Displays

When power is first supplied to the appliance, everything on the displays will light up for 5 seconds. Then, “PF” will appear. Press CANCEL OFF to clear displays.

If “PF” appears at any other time, a power failure has occurred. Press CANCEL OFF and reset the clock if needed.

Oven Display (on some models)

When the oven is in use, this display shows the oven temperature, heat source(s) and start time.

During Timed Cooking, this display also shows a timed countdown.

If “Err” appears on the display, an invalid pad was pressed. Press CANCEL OFF and retry your entry.

When the oven is not in use, the display will show the time of day.

Time of Day/Timer Display (on some models)

This display shows the time of day or Timer countdown.

Reminder Tones Only

The Minute Timer and Timed Cooking reminder tones are preset on, but can be turned off.

To Turn Tones Off/On: Press and hold TIMER SET/START until a tone sounds. Repeat to turn back on.

End-of-Cycle and Reminder Tones

The Timer and Timed Cooking end-of-cycle and reminder tones are preset on, but can be turned off. However, on double oven models, if all tones have been turned off, the end-of-cycle and reminder tones cannot be independently turned on.

To Turn Tones Off/On: Press and hold COOK TIME until a tone sounds and the oven display returns to the clock. Repeat to turn back on.

Tone Volume

The volume is preset at high, but can be changed to low.

To Change: Press and hold the DELAY START for five seconds. A tone will sound, and “Snd Lo” will appear on the oven display for 3 seconds. Repeat to change back to “Snd HI.”

Start

The START pad begins any oven function except the Timer and Control Lock. If not pressed within 5 seconds after pressing a pad, “START?” will appear on the oven display as a reminder. If not pressed within 5 minutes after pressing a pad, the oven display will return to the clock and the programmed function will be canceled.

Cancel Off

The CANCEL OFF pad stops any oven function except for the Clock, Timer and Control Lock.

Clock

This is a 12-hour clock and does not show a.m. or p.m.

To Set:

1.Press CLOCK SET/START.

2.Press number pads to set time of day.

On some models, press the HR and MIN “up” or “down” arrow pads (buttons) until the correct time shows on the display.

3.Press START.

Tones

Tones are audible signals, indicating the following:

One tone

Valid pad press

Oven is preheated

Function has been entered

Three tones

Invalid pad press

Four tones

End of cycle

Reminder, repeating each minute after the end-of-cycle tones

To Remove Tones:

Press and hold STOP TIME. Repeat to turn back on.

Fahrenheit and Celsius

To set oven to cook in Celsius instead of Fahrenheit, press and hold BROIL for 5 seconds. Repeat to change back into Fahrenheit.

Timer

The Timer can be set in minutes and seconds or hours and minutes and counts down the set time.

NOTE: The Timer does not start or stop the oven.

To Set:

1.Press TIMER SET/START.

Press again to switch between MIN/SEC and HR/MIN.

If no action is taken after 1 minute, the display will return to the time of day mode.

2.Press the number pads to set length of time.

On some models, press the HR and MIN “up” or “down” arrow pads (buttons) until the correct time shows on the display.

3.Press TIMER SET/START.

If not pressed within 5 seconds, the display will return to the time of day mode and the programmed function will be canceled.

When the set time ends, if on, end-of-cycle tones will sound, then reminder tones will sound every minute.

4.Press TIMER CANCEL anytime to cancel the Timer and/or stop reminder tones.

Remember, if Cancel Off is pressed, the oven will turn off.

The time can be reset during the countdown by repeating the above steps.

Control Lock

The Control Lock shuts down the control panel pads to prevent unintended use of the oven. The Control Lock is preset unlocked, but can be locked.

When the control is locked, only the TIMER SET/START and TIMER CANCEL pads will function.

To Lock/Unlock Control: Before locking, make sure the oven, the Timer and Timed Cooking are off. Press and hold START for about 5 seconds until “LOC” and a picture of a lock appear on the display. Repeat to unlock and remove “CONTROL LOCK” from the display.

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KitchenAid YKERC506, KERC500 manual Displays, Start, Cancel Off, Clock, Tones, Fahrenheit and Celsius, Timer, Control Lock

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