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BEFORE YOU CALL Problem Cause / Solution Cooktop Problems Surface element is too hot or not hot enough. Incorrect surface control setting. Adjust power level setting. The Power Boost (P) setting is only available immediately after activating a cooking zone by pressing the + key. The cooktop will remain in Power Boost for up to 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, the cooking zone will automatically change to the High (H) setting. The size and type of utensil used and the amount and type of food being cooked will influence the setting needed for best cooking results. The Hot Surface indicator light will turn on when heat is detected in a cook zone. The light will remain on until the heated surface area has cooled sufficiently Surface element does not heat or does not heat evenly. Be sure the correct surface control is turned on for element needed. Be sure to use the correct cookware material type for induction cooking. Use cookware specifically identified by the manufacturer to use for induction cooking. If you're not sure, use a magnet to test whether the cookware type will work. If a magnet sticks to the bottom of the cookware, the material type is correct for induction cooking. Use quality heavier gauge cookware. Cookware in the cooking zone is Incorrect surface control setting. Adjust power level setting. too hot or not hot enough. Cooking zone does not heat cookware. Be sure the correct surface control is turned on for the element needed. Incorrect cookware used. See "Cooking Recommendations" on page 9. Cookware is the wrong size or incorrectly positioned in the cooking zone. See "Pan Sensing" on page 14. Cooking zone does not heat evenly. Cookware is warped. Use only flat, evenly balanced cookware. Flat pans heat better than warped pans. Cookware materials and weight of the material affect heating. Heavy and mediumweight pans heat evenly. Because lightweight pans heat unevenly, foods may burn easily. Cooking zone control does not work More than one control was pressed at once. Make sure that when trying to set the control, nothing is touching another control. Water or soil on the control panel. Clean the control panel. The letter E appears in a setting indicator A - (dash) appears in all the surface control displays. An error has occurred. This may happen because cookware has boiled dry. Remove cookware and turn off the cooktop. After 30 seconds, turn on the cooktop. If the cookware was the problem, E will no longer display. An error may occur because of water, oil, or food on the controls. Clean the control panel. Disconnect the power to the range for a minute, then reconnect it. If the error still occurs, call an authorized dealer or service technician. The cooktop is locked. See "Setting oven lockout" on page 22. The Hot Cooktop warning did not come on The cooktop did not get hot enough to activate the warning. If the cooktop was running long enough for the surface to get hot, call an authorized dealer or service technician. The control area becomes hot The cookware is too large or too close to the controls. Put large cookware on a rear zone if possible. 37

