Sunbeam Electric and Ceran-Top Ranges User Manual

PTT052206

User’s Manual

Electric and Ceran-Top Ranges

Table of Contents

CONTENTS PAGE

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3

COOK-TOP USE 5

OVEN USE 7

HOW TO OPERATE THE OVEN 8

SETTING THE CLOCK AND TIMER 8

GENERAL CARE AND CLEANING 9

BEFORE YOU CALL SERVICE 12

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THIS UNIT

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

This manual must be followed to reduce potential risk of fire, electric shock, or to prevent injury to persons or property
damage when using the range.

Please pay attention to these words, which will alert you about harmful situations, and follow all given instructions:

WARNING It may cause seriously harm, death or property damage if you do not follow instructions.

CAUTION It may cause injury or property damage if you do not follow instructions.

WARNING ANTI-TIP DEVICE

• All ranges can tip.

• Injury to persons could result.

• Install anti-tip device packed with range.

• See Installation Instructions.

To reduce the risk of tipping, the range must be secured by properly installed anti-tip bracket provided with the range.
Please refer to the anti-tip bracket installation instructions for proper installation.

SAFETY INFORMATION

General:

• Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this manual.

• Proper Installation - Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician.

• Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.

• Do not leave children alone - Children should not be left alone or unattended in the area where appliance is in use.

They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.

• Wear proper apparel – Loose-fitting or hanging garments should never be worn while using the appliance.

• User servicing - Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specifically recommended in this manual.

All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.

• Storage in or on appliance - Flammable materials should not be stored in an oven, storage drawer 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

potholders touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth.

• WARNING Do not allow anyone stepping, leaning or sitting on the door or storage drawer of this unit. It may

damage the range and could tip it over, resulting in serious burns or other injury.

• CAUTION. Do not store items of interest to children in the cabinets above a range or on the back guard of a range

- children climbing on the range to reach items could be seriously injured.

• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS, AREAS NEAR THESE UNITS, HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR

SURFACES OF THE OVEN. Both surfaces units and oven heating elements may be hot even though they are dark in
color. Areas near surface units and interior surfaces of an oven may become hot enough to cause burns. During and
after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact surface units, areas near units, heating
elements or interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time to cool. Among these surfaces are the cook
top, surfaces facing the cook top, the oven vent opening and surfaces near this opening, oven door and window.

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Surface Cooking Units:

• 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.

• Utensils 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.

• Use proper pan size – This appliance 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
utensils to burner will also improve efficiency.

• Never leave surface units unattended at high heat setting – Boil-over causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may

ignite.

For Coil Surface Elements Cook-top models:

o 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.

o 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.

o Do not soak removable heating elements – Heating elements should never be immersed in water.
o Clean the cook top with caution – If a wet sponge is used to wipe spills on a hot cook top, be careful to avoid

steam burns.

o To avoid the possibility of a burn or electric shock, always be certain that the controls for all surface units

are at the OFF position and all coils are cool before attempting to lift or remove a unit.

For Ceramic Glass Cook-top models:

o Do not cook on broken cook top – If cook top should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate

the broken cook top and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately.

o Never use the glass cook-top surface as a cutting area.
o Be careful when placing spoons or other stirring utensils on glass cook-top surface when it is in use. They

may become hot and could cause burns.

o Do not place or store items that can melt or catch fire on the glass cook-top, even when it is not being used.
o Clean cook top with caution – If a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be careful

to avoid a steam burn. Some cleaners can produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.

o Do not to leave a hot lid on the cook-top – As the cook-top cools, air can become trapped between the lid

and the cook-top and the ceramic glass could break when the lid is removed.

o Do not cook foods directly on the cook-top surface without a pan.
o Do not drop heavy or hard objects on the glass cook-top, they may cause it to crack.

Oven:

• Use care when opening oven 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.

COOK-TOP USE

SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS

How to Operate the Surface Elements (Coil Surface Elements Cook-top Models)

• Place cooking utensil on the surface element.

• Push in and turn the surface control knob in either direction to the desired setting. Start most cooking operations on

a higher setting and turn to a lower setting to finish cooking. The control knobs do not have to be set exactly on a
particular setting. Use the setting as a guide and adjust them as needed.

• When cooking is completed, turn the surface element off before removing the pan.

Note: The surface element on indicator light will glow when one or more elements are turned on. A quick glance at this
indicator light when cooking is finished is an easy way to be sure all surface elements are turned off.

How to Operate Radiant Surface Elements (Ceramic Glass Cook-top Models)

• Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element.

• Push in and turn the surface control knob in either direction to the desired setting. Start most cooking operations on

a higher setting and turn to a lower setting to finish cooking. The control knobs do not have to be set exactly on a
particular setting. Use the settings as a guide and adjust them as needed. Each surface element provides a constant
amount of heat at each setting. A glowing red surface heating area extending beyond the bottom edge of the
cookware indicates the cookware is too small for the surface heating area.

• When cooking is completed, turn the surface element off before removing the pan.

Note: The surface element on indicator light will glow when one or more elements are turned on. A quick glance at this
indicator light when cooking is finished is an easy way to be sure all surface elements are turned off. The hot surface
indicator light will continue to glow after the control knob is turned to the OFF position and will glow until the heating
surface area has cooled sufficiently.

CAUTION Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been turned off. The glass surface may

still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is touched before it has cooled sufficiently.

SUGGESTED SURFACE CONTROL SETTING (All Models)

Use the following chart as a guide when setting heat levels. Settings are based on cooking in medium-weight metal pans
with lids. They may vary when using other types of pans.

SETTING RECOMMENDED USE

HIGH (HI – 9) Start most foods, bring water to a boil, pan broiling

MEDIUM HIGH (7 – 8) Continue a rapid boil, fry, deep fat fry

MEDIUM (5 – 6) Maintain a slow boil, cook soups, thicken sauces and gravies, steam vegetables

MEDIUM LOW (2 – 4) Keep foods cooking, poach, stew

LOW (LO – 1) Keep food warm, melt, simmer

Note: The size and type of utensil used and the amount and type of food being cooked will influence the setting needed
for best cooking results.

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