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TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS Troubleshooting tips ... %HIRUH\RXFDOOIRUVHUYLFH Problem Oven light does not work Oven will not self-clean Excessive smoking during clean cycle Excessive smoking during broiling Oven door will not open after a clean cycle Oven not clean after a clean cycle "LOCKED" flashes in the display to cook "LOCKED" is on when you want to cook "LOCKED" appears in the oven display "F- and a number or letter" flash in the display Display goes blank Power outage, clock flashes "Burning" or "oily" odor emitting from the vent Strong odor Fan noise My oven door glass appears to be "tinted" or have a "rainbow" color. Is this defective? Possible Cause Light bulb is loose or defective. Pad operating light is broken. The temperature is too high to set a self-clean operation. Oven controls improperly set. Excessive soil or grease. Food too close to burner element. Oven too hot. Oven controls improperly set. Oven was heavily soiled. The self-clean cycle has been selected but the door is not closed. "LOCKED" will flash while the oven door is locking to start self-clean. The oven door is locked because the temperature inside the oven has not dropped below the locking temperature. The controls have been locked. You have a function error code. If the function code repeats. A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. The clock is turned off. Oven is in Sabbath Mode. Power outage or surge This is normal in a new oven and will disappear in time. An odor from the insulation around the inside of the oven is normal for the first few times the oven is used. A cooling fan may automatically turn on. No. The inner oven glass is coated with a heat barrier to reflect the heat back into the oven to prevent heat loss and keep the outer door cool while baking. What To Do Tighten or replace bulb. Call for service. Allow the oven to cool and reset the controls. See the Cleaning the Oven section. Touch the Cancel/Off pad. Open the windows to rid the URRPRIVPRNH:DLWXQWLOWKH³/2&.('´JRHVRII:LSH up the excess soil and reset the clean cycle. /RZHUWKHUDFNSRVLWLRQRIWKHIRRG Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature. See the Cleaning the Oven section. Clean up heavy spillovers before starting the clean cycle. Heavily soiled ovens may need to self-clean again or for a longer period of time. Close the oven door. Wait for oven door to finish locking. This is normal. Touch the Cancel/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool. 6HHWKH&RQWURO/RFNVHFWLRQWRXQORFN Touch the Cancel/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool for one hour. Put the oven back into operation. 'LVFRQQHFWDOOSRZHUWRWKHRYHQIRUDWOHDVWVHFRQGV DQGWKHQUHFRQQHFWSRZHU,IWKHIXQFWLRQHUURUFRGH repeats, call for service. Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. See the Special Features section. Verify that the oven is not in Sabbath Mode. See the Special Features section. 5HVHWWKHFORFN,IWKHRYHQZDVLQXVH\RXPXVWUHVHW it by touching the Cancel/Off pad, setting the clock and resetting any cooking function. To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a minimum of 3 hours. See the Cleaning the Oven section. This is temporary and will go away after several uses or a self-clean cycle. This is normal. The cooling fan will turn on to cool LQWHUQDOSDUWV,WPD\UXQIRUXSWRKRXUVDIWHUWKH oven is turned off. 7KLVLVQRUPDO8QGHUFHUWDLQOLJKWRUDQJOHV\RXPD\ see this tint or rainbow color. 49-80786-1 23

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TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS
Troubleshooting tips ...
Problem
Possible Cause
What To Do
Oven light does not
work
Light bulb is loose or defective.
Tighten or replace bulb.
Pad operating light is broken.
Call for service.
Oven will not
self-clean
The temperature is too high to set a
self-clean operation.
Allow the oven to cool and reset the controls.
Oven controls improperly set.
See the Cleaning the Oven section.
Excessive smoking
during clean cycle
Excessive soil or grease.
Touch the
Cancel/Off
pad. Open the windows to rid the
up the excess soil and reset the clean cycle.
Excessive smoking
during broiling
Food too close to burner element.
Oven door will not
open after a clean
cycle
Oven too hot.
Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.
Oven not clean after
a clean cycle
Oven controls improperly set.
See the Cleaning the Oven section.
Oven was heavily soiled.
Clean up heavy spillovers before starting the clean
cycle. Heavily soiled ovens may need to self-clean
again or for a longer period of time.
“LOCKED” flashes
in the display to
cook
The self-clean cycle has been selected
but the door is not closed.
Close the oven door. Wait for oven door to finish
locking.
“LOCKED” will flash while the oven door
is locking to start self-clean.
This is normal.
“LOCKED” is on
when you want to
cook
The oven door is locked because the
temperature inside the oven has not
dropped below the locking temperature.
Touch the
Cancel/Off
pad. Allow the oven to cool.
“LOCKED” appears
in the oven display
The controls have been locked.
“F— and a number
or letter” flash in
the display
You have a function error code.
Touch the
Cancel/Off
pad. Allow the oven to cool for one
hour. Put the oven back into operation.
If the function code repeats.
repeats, call for service.
Display goes blank
A fuse in your home may be blown or the
circuit breaker tripped.
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
The clock is turned off.
See the Special Features
section.
Oven is in Sabbath Mode.
Verify that the oven is not in Sabbath Mode.
See the Special Features section.
Power outage,
clock flashes
Power outage or surge
it by touching the
Cancel/Off
pad, setting the clock and
resetting any cooking function.
“Burning” or “oily”
odor emitting from
the vent
This is normal in a new oven and will
disappear in time.
To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a
minimum of 3 hours. See the Cleaning the Oven
section.
Strong odor
An odor from the insulation around the
inside of the oven is normal for the first
few times the oven is used.
This is temporary and will go away after several uses or
a self-clean cycle.
Fan noise
A cooling fan may automatically turn on.
This is normal. The cooling fan will turn on to cool
oven is turned off.
My oven door glass
appears to be
"tinted" or have a
"rainbow" color. Is
this defective?
No. The inner oven glass is coated with
a heat barrier to reflect the heat back
into the oven to prevent heat loss and
keep the outer door cool while baking.
see this tint or rainbow color.