchasesuchas salesreceipt • Donot try to light anyappUa
will be neededforwarrantyservice. • Do not touch any electrical,'

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1-800-323-1965

• If you cannot reach your ga

In our continuing effortto improvethequalityand
performanceof our cookingappliances,it maybe call the fire department.

necessarytomakechangestothe appliancewithout

revisingthismanual. - Installation and service

performedbya qualifiedinstall
agencyor the gassupplier.

' WARNING:Toreducethe risk oftipping

WARNING appliancefrom abnormalusage or byexce

i of theovendoor,the appliancemustbese,

properly

installed

anti-tip

device,

• ALLRANGES_,ANTIPAND

I CAUSE TO PERSONS. If therangeismovedfromthewall,besur_

INJURIES

deviceisengagedwhentherange isrepla(

• INSTALLANTI-TIP DEVICES underneathrangetoverifythatoneof the

PACKEDWITHRANGE. legsisproperlyengagedinthe bracketslo

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• FOLLOWALL iNSTALLATION Theanti-tipdevicesecuresthe rearlevelin

INSTRUCTIONS. floorwhenproperlyengaged.Also, be sun

properlyre-installed.

IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

Thefollowinginstructionsare basedonsafety Turnoff applianceandventilatinghoodto
considerationsand must be strictly followedto eliminate theflame.Extinguishflame thenturn onh_

thepotential risksoffire,electricshock, or personalinjury, smokeand odor.

• Haveyour applianceinstalledand properlygrounded by a Usedry chemicalorfoam-type extinguish{
qualifiedinstalleraccordingto the installationinstructions, sodato smotherfire or flame. Neveruse

Havethe installershowyouthe locationofthe gasshut off greasefire.

valve andhowto shutit off in anemergency.

Iffire is inthe ovenor broilerpan, smother

Always disconnectpowerto appliance beforeservicing, ovendoor.

Iffire is in a panon the surfaceburner,cm

Toensureproper operationand avoid possibleinjuryor
damageto unitdo notattempt to adjust, repair,service,or attemptto pickupor movea flamingpan.

replaceany partof yourappliance unlessit isspecifically
recommendedinthis book.All other servicingshouldbe

referredto aqualifiedinstallerorservicer.

NEVERleavechildren alone or unsuPervi_
appliancewhen it is !n use or is still hot. NI

'_ childrentositor standonany partof the a

Besure all packingmaterialsare removedfromthe Childrenmust betaughtthat the _-_
appliancebeforeoperatingit. applianceand utensils init can be I \t

hot. Lethot utensilscool in asafe I \

Keeparea aroundapplianceclear and free from place, out of reachof small children. |
combustiblematerials,gasoline,and other flammable Childrenshouldbetaught that an I_
vaporsand materials, applianceis nota toy.Children L__t

shouldnot be allowedto play with

Ifapplianceis installedneara window,proper precautions controlsor otherpartsofthe unit.

shouldbe takento preventcurtains fromblowingover
burners. CAUTION:NEVER storeitems of |

interestto childrenin cabinetsabovel /

NEVERleaveany itemson the cooktop.The hot airfrom an applianceor on the backguardof | /

the vent may igniteflammableitemsand mayincrease a range. Childrenclimbing on the _'

pressurein closedcontainerswhich maycausethemto applianceor on the appliancedoor
burst, to reachitemscould beseriouslyinjured.

Manyplasticsare vulnerableto heat. Keepplasticsaway

frompartsof theappliancethat maybecomewarm or hot.

Do not leave plasticitems onthe cooktopasthey may

meltor soften if lefttoo closeto the vent or a lighted NEVERuse applianceas ,. II___j

surfaceburner, a spaceheaterto heator

warma room toprevent _r;

Manyaerosol-typespraycansare EXPLOSIVEwhen potentialhazardto the _!_.
exposedto heatand maybe highlyflammable.Avoidtheir userand damageto the
useor storagenear an appliance, appliance. Also, do not

usethe cooktopor oven
Toeliminatethe hazardof reachingover hotsurface as a storagearea for food
burners, cabinetstorageshould notbe provideddirectly orcooking utensils.

abovea unit. Ifsuchstorage isprovided, it should be
limitedto itemswhichareused infrequentlyandwhich are Donotobstructthe flow ofcombustionan(

safelystored in anarea subjectedto heat from an by blockingthe oven ventor air intakes.R_
appliance.Temperaturesmay be unsafefor someitems, flowto the burner preventsproperperform
suchas volatileliquids,cleaners or aerosolsprays, increasescarbonmonoxideemissionto ur

