Maytag X9112VUV User Manual

ABOUT YOUR NEW GAS WALL OVEN

Congratulations on your choice of this appliance. As you use
your new wall oven, we know you will appreciate the many
features that provide excellent performance, ease of
Cleaning, convenience and dependability.

New features have dramatically changed today’s cookinq
appliances and the way we cook. It is therefore very
important to understand how your new gas wall oven

operates BEFORE you use it for the first time.

In this Owner s Guide, you will find a wealth of information
regarding ali aspects of your appliance. By following the
instructions carefully, you will be able to fully enjoy and

properly maintain your new wail oven.
In our continuing effort to improve the quality of our cookinq

products, it may be necessary to make changes to the

Should you have any questions about using your new qas
appliance, please write to us at this address;

Be sure to include the model and serial numbers of your wall

oven. For your convenience, we have provided space below

to record this information.

appliance without revising this booklet. As an example the
knob on your appliance may not look like the illustration in this

book.

MAYTAG CUSTOMER SERVICE
Customer Assistance
P.O. Box 2370

Cleveland, TN 37320-2370

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

For future reference we suggest you retain this

manual after recording the information in the
spaces provided. This information can be
found on the rating data plate located under

the broiler oven bottom. See page 10 for
instructions on removing the broiler bottom.

MODEL NUMBER:

SERIAL NUMBER:

DATE OF PURCHASE:

IMPORTANT: Retain the proof of purchase

documents for warranty service.

DEALER FROM WHOM PURCHASED:

ADDRESS:
CITY:

_____

PHONE:.

AUTHORI2ED SERVICER:

ADDRESS:
CITY;

____

PHONE:,

in/IPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING: If the infor

mation in this manual is not
followed exactly, a fire or
explosion may result
causing property damage,
personal injury or death.

- Do not store or use
gasoline or other

flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity of
this or any other
appliance.

- WHAT TO DO IF YOU

SMELL GAS:

• Do not try to light any

appliance.

• Do not touch any
electrical switch; do
not use any phone in

your building.

• Immediately call your
gas supplier from a
neighbor’s phone.
Follow the gas

supplier's instructions.

• if you cannot reach
your gas supplier, call

the fire department.

■ Installation and service
must be performed by a
qualified installer, service

agency or the gas
supplier.

• Be sure all packing materials

are removed from the appliance

before operating it to prevent fire or
smoke damage should the packing
material ignite.

• Have your appliance installed
and properly grounded by a

qualified installer, in accordance

with the Installation Instructions. Any
adjustment or service should be

performed only by a qualified installer

or servicer.

• Have the installer show you the
location of the gas shut off valve

and how to shut it off in an
emergency.

No cooking appliance should be

used as a space heater to heat or

warm a room. This instruction is

based on safety considerations to
prevent potential hazard to the

consumer as well as damage to the
appliance.

• Don’t attempt to repair or
replace any part of your appliance
unless it is specifically

recommended in this book. All

other servicing should be referred to

a qualified servicer.

materials, gasoline, and other

flammable vapors and materials.

• Many aerosol-type spray cans

are EXPLOSIVE when exposed to

heat and may be highly flammable.

Avoid their use or storage near an
appliance.

ABOUT YOUR APPLIANCE

• Your appliance is vented through
the base of the control panel. Never

block oven vent or air intakes. Do

not obstruct the flow of
combustion and ventilation air.

Restriction of air flow to the burner

prevents proper performance.

Avoid touching oven vent area
while oven is on and for several
minutes after oven is turned off.

Some parts of the vent and

surrounding area become hot
enough to cause burns.

• Do not use the oven as a
storage area for food or cooking
utensils. This instruction is based on

safety considerations to prevent
potential hazard to user and to the
appliance. .

• Misuse of appliance doors,

such as stepping, leaning or
sitting on the door, may result in
possible tipping of the appliance,
breakage of door, and serious
injuries.

CAUTION; Do not use an appliance

as a step stool to cabinets above.

GENERAL SAFETY

CAUTION; Some cabinets and

building materials are not designed to
withstand the heat produced by the
normal, safe operation of a cooking
appliance. Discoloration or damage,
such as delamination, may occur.

Therefore, care should be given to

the location of this appliance.

