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TO OPSRATE COOKTOP CONTROLS - The sign near each cooktop control knob shows which burner is turned on by that knob_
Push to turn knobs to LiTr_ position. After the burner ignites, the ticking sound of the spark will stop. Set knob to desired flame setting. Read additiona! infer-
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As a safety precaution you should set contvo,s so _la_e heats pan bottom o_Ry and does not l_ck pan sides.
Ftames _icking pan sides are unsafe and waste heat,
Avoid leaving any burneron without a utensil. Doing so can overheat the grate and cause the enamel finish of the grate to become damaged.
if a cooktop burner fails to light within five seconds, turn the knob to OFF and wait five minutes before trying again. If the buJ'nerstill will not light, check the service section in this manual.
Watch foods when heating them quickly on HL As soon as the food reaches cooking temperature, turn down the heat to the lowest setting that will keep it cooking.
The lowest setting of the burner has a very small flame to provide simmering capability. To simmer foods, set the cooktop control knob to the lowest setting that will maintain the desired simmer. If simmering on one burner and other burners are turned on, the gas flow of the simmering burner may have to be adjusted.
If your simmering burner goes out when the other burners are on, adjust the simmering burner control knob until burner
control knob to the lowest setting that will retain a flame on the burner.
During burner use, the area of _he g_ass cooktop around the burners could get hot, Use caution
See the cleaning chart for important information about cleaning the cooktopo
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COOKTOP SPARK _GN_T_ON - When you turn the cooktop knob to LITE, the spark igniter makes a series of electric sparks (ticking sound) which lights the burner.
You may occasionally hear the igniter ticking, even though the burner is lit. This is normal and is caused by drafts or by air disturbances from nearby objects. For
your safety, the burner will attempt to relight whenever it senses that the flame is distorted.
During a power failure the burners will not light automatically, in an emergency, a cooktop burner may be lit with a match by following the steps below.
Lighting gas burners with a ma_tch
is dangerous. You sheuBd match
_ight the cooktop burners on_y _n emergency.
1.Light a match and hold the flame near the burner you want to light. Wooden matches work best.
2.Push in and turn the control knob slowly. Be sure you are turning the correct knob for the burner you are lighting°
NOTE:
tfthe burner does not light within five seconds, turn the knob off and wait five minutes before trying again.
OVEN GLOW BAR BGNITIION - When you turn the
Oven Control on, the glow bar igniter begins to heat. When the Igniter is hot enough, in about I minute, the gas flows into the burner and is ignited.
The igniter glows bright orange when hot. It cycles on
and off with the thermostat and will glow whenever the burner is on.
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