Maytag MER6769BAW, MER6769BAQ, MER6549BAW, MER6549BAQ Owner’s Manual
MAYTAG GEMINI TMELECTRIC RANGE
GUIDE
®
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purchase.
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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
Readandfollowall instructionsbeforeus-
ingthis appliancetopreventthepotentialrisk
offire,electricshock,personalinjuryordamage
totheapplianceasaresultofimproperusageof
theappliance.Useapplianceonlyforitsintended
purposeasdeschbedinthisguide.
Toensureproperandsafeoperation:Appli-
ancemustbe propedyinstalledandgrounded
bya qualifiedtechnician.
_ CAirrloN
CAUTION- Hazardsor unsafepractices
whichCOULDresultin minorpersonalin-
juryorproductorpropertydamage.
INCASEOFFIRE
Turnoffapplianceand ventilatinghoodto
avoidspreadingtheflame.Extinguishflame
thenturn on hoodto removesmokeand
odor.
Cooktop:Smotherfireorflameinapan
witha lidorcookiesheet.
NEVERpickupormovea flamingpan.
_-Oven: Smotherfireor flameby dosing
theovendoor.
Donotusewaterongreasefires.Usebak-
ing soda,a drychemicalorfeam-typeex-
tthguishertosmotherfireorflame.
GENERALINSTRUCTIONS
Topreventgreasefires,do notletcooking
greaseorotherflammablematerialsaccu-
mulateinorneartheappliance.
Use onlydry potholders.Moistor damp
potholderson hotsurfacesmayresufiin a
steamburn.Donotletpotholderstouchhot
heatingelements.Donotuseatowelorother
bulkyclothwhichcouldeasilytouchhotheat-
ingelementsandignite.
Alwaysturnoffall controlswhencookingis
completed.
NEVERheatunopenedcontainerson the
surfaceunitor in theoven.Pressurebuild-
upinthecontainermaycausecontainerto
burstresultinginburns,injuryordamageto
theappliance.
NEVERusealuminumfoiltolineddpbowls
or coveroven racksor ovenbottom.This
couldresultinriskof electricshock,fire,or
damageto theappliance.Usefoilonlyas
directedinthisguide.
Aerosol-typecansareEXPLOSIVEwhenex-
posedtoheatandmaybehighlyflammable.
Donotuseorstorenearappiianca.
Tocheckif deviceisproperlyinstalled,look un-
derneathrangewithaflashlightto makesure
oneoftherearlevelinglegsispropedyengaged
in the bracketslot.Theanti-tipdevicesecures
therearlevelinglegtothe floorwhenproperly
engaged.Youshouldcheckthis anytimethe
rangehasbeenmoved.
SAFTFYINSTRUCTIONS
WarningandImportantSafetyInstructionsap-
pearinginthis guidearenot meanttocoverall
possibleconditionsandsituationsthatmayoc-
cur.Commonsense,caution,andcaremustbe
exercisedwheninstalling,maintaining,or oper-
atingtheappliance.
Alwayscontactyourdealer,distributor,service
agent,ormanutaetureraboutproblemsorcandi-
rionsyoudonotunderstand.
RECOGNIZESAFETYSYMBOLS,WORDS,
LABELS
WARNING- Hazardsorunsafepracticaswhich
COULDresultinseverepersonalinjuryordeath.
1
......... Thisapplianceisequippedwithdifferentsize
Ifapplianceisinstalledneara window,pre-
caurionsshouldbetakentopreventcurtains
fromblowingoversurfaceelements.
NEVERuseappliancetowarmorheatthe
room.Failureto followthis instructioncan
leadtopossibleburns,injury,fire,or dam-
agetotheappliance.
NEVERwear Ioose-rittingorhanginggar-
mentswhileusingthe appliance.Clothing
couldcatch utensilhandlesor igniteand
causebumsifgarmentcomesin contact
w_ hotheatingelements.