• Always disconnect power to

appliance before servicing.

• If appliance is installed near a
window, proper precautions
should be taken to prevent
curtains from blowing over
burners creating a FIRE HAZARD.

• Keep area around appliance
clear and free from combustible

• Temperatures in storage areas
above the appliance may be unsafe

for some items, such as volatile
liquids, cleaners or aerosol sprays.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

CLEANING SAFETY:

• Turn off all controls and wait
for appliance parts to cool before
touching or cleaning them.

• Clean appliance with caution. If

a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe
spills on a hot cooking area, be
careful to avoid steam burns. Some
cieaners can produce noxious fumes
if applied to a hot surface.

• Touching a hot oven light bulb
with a damp cloth could cause the
bulb to break. Should the bulb

break, disconnect power to the oven
before trying to remove the bulb to
avoid eiectrical shock.

COOKING SAFETY:

• Never heat an unopened
container in the oven. Pressure

build-up may cause container to
burst resulting in serious personai
injury or damage to the oven.

• Always place oven racks in the
desired positions while oven is
cool. If a rack must be moved while

hot, be careful to avoid contact of pot
holders with oven burner flame.

• Slide oven rack out to add or
remove food, using dry, sturdy

pot holders. Always avoid reaching
into oven to place or remove food.

• Use dry, sturdy pot holders.

Damp pot holders may cause burns
from steam. Dish towels or other
substitutes should never be used as

pot holders because they can ignite
or get caught on appliance parts.

• Use care when opening oven

door. Let hot air or steam escape

before removing or replacing food.

• Use caution when wearing

garments made of flammable

material to avoid clothing fires.

Loose fitting or long hanging-sleeved

apparel should not be worn while

cooking. Clothing may ignite or catch

utensil handles.

• Do not let cooking grease or

other flammable materials

accumulate in or near the

appliance.

• in the event of a grease fire do not attempt to move pan.

If a grease fire occurs in the oven
or in the broiler pan, turn oven off

and keep door closed to contain fire
until it extinguishes.

Do not use water on grease fires.

Never pick up a flaming pan. Turn off
burner, then smother flaming pan by
covering pan completely with a lid,
cookie sheet or flat tray. Or,
extinguish flame by covering with
baking soda or, if available, a
multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam-type fire extinguisher.

Spills or boilovers which contain
grease should be cleaned up as
soon as possible. If they are

allowed to accumulate, they could
create a FIRE HAZARD.

PREPARED FOOD WARNING:

• Follow food manufacturer’s
instructions. If a plastic frozen food

container and/or its cover distorts,

warps, or is otherwise damaged

during cooking, immediately discard

the food and its container. The food

could be contaminated.

UTENSIL SAFETY:

• Use pans with flat bottoms and
handles that are easily grasped
and stay cool. Avoid using unstable,

warped, easily tipped or loose
handled pans. Do not use pans if
their handles twist and cannot be
tightened. Pans that are heavy to
move when filled with food may also
be hazardous.

• Many plastics are vulnerable to
heat. Keep plastics away from parts

of the appliance that may become
warm or hot.

• When using oven cooking bags
in oven, follow the manufactuer’s

directions.

• Use only glass cookware that is

recommended for use in the oven.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE AND WARNING

The California Safe Drinking Water
and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986

(Proposition 65) requires the
Governor of California to publish a
list of substances known to the State
of California to cause cancer or
reproductive harm, and requires
businesses to warn customers of
potential exposures to such
substances.

Users of this appliance are hereby
warned that the burning of gas can

result in low-level exposure to some
of the listed substances, including

benzene, formaldehyde and soot,
due primarily to the incomplete
combustion of natural gas or liquid

petroleum (LP) fuels. Properly
adjusted burners will minimize

incomplete combustion. Exposure to
these substances can also be

minimized by properly venting the

burners to the outdoors.

CHILD SAFETY:

• Do not leave children alone or

unsupervised near the appliance
when it is in use or is still hot.

Children should never be allowed
to sit or stand on any part of the

appliance.

Children must be taught that the

appliance and utensils in 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.

CAUTION: Do not store items of
interest to children In cabinets
above an appliance or on the
backguard of a appliance.
Children climbing on the
appliance to reach items could be
seriously injured.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

CLOCK AND TIMER

The display will flash when the wall oven is first connected to power or if power is

interrupted. The display will stop flashing once the time-of-day clock has been set.

