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E L ! T E
Electric Range
Use & Care Guide
Estufa eldctrica
Manual de uso y cuidado
Model/Modelo 790.99613
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Sears Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A.
www.sears.com P/N 318200712 Rev. A (0801)
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Table of Contents Range Warranty .............................................................. 2 Self-Cleaning ........................................................... 33-36 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ....................... 3-5 Adjusting the Oven Temperature ................................ 36 Serial Plate Location ...................................................... 5 Porcelain Enamel Oven Cleaning ................................ 37 Product Record ....................................
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Important Safety Instructions Read all instructions before using this appliance. Save these instructions for future reference. This manual contains many important safety messages. Always read and obey all safety messages. The safety symbol _ calls your attention to safety messages that inform you of hazards that can kill or hurt you or others, or cause damage to the product. Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided may result in death or serious injury. Indicates an immi
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Important Safety Instructions • When heating fat or grease, watch it closely. Fat or • Glazed cooking utensils--Only certain types of glass, grease may catch fire if allowed to become too hot. glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed • Use only dry potholders--Moist or damp potholders utensils are suitable for rangetop service without on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do breaking due to the sudden change in temperature. Check the manufacturer's recommendations for not l
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Important Safety Instructions IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING • Do not clean door gasket--The door gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to YOUR RANGE rub, damage or move the gasket. • Clean the range regularly to keep all parts free of • Remove oven racks. Oven racks color will change if grease that could catch fire. Exhaust fan ventilation left in the oven during a self-cleaning cycle. hoods and grease filters should be kept clean. Do not The health of some birds is
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Surface Cooking Use Proper Cookware CORRECT INCORRECT Cookware should m have flat bottoms that make good contact with the entire • Curved and warped pan surface heating t t element. Check for flatness by rotating a • Flat bottom and straight sides. ruler across the • Tight fitting lids. bottom of the Figure 1 • Weight of handle does not tilt • Panoverhangs unit by more cookware (See than one-half inch or 12mm. pan. Pan is well balanced. Figure 1). Be sure to follow the • Pan sizes match the amou
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Surface Cooking Specialty Pans & Trivets Woks with flat bottoms suitable for use on your cooktop are available in most cookshop or hard- ware stores. DO NOT use two elements (if the cooktop is not equipped with bridge element) to heat one large pan such as a roaster or griddle, or allow cooking utensils to boil dry. The bottom surface of the pan in either of these situations could cause discoloring or cracking of the glass range surface. For glass smoothtop Wire trivets: Do not use wire trivets.
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Range features Surface Electronic Oven Controls Control Knobs Side Oven Thermostat Broil Element Cover - Oven Light Searing Grill Self-Cleaning Grid Broil Pan Adjustable Adjustable Oven Oven Rack Racks (3) Door Side Handle Oven Glass Front Oven Door Name Plate Drawer Drawer Handle Cooktop Dual Element Side Main Oven Vent Element Bridge Element Dual Element Ceramic Glass Hot Surface Cooktop Indicator Lights 8
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Setting Surface Controls About the Ceramic Glass Cooktop The ceramic cooktop has radiant surface elements located below the surface of the glass. The design of the ceramic cooktop outlines the area of the surface element underneath. Make sure the diameter of the pan matches the diameter of the element outline on the cooktop (See Figure 1). Heat is transferred up through the surface of the cooktop to the cookware. Only flat-bottom cookware should be used. The type and size of cookware, the number
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Setting Surface Controls Operating Single Radiant Surface Elements Off The cooktop has single radiant surface elements at location as shown on figure 2. Lo Hi To Operate the Single Surface Elements 9 1 1. Place correctly sized cookware on the radiant surface element. 2. Push in and turn the surface control knob in either direction to the desired setting 2 8 (Figure 1). Turn the knob to adjust the setting if desired. Start most cooking operations on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setti