Section	Page
Table of contents	1
Questions?	2
Product Registration	2
Record model & serial numbers here	2
Serial Plate Location	2
Need Help?	2
Visit the Frigidaire web site at www.frigidaire.com	2
Read this Use & Care Manual	2
If You Received a Damaged Range...	2
Save Time and Money	2
Product Record and Registration	2
Important Safety Instructions	3
Bakeware	9
Cooking Conditions:	10
Cooking Results:	10
Cooking Tips:	10
What is Electromagnetic Induction?	12
Induction Features	12
Preparation	12
Sounds	12
Figure 1: Induction noise	12
Using Proper Cookware	13
Figure 2: Ruler test	13
Cookware Selection	13
The Magnet Test	13
Figure 3: Magnet test	13
Figure 4: Induction symbol	13
Pan Sensing	14
Figure 5: Flashing error message	14
Figure 6: Cookware too small (L) Cookware proper size (C) Cookware too large (R).	14
Figure 7: Pan sensing conditions	14
Induction Controls	15
Cookzone Setting Display	15
Figure 8: Setting displays (left)	15
Hot Surface Indicator	15
Figure 9: Hot surface indicator light	15
Cooktop Display Windows	16
Figure 10: Power Boost	16
Figure 11: Low setting	16
Figure 12: Error message	16
Figure 13: High setting	16
Figure 14: Increment setting	16
Figure 15: Increment setting	16
Figure 16: Cooktop lockout	16
Figure 17: Induction cooking zone control	17
1. Place correctly sized cookware on the cooking zone.	17
2. Press the On-Off key of the cooking zone until it beeps. A dash (-) appears in the display.	17
3. Press the + or - key for the cooking zone (Figure 17) until you reach the desired setting (refer to the Recommended Induction settings on this page).	17
4. When cooking is complete, turn the induction cooking zone OFF by pressing its on-off key before removing the cookware.	17
Frigidaire Induction Recommendations	17
Low	17
Low	17
Melt, keep foods warm	17
Medium	17
Low	17
2-4	17
Continue cooking, poach, stew	17
Medium	17
5-6	17
Maintain a slow boil, thicken sauces and gravies, steaming, cooking	17
Medium	17
High	17
7-8	17
Continue a rapid boil, fry, or deep fry	17
High	17
9	17
Start most foods, maintain water at a boil, pan frying, searing	17
Power	17
Boost	17
P	17
Start heating pans that contain large amounts of food or to bring pots of water to boil	17
Pan Preheat Recommendations	18
Figure 18: Hot Surface Indicator Light	18
Home Canning	18
Oven Vent Location	19
Figure 19: Oven vent	19
Types of oven racks	19
Figure 20: Oven rack types	19
Removing, replacing, and arranging flat or offset oven racks	19
Before Setting Oven Controls	19
Oven Control Features	20
1. Control Lock - Use to lock oven door and lock all oven controls.	20
2. Bake - Use to select bake feature.	20
3. Broil - Use to set Broil feature.	20
4. Oven Light - Use to turn on internal light when checking on food. Also will turn on when the oven door is open.	20
5. Self Clean - Use to with arrow keys to set self clean cycle of 2 or 3 hours.	20
6. Set Clock - Use with arrow keys to set the time of day.	20
7. Oven on indicator light - The oven light will glow each time the oven turns on to maintain the set oven temperature.	20
8. Preheat light - The preheat light will glow when the oven is preheating or if the desired temperature is reset higher than the actual oven temperature.	20
9. Door locked - The door locked light will flash when the oven door locks and unlocks, when the oven door lockout is active, or when the self clean cycle feature is active.	20
10. Up and Down arrows - Use with the feature or function keys to set oven temperature, bake time, start time, clean time, and setting or adjusting the clock and minute timer.	20
11. Timer on-off - Use to set or cancel the minute timer. The minute timer does not start or stop any cooking function. Timer on-off is used to set the continuous bake function.	20
12. Bake Time - Enters the length of baking time desired.	20
13. OFF - Use to clear any feature except the time of day and minute timer.	20
14. Start Time - Used with Bake, Quick Bake, and Self Clean to set a delayed starting time.	20
Setting the Clock	21
1. Press Set Clock once (do not hold clock key down).	21
2. Within 5 seconds, press and hold or until the correct time of day appears in the display.	21
Temperature display (Fahrenheit/Celsius)	21
Changing between continuous bake setting or 12- hour energy saving feature	21
1. Press and hold Timer on-off for 6 seconds until a tone sounds. — — hr will appear in the display for continuous cooking. The current time of day will return to the display.	21
2. To cancel the continuous bake setting, press Timer on- off and hold for 6 seconds until a tone sounds. 12 hr will appear in display indicating that the control has returned to the 12-hour energy saving feature.	21
Setting a silent control panel	21
1. Press and hold Start Time for 6 seconds. The control will beep once and release the key.	21
2. The controls are now set for silent operation.	21
1. Press and hold Start Time again for 6 seconds until the control beeps once and release the key.	21
