Frigidaire 318205205 manual

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS www .frigidaire.com USA 1 -800-944-9044 www .frigidaire.ca Canada 1 -800-265-8352 All a bout th e Us e & C ar e of y ou r R ange W elcome & Congratulations ................................... 2 Important Safety I nstructions ................................. 3 Featur es at a Glance ........................................[...]

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    2 WELCOME & CONGRATULATIONS  NOTE Please attach sales receipt here f or future refer ence. Please record your model and serial numbers below for future reference. Model Number: Serial Number: Purchase Date: Congratulations on y our purchase of a new appliance! At Electrolux Home Products , we are very proud of our product and are completely [...]

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    3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS •Removealltapeandpackagingwrapbeforeusing theappliance.Destroythecartonandplastic bagsafterunpackingtheappliance. Never allow children to play with packaging material. Do not remo ve the wiring label and other literatur e attached to the appliance. Do not [...]

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    4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • DONOTTOUCHSURFACEUNITS,AREASNEAR THESE UNITS, OVEN HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE OVEN. Both surface units and oven heating elements may be hot ev en though they are dark in color . Areas near surface units may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not to[...]

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    5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR GLASS COOKTOP ONLY • DoNotCleanorOperateaBrokenCooktop — If cooktop should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the br oken cooktop and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualied technician immediately . • CleanCooktopGlasswithCaution — I[...]

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    6 FEATURES AT A GLANCE Your built-in range Features: 1. Electronic oven control with kitchen timer . 2. Left front element control and electronic displa y . 3. Left rear element control and electronic display . 4. Right rear element control and electronic display . 5. Right front element control and electronic displa y . 6. K eep warm zone control.[...]

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    7 BEFORESETTINGSURFACECONTROLS Surface cooking settings Use the chart to determine the correct setting for the type of food y ou are preparing. Note: The size and type of cookw are used will inuence the setting needed for best cooking results. Recommended Setting for Surface Element Setting TypeofCooking HIGH (HI) Start most foods[...]

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    8  NOTE Due to the high intensity of heat gener ated by the surface elements, the glass surface will turn light gr een when the element will be turned off . This phenomenon is normal and the glass will come back to its original white color after it has completely cooled down. (White glass cooktops only). Usingpropercookware The size and ty[...]

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    9 SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS  NOTE See R ecommended Setting for Surface Element table on page 7 . Single radiant surface elements The cooktop has 2 SINGLE radiant surf ace elements: the left rear position and the right rear position (Figure 1). ToOperatetheSingleRadiantSurfaceElements 1. Place correctly sized cookware on the r ad[...]

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    10 SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS  NOTE See R ecommended Setting for Surface Element table on page 7 . Figure3 Figure 2 Figure 1 CAUTION Radiant surface elements ma y appear to have cooled after they have been turned OFF . HE (Hot Element) message will turn ON and will continue to glow until the glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level. Th[...]

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    11 SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS CAUTION Do notplace plastic items such as salt and pepper shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on cooktopwhen itisinuse. These items could melt or ignite. P otholders, towels or wooden spoons could catch re if placed too close to the surface e[...]

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    12 BEFORESETTINGOVENCONTROLS Multiple Oven Racks Single Oven Rack Aircirculationintheoven If using 1 rack, place in center of o ven. If using multiple racks, stagger cookwar e as shown. For best air cir culation and baking results allow 2-4" (5-10 cm) around the cookware f or proper air circulation and be sure pans and coo[...]

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    13 BEFORESETTINGOVENCONTROLS Typesofovenracks Y our built-in r ange may be equipped with one or more of the oven r acks styles shown; •Flathandleovenrack . •Flatovenhalfrack . •Effortless TM ovenrack . The FlatOvenHandleRack has an handle to facilitate the sliding of the rack when la[...]

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    14 BEFORESETTINGOVENCONTROLS CAUTION REMOVEALLOVENRACKSandpartsbefore starting a self-clean cycle. If the oven r acks are left in the oven during the self -clean cycle, the glide ability of the Effortless Oven R ack system will be damaged and will cause all oven r acks to loose their shiny nish and or turn blue. Rem[...]

