Samsung FE-N500** Appliance will, Not turn on, Oven light will, Oven smokes, Excessively during

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSE		SOLUTION
The appliance will	The appliance is not completely	•	Make sure the power cord is plugged into
not turn on.	plugged into the electrical outlet or		a live, properly grounded outlet. Check the
	a fuse in your home may be blown		fuse and circuit breakers.
	or the circuit breaker tripped.
	Incomplete service wiring.	•	Call for service.
	Power outage.	•	Check to see if the house lights will turn
			on. If required, call your local electric
			company for service.
The oven light will	The light bulb is loose or defective.	•	Tighten or replace the bulb.
not turn on.
	The switch operating light is	•	Call for service.
	broken.
Oven smokes	The control has not been set	•	Refer to the section on setting oven
excessively during	properly.		controls.
broiling.		•	Make sure the oven door is opened to the
			broil stop position.
	The meat has been placed too	•	Reposition the rack to provide proper
	close to the element.		clearance between the meat and the
			element. Preheat the broil element for
			searing.
	The meat has not been properly	•	Remove the excess fat from the meat. Cut
	prepared.		away fatty edges that may curl, leaving the
			lean intact.
	The insert on the broiler pan has	•	Position the insert on the pan so that
	been positioned upside down,		the ribs are up and the slots are down,
	preventing the grease from		allowing the grease to drip into the pan.
	draining.
	Grease has built up on oven	•	Regular cleaning is necessary when
	surfaces.		broiling frequently.
Food does not bake	The oven controls have not been	•	See the chapter on operating the oven.
or roast properly.	set correctly.
	The oven rack has been positioned	•	See the section on using the oven racks
	incorrectly or is not level.		on page 37.
	Incorrect cookware or cookware of
	improper size being used.
	The oven sensor needs to be	•	See the section on adjusting the
	adjusted.		thermostat on page 53.
Food does not broil	The oven controls have been set	•	Press the BROIL pad.
properly.	incorrectly.
	The rack has not been properly	•	See the broiling guide on page 46.
	positioned.
	Cookware not suited for broiling.	•	Use suitable cookware.
	Aluminum foil used on the broiling	•	See the section on broiling on page 45.
	pan and grid has not been fitted
	properly and slit as recommended.
	In some areas the power (voltage)	•	Preheat the broil element for 10 minutes.
	may be low.	•	See the broiling guide on page 46.
The oven	The oven sensor needs to be	•	See the section on adjusting the
temperature is too	adjusted.		thermostat on page 53.
hot or too cold.

68_ Troubleshooting