2. The control is now set for audible operation.	21
Setting oven lockout	22
1. Press OFF and hold for 6 seconds. Loc will appear in display, the door locked indicator light will flash, and the motor driven door lock will begin to close. Allow about 15 seconds for the oven door to lock. Once the oven door is locked, the curre...	22
2. To cancel the Oven Lockout feature, press OFF and hold for 6 seconds. The control will unlock the oven door and resume normal operation.	22
Operating oven light	22
Setting the minute timer	22
1. Press Timer on-off.	22
2. Press to increase time in one-minute increments. Press and hold to increase time in 10-minute increments. The timer can be set for any amount of time from 1 minute to 11 hours and 59 minutes.	22
3. When the desired time appears in the display, release the . The timer will begin to countdown in about 5 seconds.	22
4. To turn the timer off at any time Press Timer on-off.	22
5. When the set time ends, the timer will beep three times and will continue to beep three times every minute until Timer on-off is pressed.	22
Setting Bake	23
Figure 21: Pan positions two rack baking	23
1. Press Bake. — — — appears in the display.	23
2. Within 5 seconds, press or. The display will show 350°F (177°C). The temperature can then be adjusted in 5°F (1°C) increments.	23
3. When a key is released, the oven will begin heating to the selected temperature. When the oven reaches the set temperature, the preheat indicator light will turn off and the control will beep three times.	23
4. To cancel the baking function, press OFF.	23
1. Press Bake.	23
2. Press or to increase or decrease to a new temperature. The oven indicator light on the electronic display will turn on and off when using the bake feature and during preheat. This is normal and indicates that the oven is cycling to maintain the se...	23
Figure 22: Rack positions for visible bake and hidden bake elements	23
Setting Bake Time	24
1. Be sure the clock is set to the correct time of day.	24
2. Place the food in the oven.	24
3. Press Bake. — — — ° appears in the display.	24
4. Within 5 seconds, press or . The display will show 350°F (177°C). The temperature can then be adjusted in 5°F (1°C) increments,	24
5. Press Bake Time.0:00 will appear in the display.	24
6. Press or until the desired baking time appears in the display.	24
7. The oven will turn on and begin heating.	24
1. End will appear in the display, and the oven will shut off automatically.	24
2. The control will beep three times every 60 seconds as a reminder until OFF is pressed.	24
Setting Start Time (delayed start)	24
1. Be sure that the clock displays the correct time of day.	24
2. Place food in the oven.	24
3. Press Bake. — — — ° appears in the display. Within 5 seconds, press or . The display will show 350°F (177°C). The temperature can then be adjusted in 5°F (1°C) increments.	24
4. Press Bake Time. 0:00 will appear in the display.	24
5. Press or until desired baking time appears.	24
6. Press Start Time. The time of day will appear in the display.	24
7. Press or until the desired start time appears in the display.	24
8. Once the controls are set, the control calculates the time when baking will stop. The oven will turn on at the delayed start time and begin heating.	24
1. Press the function you want to change.	24
2. Press or to adjust the setting.	24
Setting Broil	25
Figure 23: Rack positions	25
1. Arrange the oven rack while oven is still cool.	25
2. Press Broil. — — will appear in display.	25
3. Press for HI broil or for LO broil. Most foods may be broiled at the HI broil setting. Select the LO broil setting to avoid excess browning or drying of foods that should be cooked to the well-done stage.	25
4. For optimum results, preheat broil for 2-to-5 minutes before adding food.	25
5. Place the insert on the broil pan (if equipped), then place the food on the broil pan insert (if using a broiler pan and insert).	25
6. Place the broiler pan and insert on the oven rack. Broil with the oven door open to broil stop position (Figure 24).	25
7. Broil on one side until food is browned. Turn and broil food on other side.	25
8. When broiling is finished press OFF.	25
Figure 24: Broil pan and insert (L) Door in position when broiling (R).	25
Table 1: Broil recommendations	26
Rack Position	26
Temp	26
5 or 6	26
HI(550°F)	26
6:00	26
5:00	26
5 or 6	26
HI(550°F)	26
7:00	26
5:00	26
5 or 6	26
HI(550°F)	26
8:00	26
7:00	26
5	26
HI(550°F)	26
8:00	26
6:00	26
4	26
LO(400°F)	26
20:00	26
10:00	26
5	26
LO(400°F)	26
8:00	26
6:00	26
5	26
HI(550°F)	26
13:00	26
--	26
4	26
HI(550°F)	26
5:00	26
--	26
6	26
HI(550°F)	26
6:00	26
5:00	26
6	26
HI(550°F)	26
9:00	26
7:00	26
5	26
HI(550°F)	26
10:00	26
8:00	26
Self Clean	27
Figure 25: Clean around the oven door gasket	27
To set a self clean cycle:	28
1. Press Self Clean. --- appears in the display.	28
2. Press until 3:00 appears in the display for a 3 hour self clean process, or push until 2:00 appears in the display for a 2 hour self clean process.	28
