Amana DCF4205, ACF4205A, ACF4215A owner manual Operation, Cooking

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Troubleshooting

You may save time and money by checkingitems below before ceilingfor service. List includescommon concerns that are not the result of defective workmanship or materials. If your questionis not explained below, contact Amana Consumer AffairsDepartment at 800-843-0304.

Topic

OPERATION

Appliance not working

Frequent cycling of surface element or warming zone

Oven not working

Possible CauseSolution

Power outage

Make sure appliance is plugged in.

 

Venfy that cimuit breaker is not tripped.

 

Replace household fuse but do not change fuse capacity.

Normal

Element cycles to maintain proper heat and to prevent

 

damage to smoothtop.

Programming error

Shut off power to oven for five minutes by switchingoff

 

circuit breaker. Reset olrcuit breaker and try oven again.

Clock and time" not working

Power outage

Make sure appliance is plugged in. Verify that circuit

 

 

 

breaker is not tripped. Replace household fuse but do not

 

 

 

change fuse capacity.

Oven

light not working

Loose bulb

Check for Ic_se bulb. Tighten.

 

 

Burnt out bulb

Check for burnt out bulb. Replace if necessary with an

 

 

 

appliance bulb.

Self

Clean not working

Programming error

Shut off power to oven for five minutes by switchingoff

 

 

 

circuit breaker. Reset circuit breaker and try oven again.

Oven door will not unlock

Oven is serf-cleaning

Allow cycle to complete.

 

 

 

 

Oven still hut

Will not unlatch until a certain cooler temperature has

 

 

 

been reached. Do not force door open - will void

 

 

 

warranty. May blow cooler air on latch with hair dryer at

 

 

 

cool setting to quicken process.

Oven not clean after a self clean cycle

Too much soil, grime left in

 

oven

 

Soot remains in oven after

 

cycle

Locked light displayed

Door locked

Wipe out and remove excess soil prior to running self- clean cyde.

Normal.

If oven is hot, allow to cool rathe" than trying to force door latch open.

Display flashing

Power failure reset clock

Press CLOCK.

F-(numerlc) display

Service code

Shut off power to oven for one to two minutes by

 

 

switching off circuit breaker. Reset breaker, If continues,

 

 

contact service department.

Oven smokes the first few times used

Normal

Minor smoking is normal the first few times the oven is

 

 

used.

COOKING

Food not baking properly Food not roasting properly Food not broiling properly

Oven temperature too hot or cold

oven has strong odor

Not boiling or cooking fast enough

Va_ouscauses

Vaeduscauees

Vanouscauses

Calibrata oven tampera_re

Normal

Improperly sized cooking utensils

See Cooking, Common Baking Problems

See Cooking, Roestlng

See Cooking, Bretllng

See Using the oven Control, Oven Temperature

Control Adjustment

Ovens will have a 'new'odor. Run a serf-clean cycle to remove the odor.

Make sure pans fit heating elements. See CooloNare

Requirements.

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