Maytag MER8800FZ Maintance Manual

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ELECTRIC RANGE

USER INSTRUCTIONS

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Table of Contents

RANGE SAFETY...................................................................................... 2

The Anti-Tip Bracket ............................................................................ 2

FEATURE GUIDE .................................................................................... 4

COOKTOP USE....................................................................................... 6

Cookware ............................................................................................. 8

Home Canning ..................................................................................... 8

OVEN USE ............................................................................................... 9

Electronic Oven Controls ..................................................................... 9

Sabbath Mode.................................................................................... 10

Aluminum Foil..................................................................................... 10

Positioning Racks and Bakeware ...................................................... 11

Oven Vent........................................................................................... 11

Baking and Roasting.......................................................................... 12

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

Convection Cooking........................................................................... 12

Cook Time ..........................................................................................13

Warming Drawer (on some models)................................................... 13

RANGE CARE........................................................................................ 14

Clean Cycle ........................................................................................ 14

General Cleaning................................................................................ 15

Oven Light .......................................................................................... 16

TROUBLESHOOTING........................................................................... 16

ACCESSORIES...................................................................................... 17

WARRANTY...........................................................................................18

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RANGE SAFETY

You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately

You

can be killed or seriously injured if you don't

All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed.

Your safety and the safety of others are very important.

We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages.

This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.”

These words mean:

follow instructions.

instructions.

DANGER

WARNING

Tip Over Hazard A child or adult can tip the range and be killed. Verify the anti-tip bracket has been properly installed and engaged per installation instructions. Re-engage anti-tip bracket if range is moved. Do not operate range without anti-tip bracket installed and engaged. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious burns to children and adults.

To verify the anti-tip bracket is installed and engaged:

• Slide range forward.

• Look for the anti-tip bracket securely attached to floor or wall.

• Slide range back so rear range foot is under anti-tip bracket.

• See installation instructions for details.

WARNING

Anti-Tip Bracket

Range Foot

State of California Proposition 65 Warnings: WARNING: This product contains one or more chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer. WARNING: This product contains one or more chemicals known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other

reproductive harm.

The Anti-Tip Bracket

The range will not tip during normal use. However, the range can tip if you apply too much force or weight to the open door without having the anti-tip bracket fastened down properly.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock,

injury to persons, or damage when using the range, follow basic precautions, including the following:

■ WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF TIPPING OF

THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST BE SECURED BY PROPERLY INSTALLED ANTI-TIP DEVICES. TO CHECK IF THE DEVICES ARE INSTALLED PROPERLY, SLIDE RANGE FORWARD, LOOK FOR ANTI-TIP BRACKET SECURELY ATTACHED TO FLOOR OR WALL, AND SLIDE RANGE BACK SO REAR RANGE FOOT IS UNDER ANTI-TIP BRACKET.

■ CAUTION: Do not store items of interest to children in

cabinets above a range or on the backguard of a range – children climbing on the range to reach items could be seriously injured.

■ Proper Installation – Be sure the range is properly installed

and grounded by a qualified technician.

■ Never Use the Range for Warming or Heating the Room.

■ Do Not Leave Children Alone – Children should not be left

alone or unattended in area where the range is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the range.

■ Wear Proper Apparel – Loose-fitting or hanging garments

should never be worn while using the range.

■ User Servicing – Do not repair or replace any part of the

range unless specifically recommended in the manual. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.

■ Storage in or on the Range – Flammable materials should

not be stored in an oven or near surface units.

■ Do Not Use Water on Grease Fires – Smother fire or flame

or use dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

■ Use Only Dry Potholders – Moist or damp potholders on

hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let potholder touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth.

■ DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS NEAR

UNITS – Surface units may be hot even though they are dark in color. Areas near surface units may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact surface units or areas near units until they have had sufficient time to cool. Among those areas are the cooktop and surfaces facing the cooktop.