3. As soon as the controls are set, the motor driven lock will begin to close automatically and the door locked indicator light will flash. Do not open the oven door while the light is flashing (allow about 15 seconds for the oven door to lock).	28
4. CLn will appear in the display during the self clean cycle, and the door locked light will glow until the self cleaning cycle is complete or cancelled and the oven temperature has cooled.	28
To stop or interrupt a self clean cycle (once it has been activated):	28
1. Press OFF.	28
2. Once the oven has cooled down for about 1 hour and the door locked light has turned off, the oven door can be opened.	28
3. Restart the self clean cycle once all conditions have been corrected.	28
1. Press Start Time and scroll to 9 0 0 and release key.	28
2. Press Self Clean. --- appears in the display.	28
3. Press until 3:00 appears in the display for a 3 hour self clean process, or push until 2:00 appears in the display for a 2 hour self clean process.	28
4. The motor driven lock will begin to close automatically and the door locked indicator light will flash. Do not open the oven door while the light is flashing (allow about 15 seconds for the oven door to lock).	28
5. CLn will appear in the display during the self clean cycle, and the door locked light will glow until the self cleaning cycle is complete or cancelled and the oven temperature has cooled.	28
Adjusting the oven temperature	28
1. Press Bake.	28
2. Set the temperature to 550°F (287°C) by pressing and holding .	28
3. Within 3 seconds, press and hold Bake until numeric digit(s) appear. Release Bake key. The display now indicates the amount of degrees offset between the original factory temperature setting and the current temperature setting. If the oven control...	28
4. The temperature can now be adjusted up or down 35°F (19°C), in 5°F (1°C) increments. Press and hold to adjust the temperature higher until the desired amount of offset appears in the display. When lowering the oven temperature using , a minus ...	28
5. When you have made the desired adjustment, press OFF to go back to the time of day display.	28
Figure 26: Use cleaners with caution	29
Cooktop Maintenance	31
Figure 27: Cooktop care	31
Cooktop Cleaning	31
Figure 28: Cooktop cleaning	31
Cleaning under bake element	32
Figure 29: Lift bake element	32
Removing and Replacing the Oven Door	33
1. Open oven door completely, horizontal with floor (See Figure 30).	33
2. Pull the door hinge locks on both left and right door hinges down from the oven frame completely towards the oven door (See Figure 31). A tool such as a small flat-blade screwdriver may be required.	33
3. Firmly grasp both sides of oven door along the door sides. Do not use the oven door handle (See Figure 32).	33
4. Close the door to approximately 10 degrees from the door frame (See Figure 32).	33
5. Lift the oven door hinge arms over the roller pins located on each side of the oven frame (See Figure 33).	33
1. Firmly grasp both sides of oven door along the door sides. Do not use the oven door handle (See Figure 32).	33
2. Holding the oven door at the same angle as the removal position, seat the hook of the hinge arm over the roller pins located on each side of the oven door frame (See Figure 32 and Figure 33). The hook of the hinge arms must be fully seated onto th...	33
3. Fully open the oven door, horizontal with floor (See Figure 30).	33
4. Push the door hinge locks up towards and into the oven frame on both left and right oven door hinges to the locked position (See Figure 31).	33
5. Close the oven door.	33
Figure 30: Door hinge location	33
Figure 31: Door hinge locks	33
Figure 32: Holding door for removal	33
Figure 33: Replacement and location of hinge arm and roller pin	33
Replacing the Oven Light	34
1. Turn electrical power off at the main source or unplug the appliance.	34
2. Remove the interior oven light shield after removing the wire holder by carefully moving the wire to the side of the glass shield. The tension from the wire holds the glass shield in place.	34
3. Pull the shield straight out. Do not twist or turn.	34
4. Replace the bulb with a new appliance bulb.	34
5. Replace the glass oven light shield. Replace wire holder.	34
6. Turn the power back on again at the main source (or plug the appliance back in).	34
7. Be sure to reset the time of day on the clock.	34
Figure 34: Oven light protected by glass shield	34
Remove and replace storage drawer (some models)	34
1. Pull empty drawer out until it stops.	34
2. Tilt up the front of the drawer up and pull it out over the glide stop.	34
1. Insert the back of the drawer into the opening.	34
2. Lift up the drawer and line up the drawer supports with the rails. Make sure to clear the glide stop.	34
3. Push in the drawer until it stops.	34
Figure 35: Parts of storage drawer	34
Oven Baking	35
Solutions to Common Problems:	36
Cooktop Problems	37
Warranty	40