Toensureproperoperationandto avoid
damagetotheapplianceorpossibleinjury,
donotadjust,service,repairorreplaceany
partoftheapplianceunlessspecificallyrec-
ommendedinthisguide.Referallotherser-
vicingto a qualifiedtechnician.
NEVERstoreorusegasolineorothercom-
bustibleorflammablematerialsintheoven,
nearsurfaceunitsor inthevicinityof this
applianceas fumescould create a fire
hazardoranexplosion.
COOKTOP
NEVERleavesurfaceunitsunattendedes-
peciallywhenusing high heat. An unat-
tendedboilovercouldcausesmokinganda
greasyspillovsrcancausea fire.
surfaceelements.Selectpanswithflatbot-
tomslargeenoughtocoverelement.Fitting
pansizetoelementwillimprovecookingef-
ficiency.
ifpanis smallerthanelement,a portionof
theelementwillbe exposedto directcon-
tactandcouldigniteclothingor potholder.
Onlycertaintypesofglass,glass-caramic,
ceramic,earthenware,orotherglazeduten-
silsaresuitableforcooktoporovenservice
withoutbreakingduetothesuddenchange
intemperature.Followutensilmanufacturer's
instructionswhenusingglass.
Thisappliancehasbeentestedforsafeper-
formanceusingconventionalcookware.Do
notuseanydevicesoraccessoriesthatare
notspecificallyrecommendedinthismanual.
Donotuseeyelidcovers,stovetopgdllsor
add-onovenconvectionsystems.Theuse
of devicesor accessoriesthatare notex-
presslyrecommendedin this manualcan
createsedoussafetyhazards,resultinper-
formanceproblems,and reducethelifeof
thecomponentsofthisappliance.
Turnpanhandletowardcenterofcooktop,not
outintotheroomoroveranothersurfaceele-
ment.Thisreducestheriskof burns,ignition
of flammablematerials,or spillageif panis
accidentlybumpedor reachedbysmallchil-
dren.
Alwaysplaceovenracksindesiredlocations
whileoveniscool.Ifrackmustbemovedwhile
ovenis hot,do notletpotholdercontacthot
elementinoven.
SELF-CLEANINGOVEN
CelLELEMENTS(SELECTMODELS)
Topreventdamageto removableheatingel-
ements,do notimmerse,soakor cleanina
dishwasherorself-cleanoven.Adamagedel-
ementcouldshortresultinginafire orshook
hazard.
Makesuredripbowlsareinplaceasabsence
ofthesebowlsduringcookingcoulddamage
wiring.
ProtectiveLiners:Donotusealuminumfoilto
linesurfaceunitdripbowlsor ovenbottoms,
exceptassuggestedinthemanual.Improper
installationoftheselinersmayresultina risk
ofelectricshockorfire.
GLASS-CERAMICCOOKTOP
(SELECTMODELS)
NEVERcookonbrokencnoktop.If cooktop
should break, cleaning solutions and
spilloversmaypenetratethe brokencooktop
andcreatea riskofelectricshock.Contacta
qualifiedtechnicianimmediately.
Cleancooktopwithcaution.Somecleaners
canproducenoxiousfumesifappliedto ahot
surface.Ifawetsponge,cloth,orpapertowel
isusedon ahotcookingarea, becarefulto
avoidsteamburn.
DEEPFATFRYERS
Useextremecautionwhenmovingthegrease
panor disposingofhotgrease.Allowgrease
tocool beforeattemptingtomovepan.
Cleanonlypartslistedin thisguide.Donot
cleandoorgasket.Thegasketis essentialfor
a goodseal.Donotrub,damage,ormovethe
gasket.
Donotuseovencleaners.Nocommercialoven
cleanerorovenlinerprotectivecoatingofany
kindshouldbeusedinor aroundany partof
theoven.
Beforeself-cleaningtheoven,removebroiler
pan,ovenracksandotherutensilstoprevent
excessivesmoking,discolorationof theoven
racksorpossibledamageto utensils.
Wipeupexcessivespillovers,especiallygreasy
spills,beforethe cleancycletopreventsmok-
ing,flare-upsorflaming.