0 IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTI()NS

Avoidtouchingovenventarea whileovenison andfor. NEVERheat an unopenedcontaineronthe

severalminutesafterovenis turnedoff.Somepartsof the burnerorin theoven.Pressurebuild-upma
ventandsurroundingareabecomehotenoughtocause containertoburstresultinginseriousperso
burns.Afterovenisturnedoff,donottouchthe ovenvent damagetotheappliance.
orsurroundingareasuntilthey havehadsufficienttimeto

cool. Usedry,sturdypotholders.Damppothold¢

WARNING:NEVERuse _c_\ _ =._.._=., burnsfromsteam.Dishtowelsorothersub=

appliancedooror drawer,if _ neverbe usedaspotholdersbecausethey

equipped,asa stepstoolor acrosshotsurfaceburnersandigniteorgel
seatasthismayresultin applianceparts.
possibletippingofthe
appliance,damagetothe Alwaysletquantitiesof hotfat usedfordeel:

appliance,andserious coolbeforeattemptingtomoveor handle.

injury.

Donotletcookinggreaseorotherflammabl
accumulatein'orneartheappliance,hoodo

Donottoucha hotovenlightbulbwitha dampclothas Cleanhoodfrequentlytopreventgreasefro1

the bulbcouldbreak. Shouldthe bulbbreak,disconnect accumulatingonhoodorfilter.Whenflaminc.

powerto the appliancebeforeremovingbulbto avoid the hoodturnthe fan off asthe fan may spr_
electricalshock.

NEVERwear garments .'__

madeof flammablematerial

or loosefitting or long
Always placea pan on a surface burnerbefore turning it hanging-sleevedapparel
on. Besureyou know whichknob controlswhichsurface whilecooking.Clothingmay
burner.Makesure the correctburner is turned on and that igniteor catch utensil

theburner has ignited.Whencookingis completed,turn handles.
burneroff before removingpan to preventexposureto

burnerflame.

Always place ovenracksin the desiredpositi

Alwaysadjustsurface burnerflame so that it doesnot oven is cool. Slide oven rackoutto add or re
extendbeyondthe bottomedge ofthe pan.An excessive usingdry sturdypot holders.Always avoidre

flameis hazardous,wastesenergyand may damagethe theoven to addor removefood. Ifa rack mu_
appliance,panor cabinetsabove the appliance, whilehot, usea drypotholder.Alwaysturntl

NEVERleavea surface ___ the endofcooking.

cookingoperationunattended

especiallywhenusinga high Usecarewhenopeningtheovendoor.Leth_
heatsettingorwhendeepfat steamescapebeforeremovingor replacingT,

frying.Boiloverscause
smokingandgreasyspillovers PREPAREDFOODWARNING:Followfood

mayignite.Cleanupgreasy manufacturer'sinstructions.Ifa plasticfrozen

spillsassoonas possible.Do , containerand/oritscoverdistorts,warps,ori=
not usehigh heatforextended damagedduring cooking,immediatelydiscarc

cookingoperations, and its container.The food couldbe contami_

IMP()RTANTSAFETYNSTRUCTIONS

Use panswithflatbottomsand handlesthatare easily Turn offallcontrolsand waitfor appliance

graspedand staycool.Avoid usingunstable,warped, beforetouching orcleaningthem. Do nottq

easilytippedor loosehandledpans. Alsoavoid using gratesor surroundingareasuntilthey have
pansespeciallysmallpans,with heavy handlesasthey time to cool.
couldbe unstableandeasilytip. Pansthat are heavyto
movewhen filledwithfood may also be hazardous. Cleanappliancewith caution.Use careto

burnsif a wet spongeor cloth is usedto wi

Besure utensilislargeenoughto properlycontainfood hot surface.Somecleanerscan producen

• andavoidboilovers.Pan sizeis particularlyimportantin appliedto a hotsurface.

deepfatfrying.Besurepanwillaccommodatethe volume

offoodthat istobe addedas wellas the bubbleactionof

fat.

