Maytag MER4530 User Manual

COIL ELECTRIC RANGE

Welcome

Safety Instructions................................................... 1-3

Range at a Glance Controls at a Glance

Surface Cooking

Oven Operation

Care and Cleaning

Maintenance........................................................... 15-16

Before You Call for Service Warranty

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Surface Controls Coil Element Surface

Oven Controls Oven Vent & Light Oven Racks

Broiling.............................................................. 12

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MAYTAG

Models: U.S. * MER4530 Canada • MER4530

Welcome...............................

Congratulations on your choice of a Maytag electric range. Your complete satisfaction is very important to us.

Read this user’s guide carefully. It is intended to help you

operate and maintain your new range.

In addition, you will find a booklet entitled “Cooking Made

Simple.” It contains information on selecting cookware and

provides baking, roasting and broiling tips.

Save time and money. Check the “Before You Call” section

of this guide. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

However, should you need service, it is helpful to have the model and serial numbers available. This information can be found on the data plate located on the storage drawer frame.

These numbers are also on the Product Registration card that came with your appliance. Before sending in this card, record these numbers along with the purchase date below.

Important Safety Instructions

Read and follow all instructions before using this ap

pliance to prevent the potential risk of fire, electric shock,

personal injury or damage to the appliance as a result of improper usage of the appliance. Use appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this guide.

To ensure proper and safe operation: Appliance must

be properly installed and grounded by a qualified techni cian.

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AWARNING

ALL RANGES CAN TIP AND CAUSE INJURIES TO

PERSONS INSTALL ANTI-TIP DEVICE

PACKED WITH RANGE FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

Model Number

Serial Number

Date of Purchase

IMPORTANT: Keep this guide and the sales receipt in a

safe place for future reference. Proof of original purchase date is needed for warranty service.

If you have questions, write us (include your model number and phone number) or call:

Consumer Information 403 West Fourth Street North Newton, lA 50208 515-791-8911 (Mon. - Fri., 8 am-5 pm Central Time) Internet: http://www.maytag.com

WARNING: To reduce risk of tipping of the appliance from abnormal usage or by excessive loading of the oven door, the appliance must be secure by a properly installed anti-tip device.

To check if device is properly installed, remove storage drawer and look underneath range to make sure one of the rear leveling legs is properly engaged in the bracket slot.

The anti-tip device secures the rear leveling leg to the floor when properly engaged. You should check this the range has been moved.

anytime

In Case of Fire

Turn off appliance and ventilating hood to avoid spread

ing the flame. Extinguish flame then turn on hood to re move smoke and odor.

• Cooktop: Smother fire or flame

in a pan with a lid or cookie sheet. NEVER pick up or move a flam

ing pan.

For service information, see page 18.

NOTE: In our continuing effort to improve the quality and performance of our cooking products, it may be necessary to make changes to the appliance without

revising this guide.

• Oven: Smother fire or flame by closing the oven door.

Do not use water on grease fires. Use baking soda, a dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher to smother fire or

flame.

General instructions

WARNING: NEVER use appliance door, or drawer, if equipped, as a step stool or seat

as this may result in possible tipping of the appliance, damage to the appliance, and se

rious injuries. If appliance is installed near a window,

proper precautions should be taken to pre vent curtains from blowing over surface elements.

NEVER use appliance to warm or heat the room. Failure to follow this instruction can lead to possible bums, injury, fire, or dam age to the appliance.

NEVER wear loose-fitting or hanging gar

ments while using the appliance. Clothing could catch utensil handles or ignite and cause bums if garment comes in contact with hot heating elements.

To ensure proper operation and to avoid damage to the ap pliance or possible injury, do not adjust, service, repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specifically recom mended in this guide. Refer all other servicing to a qualified

technician.

NEVER store or use gasoline or other combustible or flam mable materials in the oven, near surface units or in the vi

cinity of this appliance as fumes could create a fire hazard or an explosion.

To prevent grease fires, do not let cooking grease or other

flammable materials accumulate in or near the appliance. Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp

potholders on hot surfaces may result in a steam bum. Do not let potholders touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel

or other bulky cloth which could easily touch hot heating elements and ignite.

Always turn off all controls when cooking is completed. NEVER heat unopened containers on the surface unit or in

the oven. Pressure build-up in the container may cause con

tainer to burst resulting in bums, injury or damage to the appliance.

NEVER use aluminum foil to line drip bowls, or to cover an

oven rack or oven bottom. Misuse could result in risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to the appliance. Use foil only

as directed in this guide.

Cooktop

NEVER leave surface units unattended especially when using high heat settings. An unattended boilover could cause

smoking and a greasy spillover can cause a fire.

This appliance is equipped with differ ent size surface elements. Select pans having flat bottoms large enough to cover element. Proper relationship of

pan to element will improve cooking efficiency.

If pan is smaller than element, a portion of the element will be exposed to direct contact and could ignite clothing or potholder.

Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earth enware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for cooktop or oven service without breaking due to the sudden change in temperature. Follow utensil manufacturer s instructions

when using glass.

Turn pan handle toward center of

cooktop, not out into the room or over another surface element. This reduces the risk of bums, ignition of flammable ma terials, or spillage if pan is accidently bumped or reached by small children.

To prevent damage to removable heating elements, do not immerse, soak or clean in a dishwasher or self-clean oven. A damaged element could short resulting in a fire

or shock hazard. Make sure drip bowls are in place as absence of these

bowls during cooking could damage wiring.

