SETTING OVEN CONTROLS
Setting bake
The oven may be set to bake at any temperature from 170°F to 550°F (77°C to 287°C). The factory preset automatic bake temperature is 350°F (177°C).
To set bake:
1.Press 
keypad. "— —
2.Within 5 seconds, press the 
or 
keypad. The display will show 350°F (177°C). By pressing or holding
down the 
or 
keypad, the temperature may be
adjusted in 5°F increments (1°C if the control is set to display Celsius). Release the keypad when the desired temperature appears in the display.
3.As soon as the 
or 
keypad is released, the oven
will begin heating to the selected temperature. When the oven temperature reaches the set baking temperature, the preheat indicator light will turn OFF. The control will beep 3 times as a reminder.
To stop bake at any time, press 
.
To change the oven temperature after bake has started:
1.Press 
keypad. Visually check the bake temperature at this time.
2.Press the 
or 
keypad to increase or decrease the set temperature to the desired new oven temperature.
IMPORTANT
Dark or dull pans absorb more heat than shiny bakeware resulting in dark or overbrowning of foods. It may be necessary to reduce the oven temperature or cook time to prevent overbrowning of some foods. Dark pans are recommended for pies. Shiny pans are recommended for cakes, cookies and muffins.
NOTES
•A short time after starting bake the "preheat" indicator
light will turn OFF, indicating your oven has reached the set baking temperature. The control will sound 3 beeps as a reminder the oven is ready.
•The "oven" indicator light on the oven control display will turn ON and OFF when the oven is heating. This is normal and indicates that the oven elements are cycling to maintain the selected baking temperature.
Bake time
A bake time setting may be added to most oven baking features. Use the bake time setting to start the oven immediately and to turn off automatically after the set bake time runs out.
CAUTION
Use caution with the bake time and start time features. Foods that can easily spoil such as milk, eggs, fish, meat or poultry, should be chilled in the refrigerator first. Even when chilled, they should not stand in the oven for more than 1 hour before cooking begins, and should be removed promptly when finished cooking.
To set the oven to start and automatically turn off once the bake time runs out:
1.Press 
keypad. " — — — ° " appears in display.
2.Press the 
or 
keypad. The display will show 350°F (177°C). By pressing or holding down
the 
or 
keypad, the temperature may be
adjusted in 5°F increments (1°C if the control is set to display Celsius). Release the keypad when the desired temperature appears in the display.
3.Press 
keypad. ":00" will appear in the display.
4.Press the 
or 
keypad until the desired bake time displays.
5.The oven will turn on, begin to heat and will cook for the amount of bake time entered before automatically turning off.
To stop at any time, press 
.
NOTES
•A bake time or start time instruction cannot be set when broiling.
•The bake time feature may be added when using quick bake (some models).
•The maximum bake time setting is 11 hours & 59 minutes.
•While baking with a bake time setting, press the bake time keypad to display any bake time remaining.
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