Cleanonlypartslistedinthismanual.Dou

Tominimizeburns,ignitionofflammablematerialsand gasket.Thedoorgasketisessentialfor a
spillageduetounintentionalcontactwiththeutensil,do shouldbetakennottorub,damage,or m(

notextend handles F t , Donotuse oven cleanersofany kind inou

overadjacent surface _-_ __ _ partofthe self-cleanoven.

burners.Alwaysturn _._

pan handlestoward Beforeself-cleaningthe oven, removebro
theside or backof the _.,_ _--_. racks,and otherutensils,andwipe offexc

appliance,not out into _ spilloversto prevent excessivesmokeor f

theroomwhere they CAUTION: Do notleavefood orcooking L
areeasily hit or the ovenduringthe self-cleancycle.
reachedby small

children. It is normalfor the cooktopofthe ranget¢

during a self-cleancycle.Therefore, toucl

Never leta panboil dryasthis coulddamagethe utensil cooktopduringa cleancycle shouldbe a_
andthe appliance.

Followthe manufacturer'sdirectionswhen usingoven
cookingbags.

The CaliforniaSafe DrinkingWater and

OnlyCertaintypesof glass,glass/ceramic,ceramic,or Act of 1986(Proposition65) requiresthe,
glazedutensilsare suitablefor cooktopor ovenusage Californiato publisha listofsubstancesk
withoutbreakingduetothesuddenchangein StateofCaliforniato causecancerorrepa

temperature, andrequiresbusinessestowarncustome

exposurestosuchsubstances.

Thisappliancehasbeentestedforsafeperformance

Usingconventionalcookware.Donotuseanydevicesor Usersofthisapplianceareherebywarne
accessoriesthatare notspecificallyrecommendedinthis burningofgascan resultinlow-levelexp

• manual.Donotuseeyelidcoversfor the surfaceunits, thelistedsubstances,includingbenzene,
stovetop grills, or add-onovenconvectionsystems.The and soot,due primarilyto the incomplete

useofdevices oraccessoriesthat are not expressly naturalgas or liquidpetroleum(LP)fuels
recommendedin this manualcan createserioussafety adjustedburnerswill minimizeincomplet_

hazards,resultinperformanceproblems,and reducethe Exposureto these substancescanalsoI:
lifeofthecomponentsoftheappliance, properlyventingtheburnersto theoutdo,

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

1 l 1

timeofdaywill =r _,Pr:heat Cook

reappearinthe
display, L_LOck Time

Selectmodelswillnotfeaturebroiling.

• Functionpadsare theBAKE,BROIL,SELF-CLEAN, 1. PressCLOCK pad.
TIMER CLOCK COOKTIME, STOPTIME, and r-_

CANCELpads.A beepwillsoundwhenthesepads 2. Pressor pressand hold [ Clock/ t

arepressed. • or• paduntilcorrect

• Nobeepwillsoundwhenthe• or• padispressed, timeofdayappearsin

• AllfunctionpadsexcepttheCANCEL _ display.

padfeatureanindicatorlight.

I-eJ

when theBAKEorBROILpadis Displaywillflashwhenpowerissuppliedt(

pressed,the indicatorlightwill _ PressCLOCK padto recalltime ofdaywh,

turn onto letyou knowthat the _ functionisdisplayed.

oven is setfor this operation.

Clocktime cannot be changedif oven iss_
Indicatorlights on SELF-CLEAN,TIMER, bakeor delayedclean operation. Cancel ti"
CLOCK,COOKTIME and STOPTIME padswill beforesettingtheclock.

flash whenthe padis pressed.These indicator lights
will stopflashing butwill remainlit once thefunction Iftimer is in use,press CLOCKpadonce t

starts, timeof dayor twice to reset the timeof da

' If anindicatorlight ona function padis lit andyou set

a secondoperation:

- Eitherthe controlwill not acceptthe operationor

- The indicatorlightonthe first padwill "dim"slightly Ifyou preferthatthe time of day is not disl:

andthe indicatorlightonthe pad youjust pressed 1. Pressand holdboth
willbe"fullon."Thisletsyouknowthatyouhave CLOCKandCANCEL

setthe controlfortwooperations, padsfor 3 seconds, ar

Whenclockdisplayis
disabled,pressCLOCKpadto recalltime
seconds.Displaywillthenblank.

Ifa powerfailureoccurswhentheclockh;
disabled,thedisplayremainsblankandw

whenpowerisrestored.

Repeatstep1toreactivateclockfeature.