Deep Fat Fryers

Use extreme caution when moving the grease pan or dis posing of hot grease. Allow grease to cool before attempt

ing to move pan.

Safety Instructions (continued)

Oven

Use care when opening door. Let hot air or steam escape before removing or replac ing food.

For proper oven operation and perfor mance, do not block or obstruct oven vent duct.

Always place oven racks in desired locations while oven is cool. If rack must be moved while oven is hot, do not let potholder contact hot heating element in oven.

Heating Elements

NEVER touch surface or oven heating elements, areas near elements, or interior surfaces of oven.

Heating elements may be hot even though they are dark in color. Areas near surface elements and interior surfaces of an oven may become hot enough to cause bums. During and after use, do not touch or let clothing or other flammable materials contact heating elements, areas near elements, or interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time to cool.

Other potentially hot surfaces include: Cooktop, areas fac ing the cooktop, oven vent, and surfaces near the vent open ing, oven door, areas around the door and oven window.

Child Safety

NEVER leave children alone or unsu pervised in area where appliance is in use or is still hot.

NEVER allow children to sit or stand on any part of the appliance as they could be injured or burned.

CAUTION: NEVER store items of in

terest to children in cabinets above an

appliance or on backguard of a range. Children climbing on appliance, door or drawer to reach items could damage the appliance or be burned or seriously injured.

Children must be taught that the appliance and utensils in or on it can be hot. Let hot utensils cool in a safe place, out of reach of small children. Children should be taught that an appliance is not a toy. Children should not be allowed to play with controls or other parts of the unit.

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Ventilating Hoods

Clean range hood and fdters frequently to prevent grease or other flammable materials from accumulating on hood

or filter and to avoid grease fires. Turn the fan off when flambeing foods (such as Cherry

Jubilee) under the hood. The fan, if operating, may spread

the flame.

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Range at a Glance

CLOCK & TIMER (pages 5-6)

BACKGUARD •

OVEN SET KNOB •

(select models, page 10)

OVEN INDICATOR LIGHT •

(select models, page 10) •

SURFACE CONTROLS '• •

and INDICATOR LIGHT

(page?) . ■

SURFACE..

ELEMENTS

(page 8)

OVEN TEMPERATURE KNOB

(select models, page 10)

■’ . OVEN LIGHT SWITCH (page 10)

SURFACE CONTROLS AND INDICATOR LIGHT (page 7)

. OVEN VENT (page 10)

BROIL ELEMENT

(not shown, page 12)

COOKTOP.•■

ANTI-TIP BRACKET

(page 16).....................

LEVELING LEG . • '

(page 16)

DATA PLATE

STORAGE DRAWER

(page 16)

RACK SUPPORTS

OVEN RACKS

(page 11)

* BAKE ELEMENT

(pages 9 & 10)

OVEN WINDOW

DOOR GASKET

Controls at a Glance

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Electronic Clock and Oven Control (select models)

BAKE

• T

BAKE

BROIL

• /

CLOCK

/ ,

TIMER

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NOTE: The display will flash when the appliance is first connected to power or if power is interrupted. The display will stop flashing once the time-of-day clock has been set. The BAKE, BROIL and TIMER indicators light when the

function pad is pressed.

CANCEL Pad

Press this pad to cancel all operations except the clock and timer.

▲ and ▼ Pads

Press and tap, or press and hold, these pads to enter the de sired time, temperature, or to select HI or LO broil.

BAKE Pad

Use for baking or roasting.

1. Press BAKE pad.

2. Press A or ▼ pad to set the oven temperature. See page 9 for additional information.

BROIL Pad

Use for top browning and broiling.

1. Press BROIL pad.

2. Press A or T pad for HI or LO broil.

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Setting the Timer

The timer can be set from one minute (:01) up to 9 hours and 50 minutes (9:50). Time will be displayed in minutes and not in seconds. THE TIMER DOES NOT CONTROL

THE OVEN.

1. Press the TIMER pad.

• :00 and the TIMER indicator light will appear in the display. The colon will flash.

2. Press the A or T pad until the desired time is displayed.

• The timer will begin as soon as the time is set.

• The flashing colon indicates that a timing operation is in progress. The colon will not flash if the time of day or oven temperature is displayed.

• The timer countdown will be displayed unless an other function is programmed after setting the timer.

• A single beep signals the end of the operation. “END” will appear in the display. If the time of day or oven temperature is displayed “END” will not

appear.

• A short beep will sound every 30 seconds for five minutes to remind you that the operation has completed.

See page 12 for additional information.

Setting the Clock

1. If the display is flashing, press the CLOCK pad to stop the flashing, then press the CLOCK pad again.

• If the colon is not flashing, press the CLOCK pad.

• The clock time cannot be set if the control is programmed

for a bake, broil or timing operation.

2. Set the correct time of day using the A and ▼ pads. If the A

or T pad is not pressed within 30 seconds, the program will cancel. Press the CLOCK pad and begin again.

3. If desired, press the TIMER pad and the time of day

will reappear in the display during a timing operation.

To cancel the timer operation: Press and hold the TIMER pad for three seconds.

Additional Information

• A beep will sound each time a function pad is pressed.

There is no beep for the A or T pad.

• If a fault code (example: F2) is displayed and beeps sound, press the CANCEL pad. If the fault code contin

ues, see page 17.

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