■ Use Proper Pan Size – The range is equipped with one or

more surface units of different size. Select utensils having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating 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 burner will also improve efficiency.

■ Never Leave Surface Units Unattended at High Heat

Settings – Boilover causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite.

■ Make Sure Reflector Pans or Drip Bowls Are in Place –

Absence of these pans or bowls during cooking may subject wiring 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 manual. Improper installation of these liners may result in a risk of electric shock, or fire.

■ Glazed Cooking Utensils – Only certain types of glass,

glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for range-top service without breaking due to the sudden change in temperature.

■ Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Not Extend

Over Adjacent Surface Units – To reduce the risk of burns, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage due to unintentional 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 units.

■ Do Not Soak Removable Heating Elements – Heating

elements should never be immersed in water.

■ 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 – If a 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.

■ 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 burst and result in injury.

■ Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed.

■ Placement of Oven Racks – Always place oven racks in

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

■ DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR

SURFACES OF OVEN – Heating elements may be hot even though they are dark in color. Interior surfaces of an oven become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact heating elements or interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time to cool. Other surfaces of the appliance may become hot enough to cause burns – among these surfaces are oven vent openings and surfaces near these openings, oven doors, and windows of oven doors.

For self-cleaning ranges –

■ Do Not Clean Door Gasket – The door gasket is essential

for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage, or move the gasket.

■ Do Not Use Oven Cleaners – No commercial oven cleaner

or oven liner protective coating of any kind should be used in or around any part of the oven.

■ Clean Only Parts Listed in Manual.

■ Before Self-Cleaning the Oven – Remove broiler pan and

other utensils.

For units with ventilating hood –

■ Clean Ventilating Hoods Frequently – Grease should not

be allowed to accumulate on hood or filter.

■ When flambeing foods under the hood, turn the fan on.

FEATURE GUIDE

WARNING

Food Poisoning Hazard

Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before or after cooking.

Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness.

This manual covers several models. Your model may have some or all of the items listed. Refer to this manual or Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section of our website at www.maytag.com for more detailed instructions.

KEYPAD FEATURE INSTRUCTIONS CLOCK Clock This clock can use a 12- or 24-hour cycle. See “Oven Use” section.

1. Press SETTINGS once.

2. Press START to change the time.

3. Press “3” for AM or “6” for PM.

4. Press the number keypads to set the time of day.

5. Press START.

LIGHT Oven cavity light While the oven door is closed, press the OVEN LIGHT keypad to turn the light on and off. The

KITCHEN TIMER

ON/OFF

START Cooking start The Start pad begins any oven function. If Start is not pressed within 2 minutes after pressing a

CANCEL Range function The Cancel keypad stops any oven function except the Clock, Kitchen Timer, Control Lock and

BAKE Baking and

BROIL Broiling 1. Press BROIL.

Oven timer The Timer can be set in hours or minutes up to 9 hours and 59 minutes.

roasting

oven light will come on when the oven door is opened.

1. Press KITCHEN TIMER.

2. Press the number keypads to set the length of time in hr-hr-min-min. Leading zeroes do not

have to be entered. For example, for 2 minutes, enter “2.”

3. Press KITCHEN TIMER or START to begin the countdown. If enabled, end-of-cycle tones

will sound at end of countdown.

4. Press KITCHEN TIMER twice to cancel the Kitchen Timer and return to the time of day. Do

not press the Cancel keypad because the oven will turn off.

5. If the Kitchen Timer is running, but not in the display, press KITCHEN TIMER to display the

countdown for 5 seconds.

keypad, the function is canceled and the time of day is displayed.

Warming Drawer.

1. Press BAKE.

2. Press the number keypads to set a temperature other than 350°F (175°C) in 5° increments

between 170°F and 500°F (75°C and 260°C).

