Frigidaire 316902210 manual

All about the Use & Care of your T ABLE OF CONTENTS www.frigidaire.com USA 1-800-944-9044 www.frigidaire.ca Canada 1-800-265-8352 Electric R ange 316902210 (Dec 2009) Important Safety Instructions ........................... 3- 5 Before Setting Oven Controls .............................. 6 Before Setting Surface Controls ......................[...]

2 Thank you for choosing Frigidare . This Use & Care Guide is part of our commitment to customer satisfaction and product quality throughout the service life of your new appliance.We view your purchase as the beginning of a relationship . T o ensure our ability to continue serving you, please use this page to record important product informatio[...]

3 Read all instructions before using this appliance. Do not attempt to install or operate your appliance until you have read the safety precautions in this manual. Safety items throughout this manual are labeled with a WARNING or CAUTION statement based on the risk type. WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may[...]

4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION • Do not store items of interest to children in the cabinets above a range or on the backguard of the range. Children climbing on the range to reach items could be seriously injured. • Do not touch surface heating units or surface cooking elements, areas near these units or elements, or interior surface o[...]

5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR COOKTOP • Know which knob controls each surface heating unit . Place a pan of food on the unit before turning it on, and turn the unit off before removing the pan. • Use proper pan size —This appliance is equipped with one or more surface units of different sizes. Select ut[...]

6 BEFORE SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Oven vent location The oven vent is located under the left rear surface element (See Fig. 1). When the oven is on, warm air passes through the vent. This venting is necessary for proper air circulation in the oven and good baking results. Do not block the oven vent. Fig. 1 oven vent located under left rear element Typ[...]

7 Using proper cookware The size and type of cookware used will influence the setting needed for best cooking results. Be sure to follow the recommendations for using proper cookware as illustrated in Figs. 1 & 2. Cookware should have flat bottoms that make good contact with the entire surface heating element . Check for flatness by rotating a [...]

8 BEFORE SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Cookware material types The cookware material determines how evenly and quickly heat is transferred from the surface element to the pan bottom. The most popular materials available are: Aluminum - Excellent heat conductor. Some types of food will cause it to darken (Anodized aluminum cookware resists staining &[...]

9 SETTING SURFACE CONTROLS Operating surface elements To operate surface elements: 1 . Place correctly sized cooking utensil on surface element. 2 . Push in and turn the surface control knob in either direction to the desired setting. Start most surface cooking on a higher setting and then turn to a lower setting to finish. The surface control knob[...]

10 OVEN CONTROL FUNCTIONS READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE OVEN. For satisfactory use of your oven, become familiar with the various pad features and functions of the oven as described below. Up and down arrow pads — Use with the feature or function pads to set oven temperature or adjusting the clock and minute timer. Broil pad ?[...]

11 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Setting the minute timer 1 . Press timer on-off . 2 . Press the to increase the time in one minute increments. Press and hold the to increase the time in 10 minute increments. The timer can be set for any amount of time from 1 minute to 11 hours and 59 minutes. Note: If the pad is pressed first, the timer will advance to 11[...]

12 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS To set Broil 1 . Arrange the oven rack while oven is still cool. Position the oven rack as needed. 2 . Press broil . " — — " will appear in display. 3 . Press and hold the or until the desired broil setting level appears in the display. Press the for HI broil or the for LO broil. Most foods may be broiled at t[...]

13 SETTING OVEN CONTROLS Adjusting oven temperature Your appliance has been factory calibrated and tested to ensure an accurate baking temperature. For the first few uses, follow your recipe times and temperature recommendations carefully. If you think the oven is cooking too hot or too cool for your recipe times, you can adjust the control so the [...]

14 • Surface elements and drip bowls CARE & CLEANING • Control panel • Decorative trim (some models) Surface type Recommendation • Oven interior & door liner • Porcelain enamel broiler pan and broiler pan insert (some models) For general cleaning , use hot, soapy water and a cloth. For more difficult soils and built-up grease , ap[...]

15 Terminal plug Terminal end Hold down clip (if equipped) Element support Allow element support to rest on drip pan inside rim. Surface elements and drip bowls To remove the surface elements and drip bowls 1 . Lift the edge of the drip bowl across from the terminal end. Lift the surface element and drip bowl together just enough to clear the cookt[...]

16 CARE & CLEANING Caution for aluminum use on the cooktop • Aluminum Foil - Use of aluminum foil on a hot cooktop can damage the cooktop. Do not use thin aluminum cooking utensils or allow aluminum foil to touch the surface elements under ANY circumstances. • Aluminum utensils - The melting point of aluminum is much lower than that of othe[...]

17 CARE & CLEANING The oven door is heavy. For safe, temporary storage, lay the oven door flat with the inside of the door facing down. Removing and replacing the lift-off oven door CAUTION To remove oven door 1 . Open oven door completely (horizontal with floor-Fig. 1). 2 . Remove 2 screws located on the inside of the oven door liner (See A Fi[...]

18 BEFORE YOU CALL • Solutions to common problems Surface element does not heat. Entire appliance does not operate. • The time of day is not set. The time of day must first be set in order to operate the oven. See “Setting the clock” in the Setting Oven Controls section. • Make sure cord/plug is plugged correctly into outlet. • Service [...]

19 Oven smokes excessively during broiling. • Incorrect setting. Follow broiling instructions in Setting Oven Controls . • Make sure oven door is opened to broil stop position. • Meat too close to the broil element. Reposition the oven rack to provide proper clearance between the meat & the element. Preheat the broil element for searing. [...]

20 MAJOR APPLIANCE WARRANTY Y our appliance is co vered by a one year limited warr anty . F or one year fr om your original date of purchase, Electrolux will pay all costs for repairing or replacing any parts of this appliance that prove to be defective in materials or workmanship when such appliance is installed, used and maintained in accordance [...]