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    15 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Controlpadfeatures READTHEINSTRUCTIONSCAREFULLYBEFOREUSINGTHEOVEN. For satisf actory use of your oven, become familiar with the v arious features and functions of the o ven as described below . Detailed instructions for each feature and function follow later in this Use & Care Guide. 1. U p[...]

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    16 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM CONTROL PAD SETTINGS All of the features listed below have minimum and maximum time or temperature settings that may be entered into the control. An ENTRY acceptance beep will sound each time a control pad is touched (the acceptance beep on the Oven Lockout pad is delay ed 3 seconds). An ENTRY ERROR tone[...]

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    17 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS SETTING CONTINUOUS BAKE OR 6 HOUR ENERGY SAVING The TIMER and SELF CLEAN pads cont rol the Continuous Bak e or 6 Hour E ner gy Savi ng f ea tur es . The ov en c ont ro l has a factory preset built -in 6 Hour Energy Saving feature that will shut off the oven if the ov en contr ol is left on f or mor e than [...]

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    18 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS SETTING MINUTE TIMER The TIMER ON . OFF pad controls the Minute Timer feature. The Minute Timer serves as an extra timer in the kitchen that will beep when the set time has run out. It does not start or stop cooking. The Minute Timer feature can be used during an y of the other oven contr ol functions. R efer to “Minimum [...]

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    19 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS SETTING QUICK PREHEAT The QUICK PREHEAT pad controls the Quick Preheat feature. The Preheat feature will bring the oven up to temperature and then indicate when to place the food in the oven. Use this feature when recipes call for preheating. Preheating is not necessary when roasting or cooking casseroles. The oven can be p[...]

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    20 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS AircirculationduringConvectionBake Figure 1 OvenRackPositions Figure 2 4 3 2 1  NOTE The upper o ven is not equipped with a convection fan & element. All the associated convection cooking featur es will not be available in this o ven. BenetsofConvectionBake: — Multiple rack baking. —[...]

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    21 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS  NOTE The upper o ven is not equipped with a convection fan & element. All the associated convection cooking featur es will not be available in this o ven.  NOTE Pressing CANCEL w i l l s t o p th e f ea t u r e a t a n y t i m e .  NOTE The Bake, Broil and Convection elements will cy cle for a better heat dist[...]

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    22 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS  NOTE The upper o ven is not equipped with a convection fan & element. All the associated convection cooking featur es will not be av ailable in this oven.  NOTE Pressing CANCEL w i l l s t o p th e fe at u r e a t a n y t i m e . SETTING CONVECTION BROIL (lower oven only) Use this mode for thicker [...]

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    23 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS  NOTE Baking time can be set for any amount of time between 1 minute to 6 hours. The time remaining can be shown in the timer section of the display by pressing BAKE TIME at any moment of the cooking. On ce Ba k e Tim e ha s st a rt e d baking, a beep will sound when the oven temperature reaches the set temperature[...]

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    24 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS SETTINGBROIL This mode is best for meats, sh and poultry up to 1” thick. B roiling is a method of cooking tender cuts of meat by direct heat under the broil element of the oven. The high heat cooks quickly and gives a rich, brown outer ap- pearance. The BROIL pad controls the Broil feature. An optional Searing Gr[...]

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    25 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS  NOTE The Chick en Nugget s featur e is automatic ally progr ammed to activate the Keep W arm feature when the cooking is nished. “ HLD ” will be displ aye d for a maximu m of 3 hours . See the K eep W arm feature for mor e information. SETTING NUGGETS The NUGGETS pad has been designed to give optimum cooking perf[...]

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    26 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS SETTING KEEP WARM This mode is best for keeping ov en baked foods warm for serving after cooking has nished. The KEEP WARM pad turns ON the K eep Warm featur e and will maintain an oven temperature of 170°F (77°C). The K eep W arm feature will keep oven baked foods warm for serving up to 3 hours after cooking has ni[...]

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    27 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS SETTING THE SABBATH FEATURE (for use on the Jewish Sabbath & Holidays) The BAKE TIME and DELAY START pads are used to set the Sabbath feature. The Sabbath feature may only be used with the BAKE pad. The oven temperature may be set higher or lower after setting the Sabbath feature (the oven temperature adjust[...]