3. Press START.

4. To change the temperature, repeat steps 1 and 2. Press START for the change to take effect.

5. Press CANCEL when finished.

2. Select the broiling temperature by pressing 1 - high (500°F [260°C]), 2 - medium (450°F

[232°C]) or 3 - low (400°F [204°C]). The default setting is high.

3. Press START and allow the oven to preheat for 5 minutes.

4. Position the cookware in the oven and leave the door open 6" (15 cm) at the broil stop

position.

5. Press CANCEL when finished.

KEYPAD FEATURE INSTRUCTIONS CONVECT

BAKE

CONVECT ROAST

CONVECT BROIL

KEEP WARM Hold warm Food must be at serving temperature before placing it in the warmed oven.

DELAY START Delayed start The DELAY START keypad is used to enter the starting time for an oven function with a delayed

COOK TIME Timed cooking Timed Cooking allows the oven to be set to turn on at a certain time of day, cook for a set length

POWER PREHEAT

WARMING CENTER

ON/OFF WARMING

DRAWER ON/OFF

CLEAN Clean cycle See the “Clean Cycle” section. CONTROL

LOCK hold 3 sec. to lock

SETTINGS Oven use

Convection cooking

Rapid oven preheating

Warming zone

Warming drawer (on some models)

Oven control lockout

functions

1. Press CONVECT BAKE.

2. Press the number keypads to set a temperature other than 350°F (177°C) in 5° increments

between 170°F and 500°F (77°C and 260°C).

3. Press START. Auto conversion will reduce the temperature by 25°F (15°C).

4. To change the temperature, repeat steps 1 and 2. Press START for the change to take effect.

5. Press CANCEL when finished.

1. Press CONVECT ROAST.

2. Press the number keypads to set a temperature other than 325°F (163°C) in 5° increments

between 170°F and 500°F (77°C and 260°C).

3. Press START. Auto conversion will reduce the temperature by 25°F (15°C).

4. To change the temperature, repeat steps 1 and 2. Press START for the change to take effect.

5. Press CANCEL when finished.

1. Press CONVECT BROIL.

2. Press the number keypads to set a temperature other than 350°F (177°C) in 5° increments

between 170°F and 500°F (77°C and 260°C).

3. Press START. Auto conversion will reduce the temperature by 25°F (15°C).

4. To change the temperature, repeat steps 1 and 2. Press START for the change to take effect.

5. Press CANCEL when finished.

1. Press KEEP WARM.

2. Set temperature between 145°F (63°C) and 190°F (88°C) using the number keypads. The

default temperature is 170°F (75°C).

3. Press START.

4. Press CANCEL when finished.

start.

of time, and/or shut off automatically. Delay start should not be used for foods such as breads and cakes because they may not bake properly.

To set a Timed Cook or a Delayed Timed Cook, see “Cook Time” section. Provides the fastest preheat time for the BAKE function.

1. Press POWER PREHEAT.

2. Press the number keypads in response to the scrolling text to enter the Bake temperature.

3. Press START.

4. A reminder tone will sound when the preheat temperature is reached. Place food inside the

oven.

NOTE: This feature should be used only for one-rack baking. Unused racks should be removed prior to Power Preheat. A standard flat rack should be used for Power Preheat.

If preheating for the Bake cycle has already started, Power Preheat may be started directly by pressing Power Preheat.

Press WARMING CENTER ON to select the warming element on the cooktop, then press START. Press WARMING CENTER OFF to turn off the warming element.

1. Press WARMING DRAWER to select the Warming Drawer function.

2. Press START to begin preheating the warming drawer.

3. Press WARMING DRAWER to turn off the heating element.

See the “Warming Drawer” section for more information.

No keypads will function with the controls locked.

1. Check that the oven and the Kitchen Timer are off.

2. Press and hold CONTROL LOCK keypad for 3 seconds.

3. If enabled, a tone will sound, and “CONTROL LOCKED” will be displayed.

4. Repeat to unlock.

Enables you to personalize the audible tones and oven operation to suit your needs. See the “Oven Use” section.

