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Before Using Your Oven
Be sure you understand how to set the controls properly, Practice removing and replacing the shelves while the oven is cool. Read the information and tips on the following pages. Keep this book handy where you can refer to it, especially during the first weeks of using your new range.
Electric Ignition
The oven burner and broil burner are lighted by electric ignition.
To light either burner, turn the OVEN SET knob to the desired oven operation and the OVEN TEMP knob to the desired temperature. The burner should ignite within
After the oven reaches the selected temperature, the oven burner
Power Outage
CAUTION: DO NOT MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO OPERATE THE ELECTRIC IGNITION OVEN DURING AN ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE. The oven or broiler cannot be lit during a power failure. Gas will not flow unless the glow bar is hot.
If the oven is in use when a power failure occurs, the oven burner shuts off and cannot be
OVEN SET Control
The OVEN SET control has | OVEN S= |
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settings for BAKE, BROIL, TIME BAKE and CLEAN. When you turn the knob to the desired setting, the proper burner is activated for that operation.
BAKE—Use this setting for all
normal oven operations~for example, for cooking roasts or casseroles. Only the bottom oven burner operates during baking.
TIME BAKGUse this setting to turn the oven
on and off at specified times when you want cooking to start and stop. See Automatic Oven Timer section.
OVEN TEMP Control
The OVEN TEMP control | OVEN TEMP |
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maintains the temperature you set for normal oven operation as well as for broiling. Push in and turn to set temperatures or to set into CLEAN position.
For normal oven operation, push in and turn the knob to the desired temperature. lt will normally take
After the oven reaches the selected temperature, the oven burner
Oven Indicator Light
The oven indicator light glows until the oven reaches your selected temperature, then goes off and on with the oven burner(s) during cooking.
Oven Light
The oven light comes on automatically when the door is opened. Some models have a switch on the lower control panel that allows you to turn the light on or off when the door is closed.
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