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Self-cleaning oven interior Oven door Oven Racks Ceramic cooktop CARE AND CLEANING Before setting a self-clean cycle, clean soils from the oven frame, areas outside the oven door gasket, and the small area at the front center of the oven bottom. See "Self Clean" on page 30. Use mild dish detergent and water or a 50/50 solution of vinegar and water to clean the top, sides, and front of the oven door. Rinse well. Glass cleaner may be used on the outside glass of the door. Ceramic smoothtop cleaner or polish may be used on the interior door glass. Do not immerse the door in water. Do not spray or allow water or cleaners to enter the door vents. Do not use oven cleaners, cleaning powders, or any harsh abrasive cleaning materials on the outside of the oven door. Do not clean the oven door gasket. The oven door gasket is made of a woven material which is essential for a good seal. Do not rub, damage, or remove this gasket. Oven racks must be removed from oven cavity. Clean by using a mild, abrasive cleaner following manufacturer's instructions. Rinse with clean water and dry. See "Cooktop Maintenance" on page 34. 33

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
Convection Cooking	11
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
Cooking zone 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
Induction surface cooking zones	17
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) will appear 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	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
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. Bake - Use to select bake feature.	20
2. Quick Bake - Quick Bake uses a fan to circulate the oven's heat uniformly and continuously around the oven.	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 and to activate oven lockout feature.	20
14. Start Time - Used with Bake, Quick Bake, and Self Clean to set a delayed starting time	20
Table 1: Minimum/Maximum Times/Temperatures	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	23
Setting Quick Bake	24
Figure 23: Pan spacing and oven rack positions	24
1. Press Quick Bake. — — — ° appears in the display.	24
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 using the up or down arrow keys.	24
3. When a key is released, the oven will begin heating to the selected temperature.	24
4. When the oven reaches the set temperature, the preheat indicator light will turn off and the control will beep three times.	24
5. To cancel Quick Bake, press OFF.	24
1. Press Quick Bake.	24
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...	24
3. To cancel baking press OFF.	24
Setting Bake Time	25
1. Be sure the clock is set to the correct time of day.	25
2. Place the food in the oven.	25
3. Press Bake. — — — ° appears in the display.	25
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,	25
5. Press Bake Time.0:00 will appear in the display.	25
6. Press or until the desired baking time appears in the display.	25
7. The oven will turn on and begin heating.	25
1. End will appear in the display, and the oven will shut off automatically.	25
2. The control will beep three times every 60 seconds as a reminder until OFF is pressed.	25
Setting Start Time (delayed start)	25
1. Be sure that the clock displays the correct time of day.	25
2. Place food in the oven.	25
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.	25
4. Press Bake Time. 0:00 will appear in the display.	25
5. Press or until desired baking time appears.	25
6. Press Start Time. The time of day will appear in the display.	25
7. Press or until the desired start time appears in the display.	25
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.	25
1. Press the function you want to change.	25
2. Press or to adjust the setting.	25
Setting Broil	26
Figure 24: Rack positions	26
1. Arrange the oven rack while oven is still cool.	26
2. Press Broil. — — will appear in display.	26
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.	26
4. For optimum results, preheat broil for 2-to-5 minutes before adding food.	26
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).	26
6. Place the broiler pan and insert on the oven rack. Broil with the oven door open to broil stop position (Figure 25).	26
7. Broil on one side until food is browned. Turn and broil food on other side.	26
8. When broiling is finished press OFF.	26
Figure 25: Broil pan and insert (L) Door in position when broiling (R).	26
Table 2: Broil recommendations	27
Rack Position	27
Temp	27
5 or 6	27
HI(550°F)	27
6:00	27
5:00	27
5 or 6	27
HI(550°F)	27
7:00	27
5:00	27
5 or 6	27
HI(550°F)	27
8:00	27
7:00	27
5	27
HI(550°F)	27
8:00	27
6:00	27
4	27
LO(400°F)	27
20:00	27
10:00	27
5	27
LO(400°F)	27
8:00	27
6:00	27
5	27
HI(550°F)	27
13:00	27
--	27
4	27
HI(550°F)	27
5:00	27
--	27
6	27
HI(550°F)	27
6:00	27
5:00	27
6	27
HI(550°F)	27
9:00	27
7:00	27
5	27
HI(550°F)	27
10:00	27
8:00	27
Setting the Sabbath Feature for the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays (some models)	28
1. Be sure the clock is set with correct time of day and place food in oven.	29
2. Press Bake. — — — appears in the display.	29