COOKTOP USE

WARNING

Fire Hazard

Turn off all controls when done cooking. Failure to do so can result in death or fire.

REMEMBER: When range is in use, the entire cooktop area may become hot.

■ Use cookware about the same size as the surface cooking

area. Cookware should not extend more than ½" (1.3 cm) outside the area.

A. Surface cooking area B. Cookware/canner C. ½" (1.3 cm) maximum overhang

The control knobs can be set to anywhere between HIGH and LOW. Push in and turn to setting.

Ceramic Glass

The surface cooking area will glow red when an element is on. Some parts of the surface cooking area may not glow red when an element is on. This is normal operation. It may cycle on and off to maintain the selected heat level.

It is normal for the surface of light colored ceramic glass to appear to change color when surface cooking areas are hot. As the glass cools, it will return to its original color.

Clean the cooktop after each use to help avoid scratches, pitting, abrasions and to condition the glass surface. Ceramic glass cooktop cleaner and a cooktop scraper are also recommended for stubborn soils. Do not use abrasive cleaners, cleaning pads or harsh chemicals for cleaning. The Cooktop Care Kit Part Number 31605 contains all of the items needed to clean and condition your ceramic glass cooktop. Refer to the “Range Care” section for additional information.

IMPORTANT: To avoid permanent damage to the cooktop surface and to make soils easier to remove, clean the cooktop after each use to remove all soils.

■ Avoid storing jars or cans above the cooktop. Dropping a heavy

or hard object onto the cooktop could crack the cooktop.

■ To avoid damage to the cooktop, do not leave a hot lid on the

cooktop. As the cooktop cools, air can become trapped between the lid and the cooktop, and the ceramic glass could break when the lid is removed.

■ For foods containing sugar in any form, clean up all spills and

soils as soon as possible. Allow the cooktop to cool down slightly. Then, while wearing oven mitts, remove the spills using a scraper while the surface is still warm. If sugary spills are allowed to cool down, they can adhere to the cooktop and can cause pitting and permanent marks.

■ To avoid scratches, do not slide cookware or bakeware across

the cooktop. Aluminum or copper bottoms and rough finishes on cookware or bakeware could leave scratches or marks on the cooktop.

■ Do not cook popcorn in prepackaged aluminum containers on

the cooktop. They could leave aluminum marks that cannot be completely removed.

■ To avoid damage to the cooktop, do not allow objects that

could melt, such as plastic or aluminum foil, to touch any part of the entire cooktop.

■ To avoid damage to the cooktop, do not use the cooktop as a

cutting board.

■ Use flat-bottomed cookware for best heat conduction and

energy efficiency. Cookware with rounded, warped, ribbed or dented bottoms could cause uneven heating and poor cooking results.

■ Determine flatness by placing the straight edge of a ruler

across the bottom of the cookware. While you rotate the ruler, no space or light should be visible between it and the cookware.

■ Cookware designed with slightly indented bottoms or small

expansion channels can be used.

■ Make sure the bottoms of pots and pans are clean and dry

before using them. Residue and water can leave deposits when heated.

■ To avoid damage to the cooktop, do not cook foods directly on

the cooktop.

Cooktop On Indicator Light

The Cooktop On indicator light is located on the console panel. When any control knob on the console panel is turned on, the Cooktop On indicator light will glow.

Hot Surface Indicator Light

On ceramic glass models, the hot surface indicator light is located on the console panel.

The hot surface indicator light will glow as long as any surface cooking area is too hot to touch, even after the surface cooking area is turned off.

Triple-Choice™ Element

The Triple-Choice™ Element offers flexibility depending on the size of the cookware. Single size can be used in the same way as a regular element. The dual and triple sizes combine single, dual and outer element and are recommended for larger size cookware, large quantities of food, and home canning.

A. Single B. Dual C. Triple

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