CLOCK,TIMER, OVEN CONTR()L

1.PressTIMER pad. _ The Control Lock-Outfeature preventstheo4

2. Pressor pressand hold r'_ L__ beingturned on.

• or • paduntilcorrect

I,,oerJ

time appearsindisplay, then Toactivate:

1. Pressandholdboth

STOPTIMEand
CANCELpadsfor 3

Thetimerfeaturedoesnotoperatethe oven, seconds.
Thetimercanbesetfrom1 minute[0:01]upto9 hours 2. "OFF"willappearindisplay

and50 minutes[9:50]. whenthisfeatureisactivated.Onlythecl
Thetimerwillstartautomatically.TheTIMERindicatoron timerfunctionswilloperatewhenControl

theTIMER padwill lightwheneverthe timeris inuse.One featureis activated.
longbeepand"End"willbe brieflydisplayedtosignalthe Repeatstep1todeactivate,

endofthetimeroperation,
Tocanceltimer:PressandholdIIMER padfor 3

seconds.Time ofdaywill reappearinthedisplay.

Youhavea choiceofthree"endof cooking'

beepsforthe AutomaticOvenTimerfeature

The 12 HourEnergySaverfeatureautomaticallyturnsoff • Option 1: Fourbeepsthenonebeepeve
theovenif itwasaccidentlyleftonfor 12 hours.To forthe next5 minutesor untilCANCEL

deactivatethisfeaturesotheovenwillNOT turnoff pressed,(Defaultoption,)
automaticallyat the endof 12hours: • Option2: Fourbeeps,Thereareno oth

1. PressandholdCLOCKpad l Cl°¢kI n_'_ • Option3".Fourbeepsthenonebeepev

for 3 seconds. _ thenext 12 hoursor untilCANCELpad

2. Press• or• paduntil8:88 the Nowto selectthe desiredoption:

iv]

appearsinthedisplay.

Currenttimeofdaywill 1. Pressandholdboth
reappearinthe displayafter COOKTiME and CLOCK

Icoo,

4 seconds, padsfor 3 seconds. _.Time

Repeatsteps1and2 to reactivatethe12 HourEnergy • A singlebeepwillsound.
Saverfeature.12:00willappearindisplaytoindicatethe o,Displaywillshowcurrent

EnergySaverfeatureis restored, option.

2. Press• or• padto
selectthe optionnumber

youwish.Thecurrenttime
ofdaywillreappearin the
displayafter4 seconds,

SURFACECOOKINE

Yourrangeis equippedwith pilotlessignition.Be sureall Topreventdamage tothe cooktop or pan, nev
surfacecontrolsare setin the OFFpositionprior to surfaceburner withouta pan in place, never
supplyinggas totheappliance, to boildryand neveroperatea surface bume=

for extendedperiods of time.

IMPORTANT:Whenthe applianceis firstinstalled,the To lightsurface burner:
surfaceburnersmaybe difficulttolightduetoairin the 1. Placea panontheburnergrate.

gasline.Thismay alsooccuriftheappliancehasbeen

NOTE:Theburnerflamemayliftoffthebu

disconnectedfromthe maingassupplyorif ithasnot

anda "roaring"soundmaybeheardifa pa

beenusedforseveraldaysorweeks.

placedonthe gratebeforelightingthe burr

Toremovetheair inthegas line,holda lightedmatch 2. Pushinandturnknobtothe LITE position.
nexttotheburnerheadandturntheknobon.When

theburnerlights,eitheradjustthe knobtothe desired
flamesizeor turn the burneroff.

Pilotlessignitionusesa sparkfromthe ignitorto lightthe

burner.Therearetwo ignitors for conventionalsurface

burners.Eachsealedburner has its own ignitor.Oncethe
burnerlights,turnthe knobto the desired setting.The
clickingsoundwillnot stop untiltheknob isturnedfrom
the LITEposition.

il be hearda_d_heburne

w eo bune! i,ed wi

3. Aftertheburnerlights,turntheknobtoth{
flamesize.The ignitorswillcontinuetosp

Ignitor knobisturnedfromthe LITEposition.

CAUTION:If theflameshouldgooutdurir
operation,turntheburneroff.ifgas has ac

NOTE:The surfaceburnerwillnotlightifthe ignitor is and a stronggas odorisdetected,wait5 n

damaged,broken,soiled orwet. Also,the burnerwill not the gasodortodisappearbeforerelighting
light ifthesmallportbeneaththe ignitor is blocked.See

page23 for cleaninginstructions.