3. Within 5 seconds press or. The display will show 350°F (177°C). By holding the up or down arrow key the temperature can be adjusted in 5° increments (1°C).	29
4. If a bake time is desired enter the time at this point. See “Setting Bake Time” on page 25 for detailed instructions. If not, skip this step.	29
5. Press and hold the Bake Time key and Set Clock key simultaneously for about 3 seconds. SAb will appear in the display indicating the oven is properly set for the Sabbath feature (Figure 26).	29
Figure 26: Oven set for Sabbath baking	29
1. Press OFF.	29
Figure 27: Display showing Sabbath failure	29
Self Clean	30
Figure 28: Clean around the oven door gasket	30
To set a self clean cycle:	31
1. Press Self Clean. --- appears in the display.	31
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.	31
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).	31
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.	31
To stop or interrupt a self clean cycle (once it has been activated):	31
1. Press OFF.	31
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.	31
3. Restart the self clean cycle once all conditions have been corrected.	31
1. Press Start Time and to 9 0 0 and release key.	31
2. Press Self Clean. --- appears in the display.	31
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.	31
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).	31
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.	31
Adjusting the oven temperature	31
1. Press Bake.	31
2. Set the temperature to 550°F (287°C) by pressing and holding .	31
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...	31
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 ...	31
5. When you have made the desired adjustment, press OFF to go back to the time of day display.	31
Figure 29: Use cleaners with caution	32
Cooktop Maintenance	34
Figure 30: Cooktop care	34
Cooktop Cleaning	34
Figure 31: Cooktop cleaning	34
Remove and replace storage drawer (some models)	35
1. Pull empty drawer out until it stops.	35
2. Tilt up the front of the drawer up and pull it out over the glide stop.	35
1. Insert the back of the drawer into the opening.	35
2. Lift up the drawer and line up the drawer supports with the rails. Make sure to clear the glide stop.	35
3. Push in the drawer until it stops.	35
Figure 32: Parts of storage drawer	35
Removing and Replacing the Oven Door	36
1. Open oven door completely, horizontal with floor (See Figure 33).	36
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 34). A tool such as a small flat-blade screwdriver may be required.	36
3. Firmly grasp both sides of oven door along the door sides. Do not use the oven door handle (See Figure 35).	36
4. Close the door to approximately 10 degrees from the door frame (See Figure 35).	36
5. Lift the oven door hinge arms over the roller pins located on each side of the oven frame (See Figure 36).	36
1. Firmly grasp both sides of oven door along the door sides. Do not use the oven door handle (See Figure 35).	36
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 35 and Figure 36). The hook of the hinge arms must be fully seated onto th...	36
3. Fully open the oven door, horizontal with floor (See Figure 33).	36
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 34).	36
5. Close the oven door.	36
Figure 33: Door hinge location	36
Figure 34: Door hinge locks	36
Figure 35: Holding door for removal	36
Figure 36: Replacement and location of hinge arm and roller pin	36
Replacing the Oven Light	37
1. Turn electrical power off at the main source or unplug the appliance.	37
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.	37
3. Pull the shield straight out. Do not twist or turn.	37
4. Replace the bulb with a new appliance bulb.	37
5. Replace the glass oven light shield. Replace wire holder.	37
6. Turn the power back on again at the main source (or plug the appliance back in).	37
7. Be sure to reset the time of day on the clock.	37
Figure 37: Oven light protected by glass shield	37
Oven Baking	38
Solutions to Common Problems:	39
Cooktop Problems	40
Self Clean Problems	41
Warranty	44

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CARE AND CLEANING

Self-cleaning oven interior

Before setting a self-clean cycle, clean soils from the oven frame, areas outside the

oven door gasket, and the small area at the front center of the oven bottom. See

“Self Clean”

page 30

Oven door

Use mild dish detergent and water or a 50/50 solution of vinegar and water to clean

the top, sides, and front of the oven door. Rinse well. Glass cleaner may be used on

the outside glass of the door. Ceramic smoothtop cleaner or polish may be used on

the interior door glass. Do not immerse the door in water. Do not spray or allow water

or cleaners to enter the door vents. Do not use oven cleaners, cleaning powders, or

any harsh abrasive cleaning materials on the outside of the oven door.

Do not clean the oven door gasket. The oven door gasket is made of a woven

material which is essential for a good seal. Do not rub, damage, or remove this

gasket.

Oven Racks

Oven racks must be removed from oven cavity. Clean by using a mild, abrasive

cleaner following manufacturer’s instructions. Rinse with clean water and dry.

Ceramic cooktop

See

“Cooktop Maintenance”

page 34