Itisnormalforthecooktopto becomehotdur-
ingacleancycle.Therefore,avoidtouchingthe
cooktop,door,windowor evenventduringa
cleancycle.
HEATINGELEMENTS
NEVERtouchsurfaceorovenheatingele-
ments,areasnearelements,orintedorsur-
facesofoven.
Heatingelementsmaybehoteventhoughthey
aredarkincolor.Areasnearsurfaceelements
andinteriorsurfacesof anovenmaybecome
hotenoughtocausebums.Duringandafter
use,donottouchor letclothingorotherflam-
mablematerialscontactheatingelements,ar-
easnearelements,orinteriorsurfacesofoven
untiltheyhavehadsufficienttimeto cool.
Otherpotentiallyhotsurfacesindude:Cooktop,
areasfacingthecooktop,ovenvent,andsur-
facesneartheventopening,ovendoor(s),ar-
easaroundthedoor(s)andovenwindow(s).
OVEN(S)
Usecarewhenopeningdoor(s).Lethotairor
steamescapebeforeremovingor replacing
food.
Forproperovenoperationandperformance,
donotblockorobstructovenventduct.When
ovenisinuse,theventandsurroundingarea
neartheventmay becomehotenoughto
causeburns.
CHILDSAFETY
NEVERleavechildrenaloneorunsupervised
inareawhereapplianceisinuseorisstillhot.
NEVERallowchildrentosit or standon any
partof theapplianceas theycouldbe injured
orburned.
NEVERstoreitemsofinteresttochildrenin
cabinetsabove_ appr oceoronbackguard
ofa rangelChiid_nciiniBingonappliance;
doorOidrawei_rea__ _ coulddamage
appfi_ or _ _ orSo.sly injured.
Childrenmustbe taughtthat theappliance
andutensilsinoronitcanbehot.Lethotuten-
silscoolina safepiece,outofreachofsmall
children.Childrenshouldbetaughtthatanap-
plianceisnota toy.Childrenshouldnot be
allowedtoplaywithcontrolsorotherpartsof
theunit.
VENTILATINGHOODS
Cleanrangehoodandfilters frequentlyto
preventgreaseor otherflammablemateri-
alsfromaccumulatingon hoodorfilterand
toavoidgreasefires.
Turnthefanonwhenflambeingfoods(such
asCherriesJubilee)underthehood.
IMPORTANTSAFETYHOTICE
ANDWARNING
TheCaliforniaSafeDrinkingWaterandToxic
EnforcementActof 1986(Proposition65)re-
quirestheGovernorof Californiatopul_isha
listofsubstancesknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerorreproductiveharm,
andrequiresbusinessesto warncustomers
ofpotentialexposurestosuchsubstances.
Usersofthisapplianceareherebywarnedthat
whentheovenis engagedin theself.clean
cycle,theremaybesomelowlevelexposure
to someof thelistedsubstances,including
carbonmonoxide.Exposureto thesesub-
stancescan beminimizedbypropertyvent-
ingtheoventothe outdoorsduringtheself-
cleancyclebyopeninga windowand/ordoor
intheroomwheretheapplianceis located.
IMPORTANTNOTICEREGARDINGPET
BIRDS:Neverkeeppetbirdsinthekitchenor
inroomswherethe fumesfromthekitchen
couldreach.Birdshavea verysensitiveres-
piratorysystem.Fumesreleaseddudngan
ovensofl-cleaningcyclemaybe harmfutor
fataltobirds,Fumesreleaseddueto over-
heatedcookingoil, fat,margarineandover-
heatednon-stickcookwaremaybe equally
harmful.
SURFACECOOKING
SURFACECONTROLS
Usetotumonthesurfaceelements.Aninfinite
choiceofheatsettingsis availablefromLOW
toHIGH.Theknobscanbesetonorbetween
anyof thesettings.
SETTINGTHECONTROLS
1. Placepanonsurfaceelement.
2. Pushinandturntheknobineitherdirection
tothe desiredheatsetting.
