Americana Appliances ABS200 Oven temperature too, Hot or too cold, Clock and timer, Do not work

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Consumer Support Troubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions

Before you call for service…

Troubleshooting Tips

Problem		Possible Causes	What To Do

Oven temperature too		Oven thermostat	•See the Adjust the oven thermostat–Easy to do
hot or too cold		needs adjustment.	yourself! section.

Clock and timer		Plug on range is not completely	• Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly
do not work		inserted in the electrical outlet.	grounded outlet.

		A fuse in your home may be	• Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker.
		blown or the circuit breaker
		tripped.

		Oven controls improperly set.	•See the Using the clock and timer section.

Display goes blank		A fuse in your home may be	• Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
		blown or the circuit breaker
		tripped.

		The clock is turned off from	• See the Using the clock and timer section.
		showing in the display.

Oven door is crooked		The door is out of position.	• Because the oven door is removable, it sometimes gets
			out of position during installation. To straighten the
			door, push down on the high corner.

Oven makes		This is the sound of the	•This is normal.
clicking noise		heating element turning
		off and on during
		cooking functions.

“F—and a number		You have a function error code.	• Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Put the oven back
or letter” flash in			into operation.
the display
the display		If the function code repeats:	• Disconnect all power to the range for at least 30
		If the function code repeats:	• Disconnect all power to the range for at least 30
			seconds and then reconnect power. If the function
			error code repeats, call for service.
			• On self-cleaning models, if a function error code
			appears during the self-cleaning cycle, check the oven
			door latch. The latch may have been moved, if only
			slightly, from the locked position. Make sure the latch
			is moved to the right as far as it will go. Press the
			CLEAR/OFF pad. Allow the oven to cool for one hour.
			Put the oven back into operation.

Power outage		Power outage or surge.	•Some models will automatically resume their setting once
			the power is restored. On models with a clock, you must
			reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset it by
			pressing the CLEAR/OFF pad, setting the clock and
			resetting any cooking function.

Display flashes		Power failure.	•Reset the clock.

Unable to get the display		Oven control pads were not	•The BAKE and BROIL HI/LO pads must be pressed
to show “SF”		pressed properly.	at the same time and held for 3 seconds.

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