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FTQ387LWGX
Electric Range
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features of your new range Enhanced convenience. Better cooking. Easy maintenance. Your new electric range has been designed to bring you these benefits and more. • The latest in heat-distribution technology Other ranges with just one fan tend to make a swirl of heat that fails to cover the whole inside of the oven. This means uneven heat distribution and uneven cooking. Your new range has Surround Airvection™, which Samsung innovated by adding a third heating element and a multi-fan system
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important safety instructions Read and follow all instructions before using your oven to prevent the risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or damage when using the range. This guide does not cover all possible conditions that may occur. Always contact your service agent or manufacturer about problems that you do not understand. SAFETY SYMBOLS WARNING: This symbol alerts you to hazards or unsafe practices that could cause serious bodily harm or death. CAUTION: This symbol alerts you
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FOR YOUR SAFETY When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner’s Manual. Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven vent opening, surfaces near the opening, crevices around the oven door. Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician. User servicing- Do not repair or replace any part of the a
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SURFACE COOKING UNITS Never leave surface units unattended at high heat settings. Boilovers cause smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite. Do not lift the cooktop. Lifting the cooktop can lead to damage and improper operation of the range. Do not operate the cooktop when there is no cookware. If the cooktop operates without a cookware, the control knob will become hot. Never use the glass cooktop surface as a cutting board. Use care when touching the cooktop. The glass surface of the co
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OVEN DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE 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 su
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SELF-CLEANING OVENS Do not clean the door gasket. The door gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage, or move the gasket. Never keep pet birds in the kitchen. The health of birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes released during an oven self-clean cycle. Fumes may be harmful or fatal to birds. Move birds to a well-ventilated room. Clean only parts listed in this manual in the self-clean cycle. Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the broil pan, rack, ute
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contents 9 Overview INTRODUCING yOUR NEW RANGE 9 What’s included with your range 9 10 About surface cooking SURFACE COOKING 12 How to set the appliance for surface cooking 15 Using the proper cookware 10 15 Choosing the proper cookware 16 Protecting the smoothtop surface 17 About the warming drawer USING THE WARMING DRAWER 18 Turning the warming drawer on or off 17 19 The oven control panel OPERATING THE OVEN 20 Setting the clock 21 Minimum and maximum settings 19 21 Setting the kitchen tim
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01 INTRODUCING introducing your new range OVERVIEW Surface control knobs See page 11 for more information Oven control panel See page 19 for more Glass surface information Automatic oven light switch Oven light Self/steam clean latch Oven door Warming drawer Convection fan Gasket Shelf position WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH YOUR RANGE Wire racks Broil pan Broil pan insert Cleaner & cleaning pad DG75-01001A DG63-00067A DG63-00068A DG97-00085A Introducing your new range _
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surface cooking ABOUT SURFACE COOKING BEFORE COOKING CAUTION • Do not use the glass cooktop surface as a cutting board. • Do not place or store items that can melt or catch fire on the glass cooktop, even when it is not being used. • Turn the surface units on only after placing the cookware on them. • Do not store heavy items above the cooktop surface. They could fall and damage it. DURING COOKING CAUTION • Do not place aluminum foil or plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon hold
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02 SURFACE COOKING Location of the radiant surface elements and controls The radiant control knobs operate the radiant surface elements on the cooktop as shown below. 1 5 2 1. Single element: Left rear 2. Single element: Right rear . Dual element: Left front 3 4 . Triple element: Right front . Warming center: Center rear 6 . Hot surface indicator Hot surface indicator • Comes on when the unit is turned on or hot to the touch. • Stays on even after the unit is turned off. • Glows until the un
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HOW TO SET THE APPLIANCE FOR SURFACE COOKING • The surface elements may be hot and burns may occur. Do not touch the surface elements until they have cooled down sufficiently. CAUTION • At high or medium-high settings, never leave food unattended. Boilovers cause smoking and greasy spillovers may catch on fire. • Be sure you turn the control knob to OFF when you finish cooking. Single surface unit control knob (left rear, right rear) 1. Push the knob in. 2. Turn in either direction to the sett
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02 SURFACE COOKING Triple surface unit control knob (right front) The dual surface unit has 3 cooking sizes to select from so you can match the size of the unit to the size of the cookware you are using. 1. Push the knob in. 2. Turn in either direction to the setting you want. • To use the small surface unit, turn the control knob to the small burner (A) settings. • To use the middle surface unit, turn the control knob to the middle burner (B) settings. • To use the large surface unit, turn
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Using the warming center The warming center, located in the back center of the glass surface, will keep hot, cooked food at serving temperature. • The surface warmer will not glow red like the cooking elements. • Do not warm food on the warming center for more than two hours. CAUTION • Use only cookware and dishes recommended as safe for oven and cooktop use. • Always use potholders or oven mitts when removing food from the warming center as cookware and plates will be hot. • When warming past
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02 SURFACE COOKING USING THE PROPER COOKWARE Using the right cookware can prevent many problems, such as uneven cooking or extended cooking times. Using the proper pans will reduce cooking times and cook food more evenly. CORRECT INCORRECT Flat bottom and straight sides. Curved and warped pan bottoms. • Tight fitting lids. • Weight of handle does not tilt pan. Check for flatness by • Pan is well balanced. rotating a ruler across the Pan overhangs element by more bottom of the cookwa
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PROTECTING THE SMOOTHTOP SURFACE Cleaning • Clean the cooktop before using it for the first time. • Clean your cooktop daily or after each use. This will keep your cooktop looking good and can prevent damage. • If a spillover occurs while cooking, immediately clean the spill from the cooking area while it is hot to prevent a tough cleaning chore later. Using extreme care, wipe the spill with a clean dry towel. • Do not allow spills to remain on the cooking area or the cooktop trim for a long
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03 WARMING DRAWER using the warming drawer ABOUT THE WARMING DRAWER The warming drawer will keep hot, cooked foods warm. Always start with hot food. Do not use to warm cold food other than bread, crisping crackers, chips or dry cereal. Allow approximately 25 minutes for the warming drawer to preheat. • Do not line the warming drawer or pan with aluminum foil. Foil is an excellent heat insulator and will trap heat beneath it. This will upset the performance of the drawer and could damage t
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TURNING THE WARMING DRAWER ON OR OFF 1. Set the warming drawer to the heat level you want. Press the WARMING DRAWER pad once for low, twice for medium, or 3 times for high or 4 times for off. The warming drawer starts automatically once you have finished selecting the level you want. 2. To turn the warming drawer off, press the WARMING DRAWER pad until the warming drawer turns off. • Pressing the CLEAR/OFF pad does not turn the warming drawer off. • The warming drawer cannot be used during
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04 OPERATING THE OVEN operating the oven THE OVEN CONTROL PANEL READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLy BEFORE USING THE OVEN. For satisfactory use of your oven, become familiar with the various features and functions of the oven as described below. Detailed instructions for each feature and function follow later in this user manual. 14 13 16 18 1 16 15 2 11 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1. DISPLAy: Shows the time of day, oven temperature, whether the oven is in the bake, broil or self-cleaning mode, and the t
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SETTING THE CLOCK The clock must be set to the correct time of day for the automatic oven timing functions to work properly. • The time of day cannot be changed during a timed cooking, a delay-timed cooking or a self- cleaning cycle. • You can choose between a 12-hour or 24-hour display. The default is 12-hour. How to set the clock 1. Start the setup. Press the CLOCK AM/PM pad. 2. Select AM or PM. Press the CLOCK AM/PM pad again, once to select AM or twice to select PM. This step is skipped