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    28 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS  NOTE Each oven temper ature can be individually adjusted. • T h e o v e n t e m p e r at u r e a d j u s t m e n t s m ad e wi t h t h i s f ea t u r e • w i l l no t c ha ng e t h e Se lf - C l e a n cy cl e t e m p e r at u r e o r th e B r o i l te mp er at ur e. The oven temperature adjustments are permanent and[...]

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    29 WhattoExpectduringCleaning Wh i le th e ov en is in op er ati o n, th e ov en hea t s to tem pe ra tu r es much higher than those used in normal cooking. Sounds of metal expansion and contraction are normal. Odor is also normal as the food soil is being removed. Smoke may appear through the oven v ent. If heavy spillovers are not wip[...]

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    30 SELF-CLEANING  NOTE The sur fa ce eleme nts and the 2nd ov en cann ot be activ ated when the Self-Clean feature is active (see the section: The electronic surface element control (ESEC)).  NOTE If a 2 or 4 hour clean time is desired, press SELF CLEAN multiple times to toggle between 2, 3 or 4 hours.  NOTE If a 2 or 4 hour clean time is [...]

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    31 CARE & CLEANING (Cleaning Chart) CLEANING VARIOUS PARTS OF YOUR APPLIANCE Before cleaning any part of the appliance, be sure all controls are turned off and the appliance is COOL. REMOVE SPILLOVERS AND HEAVY SOILING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REGULAR CLEANING WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF MAJOR CLEANING LA TER. Surfaces How to Clean Aluminum (trim pie[...]

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    32 CARE & CLEANING CERAMIC GLASS COOKTOP CLEANING & MAINTENANCE Consistentandpropercleaningisessentialto maintainingyourCeramicglasscooktop. Prior to using your cooktop for the rst time, apply the recommended CERAMA BRYTE® Cleaning Creme to the ceramic surf ace. Clean and buff with a non abr asive cloth [...]

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    33 CARE & CLEANING • Donotusedirtysponges,clothsorpaper towels,astheycanleavesoilorlintonthe cooktopwhichcanburnandcauseSpecial Caution for Aluminum Foil and Aluminum Cooking Utensils • Aluminum foil Use of aluminum foil will damage the cooktop. Do not use u[...]

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    34 CAUTION The door is heavy . For safe, tempor ary storage, lay the door at with the inside of the door facing down. Most oven doors contain glass that can break. Read the f ollowing recommendations: 1. Do not close the oven door until all the oven racks are fully in place. 2. Do not hit the glass with pots, pans, or any other object. 3. S cr a[...]

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    35 CARE & CLEANING CAUTION The door is heavy . For safe, tempor ary storage, lay the door at with the inside of the door facing down. Most oven doors contain glass that can break. Read the f ollowing recommendations: 1. Do not close the oven door until all the oven racks are fully in place. 2. Do not hit the glass with pots, pans, or any oth[...]

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    36 BEFOREYOUCALL (Solutions to Common Problems) Oven baking For best cooking results, heat the ov en before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies or pastries, etc. There is no need to preheat the oven for roasting meat or baking casseroles. The cooking times and temperatur es needed to bake a product may v ary slightly from your previousl[...]

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    37 BEFOREYOUCALL (Solutions to Common Problems) OCCURRENCE POSSIBLECAUSE/SOLUTION Rangeisnotlevel. Poor installation. Place o ven rack in center of o ven. Place a level on the ov en rack. Adjust leveling legs at base of r ange until the rack is level. When r ange is level, cooktop may appear out of alignment if countertop is no[...]

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    38 OCCURRENCE POSSIBLECAUSE/SOLUTION Areas of discoloration with metallic sheen. Mineral deposits fr om water and food. R emove using a cer amic-glass cooktop cleaning cream. Use cookware with clean, dry bottoms. Poor baking results. Many factors af fect baking results. Make sure the pr oper rack position is used. Center food in the oven and spa[...]

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    39 NOTES[...]

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    40 MAJOR APPLIANCE WARRANTY Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverthefollowing: 1. Products with original serial numbers that have been remov ed, altered or cannot be readily determined. 2. Product that has been transferred f rom its original owner to another party or remov ed outside the USA or Canada. 3. Rust on the interior or exterior of th[...]