Setting Oven Controls

Changing oven temperature display

The oven control is preset to display °F (Fahrenheit) when shipped from the factory. The control can be changed to display either Fahrenheit or Celsius.

Example; to change the temperature to display °C (Celsius) or °F (Fahrenheit):

1.Press and hold Broil key pad for 6 seconds.

2.Press Flex Clean key pad to toggle between Fahrenheit or Celsius temperature display modes (Figs. 1 & 2).

3.Press STARTto accept choice.

Important note:

The oven temperature display cannot be modified if Bake or Flex Clean is active.

Setting Oven Lockout

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The control may be programmed to lock the oven door and lock the oven control key pads.

To activate the oven lockout feature:

1. Be sure oven door is completely closed.

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. Press and hold STOPfor 3 seconds. DOOR LOCKED (See Fig. 5) will appear in the display. The motor driven door latch mechanism will begin locking the oven door

automatically. Do not open the oven door. Allow about 15 seconds for the oven door to completely lock. Once the oven door is locked, the Loc will appear in the display (See Fig. 6).

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Setting silent or audible control mode

Silent mode allows the oven control to operate without audible tones. The control may be programmed for silent operation and later returned to operating with aii the normal audible tones.

Example; to set far silent or audible mode:

1.Press and hold Delay Start key pad for 6 seconds.

2.Press Flex Clean key pad to toggle between beep ON (Fig. 3) or beep OFF (Fig. 4).

3.Press STARTto accept choice.

Fig. 3

Fig. 4

Fig. 5

Fig. 6

To cancel the oven lockout feature:

 

1.Press and hold STO for 3 seconds. The motor driven door latch mechanism will begin unlocking the oven

door automatically. Do not open the oven door. Allow

about 15 seconds for the oven door to completely unlock.

2.When the Loc and DOOR LOCKED messages no longer display, the oven door may be opened and the oven control key pads will be available for use.

Important notes:

°To avoid possible damage to the oven door latching mechanism, do not attempt to open or dose the oven door whenever the DOOR LOCKi_D message is flashing.

If a control key pad is pressed when OVEN LOCI<OUT is active, the control may triple beep indicating the key pad action is not available when the OVEN LOCI<OUT feature is active.

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Kenmore 790.9280, 790.9290 Changing oven temperature display, Setting Oven Lockout, Setting silent or audible control mode
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