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BEFORE YOU CALL

Cooktop Problems

Surface element is too hot or not

hot enough.

Incorrect surface control setting. Adjust power level setting.

The Power Boost (P) setting is only available immediately after activating a cooking zone

by pressing the + key. The cooktop will remain in Power Boost for up to 10 minutes. After

10 minutes, the cooking zone will automatically change to the High (H) setting.

The size and type of utensil used and the amount and type of food being cooked will

influence the setting needed for best cooking results. The Hot Surface indicator light will

turn on when heat is detected in a cook zone. The light will remain on until the heated

surface area has cooled sufficiently

Surface element does not heat or

does not heat evenly.

Be sure the correct surface control is turned on for element needed.

Be sure to use the correct cookware material type for induction cooking. Use cookware

specifically identified by the manufacturer to use for induction cooking. If you’re not sure,

use a magnet to test whether the cookware type will work. If a magnet sticks to the bottom

of the cookware, the material type is correct for induction cooking. Use quality heavier

gauge cookware.

Cookware in the cooking zone is

too hot or not hot enough.

Incorrect surface control setting. Adjust power level setting.

Cooking zone does not heat

cookware.

Be sure the correct surface control is turned on for the element needed.

Incorrect cookware used. See

“Cooking Recommendations”

page 9

Cookware is the wrong size or incorrectly positioned in the cooking zone. See

“Pan

Sensing”

page 14

Cooking zone does not heat

evenly.

Cookware is warped. Use only flat, evenly balanced cookware. Flat pans heat better

than warped pans.

Cookware materials and weight of the material affect heating. Heavy and medium-

weight pans heat evenly. Because lightweight pans heat unevenly, foods may burn

easily.

Cooking zone control does not

work

More than one control was pressed at once. Make sure that when trying to set the

control, nothing is touching another control.

Water or soil on the control panel. Clean the control panel.

The letter E appears in a setting

indicator

An error has occurred. This may happen because cookware has boiled dry. Remove

cookware and turn off the cooktop. After 30 seconds, turn on the cooktop. If the cookware

was the problem, E will no longer display.

An error may occur because of water, oil, or food on the controls. Clean the control panel.

Disconnect the power to the range for a minute, then reconnect it. If the error still occurs,

call an authorized dealer or service technician.

(dash) appears in all the

surface control displays.

The cooktop is locked. See

“Setting oven lockout”

page 22

The Hot Cooktop warning did not

come on

The cooktop did not get hot enough to activate the warning.

If the cooktop was running long enough for the surface to get hot, call an authorized dealer

or service technician.

The control area becomes hot

The cookware is too large or too close to the controls. Put large cookware on a rear zone

if possible.

Problem

Cause / Solution