> Thebackguardis markedto identify
whichelementthe knobcontrols.For
.__e example,indicatesdght front
element.
3. Thereis anindicatorlight byeachpairof
controlknobs.When oneor bothof the
surfacecontrolknobsare turnedon, the
lightwillturnon.Thelightwillturnoffwhen
thesurfaceelementsaretamedoff.
4. Aftercooking,turnknobto OFF.Remove
pan.
DUAL ELEMENT(selectmodels)
areequippedwitha dualele-
Selectglass-ceramicsurfaces [_]
mentlocatedin the_ightfront
position.Tooperate,pressthe rockerswitch
onthecontrolpaneltoward _) tocontrolthe
largeelementortoward• tocontrolthesmall
element.
MED.HIGH(8-9):
SUGGESTEDHEATSETTIFIGS
Thesize,typeofcookwareandcookingopera-
tionwillaffecttheheatsetting.Forinformation
oncookwareandotherfactorsaffectingheat
settings,refer to "Cooking Made Simple"
booklet.
HIGH:
Useto bringliquidtoa boil. Alwaysreduce
settingto a lowerheatwhenliquidsbeginto
boilor foodsbegintocook,
Useto brownmeat,heatoilfordeepfatfrying
orsauteing.Maintainfastboilforlargeamounts
ofliquids.
MEDIUM:
Usetomaintainslowboilforlargeamountsof
liquidsandfor mostfryingoperations.
MED.LOW(3-4):
Useto continuecookingcoveredfoodsor
steamfoods.
LOW:
Usetokeepfoodswarmandmeltchocolate
andbutter.
LOW
2
OFF
HIGH
MEDIUM
3
GLASs-CERAMICSURFACE(sEe ctMODees)
GLASS-CERAMIC SURFACE
OnCanadianmodels,thesurfacewillnotoperateduringa self-cleancycle.
Cooktopmayemitlightsmokeandodorthefirstfewtimesthecooktopisused.This
is normal.
Whenacontrolis tamedon,aredglowcanbeseenthroughtheglass-ceramicsurface.
Theelementwillcycleonandoffto maintainthepresetheatsetting.
Glass-ceramiccooktopsretainheatforaperiodoftimeaftertheunitistamedoff.When
theHOTSURFACElightturnsoft (seebelow),thecookingareawillbecoolenoughto
touch.
Becauseoftheheatretentioncharacteristics,theelementswillnotrespondtochanges
in settingsasquicklyascoilelements.
I NOTE:Donotattemptto liftthecooktop.
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WARMINGCENTER
(select models)
Usethe WarmingCenterto keepcooked
foodswarm,suchas vegetables,gravies
andoven-safedinnerplates.
Pushthe switchonthecontrolpaneltotam
COOKINGAREAS
Thecookingareasonyourrangeareidenti-
fied by permanentpatternson the glass-
ceramicsurface.Formostefficientcooking,
fit thepansizetotheelementsize.
PansshouldnotextendmorethanI/2to 1-
inchbeyondthecookingarea.
Formoreinformationoncookware,referto
"Cooking MadeSimple"booklet.
WARMING CENTER
(SELECTMOOELS)
LIGHT ON COOKTOP
HOTSURFACELIGHT
Thehotsurfaceindicatorlightislocatedatthe
frontcenterof thecooktop.Thelightwillbe
illuminatedwhenanycookingareaishot.It
willremainon,evenafterthecontrolistamed
off,untiltheareahascooled,
theWarmingCenteron andoff.
WARMINGCENTER
>" Allfoodsshouldbecoveredwithalid
oraluminumfoiltomaintainfoodqual-
ity.
>- Whenwarmingpasthesand breads
thecovershouldhaveanopeningto
allowmoisturetoescape.
>- Donotuseplasticwraptoooverfoods.
Plasticmaymeltontothesurfaceand
beverydifficulttoclean,
>- Useonlycookwareanddishesrec-
ommendedas safe for ovenand
cooktopuse.