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Setting Surface Controls Operating the Bridge Surface Radiant Element Front The range is equipped with a "BRIDGE" surface element located at the Front Element + Bridge left front and middle (Bee Figure 6) positions. The Bridge can be used mm r_ when cooking with rectangular (like a griddle) or oval shaped cookware. • The element will maintain an even temperature setting across both Figure 1 Figure 4 portions of the Bridge. If needed for normal cookware, the Front Front Front Front + Bridge Eleme
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Before Setting the Oven Controls Oven Vent(s) and Racks Oven Vent Locations Arranging Oven Racks Each oven has its own vent located on the top, The smaller oven has one oven rack and the larger oven has near each side and towards the back of the three oven racks. ALWAYS ARRANGE OVEN RACKS WHEN THE cooktop. When an oven is on, warm air is OVEN IS COOL (PRIOR TO OPERATING THE OVEN). Always released through the vent; this ventilation is use oven mitts when using the oven. necessary for proper air c
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Setting Side Oven Control To Bake Left Oven 1. Arrange oven racks while the oven is still cool. Temperature Control Knob 2. TurntheTemperatureControlKnobtothedesiredoventemperature.When Off the oven is first turned on, the oven indicator light above the Temperature Control Knob will glow. 3. Preheat the oven for 10 to 12 minutes before baking. Preheating is not Broil necessary when roasting, cooking casseroles or broilingmost foods. When the desired temperature is reached, the oven indicator lig
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Control Pad Features 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 Use & Care Guide. DELAY START-- Use with FLEX CLEAN START--Use BAKE PAD-- BROIL CONVECTION 0 THRU 9 PAD-- Use to to start all Use to enter PAD-- Use ROAST-- Use to NUMBER PADS BAKE, CONV BAKE, select the Self- oven features the
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Setting Oven Controls Setting the Clock day The @ pad is used to set the clock, The clock may be set for 12 or 24 hour time of operation. The clock has been preset at the factory for the 12 hour operation. When the range is first plugged in, or when the power supply to the range has been interrupted, the timer in the display will flash with "PF" (power failure, See Figure 1). When PF appears in the display, press ("_-_, PF will disappear. Figure 1 INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY To set the clock (exa
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Setting Oven Controls Setting Continuous Bake or 12 Hour Energy Saving oven The TIMER _ and FLEX CLEAN _ pads controlthe Continuous Bake or 12 Hour Energy Saving features, The v control has a factory preset built-in12 Hour Energy Saving feature that will shut oft the oven ifthe oven control is left on for more than 11 hoursand 59 minutes,The oven can be programmed to override thisfeature for Continuous Raking, INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY To set the control for Continuous Bake or 12 Hour Energy Sa
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Setting Oven Controls Consumer Defined Control Note: The Consumer Defined Control features are adjustments to the control that will not affect cooking results. These include the Oven Lockout, Temperature Display and Silent Control Operation features Setting Oven Lockout Feature The _ pad controls the Oven Lockout feature. The Oven Lockout feature automatically locks the oven door and prevents the oven from being turned on. It does not disable the clock, Kitchen Timer or the interior oven lights.
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Setting Oven Controls Consumer Defined Control Features Setting Temperature Display -- Fahrenheit or Celsius The BROIL _ and FLEX CLEAN _ pads control the Fahrenheit or Celsius temperature display modes, The v oven control can be programmed to display temperatures in Fahrenheit or Celsius, The oven has been preset at the factory to display in Fahrenheit. INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY To change display from Fahrenheit to Celsius or Celsius to Fahrenheit 1. To tell if the display is set for Fahrenhei
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Setting Oven Controls Setting Preheat The PREHEAT Q pad controls the Preheat feature. The Preheat feature will bring the oven up to temperature and then indicate when to place the food in the oven. Use this feature when recipes call for preheating. Preheating is not necessary when roasting or cooking casseroles. The oven can be programmed to preheat at any temperature between 170°F to 550°F. INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY To set the Preheat temperature for 375°F 1. Arrange the interior oven racks. 2
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Setting Oven Controls Setting Bake The BAKE _ pad controls normal baking. If preheating is necessary, refer to the Q Preheat Feature for v instructions. The oven can be programmed to bake at any temperature from 170 ° F to 550 ° F (the sample shown below is for 350°F). INSTRUCTIONS PRESS DISPLAY To set the Bake Temperature to 375°F 1. Arrange interior oven racks and place food in oven. 2. Press _, "350" will appear and "BAKE" will flash inthe Figure 1 display(Figure 1). If a bake of 350°F is nee