To set the time-of-day clock:

1. Press the CLOCK pad.

2. Press and hold the HOUR pad to set the correct hours.
To change the time by a single hour, give the pad a short

tap.

3. Press and hold the MINUTE pad to set the correct

minutes. To change the time by a single minute, give the
pad a short tap.

For example: To set the clock for 3:15, press and hold the
HOUR pad until 3 appears in the hours display. Then press

and hold the MINUTE pad until 15 appears in the minutes
display.

To set the timer:

1. Press the TIMER pad. 0:59 {or one hour) will appear in

the display.
The timer will automatically begin counting down in

increments of one minute.

2. To set the timer for less than one hour, press the TIMER
pad then press and hold the MINUTE pad until the
desired time appears in the display. To change the time
by a single minute, give the pad a short tap.

3. To setthe timer for more than one hour, press theTIMER
pad then -

• Press the HOUR pad, 1:59 (or two hours) will

appear in the display.

• Press the MINUTE pad until the desired minutes

appear in the display.

NOTE: Two hours is the maximum time that can be set.

4. When the time has elapsed, 0:00 will appear in the

display and continuous beeps will sound indicating the

timer has counted down.

5. Press the CLOCK pad to cancel the beeps. The current

time of day will reappear in the display.

To cancel the timer: Press the CLOCK pad and the display

will return to the current time of day.

USING YOUR OVEN

OVEN CHARACTERISTICS OVEN THERMOSTAT

Every oven has its own characteristics.

You may find that the cooking times and
temperatures you were accustomed to
with your previous appliance may need
to be aitered siightiy with your new
appliance. It is normal to notice some
differences in cooking resuits between

this new appliance and your previous
appiiance. '

PILOTLESS IGNITION

With this type of ignition system, the
oven wiii not operate during a power
faiiure or if the oven is disconnected
from the wail outlet. No attempt should

be made to operate oven during a
power faiiure or if the oven is

disconnected from the wall outlet.

Be sure oven thermostat knob is set in

the OFF position prior to supplying gas
to the appliance.

The oven thermostat knob is used to
select and maintain the oven
temperature. The oven temperature is
maintained by cyciing the burner on and

off. After the oven temperature has been
set, there will be about a 45 second
delay before the burner ignites. This is
normal and no gas escapes during this
delay.

Always push in and turn the thermostat
knob just to the desired temperature ­not to a higher temperature and then
back. This provides more accurate oven

temperatures. Turn this knob to OFF
whenever the oven is not in use.

OVEN VENT

The oven vent is iocated at the base of
the control panel. When the oven is in

use, this area may fpei warm or hot to
the touch. To prevent probiems, do not
block the vent opening or touch the area
near the opening.

HOW TO SET THE OVEN

1. When cool, place the racks in the

desired rack positions.

2. Push in and turn the oven thermostat
knob to the desired oven

temperature. Allow the oven to
preheat for 10 to 15 minutes when
baking.

3. Place the food in the center of the
oven, allowing a minimum of two
inches between the utensil(s) and the

oven walls.

4. Check the food for doneness at the
minimum time given in the recipe.

Cook longer if necessary. Opening
the oven door frequently causes heat
loss which may affect cooking results

and increase cooking time.

5. Turn the oven thermostat knob to

OFF and remove food from the oven.

NOTE; The oven can not be used during
a power failure or if the oven is
disconnected from power supply.

OVEN BURNER

The size and appearance of a properly
adjusted oven burner flame should be
as shown:

During some extended oven cooking
operations, you may hear a “popping”
sound when the burner cycles off. This
is a normal operating sound of the

burner.

PREHEATING

Preheating is necessary for proper
baking results. Allow the oven to heat

until the desired oven temperature is
reached, approximately 10 to 15
minutes. Selecting a temperature
higher than the desired temperature will
not preheat the oven any faster. In fact,

this may have a negative effect on
baking results.

It is not necessary to preheat for broiling
unless darker browning is desired or if
cooking thin (3/4-inch) steaks. Allow
the burner to preheat 2 to 3 minutes.

Preheating is not necessary for roasting

operations.