Amana ACF4255A owner manual Important Safety Information

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

!WARNING

To reduce risk of the appliance tipping, it must be secured by a properly installed anti-tip bracket. To verify bracket has been installed properly, remove the storage drawer or panel and look under the range with a flashlight. Bracket must be engaged in the rear corner of the range.

• ALL RANGES CAN TIP

• INJURY TO PERSONS COULD RESULT

• INSTALL ANTI-TIP BRACKET PACKED WITH RANGE

• REFER TO INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

!CAUTION

DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE ELEMENTS OR AREAS NEAR ELEMENTS—Surface elements may be hot though they are normal in color. Areas near surface elements may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact surface elements or areas near surface elements until they have had enough time to cool. These areas include the rangetop and backguard.

!CAUTION

DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURFACES OF OVEN—Oven heating elements may be hot though they are normal in color. 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 touch heating elements or interior surfaces of oven until they have had enough time to cool. Other range surfaces that may become hot enough to cause burns are the oven door, oven cavity, and oven vent.

!WARNING

To avoid personal injury, do not sit, stand or lean on oven door or oven (storage) drawer.

!WARNING

To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death, verify your range has been properly grounded and always disconnect it from main power supply before servicing.

California Safe Drinking Water and

Toxic Enforcement Act

(Proposition 65)

The Governor of California is required 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.

Some appliances contain or produce a chemical or chemicals which can cause death or serious illness and which are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. To reduce the risk from substances during the self-clean cycle make sure this appliance is installed, operated, and maintained according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

!CAUTION

To avoid fire or smoke damage,

•remove any flammable materials from storage drawer. Items like plastic containers and paper manuals can melt or burn.

•clean excess spills before starting a self clean cycle.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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Contents Covering TMACF4255A and TMACF4265A Electric Smoothtop Range ContentsCall Consumer Affairs at Questions on cooking, cleaning or usage?Thank you for buying an Amana Range Refer toImportant Safety Information Cooking Units Important Safety Information cont’dOven Fires PrecautionsCase of Fire Surface Element FireDual Surface Elements Setting Surface Element ControlsIndicator Lights Cooking on the SmoothtopCooking on the Smoothtop contd Using the Warming ZoneTemperature Selection Indicator LightCan I can? Cookware SuggestionsWhat Should You Consider in Cookware? Flat Pan TestOven Cooking Methods Oven Cooking MethodsBroiling Hints Rack Position Guidelines for Baking, Roasting and Braising Before Using the OvenOven Racks and Rack Positions Aluminum FoilChild lockout FeaturesHour automatic cancel Sabbath modeOven temperature control adjustment Service codes and tonesCode Possible Meaning There are words in the display that never actually display Timer SignalPreheat Signal End-of-Cycle SignalResetting and Canceling Timer Using the Oven ControlSetting Electronic Clock Setting Minute TimerBaking Using the Oven Control cont’dHow Do I Change the Temperature? Why is the oven smoking?How much time is left? Delayed BakingWhats the difference between Timed and Delayed cooking? How Far Ahead Can I Set the Time?Self-cleaning Interrupting the self-clean cycleDo I need to prepare? Delayed Self-clean Cycle Baking Guidelines CookingCake stuck? Common Baking ProblemsCooking cont’d It may not be the ovenTenderizing Using a Meat ThermometerHandling Hints Cooking Tips Storage Safety Meat BasicsBeef Broiling GuidelinesLamb Roasting GuidelinesBeef PorkBraising Guidelines Care and Cleaning Care and Cleaning cont’d Replacing Oven LightPart General Directions Caring for the smoothtop Problem Cause RemovalOr call Consumer Affairs at Cleaning Stainless SteelCan I use liquid cleaners on my stainless steel? For best cleaning resultsTopic Possible Cause Solution TroubleshootingAppearance Troubleshooting cont’dPage Limited Warranty Amana Warranty
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