>- Alwaysuseovenmittswhenremov-
ingfoodfromtheWarmingCenteras
cookwareandplateswillbehot.
It isnotrecommendedtowarmfood
for longer than one hour, as food
qualitymaydeteriorate.
>- It is notrecommendedto heatcold
foodontheWarmingCenter.
TIPSTO PROTECTTHE
GLASS-CERAMICSURFACE
Beforefirstuse,cleanthecooktop.(See
Cleaning,page13.)
Donotuseglasspans.Theymayscratch
thesurface.
>,-Donotallowplastic,sugarorfoodswith
highsugarcontentto meltontothe hot
cooktop, Shouldthishappen,cleanim-
mediately.(SeeCleaning,page13.)
Neverletapanboildryasthiswilldamage
thesurfaceandpan.
>- Neverusecooktopas aworksurfaceor
cuttingboard.Nevercookfooddirectlyon
thesurface.
>- NeverusefoU-typedisposablecontainers
or placeatrivetorwokringbetweenthe
surfaceandpan.Theseitemscanmark
or etchthetop,
>- Donotslidealuminumpansacrossahot
surface.Thepansmayleavemarkswhich
needtoberemovedpromptly.(SeeClean-
ing,page13.)
>- Makesurethesurfaceandthepanbot-
tomarecleanbeforeturningontoprevent
scratches.
Topreventscratchingor damagetothe
glass-ceramictop, do not leavesugar,
saltorfatsonthe cookingarea.Wipethe
cooktopsurface with a clean cloth or
papertowelbeforeusing.
>.- Neveruseasoileddishclothorspongeto
cleanthecooktopsurface,A filmwillre-
mainwhichmaycausestainsonthecook-
ingsurfaceaftertheareais heated.
>- To retaintheappearanceof the glass-
ceramiccooktop,cleanaftereachuse.
SURFACECOOKIHG,CONT.
COILELEMEHTSURFACE(SELECTMODELS)
COIL ELEMENT SURFACE
! On Canadianmodels,thetwofrontele-
mentswillnotoperateduringself-clean. I
I Cleancooktopaftereachuse.
I Wipeacidorsugarspillsassoonasthe I
eooktophas cooledasthesespillsmay
discolororetchthe porcelain.
Toprotectdripbowlfinish:
I Tolessendiscolorationandcrazing,avoid I
LIFT-UP PORCELAINCOOKTOP
To lift: Whencool,graspthecooktopfront
edge.Gentlyliftupuntilthetwosupportrods
snapintoplace.
To lower: Holdthecooktopfrontedgeand
carefullypush backon eachsupportrodto
release.Thenlowerthetopintoplace.
usinghighheatforlongperiods.
Do not useoversizedcookware. Pans
shouldnot extendmorethan 1-2 inches
beyondtheelement.
Whenhomecanningor cookingwith
pots,usetheCanningElement(ModelCE1).
Contactyour Maytagdealerfor detailsor
call1-800-688-8408toorder.
CleanfrequenUy.(Seepage13.)
COILELEMENTS
Whenanelementison,it willcycleon
andofftomaintaintheheatsetting.
>" Coilelementsareself-cleaning.Donot
immersein water.
Toremove: Whencool,raiseelement.Care-
fullypulloutandawayfromreceptacle.
To replace: Insertelementterminalsinto
receptacle. Guidetheelementintoplace.
Pressdownon the outeredgeof element
untilit sitslevelondripbowl
TERMINALS
DRIPBOWLS
Theddpbowlsundereachsurfaceelement
catchboiloversand mustalwaysbeused.
Absenceof drip bowlsduringcookingmay
damagewidng.
Topreventtheriskofelectdcshockorfire,
neverlinedripbowlswithaluminumfoil.
Dripbowlswilldiscolor(blue/goldstains)or
crazeovertimeifoverheated.Thisdiscolora-
tionor crazingis permanent.This willnot
affectcookingperformance.
SUPPORT
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