To lightsurface burnerduring a powerfai

1, Besureallcontrolsare inthe OFF positi(

2. Holdalightedmatchtothedesiredsurfa(

head.

3. Pushin andturn knobto the LITEpositioJ

willthen light.

4. Adjusttheflame tothe desiredflame size

I CAUTION:When lightingthe surfaceburr

allofthe controlsareintheOFF position.
matchfirstandholditinpositionbeforetu

knobtothe LITE position.

SURFA(;ECOOKING

Usea HIGHflamesettingto quicklybringliquidsto a boil A properlyadjustedburnerwith clean por
orto begina cookingoperation.Thenreduceto a lower a few seconds.
settingto continuecooking.Never leave food

unattendedwhen usinga HIGH flamesetting. On naturalgas,the flamewill be bluewitl

core;thereshouldbenotraceofyellowiu

A yellowflame indicatesan impropermix

Thiswastesfuel, so havea servicemana

if ayellow flameoccurs.
On LPgas, someyellow tipping isaccept

normaland adjustmentis notnecessary.

An intermediateflamesize is usedto continuea cooking Youmay heara "popping"soundonsomq

whenthe surface burneris turnedoff. Thi

operation.Foodwill not cook any faster whena higher
flame settingis usedthan neededto maintain a gentle operatingsoundoftheburner.

boil.Remember,waterboilsatthesametemperature
whetherboilinggentlyorvigorously.

UseLO to simmerorkeep foodsat servingtemperatures. Adjusttheflamesize so it

does not extendbeyond
theedge ofthecooking

O _ utensil.This isfor personal _

safety andto prevent
possibledamagetothe
appliance,pan,or cabinets
abovethe appliance.This
also improvescooking
efficiency.

Somecookingmaytake placeonthe LO setting ifthe

cookingutensil iscovered.Iffooddoes boil on the LO NOTE:Ifa knobis turnedvery quicklyfro

setting,it is possibleto reducethe heatby rotatingthe LOsetting,the flame maygo out, particul

knobtoward the OFF position, iscold. Ifthis occurs,turn the knobto the

Waitseveralseconds,then lightthe burn,

Besure to adjustthe knob sothere isan adequatesupply

of gasto maintaina stableflame onthe burner.Check to

besure burnerislit andthe flame is stable.

SURFA(',ECOOKING

Undernocircumstancesarethe surfaceburner Theporcelainonthe burnerisdurablebut o_
assembliestobe taken apartfor cleaning.The surface with use may graduallyloseitsshine.

burnerassemblycan beremovedto cleanthe burnerbox

area. Thesealed surface burnersare securedtott-
Thetwo surface burnerassembliesaresecured inplace andare NOTdesignedto beremovedbythe

duringtransportationwith screws.Oncethe range is

installed,thesescrews may beremovedto allow quick Selectmodelsfeatureone or two specialSUI

and easy removalofthe burnerassemblies. SPEEDsealedburners located at the right-fr,

left-rear.Usetheseburnersto quickly bring

__ andwhenusing largerpans. Seeinformation

Plate,located on the lowerrangefront frame
broilerdooror lowerpanel,to determineif yol

featuresthese burners.

Clean burnercap after eachuseespeciallyif

__ occurs.A soiled burnermay resultin imprope

an unevenflame.Whencleaningthe sealed.,

t_ ____'r'___'_->__ burner,usecare to preventdamage to the igr

cleaningcloth shouldcatch the ignitor,it coulc
damagedor broken.

Toremove:Allowthe burnerassemblytocool.Liftup _ __ Lip

Cooktop.Graspthe burnerassemblyand rotateit slightly [ "_ j Ports

towardtheleft to releasethetwo tabson theassembly. _--__/'__'_ e

Then lift the assemblyand pulltoward the backof the (__ Ignitor

cooktopuntilthe air shutterends on the assemblyrelease

fromthe valves. ---Portdirectlyb lowi
Toreplace: Insertthe airshutterends onthe burner

assemblyover the valvesand lowerthe assemblyinto

place.Besureto securethe twotabs on the burner

assemblyinto thetwo slotson the burnersupportbracket Thesurface burnerwill not lightif the ignitor is
which is mountedto the burnerbox bottom. (NOTE:If the broken,soiledor wet. Theburnerwill also not
tabsare notproperly insertedintothe slots, the assembly ports,especiallythe small port locateddirectly

mayrockand theburners may not lightproperly.) ignitor,are blocked.